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Breaking News: Man killed for being gay in New York City
Posted by: Jerome McCollom

New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-24 11:05:54 -0700 | political-news

Marc Carson was a 32 year old gay man. He was a gay man, because now he is dead. He is dead because of a bullet from one Elliot Morales, a man one year older but who had a much...
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Breaking News: Heckler disrupts Obama during drone, Guantanamo speech
Posted by: PrairieDogPress

Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-24 11:20:49 -0700 | political-news

An unwelcome heckler interrupted President Obama's speech several times on Thursday afternoon. President Obama addressed an audience at the National Defense University discussing recent criticism about drone activity and his intention to refocus on closing down Guantanamo prison. He said...
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Breaking News: Obama lifts order on Gitmo
Posted by: Robert Weller

Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-24 11:31:38 -0700 | disasters-news

President Obama says the US is revising the way it fights terror because today’s threats resemble the kind of terrorism faced before Sept. 11. For those who were skeptical that intentions would be followed by actions, Obama lifted the ban...
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Breaking News: Right-wing radio host: ‘I want to shoot Hillary Clinton in the vagina' (Audio)
Posted by: VeronicaS SelectMedia

Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-24 06:10:30 -0700 | political-news

There is freedom of speech and then there are violent threats wrapped up in blatant misogyny, and this is unequivocally the latter. Right-wing radio host Pete Santilli used his "cowardly bully" pulpit last week to threaten former Secretary of State...
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Breaking News: Jury deadlocked on Jodi Arias penalty: No sentence as retrial set
Posted by: VeronicaS

Phoenix :: AZ :: USA | updated 2013-05-24 09:27:39 -0700 | disasters-news

The jury in the Jodi Arias murder trial was dismissed Thursday after they failed to agree on a sentence. Judge Sherry Stephens has now scheduled a retrial for July 18, reports The Associated Press. The jury, made up of eight...
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Breaking News: Sen. Coburn: 'Morally wrong' for feds to finance tornado victim aid
Posted by: itobin53

Moore :: OK :: USA | updated 2013-05-24 11:00:06 -0700 | political-news

Evidence of the disconnect between Washington politicians and working-class Americans was palpable on Thursday, in Oklahoma Republican Sen. Tom Coburn’s statements on the devastating tornado that ripped through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, on Monday. To the families who...
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Breaking News: Oklahoma does not need prayers -- or, keep your religion to yourself
Posted by: Herbert Dyer, Jr. SelectMedia

Moore :: OK :: USA | updated 2013-05-24 07:50:41 -0700 | spirituality-religion-news

In an interview Tuesday with a survivor of the Moore, Okla., tornado, a young mother carrying her toddler son, CNN’s Wolf Blitzer put his foot squarely in his mouth. Blitzer and his CNN crew had been doggedly tramping through the...
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Breaking News: Confiscation: America's last and only hope to curb gun violence?
Posted by: tjlarson SelectMedia

Colorado Springs :: CO :: USA | updated 2013-05-24 08:45:30 -0700 | political-news

Despite the push for new laws aimed at reducing gun violence, killings across the country continue to rage unabated, with hundreds added to the list with each passing week. So exactly how bad is gun violence in the United States?...
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Breaking News: Holder not likely to stay on as attorney general for duration of Obama's term (Opinion)
Posted by: Punditty

Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-24 10:37:43 -0700 | political-news

Eric Holder has been President Barack Obama’s attorney general since being confirmed in February 2009, but regardless of what comes next in the unfolding saga of the federal government spying on members of the press, history is not on Holder’s...
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Breaking News: Why is the US Postal Service still an independent agency?
Posted by: Nathan Salant SelectMedia

Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-24 02:59:20 -0700 | business-news

News that the US Postal Service lost nearly $2 billion in its most recent quarter actually is an improvement over the same period last year. The post office has struggled all year to cut expenses by laying off workers and...
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Breaking News: The confessions of a would-be writer
Posted by: tjlarson

Colorado Springs :: CO :: USA | updated 2013-03-24 06:31:04 -0700 | funny-news

Some people have hobbies that are professions while others have professions that are hobbies. I suppose I fit into the latter category when it comes to writing. Yes my friends, writing is most certainly a profession. Don't take my word...
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Posted by: Sherrill Fulghum

Philadelphia :: PA :: USA | updated 2013-05-23 23:34:51 -0700 | obituaries-news

Philadelphia soul musician Vincent Montana Jr. died April 13 at the age of 85. Though unknown to many by his name, the percussionist was best known as a member of the 70's band MFSB - Mother, Father, Sister, Brother -...
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Breaking News: Twitter tightens security
Posted by: Barry Eitel

Toledo :: OH :: USA | updated 2013-05-24 09:56:48 -0700 | technology-news

After a series of well-publicized hackings, Twitter finally upgraded their system to include login verification. “Every day,” starts a post penned by Jim O’Leary, part of Twitter’s Product Security Team, “a growing number of people log in to Twitter. Usually...
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Breaking News: Biggest LEGO model ever: Star Wars X-Wing descends on Times Square, New York
Posted by: Robert Myles

New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-24 10:56:50 -0700 | entertainment-news

Danish toymaker LEGO, the maker of those tactile, dimpled little plastic bricks, Thursday unveiled a replica of the famous X-Wing fighter from the “Star Wars” films in Times Square, New York. LEGO's Times Square X-Wing exhibit is reputedly the largest...
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Breaking News: World Nutella Day is safe, everyone: Ferrero came to their senses
Posted by: Aby Sam Thomas

New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-23 21:10:51 -0700 | business-news

Every brand dreams of a day when people love it so much that they take it upon themselves to promote and publicize the product on their own. Well, almost every brand. Ferrero, the creators of that sinful hazelnut and chocolate...
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