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Australia's top court rules two transgender people can be legally recognised as men, even though they have not had complete sex changes.
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Mayor refuses to elaborate on any changes to City Hall's relationship with After School Matters Mayor Rahm Emanuel declined to say Wednesday whether he will continue the practice of allowing public employees to work full time for a private charity founded by former Chicago first lady...(more)
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A man in his 20s is shot and seriously injured in a busy south London shopping street.
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Longtime Statehouse leader charged with trying to shake down producer for contribution to Blagojevich campaignAfter listening to a federal prosecutor for nearly 40 minutes lay out how Springfield power broker William Cellini allegedly plotted to extort campaign cash from a Hollywood producer, veteran attorney Dan Webb...(more)
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One of the last icons of America's civil rights battles turns 90, and hundreds of his relatives, friends and fans will celebrate with him
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Support workers and assistants are routinely used as "social workers on the cheap" because there are too few qualified staff, a union claims.
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But leading man doesn't look the partWilliam Cellini, the wealthy Illinois Republican boss of bosses, sat humbly at the defense table as the jury filed into federal court to hear opening statements in his corruption trial Wednesday.
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Sarah Palin's decision not to run for president will delight some, but dismay others. Let's look at the winners and losersSarah Palin's decision to not seek the GOP nomination mainly benefits her own bank account: she will reap the benefits of her Fox News contract and...(more)
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Studies warn that the economy is growing faster than expected and may become 'locked in' to carbon-intensive activities• Read the report from Climate Action Tracker (PDF)• Read the Carbonising the Dragon report (PDF)China is on course to exceed forecasts for greenhouse gas emissions because its economy...(more)
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Steve Jobs, Apple co-founder, has died. Here are his thoughts on everything from design to the internet and death itselfSteve Jobs, Apple co-founder and technological visionary, was well known for his words as well as his creations. Here are some of his thoughts over the past...(more)
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The Afghanistan government says a plot to assassinate President Hamid Karzai was hatched in Pakistan and involved one of his bodyguards.For a beleaguered and increasingly isolated Afghan President Hamid Karzai, revelations of an alleged assassination plot hatched in Pakistan and involving one of his own bodyguards...(more)
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A strike by an American drone on Wednesday killed five militants connected with Al Qaeda in southern Yemen, officials said.
