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Chuck Todd will reportedly replace David Gregory as host of NBC's Meet the Press

David Gregory, the embattled host of NBC's Sunday morning flagship, Meet the Press, is reportedly on his way out, to be replaced by NBC chief White House correspondent Chuck Todd.

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Christian talker: 'Marxist' Lincoln enslaved us all by ending Southern slavery

Religious right broadcaster Kevin Swanson agreed with one of his guests that Abraham Lincoln imposed socialism on the United States during the “war against the South” – more commonly known as the Civil War.

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Christian college cites Hobby Lobby in Obamacare suit over 'abortion causing' Plan B

A Christian college in eastern Pennsylvania has filed suit in federal court, fighting the  Affordable Care Act’s requirement that it provide access to a third-party administrator, which could offer services including the “Plan B” morning-after pill to their employees, according to The Mercury News.

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Texas Republican: Armed militia groups 'have a right' to patrol border

A Texas lawmaker defended volunteer militia groups patrolling the U.S.-Mexico border, saying they “have a right to be there.”

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Burger-flipping robot could 'completely obviate' the need for human employees

A robot that can make 360 burgers an hour could put many fast-food workers out of a job – exactly as its designers intended.

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Sarah Silverman and John Oliver hammer payday loan industry 'motherf*ckers'

On this week's edition of HBO's Last Week Tonight, host John Oliver was joined by Sarah Silverman to take on America's predatory payday loan industry "motherf*ckers."

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Slain St. Louis teen Michael Brown's family remembers him as 'a gentle giant'

In an interview with the Riverfront Times' Jessica Lussenhop, the family of slain St. Louis teen Michael Brown described him as a shy "gentle giant," who had recently graduated high school and was spending the summer with his grandmother while he decided what his next step would be.

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WATCH: NASA's 'flying saucer' goes for a test spin 180,000 feet above the Earth

In recently released footage from NASA, scientists show off one their latest innovations, the 'Supersonic Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerator,' on a test model 'flying saucer,' 180,000 feet above the Earth.

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#IfTheyGunnedMeDown: African-Americans protest media portrayals of black victims

In the wake of the shooting death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, African-Americans have taken to Twitter to wonder how the media would portray them if they should be the victim of a police shooting.

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FL pot thieves arrested while driving away with marijuana plants sticking out car window

Two Florida men who had just stolen some marijuana plants to settle a debt were taken into custody when police spotted one of the plants sticking out of a car window as they made their getaway.

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FL man arrested for beating girlfriend all day because he dreamed she was cheating on him

A North-Miami man is in custody after spending a day beating his girlfriend, slashing her with a knife, and even assaulting his own dog because he dreamed the woman was cheating on him.

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'Burn in hell': Christians respond on Facebook to AL atheist with death threats, hatred

Responding to a question posed on a Facebook page -- maintained by Alabama television station WKRG -- asking for opinions on a recent proposal for a privately-funded atheist display, self-identified Christians filled the comment section with vitriol and hatred for a woman speaking for a Mobile atheist group.

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Disgusted public takes to Twitter after shooting of unarmed St. Louis black teenager

Following the shooting this afternoon of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, a public that has grown tired of unarmed African-Americans being gunned down, either by police or citizens 'standing their ground,' took to Twitter to express their dismay at what seems to be an escalating trend.

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