Obama's 'high horse': IS, the Crusades and moral equivalency (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Behold the perils of invoking moral equivalency - even, or perhaps especially, when some of the events in question are separated by 800 years. During a speech Thursday at the National Prayer Breakfast, President Barack Obama leavened his condemnation of the Islamic State's recent atrocities with a word of warning...

TransAsia GE235: Taiwan crash plane 'lost engine power'

Black box data from the TransAsia Airlines turbo-prop plane that crashed in Taiwan has revealed that power was cut to both engines, investigators say. Taiwan's Aviation Safety Council said the engines failed to produce enough thrust for two minutes after take-off. Data suggest that the flight crew tried to stop and restart one of the engines, without success. Flight GE235 carried 58 passengers and crew, at least 35 of whom died when the plane...

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X Factor 2012: Georgia Garrett, Sharon Rose, Charlotte Reavey impress Leona Lewis Click and view (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Georgia Garrett, Sharon Rose and Charlotte Reavey all impressed Leona Lewis on The X Factor tonight. The former X Factor champ was standing in on the panel alongside Gary Barlow, Louis Walsh and Tulisa as auditions hit London’s O2 Area. 17-year-old Georgia...

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'Dawn of the Planet of the Apes' Tops Visual Effects Society Awards

'Big Hero 6' sweeps the animated feature competition. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation Dawn of the Planet of the Apes topped the live action feature competition at the 13th annual Visual Effects Awards, earned three trophies including the top award for outstanding VFX in a VFX-driven feature. See more Hollywood's 100 Favorite FilmsWednesday at the Beverly Hilton, Oscar nominee Apes additionally won trophies for animated...

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Miley Cyrus & Justin Bieber: Did They Hook Up Behind Selena’s Back? Truth

getty View Gallery 69 Photos 0 Talk about DRAMA! Miley Cyrus and Selena Gomez have been feuding for over 5 years over Miley’s supposed hook-up with Justin Bieber behind Selena’s back! HollywoodLife.com got down to the bottom of this scandal — find out the truth! Selena Gomez, 22, is under the assumption that Miley Cyrus, 21, hooked up withJustin Bieber, 20, back in 2010 — but HollywoodLife.com just...

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Islamic State: MPs urge UK to step up fight against jihadists

Continue reading the main story Related Stories Female jihadist 'guide' to life under IS How strong is Islamic State in Libya? Jordan vows 'severe response' to IS The UK's role in fighting Islamic State extremists is "strikingly modest" and should be stepped up, MPs have said. The Defence Select Committee found the UK had carried out 6% of coalition air strikes against the jihadist group and said it was "surprised and deeply concerned"...

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