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Gay Christian Network founder: Ex-gay therapy is spiritual abuse
Justin Lee, founder of the Gay Christian Network, said Tuesday he was convinced that so-called ex-gay or reparative therapy didn’t work and was often harmful. Lee was ostracized from his church when...
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Coastal cities in danger as sea levels rise faster than expected
Sea-level rise is occurring much faster than scientists expected – exposing millions more Americans to the destructive floods produced by future Sandy-like storms, new research suggests. Satellite...
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Senate Republicans ‘disturbed’ by Susan Rice’s Benghazi account
Republican senators opened the way for a new showdown with Barack Obama on Tuesday, after an apparently disastrous meeting with UN ambassador Susan Rice that had been intended to smooth her path to...
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TMZ denies obtaining permission to fly drone
On Tuesday, the celebrity and entertainment news website TMZ denied reports that it had obtained permission from the Federal Aviation Administration to fly a drone within the United States. TMZ...
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Ohio Senate kills anti-abortion ‘heartbeat’ bill
Republican Ohio state Senate President Tom Niehaus plans to let an extreme anti-abortion bill falter, according to the Associated Press. Though the Ohio House passed the legislation last year, the...
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Alan Simpson hopes Norquist drowns in a bathtub
During a discussion on the looming fiscal cliff, former Sen. Alan Simpson (R-WY) joked that he hoped anti-tax crusader Grover Norquist drown in a bathtub. Near the end of an interview with MSNBC host...
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Tourists flood New Zealand for The Hobbit debut
WELLINGTON — Huge crowds swarmed into central Wellington for the world premiere of Peter Jackson’s “The Hobbit”, an event that has sparked Middle Earth mania in New Zealand. Presenters on national...
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U.S. again says China not currency manipulator
WASHINGTON — The US Treasury on Tuesday again stopped short of labeling China a currency manipulator, noting gains in the value of the yuan, but said the currency remains “significantly undervalued.”...
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Bob Dole hospitalized, but aide says he is due out soon
WASHINGTON — Former Republican presidential candidate and ex-Senate leader Bob Dole has been hospitalized for something that goes beyond a mere checkup, the current Senate leader Harry Reid said...
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Rick Warren: Same sex marriage like punching a guy in the nose
Megachurch pastor Rick Warren on Tuesday night said that same sex relationships would still be sinful even if they were natural. “It wouldn’t bother me if there was a ‘gay gene’ found,” he told CNN...
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Japanese mobile phone will monitor skin condition
A mobile phone that monitors the user’s skin condition, checking for blemishes and colour, was unveiled in beauty-conscious Japan on Thursday. The “Hada Memori” (skin memory) programme allows women to...
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Chinese demand fuels illegal logging: report
The preservation of the world’s forests “is in China’s hands”, a top environmental campaign group said Thursday, accusing the biggest wood importer and consumer of fuelling the illegal timber trade....
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Sony considering selling battery business
Sony is in talks with suitors including Taiwan’s Hon Hai Precision over the sale of its battery business, a report said, as the Japanese firm tries to repair its dented balance sheet. Sony, which in...
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Al-Qaeda figure killed by drone had been in custody
US-born Islamic cleric Anwar al-Awlaqi, killed in a US drone attack in Yemen last year, had been in US custody at least twice in prior years but was released, a human rights group said. Judicial...
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Colbert tells women how to win the ‘War on Men’
Women don’t need to do more to attract the right guy, Stephen Colbert said Wednesday, they need to do less. “Maybe stop voting. Or stop talking — that’s mysterious,” he offered. “I mean, what are you...
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GAO: Guantanamo can now be closed safely
The Department of Defense and the Department of Justice together have more than enough prison space within the United States to safely and securely house the remaining 166 prisoners currently held in...
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Country star wears Confederate flag for NBC Christmas special
Country music star Trace Adkins on Wednesday wore a tiny Confederate battle flag while singing on on NBC’s nationally-televised Christmas tree-lighting special. During his “Chestnuts Roasting On An...
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Maddow dings GOP for ‘diverse’ all-male leadership picks
As a handy guide for her viewers, MSNBC host Rachel Maddow and her staff put together a clip-n-save style graphic showing the 19 men the GOP had selected so far to chair committees in the House of...
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New liquid nitrogen lamp recreates weather inside your home
By Oliver Wainwright, The Guardian Swiss designers Micasa Lab have created a swirling liquid-nitrogen weather device to enjoy in the comfort of your own home Following the roaring success of the...
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China to be world’s largest film market by 2020
Industry driven by China’s increasingly wealthy population looks set to overtake the US, claims Ernst & Young report China’s film market – already the second biggest in the world – will surpass...
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