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The Smithsonian National Zoo has named its 100-day-old panda cub "Bao Bao." http://t.co/RrFj6XbBau pic.twitter.com/VrDueRd0Sg— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) December 1, 2013…

EmbedVideo(8139, 514, 320); This year, the Christmas shopping season is already off to a fast start. The National Retail Federation estimates that Americans will spend about 600 billion dollars during the last two months of 2013, up…

Dec 01

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PHOTO: A molotov cocktail explodes in front of police during clashes with pro-European demonstrators in Kiev, Ukraine pic.twitter.com/2XnCIPE9ai— Agence France-Presse (@AFP) December 1, 2013…

Four dead in New York train derailment Wreckage and rescue: Pictures of #MetroNorth train crash in Bronx, New York http://t.co/GWGfOGCv15 pic.twitter.com/IktrXVsZwt— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) December 1, 2013 A train heading for Grand…

NEW YORK (AP) - NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo says four dead, 63 injured in Metro-North train derailment in the Bronx…

Nov 30

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PHOTOS: Awe-inspiring moments on an African safari. http://t.co/Jx1fri6baV pic.twitter.com/jWvLRY4HHV— The Boston Globe (@BostonGlobe) November 30, 2013…

Thousands -- including political party members, members of the civil society -- stage a march against racism on Nov. 30, 2013 in Paris, France. Credit: Omur Melih Uzelce/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Thousands marched through central Paris on Saturday to celebrate…