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High court appears to lean toward Arizona in immigration law dispute
CNNParts of Arizona's sweeping immigration law received a surprising amount of support from a short-handed Supreme Court Wednesday. States throughout the country considering their own tough immigration laws are closely following the proceedings over what...Tags: U.S. Department of Justice, International Law, Laws, Labor Legislation, Mexico
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Race for the Cure: Heart medicine also cures racism?
We have pills for all sorts of things now! So why not a pill that can cure racism?
Sounds weird, right? Researchers say this heart medication called propranolol blocks the area in our brain that senses fear.
Racism is believed to be fear based.
When...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Social Issues, Pharmaceuticals, Racism, Chemicals
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Spike Lee retweets wrong addresses for George Zimmerman
KIAHThe national outrage over the death of Trayvon Martin is having some unintended consequences that aren’t very pretty. Since last month’s shooting became national news, civil rights activists and politicians have led the calls for answers into...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Hate Crimes, Bobby L Rush, Sheila Jackson-Lee, Democratic Party
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Obama announces contraception compromise
CNNPresident Barack Obama announced a compromise Friday in the dispute over whether to require full contraception insurance coverage for female employees at religiously affiliated institutions. Under the new plan, religiously affiliated universities and...Tags: Fred Upton, Roman Catholicism, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Christianity, Kathleen Sebelius
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Employers must cover birth control
KIAHThe Republican base is all fired up about the Obama Administration's recent decision to make employers--including religious organizations--provide insurance coverage for birth control. Republicans and the Catholic Church have slammed the new rule as an...Tags: Parties and Movements, Family Planning, Civil Rights, Birth Control, Health
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Ronald Martin's brief tweet angers GLAAD
KIAHCNN'spolitical loudmouth Roland Martin is in trouble with gay rights groups... not for something he said but for something he tweeted. It seems the David Beckham super bowl ad for H&M underwear caught the eye of Martin... tweeting: "Ain't no real bruhs...Tags: CNN (tv network), Crime, Law and Justice, Minority Groups, Justice and Rights, David Beckham
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Online Dish: Forget Beaver, School Bans Cougar Mascot for Being Offensive to Women
KIAHGive me a C-O-U-G-A-R, what's it spell? Sexism! Wait, what?! A Utah school district believes a cougar mascot would be offensive to women. The Canyons School District vetoed the students' top choice of a cougar mascot for their new high school. The...Tags: Facebook, Crime, Law and Justice, Brigham Young, Civil Rights, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry
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Iran sentences American to death in spy case
CNNIran has sentenced an American ex-Marine to death, accusing him of espionage. A court convicted Amir Mirzaei Hekmati of "working for an enemy country," as well as membership in the CIA and "efforts to accuse Iran of involvement in terrorism," the semi-...Tags: News Agency, Trials, Sarah Shourd, U.S. Army, CNN (tv network)
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Online Dish: Pizza with Side of Racism. Papa John's Refers to Customer on Receipt as 'Lady Chinky Eyes'
KIAHAll she wanted was a pizza from a New York Papa John's pizza joint. But instead, the customer, Minhee Cho got a side of racism with her pepperoni pie. Cho, 24, was shocked when she received her receipt and under customer name was written "lady chinky...Tags: Employees, Facebook, Pies and Tarts, Media Industry, Civil Rights
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Writer extradited over tweets on Prophet Mohammed
CNNMalaysian authorities extradited Saudi writer Hamza Kashgari back to Saudi Arabia Sunday on a warrant for his arrest over statements he made on Twitter. "Saudi media said Hamza made a posting on the Prophet Mohammed's birthday celebration last week,...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, International Law, Saudi Arabia, Human Rights, Extradition
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Audience Boos Gay Soldier At GOP Debate
KIAHYeah we know it was yet another GOP debate, but now it seems most of us are debating the behavior of the candiates last night in Orlando. During the debate, a gay soldier deployed in Iraq asked the candidates a question and was booed by the crowd....Tags: Don't Ask, Don't Tell Policy Repeal (2010), Minority Groups, Elections, Civil Rights, Politics
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Human traffickers taking organs from refugees who can't pay
Bedouin smugglers involved in people trafficking are also believed to be stealing organs from refugees who are unable to pay their demands for large amounts of cash to take them into Israel. The New Generation Foundation for Human Rights and the EveryOne...Tags: Refugee, Africa, Labor Legislation, Human Rights, Civil Rights
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