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Thursday, May 28, 2015

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Thieves find brazen way to steal your identity
A criminal could be collecting unemployment benefits under your name right now -- and you wouldn't even know it.

Australia says it would punish wife of an ISIS fighter whose son posed with head
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott says the wife of an Australian ISIS fighter who posted a photo of their son holding a severed head would face the "full severity" of the law if she dared to return home.

U.S.
Texas flood victim: 'It turned the living room into a gigantic washing machine'
The ferocious Blanco River surged into the Perez family's vacation home, blowing the door off its frame.

'Beautiful Mind' mathematician John Nash, wife killed in car crash
John Forbes Nash Jr., the Princeton University mathematician whose life inspired the film "A Beautiful Mind," and his wife died in a car crash Saturday, according to New Jersey State Police.

Long Island family gets racist letter: 'You don't belong here!'
Ronica Copes and her family have lived in their Long Island home for almost two years. But just last week, they received the most unwelcoming letter in the mail:

Man who appeared on MTV arrested on terror charges in Washington
Washington transit police arrested one of the most controversial subjects of the MTV show "Catfish" Wednesday on charges he made "terroristic threats" by calling in false bomb threats and other hoaxes.

WORLD
Why is the U.S. bringing down the hammer on FIFA?
In recent years, FIFA has made news not just for enforcing rules on the soccer field, but also for allegedly breaking them off it.

Behind the scenes: A secret Navy flight over China's military buildup
Take-off is swift on the U.S. Navy's P8-A Poseidon -- there's no slow roll down the runway on military flights -- and within minutes, the turquoise blue of the South China Sea comes into view from the window of America's most advanced surveillance and sub-hunting aircraft.

In show of muscle, Russia conducts military exercise in country's northwest
You flex your muscles and I'll flex mine. Or so it seems to go in international relations these days.

Could Egypt's empty animal mummies reveal an ancient scam?
Tens of centuries ago, animals were increasingly seen as sacred representation of gods in ancient Egypt. Pilgrims would often pay for the mummification of an animal, in return for divine favor or revelation. And so a lucrative industry began (made up of animal keepers, embalmers, priests, and laborers building the cemeteries and catacombs) and, over time, up to 70 million animals were carefully preserved -- or so Ancient Egyptians thought.

BUSINESS
Maybe the U.S. economy isn't tanking after all
Don't believe all of the economic gloom and doom.

For millennials, it's good to be young, rich, and female
Rich, young women are kicking butt.

HEALTH
What is flakka (aka gravel) and why is it more dangerous than cocaine?
It goes by the name flakka. In some parts of the country, it is also called "gravel" because of its white crystal chunks that have been compared to aquarium gravel.

What 'Type A' people want you to know
Ambitious. High strung. Perfectionist.

TECHNOLOGY
Periscope: Four ways it's shaking up media
It's May 2, and in London, the Duchess of Cambridge has entered St. Mary's hospital to give birth to her second child. CNN Royal Correspondent Max Foster is waiting just outside in a crowded press area. He can't do much on TV until the baby is born. Instead, he turns to his phone -- clamped to a mini-tripod perched atop a trash bin -- and chats with thousands of royal fans via livestreaming app Periscope.

Biotech startup creates rhino horns - without rhinos
After 40 million years, the Sun may be setting for one of the world's largest land animals. Three of the five surviving rhino species are critically endangered, poaching rates are off the charts, and the northern white rhino is down to a single representative.

ENTERTAINMENT
Who is B.B. King's family?
B.B. King often said he had just one woman in his life: his guitar, Lucille.

Live from your desk, it's Fey and Poehler action figures!
With this pair of new action figures, you're sure to have a good night and a pleasant tomorrow.

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