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Louisiana lawmakers kill repeal of unconstitutional creationism law
The Louisiana House Education Committee killed a measure to repeal a 1981 creationism law on Wednesday, even though the Supreme Court had ruled it was unconstitutional. “There’s no good reason to keep...
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Radiation measurements suggest new obstacle in human trip to Mars
Astronauts who travel on future missions to Mars would likely be exposed to their lifetime limit of radiation during the trip, not to mention time spent on the Red Planet, scientists said Thursday. The...
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Topless feminist protester goes on trial in Tunisia
A young Tunisian woman with the topless protest group Femen went on trial Thursday for illegal possession of pepper spray, sparking angry Salafist demonstrators to demand she face stiffer charges under...
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Elon Musk: Humanity has two options, become multiplanetary or go extinct
Tech entrepreneur and SpaceX founder Elon Musk on Wednesday discussed his desire to create a self-sustaining human civilization on the planet Mars. “The future of humanity is going to bifurcate in two...
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Conservative minister: Christians can’t drink Starbucks
Evangelical Christian minister and author David Barton recently told an Alabama congregation they couldn’t drink Starbucks because the company was attacking God. “Biblically, there is no way a...
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Fox News host Eric Bolling: Single female breadwinners ‘pushing towards more...
Commenting on the rise of “breadwinner moms,” Fox News host Eric Bolling speculated the socioeconomic development would result in more abortions. “If you read into that study… the reason is exactly...
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All-electric coast-to-coast: Tesla Motors to triple number of supercharger...
The electric car maker Tesla plans to swiftly multiply its supercharger stations across the US so drivers can travel coast to coast without worrying about losing power. CEO Elon Musk said the company...
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Republicans to double spending in effort to convert Latino voters
The Republicans are to double spending at state level in an effort to woo crucial Latino voters for the 2014 elections, the party announced on Thursday. Republicans have been making a big push for the...
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California Senate votes to revoke Boy Scouts tax exempt status
The Boy Scouts of America would lose tax exempt privileges in California under a bill approved Thursday by the state’s Senate. “While the Boy Scouts of America took a step in the right direction to...
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Republican congressman warns of ‘global totalitarians massed in New York City’
Representative Steve Stockman (R-TX) on Thursday portrayed the United Nations as a tyrannical international body intent on grabbing Americans guns. “The right to keep and bear arms is granted by God...
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Google coming out with two new Android phones
Google revealed Thursday that it has two new sophisticated Android smartphones in the works, one of which will have the unprecedented distinction of being made in the United States. An HTC One...
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Hagel accuses China of cyber-espionage
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel accused Beijing of involvement in cyber espionage in a speech at a Singapore security forum attended by Chinese military officials. Stepping up US pressure on China...
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Latvia makes another attempt to catch hacker ‘Neo’
Latvia takes second crack at whistle-blowing 'hacker' Neo (via The Christian Science Monitor) Three years after his whistle-blowing “hack” of Latvian government information as the pseudonymous “Neo,”...
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Istanbul park demolition spurs protests across Turkey
By Constanze Letsch, The Guardian Demonstrations against Erdogan government in several cities as riot officers use tear gas to control protesters in Istanbul Turkey has been engulfed by a series of...
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Maher slams George W. Bush for hypocrisy of ‘nauseating’ ride with disabled...
Hearing that former president George W. Bush went on a motorcycle ride with a group of disabled Iraq war veterans did not sit well with Real Time host Bill Maher on Friday. “I found this to be...
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Watch: Storm chasers in Oklahoma navigate through tornado
Footage released on Friday captured one storm-chasing team’s attempts to drive near Union City, Oklahoma, in the midst of the “supercell”-driven tornadoes that tore through the state on Friday. “Oh my...
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Tar sands project suffers setback as British Columbia rejects pipeline
Canadian province rejects plan for Enbridge Northern Gateway, saying company failed to demonstrate adequate clean-up plan Efforts to expand production from the Alberta tar sands suffered a significant...
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Lou Reed recovering after liver transplant
Musician, 71, underwent life-saving surgery last month in Cleveland, says wife Laurie Anderson Lou Reed, the US songwriter, poet and vocalist with the Velvet Underground, had a liver transplant last...
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Mother and baby among 5 dead in Oklahoma tornadoes
Tornadoes killed at least five people and wreaked massive damage in Oklahoma near the battered city of Moore, still recovering from a monster twister less than two weeks ago. The Oklahoma Medical...
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‘Knights Templar’ among those singled out by U.S. government for suspected...
The United States designated six individuals and groups, including a prominent steroids dealer, for sanctions Friday, freezing their US assets and barring trade with Americans. The Knights Templar of...
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