Native American “code talkers” who used their indigenous languages to keep critical military secrets from World War II enemies are finally getting their due in Congress, decades after their heroism. Twenty-four years ago France bestowed its highest civilian honor on American Indians who...
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Congress to honor Native American ‘code talkers’ who helped beat WWII Germany
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Church of England backs women bishops in principle
The Church of England’s national assembly on Wednesday gave strong backing to the principle of allowing women to serve as bishops. The General Synod voted 378 to eight in favour of the move, clearing the way for a possible vote next year which could bring the measure into Church legislation.
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Ancient humans interbred with Neanderthals and mystery species in ‘Lord of the Rings’ world
Ancient humans interbred with Neanderthals, Denisovans and a mystery species that may have originated in Africa and migrated to Asia, paleontologists said this week. Improved genome sequencing from two extinct human relatives suggests the forerunners to modern humans intermingled with one another...
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Texas cops force drivers off the road to give DNA to federal contractors
Police in Fort Worth, Texas apologized this week after officers forced drivers off the road so federal contractors could test their saliva, blood and breath tested for a study on driving while impaired. Kim Cope contacted KXAS after she was pulled over because she said it “just doesn’t...
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Bill Maher to O’Donnell: Christians have it all wrong, lots of atheists love Christmas
Bill Maher stopped by Lawrence O’Donnell’s MSNBC show “The Last Word” on Tuesday night to discuss the current civil war in the Republican Party and the further misadventures of half-term Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R). The two men began the segment by discussing Toronto’s...
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Voters soundly reject Albuquerque abortion limits in near-record turnout
Voters in Albuquerque overwhelmingly rejected a measure Tuesday that would have banned abortions after 20 weeks. With record-breaking turnout for a special election, the nation’s first citywide measure to limit abortions fell by about 55 percent to 47 percent. More than 87,000 voters, roughly a...
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George W. Bush: I’m ‘not too worried’ about how history will judge me
In an appearance on the “Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” former President George W. Bush told Leno that he isn’t particularly concerned about what history will make of his legacy and that right now he is happy concentrating on his painting. Bush said that he made a conscious decision...
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Bitcoin value jumps after mostly positive Senate hearing
Call it a speculative bubble or the rise of a currency of the future: the bitcoin jumped in value Tuesday after US authorities appeared to give the virtual money their blessing. The electronic currency that is suspected of being used for illicit transactions on the Internet reached a value of $900...
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People magazine crowns ‘Maroon 5′ frontman Adam Levine ‘Sexiest Man Alive’
Tattooed ‘Maroon 5′ frontman Adam Levine has been named People’s “Sexiest Man Alive,” the magazine revealed late Tuesday. “As a musician, you have fantasies that you want to win Grammys, but I didn’t really think that this was on the table,” Levine,...
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Sens. Sanders and Warren hold hearing on how income inequality literally kills people
Senators Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) held a hearing on Wednesday to investigate how the growing disparity between the rich and the poor impacts mortality and health. Watch video below:
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Pennsylvania cops Taser handcuffed 14-year-old in the face ‘for his safety’
A mother in Pennsylvania is threatening to sue after officers shocked her 14-year-old son in the face with a Taser while he was handcuffed. Mother Marissa Sargeant showed WCAU graphic photos of what the boy’s face looked like after he was arrested with an older relative for retail theft at a...
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McDonald’s to employees: Break your food into small pieces to feel full and sell your Christmas presents for cash
The fast-food giant McDonald’s is urging employees to break up food into smaller pieces to feel full or sell their Christmas presents for extra money. The restaurant chain made the recommendations on its “McResource” employee website to help workers manage stress, health and finances. The company...
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Maddow mocks right wingers over substance-free ‘Under God’ Obama attack
On her show on Tuesday night, MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow dedicated a segment to laughing at right-wing pundits and provocateurs for their most recent attack on President Barack Obama. Fox News, Rush Limbaugh and the websites Breitbart.com and the Daily Caller accused Obama of omitting the words...
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Britain to join U.S. in ending coal power support abroad
Britain said Wednesday it would join the United States in a charge to curb financial aid for building coal-fired power plants abroad. The announcement was made at UN climate talks in Warsaw where the fossil fuel — the biggest single contributor to global warming — has been at the centre...
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Republican congressman Trey Radel pleads guilty to cocaine possession
First-term US congressman Trey Radel pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges of cocaine possession and was sentenced to one year of supervised probation. The Florida Republican, 37, was arraigned in Washington DC Superior Court on the misdemeanor charge of possession of a controlled substance....
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Michigan man misses at suicide attempt and fatally shoots woman instead
A Michigan woman is dead after a man attempted to kill himself and accidentally shot her instead, according to Traverse City police. Television station UpNorthLive reported that police responded to a 9-1-1 call at around 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday night. A 33-year-old male told dispatchers that his...
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Councilors lock Toronto crack mayor Rob Ford out of city hall
The locks at Toronto City Hall have been changed, and boxes were packed in the mayor’s staff offices ahead of his handover of powers to his deputy Wednesday. “The locks have been changed, security has been changed, everything’s been changed,” Deputy Mayor Norm Kelly said at...
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Nobel-winning ‘father of genomics’ Fred Sanger dies aged 95
British biochemist Frederick Sanger, the “father of genomics” who won two Nobel prizes, has died aged 95, the Cambridge research institute that bears his name announced Wednesday. “Sad news: Fred Sanger, after whom we’re named, has died. The legacy of this modest man is...
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Joe Rogan: Same-sex marriage foes are ‘weak-*ss b*tches posing as men’
Actor and comedian Joe Rogan called opponents of same-sex marriage “weak-*ss b*tches” with arguments so terrible they seem intended to discredit their beliefs. Rogan, who appeared in the NBC sitcom “NewsRadio” and hosted the network’s “Fear Factor” reality show, was...
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Colbert congratulates guest Santorum on appealing to ‘not enough people to win’
Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum (R) paid a visit to “The Colbert Report” to promote his new film, “The Christmas Candle” on Tuesday night. The erstwhile presidential candidate turned conservative film mogul talked about the 2016 presidential race, his definition of...
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