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Robertson: God can change murderers, rapists… and homosexuals
Televangelist Pat Robertson on Monday defended an Ecuadorian preacher’s homophobic comments and said that LGBT people could change their “orientation,” just like God could change murderers and rapists. The Huffington Post reported earlier this year that evangelical preacher Nelson Zavala had his political rights revoked after he said that homosexuality…
Republican official suspended after calling woman ‘a radical b*tch’
The executive director of the Bernalillo County Republican Party in New Mexico has been suspended indefinitely without pay after calling a 19-year-old volunteer “a radical bitch” on Twitter. “It was in ill-fated attempt at humor, on my personal page, not the county party’s page,” Steve Kush told the the Albuquerque…
Tests underway on drug that could ‘cure’ meth addiction
Scientists are testing a relatively common anti-inflammatory drug called Ibudilast for its potential to block the cravings of methamphetamine addicts, and the first round of results shows promise. The Huffington Post noted recently that the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) fast-tracked more human trials after researchers at the University of…
Republican senators seek to add anti-abortion amendments to proposed budget bill
Five new anti-abortion amendments have been filed by Republican senators to their proposed budget resolution as part of the marathon voting session known as “vote-a-rama,” The Huffington Post reported Friday. Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) filed the District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, which would ban abortions after 20…
‘High Times’ publisher: Fake penis proves how easy it is to beat drug tests
In video published Tuesday by The Huffington Post, High Times associate publisher Richard Cusick explained all the many ways people use to trick drug tests, saying that products which help people do just that — including a fake penis called “The Whizzinator” — equate to roughly a $600 million industry…
Study shows bee venom can destroy HIV
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri said on Friday that bee venom could be used to deliver a fatal sting to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) following the results of a new study. According to The Huffington Post, the study demonstrated that melittin, a toxin found in the venom,…
Bulgarian assassination attempt airs on television
A gunman attempted to kill the leader of a Bulgarian political party during a televised conference on Saturday. The Huffington Post reported that Ahmed Dogan, head of the country’s ethnic Turkish party, Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) was in the midst of speaking at the conference when a man…
Does Facebook make everyone a cyborg?
The Huffington Post starts the weekend by asking on Friday whether or not we are all cyborgs, a reference to a TED talk that claims we indeed are. A cyborg is an organism “to which exogenous components have been added for the purpose of adapting to new environments,” says the…
Christie adviser denies governor turned down appearance at Romney rally
Reports that New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) declined an offer to appear alongside Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney at a campaign rally are false, according to one of the governor’s advisers. The Romney campaign “knew better than to ask given the situation here,” Bill Palatucci told CNN. According to…
Maine mayor to immigrants: ‘Why are you over here?’
The Mayor of a Maine city is standing by critical remarks against Somali immigrants, despite his views garnering more attention after his appearance in a documentary film. According to The Huffington Post, Lewiston Mayor Robert Macdonald’s (R) anti-immigrant viewpoint gained a larger platform when he recently appeared in a British…
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