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Deadly Officer-Involved Shootings Spark Anaheim Police Protests
“Police have stepped up patrols in preparation for more protests after two deadly shootings by police officers over the weekend, including one of an unarmed man that sparked fiery clashes just a few miles up the road from Disneyland. On Tuesday, the man’s family filed a civil rights lawsuit seeking …
Read More »Firewalking Fail At Tony Robbins Event
“Twenty-one people were treated for burns after walking across a bed of hot coals at an inspirational event hosted by motivational speaker Tony Robbins in San Jose, Calif., last week. About 6,000 people reportedly participated in the firewalk. Why were most of them not injured?..”.* Cenk Uygur and Cara Santa …
Read More »Sexual Assault Victim Faces Charge For Naming Attackers On Twitter
“A 17-year-old Kentucky girl who was upset by the plea deal reached by a pair of teenagers who sexually assaulted her is now facing a contempt charge for tweeting their names in violation of a court order…The boys’ attorneys have asked a judge to hold Dietrich in contempt for violating …
Read More »O’Reilly Vs Moyers: Which Bill Is Right About Gun Control?
“Bill O’Reilly laid into PBS’ Bill Moyers on his Monday night Fox News show for what he called “demagoguing the mass murder in Colorado” by being the “poster boy” for imposing gun control laws. Following the tragic shooting in Aurora, Colorado, Moyers aggressively went after the National Rifle Association…”.* The …
Read More »Saying ‘Middle Class’ Is Dangerous! So Says Republican Senator Kyl
Does President Obama focus too much on the middle class? Republican Senator Jon Kyle argues that using the phrase ‘middle class’ is “misguided and wrong and even dangerous”. The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down. Watch more video of Kyl here: http://youtu.be/LhPxmviD80s Read more here from Michael McAuliff …
Read More »Obama Used To Be A Vocal Advocate Of Gun Control
President Obama does not appear to be in favor of more gun control in the wake of the Colorado ‘Dark Knight Rises’ shootings – how have his views evolved over time? The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur explains. Read more here from Sam Stein of The Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/23/barack-obama-guns_n_1696708.html Support …
Read More »Boyfriends Take Bullets To Save Girlfriends From James Holmes In Colorado Shooting
“Of the 12 people killed in the Aurora theater shooting, four of them were men who made the ultimate sacrifice to protect their girlfriends. Now, each of these women are struggling to come to terms with both their grief and their gratitude. Alexander Teves, 24, attended the midnight screening of …
Read More »Apple and Netflix earnings, Sally Ride, and more – 90 Seconds on The Verge: Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Panic, mostly. It’s that feeling when you realize the biggest news of the day won’t hit until 45 minutes after you’re supposed to film today’s 90 Seconds. So what are we to do but invent a time machine. (If time is limited, a simple window into the near future will …
Read More »Brain Defect Saves Colorado Shooting Victim Petra Anderson
“Petra Anderson, 22, was at the midnight premiere of ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ in Aurora, Colo., when she was shot four times by a gunman who had opened fire in the crowded theater, the Associated Press reports. Three shotgun pellets hit Anderson’s arm and another went through her nose — …
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