“Ted Cruz finally released his grip on the Senate floor after more than 21 hours of speaking about the need to defund Obamacare. The Texas Republican seized control of the Senate floor on Tuesday about 2:42 p.m. vowing to “speak in support of defunding Obamacare until I am no longer …

“Despite secularism and atheism being on the rise, some areligious students feel discriminated against—at times violently. Now teachers across the U.S. are creating Secular Safe Zones…”. How is the Secular Student Alliance involved? Does not believing in God lead to bullying from Christians in the US? Ana Kasparian and John …

“What would it take to end the scourge of revenge porn? Erica Goode at the New York Times writes about efforts by activists—most of whom are victims themselves—to find legal remedies for the problem of men who decide to get “revenge” on ex-girlfriends by posting private nude images online. Right …

There’s nothing more joyous than a bouncing bundle of joy, especially when that baby can be used by Chinese parents to get green cards. They’re called “anchor babies.” Chinese parents are using surrogate mothers in the United States to birth what would be an illegal second child, according to China’s …

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It’s long been a championship or big win tradition to bathe one’s coach with a cooler full of water or assorted sports drinks, so Dan Rubenstein finds the best shower celebrations ever. Photo Credit: Jeff Curry/USA Today Sports

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