“When Rusty McGuire travels to Virginia schools to talk to teenagers about the dangers of social media, he asks all of the girls in the audience to close their eyes. Then, he speaks plainly with the guys in the room. “Boys,” he says, “if you received a picture from your …

“The man identified thus far as the suspect in a fake bomb threat at the Boston Marathon finish line Tuesday night is also tied to online accounts belonging to a self-described performance artist who wants to “bring the world to a more stylish and freely-dressing place.” “I really need exposure,” …

“Attorney General Greg Abbott is holding a steady double-digit lead over state Sen. Wendy Davis in the governor’s race, according to a poll conducted Thursday through Sunday by Public Policy Polling, a Democratic-leaning polling firm based in North Carolina. The survey found that Abbott was leading Davis 51 to 37 …

*A startup called Mingleton is introducing a new mobile dating application that uses iBeacon technology to help you connect only with people you can see around you, or, as one of the founders puts it, it’s like Tinder “for the people in your immediate vicinity.” The app doesn’t actually require …

*Conservative on social media have blasted Glenn Beck for declaring he did not support protesters at Bundy Ranch in Nevada who seemed to want an armed confrontation with law enforcement. Monday on his radio show, Beck said that as a fellow rancher he had sympathy for Cliven Bundy, who refuses …

*New scientific tests have turned up no evidence of modern forgery in a text written on ancient Egyptian papyrus that refers to Jesus as being married, according to a long-awaited article to be published Thursday in the Harvard Theological Review. The findings support the argument of Harvard professor Karen L. …

*For the second night in a row Tuesday, Sean Hannity opened his Fox News show with an “exclusive” interview with Nevada cattle rancher Cliven Bundy, whose decades-long conflict with the federal government became national news after his supporters faced down Bureau of Land Management authorities in an armed standoff this …

*The rate of uninsured is dropping significantly more in states that have set up their own insurance exchanges and have expanded the federal Medicaid program, according to a new survey from Gallup released Wednesday morning. States that had chosen to set up their own exchanges and expand Medicaid already had …

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TYT140 – A Lot of News in a Little Time Top stories for April 16, 2014: – NYPD Cancels controversial Muslim surveillance program (full story here: http://ow.ly/vROQq) – Michael Bloomberg to spend $50 million on gun control group (full story here: http://ow.ly/vROVD) – Cliven Bundy standoff with Bureau of Land …