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How to Survive a Gorilla Charge | National Geographic

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What’s the best way to staty safe when a gorilla is charging at you? ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe About National Geographic: National Geographic is the world’s premium destination for science, exploration, and adventure. Through their world-class scientists, photographers, journalists, and filmmakers, Nat Geo gets you closer to the stories that matter …

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What Privacy? CISPA Passes in Closed Door Vote

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“As US cybersecurity bill CISPA heads to the House Floor for a vote, the White House National Security Council has issued a statement suggesting that the President won’t support it in its current form. “We continue to believe that information sharing improvements are essential to effective legislation,” said NSC spokesperson …

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Jay Z Fires Back with Diss Track to Politicians

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“Jay-Z is none too pleased with lawmakers questioning the validity of his and Beyonce’s recent trip to Cuba, and he’s rapping all about it in a new track called “Open Letter,” released Thursday. Travel to Cuba for the sake of tourism is prohibited under U.S. law and naysayers openly questioned …

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Cengo Unchained Goes Off on Obama

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Don’t drink the Obama Koolaid. That’s what Cenk Uygur wants to remind you. Last year, Cenk was railed on by democrats for saying that Obama couldn’t wait to cut Social Security and entitlements. Now…Obama’s doing just that. He offered it up to the Republicans. Obama is not a progressive president; …

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Coming Soon: The 51st State?

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“Puerto Rico may be getting another status vote. The White House budget submitted to Congress Wednesday includes a $2.5 million appropriation for Puerto Rico to hold another plebiscite on its relationship to the United States. Calling for another vote indicates the Obama administration has rejected the argument that Puerto Ricans …

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Weaksauce Gun Compromise Slammed by NRA

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“Momentum grew for Senate passage of gun legislation when a bipartisan group of senators on Wednesday announced agreement on deals to expand background checks and tighten laws against gun trafficking. The first breakthrough came in a deal on background checks announced by Sens. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), …

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Panasonic plasma, 7-inch Surface, and more – 90 Seconds on The Verge: Thursday, April 11th, 2013

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Patient. Punctual. Patterned. Panelling. Pacific. Panorama. Panopticon. Packaged. Paddock. Paginate. Painterly. Paladin. Pandemic. Palpatine. Palaver. Palette. Pancake. Pantheon. Parable. Parabola. Perfect. More from The Verge: Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=theverge Check out our full video catalog: http://www.youtube.com/theverge/videos Visit our playlists: http://www.youtube.com/theverge/playlists Like The Verge on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/verge Follow on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/verge Follow on …

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