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SECRET OBAMA SUPPORTER?

McCain fumbles Romney endorsement: ‘Obama will turn this country around’

Nikki Haley, John McCain and Mitt Romney in South Carolina

Failed Republican presidential candidate John McCain’s endorsement of current candidate Mitt Romney may being doing more harm than good

YEAH, RIGHT

Santorum: 'Optimism' for Obama defeat drove jobs up

Rick Santorum in Keene, New Hampshire

GOP hopeful Rick Santorum found a way on Friday to give Republicans credit for the lowest unemployment rate in three years.

DISHONOR

Air Force Academy charges 3 cadets with sexual assault

U.S. Air Force Academy cadets (Flickr/U.S. Air Force)

Less than a week after a report found a sharp increase in sexual assaults at military academies, three Air Force Academy cadets have been charged with sexual assault.

RACIST NONSENSE

GOP lawmaker sorry for calling First Lady ‘Mrs. YoMama’

First Lady Michelle Obama. Photo: Flickr user RustyDarbonne.

The Republican speaker of the Kansas statehouse issued an apology this week after sending emails from his personal account referring to First Lady Michelle Obama as “Mrs. YoMama."

THE FUTURE IS NOW

South Korea hiring robo-cops to police prisoners

South Korea's robotic prison guard. Photo: ETRI.

The South Korean Ministry of Justice is hiring, but they’re not looking for human help at the moment: they want robo-cops.

YOU OKAY, GRANDPA?

McCain: Romney won’t ‘lead from behind like Ronald Reagan’

John McCain, Nikki Haley, Mitt Romney and Ann Romney in SC

Oops, he did it again. For the second time in as many days, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) has confused President Barack Obama with another person during a campaign event.

Science BERJAYA

First mixed-embryo monkeys are born in U.S.

WASHINGTON — US researchers said Thursday they have created the world’s first mixed-embryo monkeys by…

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Doctors to remove Vietnamese man’s 90kg tumour

A man left unable to walk by a tumour on his right leg that weighs…

Study: Men, women more psychologically different than thought

Number of U.S. twins surge due to fertility advances

Tech News BERJAYA

Japan plans massive investment in futuristic robot farm

TOKYO — Japan is planning a futuristic farm where robots do the lifting in an…

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Tiny wires could usher new computer era

WASHINGTON — Scientists said Thursday they have designed tiny wires, 10,000 times thinner than a…

Media BERJAYA

Woman arrested in U.K. phone hacking probe

British police probing the phone-hacking scandal at Rupert Murdoch’s News of the World arrested a…

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103 journalists killed in 2011: watchdog

VIENNA — A total of 103 journalists were killed in 2011, with Mexico the most…

World

Chinese dragon stamp ‘too fierce’ say web users

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A Chinese postage stamp depicting a dragon with its fangs and claws bared has drawn sharp criticism on the nation’s…

Rockets hit Green Zone as Iraq marks Army Day

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Rockets were fired against Baghdad’s Green Zone as Iraq’s military marked its anniversary with a parade Friday, a day after…

Canada to deport man linked to Rwanda genocide

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MONTREAL — Canada has ordered a Rwandan refugee accused of inciting genocide to be deported next week, but his lawyer…

BlackBerry messages help crack Canada mafia murder

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MONTREAL — Canadian police used the BlackBerry messages of suspects in the assassination of a New York mafia boss to…

U.S. News
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Obama to let some undocumented immigrants stay: report

President Barack Obama will propose a new immigration rule aimed at letting the undocumented children…

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Navy SEAL shoots himself in head with ‘unloaded’ gun

A 22-year-old Navy SEAL accidentally shot himself in the head Thursday with a gun that…

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Romney tax plan would help the rich, hurt the poor: analysis

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. presidential hopeful Mitt Romney’s tax plan would cut revenues and increase…

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US jobless rate falls in big job surge

The US unemployment rate dropped to 8.5 percent in December, the lowest level in nearly…

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Huntsman picks up key Boston Globe endorsement

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire — Underdog Republican White House hopeful Jon Huntsman got a major campaign…