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State executing 1st woman in 70 yrs
CNN - 24 Feb 2015 00:04
Not since Lena Baker, an African-American convicted of murder in Randolph County, has Georgia executed a woman. The state is scheduled to snap that 70-year streak on Wednesday.
See the Historic American Far West From a Fresh Angle
Time - 24 Feb 2015 11:00
These photographers used forgotten photos to create their own story of the American west
'American Sniper' Trial Set to Resume, Weather Permitting
ABC News - 24 Feb 2015 08:51
'American Sniper' trial expected to resume Tuesday in Texas, weather permitting
ISIS Is Using Social Media to Lure British Muslim Girls, Says Think Tank
Time - 24 Feb 2015 08:40
"The promise of an Islamist utopia" entices young girls to join global jihad
How To Parent Like a German
Time - 24 Feb 2015 22:37
An American mom finds some surprising habits
Single mother of 4 revealed as one of three $564M Powerball jackpot winners
Fox News - 24 Feb 2015 10:00
A single mother of four from a small North Carolina town came forward Monday as one of three winners in a huge Powerball jackpot drawn earlier this month.
Putin says Russia-Ukraine war unlikely
Al Jazeera English - 24 Feb 2015 08:49
Russian president dismisses "apocalyptic scenario" that would lead to all-out war with neighbour.
Thousands Of Egyptians Flee Libya After Release Of ISIS' Beheading Video
IBTimes - 24 Feb 2015 08:39
In recent days, thousands of Egyptians have fled Libya through the border crossing at Sallum -- an exodus triggered by the release of a video showing the execution of 21 Coptic Christians by the Islamic State group -- Ag...
3 Killed in Illegal Chinese Gold Mine
ABC News - 24 Feb 2015 08:28
Gas poisoning in illegal Chinese gold mine kills 3, sickens 6
UN says ISIL abuses in Iraq may amount to genocide
Al Jazeera English - 24 Feb 2015 08:24
New report says at least 165 executions were carried out in ISIL-controlled areas in late 2014.
South Korea- U.S. war games to start early March
CNN - 24 Feb 2015 07:57
Every year, joint military exercises between the two countries it considers its greatest enemies provoke a blustery reaction from North Korea. What can we expect in 2015?
You Can't Replace Your Fingerprints
Slate - 24 Feb 2015 17:05
This essay is excerpted from Future Crimes: Everything Is Connected, Everyone Is Vulnerable, and What We Can Do About It, by Marc Goodman, published by Doubleday.
Obama Takes a Page From FDR's Playbook
Time - 24 Feb 2015 00:30
In helping to resolve a longshore standoff, the President showed that he's learned from history
ISIS Opens English-Language Schools: Islamic State To Teach Foreign Fighters' Children
IBTimes - 24 Feb 2015 23:38
The Islamic State group plans to open two children schools in Syria for the families of its foreign fighters, where most lessons will be taught in English rather than the native Arabic dialect. The two schools - one for ...
Kids in Egypt staging mock ISIS-style beheadings
New York Post - 24 Feb 2015 23:23
Kids in Egypt are staging mock ISIS-style be-headings with wooden sticks as they play-act the executions of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians.
How Mitch McConnell Plans to Avoid a Homeland Security Shutdown
ABC News - 24 Feb 2015 23:09
With four days left until funding for DHS expires, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said today he is prepared to hold a vote on a clean funding bill.
Why young girls flock to ISIS
CNN - 24 Feb 2015 22:11
CNN's Wolf Blitzer talks to Sasha Havlicek, CEO of Institute for Strategic Dialogue about ISIS' recruiting techniques aimed towards young women.
Third American Constitution - Direct Democracy - Installment 3
OpEdNews - 24 Feb 2015 19:06
This is the third installment, in "Part 1" of my proposals for a Third Direct Democracy Constitution for America. The general following of the format of the Second Constitution continues, but with explanatory notes added...
This Video of an Octopus Leaping Out of Water to Devour a Crab Proves None of Us Are Ever Safe
Time - 24 Feb 2015 18:17
Nature has never been more real
TV Chef Guy Fieri Officiates at 101 Gay Weddings in Florida
Time - 24 Feb 2015 11:24
Fellow chef Art Smith began planning the mass wedding after Florida lifted its ban on same-sex marriage
Senate Dems block GOP effort to tie DHS funding to Obama immigration actions
Fox News - 24 Feb 2015 10:00
Senate Democrats blocked legislation Monday that would have rolled back President Obama's executive actions on immigration in exchange for funding the Department of Homeland Security through September.
Listen to Seth Meyers explain to Rudy Giuliani just how much Obama loves America
The Week - 24 Feb 2015 09:05
On Monday's Late Night with Seth Meyers, the host made it clear he took issue with Rudy Giuliani's comments on President Obama's patriotism, and set him straight in the "Couple Things" segment. First, Meyers stated that ...