The hottest year ever?
At least 14 countries have reported record high temperatures this year, which is on track to be the hottest year ever recorded throughout the world. In Iraq, where U.S. troops patrol in heavy armor, the temperature topped 126 degrees in July.
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Harlem man survives 21 bullet wounds
A Harlem man who was wounded in a wild shootout with police last week may have set a record by surviving at least 21 bullet wounds. Angel Alvarez, 23, is recovering after doctors dug the slugs out of his body. “It’s a miracle,” said his lawyer. “They missed the heart and major arteries.”
New York Daily News
New Al Qaida chief grew up in the U.S.
Al Qaida’s new chief of global operations—a position once held by 9/11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed—is Adnan Shukrijumah, 35, who grew up in New York and Florida, the son of an imam. Shukrijumah is accused of helping to cook up last year’s foiled plot to bomb New York City subways, and is believed to be using his knowledge of the U.S. to devise other attacks.
Associated Press
Do these New Yorkers carry a firearm?
Newly released records show that prominent New Yorkers who have a license to carry a concealed firearm on their person at all times include Fox News chief Roger Ailes, Fox host Sean Hannity, shock jock Howard Stern, fellow shock jock Don Imus, and Donald Trump.
Yahoo News
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5 fun cycling tours that let you vacation on two wheelsThe Week Recommends Gain a new perspective while pedaling
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Inflation derailed Biden. Is Trump next?Today's Big Question 'Financial anxiety' rises among voters
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Costco is at the center of an abortion debateTalking Point The decision to no longer stock the abortion pill came following a pressure campaign by conservatives
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Obama vetoes aid to Syrian rebels, and morefeature President Obama nixed a plan to arm the Syrian rebels in 2012.
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The cost of the financial crisis, and more
feature The financial crisis may cost the U.S. almost $13 trillion.
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Robots on the battlefield, and more
feature The U.S. military has deployed about 3,500 robots to search for bombs or enemy soldiers in Afghanistan and Iraq.
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Suicide deaths surpass battle deaths, and more
feature More active-duty U.S. troops have committed suicide this year than have been killed in battle.
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Iraq's war widows, and more
feature After two decades of war and civil conflict, about 1.5 million Iraqi women are widows, a new study says.
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More veterans, Harry Potter off best-seller list
feature The number of disabled veterans has jumped by 25 percent since 2001, to 2.9 million. With tens of thousands of Iraq war veterans coming home with such injuries as multiple amputations, brain damage, and burns, the federal government expects to be
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Consequences of war, Longer flight times
feature About 300,000 veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars—18 percent of those who have served—are suffering from depression or post-traumatic stress disorder, according to a comprehensive new Rand Corp. analysis. More than hal
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Promoting senators, Texting 101, Foreign tourists
feature Whether Democrats choose Sen. Hillary Clinton or Sen. Barack Obama to face Sen. John McCain in November, it will mark the first presidential election in the nation’s history pitting two sitting U.S. senators agai