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Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on September 11, 2016 0 Comments

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...

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 10, 2016 0 Comments

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,...

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on September 10, 2016 0 Comments

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...

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on September 09, 2016 0 Comments

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...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 09, 2016 3 Comments

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...

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