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20May/150

Osama Bin Laden documents released – BBC News

Newly released papers from Osama Bin Laden's hideout reveal a frustrated al-Qaeda leader struggling to master an unruly network, the US military says.

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20May/150

Bin Laden ‘focused on US to the end’, papers show – BBC News

In his final years alive, Osama Bin Laden urged his followers to remain focused on attacking the US, newly released documents show.

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20May/150

Senators owner Eugene Melynk undergoes liver transplant | Toronto Star

Sens announced Tuesday that Melnyk and an anonymous donor are doing well after the transplant surgery.

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19May/150

Aruna Shanbaug: India nurse whose rape changed euthanasia laws – BBC News

Indian columnist Bachi Karkaria pieces together the story of nurse Aruna Shanbaug, who died after spending 42 years in a vegetative state after being brutally raped.

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19May/150

UK inflation rate turns negative – BBC News

UK consumer price inflation turned negative in April for the first time since 1960, falling to -0.1%, helped by falling transport and food prices.

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18May/150

10 of the Most Popular Linux Distributions Compared

Windows 8 may be lighter than Windows Vista, but it’s nowhere near as lightweight as these free Linux distributions. If you have an old Windows XP PC or a netbook, you can revive it with a lightweight Linux system.

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18May/150

The Evolution of Bitchiness – The Atlantic

Women engage in indirect aggression and slut-shaming, even in clinical research studies. Why?

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18May/150

The Rise of ‘Middle Class’ as an Ordinary American Term – NYTimes.com

The popularity of the description among major American politicians is more recent than you might think, even as it now seems to be going out of style.

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17May/150

Elderly people who exercise ‘live five years longer’ – BBC News

Regular exercise in old age has as powerful an effect on life expectancy as giving up smoking, a study suggests.

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16May/150

Elizabeth May’s speech on Omar Khadr was profane but right: Walkom | Toronto Star

The Green party leader’s speech to Ottawa's press gallery dinner has been harshly criticized as bizarre and vulgar, but it made a lot of sense.

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