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States Rights in ‘Bama, Williams Cancels

Monday, February 9, 2015

States Rights: In defiance of a federal court decision, Alabama’s Chief Justice last night issued an order telling the state’s probate judges not to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples today. Chief Justice Roy Moore wrote that “Effective immediately, no …

Sinai Shootdown, “Same Love”, Sick Ship

Monday, January 27, 2014

Egypt: In a tactical escalation of violence, Islamist militants in the Sinai Peninsula used a surface to air missile to shoot down an Egyptian military helicopter, killing five people on board. The militants released a video showing a man firing …

Benedict Abdicates, Big Digout

Monday, February 11, 2013

Pope Resigns: Citing poor health, 85-year-old Pope Benedict XVI announced his resignation effective Feb. 28th. “I have come to the certainty that my strengths, due to an advanced age, are no longer suited to an adequate exercise of the Petrine …

Eastern Blizzard, Manhunt Grows

Friday, February 8, 2013

 Deep Trouble: Much of Eastern Pennsylvania, New York and New England are under blizzard watch today as two major storms collide in the Northeast. As many as 3,000 flights have been cancelled. Some news outlets are hyping a storm of …