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Iranian Guard chief says US 'still the Great Satan'
TEHRAN, Iran – The head of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard said Tuesday that the U.S. is still the "Great Satan," regardless of the nuclear deal struck with Americans and world powers over the Islamic Republic's contested nuclear program.The comments by Gen. Mohammad Ali Jafari,…
Death toll from blast at China chemical factory rises to 5, cause still under investigation
BEIJING – The death toll from an explosion at a chemical factory in eastern China has risen to five and the cause of the blast is still under investigation, state media reported Wednesday.The factory that produces adhesive materials exploded on Monday night in Lijin…
Video explains the science behind the Lexus Hoverboard
A couple of months ago, Lexus introduced its rideable Hoverboard to the world in a YouTube video. We couldn’t be certain whether or not it was a prank, as no one actually rode the floating skateboard in the video, but earlier this month, we finally…
Health officials: Elderly Utah resident dies from plague
Health officials say an elderly Utah resident has died after contracting the plague earlier this month.Charla Haley with the Utah Department of Health says local officials are still investigating how the person contracted the disease but say it might have been spread by a…
FDA issues warning letters to 'natural' tobacco makers
The Food and Drug Administration issued warning letters to the makers of Winston, Natural Spirit and Nat Sherman cigarettes over their "additive-free" and "natural" label claims.The agency issued the warnings to ITG Brands LLC, Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company Inc. and Sherman's 1400 Broadway…
2 in 5 military women endure sexual trauma during service
In the U.S. military, women may be nearly 10 times more likely than men to experience sexual assault or harassment, a study of recent veterans suggests.Researchers from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) surveyed more than 20,000 men and women who served during the…
China detains 11 more people over deadly Tianjin explosions
BEIJING – Chinese prosecutors have detained 11 government officials and company executives over a massive warehouse explosion that killed at least 139 people in the country's worst industrial disaster in recent years.A notice on the national prosecutor's website said Thursday they included current and…
Hungary sees new migrant record: Over 3,200 migrants, many from Syria, arrive over 1 day
ROSZKE, Hungary – Carrying babies, moving through cornfields and down train tracks, hiking across dirt roads and crawling under spools of razor wire, record numbers of migrants are arriving in Hungary across its southern border with Serbia.Police said they detained 3,241 migrants on Wednesday,…
Men in Afghan uniforms kill 2 American NATO soldiers in base attack
KABUL, Afghanistan – Two men wearing Afghan National Defense and Security Force uniforms opened fire Wednesday inside a military base in southern Afghanistan, killing two US NATO service members before being shot dead themselves, the international force said.At the Pentagon Wednesday, Captain Jeff Davis…
Watch Sony's new plane-shaped drone tear through the sky
Remember the airplane-shaped drone Sony announced last month? The company's just taken it for a test flight and posted the results on YouTube.First impressions are pretty good, with the flying machine shown performing a vertical take-off before tearing across the sky at speed and…
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