Athletics: Boston Marathon cheat Ruiz dies aged 66

Rosie Ruiz, the woman who famously crossed the line first at the 1980 Boston Marathon before being disqualified for cheating, has died of cancer at the age of 66.

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Climate change: Marine heatwaves kill coral instantly

Marine heat waves, associated with climate change, cause the rapid death of corals, research reveals.

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New best story on Hacker News: Why is modern web development so complicated?

Why is modern web development so complicated?
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Microsoft workers 'listen' to some translated Skype calls

Workers occasionally listen to calls that have been translated to check the quality of translations.

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Brazil's lower house approves pension overhaul to tackle budget gap

Brazil's lower house of Congress on Wednesday approved a far-reaching pension overhaul bill aimed at reducing a huge budget gap, with the central economic reform proposed by far-right President Jair Bolsonaro now advancing to the Senate.

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U.S. raises travel warning for Hong Kong over growing civil unrest

The United States raised its travel warning for Hong Kong, urging travelers to exercise increased caution in the Chinese territory due to what it termed civil unrest after months of sometimes violent street protests.

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Biden says Trump fans 'flames of white supremacy' as Democrats attack racism

Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden on Wednesday accused Republican President Donald Trump of fueling the white supremacy beliefs blamed for several U.S. mass shootings, as Trump visited two cities where 31 people were killed in rampages last weekend.

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Alaska lawsuit seeks to block Trump road deal through refuge

Environmentalists on Wednesday filed a lawsuit challenging a new Trump Administration plan to build a road through a national wildlife refuge in Alaska.

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USA Today building in Virginia declared safe after report of armed man

The suburban Washington office complex housing the headquarters of USA Today newspaper was evacuated on Wednesday because of reports of a man with a weapon inside, but a search of the property found no threat or evidence of a crime, police said.

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Venezuela government to skip Barbados talks to protest U.S. sanctions

Venezuela's government will skip a round of Norway-brokered talks on Thursday and Friday to protest a new set of U.S. sanctions meant to force President Nicolas Maduro from power, the Venezuelan information ministry said on Wednesday.

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Why two Saudi sisters have fled their family

Dala and Dua al-Showaiki are seeking asylum despite their father denying their claims of abuse.

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Far-right violence: Berlin residents 'targeted by neo-Nazis'

Since the refugee crisis in 2016, politicians and local residents in Berlin have reported an increase in threats.

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Ghana's backyard bodybuilders

In Ghana, bodybuilders not wanting to pay gym fees have found an alternative way to pump iron.

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Chernobyl vodka: First consumer product made in exclusion zone

Atomik is made with grain and water from the abandoned area around the damaged nuclear power plant.

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Fox News Breaking News Alert

Fox News Breaking News Alert

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio joins 'Hannity' at 9 pm ET

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Move over Chanel: North Korea's 'raccoon eye makers' get state push

North Korea is encouraging its beauty-conscious middle class women to choose domestic cosmetics over foreign brands in an effort to boost self-reliance as international sanctions deepen.

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Magnitude 6.0 quake rattles Taiwan, triggers some power cuts

A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck off Taiwan's northeastern coast on Thursday, the island's weather bureau said, shaking buildings and cutting power to around 2,000 buildings.

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USA Today building declared safe after report of armed man, evacuation

The headquarters of USA Today in suburban Washington was evacuated on Wednesday following reports of a man with a weapon, but police later found no indication of wrongdoing and declared the building safe, officials said.

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Puerto Rico swears in Wanda Vázquez as new governor

Wanda Vázquez is the US territory's new governor after her predecessor is forced to stand down.

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Street photography reveals China in the 1980s

Photographer Adrian Bradshaw arrived in Beijing in 1984 and spent three decades documenting Chinese culture.

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Far-right fears: Berlin neighbourhood fights back

In a quiet area of Berlin, local residents call for police to do more to stem far-right attacks.

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Iran sanctions: What impact are they having on medicines?

Iran claims humanitarian supplies are being impeded by US sanctions

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Campaign #FillTheBottle aims to tidy up cigarette butts

French social media campaign #FillTheBottle is highlighting the environmental impact of cigarettes.

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New cars can be broken into in 10 seconds

What Car? magazine's experts prove latest car models with keyless entry systems can easily be hijacked.

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Chinese foreign ministry slams U.S. 'interference' in Venezuela

An order by U.S. President Donald Trump to freeze the Venezuelan government's assets and cut off its funds is an act of "gross interference" and a violation of the norms of international relations, China's foreign ministry said.

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Blast in Afghan capital, no word on casualties

A powerful blast went off in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Wednesday but there was no immediate information about its cause or if there were casualties, an interior ministry spokesman said.

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Unexploded firebomb discovered in Thai capital

Thai authorities recovered an unexploded firebomb at a market in central Bangkok on Wednesday in what they said was a device left over from coordinated attacks last week that wounded four people.

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