Laura Wagner
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A Filipino devotee was nailed to a cross for the 30th time in an annual Good Friday ritual, which he dedicated to peace in Belgium and other countries targeted by Islamic extremists. -
The baseball team enjoyed a visit from two tiny bear cubs on Friday, and it was as adorable as it sounds.
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A suspect allegedly in the "advanced stages" of planning an attack in France was arrested northwest of Paris, and security forces locked down the area during a search, the interior minister said. -
Based on government documents, the U.K. government is "providing a grant of up to £16m [$23 million] to Dyson to support research and development for battery technology." -
Best known for his work on the pioneering cable television comedy series The Larry Sanders Show, Shandling died following a "medical emergency," the Los Angeles Police Department said. -
Aimed at preventing cyberbullying, the online tool, called Reword, flags insulting phrases and crosses them out with a red line. So far, the product is available for Google's Chrome web browser. -
The president initially declined but then accepted the outstretched hand of a dancer at the state dinner in Buenos Aires. The first lady also took the floor for the famous Argentine tango.
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Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson said there was no evidence to support the idea that Peter Liang, who is Asian-American, "intended to kill or injure" Akai Gurley, an unarmed black man. -
A man who climbed an enormous tree in downtown Seattle on Tuesday morning and stayed there overnight repeatedly rebuffed police negotiators before climbing down safely on Wednesday. -
Alex Rodriguez, 40, says it's time to "go home and be dad." But he's giving fans two years to get to the park to see the end of his playing career.
