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Casandra 'Cassie' Ventura testifies against Sean 'Diddy' Combs

6:49am May 14, 2025

by Isabella Gomez Sarmiento

Casandra "Cassie" Ventura, the ex-girlfriend of Sean "Diddy" Combs, took the stand on Tuesday as the star witness in the first full day of testimony in the federal trial against the hip-hop mogul.

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CIA Toyed With Osama Bin Laden Action Figure

The Washington Post reports that in 2005 a project with the code name Devil Eyes produced action dolls of Osama bin Laden. The project didn't happen, but one doll lives on — at the CIA.

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Hikers Trapped In Dense Rhododendron Forest

It took five hours to rescue the couple from the Irish mountainside. One of the rescuers to the BBC it was "like an impenetrable jungle."

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96 Years Later, Va. Woman Gets Honorary Diploma

In 1918, schools were shut down in Norfolk because of the deadly Spanish flu pandemic. When they re-opened, then 15-year-old Lela Burden was holding down two jobs and didn't return.

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World News

United Nations Launches Review Of Peacekeeping Efforts

U.N. peacekeepers are in some of the world's most violent places. Linda Wertheimer talks to Herve Ladsous, U.N. under-secretary-general for Peacekeeping Operations about the changing mission.

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Politics & Government

Speechwriters Deliberately Use Rhythm To Help Make Their Point

by Ari Shapiro

President Obama's biggest speeches have a musicality to them. That's not an accident. His speechwriters obsess over rhythm and cadence.

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With Loyal Customers In Mind, Amazon Unveils Fire Phone

by Martin Kaste

At a gala party on Wednesday, Amazon launched its first smartphone. It is distinguished from other phones by the ease with which you can use it to buy things from Amazon.

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U.S. Program Hopes To Inspire Young Africans To Be Tomorrow's Leaders

by Michele Kelemen

President Obama is organizing the first of its kind African summit in Washington. In the run-up to that high-level gathering, young African leaders are in the U.S. for a leadership training program.

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When It Comes To Dating, Some People Have A Type

Match.com is partnering with another service to offer facial-recognition technology. It will compare photos of clients' exes with database photos in the hopes of finding faces with similar features.

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American Apparel Fires Its Controversial CEO

Dov Charney was the founder of the sweatshop-free clothing company. He's been forced out amid an investigation into alleged misconduct

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World News

Bitter, Incomplete Divorce Blamed For South Sudan's Fighting

What happened after Africa's biggest country split in two? Renee Montagne talks to James Copnall about his book, A Poisonous Thorn in Our Hearts: Sudan and South Sudan's Bitter and Incomplete Divorce.

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Troubles Put Aside, Brazilians Embrace World Cup

by Lourdes Garcia-Navarro

In World Cup action Tuesday, Brazil and Mexico played to a draw. Despite the dashed hopes of the home team, Brazilians are feeling more buoyant generally about hosting soccer's biggest tournament.

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Uruguayan Soccer Team's Caramel Spread Denied Entry Into Brazil

Customs officials confiscated more than 80 pound of caramel spread. Officials say they'll release the sweet treat when the team presents a health certificate for the milk-based product.

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