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Hundreds of same-sex couples say 'I do' in New York
Sunday was the first day gay couples could be legally married in New York. Hundreds lined up to say "I do." New York brings to six the number of states where such marriages can be performed.
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Descendants team up to teach the positive lessons of the infamous 'Plessy v. Ferguson'
Descendants of the two parties in Plessy v. Ferguson, which established the notorious 'separate but equal' doctrine that legally justified segregation, have joined to create a foundation to advocate for better racial harmony.
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Joplin tornado: Will it be one of the Top 5 costliest?
Joplin tornado, as Sunday's twister has come to be called, is blamed for more than 100 fatalities in the southwest Missouri community. It's the latest in a string of tornadoes this spring. Though hurricanes and earthquakes tend to do more financial damage per event, tornadoes and related events have been responsible for an average 57 percent of all insured catastrophe losses in the United States since 1953, according to a 2009 study by insurance credit-rating service A.M. Best. Not counting the Joplin tornado, where damage assessments have only begun, here’s a look at the five most financially devastating tornadoes in the US, according to the A.M. Best study and federal estimates (reported in 2011 dollars):
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Terry Jones: How free speech and Quran burning can lead to violence
The violent reaction to Terry Jones burning the Quran at his tiny Florida church continued to spread Saturday, and with it questions about freedom of expression with murderous results.
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April Fool's Day history: five best-ever pranks
April Fool's Day history has been marked by many good pranks, but here are five of the most creative ever.
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Feds to investigate civil-rights claims against L.A. bus authority
Activists in L.A. say the Metropolitan Transportation Authority has discriminated against minorities and the poor by cutting their bus routes first. The MTA says it welcomes the federal audit.
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What recourse now to Westboro Baptist Church's rude protests?
With the US Supreme Court ruling in its favor, Westboro Baptist Church plans more controversial protests at funerals and cultural events. Counterspeech and counterprotests are best responses, say activists.
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Supreme Court: 'hurtful speech' of Westboro Baptist Church is protected
Supreme Court Justice Alito is the lone dissenter in the 8-to-1 ruling on free-speech principles, saying the conduct of the Westboro Baptist Church 'caused petitioner great injury.'
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How Tucson kept Westboro Baptist Church protests out of town
A Westboro Baptist Church spokeswoman is expected to get air time on two radio talk shows in exchange for the called-off protests. Critics say the church will get more exposure that way, but one of the talk-show hosts says the deal was worth it.
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Funeral protest: Arizona rallies to foil Westboro Baptist Church
Funeral protest plans by Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kansas, have been met with defiance in Arizona. Tuscon residents say they'll block the protesters from getting to the mourners of Saturday's mass shooting. The state legislature has also passed a law to help.
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The Confession
John Grisham does not disappoint in his latest thriller about an innocent man hours away from execution on death row.
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Westboro picketers outnumbered at Elizabeth Edwards funeral
Members of the controversial Westboro Baptist Church picketed the funeral of Elizabeth Edwards Saturday. But they were vastly outnumbered by a “human buffer” singing Christmas carols.
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Why is the Westboro Baptist Church picketing Elizabeth Edwards' funeral?
More known for using hurtful signs to picket funerals of US soldiers who have died in the Middle East, Kansas-based Westboro Baptist Church, whose congregation is mostly related, has vowed to picket the funeral of Elizabeth Edwards on Saturday in Raleigh, N.C.
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What Supreme Court justices asked at Westboro Baptist Church hearing
Albert Snyder says Westboro Baptist Church protesters ruined his son's funeral. The church says it has a right to free speech. The justices asked a lot of hypothetical questions about what constitutes allowable speech.
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Supreme Court: Can Westboro Baptist Church protest military funerals?
Supreme Court to hear free speech case pitting a bereaved father against the Westboro Baptist Church, which held an antigay protest near the funeral of his son, a marine killed in Iraq.
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Free speech: Westboro church Supreme Court case tests First Amendment
A Supreme Court case challenging the Westboro Baptist Church anti-gay protests will test the limits of free speech, with First Amendment implications for other forms of expression such as Quran burning and racist demonstrations.
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Florida church may not burn Qurans, but Kansas church says it will
Pastor Terry Jones may have ‘suspended’ plans to burn copies of the Quran at the Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville, Fla., on 9/11, but the controversial Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kan., says it will.
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Antigay church can protest military funerals, judge rules
Missouri violated free speech protections when it passed a law to prevent Westboro Baptist Church, known for its provocative antigay protests, from picketing military funerals, a federal judge ruled Monday.
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Pokemon Black and White: What we know so far
Ready to catch 'em all over again? Nintendo just announced Pokemon Black and White for the Nintendo DS.
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Why everyone wants Google's high-speed Internet access
Some 1,100 communities are vying for a network that delivers high-speed Internet access, courtesy of Google – though most aren't sure exactly what benefits it will deliver.
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In Topeka, Google's April Fools' Day logo changing prank is a hit
City officials and residents are enthusiastic about the Topeka-Google April Fools’ joke – and about the town’s chances of winning Google’s broadband competition.
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Topeka: Google pulls April Fools' prank after Kansas's renaming stunt
Why does Google say Topeka? April Fools' Day!
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Why does Google say Topeka? Five top corporate pranks for April Fools' Day
Google appreciates a good April Fools' prank, and it's not alone. Here are our picks for the five best corporate pranks this year.
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With deadline near, 600 towns vie for Google fiber-optic network
The experimental Google fiber-optic network promises to deliver the Internet at speeds 100 times faster than the average connection. Communities have been bidding to take part in the experiment, and the deadline for applications is Friday.
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Duluth one-ups Google, Kansas, in bid for super-fast Internet
Duluth, Minnesota, pledges to rename its first-born children as part of a YouTube stunt to capture Google's broadband network. But it'll face competition from Google, Kansas (a.k.a. Topeka).
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