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Today On About.com: Vacay on a Budget, How Awesome is iOS 8, and 11 Products for Perfect Summer Hair
Summer Vacay: Breaks That Won’t Break the Bank
Peeling Hard Boiled Eggs #TheStruggle
8 Gifts High School Grads Will Love (Really)
14 Awesome New Features of iOS8
What All Thyroid Patients Need to Know
11 Products for Perfect Summer Hair
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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
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from The American Spectator
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Laos Draws Ire of Neighbors With Mekong River Dam Plans
Laos will push ahead with its ambition to become the “battery of Southeast Asia,” planning a Mekong River dam that has drawn opposition from neighbors and threatens to involve China and the U.S.
Laos will push ahead with its ambition to become the “battery of Southeast Asia,” planning a Mekong River dam that has drawn opposition from neighbors and threatens to involve China and the U.S.
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from Choice and Truth
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]
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from The Christian Science Monitor
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from CNN
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from CNSNews.com (& MRC & NewsBusters)
MSNBC's Matthews Hits Obama for Violating Law with Bergdahl-Taliban Prisoner Swap
ABC Ignores Own Poll Showing Majority of Americans Support Benghazi Select Committee
On Tuesday, June 3 the latest Washington Post-ABC News poll found that 51 percent of Americans support the formation of a select committee to investigate the terrorist attack in Benghazi.
NBC's Gregory to Ben Carson: 'Very Highly Charged' to Demand Gov't Follow Constitution
Obama Compares His Actions to Washington, Lincoln, FDR
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from Crosscut
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3 Times The Obama Administration Has Been Humiliated By Foreign Leaders Since 2013
Rubio: Obama ‘Believes He’s Become A Monarch Or An Emperor’
Florida Republican Senator Marco Rubio savaged President Obama for his failure to notify Congress about the release of five Taliban prisoners from Guantanamo Bay as the law requires, claiming the president “believes somehow he’s become a monarch or an emperor.”
Asteroids that buzz Earth
Cool infographic showing asteroids that will come closest to Earth in the next 200 years.
What you need to know about derechos
A derecho is a violent storm system that can produce widespread wind damage across a large area. It’s usually associated with a rapidly moving band of showers and thunderstorms.
Chang to pay victims’ families $506k
Murderer Lukah Chang now faces more than half a million dollars in restitution — in addition to 35 years to life in prison.
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Rubio: Obama ‘Believes He’s Become A Monarch Or An Emperor’
Florida Republican Senator Marco Rubio savaged President Obama for his failure to notify Congress about the release of five Taliban prisoners from Guantanamo Bay as the law requires, claiming the president “believes somehow he’s become a monarch or an emperor.”
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from Downtrend.com
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from DW (English)
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from EarthSky
Asteroids that buzz Earth
Cool infographic showing asteroids that will come closest to Earth in the next 200 years.
What you need to know about derechos
A derecho is a violent storm system that can produce widespread wind damage across a large area. It’s usually associated with a rapidly moving band of showers and thunderstorms.
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from East Oregonian
Chang to pay victims’ families $506k
Murderer Lukah Chang now faces more than half a million dollars in restitution — in addition to 35 years to life in prison.
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from Examiner.com
[Information from this site may not be vetted.]
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from Facecrooks (& Bitdefender)
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from Family Tree Magazine
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from The Farmacy
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]
12 Reasons Why Apple Cider Vinegar Will Revolutionize Your Health
12 Reasons Why Apple Cider Vinegar Will Revolutionize Your Health
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*from The Federalist Papers
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from Food & Wine
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from Forbes
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from Fox News (& affiliates)
O'Reilly Blasts Obama Admin: 'Morons' for Saying Bergdahl Served With Honor
Sen. Cruz: How Many Will Lose Their Lives Because of Taliban Swap?
Sen. Cruz: How Many Will Lose Their Lives Because of Taliban Swap?
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from FrontPage Magazine
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from Gawker
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]
Sharyl Attkisson Blows Bush-Era Scandal Wide Open
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from The Globe and Mail (Canada)
from Greatist
The Best Foods for Your Brain
(And Why We Might Owe Fat an Apology)
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from The Guardian (UK)
Stuart Franklin: how I photographed Tiananmen Square and 'tank man'
The Magnum photographer tells his story of the 1989 protests, from peaceful demonstration to bloody crackdown, the iconic 'tank man' – and how hamburgers gave him his big break
Tiananmen Square 1989 – in pictures
Magnum photographer Stuart Franklin witnessed, and recorded, the protests in Beijing's Tiananmen Square 25 years ago.
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from Hartford Courant
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from The Heritage Foundation (The Foundry)
How Obama Should Have Handled Benghazi
President Obama had a perfect model for how to respond to the scandal in the wake of the terrorist attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi. He could have turned to the actions of another president—Ronald Reagan—to show him how to quickly regain the trust and confidence of Congress and the American people. The 1986 Iran-Contra affair represented the most significant and potentially disruptive political crisis of the Reagan presidency.
How the New Benghazi Committee Can Drive the Investigation Forward
This Movie Could Teach D.C. Politicians How to Budget Better
Much of the U.S. budget is flying on auto-pilot and on course to crash. Congress should grab hold of the steering yoke.
3 States Push Back Against Common Core
Following Indiana’s lead, state legislatures in Oklahoma, South Carolina and Missouri have approved measures to exit and replace the national standards and tests known as Common Core.
Ted Cruz: Proposed Amendment ‘About Politicians Silencing Citizens’
The Senate Judiciary Committee today held a hearing to discuss a constitutional amendment aimed at allowing lawmakers to limit spending on political campaigns by giving Congress the power to regulate “the raising and spending of money and in-kind equivalents with respect to federal elections.” The amendment, which was proposed by Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M., has been endorsed by 41 Democratic senators.
Don’t Insult the Poles, Mr. President
President Barack Obama has an appalling track record when it comes to insulting Poland, a key U.S. ally in Eastern Europe.
See How Cronyism Affects You—in Less Than 90 Seconds
Exclusive: Sharyl Attkisson on Journalism’s Very Dangerous Trend
Sharyl Attkisson, an award-winning investigative reporter who resigned from CBS News earlier this year, says the news media are heading down a dangerous path with attempts to “censor or block stories” that don’t align with their preferred agenda.
A Trip to the DMZ and My Face-to-Face Encounter With Communism
Commentary by Jim DeMint. At the heart of the longest continuing cease-fire in American history, the divisions between North and South Korea are stark.
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President Obama had a perfect model for how to respond to the scandal in the wake of the terrorist attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi. He could have turned to the actions of another president—Ronald Reagan—to show him how to quickly regain the trust and confidence of Congress and the American people. The 1986 Iran-Contra affair represented the most significant and potentially disruptive political crisis of the Reagan presidency.
How the New Benghazi Committee Can Drive the Investigation Forward
This Movie Could Teach D.C. Politicians How to Budget Better
Much of the U.S. budget is flying on auto-pilot and on course to crash. Congress should grab hold of the steering yoke.
3 States Push Back Against Common Core
Following Indiana’s lead, state legislatures in Oklahoma, South Carolina and Missouri have approved measures to exit and replace the national standards and tests known as Common Core.
Ted Cruz: Proposed Amendment ‘About Politicians Silencing Citizens’
The Senate Judiciary Committee today held a hearing to discuss a constitutional amendment aimed at allowing lawmakers to limit spending on political campaigns by giving Congress the power to regulate “the raising and spending of money and in-kind equivalents with respect to federal elections.” The amendment, which was proposed by Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M., has been endorsed by 41 Democratic senators.
Don’t Insult the Poles, Mr. President
President Barack Obama has an appalling track record when it comes to insulting Poland, a key U.S. ally in Eastern Europe.
See How Cronyism Affects You—in Less Than 90 Seconds
Exclusive: Sharyl Attkisson on Journalism’s Very Dangerous Trend
Sharyl Attkisson, an award-winning investigative reporter who resigned from CBS News earlier this year, says the news media are heading down a dangerous path with attempts to “censor or block stories” that don’t align with their preferred agenda.
A Trip to the DMZ and My Face-to-Face Encounter With Communism
Commentary by Jim DeMint. At the heart of the longest continuing cease-fire in American history, the divisions between North and South Korea are stark.
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from History
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from Huffington Post
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County asks state for time to decide on fairgrounds septic system
The Grant County commissioners are asking the state Department of Health for 18 months to conduct more testing and investigate connecting the fairgrounds to the Moses Lake’s sewer system.
Teenager decides to help prosecute relative for alleged rape in 2012
Prosecutors charged Jory J. R. Vaughan in Grant County Superior Court with rape in the second degree. The 20-year-old Spokane man is accused of raping his 16-year-old relative during a 2012 concert at the Gorge campground.
Man shot in Quincy following argument, police seeking witnesses
Josh Avalos, 22, was shot in Quincy Tuesday night after an argument with an unknown person. The wound was not life-threatening.
from Independent Journal Review
Police Raided Christian Training Meeting and Four Detained in Northwest China
Four detained for training program in Xinjiang, China; two submit administrative reconsideration plea
ICC Note: Xinjiang province in northwest of China is a Uyghur autonomous region. This article reports that the local government raided a Christian training group of 30 people in a nursing home and four were detained. An American pastor who attended the meeting was driven out of Xinjiang and the nursing home was fined 10,000 yuan (US$1,598).
The Jiahdists of ISIL In Raqqa Confiscate The Property Of Christians
ICC Note: In just the latest incident of Christians suffering at the hands of Islamic extremists operating in Syria, Christians have had land and homes confiscated by ISIL. The extremist organization that has taken control of parts of northern Syria has set about establishing an Islamic state under their control. They have set out strict guidelines that Christians must follow or face capital punishment.
Defense Lawyers for Mother Sentenced to Death for Her Faith Refute Possible Release
ICC Note: Defense lawyers for Meriuam Yahia Ibrahim, a 27-year-old mother of two and wife to an American citizen sentenced to death for her Christian faith, have categorized reports detailing Ibrahim's possible release as "absurd." Saturday, May 31, Abdullah Alzareg, an under-secretary for Sudan's foreign Ministry, implicated the al-Bashir regime's intention to release Ibrahim for two years to nurse her newborn daughter, Maya, in speaking with the BBC. It has, in the days since, been made clear that should the Sudanese State ever have held such an intention, it has chosen to renege on that intention.
Indonesia: Seven Churches Shut Down By Radical Islamists In Cianjur District
ICC Note: ICC has been following the cases of increasing “intolerance” toward religious minorities in Indonesia, the most populous Muslim nation in the world. According to the Asia News, a radical vision of Islam is spreading among ordinary Indonesians. Under pressure from Islamic extremist movements, the authorities in Cianjur district, 90 km south from Jakarta, have ordered the closure of seven Christian churches for alleged lacking of building permits (the infamous IMB).
The Church In My Homeland of Iran
ICC Note: Since the revolution that made Iran a constitutional theocracy in 1979, no new churches have been allowed to be constructed. While Iran touts a more democratic government, their ability to deliver on basic human rights like freedom of religion is lacking. The Iranian government has even destroyed a 1000 year old church and rebuilt a business center on top of the remains. As the severe treatment of Christians in Iran worsen, many have begun to leave their homes in search of more tolerant places to live.
Husband of Mother Sentenced to Death in Sudan Admits Fear for His Family’s Safety
ICC Note: Daniel Wani, a United States citizen and husband to Meriam Yahia Ibrahim, a 27-year-old mother of two sentenced to 100 lashes and death for her Christian faith in Sudan, has expressed concerns for his family's safety. Following what now appears to have been a baseless promise by a Sudanese official in Khartoum that Meriam was to be released in the coming days, Wani has been forced to contemplate the real potential of his wife's release without her having been granted asylum in an outside country. That prospect lead Daniel to say, "I am scared for all our lives -- me, my wife and my children -- if we have to remain inside Sudan, even a day after her release."
New Development in Abduction of Jesuit Priest in Afghanistan
ICC Note: On Monday, June 2, a Jesuit priest from India was abducted by unidentified gunmen in Afghanistan's western province of Herat. To date, the culprits and motives behind the abduction are unknown, but new light has recently been shed on the case. Local news in Afghanistan have not mentioned that the victim is a priest, only that he is an NGO official. Please pray for the safe return of the priest.
Jesuit Priest Kidnapped in Afghanistan by Unidentified Gunmen
ICC Note: Afghanistan continues to be among the most dangerous countries in the world. On Monday, June 2, a Jesuit priest from India was abducted by unidentified gunmen in Herat province. The priest was working at a school in Afghanistan when he was kidnapped. So far, no group has claimed responsibility for the kidnapping. Also, no motive has been discovered behind the kidnapping. Please pray for the safe return of the Indian priest.
Christian Baker in Colorado Loses Case, Will Stop Making Wedding Cakes
ICC Note: Following a recent legal controversy, Colorado bakery “Masterpiece Cakeshop” has decided to remove wedding cakes from its menu. After refusing to serve wedding cake at a gay wedding reception due to Christian beliefs, shop owner Jack Phillips lost a trial for discrimination based on sexual orientation. In order to maintain his personal convictions, Phillips has decided to stop making wedding cakes altogether.
Congressman: Meriam Ibrahim Should Be Granted Asylum Immediately
ICC Note: On May 30, 2014, Arizona Congressman Trent Franks released a statement pushing for Meriam Ibrahim to be allowed asylum within the United States. After publicly condemning her imprisonment and death sentence in a resolution, Franks is now seeking more action regarding her release and asylum. Franks is a longtime supporter of religious liberty as the co-chair of the International Religious Freedom Caucus.
UN Expert Calls on Pakistan to Protect Christians and Other Religious Minorities
ICC Note: Christians and other religious minorities continue to suffer increasing persecution and intolerance in Pakistan's Sunni Muslim majority society. Blasphemy laws, forced conversions, church bombings and murder dominate the headlines for Christians and religious minorities in Pakistan. One UN expert has called on Pakistan to do more to protect those under most threat. Will Pakistan listen?
What the Nullifiers Aren’t Telling You
The Nullification proponents in your state are trying to perfect the Constitution by destroying what it built.
Einstein in Love: Letters Illuminate Genius' Dark Side
Centenarians: Study Reveals What They Die of, and Where
Centenarians, people 100 years or older, are more likely to die of pneumonia or as a result of frail health than from cancer or heart disease, compared with "younger" elderly adults,
Vanishing da Vinci Portrait Could Be Saved by Science
A new technique could help save a famous Leonardo da Vinci drawing that is vanishing with each passing day.
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Tiananmen Square Still Haunts Photographer Brothers After 25 Years
Two well-known photojournalists, identical twins, were witness to the hopeful protest and its violent aftermath.
National Geographic Archival Pictures: 100 Years of Climbing Mount Rainier
The Pacific peak has attracted climbers for more than a century.
"There are plenty of higher mountains, but it is the decided isolation—the absolute standing alone in full majesty of its own mightiness—that forms the attraction of Rainier," adventure writer Paul Fountain remarked in 1905.
Forensic Technology Helps Case Against West African Ivory Dealer Accused as a Trafficker
DNA and radioisotope analysis help close ivory smuggling's favorite loophole.
Obama’s approval rating rose amid scandal, poll finds
San Jose Dispensaries Offering Free Marijuana for Voters
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Do Female-Named Hurricanes Need To Lean In?
A new study shows storms with female names aren't taken as seriously as storms with male names.
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NSA Defenders Ought To Stop Making These Five Claims If They Wish To Remain Credible
Bergdahl And How The Taliban Has Won
http://personalliberty.com/category/liberty-news/page/11/
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Mike Rogers: No Hill briefing since 2011
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers on Tuesday said that Congress hadn’t heard from the Obama administration since 2011 on the possibility of a prisoner swap with the Taliban.
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This Spider Disguises Itself As Bird Poo To Avoid Getting Eaten
Two-In-One Wires Could Turn Clothes Into Batteries
The wires are able to conduct and store electricity at the same time.
Ask Anything: Will We Ever Run Out Of Potable Water?
Short answer: Not if we get creative.
Giant Beetle Threatens Palm Trees Of Hawaii
The race to stop a killer, using acoustic monitoring and pheromone traps
How It Works: Putting Humans In Suspended Animation
A new human trial will chill gunshot victims to keep them alive
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The day I left my son in the car
I made a split-second decision to run into the store. I had no idea it would consume the next years of my life
I am constantly bombarded with messages about miracle weight loss solutions, and most of them are diet supplements featured on the Dr. Oz show. They all fit the same pattern: a small grain of plausibility, inadequate research, exaggerated claims, and commercial exploitation."
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Children with autism have elevated levels of steroid hormones in the womb
Scientists have discovered that children who later develop autism are exposed to elevated levels of steroid hormones (for example testosterone, progesterone and cortisol) in the womb. The finding may help explain why autism is more common in males than females, but should not be used to screen for the condition.
Hubble unveils new colorful view of the universe
Astronomers have assembled a comprehensive picture of the evolving universe — among the most colorful deep space images ever captured by the 24-year-old telescope. This study, which includes ultraviolet light, provides the missing link in star formation.
Proteins 'ring like bells': Quantum mechanics and biochemical reactions
As far back as 1948, Erwin Schrödinger -- the inventor of modern quantum mechanics -- published the book 'What is life?' In it, he suggested that quantum mechanics and coherent ringing might be at the basis of all biochemical reactions. At the time, this idea never found wide acceptance because it was generally assumed that vibrations in protein molecules would be too rapidly damped. Now, scientists have shown that he may have been on the right track after all.
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Hurricanes Named After Women Are More Dangerous? Not So Fast.
Private Space Taxis for Astronauts Move Closer to First Test Flights
The three American aerospace companies competing to build astronaut taxis for NASA have completed the first stage of flight certification under the agency's commercial crew program, officials announced on Friday (May 30).
Found! Oldest Known Alien Planet That Might Support Life
Colorful Hubble Telescope Image Is Best-Ever View of Universe's Evolution
Amazing Space Photos by NASA Astronaut Reid Wiseman
Celestial Photos: Hubble Space Telescope's Latest Cosmic Views
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from Talking Points Memo
from ThatsNonsense.com
EXCLUSIVE: Allen West on Obama’s Terrorist Swap: It’s Time for Articles of IMPEACHMENT!
Rob Lowe on Obama Negotiating With Terrorists: ‘Sadly, I Smell A Fish’
NBC’s David Gregory Offended That Ben Carson Wants Gov’t That Follows Constitution
You Won’t Believe Liberal Leslie Marshall’s Defense of the Release of the ‘Taliban Dream Team’
Hilarious: Watch Pelosi’s Awkward, Painful Response to High School Student Asking About the NSA
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from Viral Nova
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Senate Democrats Go AWOL
They had Obama's back on the Bergdahl/Taliban trade. Now they're walking away.
from IdahoReporter.com
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from iFIBER ONE News (WA)
County asks state for time to decide on fairgrounds septic system
The Grant County commissioners are asking the state Department of Health for 18 months to conduct more testing and investigate connecting the fairgrounds to the Moses Lake’s sewer system.
Teenager decides to help prosecute relative for alleged rape in 2012
Prosecutors charged Jory J. R. Vaughan in Grant County Superior Court with rape in the second degree. The 20-year-old Spokane man is accused of raping his 16-year-old relative during a 2012 concert at the Gorge campground.
Man shot in Quincy following argument, police seeking witnesses
Josh Avalos, 22, was shot in Quincy Tuesday night after an argument with an unknown person. The wound was not life-threatening.
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from International Business Times
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from International Christian Concern
(PERSECUTION.org)
Police Raided Christian Training Meeting and Four Detained in Northwest China
Four detained for training program in Xinjiang, China; two submit administrative reconsideration plea
ICC Note: Xinjiang province in northwest of China is a Uyghur autonomous region. This article reports that the local government raided a Christian training group of 30 people in a nursing home and four were detained. An American pastor who attended the meeting was driven out of Xinjiang and the nursing home was fined 10,000 yuan (US$1,598).
The Jiahdists of ISIL In Raqqa Confiscate The Property Of Christians
ICC Note: In just the latest incident of Christians suffering at the hands of Islamic extremists operating in Syria, Christians have had land and homes confiscated by ISIL. The extremist organization that has taken control of parts of northern Syria has set about establishing an Islamic state under their control. They have set out strict guidelines that Christians must follow or face capital punishment.
Defense Lawyers for Mother Sentenced to Death for Her Faith Refute Possible Release
ICC Note: Defense lawyers for Meriuam Yahia Ibrahim, a 27-year-old mother of two and wife to an American citizen sentenced to death for her Christian faith, have categorized reports detailing Ibrahim's possible release as "absurd." Saturday, May 31, Abdullah Alzareg, an under-secretary for Sudan's foreign Ministry, implicated the al-Bashir regime's intention to release Ibrahim for two years to nurse her newborn daughter, Maya, in speaking with the BBC. It has, in the days since, been made clear that should the Sudanese State ever have held such an intention, it has chosen to renege on that intention.
Indonesia: Seven Churches Shut Down By Radical Islamists In Cianjur District
ICC Note: ICC has been following the cases of increasing “intolerance” toward religious minorities in Indonesia, the most populous Muslim nation in the world. According to the Asia News, a radical vision of Islam is spreading among ordinary Indonesians. Under pressure from Islamic extremist movements, the authorities in Cianjur district, 90 km south from Jakarta, have ordered the closure of seven Christian churches for alleged lacking of building permits (the infamous IMB).
The Church In My Homeland of Iran
ICC Note: Since the revolution that made Iran a constitutional theocracy in 1979, no new churches have been allowed to be constructed. While Iran touts a more democratic government, their ability to deliver on basic human rights like freedom of religion is lacking. The Iranian government has even destroyed a 1000 year old church and rebuilt a business center on top of the remains. As the severe treatment of Christians in Iran worsen, many have begun to leave their homes in search of more tolerant places to live.
Husband of Mother Sentenced to Death in Sudan Admits Fear for His Family’s Safety
ICC Note: Daniel Wani, a United States citizen and husband to Meriam Yahia Ibrahim, a 27-year-old mother of two sentenced to 100 lashes and death for her Christian faith in Sudan, has expressed concerns for his family's safety. Following what now appears to have been a baseless promise by a Sudanese official in Khartoum that Meriam was to be released in the coming days, Wani has been forced to contemplate the real potential of his wife's release without her having been granted asylum in an outside country. That prospect lead Daniel to say, "I am scared for all our lives -- me, my wife and my children -- if we have to remain inside Sudan, even a day after her release."
New Development in Abduction of Jesuit Priest in Afghanistan
ICC Note: On Monday, June 2, a Jesuit priest from India was abducted by unidentified gunmen in Afghanistan's western province of Herat. To date, the culprits and motives behind the abduction are unknown, but new light has recently been shed on the case. Local news in Afghanistan have not mentioned that the victim is a priest, only that he is an NGO official. Please pray for the safe return of the priest.
Jesuit Priest Kidnapped in Afghanistan by Unidentified Gunmen
ICC Note: Afghanistan continues to be among the most dangerous countries in the world. On Monday, June 2, a Jesuit priest from India was abducted by unidentified gunmen in Herat province. The priest was working at a school in Afghanistan when he was kidnapped. So far, no group has claimed responsibility for the kidnapping. Also, no motive has been discovered behind the kidnapping. Please pray for the safe return of the Indian priest.
Christian Baker in Colorado Loses Case, Will Stop Making Wedding Cakes
ICC Note: Following a recent legal controversy, Colorado bakery “Masterpiece Cakeshop” has decided to remove wedding cakes from its menu. After refusing to serve wedding cake at a gay wedding reception due to Christian beliefs, shop owner Jack Phillips lost a trial for discrimination based on sexual orientation. In order to maintain his personal convictions, Phillips has decided to stop making wedding cakes altogether.
Congressman: Meriam Ibrahim Should Be Granted Asylum Immediately
ICC Note: On May 30, 2014, Arizona Congressman Trent Franks released a statement pushing for Meriam Ibrahim to be allowed asylum within the United States. After publicly condemning her imprisonment and death sentence in a resolution, Franks is now seeking more action regarding her release and asylum. Franks is a longtime supporter of religious liberty as the co-chair of the International Religious Freedom Caucus.
UN Expert Calls on Pakistan to Protect Christians and Other Religious Minorities
ICC Note: Christians and other religious minorities continue to suffer increasing persecution and intolerance in Pakistan's Sunni Muslim majority society. Blasphemy laws, forced conversions, church bombings and murder dominate the headlines for Christians and religious minorities in Pakistan. One UN expert has called on Pakistan to do more to protect those under most threat. Will Pakistan listen?
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*from Jen Kuznicki
What the Nullifiers Aren’t Telling You
The Nullification proponents in your state are trying to perfect the Constitution by destroying what it built.
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from The Jerusalem Post
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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)
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from KIRO 7 Eyewitness News (Seattle)
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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 KXLY 4 News (Spokane)
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from LiveScience
Einstein in Love: Letters Illuminate Genius' Dark Side
Centenarians: Study Reveals What They Die of, and Where
Centenarians, people 100 years or older, are more likely to die of pneumonia or as a result of frail health than from cancer or heart disease, compared with "younger" elderly adults,
Vanishing da Vinci Portrait Could Be Saved by Science
A new technique could help save a famous Leonardo da Vinci drawing that is vanishing with each passing day.
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from Los Angeles Times
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from MEDIAite
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from Media Matters for America
from Money Talks News
from Mother Jones
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from Mother Nature Network
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from MSN News
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from NASA
NASA's flying saucer-shaped test vehicle is ready to take to the skies from the U.S. Navy's Pacific Missile Range Facility in Kauai, Hawaii, for its first engineering shakeout flight.
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from The National Audubon Society
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from National Geographic
Tiananmen Square Still Haunts Photographer Brothers After 25 Years
Two well-known photojournalists, identical twins, were witness to the hopeful protest and its violent aftermath.
National Geographic Archival Pictures: 100 Years of Climbing Mount Rainier
The Pacific peak has attracted climbers for more than a century.
"There are plenty of higher mountains, but it is the decided isolation—the absolute standing alone in full majesty of its own mightiness—that forms the attraction of Rainier," adventure writer Paul Fountain remarked in 1905.
Forensic Technology Helps Case Against West African Ivory Dealer Accused as a Trafficker
DNA and radioisotope analysis help close ivory smuggling's favorite loophole.
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from National Review
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from Natural Society
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]
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from Nature News and Comment
Big Bang finding challenged
The astronomers who earlier this year announced that they had evidence of primordial gravitational waves jumped the gun, two independent analyses suggest.
The astronomers who earlier this year announced that they had evidence of primordial gravitational waves jumped the gun, two independent analyses suggest.
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from NBC News (& affiliates)
Obama’s approval rating rose amid scandal, poll finds
San Jose Dispensaries Offering Free Marijuana for Voters
Several Silicon Valley cannabis clubs to offer free weed to those who can prove they voted
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from The New Republic
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from Newsmax
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from New York Daily News
from New York Magazine
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Ahmed Abassi unsuccessfully plotted a terrorist attack on an Amtrak train at New York's Penn Station.
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from New York Times
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from Northwest Watchdog
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from NPR (& affiliates)
Do Female-Named Hurricanes Need To Lean In?
A new study shows storms with female names aren't taken as seriously as storms with male names.
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from NWCN (ID-OR-WA)
from The Oregonian
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from PBS (& affiliates)
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from Personal Liberty
NSA Defenders Ought To Stop Making These Five Claims If They Wish To Remain Credible
Bergdahl And How The Taliban Has Won
http://personalliberty.com/category/liberty-news/page/11/
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from Pew Research Center
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from PJ Media
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from POLITICO
Mike Rogers: No Hill briefing since 2011
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers on Tuesday said that Congress hadn’t heard from the Obama administration since 2011 on the possibility of a prisoner swap with the Taliban.
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from PoliticusUSA
Republican Bergdahl Scandal Falls Apart as White House Discussed Swap With GOP in 2011
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from PolitiFact
from Popular Science
This Spider Disguises Itself As Bird Poo To Avoid Getting Eaten
Two-In-One Wires Could Turn Clothes Into Batteries
The wires are able to conduct and store electricity at the same time.
Ask Anything: Will We Ever Run Out Of Potable Water?
Short answer: Not if we get creative.
Giant Beetle Threatens Palm Trees Of Hawaii
The race to stop a killer, using acoustic monitoring and pheromone traps
How It Works: Putting Humans In Suspended Animation
A new human trial will chill gunshot victims to keep them alive
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from Press TV (Iran)
from PreventDisease.com
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]
Your Subconscious Mind Can Do Anything: How to Use Its Power
Facebook Censorship Filters At An All Time High Blocking Art and The Most Basic of Human Experiences
Your Subconscious Mind Can Do Anything: How to Use Its Power
Facebook Censorship Filters At An All Time High Blocking Art and The Most Basic of Human Experiences
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from Psychology Today
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from Q13Fox News (KCPQ Seattle)
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from Real Clear Politics
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from RedState
from RetroVision
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from Reuters
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from Riel World View (Dan Riehl)
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from The Right Scoop
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from RT (Russia Today)
(Russian government-supported propaganda channel)
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from Salon
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]
I made a split-second decision to run into the store. I had no idea it would consume the next years of my life
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from ScienceDaily
Children with autism have elevated levels of steroid hormones in the womb
Scientists have discovered that children who later develop autism are exposed to elevated levels of steroid hormones (for example testosterone, progesterone and cortisol) in the womb. The finding may help explain why autism is more common in males than females, but should not be used to screen for the condition.
Hubble unveils new colorful view of the universe
Astronomers have assembled a comprehensive picture of the evolving universe — among the most colorful deep space images ever captured by the 24-year-old telescope. This study, which includes ultraviolet light, provides the missing link in star formation.
Proteins 'ring like bells': Quantum mechanics and biochemical reactions
As far back as 1948, Erwin Schrödinger -- the inventor of modern quantum mechanics -- published the book 'What is life?' In it, he suggested that quantum mechanics and coherent ringing might be at the basis of all biochemical reactions. At the time, this idea never found wide acceptance because it was generally assumed that vibrations in protein molecules would be too rapidly damped. Now, scientists have shown that he may have been on the right track after all.
from Scientific American
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from The Seattle Post-Intelligencer
The Slender Man Stabbing
This past weekend, two 12-year-old girls, allegedly, attempted to murder their 12-year-old friend by stabbing her 19 times. This horrifying act was not only cold-bloodedly premeditated (again, allegedly), but also was, apparently, being done to appease the fictional character of the Slender Man.
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from Skeptoid Podcast
The Slender Man Stabbing
This past weekend, two 12-year-old girls, allegedly, attempted to murder their 12-year-old friend by stabbing her 19 times. This horrifying act was not only cold-bloodedly premeditated (again, allegedly), but also was, apparently, being done to appease the fictional character of the Slender Man.
from Slate
Hurricanes Named After Women Are More Dangerous? Not So Fast.
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from Slate's The Vault Blog
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from Smithsonian Magazine
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from Space.com (& CollectSpace)
Private Space Taxis for Astronauts Move Closer to First Test Flights
The three American aerospace companies competing to build astronaut taxis for NASA have completed the first stage of flight certification under the agency's commercial crew program, officials announced on Friday (May 30).
Found! Oldest Known Alien Planet That Might Support Life
Colorful Hubble Telescope Image Is Best-Ever View of Universe's Evolution
Amazing Space Photos by NASA Astronaut Reid Wiseman
Celestial Photos: Hubble Space Telescope's Latest Cosmic Views
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from SPIEGEL International (Der Spiegel)
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from The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA)
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from The Star (Grand Coulee, WA)
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from Sunny Skyz
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from The Sydney Morning Herald - smh.com.au
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from Talking Points Memo
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from The Telegraph (UK)
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from ThatsNonsense.com
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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 Townhall.com
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from TPNN (Tea Party News Network)
EXCLUSIVE: Allen West on Obama’s Terrorist Swap: It’s Time for Articles of IMPEACHMENT!
Rob Lowe on Obama Negotiating With Terrorists: ‘Sadly, I Smell A Fish’
NBC’s David Gregory Offended That Ben Carson Wants Gov’t That Follows Constitution
You Won’t Believe Liberal Leslie Marshall’s Defense of the Release of the ‘Taliban Dream Team’
Hilarious: Watch Pelosi’s Awkward, Painful Response to High School Student Asking About the NSA
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)
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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
They had Obama's back on the Bergdahl/Taliban trade. Now they're walking away.
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from The Western Center for Journalism
(Western Journalism)
Obama’s POW Exchange Could Have Just Unleashed His Worst Nightmare
Former Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrew McCarthy describes exactly what could happen to Obama.
According to multiple experts, the Obama administration’s actions in facilitating the release of American prisoner of war Bowe Bergdahl was an obvious violation of law and could ultimately result in his impeachment proceedings.
U.S. Marshals Seize Cops’ Spying Records to Keep Them From the ACLU
Protestors in Thailand Adopt Hunger Games Salute
Cut Off Glassholes’ Wi-Fi With This Google Glass Detector
Not a fan of Google Glass’s ability to turn ordinary humans into invisibly recording surveillance cyborgs? Now you can create your own “glasshole-free zone.”
Apple’s 12 Best iOS 8 Features and Upgrades
Why Coders Are Going Nuts Over Apple’s New Programming Language
Alaska volcano erupts with new intensity, prompting 'red' alert
Alaska's Pavlof Volcano Blows Its Top
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from The Wenatchee World (WA)
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from The Western Center for Journalism
(Western Journalism)
Obama’s POW Exchange Could Have Just Unleashed His Worst Nightmare
Former Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrew McCarthy describes exactly what could happen to Obama.
According to multiple experts, the Obama administration’s actions in facilitating the release of American prisoner of war Bowe Bergdahl was an obvious violation of law and could ultimately result in his impeachment proceedings.
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from WIRED
U.S. Marshals Seize Cops’ Spying Records to Keep Them From the ACLU
Protestors in Thailand Adopt Hunger Games Salute
Cut Off Glassholes’ Wi-Fi With This Google Glass Detector
Not a fan of Google Glass’s ability to turn ordinary humans into invisibly recording surveillance cyborgs? Now you can create your own “glasshole-free zone.”
Apple’s 12 Best iOS 8 Features and Upgrades
Why Coders Are Going Nuts Over Apple’s New Programming Language
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from WND (World Net Daily)
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from Yahoo News
Alaska volcano erupts with new intensity, prompting 'red' alert
Alaska's Pavlof Volcano Blows Its Top
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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
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