• Well-educated 'Jihadi John' no surprise to experts

    The profile of "Jihadi John," the university-educated Londoner whose masked face is emblematic of the grisly executions by the Islamic State group, is vastly different from that of the marginalized men who carried out terror attacks in France and Denmark. High-profile predecessors include the…

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    • 12 Celeb Couples Who Are All About the PDA

      These celebrity couples are experts in PDA. Just try to keep your jealously under control.

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      • Bong son shot, wounded

        A son of Sen. Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. was in critical condition yesterday from what a family friend described as a self-inflicted gunshot wound. But the family's lawyer said the shooting was accidental. Cavite Vice Gov. Jose Lorenzo Bautista III, who is known as Ramon Revilla III in politics and…

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        • Ronda Rousey needs 14 seconds to stop Cat Zingano at UFC 184

          Ronda Rousey has stopped every opponent she has faced in her meteoric mixed martial arts career, so a first-round victory is no shock for the UFC's bantamweight champion. Except nobody had finished a UFC title fight this quickly, and hardly anyone had ever done it with so much flair. Rousey stopped…

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          • Secondhand smoke scourge of Jam Sebastian

            The case of You Tube sensation Jam Sebastian – who is now fighting for his life after being diagnosed with lung cancer – should serve as an eye-opener for the need to implement stricter tobacco-control measures and address secondhand smoking, health advocates believe. “In one of his interviews on…

            Manila Bulletin

            • China subs outnumber US fleet – admiral

              China is building some “fairly amazing submarines” and now has more diesel- and nuclear-powered vessels than the United States, a top US Navy admiral told US lawmakers on Wednesday, although he said their quality was inferior. Vice Admiral Joseph Mulloy, deputy chief of naval operations for…

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              • CIA Economist: "In 2015, the U.S. economy will..."

                In a tell-all interview, CIA economist, Jim Rickards explains five catalysts that could send the American economy into a 25-year great depression.

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                • Hijacked Indonesian vessel found in Davao

                  An Indonesian cargo vessel that was hijacked a month ago in North Sulawesi, Indonesia has been found stuck in the waters off Mati, Davao Oriental, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported yesterday. PCG spokesperson Armand Balilo said the PCG- Southeastern Mindanao district was informed on Feb. 23…

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                  • Floyd opens training camp

                    Floyd Mayweather will kick off his training for the May 2 super fight with Manny Pacquiao on Monday (Tuesday in Manila). The major players of training camp—Floyd Sr., his uncle Roger, renowned cutman-wraps specialist Rafael Garcia and conditioning coach Alex Ariza—have been told to report for…

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                    • ‘Jolo’ Revilla shot in chest, stable in ICU

                      Actor and Cavite Vice Governor Ramon “Jolo” Revilla, III was rushed to the Asian Hospital and Medical Center in Muntinlupa City yesterday morning due to a bullet wound in the upper right side of the chest, sources close to the young politician said. As of last night, the 26-year-old Revilla, son of…

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                      • Militants want US Marines pulled out of Negros

                        The militant group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) is calling for the pullout of US Marines who arrived in Sagay City, Negros Occidental last Wednesday to train Special Action Force (SAF) commandos and members of the allied forces. The SAF commandos and the allied forces will secure the…

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                        • Best Laptops in 2015 :Yahoo Trending Search

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                          • Demi Lovato: Forget Thigh Gap!

                            Demi Lovato posted a message of empowerment on Instagram on Friday. Demi Lovato posted a bikini shot on Instagram on February 27, 2015 with the caption, ‘Regardless of what society tells you these days… You don’t have to have a thigh gap to be beautiful. It helps to remind myself how far I've…

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                            • Samsung unveils sleek new Galaxy phones to take on Apple

                              By Se Young Lee SEOUL/BARCELONA (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd unveiled its latest Galaxy S smartphones featuring a slim body made from aircraft-grade metal, in a bid to reclaim its throne as undisputed global smartphone leader from Apple Inc. Designed from scratch in an operation dubbed…

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                              • 300 boats of foreign poachers spotted daily in KIG

                                PAG-ASA ISLAND, Palawan – More than 300 boats carrying foreign poachers can be seen every day in the Kalayaan Island Group but could not be arrested by government forces due to lack of equipment, officials said. Kalayaan Mayor Eugenio Bito-onon said poachers from countries like China, Vietnam and…

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                                • 3 Pinays on Forbes power women list

                                  Three Filipina executives, who are all daughters of known business tycoons in the country, made it to Forbes’ list of the 50 most powerful businesswomen in Asia. Teresita Sy-Coson, vice chairman of SM Investments and chairman of BDO Universal Bank, was included in the list for the fourth year in a…

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                                  • Black Friday Discounts Every Day

                                    Brad's Deals features the best deals from thousands of retailers. Black Friday savings year round. Get the day's top 25 deals sent to you now.

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                                    • Rare Roman Tombstone Discovered in England

                                      A 1,800-year-old tombstone was discovered at a Roman cemetery in England this week. Because of its inscription, archaeologists know who was buried in the grave: a 27-year-old woman named Bodica. "It's incredibly rare," Neil Holbrook, of Cotswold Archaeology, told Live Science.

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                                      • Palace backs termination of 16 Chinese with NGCP

                                        Malacañang is standing by the decision of the Department of Energy to terminate the services of 16 Chinese experts at the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines after security concerns were raised. “We’re quite certain that the Department of Energy has arrived at this particular conclusion after a…

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                                        • Abu’s Sahiron wounded in Sulu fighting?

                                          Abu Sayyaf leader Radulan Sahiron could have been among the bandits wounded in a clash in Barangay Buhanginan, Sulu last Friday. What is confirmed is that 25 of them were killed while 27 others were wounded,” a military source in Sulu said. The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has offered…

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                                          • Ex-New York Knick basketball player Anthony Mason dead at 48

                                            The 13-year NBA veteran had severe heart problems, his son, Anthony Mason Jr., said in a statement quoted on the Knicks' web site. "As you all would expect our father - Big Mase - put up an incredible fight," Mason Jr. said. Mason was a 6-foot, 7-inch (two-meter) forward from Tennessee State…

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                                            • 6 Hollywood Good Girls Who Aren't Actually Sweet

                                              Everyone always assumed that these starlets were the good girls in Hollywood, but it turns out they have some skeletons in their closets, too!

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                                              • Chile's president meets with ailing teen who asked to die

                                                Chile's president went to a hospital Saturday to meet with a 14-year-old girl who shocked the country by going on YouTube to plead for the leader to let doctors euthanize her because she is tired of her struggle with cystic fibrosis. A government statement said President Michelle Bachelet talked…

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                                                • Phl now biggest grower of GM crops

                                                  The Philippines is now the twelfth biggest grower of genetically modified (GM) crops. This was achieved in 2014 when 415,000 farmers planted Bt (Basillus thuringionsis) corn in 831,000 hectares, enabling the country to maintain its rank as among the

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                                                  • Revilla’s transfer to BJMP facility pressed

                                                    State prosecutors fueled their bid to transfer detained Sen. Ramon ‘Bong’ Revilla Jr. to a Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) facility even as they asked Philippine National Police (PNP) officer-in-charge Director General Leonardo Espina and other police officials to shed light on an…

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