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• Two Boy Scout families, two views on gay members
• Tomorrow's hearing a chance for Brennan to fight back
• Worldwide cyber crime ring disrupted
• Hungry black hole spawns bizarre four-armed galaxy
• 'Dark patch’ on brain scans of criminals, doctor claims
• Husband of Facebook co-founder running for Congress
• World’s oldest known living wild bird gives birth at age 62
• Slain Newtown teachers honored for heroism
• Senate delays vote on Hagel nomination
• They did: Couple married for 80 years sets record
• Giant aluminum sculpture missing in Orlando, presumed scrapped
• Would you pay your daughter $200 to quit Facebook for 5 months?
• FBI releases serial killer's creepy suicide note
• Sen. Rubio to deliver GOP response to State of the Union
• Photos: 'Star'tling starfish close-ups
• Sotomayor wobbles on cameras in court
• Student downloads iTunes' 25th billion song, gets $13K gift card
• Reports: Secret U.S. drone base in Mideast
• Why Is Everyone Eating Chia Seeds?
• Woman in Timbuktu punished for forbidden love

Two Boy Scout families, two views on gay members Posted: 06 Feb 2013 01:38 PM PST Despite a shared affection for Scouting, the Tessier family in Maryland and the Comers in Tennessee hope for opposite outcomes this week as leaders of the Boy Scouts of America ponder whether to move away from a national no-gays membership policy.

Tomorrow's hearing a chance for Brennan to fight back Posted: 06 Feb 2013 04:05 PM PST A Senate hearing on John Brennan's nomination to head the CIA could lay bare some parts of the secret war against al-Qaida: lethal drone strikes from covert bases against even American terror suspects, harsh interrogation methods and long detention of suspects without due process.

Worldwide cyber crime ring disrupted Posted: 06 Feb 2013 02:24 PM PST Microsoft and Symantec say they stopped a global operation by secretly shutting down servers.

Hungry black hole spawns bizarre four-armed galaxy Posted: 06 Feb 2013 02:31 PM PST A new photo snapped by the Hubble Space Telescope captures it in stunning detail.

'Dark patch’ on brain scans of criminals, doctor claims Posted: 06 Feb 2013 01:21 PM PST "If you have different behavior, you're going to have a different brain."

Husband of Facebook co-founder running for Congress Posted: 06 Feb 2013 02:19 PM PST Sean Eldridge has filed paperwork to run for a New York congressional seat in 2014.

World’s oldest known living wild bird gives birth at age 62 Posted: 06 Feb 2013 01:50 PM PST "Wisdom" the albatross last made headlines when it survived the Japanese tsunami.

Slain Newtown teachers honored for heroism Posted: 06 Feb 2013 02:20 PM PST

Senate delays vote on Hagel nomination Posted: 06 Feb 2013 03:16 PM PST Republicans demand more info about his paid speeches and business dealings.

They did: Couple married for 80 years sets record Posted: 06 Feb 2013 01:43 PM PST The Betars have five children, 14 grandkids and 16 great-grandkids.

Giant aluminum sculpture missing in Orlando, presumed scrapped Posted: 06 Feb 2013 10:42 AM PST A piece of public art in Orlando, Fla., was stolen from a fenced-in city storage lot and apparently sold for scrap metal, according to local station WESH Channel 2. The aluminum piece, insured for over $175,000, was created by artist Peter Shelton in the 1980s. Called BLACKVAULTfalloffstone, it was originally displayed in Minneapolis. It was [...]

Would you pay your daughter $200 to quit Facebook for 5 months? Posted: 06 Feb 2013 03:24 PM PST More and more people are taking a break from Facebook.

FBI releases serial killer's creepy suicide note Posted: 06 Feb 2013 10:22 AM PST Police believe Israel Keyes killed between 8 and 12 people across the U.S.

Sen. Rubio to deliver GOP response to State of the Union Posted: 06 Feb 2013 12:50 PM PST The Florida senator will deliver the speech in English and Spanish.

Photos: 'Star'tling starfish close-ups Posted: 06 Feb 2013 12:00 PM PST

Sotomayor wobbles on cameras in court Posted: 06 Feb 2013 11:24 AM PST Recent comments reveal the justice backing away from an earlier statement.

Student downloads iTunes' 25th billion song, gets $13K gift card Posted: 06 Feb 2013 12:38 PM PST REUTERS - Apple's iTunes music store hit its 25 billionth download - equal to selling more than three songs for every person on Earth - and on Wednesday gave the German student who bought the track a gift card worth 10,000 euro. Economics student Phillip Luepke, 22, of Hanover, Germany, downloaded the techno song "Monkey Drums (Goksel Vancin Remix)" by British DJ Chase Buch, hitting the number a decade after the online music store debuted. "I was very surprised to hear the news," Luepke told Reuters by phone from his home in Germany. ...

Reports: Secret U.S. drone base in Mideast Posted: 06 Feb 2013 01:14 PM PST It was used to launch a strike that killed an American al-Qaida in 2011.

Why Is Everyone Eating Chia Seeds? Posted: 06 Feb 2013 08:34 AM PST An ancient seed is finally having its day in the sun. Actually, its second day in the sun. The first time around was as the key ingredient in the gag gift known as "the pottery that grows." Ch-Ch-Ch-Chia!

Woman in Timbuktu punished for forbidden love Posted: 06 Feb 2013 11:47 AM PST TIMBUKTU, Mali (AP) — The love story in this fabled desert outpost began over the phone, when he dialed the wrong number. It nearly ended with the couple's death at the hands of Islamic extremists who considered their romance "haram" — forbidden.

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