March 31, 2016

Little Girl Who Claims She Met Jesus and Visited Heaven Before Being 'Miraculously Healed' Reveals What She Purportedly Saw: 'There Was No Pain'

"Medically spontaneous remission." 

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Video: Officers Use Strong-Handed Force When They Learn Suspect Has Felony Warrant — Did They Go Too Far?

"There's a fine line between abuse and protecting." 

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What I don't get, probably part 1

(Scott Johnson) Whenever I write anything critical of Trump, I elicit the criticism that I just don't get it. I should probably have included the admission that I don't get it in my confession. The omission was an oversight. I will seek to remedy the oversight here and in occasional posts under this heading. In his excellent column "Present at the destruction," Rich Lowry catches Trump in the act of being Trump

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Smoke and Mirrors

Dr. Brian King, the deputy director for research translation in the Office on Smoking and Health at the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, has a job that I don't think should exist. He is very good at it.

King spoke about tobacco and e-cigarettes to an auditorium full of medical students, professors, and academic bureaucrats at George Washington University on Wednesday. After half an hour of generic TV-style smooth jazz covers of Motown songs for those of us who showed up at the posted time of 4:00 p.m., a woman named Kimberly introduced him.

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Gov. Jerry Brown in nation's capitol on an anti-nuke mission aimed at the young

The Nuclear Security Summit is now underway in the nation's capital, drawing a startling array of world leaders to address nuclear terrorism, international security and other grave matters.

But there's an anti-nuclear summit on the same day as well. Also in town, and at a site not far from the ...

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The Reason David Hasselhoff Refuses To Watch Pamela Anderson's Sex Tape

'It was like watching...'

Via: The Daily Caller

Flipd app forces you to put your iPhone away so you can get some work done

promo2 Let's face it, your phone is a blessing and a curse. Behind its sleek glass front is a whole world of excitement. All your friends, the entirety of the Internet and omg, a kitten video… If you haven't the self-discipline to keep the phone away when you're trying to get some work done, Flipd has your back. Today, a shiny new iOS version of the app joined its… Read More

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March 30, 2016

Police arrest 5 immigrant rights activists at Capitol

PHOENIX (AP) - Police have arrested five immigrant rights activists for locking themselves to the front entrance of the executive tower at the Capitol to demand Arizona gov. Doug Ducey veto what protesters call anti-immigrant legislation.

Four demonstrators chained themselves to doors blocking the front entrance Tuesday morning. Others carried ...

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US Special Investigator: Corruption Is The Greatest Threat To Afghanistan Rebuilding Effort

'Afghanistan is running out of time when it comes to tackling corruption'

Via: The Daily Caller

In Trump's Shoes, Obama and Bush Would Have Fired Lewandowski, W.H. Spox Says

"Assaulting a reporter is wrong, assaulting women is wrong, and the accusations that have been raised about Mr. Lewandowski's conduct go directly to those core values."

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Emmy Award-Wining Pittsburgh Anchor Wendy Bell Fired After Posting and Apologizing for Controversial Facebook Post

"Wendy's recent comments on a WTAE Facebook page were inconsistent with the company's ethics and journalistic standards."

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Poll: Cruz has surged past Trump in Wisconsin

(Paul Mirengoff) A poll by Marquette Law School finds Ted Cruz well ahead of Donald Trump in Wisconsin's Republican primary among likely voters. According to the poll, Cruz is at 39.6 percent; Trump at 30.4 percent; and John Kasich at 21.4 percent. The survey was conducted before Scott Walker endorsed Ted Cruz. On the Democratic side, Bernie Sanders leads Hillary Clinton 49.2 to 44.9. And in the Senate race, Russ Feingold has

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NYC Pushes to Regulate Elmo, Batman in Times Square After String of Harassment Incidents

New York City officials are pushing to regulate the costumed characters and naked painted ladies that have become emblematic in Times Square, citing harassment and "nuisance quality of life issues."

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TLC making drama by creator Tyler Perry

NEW YORK (AP) - Busy entertainment mogul Tyler Perry is producing a drama about a woman involved in a political sex scandal, the first scripted series that will air on the TLC network.

TLC said Wednesday that the eight-episode series, tentatively titled "Too Close to Home," will air this summer. ...

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Expert: $15 Minimum Wage Could Cost 700K California Jobs

California lawmakers could reduce employment by 700,000 jobs statewide over a plan to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour, according to a labor policy expert published Tuesday. California Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown arrived at a deal with lawmakers and unions Saturday to phase in a $15 minimum wage. The plan could void a […]

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Imgur's Sarah Schaaf on building online communities

This week on Bullish, I had the pleasure of sitting down with the queen of Imgur, a.k.a. Sarah Schaaf, head of community at Imgur. We talked about IRL communities versus digital communities, what it takes to build and sustain virtual communities, and the role these places have in our society. "At this point, people are finding their people and finding their homes online," Schaaf said. Read More

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Three First-Grade Girls in Alaska Suspended for Alleged Plot to Murder Fellow Student

Woah!

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Top Aide to Alabama Governor Resigns After Apology for Inappropriate Remarks

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Frenchman Charged With Terrorism Offenses For Plotting Imminent Attack

A Frenchman who was arrested last week and linked to the ringleader of last year's Paris attacks has been charged with a series of terrorism offenses, Paris Prosecutor Francois Molins said Wednesday.

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Arkansas judge rules cold case file open to victim's family

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - A Pulaski County circuit judge has ruled that the family of a Harding College professor who was abducted and killed should be allowed to see the Arkansas State Police investigative file under the state Freedom of Information Act.

The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (http://bit.ly/1ROYwpW ) reports that ...

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