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Indonesian man jailed for posting ‘God does not exist’ on Facebook

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An Indonesian man who professed his atheism online was sentenced on Thursday to serve two years and 6 monhths, according to the Jakarta Post.

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Vitter brings sex-selective abortion ban to Senate

Senator David Vitter screenshot

Sen. David Vitter (R-LA) introduced the Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA) to the Senate on Wednesday, less than two weeks after identical legislation.

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Why empowering girls isn’t working

Cassie at Jezebel has a post up about Helen Fraser, the chief executive of the UK’s Girls’ Day School Trust, arguing that schools should have lessons.

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Washington parent: Sex education is ‘just the same as raping somebody’

Washington State parent James Gilliand

Parents in Washington state — and a few conservative websites — are outraged after an elementary school principal described sex acts

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Arizona Republican official accuses women of ‘bitch session’

Arizona Republican Party spokesperson Shane Wikfors (Arizona Public Media)

A spokesperson for the Arizona Republican Party recently lashed out at two women by saying they were having a “bitch session” when they complained about conservative politicians in the state.

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How to profit off Twitter

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Phase 1: Tweet Phase 2: ? Phase 3: Profit Just saying. GnomesGet More: SOUTHPARKmore… ["Funny Picture Of The Angry Screaming Gnome. Costume Is Homemade Work." on Shutterstock]

Science

Experts lament poor ocean progress in 20 years

WASHINGTON — World governments have made little progress in the past 20 years when it…

Oregon man contracts plague saving mouse from cat

An unidentified Oregon man is hospitalized in critical condition with what doctors believe is Oregon’s…

Japan will restart two nuclear reactors

Number of U.S. cancer survivors set to reach 18 million in a decade

Tech News

Monster Kid Chronicles Part 3

It had started when packages of Universal Pictures’ horror films were released to TV stations,…

United Kingdom proposes massive archive of citizens’ Internet activity

The U.K. Home Office has proposed a bill that would allow authorities to log the…

Internet data caps targeted by antitrust probe

Foxconn worker falls to death in China

Nokia to cut up to 10,000 jobs globally by end of 2013

Media

HBO apologizes for depicting George W. Bush’s head impaled on a pike

U.S. cable network HBO apologized this week after Internet users spotted a replica of former…

British PM says politicians and press ‘too close’

British Prime Minister David Cameron said ties between politicians and the media had become “too…

Fox News contributor calls Scooter Libby’s perjury charges ‘nothing’

Yahoo! and CNBC team up for finance news

New Orleans newspaper cuts one-third of staff

World

Counterfeit coins call Sweden’s Carl XVI Gustaf a ‘whore king’

Counterfeit Swedish coins bearing a reference to “whore king” Carl XVI Gustaf have been found in circulation, media reports said…

Britain’s Supreme Court denies final Assange extradition appeal

Britain’s Supreme Court said on Thursday it has rejected an application by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to reopen his appeal…

Urban Greeks rent land from farmers to grow food during economic crisis

In his day job, Dimitris Koutsolioutsos crunches numbers for his uncle’s firm, which deals in jewellery and duty-free. In the…

China confirms forced abortion case after uproar

Chinese authorities confirmed Thursday that a woman was forced to abort seven months into her pregnancy, several days after her…

Armstrong banned from Nice Ironman: organisers

Seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong will be denied entry to the Nice leg of the Ironman…

Amnesty says Syria committing crimes against humanity

Syria is committing crimes against humanity as part of state policy to exact revenge against communities suspected of…

U.S. News

Obama, Romney go head-to-head on economy

CLEVELAND, Ohio — President Barack Obama and his Republican foe Mitt Romney offered sharply differing…

Florida Governor: Elections officials thought I was dead

In a radio interview Thursday, Florida Governor Rick Scott (R) claimed election officials in the…

Michigan Dem banned by Republicans for using the word ‘vagina’

Update (below): Michigan Dem calls on women to withhold sex until legislature backs down A…

MSNBC guest distracted by S.E. Cupp’s cup size

During a discussion about gun control legislation on MSNBC Thursday, Brady Campaign President Dan Gross…

North Carolina prisoners remain behind bars on bogus gun possession charges

At least 40 prisoners, and potentially many more, are sitting in federal prison for gun…

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Britain planning new Internet snooping laws checking emails

The British government wants to expand its powers to monitor email exchanges and website visits, The…

Man has heart attack while eating ‘Triple Bypass Burger’

A restaurant called “The Heart Attack Grilled” finally earned its name on Saturday when a customer…

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Britain planning new Internet snooping laws checking emails

The British government wants to expand its powers to monitor email exchanges and website visits, The…

Man has heart attack while eating ‘Triple Bypass Burger’

A restaurant called “The Heart Attack Grilled” finally earned its name on Saturday when a customer…

Uncategorized

Britain planning new Internet snooping laws checking emails

The British government wants to expand its powers to monitor email exchanges and website visits, The…

Man has heart attack while eating ‘Triple Bypass Burger’

A restaurant called “The Heart Attack Grilled” finally earned its name on Saturday when a customer…

Uncategorized

Britain planning new Internet snooping laws checking emails

The British government wants to expand its powers to monitor email exchanges and website visits, The…

Man has heart attack while eating ‘Triple Bypass Burger’

A restaurant called “The Heart Attack Grilled” finally earned its name on Saturday when a customer…

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