Cuban hunger striker in hospital after passing out

A Cuban hunger striker was receiving fluids and medical care in a government hospital Friday, a day after passing out at home, and has refused requests by other dissidents and religious leaders to abandon his protest. Guillermo Farinas was...

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CIA experiment' sends French village mad

A US writer has uncovered evidence suggesting the CIA spiked a French village's food with the hallucinogenic drug LSD. The Sun online reports journalist H P Albarelli Jr came across CIA documents while investigating the suspicious suicide...

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Democrats seek healthcare consensus

Reporting from Washington - Democratic leaders on Capitol Hill worked throughout the day Thursday seeking intraparty agreements over abortion, federal insurance subsidies and other issues in a healthcare package they hope to send President...

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Playstation Move: Motion Control for Whom?

For too long this morning, I've been trying to think of something pithy to write about the Playstation Move, Sony's newly-unveiled motion controller for the PS3. But aside from the facts -- it'll be out later this year, for $100 including...

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Health Buzz: Recall of Salmonella-Tainted Products Expands

Recall of Salmonella-Tainted Products Expands The Department of Agriculture has recalled 1.7 million pounds of ready-to-eat beef taquito and chicken quesadilla products that contain a flavoring ingredient probably tainted by salmonella, th...

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PA fears East Jerusalem building will make it look weak

The Palestinian Authority will not begin indirect talks with Israel unless construction in the settlements, including in East Jerusalem, is completely frozen, PA President Mahmoud Abbas told the Arab League on Thursday. Abbas' statement wa...

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