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Osama bin Laden Rises From the Dead, Starts Tweeting
Twitter has seen some zany faux-accounts lately, including a NY Bronx Zoo snake escapee, Adolf Hitler and some random guy's liver.
So when Osama Bin Laden rose from the dead and began tweeting via numerous accounts on Sunday night, it was only a little strange.
Mostly, though, it was funny.
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Osama bin Laden Dead: Recapping 24 Unforgettable Hours in History
A late-night announcement made from the White House's East Room on Sunday set the world aflutter, and news of the death of Osama bin Laden quickly spread across the globe.
President Barack Obama announced Sunday night that bin Laden had been killed and his body taken into U.S. custody in Pakistan.
Word of the death of Al Qaeda's leader quickly spread, and politicians, celebrities and athletes began releasing statements while crowds gathered across the country in celebration of bin Laden's death.
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Sports Fans Cheer bin Laden’s Death With “U-S-A!” Chant [VIDEO]
Most people watching ‘ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball’ game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Mets knew that the reason the crowd suddenly erupted into cheers was because they had just found out Osama Bin Laden had been shot dead by American special forces.
The players on the field, however, had no idea. “I really didn’t understand what was going on there for a minute,” said Phillies pitcher Cliff Lee, whose team wound up losing 2 to 1 in 14 innings.
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Newspaper Front Pages Around the US Cover Bin Laden’s Death
Newspapers across the country reacted to the demise of Osama bin Laden on Monday morning, with front page headlines from the triumphant (Newark's "Star-Ledger" quotes Obama's speech with "'Justice Has Been Done'") to the minimal ("Dead," the "Boston Herald" and many others plainly state) to the profane ("
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FBI Updates Most Wanted Lists to Reflect Osama bin Laden’s Death
Now that Osama (Usama) bin Laden has been killed, the FBI has updated its Most Wanted Terrorists list, officially marking him as “DECEASED.”
Nine other terrorists remain on the list, including bin Laden’s deputy, Ayman Al-Zawahiri.
The FBI also updated its 10 Most Wanted Fugitives list to reflect yesterday’s news.
Check out a direct look at the FBI’s Most Wanted Terrorists list after the jump.
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Americans React to News That Osama bin Laden Is Dead [PHOTOS]
The world was brought to a standstill late Sunday evening when President Barack Obama confirmed that terrorist leader Osama bin Laden had been killed by U.S. operatives in Pakistan.
Americans quickly gathere
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Osama bin Laden Killed in Pakistan, President Obama Confirms
In a stunning development, President Barack Obama confirmed late Sunday evening that Osama bin Laden, the leader of terrorist group Al-Qaeda responsible for the Sept. 11 attacks, was killed Sunday in Pakistan.
Obama made the announcement in a televised address shortly after 11:30 PM ET, about an hour after reports of bin Laden’s death had made their way onto the Internet.
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Prince William and Kate Middleton’s Royal Wedding
Prince William and longtime love Kate Middleton tied the knot in a lavish ceremony at London's Westminster Abbey on Friday April 29. Among the 1900 guests were Sir Elton John and husband David Furnish, David and Victoria Beckham, and UK Prime Minister David Cameron and wife Samantha Sheffield. The royal wedding drew a crowd of thousands to the st
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11 Places to Watch the Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton
As you might have heard by now, there's a big giant wedding taking place on Friday and it'll be broadcasted for the entire world to watch.
We're talking, of course, about the Royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton - an affair so big, you can bet your royal chariot that every major news organization in their right mind will show up to cove it.
That's good news for you, since it means you'll be able to watch the festivities, too. Find out how after the jump.
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Hacker May Have Stolen Credit Card Data From PlayStation Users
Millions of PlayStation Network users got the scare of their life yesterday when Sony announced that their personal information, including credit card data and billing addresses, may have been stolen by a hacker.
On its company blog page, Sony said that it believed an "unauthorized person" obtained information from its 77 million-strong user base -- everything from names, to addresses to birth dates.
Also at risk: users' credit-card data.
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Termites Devour Millions Worth of Indian Rupees
Any homeowner with a recent termite infestation will tell you that termites do not discriminate when it comes to feeding time.
A bank in India learned this the hard way after a herd of termites infiltrated their otherwise secure establishment and devoured over 10 million rupees ($220,000) from their own stash.