Anugrah Kumar

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  Jan 17, 2015

  Supreme Court to Decide on Gay Marriage Nationwide; Christian Groups Hope Judges Leave Decision to State Voters

  As the U.S. Supreme Court announced Friday it will review 6th Circuit marriage cases, and thereby decide the future of marriage in America, Christian groups said the people and their elected representatives, and not unelected judges, should decide if states should legally recognize gay marriage.

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  Jan 12, 2015

  Europe on High Alert as German Paper Firebombed for Printing Charlie Hebdo Cartoons

  An arson attack on a German tabloid Sunday for republishing the Charlie Hebdo cartoons, days after terror attacks in France that began with a massacre at the French satirical magazine's office last week, has sparked fears of more such occurrences across Western Europe.

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  Jan 12, 2015

  Anonymous Hackers Block Islamist Terror Website in Response to Charlie Hebdo Massacre; Declares War on Extremists

  Declaring a war on Islamist terrorist websites and social media accounts, hacking group Anonymous blocked a French "jihadist" website in response to last week's terror attacks in France.

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  Jan 12, 2015

  South Korea Willing to Talk to North Korea Without Pre-Condition, Says President Park Geun-hye

  South Korean President Park Geun-hye said Monday that her country, which has technically been at war with North Korea since the 1950s, would be willing to hold a summit meeting with North's leader Kim Jong Un without any precondition, though she also maintained her country needed an anti-North security law.

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  Jan 12, 2015

  World Leaders Join 1.6 Million People in France's Unity March Against Terrorism; 2.5M Marchers in Other Cities

  World leaders, including presidents and prime ministers, led more than a million people through Paris on Sunday to show their solidarity against terrorism days after the Charlie Hebdo massacre. U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. attended the French Interior Ministry's security summit, but not the rally.

• Jan 11, 2015

  Optimists Have Healthier Heart than Pessimists, New Study Says

  People who have optimistic outlooks on life are twice more likely than pessimists to be in good heart health, according to a new study which examined the association between optimism and cardiovascular health.

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  Jan 11, 2015

  Mitt Romney 'Seriously' Considering Third Presidential Run

  Mitt Romney, who insisted he wouldn't run for president again after his two failed attempts in 2008 and 2012, is now seriously considering a third run for the White House.

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  Jan 11, 2015

  France Tightens Security as Terror Sleeper Cells Activated; 'Many More Terrorists Coming,' Charlie Hebdo Gunman Warned Before Death

  France has told law enforcement officers to remain alert and armed all the time, as terror groups have allegedly activated sleeper cells in the country. The gunman involved in a deadly standoff at a kosher market in eastern Paris is also believed to have told hostages before being killed that "more and more" militants are now going to come.

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  Jan 10, 2015

  5 Million Join Philippines Jesus Parade Ahead of Pope's Visit; Two Dead, 1,000 Hurt

  More than five million barefoot people joined a parade of a centuries-old icon of Jesus through Manila, the capital of the Catholic-majority nation of Philippines, on Friday ahead of Pope Francis's visit. At least two died and 1,000 were hurt during the event.

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  Jan 10, 2015

  Nearly 2 in 3 Illinois Abortion Clinics Had No Health Inspections for Years; Dirty Surgical Tools, Operating Rooms Go Unstopped

  Nearly two-thirds of all licensed abortion facilities in Illinois have not been inspected by the state's Department of Public Health in two to three-and-a-half years, while some haven't been inspected for over a decade, according to a new report.