Rare megamouth shark washes up in the Philippines

Bulbous head, 50 (yes, 50!) rows of tiny teeth, flabby body ... yep, it's a megamouth shark! © Manay Ning & Rosalina Sariola/Facebook The 66th megamouth shark ever seen washed ashore this morning in Marigondon, a port in the Albay province of the Philippines. Initial reports suggest the shark () was approximately five metres (16 ft.) in length, but until a necropsy can be performed, the finer details about the animal (including the cause of death)...

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Donetsk PM Zakharchenko: West seeking to destroy Russia to avert its own destruction

If one is to speak without geopolitical complexities and nuances, the situation is extremely simple. This is a battle for the continent, for the international system, for one's own taiga. They are desperately attacking us and are trying to take us down quickly. They use all means at their disposal, except for direct military intervention on Russia's territory. They are destroying Russians outside their borders, are raising foreign legions in order...

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South Front Ukraine updates: Ukraine 'troops' enter Russia! Russian Popeye behind Mariupol shelling!

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Mother of Helric Fredou, the Charlie Hebdo Police Commissioner, denied autopsy report

Mother of Helric Fredou, the Charlie Hebdo Police Commissioner who was suicided shortly after the Paris attacks in mysterious circumstances, has said that she has been told by authorities that she will not be allowed to look at the autopsy report.7 details around Helric Fredou's death that the mother has provided According to the mother of Helric Fredou, police officers informed her that she would not have access to the autopsy report . The Code...

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This is why Ukraine's government is losing the war

On January 27th, Ukraine's Ministry of Defense headlined "Militants Continue to Suffer Losses," and reported that four helicopters, and other weapons of the "militants," were destroyed in battle, but no evidence was given to support the assertion.Just two days prior, the (also -Government) had, in fact, bannered "Ukraine Hides Devastating Losses as Russia-Backed Fighters Surge Forward," and reported "Ukraine's worst-kept secret - that the Ukrainian...

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Russian banks cancel US contracts after demands to reveal taxpayer information

© Sputnik/Ruslan Krivobok Russian banks have been forced to cancel contracts with their US clients due to the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), law that requires foreign banks to provide information on US citizens' banking activities, a senior Russian official said Wednesday.The FATCA, which became law in 2010, requires foreign banks to report information on some US clients. If a bank does not comply, it may be subject to a fine. Moscow...

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Right-wing party leader: No more Muslim immigrants to Germany!

© Reuters / Hannibal A German right-wing politician said in an interview his country should halt immigration for Muslims and others who "are completely foreign to our cultural tradition." He says this is necessary to stop the creation of "parallel societies in Germany.""We should no longer support immigration by people who are totally foreign to our cultural tradition, in fact we ought to block it," Alexander Gauland, a senior official with the...

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Possible shake up between Putin and Medvedev?

Putin regards Medvedev as "too soft with Barack Obama and the European leaders," writes Moscow correspondent Cristina Giuliano.She quotes, among others, Russian political scientists Alena Ledeneva of University College London: "Medvedev might even resign, maybe not immediately, but as soon as the economic situation will stabilize a little".Medvedev originally fell out of favor with the Siloviki - Kremlin's strong men, whom refers to as "Eurasian...

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Former Australian prime minister warns that U.S. is "a dangerous ally"

Malcolm Fraser, former primer minister of Australia In his new book titled "," Malcolm Fraser, the former prime minister of Australia worries that Canberra's dependence on the United States will eventually bring the nation into a direct conflict with China. His words echo those of Georgetown University professor Amitai Etzioni in and article he wrote for the Diplomat on Jan. 20.Australia has always been strategically dependent on other great powers...

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5.7 magnitude earthquake SW of Ferndale, California

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Insanity! Ukraine launches two Tochka-U ballistic missiles on Donetsk and Gorlovka, but they break apart midflight

© Unknown Two installations of "Tochka U" today left the airfield at Kramatorsk, in the direction of Druzhkovka. Firing positions were between Kramatorsk and Druzhkovka near the village of Kamyshevakha.Rumble at startup and the flying missiles were seen and heard by the residents of Konstantinovka, Druzhkovka, Alekseev-Druzhkovka and several other settlements.The direction of launch: Donetsk, Gorlovka. The first launch was made at 16:00, the second...

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Police state stupidity: New Jersey cops shut down teens' snow shoveling business

© Lisa Jacobs/Flickr Apparently the world isn't like it was when I was a kid, no more Kool-Aid stands, no more doing yard work for cash, no more shoveling snow, as the government now has their hands in everything, regulating all aspects of our lives.When I was a kid I remember passing out fliers to do yard work which would earn me in the range of $15-$20 a yard, raking leaves or mowing.I also remember setting up a Kool-Aid stand on the street corner...

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Australian aboriginal stories of ancient sea level rise have survived for 10,000 years

The Great Barrier Reef, off the Queensland coast, was once part of the mainland according to Aboriginal tales Traditional stories passed down through generations by Australian Aborigines may be among the oldest accurate oral histories in the world, scientists have claimed.The findings have allowed them to map how the continent may have looked around 10,000 years ago. Oral folklore tells how the Great Barrier Reef once formed part of the coastline...

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Greece's Syriza party breaks from EU propaganda line against Russia

© unknownAlexis Tsipras No sooner than they were sworn in, Syriza came out swinging, asserting strong opposition to an EU statement blaming Russia for Saturday's deadly attacks in Ukraine:The new Greek government has spoken out against the EU partners over the statement that lays the blame for Saturday's fatal attack on the Ukrainian city of Mariupol on Russia. Hungary, Slovakia, and Austria voiced similar objections earlier.The government, headed...

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Elephant kills teenage girl in Assam, India

© Yathin S Krishnappa, Wikimedia Commons An elephant killed a girl at Ballamguri in Chirang district today.The elephant, which came from the nearby Manas National Park, attacked the teenaged girl injuring her seriously, police officials said.The girl, identified as Ramisa Khatun, succumbed to her injuries later at the Barpeta Medical College Hospital.Chomsky: We Are All – Fill in the Blank.This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service - if...

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The TSA backtracks on including social media and purchase history in airport security screening

© Flickr/Alan Levine The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) told Sputnik on Tuesday that it plans to remove social media and purchase history screening from its proposal concerning the security control at airports."The line on social media and purchase history was inadvertently included in this request for proposal (RFP), and will be removed in an updated amendment to the solicitation. All proposals will be evaluated for privacy and...

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The deadly toll that the war machine takes on soldiers awaits the rest of us

© AP Like pretty much all ailments and illnesses in the United States, returning soldiers from the warfronts suffering from acute cases of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) are currently being treated, or more like snowed under, with powerful, mind-altering psychiatric drugs. Because it is unnatural for the vulnerable human psyche to witness the insanity of war, watching your buddies or yourself get blown up by IED's (Improvised Explosive Devices),...

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Ukrainian parliament declares Russia aggressor

The Verkhovna Rada with 271 votes officially recognized Russia as an aggressor. The MPs also called on the international community for the implementation of all measures to stop the military aggression against Ukraine, for strengthening of sanctions against the Russian Federation as a country that supports aggression on the territory of Ukraine, and declare DPR and LPR terrorist organizations. What is the reason of this decision, what it means...

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Syrian security officials: ISIS using advanced state-of-the-art weapons which are only manufactured by the U.S.

© UnknownAn ISIL convoy that, with all of the billions of dollars of high-tech military gadgetry at the U.S.'s disposal, could conceivably be turned to dust at just the touch of a button. But just like the caves that Osama bin Laden hung out in, they are oh so hard to reach! Fars news agency in Tehran is reporting that Syrian intelligence and security officials have disclosed that the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorist group are...

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North Dakota oil industry trying to preserve cash by changing radioactive waste disposal laws

© REUTERS/Andrew CullenAn environmental group employee holds a used filter sock in Bismarck, North Dakota January 27, 2015. North Dakota's oil industry is pushing to change the state's radioactive waste disposal laws as part of a broad effort to conserve cash as oil prices tumble.The waste, which becomes slightly radioactive as part of the hydraulic fracturing process that churns up isotopes locked underground, must be trucked out of state. That's...

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