May 15, 2015

Think You'd Pass U.S. History 101? Here's Your Chance to Prove It

How much do you really know about the United States of America?

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The NFL Is Still Missing The Point

More proof that owning a monopoly can be a wonderful thing.

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Attorney: Court orders release of anti-nuclear activists

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - An appeals court has ordered the immediate release of an 85-year-old nun and two fellow Catholic peace activists who vandalized a uranium storage bunker, their attorney said Friday.

The order came after the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati last week overturned their 2013 ...

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Man Who Shot at George Zimmerman Arrested

Police recovered two guns from the suspect and one from Zimmerman.

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Attorney: Court orders immediate release of 85-year-old nun, fellow anti-nuclear activists

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Attorney: Court orders immediate release of 85-year-old nun, fellow anti-nuclear activists.

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Legislators agree to do budget, health care during session

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Florida's top legislative leaders on Friday made their June special session official and came up with a long list of items they want to try to tackle during their 20-day return to the state Capitol.

House Speaker Steve Crisafulli and Senate President Andy Gardiner have agreed ...

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Loretta Lynch Gives Approval For Boston Bomber's Death

'Coldly and callously perpetrated a terrorist attack'

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ISIS Gains Control Over Govt Buildings And Mosque In Key Iraqi City

Islamic State flag hoisted over government headquarters

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Jihadi Twitter Celebrates And Criticizes Tsarnaev Verdict

'O God, be with him — God his patience, God his reliance'

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Engineer Reportedly Heard Saying Derailed Amtrak Was 'Hit By a Rock or Shot At' as FBI Joins Investigation

NTSB member Robert Sumwalt says his team has "seen damage to the left hand lower portion of the Amtrak windshield."

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Advocates push lawmakers to help social programs in budget

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - As California lawmakers begin drilling into Gov. Jerry Brown's $115 billion budget proposal, Democrats and social welfare advocates say they see many areas that need even more funding to make up for deep cuts during the recession.

Democratic leaders in the Legislature say expanding affordable child ...

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These Four Republicans Voted Against The House-Passed Abortion Ban

'Justified and necessary in a moral and civil society'

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Watch as Defiant Dad Gets State School Board VP to Reveal His True Education Beliefs: 'OK, We Disagree'

"I think that is where education may have went wrong. Maybe even in yours."

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Boston Bomber Sentenced to DEATH

It took nearly two years to reach a verdict for the scumbag murderer Dzhokhar Tsarnaev who, along with his deceased brother, used two pressure-cooker bombs to slaughter and maim a crowd of unsuspecting spectators near the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was found guilty on all 30 counts related to the bombing that ...More

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Asian groups file complaint over Harvard admission practices

WASHINGTON (AP) - An alliance of Asian American groups on Friday filed a federal complaint against Harvard University, saying that school and other Ivy League institutions are using racial quotas to admit students other than high-scoring Asians.

More than 60 Chinese, Indian, Korean and Pakistani groups came together for the ...

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And Now, A Long-Distance Dedication To Jann Wenner

It's been a rough week for the publisher of Rolling Stone. Jann Wenner started off the week by getting hit with a $7.5 million lawsuit for publishing a bunch of lies about a gang-rape that never happened. Now he's ending it with the news that his boyfriend Jahar has been sentenced to death. It just […]

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How a Bra and a Tampon Could Save Your Life in a Survival Situation

"Innovation may very well be the most important survival skill."

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ISIS Leader: 'Islam is the Religion of War'

The Islamic State put out an audio message Thursday that's said to be from Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, an ISIS leader who was thought to have been killed or badly injured last week in a series of air strikes. Bakr al-Baghdadi's message in the audio clip is reportedly a call to arms to radical Muslims of the ...More

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Stop Economic Cronyism, Wind Down The Ex-Im Bank

Speaker Boehner's recent comments are an encouraging sign.

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Student Accused Of 'Harassment' For Seeking An Adviser [VIDEO]

'Sitting here until someone is available is harassing them'

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Blatter to visit US in 2016, rejects talk of avoiding FBI

ZURICH (AP) - Sepp Blatter says he has no fear of setting foot in the United States - no matter what the FBI might be doing.

The FIFA president insisted Friday he is not avoiding the U.S. despite a reported probe implicating two of his former FIFA colleagues in financial ...

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Congress Passes Nationwide Alert System For Law Enforcement Killed Or Injured In Line Of Duty

'Blue Alerts help distribute time-sensitive information to help quickly identify and apprehend violent criminals'

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High School Teacher Who Showed 'Fifty Shades of Grey' in Class Claims They Didn't Know What It's About

"The teacher didn't do a background check on the movie or even ask about it." 

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Lawmakers: Murderers should serve more time before parole

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island lawmakers say a bill designed to prevent convicted murderers from winning early release doesn't go far enough to punish offenders, but it's a start.

The House and Senate have endorsed legislation to require anyone convicted of first- or second-degree murder, who hasn't been sentenced ...

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Teacher Fired Over Class Letters To Cop-Killer

It's not COMPLETELY impossible to fire a teacher, apparently

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Dean Screams About Christie's WH Dreams

Never let it be said that Howard Dean, most recently spotted scuttling away in panic from a Daily Caller reporter, is entirely without a sense of humor about himself. It's probably unfair that history will remember him only for one moment of frenzied, red-faced shrieking, but that's life. Might as well have some fun with […]

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Obama on B.B. King's death: 'There's going to be one killer blues session in heaven tonight'

President Obama on Friday mourned the loss of legendary bluesman B.B. King, who died Thursday night in Las Vegas at 89 years old.

King, a highly influential guitarist, vocalist and 15-time Grammy winner, had been in hospice care and had long suffered from diabetes.

In a statement, Mr. Obama paid ...

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George Stephanopoulos Is Sorry (That He Got Caught)

Democratic Party hacks gonna hack for the Democratic Party. Video courtesy of Newsbusters: "Over the last several years, I have made substantial donations to dozens of charities, including the Clinton Global Foundation. Those donations were a matter of public record. But I should have made additional disclosures on-air when we covered the foundation and I […]

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Oakland Kids Who Cuss Teachers Out No Longer Need To Fret About Getting Suspended

'They may be acting that way because they didn't eat the night before'

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S. Korean Gov't Requires Teens Phones to Have Spy Apps Installed: 'Oppressing Freedom'

"We are going to raise people who are accustomed to surveillance."

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'Bird Legs' Romney to get in Holyfield's face 'with compliments and good humor'

Former Massachusetts Gov. and 2012 GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney is taking on former heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield in a charity boxing match Friday night in Utah — and apparently plans to kill Mr. Holyfield with kindness.

"I will get in Evander's face with compliments and good humor," Mr. Romney ...

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Congress Demands Environmental Protection Agency Hand Over More Emails, Texts

'Mr. Goo's actions are troubling because it creates the appearance of secrecy'

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Tire-Size Opah Surprises Scientists With an Ability Never Seen Before in Fish

"This is a cool innovation by these animals that gives them a competitive edge."

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Chris Christie charming voters, who still worry about 'Bridgegate'

DOVER, N.H. (AP) — In the middle of a crowd at a brick-walled bar in Dover, Chris Christie is at ease, charming several hundred beer-drinking New Hampshire voters, when he decides to take a final question.

In an instant, the mood changes as Eileen Sahagian, born and raised in New ...

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Legendary Blues Guitarist B.B. King Dies at 89 Years Old

"You'll maybe miss seeing my face, but the music will go on."

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Legendary Blues Guitarist B.B. King Dies at 89 Years Old

"You'll maybe miss seeing my face, but the music will go on."

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Late Night Bias: Five Popular Talk Show Hosts Have Moderated Clinton Events

'I am honored to be here with the three of you tonight'

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House set to pass defense policy bill opposed by Obama

WASHINGTON (AP) - The House is on track to pass a nearly $612 billion defense policy bill, a measure that usually garners bipartisan support but this year has drawn a veto threat from President Barack Obama, angered a Shiite cleric in Iraq and has Democrats fighting Republicans over federal spending ...

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Missouri Legislature enters final day of session in turmoil

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Missouri Republicans began 2015 with their some of their largest legislative majorities in state history and a renewed hope for putting a conservative stamp on state government.

They entered the final hours of their legislative session Friday in turmoil, with the House speaker resigning amid ...

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School Bans American Flag, Student Shows Up With Squad of Veterans

A South Carolina high school senior ran into a problem when a school administrator told him to remove the American flag and the POW-MIA flag from his truck on Wednesday. "He said, 'We're having some issues. Some people were complaining about the flags in your truck, [they] possibly offend them.' He asked me to take ...More

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Why Charles Krauthammer Says America's Gulf Allies 'Should Be Terrified' by Obama's Camp David Announcement

"That is preposterous and any gulf Arab who hears that would be triply terrified."

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Well, Well: Trump Gave At Least $100K to Clinton Foundation

Potential 2016 GOP presidential candidate, Donald J. Trump, has donated at least $100,000 to the Clinton Foundation, records show. The real estate mogul is listed on the Clinton Foundation's donor page as having given somewhere between $100,001 and $250,000 to the organization. His daughter Ivanka Trump is also listed as donor who gifted somewhere between $5001 ...More

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Fox Guest Leaves Female Commentator Visibly Stunned During Feminism Debate: 'Look, You're Miserable'

"If you were a real feminist, you would support housewives and see them as the heroes and women who work wasting their time."

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