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WASHINGTON (AP) -- As one diplomatic effort after another fails to end more than a year of brutal violence in Syria, the Obama administration is preparing a plan that would essentially give U.S. nods of approval to arms transfers from Arab nations to some Syrian opposition fighters....

CNN | 'The alleged poison was a type of spray, official says.'

Popehat | Protecting freedom of expression, and condemning its enemies, benefits everyone — conservatives, liberals, and so forth.

LONDON (AP) -- Three bandits were foiled in Britain when their attempt to pry open a stolen cash box ran up against a new security system that slathered the bills with glue....

Steve Watson | FBI unit to spy on all communications, including skype conversations.

guardian.co.uk | Mere 22% of respondents say that Britain would be better off without the monarchy.

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) -- South Sudan military forces tasked with carrying out a disarmament campaign among feuding ethnic groups are raping, torturing and killing members of a minority community, community leaders and aid workers say....

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) -- South Sudan military forces tasked with carrying out a disarmament campaign among feuding ethnic groups are raping, torturing and killing members of a minority community, community leaders and aid workers say....

RT | Six fire crew members were injured while trying to quell a massive blaze that engulfed the nuclear-powered submarine USS Miami.

The Week | New app 'can give users real-time updates on which nightspots are full of women, or men, and how old or young the crowd is.'

LONDON (AP) -- A lobbyist for Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. testified Thursday that he thought a U.K. government minister knew that one of his aides was providing Murdoch's company with information on its bid to take over the British Sky Broadcasting satellite network....

David E. Robinson | If the financial system were in conformity with reality, most taxes would have no reason to exist.

LONDON (AP) -- A European auction house Thursday canceled the planned online sale of a vial containing dried blood residue said to be from Ronald Reagan after complaints from the late U.S. president's family and foundation....

Daily Mail | Will.i.am: "Climate change should be the thing that we are all worried and concerned about as humans on this planet."

JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- A lawyer for South Africa's president broke down in tears Thursday as he tried to convince three judges that the display of a portrait that depicts the president's genitals is unlawful....

VOA News | 'The government declared Thursday a holiday to give people more time to cast ballots.'

Paul Joseph Watson & Alex Jones | Hundreds of classes cancelled as ACC loses 10,000 students.

CNN.com | Residents of apartment building 40 miles from Fukushima find out cement used to build apartment is radioactive. Government says its safe.

Korea Herald | Foreign Ministry Spokesman: "If North Korea goes ahead with a nuclear test, it will be a clear breach of the April 19 presidential statement by the U.N."

SFGate.com | Female soldiers sue to be fairly compensated for putting their lives on the line in unnecessary wars.