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2014-12-02 20:01:04
Rolling Stones saxophonist Bobby Keys is dead at 70
2014-12-02 19:22:21

Saxophonist Bobby Keys, who can be heard on Rolling Stones albums dating as far back as 1969's Let It Bleed, died Tuesday at his home in Franklin, Tennessee. He was 70 Keys had been suffering from cirrhosis of the liver. See also: Rolling Stones Rock...

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The human cost of conflict-free minerals
2014-12-02 19:20:10

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo — Serge Patrick, father of three, used to own a refrigerator. He was proud of it; the appliance was a sign of prestige in his neighborhood. But when he lost his job as a miner and there was no food left to chill, Patrick sold the fridge, along with other domestic necessities, to fill stomachs as empty as his house. "I used to have more," Patrick said, gesturing to the bare walls of his home. "I had a radio and good chairs. A table. I sold them because we were going hungry." He paused. "One of my children starved to death." Patrick led me down his neighborhood in the crowded Birere Quarter in Goma, covering his nostrils to mask the stench of canals choked with garbage. It was a warm day, and a group of bystanders stood in the shade of mud-thatched houses to take refuge from the heat. Mostly unemployed miners like Patrick, they sauntered over to put in their two cents when they saw me wielding a camera. Soon enough, the small group swelled to a crowd of roughly 25 men. Read more... More about Crime , Features , Business , Tech , and War

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Mystery shrouds woman, child detained for possible link to ISIS leader
2014-12-02 18:54:49

The Lebanese military has detained a woman and a child believed to be a wife and a son or daughter of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, though authorities are uncertain whether the arrestees are related to him Various officials within the Lebanese military seem to have provided conflicting information. A Lebanese Armed Forces spokesperson told Mashable that they are no longer officially commenting on the woman and child in custody, and that they should not have done so in the first place See also: Egyptian Cyber Army: The hacker group attacking ISIS propaganda online LAF though she was a wife, then an ex-wife and now it is a "sister and a wife of #IS " but not Baghdadi @_Ms_R @sarahussein — Elijah J. Magnier (@EjmAlrai) December 2, 2014 Read more... More about Iraq , Syria , Isis , Us World , and World

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Sony Pictures leak shows employees used worst passwords ever
2014-12-02 18:27:29

Everyone is bad at passwords; that's nothing new. But if you're working at a high-profile studio like Sony, perhaps you should choose a better password than "s0ny123" or "password." Days after the massive hack against Sony, a group of hackers calling...

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Researchers are working on a breathalyzer to keep pot smokers off the road
2014-12-02 18:20:52

Researchers at Washington State University are working on a handheld breathalyzer that could detect if a driver tests positive for marijuana use. Although it's legal for people to smoke marijuana recreationally and for medical reasons in four states ...

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Cleveland cop who shot and killed 12-year-old boy 'had no choice,' dad says
2014-12-02 18:20:11

The rookie Cleveland police officer who shot 12-year-old Tamir Rice "had no choice," his father said in an interview on Monday night. "'I was right there and he went for the gun,'" Fred Loehmann recalled his son, Tim Loehmann, as saying after the inc...

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38% of Americans have never even heard of Uber
2014-12-02 18:18:26

Of those people who have heard of Uber , 88% have never used it. Really puts our theories about Uber's downfall into perspective, doesn't it? On Nov. 17 BuzzFeed reported that Uber SVP Emil Michael suggested spending $1 million to hire a team to dig up dirt on journalists who spoke against the company. This followed reports of competitor sabotage , sexism and privacy violations by Uber It's no surprise that threatening journalists and tracking users erupted in a media frenzy — many reporters penned op-eds threatening to delete the app and suggesting other users do the same. Some business analysts even speculated whether this series of mistakes would lead to a measurable business hit , or at least, investor cold feet. Read more... More about Travel , Apps , Startups , Features , and Business

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