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Church of Scotland votes to allow gay ministers
The Church of Scotland on Monday voted to allow gay ministers following years of debate between the liberal and traditionalist sides of the church. Scottish gay rights campaigners praised the move but the Free Church of Scotland called it a fudge. The General Assembly pledged commitment to its “current doctrine…
Ray Manzarek of The Doors dies at 74 after battle with cancer
Ray Manzarek, keyboardist and founding member of The Doors, died Monday in Germany after a long battle with cancer, according to a statement on the iconic band’s Facebook page. He was 74. Manzarek formed the group — whose worldwide hits included “Light My Fire” and “L.A. Woman” — with Jim…
Powerful tornado levels homes in Oklahoma City suburb
A powerful tornado ripped thorough an Oklahoma City suburb Monday, leveling countless homes and hitting at least two schools, according to local news reports. Local television station KFOR, from its news helicopter, showed wide swaths of Moore, a community of 55,000 to the south of Oklahoma’s state capital, reduced to…
Peter Singer: Find meaning by abandoning the ‘hedonic treadmill’ and embracing altruism
At a TEDtalk published Monday, Princeton University bioethics professor Peter Singer explained how to become an “effective altruist” by rejecting the endless pursuit of consumer goods. Singer, one of the most prominent modern advocates of utilitarian ethics, began his speech by recalling a horrific story from 2011. A toddler in…
WATCH LIVE: Huge tornado rips through Oklahoma
Severe weather ripped through the state of Oklahoma on Monday, damaging areas of metropolitan Oklahoma City. Watch live coverage of the storm and its aftermath, courtesy of NBC News, below:…
Oregon senator vows to repeal the ‘Monsanto Protection Act’
Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) on Monday vowed to repeal a measure that prevents federal courts from halting the sale and planting of genetically engineered crops. The Farmer Assurance Provision, dubbed the “Monsanto Protection Act” by critics, was quietly inserted into a short-term funding bill passed by Congress in March. The…
Luke Skywalker’s pants to be put up for auction on Tuesday
The pants worn by actor Mark Hamill in the first Oscar-winning “Star Wars” film are being sold at auction and could go for up to $100,000, auctioneers announced Monday. The young Jedi Knight wore the sand-colored regular Levi’s pants throughout the 1977 movie, which launched the world-beating franchise by director…
New Yorkers protest fatal shooting of gay man
New Yorkers — including mayoral candidate Christine Quinn — planned a rally Monday to protest the shooting death of a gay man in the neighborhood that was the cradle of the modern US gay rights movement. Mark Carson, 32, was killed with a bullet to the head Friday night in…
Small Alaskan village loses court battle against big oil
Perched at the tip of an Arctic barrier reef in harsh northwestern Alaska, a tiny village took on big oil for causing the climate change that is eroding its shores, but lost its court fight Monday. The US Supreme Court declined to hear the case of Kivalina vs. Exxon. Therefore,…
Hong Kong pledges to reduce waste by 40 percent per person
Hong Kong on Monday launched a ten-year plan to reduce waste by 40 percent per person as part of efforts to catch up with other leading Asian cities and avert a looming environmental crisis. With a population of more than 7 million, the city currently sends 1.27 kg (2.8 pounds)…
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