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Chicago has achieved a unique distinction: the city has already had more murders this year than New York and Los Angeles combined. The Chicago Tribune reports: Chicago hit 500 homicides the other day, with more killings this year than in New York and Los Angeles combined. So...

The CATO Institute has released a new study which confirms what a growing number of Americans already know. Our colleges and universities have serious free speech issues. From the report: Freedom of Speech under Assault on Campus Freedom of speech has been severely criticized at many American universities. Meanwhile,...

Apparently, some distant relative of Obama was among the scientists who discovered a new flatworm and decided to name it Baracktrema obamai. Popular Science reports: A new species of blood fluke was found infecting the lungs of turtles in Malaysia. This parasitic flatworm has been dubbed Baracktrema...

Seems this woman was in the wrong line of work. A Hungarian camerawoman was charged with "breach of peace" for tripping and kicking migrants. CNN reports: The camerawoman seen on video tripping fleeing migrants in Hungary was charged Wednesday with "breach of peace" by the public...

Female "circumsion" is also known as female genital mutilation, a barbaric practice that causes extreme pain, risk of infection or death, and lifelong problems. But it's still supported in some societies. Here is one Egyptian's bizarre justification. Via MEMRI: Egyptian MP Ilhami Agina Supports FGM: Egyptian Men Suffer...