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Snowden's dilemma: What are the possibilities for asylum?
If Edward J. Snowden, who says he leaked National Security Agency secrets, wants to stay out of the clutches of U.S. judicial authorities, his choices for seeking asylum are few and, literally, far between. Only Iceland would seem to meet the conditions...
Tags: Russia, Punishment, Prosecution, Extradition, Edward Snowden
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Japan: Kyushu summer festival is an exercise in whimsy
They’re starting to work on parade floats on Japan’s Kyushu Island, where the Hakata Gion Yamakasa Festival is just around the corner. The summer event, which is expected to draw about 1 million spectators during its July 1-15 run, isn&...
Tags: Festive Events, Arts and Culture, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Japan
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Navy dissects cicada for ultimate undersea noise maker
There’s no end to the public fascination with Brood II cicadas that emerge every 17 years on the U.S. East Coast, so there will be plenty of noise about their noise Monday at the International Congress on Acoustics in Montreal. A U.S. Navy...
Tags: Science and Technology, Research, U.S. Congress
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Suspected pirates face unprecedented trial in U.S. court
WASHINGTON — Long before a retired Southern California couple and two friends were shot and killed aboard their sailboat off the Horn of Africa in February 2011, the threat from Somali pirates was frighteningly clear. Since 2005, heavily armed...
Tags: Punishment, Prosecution, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Trials, Military Equipment
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Middle Grade books
Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library Chris Grabenstein Random House, $16.99 ages 9-12 A dozen seventh-graders are locked into a technologically-sophisticated new library, challenged to escape using only their imaginations with a tip of the hat to...
Tags: Fiction
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Human rights experts, activists push for ban on 'killer robots'
"Campaign to Stop Killer Robots.” That may sound like a clique of conspiracy theorists or the title of a summer B movie, but it's actually an alliance of human rights groups raising legal and ethical concerns about people's willingness to cede life-...
Tags: Pakistan, Robin Williams, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Civil Rights, Politics
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'Zero Dark Thirty' report reveals Hollywood-Washington emails
WASHINGTON — When screenwriter Mark Boal went seeking Pentagon and CIA help on last year's hit movie "Zero Dark Thirty," he wooed glamour-starved official Washington with the classic Hollywood pitch: Let's do lunch. Boal promised "a real L.A....
Tags: Entertainment, Pakistan, Defense, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Government
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America's China mistake
This spring, China's navy accepted the Pentagon's invitation to participate in the 2014 Rim of the Pacific — RIMPAC — naval exercise to be held off Hawaii. This will be the first time China takes part in the biennial event. Our allies should...
Tags: Xi Jinping, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Singapore, Hu Jintao, Military Equipment
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On the Spot: Travelers need money alternatives when going abroad
In last week's On the Spot column, letter writer Nancy Jones said she was going to London and expressed concern about whether her credit cards would work because they are not Chip and PIN (personal identification number). She said she didn't want to carry...Tags: Football, Travel, American Express Company, Credit and Debt, Politics
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Counter-terrorism leak compromised an informant, sources say
WASHINGTON -- The unauthorized disclosure of a counter-terrorism operation in Yemen last year compromised an exceedingly rare and valuable espionage achievement: an informant who had earned the trust of hardened terrorists, according to U.S. officials....
Tags: Terrorism, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics, Military Equipment, Bombings
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In a disputed reef, Philippines sees face of Chinese domination
MASINLOC, Philippines — The fishermen were sailing the azure waters off the Philippine coast when Richard Caneda saw the morning sunlight glinting off a vessel "bigger than the biggest ship in the Philippine navy." Caneda could see a red Chinese...
Tags: Manila (Philippines), Brunei, Maritime (music group), Malaysia, Seafood and Fishing Industry
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Navy dolphins discover rare old torpedo off Coronado
SAN DIEGO — In the ocean off Coronado, a Navy team has discovered a relic worthy of display in a military museum: a torpedo of the kind deployed in the late 19th century, considered a technological marvel in its day. But don't look for the primary...
Tags: Basketball, Zoology, Armed Forces, Sports, U.S. Department of Defense
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