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Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Former Polish president knew of CIA prisons in Poland

WARSAW, Poland, Dec. 10 (UPI) -- Poland allowed the CIA to operate a secret prison on Polish territory after Sept. 11, 2001, former President Aleksander Kwasniewski acknowledged Wednesday. He denied, though, awareness that it was used for the brutal treatment of interrogation suspects described in a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, December 9, 2014

ESPN pays tribute to Stuart Scott, who is battling cancer

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/early-lead/wp/2014/12/09/espn-monday-night-hosts-pay-emotional-tribute-to-stuart-scott-who-is-battling-cancer/ Source Cited: www.washingtonpost.com Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, December 8, 2014

Russian minister accuses U.S. of using sanctions to unseat Putin

MOSCOW, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Russian deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov alleged that U.S.-imposed sanctions against Russia were intended to unseat President Vladimir Putin, ITAR-TASS reported. "The fact is not concealed that the sanctions' aim is to create social and economic conditions to carry out... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, December 7, 2014

Paris mayor: Prohibit diesel cars from French capital by 2020

PARIS, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- The mayor of Paris called for prohibition on diesel cars in the French capital by 2020 in an effort to improve the city's air quality. In an interview with Journal du Dimanche newspaper, Mayor Anne Hidalgo said she also wanted more cycling lanes and areas accessible by... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, December 6, 2014

HIV is turning into AIDS more slowly, study finds

LONDON, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- As HIV evolves as a virus and adapts to the human immune system, a new study finds it becomes less deadly and takes longer to turn into AIDS. The study from researchers at the University of Oxford investigated cases in Botswana and South Africa and found the effect of HIV... Sign in to see full entry.

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