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Lack of Rules on Selling Medals Allows James Watson to Sell His Nobel Medal for $4.75M

Dec 06, 2014 03:55 AM EST

The Nobel Foundation, which awards the coveted Nobel Prize to five different categories, lacks rules on the selling of the medals it has given to its awardees. This loophole allowed DNA Double Helix co-discoverer James Watson to sell the Nobel medal for Physiology and Medicine he got in 1962.

Bebe Clothing Store Customers’ Data Hacked

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Dec 06, 2014 03:03 AM EST

The hackers are back, and this time their latest victim is women's apparel store Bebe from where they stole credit and debit card information.

Amtrak Stabbing Incident Injures 4 in Michigan

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Dec 06, 2014 01:35 AM EST

The conductor and three passengers of an Amtrak passenger train on its way to Port Huron were seriously injured from a knife attack by a 44-year-old male passenger from Saginaw, Michigan. The stabbing incident happened at about 7 p.m. on Friday on an Amtrak train running the Blue Water Services line from Chicago.

Rumain Brisbon’s Death Indicates ‘Open Season on Killing Black Men’

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Dec 06, 2014 12:07 AM EST

Anti-police protesters see the killing of Phoenix resident Rumain Brisbon as a third strike for the police viewed as being discriminatory when crime suspects are black people.

Rolling Stone Apologizes for Wrong Account of UVA Rape Story

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Dec 05, 2014 11:03 PM EST

Rolling Stone Managing Editor Will Dana's apology that was published on Friday over the University of Virginia rape story has not ended the controversy generated by the article.

The Crimes of Zhou Yongkang According to China's Communist Party

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Dec 05, 2014 10:25 PM EST

Chinese President Xi Jinping's anti-corruption drive has caught a "big fish" with the arrest and expulsion from the Communist Party of Zhou Yongkang, the former head of the country's Domestic Security.

Super Typhoon Hagupit 2014: Different Forecasts Prompt Wider Scope of Preparation

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Dec 05, 2014 07:09 AM EST

Super Typhoon Ruby (Hagupit) has a high chances of hitting the Philippines, including Metro Manila. The latest forecast of the Joint Typhoon Warning Center said that as of 3 p.m. CST, Ruby was 670 miles east-southeast of Manila and moving in the west-northwest direction at 11 mph.

China’s Tax Authority Targets Income of Foreigners, Wealthy Chinese

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Dec 05, 2014 06:03 AM EST

To meet the State Administration of Taxation's 2014 growth target of 7.5 percent, the national tax agency is looking into the income of rich Chinese and foreigners.

Hillary Clinton 2016 Campaign Manager Search Underway

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Dec 05, 2014 05:01 AM EST

Although former First Lady and State Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton has not yet fully decided if she will make another bid for the presidency in 2016, she is in the thick of talks with possible key campaign staff if she decides to go ahead.

Crocodile Kills Golfer At South Africa’s Kruger National Park

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Dec 05, 2014 02:14 AM EST

A crocodile at the Kruger National Park killed on Wednesday a 29-year-old South African golfer who just attempted to retrieve golf ball in the lake. The reptile dragged Jacque van der Sandt and killed him.

The Jungle in San Jose County, California

'The Jungle' Homeless Camp In Silicon Valley Cleaned Up By Crews

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Dec 05, 2014 01:32 AM EST

Cleaning crew started to clean up the place called The Jungle in Silicon Valley on Thursday, while former residents finally started to leave the temporary encampment that had served as their homes for several years.

Chimpanzees Have No Human Rights, New York Court Declares

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Dec 04, 2014 11:48 PM EST

An animal rights group lost a lawsuit it filed against a New York couple who kept a 26-year-old chimpanzee in a cage. The New York Supreme Court Appellate Division, in a unanimous decision, said since the chimpanzee is an animal, it does not have human rights.

Philippines Starts Evacuations Before Super Typhoon Ruby Strikes

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Dec 04, 2014 06:25 AM EST

Philippine officials are not taking any chances this time, unlike a year ago when the Southeast Asian nation caught residents of the Visayas islands unprepared when Super Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) battered the country and killed more than 6,000 people.

Was Mona Lisa Chinese?

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Dec 04, 2014 05:45 AM EST

An Italian historian theorizes that the world famous subject of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa was really the artist's mother - and a Chinese slave.

Hitting Pregnant Wife with McChicken Sandwich Lands Iowa Man in Jail

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Dec 04, 2014 04:37 AM EST

A McChicken sandwich was considered by Iowa police as a weapon when they filed domestic assault charges on Wednesday against a 21-year-old man whose pregnant wife surprised him with the fast food meal.