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Study: Darker Arctic a global problem

The Arctic isn’t nearly as bright and white as it used to be because of more ice melting in the ocean, and that’s turning out to be a global problem, a new study says.

Fatal overdoses linked to ‘killer heroin’

As the number of people who use, and fatally overdose on, heroin has skyrocketed in recent years, authorities are seeing the return of an alarming development: heroin that, often unbeknownst to the user, is spiked with fentanyl.

 
Venezuela orders ouster of 3 U.S. Embassy officials

Venezuela on Monday gave three U.S. Embassy officials 48 hours to leave the country, accusing the Obama administration of siding with student protesters who the country accuses of inciting violence. The U.S. has denied the charges.

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UN warns North Korean leader for crimes against civilians

A U.N. panel warned North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Monday that he may be held accountable for orchestrating widespread crimes against civilians in the secretive Asian nation, ranging from systematic executions to torture, rape and mass starvation.

Future is now as U.S. Navy prepares to deploy first laser

Some of the Navy’s futuristic weapons sound like something out of “Star Wars,” with lasers designed to shoot down aerial drones and electric guns that fire projectiles at hypersonic speeds.

 
NASA explains mystery of ‘jelly doughnut’ on Mars

Scientists have solved the mystery of the “jelly doughnut” rock on Mars that appeared to come out of nowhere. NASA said Friday that a wheel of the rover Opportunity broke it off a larger rock and then kicked it into the field of view.

Craigslist killing suspect claims she’s killed more than 20

A Pennsylvania admitted in a jailhouse interview that she killed a man she and her newlywed husband met through Craigslist and said she has killed more than 20 other people across the country.

 
Two officers killed in crash in central California

The California Highway Patrol says two officers have been killed in an early morning accident in Fresno County. The officers were killed while responding to a multi-vehicle accident on Highway 99 in the Central Valley town of Kingsburg at around 6 a.m. Monday.

Liberals, tea-partyers agree on NSA, Snowden

A new poll finds that tea partyers and liberals — together, about half of Americans — are significantly more likely to oppose the collection of millions of ordinary citizens’ telephone and Internet data than more moderate Democrats and Republicans.

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