Teen’s stomach removed after drinking nitrogen cocktail
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A teenager has had her stomach removed in life-saving emergency surgery after she drank a cocktail containing liquid nitrogen during a night out in northern England.
Time to ‘change course’ in Middle East, Romney will say at Virginia Military Institute speech
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Mitt Romney will call for a US change of course in the Middle East on Monday, saying President Barack Obama’s muddled strategy has failed to confront the challenges of extremism.
Gingrich chides Romney on honesty: ‘It’s clear he changed’ on tax cuts
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Former Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich on Sunday admitted that GOP hopeful Mitt Romney had “changed” positions during last week’s debate.
Buddhist nun stops Sotheby’s sale of $1.6 million Chinese painting
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Sotheby’s said on Monday it has cancelled the sale of a Chinese painting by a top-selling artist at its auction in Hong Kong, after its ownership was challenged by a Taiwanese Buddhist nun.
Teacher told Nobel winner John Gurdon career in science was ‘total waste of time’
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Nobel Prize-winning British scientist John Gurdon is often described as the “godfather of cloning” for his work on stem cell research but was once told by his teacher not to pursue a career in science.
O’Reilly post-debate: ‘I’m not going to name’ political assassins
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Republican talk show host Bill O’Reilly refused to name people he referred to as “political assassins” during a Saturday night debate with comedian Jon Stewart.