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“On June 14, 2012, someone created a corporation in Ohio called American Dream Fund LLC. Six months later, this corporation made a $250,000 contribution to a super PAC called Advancing Freedom Action Network, which supports the re-election of Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted (R). The actual person behind American …

The US just pledged $14 billion to invest in African businesses and infrastructure, while China has been doing so for years. Here’s why both are betting on Africa as the next big global market. Learn More: A Brief Guide to This Week’s U.S.-Africa Summit http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2014/08/03/a-brief-guide-to-this-weeks-u-s-africa-summit/ “President Barack Obama has invited …

Cenk reminisces about the ‘Golden Age of Porn’ – a time when pornographic films were full length films. Cara wonders if a full length film really necessary; Isn’t 10 minutes enough? What was porn like before the internet? Pornographic videos have changed over time. Cenk Uygur, Ben Mankiewics, Nina Hartley …

Did you know that the first mass-produced vibrators were actually medical devices doctors used to “cure” women of hysteria? Or that early vibrators were steam-powered? And that Cleopatra is widely credited with creating a vibrator out of bees and a gourd? In this clip The Young Turks’ co-host Ana Kasparian …

“A mother in South Carolina called sheriff’s deputies on her son this week after finding porn playing on her living room TV. According to the Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were dispatched to a residence Tuesday afternoon after a distraught mom called 911. “She stated that when she entered the …

“A U.K. man has been charged with murder after using Find My iPhone to track down and kill the thug who stole his son’s iPhone at knifepoint earlier in the day. Derek Grant reportedly used Apple’s tracking software to locate the nearby thief after his son was robbed on his …

“The project by Raj Shetye called “The Wrong Turn” appeared in his online portfolio in recent days before being taken down, according to media reports on Wednesday, but the photographs have been carried by various other media outlets including the website Buzzfeed. They show a female model in high-end fashion …

“A flier for an upcoming Republican fundraiser advertising an appearance by Governor Mary Fallin features a crude Mexican caricature and claims that speakers at the event will enlighten the audience with “things that you may not know about the NRA, Planned Parenthood, Ku Klux Klan and other organizations,” KFOR reports. …

“A large majority of the public (76%) and nearly all scientists (97%) say that it is appropriate for scientists to become actively involved in political debates on controversial issues such as stem cell research and nuclear power. Among the public, substantial majorities of Democrats (80%), independents (76%) and Republicans (75%) …