Surgeons at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine are hoping to within a year perform the first penis transplant in the United States on a young soldier injured by a bomb explosion in Afghanistan, the New York Times reported.
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New York Times in rare front-page editorial calls for outlawing some rifles
The newspaper’s editorial comes three days after Syed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik, a married couple, carried out the mass shooting in San Bernardino with legally-purchased, .223 caliber assault-style rifles. FBI officials have said they are investigating the shooting as an “act of terrorism.”
Cosby testified he was adept at reading romantic cues: NY Times
(NYTIMES.COM / REUTERS) – The New York Times has reported comedian Bill Cosby described himself during a testimony a decade ago as being adept at reading romantic cues.
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Arrested FIFA officials face extradition to U.S. – NY Times
Authorities in Zurich, Switzerland launch an operation to arrest several high-ranking FIFA officials on corruption charges and extradite them to the United States, the New York Times reports.
Jeb Bush marked “Hispanic” on Fla. voter registration form – NYT
Likely Republican presidential contender Jeb Bush, who was popular among Spanish-speaking voters while Florida governor, marked himself as ‘Hispanic’ on a 2009 voter registration application, The New York Times reports.
Twenty-three people charged in New York Medicaid fraud ring
(Next Media Online) – Twenty-three people have been indicted for being part of an alleged Medicaid fraud ring that took advantage of thousands of homeless people in New York to claim millions of dollars from Medicaid.
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China suspected of launching massive cyber attack against GitHub
China (Next Media) – US coding website GitHub says it is facing the largest cyber attack in its history. China is thought to be behind the attack, which began on Thursday and is ongoing.
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Germanwings crash: Pilot locked out of cockpit before crash
More questions surrounding Tuesday’s Germanwings plane crash that killed 150 people have arisen after audio collected from the cockpit voice recorder revealed that one of the pilots was locked outside of the cockpit before the crash.
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Off-duty officer posted alcohol photo before NYC wrong-way crash
USA (Next Media) – A car carrying three off-duty New Jersey police officers collided head-on with a tractor-trailer on a Staten Island highway on Friday, killing one officer and another person in the car.
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