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‘Hot spot’ in nuclear waste shipment underscores Yucca Mountain concern

Higher-than-expected radiation levels detected in liquid waste shipped from Canada to South Carolina illustrate the folly of shipping even-more-dangerous materials to Nevada by truck and rail, state’s top nuclear safety official says.

This is what Chelsea Manning looks like now

Army Pvt. Chelsea Manning is revealing her new look as a woman, after being freed from a Kansas military prison and a 35-year sentence for leaking classified materials.

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Protests in Greece continue over planned cuts to incomes

Protesters took to the streets of central Athens for a second day as lawmakers prepared to vote on creditor-demanded measures that will impose additional income losses for many Greeks for another three years.

 
Man who ran over pedestrians in Times Square was ‘hearing voices’

A man accused of steering his car onto one of the busiest sidewalks in the U.S. and mowing down pedestrians for three blocks before a row of steel security barriers finally stopped him told police he was “hearing voices,” law enforcement officials said.

Cannes controversy swirls around Netflix, Palme d’Or entries

The 70th Cannes Film Festival opened Wednesday under the lights of Cote D’Azur sunshine and high-wattage stars such as Will Smith and Marion Cotillard. But a brewing storm over Netflix’s place at the world’s most prestigious film festival clouded the event as Cannes rolled out the red carpet.

Jury acquits white Tulsa cop in shooting of unarmed black man

A jury on Wednesday acquitted a white Oklahoma police officer who says she fired out of fear last year when she killed an unarmed black man with his hands held above his head.