Friday, April 18, 2014

In the news, Thursday, July 11, 2013


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from Breitbart

CNN Labels Zimmerman 'White Hispanic'

Feds Shake Down Farmer for Free Raisins
A California raisin farmer is facing bankruptcy for defying a law requiring him to give the government a portion of his raisin crop without compensation.

Washington Post Issues Lengthy Correction to Column Ripping Greenwald, Snowden
National security reporter Walter Pincus took to the pages of the Washington Post earlier this week to attack NSA leaker Edward Snowden and by extension Glenn Greenwald, the Guardian reporter who initially broke the story. It is safe to say that the Pincus column was riddled with factual errors, half-truths, and innuendo because the Post has just issued a lengthy three paragraph correction.

Gut Check: The Swarm
So last week some conservative website posted a photo of a beloved conservative. When some readers saw that the picture was doctored, they tweeted an angry alarm (which is what you do these days; you go public with perceived injustice the moment it presents itself). The website blogger made the mistake of responding sarcastically, and his meaningless snark kicked the hive into full gear. A swarm of Internet bees chased him around the backyard that is the web until he finally apologized.

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from CNN

National gay blood drive aims to lift donation ban

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from Fox News (& affiliates)
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from The Jerusalem Post

Ramadan series ‘Khaybar’ is a battle cry against Jews

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from NPR (& affiliates)

If Egypt's Political Crisis Looks Bad, Check Out The Economy

The Man Who Predicted Google Glass Forecasts The Near Future

For Youths, Fewer Homicides But Still Many Deaths

Anonymous Person Posts $500,000 Bond To Free Texas Teen
Justin Carter, the 19-year-old who was arrested and jailed in February after making a Facebook comment about a school shooting, is out of jail.

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from POLITICO
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]

GOP points to taxes on immigration
It’s the latest reason House Republicans say they can’t support the Senate-passed immigration bill: Taxes.

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from PreventDisease.com
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]

Is Apple Cider Vinegar That Powerful of a Health Tonic? Science Says Yes

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from The Spokesman-Review

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