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This Is the Quickest Way to Add Events to Google Calendar
Time - 6 May 2015 12:00
You can text them to yourself using this trick
This Nebraska woman is suing all gay people
The Week - 6 May 2015 19:28
Sylvia Driskell, a 66-year-old woman from Auburn, Nebraska, wants to sue every gay person in the world. Driskell will represent herself in Driskell v. Homosexuals, claiming she is an earthly "ambassador" of "God and His ...
This Is What It's Like to Play Big Bird on Sesame Street for 45 Years
Time - 6 May 2015 15:30
Caroll Spinney has spent nearly half a century donning a big yellow bird suit. Now, he's the subject of the new documentary I Am Big Bird
Final day of election campaigning
BBC - 6 May 2015 07:17
Politicians embark on a final day of campaigning across Wales before the general election on Thursday.
US offers rewards on 'IS leaders'
BBC - 6 May 2015 04:46
The US government offers rewards totalling $20m for information on what it says are four leaders of the Islamic State militant group.
Texas shooter in contact with ISIS 'weeks' before attack: report
New York Post - 6 May 2015 07:13
One of the gunman who targeted Sunday's "Draw Mohammed" cartoon contest in Texas had reportedly been in contact with an influential ISIS recruiter in the weeks before the attack. ABC...
Senate Republicans pass budget plan, eye 'Obamacare' repeal
Reuters - 6 May 2015 00:44
WASHINGTON
Clinton vows to go further than Obama with executive actions
New York Post - 6 May 2015 07:15
Hillary Rodham Clinton pledged Tuesday that, if elected, she would go even further than President Obama in issuing executive actions should Congress fail to pass immigration reforms. Seeking to draw...
How Oldest Living WWII Vet Is Celebrating His Birthday
ABC News - 6 May 2015 18:51
The oldest living World War II veteran will turn 109 years old this Monday, but he already has a head start with celebrations.
U.S. woman searches for mother in Nepal
CNN - 6 May 2015 05:00
Yasmine Habash considers her mother, Dawn, her best friend. Every year, the U.S. women travel to the Indian subcontinent together. This time, Yasmine is back alone -- searching for her missing mother.
Sharpton, de Blasio and Obama only love cops when convenient
New York Post - 6 May 2015 04:37
If you are grateful for small things, it is a good sign that even constant critics of the police are denouncing the murder of NYPD cop Brian Moore. No less...
Jon Stewart makes a game show of disqualifying Ted Cruz for president
The Week - 6 May 2015 10:01
"There are so many hopefuls in the Republican race, we've got to start narrowing the field," Jon Stewart said on Tuesday's Daily Show. He had a helpful suggestion, too. "Let's do it with a game I call 'Let's Get Rid of T...
Obama expected to push for Gulf missile defense at U.S. summit
Reuters - 6 May 2015 07:11
WASHINGTON
Report: Germanwings co-pilot practiced controlled descent on earlier flight
The Week - 6 May 2015 06:11
The co-pilot suspected of purposely crashing his Germanwings plane into the French Alps March 24, killing everyone on board, practiced a controlled descent on a flight earlier that day, the German newspaper Bild reports....
Officials criticize DEA's light punishment of agents who forgot man in cell for 5 days
Chicago Tribune - 6 May 2015 05:31U.S. Ranks Worst Developed Country for Maternal Health
Time - 6 May 2015 05:23
But there's plenty of room for improvement
Authorities Find Fake Skeletons in Underwater Lawn Chairs
ABC News - 6 May 2015 05:22
Arizona officials find fake skeletons in lawn chairs while searching for bodies
New York Mets Wear NYPD Caps in Tribute to Slain Policeman Brian Moore
Time - 6 May 2015 05:14
The Mets previously wore NYPD caps to honor 9/11 first responders
U.S. aims to make Iran nuclear deal immune to Russian, Chinese veto
Reuters - 6 May 2015 05:05
UNITED NATIONS
7 Charts Explaining Baltimore's Economic and Racial Struggles
Mother Jones - 6 May 2015 12:20
In the wake of Baltimore's upheaval, President Obama, among others, reminded the country that the city's longstanding economic inequality was beneath the response to Freddie Gray's death. "This is not new," Obama said. "...
U.S. agents reprimanded over forgotten prisoner
CNN - 6 May 2015 04:29
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency has punished agents responsible for keeping a San Diego college student handcuffed and in a cell for five days without food or water.
US allows ferry services to Cuba
Al Jazeera English - 6 May 2015 01:19
First ferry services allowed to operate in more than 50 years, as relations improve between two countries.