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South Florida battles onslaught of giant crop-eating African snails

MIAMI — No one knows how they got there. But an invasion of African giant snails has southern Florida in a panic over potential crop damage, disease and general yuckiness surrounding the slimy gastropods. The US and Florida departments of … Continue reading

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Greece braced for fresh wave of strikes as government finally agrees new round of austerity (15)

Greek leaders finally accepted a painful new round of austerity today in a desperate bid to stave off bankruptcy. Athens bowed to demands from its international paymasters for further budget cuts after months of bitter wrangling. It paved the way … Continue reading

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Julian Fantino’s New Heavenly Defence For the Canada’s F-35 Purchase

Julian Fantino had a new defence Thursday for the Harper’s government’s purchase of the controversial F-35 stealth fighter. It seems that the procurement, and all other purchases for the Canadian Forces the government has underway for that matter, are shrouded … Continue reading

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Barack Obama under fire from Catholic leader over ‘promises’ on birth control (4)

Timothy Dolan, a senior U.S. Roman Catholic leader, said on Thursday President Barack Obama “gave me promises” during a White House meeting in November as Dolan pressed the Church’s criticism of a new Obama administration rule requiring health insurance plans … Continue reading

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Tories target homegrown terrorists and ‘lone wolf’ attackers in new counter-terror plan

Public Safety Minister Vic Toews unveiled Canada’s first comprehensive counter-terrorism strategy Thursday, including response plans to major attacks and strategies for de-radicalizing homegrown terrorists and “lone wolf” attackers. Toews said that Canada will be more resilient to terrorist attacks now … Continue reading

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NDP leadership candidates face question of sinking Quebec popularity (1)

QUEBEC — NDP leadership candidates will cross swords in Quebec City Sunday to debate foreign policy, but part of the focus is expected to be more local: How can New Democrats stop the party’s sudden popularity drop in the province? … Continue reading

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Gurney: Memo to Bob Rae — Self-defence is not vigilantism (1)

There have been many high-profile news stories over the last several years that have featured Canadians using a firearm against a criminal assault. And while most of us will never need to do the same, it’s at least theoretically possible … Continue reading

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Coyne: From Scotland, lessons on separatism

Do you agree that Scotland should be an independent country? That is the question Scotland’s separatist First Minister, Alex Salmond, proposes to put to Scottish voters in a referendum sometime in late 2014. Ten words, no subordinate clauses, its meaning … Continue reading

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Liberals fear pro-lifers trying to take over weakened federal party

OTTAWA – Some federal Liberals fear single-issue pro-lifers are trying to hijack their weakened party. Their fears have been stoked by the apparent re-emergence of a group calling itself Liberals for Life, which is promoting Trifon Haitas’s bid to represent … Continue reading

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Glick: Obama’s rhetorical storm (1)

The Obama administration is absolutely furious at Russia and China. The two UN Security Council permanent members’ move on Saturday to veto a resolution on Syria utterly infuriated the US’s President Barack Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and UN … Continue reading

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‘I Feel Duped on Climate Change’ (9)

Will reduced solar activity counteract global warming in the coming decades? That is what outgoing German electric utility executive Fritz Vahrenholt claims in a new book. In an interview with SPIEGEL, he argues that the official United Nations forecasts on the severity of climate … Continue reading

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