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6 endangered animals poachers are hunting into extinction

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8 places that do healthcare better than the U.S.

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10 best fake news sites across the world

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25 biggest moments in Internet history

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Tommy Smith, center, and John Carlos wear black gloves on upraised right hands during playing of U.S. National Anthem in Mexico City on Oct.16, 1968. (AP)

7 of the most memorable Olympic protests in history (and one that could be)

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The world’s 19 most imaginative insults

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Pentagon: North Korea close to developing long-range nuclear missile

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U.S. citizen sentenced to 15 years hard labor in North Korea

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People evacuate buildings after a major earthquake hit Karachi, Pakistan, Tuesday, April 16, 2013. (AP/Shakil Adil)

7.8 earthquake rocks Iran

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World reacts to North Korea’s nuclear test

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Protesters shield themselves as Indian police beat them with sticks during a violent demonstration near the India Gate against a gang rape and brutal beating of a 23-year-old student on a bus last week, in New Delhi, India. (AP/Kevin Frayer)

Lawyer: Delhi gang rape suspects were “tortured” into confession

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Syrian officers defect

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