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Are 'Color Revolutions' A New Front In U.S.-Russia Tensions?

7:01am September 23, 2014

by Corey Flintoff

Moscow has been talking lately about "color revolutions" as a new form of warfare employed by the West. The name comes from the Orange and Rose Revolutions in Ukraine and Georgia, respectively, but it's now being applied to popular rebellions such as those in Egypt and Syria. While Russia accuses the West of this kind of subversion, it seems to be following the same playbook in eastern Ukraine.

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POM sued Coca-Cola, claiming that it was losing sales because the label and advertising for its Minute Maid pomegranate-blueberry drink were misleading consumers into believing they were getting a juice combination consisting mainly of pomegranate and blu

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POM Wonderful Wins A Round In Food Fight With Coca-Cola

7:01am September 23, 2014

by Nina Totenberg

By a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court ruled that POM Wonderful's lawsuit against the Coca-Cola Co. may go on. The repercussions of the case for the food and beverage industry are unclear.

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An Islamic State militant, left, stands next to Raqqah residents Sept. 16 as they hold pieces of wreckage from a Syrian war plane after it crashed in the northeast Syrian town.

U.S., Allies Hit Islamic State Targets In Syria, Pentagon Says

10:55pm September 22, 2014

by Eyder Peralta

The Pentagon said it had used fighter, bomber and Tomahawk missiles during the mission launched on Monday.

Treasury Announces New Steps To Reduce Corporate Tax Dodges

7:17pm September 22, 2014

by Eyder Peralta

The Treasury said corporations were increasingly moving their parent companies overseas to dodge U.S. taxes. The Treasury said the practice erodes the tax base.

Why Did Congress Kick The Can On Funding Islamic State Mission?

5:58pm September 22, 2014

by David Welna

The president got approval for his plan to train and equip Syrian opposition fighters, but lawmakers didn't approve funds to pay for it or the broader air campaign.

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Within a day after chicks hatch, they are sorted by sex and shipped to farms. Some will be treated with antibiotics; others will not.

Giving Chickens Bacteria ... To Keep Them Antibiotic-Free

5:56pm September 22, 2014

by Dan Charles

What does it take to get chickens off antibiotics? According to Perdue Farms, an added dose of the "good bacteria" known as probiotics can help crowd out the harmful microbes that make a chicken sick.

A Secret Service police officer stands nears tourists outside the White House on Monday.

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Prosecutor Says White House Intruder Had 800 Rounds Of Ammunition In Car

5:42pm September 22, 2014

by Eyder Peralta

Omar J. Gonzales, 42, jumped a fence and made it past the White House's North Portico doors before being apprehended by the Secret Service.

3 Afghan Army Officers, Who Had Gone Missing, Detained At Canadian Border

2:53pm September 22, 2014

by Scott Neuman

The men are described as senior Afghan army officers who were vetted before being allowed to participate in training exercises. They are not considered a threat, officials say.

Firefighters from the U.S. Forest Service clean up hot spots of the King fire in the El Dorado National Forest near Georgetown, Calif., late last week.

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Largest Of Calif. Wildfires Destroys 10 Homes, Other Structures

2:11pm September 22, 2014

by Scott Neuman

More than 5,500 firefighters are battling the so-called King Fire in the Sierra Nevada forest area. Some 2,800 people have been evacuated.

At a cybersecurity conference in Tel Aviv on Sept. 14, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused the 43 Unit 8200 refusniks of "baseless slander" which "should be condemned."

Snowden Reveal Makes Israeli Spies' Protest An American Issue

11:56am September 22, 2014

by NPR Staff

Forty-three veterans of Unit 8200, Israel's secretive surveillance organization, say they were directed to spy indiscriminately on Palestinians. Were they using intelligence gathered by the NSA?

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