White House urged to deem church a hate group
More than 475000 people signed petitions urging the White House to label Westboro Baptist Church a hate group or end its tax-exempt status after threats to picket a Newtown funeral. The church, based in Topeka Kansas, has long protested at military funerals citing divine punishment for tolerance of gays.
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White House
Washington
Westboro Baptist Church
Newtown
Conn
Topeka
Kansas
The
Southern Poverty Law Center
Church
America
Obama
Congress
Adam Lanza
Turtle project shows humans dark side near Clemson
Clemson University student Nathan Weaver placed a rubber turtle in a road lane to study turtle crossings. Over an hour seven drivers swerved and ran over the dummy, with others aiming to hit it. Experts cite roadkill as a threat to dwindling box turtle populations and discuss possible cures like underpasses and teen-focused education.
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Clemson
S.C
Clemson University
Nathan Weaver
Weaver
School of Agricultural, Forest and Environmental Sciences
Hal Herzog
Western Carolina University
Herzog
Boy Scouts
Steve Irwin
Orphaned bobcat Chips toughened by rescue volunteers
In Plumas National Forest a friendly bobcat kitten named Chips, found amid a raging 75000 acre fire, is being trained by Sierra Wildlife Rescue volunteers in Placerville to hunt and fend for itself. She will be released next spring after facing a harsher wild environment.
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Placerville
Calif
California
Plumas National Forest
Sierra Wildlife Rescue
Chips
Lake Tahoe
Forest Service
John Heil
Why We Blink The Brain Powers Down During Glances
Osaka University researchers trace blinking to a brain idle mode. During brief eye closures the Default Mode Network activates while attention regions go offline, as people engage with tasks like reading or watching a film, a phenomenon seen in a study of 20 volunteers during Mr Bean.
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Washington
Japan
Osaka University
Proceedings
The
National Academies of Science
Mr. Bean
Pumwani Maternity Hospital Detains Unpaid Moms in Nairobi
The Pumwani Maternity Hospital in Nairobi detains new mothers who cannot pay their bills, with guards beating those who try to leave. About 350 births occur weekly. bills feared at 60 to 160 dollars. The Center for Reproductive Rights filed a Kenyan High Court suit to end the practice, which the hospital defends as a necessity for operations.
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Nairobi
Kenya
Pumwani Maternity
Lazarus Omondi
Maternity
Associated Press
Pumwani
Omondi
Center For Reproductive Rights
High Court of Kenya
Maimouna Awuor
Awuor
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