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Pitch-Drop Worse Than Watching Paint Dry

7:39am July 19, 2013

Researchers at Trinity College Dublin have some long awaited test results: After 69 years, they have captured on video a drop of pitch, also known as bitumen or asphalt. The experiment proves pitch is a liquid.

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Tour De France Racers Want To Leave Shadow Of Doping Behind

6:00am July 19, 2013

by Eleanor Beardsley

The Tour de France reaches its conclusion on Sunday. This year, angry competitors said they were sick of riding under the cloud of dopers from the 1990s and 2000s. The current race appears to be dope-free, but one can't be sure about that yet.

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Russian Opposition Leader Convicted Amid Controversy

6:00am July 19, 2013

by Corey Flintoff

A Russian court has convicted one of the country's most prominent opposition leaders of embezzlement. Alexei Navalny faces a sentence of five years in prison in a controversial case that he says was trumped up to derail his political career. Navalny was instrumental in organizing mass protests against the rule of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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With President Morsi Out, Gulf States Open Their Checkbooks

4:52pm July 18, 2013

by Leila Fadel

In Egypt, many are hopeful that with the Islamist president out of power, stability will return — and so will foreign investment. Already, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are pumping billions into Egypt now that the Muslim Brotherhood is no longer in power. And miraculously, the fuel shortages and power cuts that were plaguing the nation seem to be gone.

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For Those In Aleppo, Syria, Commuting Can Be Lethal

4:52pm July 18, 2013

Tired of your commute to work? Imagine if on the way to your job, you had to dodge sniper fire. That's the case for many people in Syria. David Greene talks to Anthony Loyd, a correspondent for the Times of London, who just spent time in Alepo, Syria.

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Supporters of Nelson Mandela rally outside the Mediclinic Heart Hospital in Pretoria, South Africa, where he has been treated for more than a month. The anti-apartheid icon turned 95 on Thursday.

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As Nelson Mandela Turns 95, South Africa Celebrates

10:39am July 18, 2013

by Jason Beaubien

Mandela remains hospitalized, but South Africans take the opportunity to honor the man who symbolized the anti-apartheid movement.

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Al-Jazeera Under Fire For Its Coverage Of Egypt

7:45am July 18, 2013

by Kelly McEvers

The accuracy of Al-Jazeera's reporting has come under criticism in the past, and now the network is taking a hit amid claims it slanted its coverage in favor of the Muslim Brotherhood during Egypt's recent political crisis. At stake, too, is the credibility of Al-Jazeera's main backer, Qatar.

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Panama Searches Impounded North Korean Cargo Ship

7:45am July 18, 2013

Authorities in Panama are continuing to search the North Korean cargo ship stopped last week as it moved through the Panama Canal. A search of the ship, which came from Cuba, found aircraft and missile parts hidden under thousands of bags of Cuban sugar.

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Police In India Probe Poisoning Of School Children

7:45am July 18, 2013

In India, dozens of children in the eastern state of Bihar have been poisoned after consuming a free school lunch. More than 20 children have died. Authorities are trying to determine if the poisoning was deliberate or accidental.

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Red blood cells are normally shaped like doughnuts, but sickle cells (purple) are flattened and clump together.

Sickle Cell Anemia Is On The Rise Worldwide

10:45am July 17, 2013

by Rhitu Chatterjee

The number of babies born with the life-threatening disease will climb by a third in the next 40 years, scientists say. The vast majority of sickle cell cases will occur in developing countries, which don't have the resources to treat deadly complications arising from the genetic disorder.

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