” A German court ruled on Thursday that people have the right to claim compensation from service providers if their Internet access is disrupted, because the Internet is an “essential” part of life. The Federal Court of Justice in Karlsruhe made the ruling after hearing the case of a man …
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Traitors? Mississippi Trying to Skip Federal Law
“A pair of Republican lawmakers in Mississippi have proposed a bill to keep the federal government in its place, and laying out a plan to create a Joint Legislative Committee on the Neutralization of Federal Law, which would — well maybe you can already start to guess what the committee …
Read More »Fetus Isn’t Human Life, Catholic Hospital Says
“A major Catholic health provider has successfully dismantled a wrongful death lawsuit brought against it by arguing — in defiance of its own long-held doctrine — that a dead fetus is not the same as a dead person. The case involves the 2006 death of 31-year-old Lori Stodghill, a woman …
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Read More »Women Strike Back Against Revenge Porn
“Hollie Toups starts every morning with a cup of coffee and several pornographic websites. Toups, a 32-year-old teacher’s aide living in Nederland, isn’t looking for racy pictures. She’s looking for herself. “And usually the whole time I’m literally holding my breath, sweating, praying nothing comes up,” she said.”* Revenge porn …
Read More »Unwanted Pregnancies Rates Doubled in Military
“A new study released in the February issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology found that military women experience a higher-than-average unintended pregnancy rate, and the rate actually increased between 2005 and 2008. “It’s surprising that the unintended pregnancy rate is so high among servicewomen since they have access to high quality …
Read More »Women in Combat – Getting Blocked by GOP?
“Earlier this week, the Pentagon announced that it will lift the military ban on women serving in combat. This did not go over well among conservatives. But now one Republican senator is taking it to the next level, threatening to block the move with legislation. Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., said …
Read More »Wall Street Enabler Appointed to SEC Chair by Obama
“If your first reaction to this morning’s news about President Obama nominating Mary Jo White to head the Securities and Exchange Commission is positive, that’s understandable. She’s a former prosecutor and, as such, much of the elite media has simply concluded that must mean the Obama administration is going to …
Read More »HTC Mini, Apple cuts suppliers, and more – 90 Seconds on The Verge: Friday, January 25th, 2013
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Read More »2013 NBA All-Star Game: The Good, the Bad and the Snubs
NBA All-Star Game rosters were announced on Thursday, and Paul Flannery of SB Nation lends his take on the rosters. More specifically, Flannery comments on the deserving selections, which All-Stars might not make for most exciting brand of exhibition ball, and who got snubbed in the Eastern and Western Conferences.
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