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Pope Francis: Priests should be ‘shepherds living with the smell of the sheep’
Pope Francis holds his pastoral staff during the Holy Thursday chrism Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican March 28. At right is Msgr. Guido Marini, papal master of ceremonies.(CNS photo/Paul...
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Borowitz Report: Texas Bans Women From Living In State
JULY 11, 2013TEXAS WEIGHS BAN ON WOMENPOSTED BY ANDY BOROWITZAUSTIN (The Borowitz Report) — Republican lawmakers in the Texas State Senate are proposing a precedent-setting new bill that would make it...
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Harvard Study: One Sugary Drink Per Day Raises Risk of Heart Disease in Men...
Drinking one sugar-sweetened beverage a day could increase a man's heart disease risk, a new study found. By CARRIE GANN (@carrie_gann) and Dr. LARRY BORGES, ABC News Medical UnitMarch 12, 2012The...
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The Party Of No And The Denial Of Democracy
Eugene RobinsonOpinion WriterThe Party of NoBy Eugene Robinson, Published: July 11 Self-delusion is a sad spectacle. Watching Republicans convince themselves that killing immigration reform actually...
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Concealed Carry Is Now Legal in All 50 States. What the NRA Wants Hushed.
Permit holders can carry this Ruger 1911 model semi-automatic pistol everywhere in the United States except Washington, D.C.By Ciara McCarthy | Posted Thursday, July 11, 2013Alan:Rugged Individualism...
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The Internet is destroying work — and turning the old middle class into the...
The new economy is turning human labor into just another computer process -- and will keep wrecking jobsBY ANDREW LEONARD An executive at an up-and-coming start-up settles into a cross-country flight....
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Deadly Spin: Insurance Company Insider, Wendell Potter, Speaks Out
For people with great policies, insurance companies work well. But legions without insurance, coupled with tens of millions who are clueless how shoddy their coverage really is, and insurance companies...
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Americans exercise more, but still not losing much weight
A group a runners work out together in Boulder, Colo. (Brennan Linsley / Associated Press / July 9, 2013) Alan: Mexico displaces the United States as the most obese nation on earth....
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Woman: 'Visions' led her to dead California boy
.View gallery... GILLIAN FLACCUS 17 hours agoSocietyExcerpt: "A detective involved in the search, however, said he was impressed with the discovery. "She actually went right up the driveway of the...
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Transgender at 6: For Tyler and his parents, no second thoughts
View Photo Gallery — Transgender at 6: “I am a boy,” she insisted at age 2. It became a constant theme in struggles with her parents, who eventually concluded she wasn’t just a tomboy. Then, they had...
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The Explosive, Beautiful Death of a Star
The death of a Sun-like star as seen by the Chandra and Hubble space telescopes (click to enlarge).X-RAY: NASA/CXC/IAA-CSIC/N.RUIZ ET AL, OPTICAL: NASA/STSCIJULY 12, 2013 // BY JASON MAJORRELATED...
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Solar "Tsunami" Captured On Video
This image from the Solar Dynamics Observatory shows the "quiet corona" and upper transition region of the sun. A study tracking solar tsunamis through the sun's plasma shows that the quiet corona may...
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The Zen of Floating
Not everyone has access to a dark saltwater tub.After just 20 minutes in a sensory-deprivation tank, you can reach a state of zero thoughtBy Seth Stevenson | June 2, 2013HOW DID I end up naked in a...
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Americans Are More Devoted To Stress Than The Relaxation Of Vacation
A woman relaxes in London's Hyde Park. This is the cover story in the May 27 issue of The Christian Science MonitorWeekly.Toby Melville/REUTERSEnlargeMore people are untethering from their electronic...
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"How Did Work-Life Balance in the U.S. Get So Awful?" The Atlantic
"How Did Work-Life Balance in the U.S. Get So Awful?" Among all advanced nations, we rank 28th -- barely better than Mexico. Why's our work-life balance so bad if leisure is growing? Because single...
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Feel guilty for taking leave? You're not alone.
It isn't funny.It's an intrinsic part of The National Lunacy.***"Our country is not being destroyed by bad politics, it is being destroyed by a bad way of life. Bad politics is merely another result."...
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Montreal: "The Most Bikeable City On The Continent"
A Bike Tour of MontrealBy Eric Moskowitz | GLOBE STAFF MAY 19, 2013GOOGLE+LINKEDINREDDITTWITTERISTOCKPHOTOThe city’s on-street bike lanes are marvels to US visitors.We had pedaled half a block...
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The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America by George Packer – review
Tobacco farm workers in North Carolina. "Parker seems to believe tghat that the allures of unregulated capitalism have, over the past 30 years, torn apart the old social contract. Sadly, the idea that...
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