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Jordan’s King Abdullah Sees a ‘New Taliban’ Rising in Syria

Staff / Truthdig Jan 31, 2013 As he watches neighboring Syria "implode," the king of Jordan worries that the country will fracture and become a hotbed of religious extremism. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Hostages Taken at Algerian Gas Field

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jan 17, 2013 Militant Islamists killed at least two people and took 20 hostages, including Americans, at a foreign-owned gas field in Algeria early Wednesday, the country’s state-run news agency said. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Pirates Beware: The U.K. Is Handing Over Your Loot

Staff / Truthdig Dec 24, 2012 The government of the United Kingdom plans to allow copyrighted material to be copied for personal use; Julian Assange gives kudos to Bradley Manning from the balcony of the Ecuadorean Embassy in London; meanwhile, South Africa's ruling party has called for an official boycott of Israel. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Internet Turf War

Staff / Truthdig Dec 13, 2012 At the World Conference on International Telecommunications in Dubai, governments are trying to get their hands and handcuffs on the Internet; some scientists have posited that homosexuals inherit the trait from their opposite-sex parent; meanwhile, Italy's disgraced Silvio Berlusconi prepares to run again. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Ailing Hugo Chavez Names Successor

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Dec 11, 2012 Although he was only recently elected to a fourth term as Venezuela's president, Hugo Chavez has flown to Cuba for yet another surgery to address malignant cancer. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Read It and Weep: Jail Time for Debunking Crying Jesus Myth

Staff / Truthdig Nov 30, 2012 The man who pointed out that a crying Jesus statue in Mumbai wasn't a miracle was threatened with imprisonment and death; Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan have inspired erotic fan fiction; meanwhile, Finland has found the key to effective education reform: equity. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Arafat Exhumed: Was the Palestinian Leader Poisoned?

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Nov 27, 2012 Swiss, French and Russian scientists will conduct tests on samples taken from the body of Yasser Arafat, the first Palestinian Authority president whose official cause of death eight years ago is listed as stroke, but whose personal items were found to contain traces of polonium-210. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Maybe British Newspapers Are So Awful They Need to Be Regulated

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Nov 26, 2012 Will Hutton, writing in The Observer, says the "precious freedom of speech of an individual is different from the freedom of speech of a media corporation with its capacity to manipulate the opinions of millions." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Oops, Time to Adjust the Christian Calendar

Staff / Truthdig Nov 24, 2012 Pope Benedict XVI claims that, thanks to a sixth-century monk's mistake, the most commonly used calendar is off by several years; topless feminists disguised as nuns protest anti-gay marriage in Paris; meanwhile, mainstream media pile on the same cliches about Israel and Palestine we've been hearing for 40 years. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Nothing Great About the ‘Grand Bargain’

Staff / Truthdig Nov 19, 2012 The president and Congress reaching a "grand bargain" would mean significant cuts to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid; some Republican senators believe Obama is using a Cold War-era mind-control technique on American citizens; meanwhile, millions showed up to the largest coordinated strike Europe has ever seen. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

JPMorgan Banks on Food Stamps

Staff / Truthdig Nov 8, 2012 Twenty-six states have "outsourced" the provision of food stamps to JPMorgan; the GOP has no need to despair, seeing as Obama acts like a moderate Republican; meanwhile, new research shows that Britain has invaded 90% of the world. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Pigs Fly? IMF Acknowledges Error

Staff / Truthdig Oct 13, 2012 The International Monetary Fund admits to having miscalculated austerity measures that have now ruined so many countries; with the rise of online courses, some predict college will be completely free in a decade; meanwhile, Western sanctions imposed on Iran are severely affecting the lives of Iranian civilians. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )