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The Register, 23.04.13 20:21 UTC

Human rights groups rally humanity against killer robots

An international coalition of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) has formed the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots, a lobbying organization aimed at securing a worldwide ban on fully autonomous ...

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Reuters - Top News, 23.04.13 14:29 UTC

Analysis: Alienation draws some vulnerable immigrants to jihad

By Myra MacDonald LONDON | Tue Apr 23, 2013 10:15am EDT LONDON (Reuters) - In the United States, two Chechen immigrants are accused of the Boston Marathon bombings. In Canada, a doctoral student at a ...

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CNN Top Stories, 23.04.13 13:39 UTC

No to more surveillance cameras

Editor's note: Neil Richards is a professor of law at Washington University. He tweets about privacy at @neilmrichards and is the author of the recent Harvard Law Review article, "The Dangers of ...

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BBC World News, 23.04.13 00:02 UTC

Boston Marathon bombings: How notorious bombers got caught

How do you catch a bomber? History shows it can take hours or years - and success requires good luck, good timing and good police work.

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Seattle Times, 22.04.13 14:45 UTC

W.Va. tries to tackle childhood hunger and obesity

In West Virginia's Mason County, classrooms walk to the cafeteria together so they can start the day's lessons with a side of whole grain waffles, cereal, fruit and milk.

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CNN Top Stories, 22.04.13 02:28 UTC

Eldest said God had a plan for him

Cambridge, Mass. (CNN) -- The first image the nation saw of the two brothers may serve as more than a pivotal clue to investigators in the Boston Marathon bombings. It is, perhaps, a snapshot of ...

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CNN Top Stories, 21.04.13 00:30 UTC

Saving 40,000 lives in under 3 minutes

Editor's note: Former CNN correspondent Pat Etheridge is a journalist specializing in health and family issues. She previously hosted CNN's "Parenting Today." Washington (CNN) -- The Boston Marathon ...

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Chigago Tribune, 20.04.13 12:01 UTC

Boston Marathon bombing: Second suspect captured, Boston celebrates

WATERTOWN, Mass. A 19-year-old suspected of carrying out the Boston Marathon bombings with his older brother was captured by police after a day-long manhunt on Friday that closed down the city and ...

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Seattle Times, 20.04.13 01:47 UTC

Economies almost toppled by Excel error in Reinhart-Rogoff paper

Economists pursued austerity based on assumptions built on a faulty Excel spreadsheet, writes syndicated columnist Paul Krugman.

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BBC Business, 20.04.13 00:07 UTC

Reinhart, Rogoff... and Herndon: The student who caught out the profs

This week, economists have been astonished to find that a famous academic paper often used to make the case for austerity cuts contains major errors. Another surprise is that the mistakes, by two eminent Harvard professors, were spotted by a student.

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