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George Zimmerman accused of threatening to kill a man during road rage incident
Top Colleges That Enroll Rich, Middle Class and Poor -- I knew my alma mater would be featured in this article, just by the title alone.
Sophisticated Neanderthals may have made abstract art
Why Not Having Kids Makes Some People Crazy
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Obama: 'We tortured some folks' -- The folks over at DailyKos aren't amused.
HOMICIDE: Medical examiner says NYPD chokehold killed Staten Island dad Eric Garner | more
Lethal drugs injected 15 times in botched Arizona execution -- "'The people who were in charge of putting him to death really did not know what they were doing,' said Austin Sarat ( Read more... ) -
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Among Justices, Considering a Divide Not of Gender or Politics, but of Beliefs (NYT)
Frank Rich on the National Circus: Could Hobby Lobby Reverse Progress on Gay Civil Rights?
The Letters That Warren G. Harding's Family Didn't Want You to See -- Pretty salacious for the time.
Dubai to Build the First Air-Conditioned Mini-City
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Ted Cruz: Investigate 'appalling' Mississippi Senate runoff -- "What makes Cruz's comments notable is that he is vice chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, which is charged with helping re-elect incumbents such as Cochran."
Australian study finds kids of same-sex parents live in harmonious households | abstract
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Ebola 'Totally Out of Control,' Doctors Without Borders Says
Rodney K. Smith: The Washington Redskins must deal with the reality of a racist brand
Young people are sexting - but girls are judged more harshly than boys, study finds -- Not terribly surprising. The double standard continues to thrive.
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The Case for Reparations -- I'm still wading through this, as the article is long. But Ta-Nehisi Coates is always a worthwhile read, so I'm listing this sight partially unseen.
Tennessee man sues employer over 'white water fountain' | Cotton Warehouse Supervisor To Black Employees: 'That's When We Hang You'
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West Antarctic Ice Sheet Has Begun to Collapse -- The tipping point has been reached. It's too late.
Police commissioner asked to quit over Obama slur -- Asked to quit, because there are no mechanisms in New Hampshire to remove him forcefully.
Questions linger after Jill Abramson’s dismissal from Times -- 'Abrupt' isn't the word for it.
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Botched Execution Leads Doctor To Review His Principles
Related: Everything you need to know about executions in the United States -- It's rather shocking to find so few states have abolished capital punishment.
Carbon Dioxide Levels in Atmosphere Reach Terrifying New Milestone -- more than 400 ppm over a month's time, on average
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Woman Finds Body While Hunting for Easter Eggs in Her Backyard
How Do We Explain The Evolution Of Religion? -- "[H]uman religiosity was primed by the meaning-making, imagination, empathy and rule-following of other primates (primates with whom we shared a common ancestor in the past, or those common ancestors themselves). Religious imagination ( Read more... ) -
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Cell Phone Addiction: Parents Glued To Smartphones Have 'More Negative' Interactions With Their Kids
One in five young adults admit to using smartphone during sex
Elephants Can Distinguish Between Human Languages -- "A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of the Sciences of the United States of America shows evidence ( Read more... )