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Palin: Forget Syria and Bomb Obamacare

Gettyimages Even with the Obamacare exchanges set to open for enrollment in three weeks, the controversy surrounding the law has been largely hushed by the Syria debate. And that's a mistake, says former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. "Enough…

Watch Live: Kerry and Hagel testify to the House Armed Services Committee

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Science proves cow tipping is physically impossible

Photo: Hindrik Sijens/Flickr. Scientists at University of British Columbia dispelled the urban legend of cow-tipping in 2005. They determined that such a feat is physically implausible for one person (sober or drunk) and extremely difficult even for two…

Four Men Convicted in Gang Rape Case in India

Four men were convicted of all charges on Tuesday in the gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old woman in a bus in New Delhi, India.

Six novels shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize

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"New York inequality is really quite staggering"

flickr/mariocutroneo PBS NewsHour Weekend Correspondent William Brangham is reporting on Mayor Bloomberg's legacy for Wednesday's program. Brangham asks: "As New Yorkers pick their candidates for Mayor today, how serious is inequality in NYC?" "New York inequality is really…

Largest collection of photos of Guantanamo detainees published by the Miami Herald

The Miami Herald The Geneva conventions prohibit the distribution of images of prisoners of war by their captors, so images of the inmates at Guantanamo are always obscured. But since 2009, the International Red Cross has taken…

Watch PBS Tuesday night for President Obama's address to the nation

Photo: Stephen Lam/Getty Images On Tuesday, Sept. 10, PBS NewsHour will provide live coverage of President Barack Obama's address to the American people on the situation in Syria. The speech, scheduled to begin at 9 p.m. EDT will be…

Despite earthquakes, a tsunami and a nuclear disaster, tourism grows in Japan

Flickr/Francois Pelandeau An estimated 12 million visitors a year are streaming in to Japan these days. That's compared to about 7 million annual tourists before the earthquake and tsunami in 2011. That number will likely grow with…

Demand for gas masks in Israel wanes amid confusion about what happens next in Syria

Students in Israel try on gas masks during an IDF drilli in 2007. Photo: IDF Fist fights and chaos broke out at post offices and other distribution points in Israel last week, where the Israeli Defense Forces were…