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Ore. court approves release of Boy Scouts' 'perversion files'

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Supreme Court has approved the release of 20,000 pages of so-called "perversion files" compiled by the Boy Scouts of America on suspected child molesters within the organization for more than 20 years, giving the public its first chance to review the records.

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Comic: My heroes were drug addicts

CNN - Top Stories - Fri, 2024-11-29 02:55
Comic Marc Maron, host of the "WTF" podcast, talks about his past drug struggles and not having a "Plan B" for life.
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Humpback whale beaches, dies

CNN - Top Stories - Fri, 2024-11-29 02:55
A juvenile humpback whale was found beached near a pier south of Vancouver, British Columbia.
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Bullied boy, 9, gets plastic surgery

CNN - Top Stories - Fri, 2024-11-29 02:55
A 9-year-old underwent surgery in New York in hopes to stop his bullies. WCBS reports.
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UK facing new EU rebate battle

BBC - News - Fri, 2024-11-29 02:55
The UK warns the EU not to try and cut the UK's rebate after it is included in items expected to form the basis of negotiations for budgets up to 2020.
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In Syria, shelling part of everyday life

CNN - Top Stories - Fri, 2024-11-29 02:55
CNN's exclusive footage from journalist James Foley, shot in Maaret al Nouman in Syria, shows the struggle to survive.
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Mexico journalist found killed

BBC - News - Fri, 2024-11-29 02:55
Mexican reporter Victor Baez is found dead in the centre of Xalapa, state capital of Veracruz, hours after being abducted.
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Row erupts over EU Schengen rules

BBC - News - Fri, 2024-11-29 02:55
The European Parliament freezes talks with EU governments on five draft laws, angry at a decision to reduce its say on border controls.
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Data bill faces tough criticism

BBC - News - Fri, 2024-11-29 02:55
The industry has given its reaction to plans to update the kinds of data UK police can get their hands on.
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Carville: What if rich lost 40% of wealth?

CNN - Top Stories - Fri, 2024-11-29 02:55
Let's imagine that yesterday there was a front page story in The New York Times that read the following:
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Chavez unveils surveillance drone

BBC - News - Fri, 2024-11-29 02:55
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez says the country has built three unmanned surveillance drones, with the help of Iran and other allies.
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China's diplomatic snubs to UK

BBC - News - Fri, 2024-11-29 02:55
The latest chill in China-UK relations
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Tourist's car blown up by police

BBC - News - Fri, 2024-11-29 02:55
A London tourist has his car blown up by anti-terrorist officers after it broke down - and he also receives a parking ticket.
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Accuser: Sandusky forgot about me when I moved

BELLEFONTE, Pa. — Two more accusers took the stand at Jerry Sandusky's sex-abuse trial Thursday, one of whom said the former Penn State assistant football coach called himself the "tickle monster" before embracing him in a shower and another who said he was distraught that the two lost touch.

The ...

Who doesn't pick up their Nobel Prize? A look

AP - World News - Fri, 2024-11-29 02:55
HELSINKI (AP) -- On Saturday, Aung San Suu Kyi, the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, will give her much-awaited Nobel Lecture at Oslo City Hall, 21 years late. The Myanmar democracy activist, held under house arrest by the military-led government for 15 years, was unable to accept her award at the time and it was handed over to her 18-year-old son. Suu Kyi arrives in Oslo on Friday on the Norwegian leg of her European tour - her first visit to the continent in 24 years....

Who doesn't pick up their Nobel Prize? A look

AP - World News - Fri, 2024-11-29 02:55
HELSINKI (AP) -- On Saturday, Aung San Suu Kyi, the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, will give her much-awaited Nobel Lecture at Oslo City Hall, 21 years late. The Myanmar democracy activist, held under house arrest by the military-led government for 15 years, was unable to accept her award at the time and it was handed over to her 18-year-old son. Suu Kyi arrives in Oslo on Friday on the Norwegian leg of her European tour - her first visit to the continent in 24 years....

Who doesn't pick up their Nobel Prize? A look

AP - World News - Fri, 2024-11-29 02:55
HELSINKI (AP) -- On Saturday, Aung San Suu Kyi, the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, will give her much-awaited Nobel Lecture at Oslo City Hall, 21 years late. The Myanmar democracy activist, held under house arrest by the military-led government for 15 years, was unable to accept her award at the time and it was handed over to her 18-year-old son. Suu Kyi arrives in Oslo on Friday on the Norwegian leg of her European tour - her first visit to the continent in 24 years....

MPs reveal mental health issues

BBC - News - Fri, 2024-11-29 02:55
Two MPs - Charles Walker and Kevan Jones - attempt to break the taboo around mental health by speaking in the Commons about their own issues.
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