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One Year Later: Americans Targeted by the Obama Administration’s IRS Deserve Justice
Prayer Reaffirmed at the Supreme Court: Town of Greece v. Galloway
In a landmark decision today, the Supreme Court reaffirmed 5-4 that prayer before legislative meetings is constitutional. In debunking one of the greatest myths in Establishment Clause jurisprudence, the Court held that not only is opening such meetings in prayer constitutional, it is not limited to nonsectarian (i.e. generic) prayer. In other words, a prayer “in Jesus name” does not violate the Constitution.
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from Alex Jones (INFOWARS.COM)
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]
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from Allen West
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from AMAC - The Association of Mature American Citizens
The Coming Two-Tier Health System
ObamaCare is already creating one class of care for the poor and middle class and another for the affluent.
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from The American Spectator
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from Ancestry.com
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from Associated Press
CALIFORNIA CITY LOOKS TO SEA FOR WATER IN DROUGHT
Santa Barbara is uniquely positioned with a desalination plant in storage. But getting it humming again won't be as simple as flipping a switch.
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from BBC News (UK)
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from BizPac Review
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from The Blaze
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from Bloomberg
Dow Companies Invest in Clinton -- With One Holdout
The lone holdout: UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH).
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IN OREGON SENATE GOP PRIMARY, BELTWAY FAVORITE VS 'HOMELESS TO HARVARD' UNDERDOG
The Republican Senate primary in Oregon on May 20 is emerging as one of the most interesting races in the country. The seat, currently held by one-term incumbent Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), has suddenly come in play, at least in the minds of some Republican leaders, due in part to the scandals related to the state of Oregon's failed implementation of an Obamacare exchange.
FL TEACHER BANNED BIBLE FROM 'FREE READING' TIME IN CLASSROOM
The Republican Senate primary in Oregon on May 20 is emerging as one of the most interesting races in the country. The seat, currently held by one-term incumbent Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), has suddenly come in play, at least in the minds of some Republican leaders, due in part to the scandals related to the state of Oregon's failed implementation of an Obamacare exchange.
FL TEACHER BANNED BIBLE FROM 'FREE READING' TIME IN CLASSROOM
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from CBC News (Canada)
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Man who went to prison 13 years late ordered released
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from Choice and Truth
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]
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WHO sounds alarm on spread of polio
"If unchecked, this situation could result in failure to eradicate globally one of the world's most serious vaccine preventable diseases," the WHO said in a statement.
How not to celebrate Cinco de Mayo
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Attkisson Charges ‘Well-Orchestrated Strategy' Underway to Diminish Benghazi Coverage
CBS Downplays Ugly Side of Protests Against Condoleezza Rice's Commencement Address
CNN Anchor Don Lemon Endorses Nation of Islam
What If Fox News Instead of MSNBC Had Pulled This Cinco de Mayo Stunt?
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from The Daily Caller
Podesta: Congress Can’t Stop Obama On Global Warming
White House adviser John Podesta told reporters Monday afternoon that President Barack Obama was committed to using executive orders to pass regulations under the Clean Air Act to limit carbon dioxide emissions that they say cause global warming – and there’s nothing Congress can do about it.
Students, It’s Illegal To Wear An American Flag Shirt On Cinco De Mayo
Students in a California school district will not be allowed to wear American flag T-shirts on Cinco de Mayo, due to concerns that such displays of patriotism would inflame racial tensions by offending Mexican students on their holiday.
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from Discovery News
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from East Oregonian
Sister city students may soon reunite
Delegation returns from Minamisoma, Japan
CINCO DE MAYO
Day of celebration puts Hermiston's Latino culture in the spotlight
It was a melting pot of culture, music and food Sunday as Hermiston celebrated Cinco de Mayo a day early. Spanish blended into English and back into Spanish again during the event’s opening ceremonies, which took place between the morning parade and the live music playing all afternoon and into the evening.
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[Information from this site may not be vetted.]
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Facebook Criticized for Promoting Fake Michelle Obama News Items
Facebook was heavily criticized this week for its “Related Articles” algorithm after users who clicked to read a real news story about Michelle Obama on The Boston Globe’s Facebook page were offered two fake stories called “President and First Lady Caught Having S*X in the Oval Office” and “Barack Has Lost All Control Of Michelle.”
Facebook was heavily criticized this week for its “Related Articles” algorithm after users who clicked to read a real news story about Michelle Obama on The Boston Globe’s Facebook page were offered two fake stories called “President and First Lady Caught Having S*X in the Oval Office” and “Barack Has Lost All Control Of Michelle.”
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from Family Tree Magazine
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from The Farmacy
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]
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from Food & Wine
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from Forbes
Putin's 'Human Rights Council' Accidentally Posts Real Crimean Election Results
According to a major Ukrainian news site, TSN.ua, the website of the President of Russia’s Council on Civil Society and Human Rights (shortened to President’s Human Rights Council) posted a report that was quickly taken down as if it were toxic radioactive waste. According to this purported report about the March referendum to annex Crimea, the turnout of Crimean voters was only 30 percent. And of these, only half voted for the referendum–meaning only 15 percent of Crimean citizens voted for annexation.
Reaganomics Vs. Obamanomics: Facts And Figures
According to a major Ukrainian news site, TSN.ua, the website of the President of Russia’s Council on Civil Society and Human Rights (shortened to President’s Human Rights Council) posted a report that was quickly taken down as if it were toxic radioactive waste. According to this purported report about the March referendum to annex Crimea, the turnout of Crimean voters was only 30 percent. And of these, only half voted for the referendum–meaning only 15 percent of Crimean citizens voted for annexation.
Reaganomics Vs. Obamanomics: Facts And Figures
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from Fox News (& affiliates)
Virginia proposal would limit size of gatherings at private homes
Detroit teacher fired after breaking up fight with broom
Detroit teacher fired after breaking up fight with broom
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from Freedom Foundation (WA)
Does increasing the minimum wage stimulate the economy?
"There is simply no evidence' that boosting the minimum wage would stimulate the economy through consumer spending."
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"There is simply no evidence' that boosting the minimum wage would stimulate the economy through consumer spending."
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from The Globe and Mail (Canada)
from The Guardian (UK)
In Islam, there's more than one way to be an 'atheist'
Saudi Arabia has declared atheists to be as bad as terrorists. But does this mean those without faith cannot live happily in the Muslim world?
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from Hartford Courant
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from Health and Happiness
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]
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Mike Lee: What Everybody Ought to Know About the Tax Code in 15-Seconds
Pelosi Calls for Immigration Reform In Honor of Cinco de Mayo
'What Did I Do Wrong?': (Another) Floridian Arrested for Exercising First Amendment Right to Film Police in Public
Sharyl Attkisson: Former Obama Officials Trying to ‘Controversialize’ Benghazi
The Obama Administration's talking points on Benghazi are completely meaningless. Do they think we're that stupid?
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FCC’s grab for new regulatory power could go beyond broadband providers
For years, edge providers — Pandora, Google, LinkedIn, Facebook, WhatsApp, to name just a few — have flourished from the government’s hands-off approach to the Internet. Both Republicans and Democrats championed a structure that allowed the “application layer” of Internet architecture to be free from government intervention, apart from occasional Federal Trade Commission activity. That is now subject to change. A very real threat is that edge providers could fall within the reach of the FCC’s newly invented authority to regulate the Internet under Section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
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Is It Time To Change Our Views Of Adultery and Marriage?
Supreme Court Upholds Prayer At Government Meetings
UN: Spread Of Polio Is A World Health Emergency
Boko Haram Leader Abubakar Shekau Vows To Sell Nigerian Abducted Schoolgirls
Nigeria First Lady Orders Arrest Of Protest Leaders Calling For Return Of 276 Missing Schoolgirls
In Slaviansk, Fighting Breaks Out Between Ukrainian Forces And Rebels
Uninsured Rate Drops To New Low As Obamacare Sign-Ups Surge
The Federal Government Just Ordered A Thousand Pounds Of Marijuana
The U.S. government grows marijuana for research purposes at the University of Mississippi in the only federally legal marijuana garden in the U.S. The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) oversees the cultivation, production and distribution of these crops.
Shailene Woodley Joins The Ranks Of Female Celebs Who Don't Understand Feminism
And this writer does?
Target CEO Resigns Amid Fallout From Massive Data Breach
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Quincy sergeant appeals protection order obtained by police clerk
from Independent Journal Review
Tribal fishing activist Billy Frank Jr. dies
Billy Frank Jr., the tribal fisherman who led the Northwest "fish wars" that helped restore fishing rights for American Indians four decades ago, has died at age 83.
Monkeys Protect Air Base from Bird Strikes
Treasure Hunt: Shipwreck Yields Bonanza of Gold Bars & Coins
Older Than Nazca: Mysterious Rock Lines Marked Way to Ancient Peru Fairs
7 Strange Facts About Quarks
Rare Earthquake Warning Issued for Oklahoma
but see from The Vane:
No, the USGS Did Not Issue an "Earthquake Warning" Today.and see from USGS:
Record Number of Oklahoma Tremors Raises Possibility of Damaging Earthquakes
A Beautiful Mind: Brain Injury Turns Man Into Math Genius
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from IdahoReporter.com
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from iFIBER ONE News (WA)
Quincy sergeant appeals protection order obtained by police clerk
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Get A Free Insider’s Report On the Life of Blasphemy Victims
To be accused of "blasphemy" in Pakistan is to be marked with a figurative scarlet letter. Christians live in constant dread of being accused of blasphemy because an accusation can mean your home being burned to the ground, going into hiding with your family, a death sentence, or a public execution by an angry mob. Download ICC's incredible report on the Christians affected by Pakistan's killer blasphemy laws: http://info.persecution.org/Living-the-Nightmare
90 Percent of 180 Identified Girls Kidnapped by Boko Haram Profess Christianity
International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that Islamic insurgency and U.S.-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) Boko Haram has overwhelmingly abducted self-proclaimed Christians in its raid on a government-sponsored secondary school in Chibok, northern Nigeria. Boko Haram leaders have formally claimed responsibility for the mass kidnapping of 243 school girls and, as reported by the parents of the abducted, Boko Haram is suspected to still be in possession of more than 230 school girls who are being sold into domestic and sexual servitude for as little as $12.00 each.
Boko Haram Claims 243 Girl Abduction, Pledges to Sell Remaining Missing into Domestic Slavery
ICC Note: In a reprehensible video released May 5th, Boko Haram leader and spokesman, Ababukar Shekau, claimed responsibility on behalf of the radical Islamic insurgency and U.S.-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) for the abduction of 243 girls from a government-sponsored secondary school in Northern Nigeria's Christian stronghold, Chibok. Threatening to sell the more than 230 girls still in captivity to human trafficking rings just beyond Nigeria's borders with Chad and Cameroon, Shekau claimed "Allah has instructed [him] to sell them." The video was circulated just a day after the release of a list compiled by affiliates of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) that identifies 163 of the 230 still missing girls as professed Christians.
90% of School Girls Abducted by Boko Haram Militants Are Christians
ICC Note: On the same day a Boko Haram spokesman officially declared the radical insurgency's responsibility for the kidnapping of 243 school girls from a secondary school in Chibok, Northern Nigeria, reports were released detailing the names and religious affiliations of 180 of those abducted. Chibok being one of few remaining Christian strongholds in Nigeria's increasingly Islamized North, more than 90% of the 180 identified girls have been identified as Christians. Confirming allegations the girls were specifically targeted for their faith, the revelation reiterates the specificity with which Boko Haram continues to carry out its campaign of terror against northern Christian populations in its quest to establish a separate Islamic state to be ruled by Sharia.
State Department Turning a Blind Eye to Christian Persecution?
ICC Note: The following article highlights the recommendations made last week to the U.S. State Department regarding the designation of "Countries of Particular Concern." This official designation is reserved for nations that allow or are complicit in particularly severe violations of religious freedom and allows the U.S to potentially impose sanctions on those nations until improvements are made. The State Department has not updated the list since 2006, sending a strong signal that religious freedom is not a critical issue to the United States in its relationship with the rest of the world.
Anti-Christian Rumor Campaign Needs to be Confronted in Bangladesh
ICC Note: The Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) located in eastern Bangladesh are very remote and cut off. This remoteness is only increased by the strict military control exerted over the region by Bangladesh's Muslim majority government. This remoteness has led to Christian ministries being isolated and attacked by Islamic fundamentalists seeking to bring only Islam to the CHT. Please pray for these Christian ministries in CHT.
Pakistani Christians Fleeing Persecution in Thailand Continue to Struggle
ICC Note: As religious extremism and persecution continues to escalate in Pakistan, many Pakistani Christians are selling all of their belongings and fleeing the country in hope of finding freedom. Unfortunately, what they are finding is more suffering. The number of Pakistani refugees in Thailand has recently doubled. Many of these Christians are now suffering because they have no status in Thailand meaning they cannot legally work. Once the funds these Christian families have saved up has run out, they are forced to scrape by just to live. There are a few Christian ministries and NGOs seeking to assist these Christians, but there are not enough resources to help all of the families seeking shelter in Thailand.
ICC Calls on Government of Sudan to Release Christian Mother on Death Row
This morning, International Christian Concern (ICC), a Washington D.C. based non-profit that assists religious minorities facing discrimination for their faith, called upon the government of Sudan to release a pregnant Christian mother facing execution on charges of adultery and apostasy.
Pakistani Court Sets Date for Asia Bibi Blasphemy Appeal
ICC Note: A court in Pakistan has set a new date for the first appeal hearing in the blasphemy case against Asia Bibi. In 2009, Asia was accused and later sentenced to death in 2010 after being falsely accused of blasphemy. After languishing in prison for over four and a half years, Asia's first appeal hearing was set for late February or early March 2014. Since then, the court has delayed the case multiple times. Judges hearing the case say that they are delaying the case because of threats from extremist groups. With the new appeal date set for May 27, only time will tell whether the appeal will actually go through.
To be accused of "blasphemy" in Pakistan is to be marked with a figurative scarlet letter. Christians live in constant dread of being accused of blasphemy because an accusation can mean your home being burned to the ground, going into hiding with your family, a death sentence, or a public execution by an angry mob. Download ICC's incredible report on the Christians affected by Pakistan's killer blasphemy laws: http://info.persecution.org/Living-the-Nightmare
90 Percent of 180 Identified Girls Kidnapped by Boko Haram Profess Christianity
International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that Islamic insurgency and U.S.-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) Boko Haram has overwhelmingly abducted self-proclaimed Christians in its raid on a government-sponsored secondary school in Chibok, northern Nigeria. Boko Haram leaders have formally claimed responsibility for the mass kidnapping of 243 school girls and, as reported by the parents of the abducted, Boko Haram is suspected to still be in possession of more than 230 school girls who are being sold into domestic and sexual servitude for as little as $12.00 each.
Boko Haram Claims 243 Girl Abduction, Pledges to Sell Remaining Missing into Domestic Slavery
ICC Note: In a reprehensible video released May 5th, Boko Haram leader and spokesman, Ababukar Shekau, claimed responsibility on behalf of the radical Islamic insurgency and U.S.-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) for the abduction of 243 girls from a government-sponsored secondary school in Northern Nigeria's Christian stronghold, Chibok. Threatening to sell the more than 230 girls still in captivity to human trafficking rings just beyond Nigeria's borders with Chad and Cameroon, Shekau claimed "Allah has instructed [him] to sell them." The video was circulated just a day after the release of a list compiled by affiliates of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) that identifies 163 of the 230 still missing girls as professed Christians.
90% of School Girls Abducted by Boko Haram Militants Are Christians
ICC Note: On the same day a Boko Haram spokesman officially declared the radical insurgency's responsibility for the kidnapping of 243 school girls from a secondary school in Chibok, Northern Nigeria, reports were released detailing the names and religious affiliations of 180 of those abducted. Chibok being one of few remaining Christian strongholds in Nigeria's increasingly Islamized North, more than 90% of the 180 identified girls have been identified as Christians. Confirming allegations the girls were specifically targeted for their faith, the revelation reiterates the specificity with which Boko Haram continues to carry out its campaign of terror against northern Christian populations in its quest to establish a separate Islamic state to be ruled by Sharia.
State Department Turning a Blind Eye to Christian Persecution?
ICC Note: The following article highlights the recommendations made last week to the U.S. State Department regarding the designation of "Countries of Particular Concern." This official designation is reserved for nations that allow or are complicit in particularly severe violations of religious freedom and allows the U.S to potentially impose sanctions on those nations until improvements are made. The State Department has not updated the list since 2006, sending a strong signal that religious freedom is not a critical issue to the United States in its relationship with the rest of the world.
Anti-Christian Rumor Campaign Needs to be Confronted in Bangladesh
ICC Note: The Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) located in eastern Bangladesh are very remote and cut off. This remoteness is only increased by the strict military control exerted over the region by Bangladesh's Muslim majority government. This remoteness has led to Christian ministries being isolated and attacked by Islamic fundamentalists seeking to bring only Islam to the CHT. Please pray for these Christian ministries in CHT.
Pakistani Christians Fleeing Persecution in Thailand Continue to Struggle
ICC Note: As religious extremism and persecution continues to escalate in Pakistan, many Pakistani Christians are selling all of their belongings and fleeing the country in hope of finding freedom. Unfortunately, what they are finding is more suffering. The number of Pakistani refugees in Thailand has recently doubled. Many of these Christians are now suffering because they have no status in Thailand meaning they cannot legally work. Once the funds these Christian families have saved up has run out, they are forced to scrape by just to live. There are a few Christian ministries and NGOs seeking to assist these Christians, but there are not enough resources to help all of the families seeking shelter in Thailand.
ICC Calls on Government of Sudan to Release Christian Mother on Death Row
This morning, International Christian Concern (ICC), a Washington D.C. based non-profit that assists religious minorities facing discrimination for their faith, called upon the government of Sudan to release a pregnant Christian mother facing execution on charges of adultery and apostasy.
Pakistani Court Sets Date for Asia Bibi Blasphemy Appeal
ICC Note: A court in Pakistan has set a new date for the first appeal hearing in the blasphemy case against Asia Bibi. In 2009, Asia was accused and later sentenced to death in 2010 after being falsely accused of blasphemy. After languishing in prison for over four and a half years, Asia's first appeal hearing was set for late February or early March 2014. Since then, the court has delayed the case multiple times. Judges hearing the case say that they are delaying the case because of threats from extremist groups. With the new appeal date set for May 27, only time will tell whether the appeal will actually go through.
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from KATU News (Portland)
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from KGW-TV (Portland)
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from KHQ Local News (Spokane)
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from KING 5 (Seattle)
Tribal fishing activist Billy Frank Jr. dies
Billy Frank Jr., the tribal fisherman who led the Northwest "fish wars" that helped restore fishing rights for American Indians four decades ago, has died at age 83.
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from KOIN Local 6 News (Portland)
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from KOMO News (Seattle)
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from KREM 2 News (Spokane)
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from LiveScience
Monkeys Protect Air Base from Bird Strikes
Treasure Hunt: Shipwreck Yields Bonanza of Gold Bars & Coins
Older Than Nazca: Mysterious Rock Lines Marked Way to Ancient Peru Fairs
7 Strange Facts About Quarks
Rare Earthquake Warning Issued for Oklahoma
but see from The Vane:
No, the USGS Did Not Issue an "Earthquake Warning" Today.and see from USGS:
Record Number of Oklahoma Tremors Raises Possibility of Damaging Earthquakes
A Beautiful Mind: Brain Injury Turns Man Into Math Genius
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from MEDIAite
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from Media Matters for America
from Money Talks News
Save Thousands by Cutting Dying Tech From Your Life
Think You Couldn’t Hate the Cable Company More?
Interest Rates Expected to Spike on Student Loans
Worse for Workers Than McDonald’s: Subway
After Subway, McDonald’s and Dunkin’ Donuts are the next most frequent wage violators in the fast-food industry.
7 Bad Pieces of Get-Out-of-Debt Advice
10 Weed Killers Made From Stuff Around the House
Homemade weed killers that are cheaper (and safer!) than herbicides.
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from Mother Nature Network
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from National Geographic
Andean Rock Art Pointed to Festival Sites in 300 B.C.
Human-made rock formations in Peru are older than famed Nasca lines.
Rare Goblin Shark Caught in Gulf of Mexico
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Texas Is Permanently Shutting Abortion Clinics and the Supreme Court Can't Do Anything About It
Regardless of what the judicial system does with Texas’s antiabortion law, its on-the-ground effects are unlikely to be reversed.
House to Advance Bill to End Mass NSA Surveillance
The USA Freedom Act, with more than 140 cosponsors, will get a vote in the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday.
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from Natural Society
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]
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from NBC News (& affiliates)
Fungus that Causes Fever Found in Washington State
Officials for Washington State University say the fungus can cause an illness called valley fever. The fungus is normally found in semiarid parts of the Southwest.
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Officials for Washington State University say the fungus can cause an illness called valley fever. The fungus is normally found in semiarid parts of the Southwest.
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from The New Republic
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from Newsmax
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from New York Daily News
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from New York Magazine
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from New York Times
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from NPR (& affiliates)
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from NWCN (ID-OR-WA)
Mold found at Boise's Darigold processing facility
Supreme Court upholds prayer at government meetings
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from The Oregonian
Billy Frank Jr., longtime Northwest tribal fishing activist, dies at 83
9-year-old led away in handcuffs by Portland police prompts outrage, push for policy changes
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from PBS (& affiliates)
Mouse Experiments Hint at Fountain of Youth in Young Blood
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Do-It-Yourself Brain Protection
When researchers reviewed studies of the effects of exercise on older people with dementia, they found good evidence that it improves their cognitive functioning and boosts their abilities at fulfilling normal, daily activities that have been severely impaired.
Tech Giants Defy Government Demands For Secret Electronic Data Mining
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from POLITICO
Massachusetts ditches RomneyCare health exchange
Romneycare’s pioneering health insurance exchange is headed for the scrap heap. Bay State officials are taking steps this week to junk central parts of their dysfunctional health insurance exchange — the model for President Barack Obama’s health care law — and merge with the Federal enrollment site Healthcare.gov.
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Rise, O Machines: Why Hollywood's Best Robot Stories Are About Slavery
IBM's Watson Can Now Argue For You
The supercomputer has been programmed to lay out the pros and cons of an argument.
Kill Switches Will Save Your Smartphone
With smartphone theft on the rise, we need remote-wipe features more than ever.
Reemergence Of Polio Is A Global Health Risk
After major milestones in polio eradication, the World Health Organization warns that the virus has been regaining ground.
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Romneycare’s pioneering health insurance exchange is headed for the scrap heap. Bay State officials are taking steps this week to junk central parts of their dysfunctional health insurance exchange — the model for President Barack Obama’s health care law — and merge with the Federal enrollment site Healthcare.gov.
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from Popular Science
Rise, O Machines: Why Hollywood's Best Robot Stories Are About Slavery
IBM's Watson Can Now Argue For You
The supercomputer has been programmed to lay out the pros and cons of an argument.
Kill Switches Will Save Your Smartphone
With smartphone theft on the rise, we need remote-wipe features more than ever.
Reemergence Of Polio Is A Global Health Risk
After major milestones in polio eradication, the World Health Organization warns that the virus has been regaining ground.
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from Press TV (Iran)
from PreventDisease.com
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]
6 Body Parts Doctors Think Are Useless: How Little Do They Know
[this article is very misleading]
6 Body Parts Doctors Think Are Useless: How Little Do They Know
[this article is very misleading]
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from RedState
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Evolution in species may reverse predator-prey population cycles
Populations of predators and their prey usually follow predictable cycles. When the number of prey increases -- perhaps as their food supply becomes more abundant -- predator populations also grow. When the predator population becomes too large, however, the prey population often plummets, leaving too little food for the predators, whose population also then crashes. Co-evolutionary changes in species may reverse traditional predator-prey population cycles, creating the appearance that prey are eating the predators, according to a new study.
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Let's Call It 'Climate Disruption,' White House Science Adviser Suggests (Again)
First there was “global warming.” Then many researchers suggested “climate change” was a better term. Now, White House science adviser John Holdren is renewing his call for a new nomenclature to describe the end result of dumping vast quantities of carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping gases into Earth’s atmosphere: “global climate disruption.”
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Evolution in species may reverse predator-prey population cycles
Populations of predators and their prey usually follow predictable cycles. When the number of prey increases -- perhaps as their food supply becomes more abundant -- predator populations also grow. When the predator population becomes too large, however, the prey population often plummets, leaving too little food for the predators, whose population also then crashes. Co-evolutionary changes in species may reverse traditional predator-prey population cycles, creating the appearance that prey are eating the predators, according to a new study.
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from Science Insider
Let's Call It 'Climate Disruption,' White House Science Adviser Suggests (Again)
First there was “global warming.” Then many researchers suggested “climate change” was a better term. Now, White House science adviser John Holdren is renewing his call for a new nomenclature to describe the end result of dumping vast quantities of carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping gases into Earth’s atmosphere: “global climate disruption.”
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from Slate
If Your Veterinarian Offers Acupuncture, Find a Different Vet
Sticking needles in your dog won’t make it feel better.
Let Us Pray
The Supreme Court gives its blessing for prayer at town meetings. Get ready for a lot more Jesus in your life.
Unprepared
Rob Lowe on sending his son off to college.
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from Space.com (& CollectSpace)
New 'Meteor Storm' from Comet May Light Up Night Sky This Month
On May 23 and May 24, Earth should plow through debris shed by Comet 209P/LINEAR, astronomers say. These extraterrestrial particles could give stargazers an incredible show as they burn up in the planet's atmosphere — or the anticipated fireworks may fizzle out.
SpaceX's Innovative Reusable Rocket Soars to 3,300 Feet and Lands Safely
Brilliant Daytime Fireball Streaks Over Canada, New York
A brilliant fireball surprised some skywatchers Sunday (May 4) when it streaked across the daytime sky over Toronto in a celestial fireworks display caught on camera by lucky motorists.
Alan Shepard: First American in Space
Alan Shepard became the first American in space when the Freedom 7 spacecraft blasted off from Florida on May 5, 1961. Ten years later, Shepard would leave Earth's atmosphere again to become the fifth man to walk on the moon — and the first one to play golf there.
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Brilliant Daytime Fireball Streaks Over Canada, New York
A brilliant fireball surprised some skywatchers Sunday (May 4) when it streaked across the daytime sky over Toronto in a celestial fireworks display caught on camera by lucky motorists.
Alan Shepard: First American in Space
Alan Shepard became the first American in space when the Freedom 7 spacecraft blasted off from Florida on May 5, 1961. Ten years later, Shepard would leave Earth's atmosphere again to become the fifth man to walk on the moon — and the first one to play golf there.
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China plans for North Korean regime collapse leaked
Beijing's lack of faith in rule of Kim Jong-un exposed in contingency plans to detain key North Korean leaders, set up border refugee camps and respond to "foreign forces"
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from Think Progress
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from Time
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from The Times of India
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from USA Today
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from The Wall Street Journal
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from The Washington Examiner (DC)
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from The Washington Free Beacon (DC)
Read the Confidential Document Left Behind at the Democracy Alliance Meeting
A list of new members of the Democracy Alliance offers a revealing look into the secret group of liberal billionaires
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from The Washington Policy Center (State)
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from The Washington Post (DC)
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from The Washington Times (DC)
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from The Week
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from The Weekly Standard
Kerry on Religion: 'Not the Way I Think Most People Want to Live'
Flight of the Warthog
The fight to keep the A-10 flying continues and those who believe in the ugly bird saw their high opinion of it validated recently when, as David Axe of War Is Boring writes: "Two squadrons of A-10 Warthog attack planes scored a military record in Louisiana in March, shooting down unprecedented numbers of “enemy” aircraft during an intensive war game."
Super PAC with McConnell Ties Attacking Nebraska Tea Party Candidate Ben Sasse
With the Nebraska Republican Senate primary a week from tomorrow, outside money is flowing into the state to take down the race's frontrunner, Midland University president Ben Sasse. And the provenance of the money attacking Sasse is especially curious--a super PAC with strong ties to senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell.
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from The Western Center for Journalism
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World Health Organization: Antibiotic Resistance Grave Global Problem
Chunks of Halley’s Comet Turn Into Spectacular Meteor Shower
5 Bitcoin Projects That Could Make Payments Far More Anonymous
Why Kickstarter Doesn’t Want You to Profit From Your Donations
The Unfinished Science Behind the New Wave of Electrical Brain Stimulation
Does This Brain Research Prove That Humiliation Is the Most Intense Human Emotion?
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from The Wenatchee World (WA)
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from The Western Center for Journalism
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from WIRED
Chunks of Halley’s Comet Turn Into Spectacular Meteor Shower
5 Bitcoin Projects That Could Make Payments Far More Anonymous
Why Kickstarter Doesn’t Want You to Profit From Your Donations
The Unfinished Science Behind the New Wave of Electrical Brain Stimulation
Does This Brain Research Prove That Humiliation Is the Most Intense Human Emotion?
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from WND (World Net Daily)
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from Yahoo News
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from Yakima Herald-Republic
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from YouTube
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from Zero Hedge
from 12Tribe Films Foundation
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from 100 Percent FED Up
RED RIVER RUMBLE: FEDS MOVE TO TAKE UP TO 3 MILES OF LAND FROM TEXAS
NEW BENGHAZI DOCUMENTS "SIGNIFICANTLY" DOCTORED
Speaker Boehner this afternoon confirmed that Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC) is his choice to head the Select Committee to investigate the Benghazi.
SUPREME COURT NARROWLY RULES IN FAVOR OF PRAYER
________NEW BENGHAZI DOCUMENTS "SIGNIFICANTLY" DOCTORED
Speaker Boehner this afternoon confirmed that Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC) is his choice to head the Select Committee to investigate the Benghazi.
SUPREME COURT NARROWLY RULES IN FAVOR OF PRAYER
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