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| Getting a gun legally in Europe may be hard, but terrorists have little trouble |
| COPENHAGEN — Europe, a continent long known for the rarity of gun violence, is confronting twin challenges that give the issue sudden urgency: a growing population of radicalized young men determined to strike targets close to home, and a black market awash in high-powered weapons. Read full article » |
| Race for Chicago mayor splitting Democrats apart over economic issues |
| CHICAGO — The crowd at the Irish American Heritage Center was subdued, some quietly sipping beers. The moderator reminded mayoral hopeful Jesus “Chuy” Garcia that the incumbent, Rahm Emanuel, had a much bigger campaign war chest. Read full article » |
| Limited airborne transmission of Ebola is ‘very likely,’ new study says |
| A team of prominent researchers suggested Thursday that limited airborne transmission of the Ebola virus is "very likely," a hypothesis that could reignite the debate that started last fall after one of the scientists offered the same opinion. Read full article » |
| Arctic outbreak shatters records in eastern U.S., coldest yet to come |
| Friday promises to be even colder along the East Coast. Read full article » |
| Sun damage keeps happening even after you go inside, new study says |
| Some of the damage caused by sunlight -- the DNA damage that can lead to sun burns and even skin cancer -- may occur after sun exposure ends, according to a new study published Thursday in Science. And the damage may rely on the presence of melanin, the skin pigment often thought to protect us from sun exposure. Read full article » |
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| Germany’s army is so under-equipped that it used broomsticks instead of machine guns |
| The German army has faced a shortage of equipment for years, but the situation has recently become so precarious that some soldiers took matters into their own hands.On Tuesday, German broadcaster ARD revealed that German soldiers tried to hide the lack of arms by replacing heavy machine guns with broomsticks during a NATO exercise last year. After painting the wooden sticks black, the German soldiers swiftly attached them to the top of armored vehicles, according to a confidential army report which was leaked to ARD. Read full article » |
| Clintons’ foundation has raised nearly $2 billion — and some key questions |
| Since its creation in 2001, the Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Foundation has raised close to $2 billion from a vast global network that includes corporate titans, political donors, foreign governments and other wealthy interests, according to a Washington Post review of public records and newly released contribution data. Read full article » |
| Eddie Murphy: Way too smart to make fun of Bill Cosby at ‘SNL 40′ |
| Though the “Saturday Night Live” 40th anniversary special that aired Sunday was unflatteringly compared with a “four-hour clip-job,” it left memories both poignant and cringe-inducing.There was Chevy Chase having what looked like a senior moment. There was Tina Fey wishing the ailing Tracy Morgan well. And there was Eddie Murphy, talking but not saying much. Read full article » |
| A rare zero stars for ‘The DUFF,’ thanks to grating heroine, draggy tone |
| In the era of Mo’ne Davis and the groundbreaking “Like a Girl” campaign, “The DUFF” feels like crumbs from a dated, hopelessly retrograde table.Based on Kody Keplinger’s young adult novel, this high school rom-com is tricked out in rhetoric of independence and self-discovery that give it a pseudo-feminist sheen. But, between its grating heroine, strident speechifying, derivative plot and draggy tone and tempo, it’s like the redheaded stepchild of “Mean Girls” and “Freaky Friday.” Read full article » |
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