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Obama Says Russia Isolated, Putin 'Scaring' Neighbors Wednesday December 3 rd , 2014  at  7:45 PM Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty 1 Share Wednesday, December 03, 2014 Russia Obama Says Russia Isolated, Putin 'Scaring' Neighbors Print Share: U.S. President Barack Obama (left) says the really challenging part is that Russian President Vladimir Putin's actions, such as annexing Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula, are politically popular within Russia. Related Articles Putin's Luck Runs Out Russia Defiant Over Halting South Stream South Stream Ends As West, Russia Clash Over Values Five Things That Vladimir Putin And Recep Tayyip Erdogan Have In Common December 03, 2014 U .S. President Barack Obama says he does not think Russian President Vladimir Putin will change his course until the politics in Russia catch up to the damage be

M.N.: The suspect on the video exhibits male posture, gate and the pattern of movements.  Police investigate the mysterious stabbing death of an American teacher in an Abu Dhabi bathroom Wednesday December 3 rd , 2014  at  7:20 PM 1 Share Police are investigating the fatal stabbing of a 37-year-old American teacher in a bathroom of an upscale mall in Abu Dhabi on Monday. Abu Dhabi police released video footage Wednesday of a suspect wearing a traditional black abaya, which covers the entire body, and a niqab covering the face except for the eyes, as the person enters and flees the Boutik Mall before and after the incident. DISCRETION ADVISED: Security footage released by the Abu Dhabi police shows a suspect entering and exiting the mall. It includes some images of the crime scene. An American kindergarten teacher was stabbed to death in a mall in Abu Dhabi, UAE, according to Abu Dhabi Interior Ministry. The police released a surveillance vide

The NYT's complaint: the gray old lady ain't happy about the new emerging competition: the drones' reports might be not as dull and mechanical as her "writers'":  Drones Misbehaving | The New York Times - YouTube Wednesday December 3 rd , 2014  at  7:06 PM 1 Share Published on Dec 3, 2014 Drones are now soaring beyond their practical and recreational uses and are landing firmly in the hands of troublemakers and pranksters. Produced by: Ashley Maas Read the story here:  http://nyti.ms/1yaKi8h

Network Front | The Guardian Ben Okri wins bad sex in fiction award for scene featuring rocket going off Today, December 3rd 3:01pm ·   Mark Tran · bad sex award ben okri fiction awards and prizes books sex culture uk news Shared by  1  person An “ecstatic” love scene featuring a stray rocket going off somewhere in the night has earned  Ben Okri , winner of several prestigious literary awards, a more ambiguous trophy – the Literary Review Bad Sex in Fiction award. The Age of Magic, Okri’s 10th novel, follows a team of filmmakers, shooting a documentary about the idea of Arcadia, who wind up in a hotel by a lake in the shadow of a looming mountain. The 1991 Booker winner scooped the prize for a love scene involving Lao, the film’s presenter, and Mistletoe, his girlfriend. “When his hand brushed her nipple it tripped a switch and she came alight. He touched her belly and his hand seemed to burn through her. He lavished on h