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In an interview with CNN’s Chris Cuomo on Monday, presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump said that he does not support the G.I. Bill.
The G.I. Bill, or Servicemen's Readjustment Act, was implemented in 1944 following World War II. It was designed to help service members returning from war cover the costs associated with getting an education or training. It includes low-cost mortgages, low-…
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In response to citizen complaints that the city of Denver is beginning to smell too much like marijuana, the city has revamped city regulations regarding "odor management."
Last week, the Denver City Council approved a hotly-debated bill to ban new marijuana shops and growers, as well as implement a limit on the current number of weed stores in the city. The new ordinances come in response to…
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Yahoo! Global News Anchor Katie Couric will attend a Wednesday night screening for “Under the Gun," an anti-gun film that, according to the film's website, "examines the events and people who have kept the gun debate fierce and the progress slow, even as gun deaths and mass shootings continue to increase.”
“In the gun debate, truth is the ultimate weapon,” is the film's tagline.
Couric was…
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The Citadel, a military college in South Carolina, has rejected a female Muslim student’s request that she be allowed to wear a hijab while engaging in school activities.
Citing a need for “uniformity” among its students, Citadel President Lt. Gen. John Ros, said that after “considerable review,” the college determined the uniform exception could not be granted.
“Uniformity is the…
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A British man was arrested after releasing a video of his girlfriend’s pug giving the Nazi salute in response to anti-Semitic commands made by his owner.
The video, which has been viewed over 1 million times on YouTube, showed Markus Meechan’s pet pug, Buddh, a jumping up after hearing the words: "Gas the Jews.’"
The film also shows the dog giving the Nazi salute when he hears the words “seig…
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A spike in cases of middle and high school students contracting head lice is leading some to speculate that selfies could be the culprit.
"Kids are putting their heads together and taking pictures like that and touching heads and that's all it takes to spread lice," said Michele Barrack, of Lice Lifters Treatment Center.
Okay, that actually makes a lot of sense. (On a side note, imagine…
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A viral video that shows an infant swimming in a pool, has sparked controversy. The two-minute clip shows a baby girl being lured into a pool, then falling face-first into the water. The baby can be seen struggling to keep her head above water but eventually flips onto her back and floats. The infant’s parents can be heard in the background, encouraging the child. Theny then proceed to lift the…
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The state of North Carolina has filed a lawsuit against President Obama's Justice Department in defense of House Bill 2, the state law that prohibits individuals from using public restrooms that do not correspond with their biological sex.
The move comes after the Justice Department ordered the state to “remedy the situation” last week, claiming that North Carolina’s law was in violation of…
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Following the swearing in of London’s first Muslim mayor, many of the city's buses will sport advertisements that read “Subhan Allah,” which translates to "Glory be to God."
The paid advertisements are part of a push by England's largest Islamic charity group, “Islamic Relief,” to help victims of the Syrian war. The ads will run throughout the Muslim holy week of Ramadan.
Imran Madden, the…
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An award-winning drawing of the prophet Mohammad is back up on eBay after being removed from the online auction site earlier this week.
According to the sketch’s artist, Bosch Fawstin, eBay removed the listing on a “technicality.”
“After an attempt to correct it and re-list, they erected a couple of new obstacles to doing so, effectively barring it from eBay," claimed Fawstin in a message…