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Two upstate New York men, one of them said to be a member of the Ku Klux Klan, plotted to build a truck-mounted, industrial-strength X-ray weapon to kill “enemies of Israel” by poisoning them with radiation, federal authorities said Wednesday.

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Joe Posnanski: In some ways, all sports at the highest level are more about mistakes than triumphs. But it’s especially true in pro basketball. A game of mistakes. And the Spurs, shockingly, were not ready for it.

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  Bill Nye the Science Guy is celebrating the 20th anniversary of his science show's debut with an app that puts games, experiments and bow-tie tips on smartphones and tablets.

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A popular blogger and publisher has accused a TSA agent of criticizing his 15-year old daughter for having clothing the agent said was too revealing. On Sunday June 16, Mark Frauenfelder, co-founder of the Boing Boing blog, posted that a TSA agent at LAX had "shamed" his daughter, Sarina, for the outfit she wore that day while traveling.

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