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Saturday, September 13, 2014
A fringe benefit of a burlesque show
I got Minx Arcana's lollipop during her Lolita burlesque number--from her mouth to mine. I licked it the rest of the evening.
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- German gay rights activist beaten in Belgrade
- Erdogan approves law tightening Turkey's Internet controls
- Islamic State destroys Sufi shrines in eastern Syria: watchdog
- Chick-fil-A demotes breast cancer survivor after she takes medical leave for double mastectomy
- Prisons director canceled $98,000 fine imposed on Aramark
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Friday, September 12, 2014
Today's news round-up
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- Man wins fight to get same-sex union recognized
- Democrats Are Seeing More Daylight in Path to Senate Control
- Malala's attackers arrested in Pakistan: army
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Thursday, September 11, 2014
Today's news round-up, Part 2
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- New Jersey ban on 'gay conversion therapy' is upheld
- South Korea to hike cigarette price by 80%
- Incumbent's loss upends Massachusetts' House race
- Federal judge rejects Ohio campaign statements law
- More trouble for Mars Hill: cutting jobs, merging churches
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- Atheist must swear to God -- or leave US Air Force The Constitution says that "no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States." This should be a slam dunk lawsuit.
- Philippines plans to give Muslims autonomous zone
- Boko Haram have 'surrounded' Nigeria's Maiduguri, say elders
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Today's news round-up, Part 1
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- UN: 45 Fijian peacekeepers freed in Syria
- Catholic League quits New York City's St. Patrick parade after gay decision
- Pandora cozies up to music-rights group BMG with US license deal
- Indicted South Carolina House speaker suspends himself from office Another Republican in trouble.
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Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Correction of the day
An earlier version of this article misstated the location of the Hudson Valley. It is in southern New York, not western.
From the New York Times
Tuesday, September 09, 2014
Today's news round-up, Part 2
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- Retraining the NYPD after chokehold death
- Broadway League backs down, agrees to honor Rivers
- City to become first in Mississippi to grant same-sex spouse benefits: report
- Ferguson plans reforms after fatal police shooting
- Canada finds 1 of 2 explorer ships lost in Arctic
- Two women in their 90s marry in Iowa, seven decades after meeting
- Nebraska Lt. Gov. Heidemann resigns office, ticket Another Republican politician gone.
- California governor to sign mandatory sick leave bill
- Artist cancels exhibition of nude pictures stolen from Jennifer Lawrence and Kate Upton
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- Renouncing U.S. citizenship is about to get a lot more expensive
- French Muslims support Mideast Christians against Islamic State
- Ravens cut RB Ray Rice after release of video
- Nike, others end business relationship with Rice
- Hawks discipline GM Ferry for racist comments
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Sunday, September 07, 2014
Today's news round-up
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- Some Retail Workers Find Better Deals With Unions
- Bryan brothers win 100th tennis title, will keep playing
- Afghan rape gang sentenced to death after national outrage
- Syracuse district fires white school guard for 'joke' having black child assume the position
- Some big Obamacare news: premiums will fall in seven big cities
- BBC2 commissions first transgender sitcom
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