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IBM's supercomputer codenamed "Watson" just defeated two of Jeopardy's greatest human players in a battle that pitted man vs. machine on the popular game show Jeopardy!

During a demonstration round Thursday, "Watson" won against the show's two most successful and celebrated contestants - Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter.

China hits back on U.S. human rights

Beijing, China (CNN) -- China criticized a "woeful" human rights record in the United States on Friday, a day after a U.S. report said Beijing's own record is getting worse, with harsh crackdowns on dissidents.

"The United States' tarnished human rights record has left it in no state -- whether on a moral, political or legal basis -- to act as the world's 'human rights justice,' " China said in an annual report on U.S. human rights.

A Canadian woman has launched a human rights complaint against the city of Ottawa for refusing to let her to park in front of her home in a historic district, a court spokeswoman said Wednesday. Property rights are human rights, so she's got that much right, right?

Book interview provides a history of 'human rights'. Who made up the definitive list, who is the keeper of the list, where does the concept come from?

You will be surprised to know that the concept of 'human rights' is a very young one, what started in the 1970's and re-emerged in the 1990's has deep historical, religious and legal roots. Samuel also weighs in on current events in North Africa and Europe from his perspective as a historian.

Scientists have created more than 150 human-animal hybrid embryos in British laboratories. Which can, and probably will, enhance medical science if allowed.

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ORWELL'S WARNING: THE GREATEST AMERIKAN PARADOX

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NRA: Stop Helping Human Rights Abusers Get Weapons!

Children -- no matter where they live -- must be kept safe from gun violence. The United Nations is preparing to finalize a treaty that would help to do just that by helping to stem the flow of weapons to human rights abusers. The National Rifle Association (NRA) leadership is standing in the way of these efforts by waging a campaign of misinformation and lies to force the U.S. government to oppose the treaty.

The Arizona state Senate on Thursday passed a bill making it illegal for a person to “intentionally or knowingly creating a human-animal hybrid.”

Let's say for whatever reason you're the first human ever to make alien contact, here is probably what you should do