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GOP: We'll Fight 'Defiant' Obama on Immigration
(Newser) - President Obama unveiled sweeping actions on immigration reform last night and while the civil unrest Sen. Tom Coburn warned of hasn't materialized, it's safe to say congressional Republicans are deeply unhappy. Obama criticized Republicans for failing to act and dared them to "Pass a bill," but... More » |
After Rolling Stone Airs UVa Rape Claim, a Probe
(Newser) - Police are investigating claims of a brutal gang rape inside a University of Virginia frat house in 2012, after a scathing Rolling Stone article. University President Teresa Sullivan asked police in Charlottesville to open an investigation, reports the Guardian , though she rejected the magazine's assertion that UVa has a... More » |
Latest Cosby Accuser: Lou Ferrigno's Wife
(Newser) - Yet more women have come forward to accuse Bill Cosby of sexually assaulting them—or in the case of Carla Ferrigno, wife of Incredible Hulk star Lou Ferrigno, attempting to sexually assault them. Ferrigno tells the Daily Mail that in 1967, when she was still a teenager, a date brought... More » |
100-Year-Old Woman Sees Ocean for First Time
(Newser) - It was during a water-gun fight at her senior living facility over the summer that Ruby Holt told bystanders she had always wanted to see the ocean, which she had never visited in her century on this planet. With the encouragement of employees at the Tennessee facility where she resides,... More » |
Study: Heavy Drinkers Are Rarely Alcoholics
(Newser) - Frequently drinking too much booze does not mean you're an alcoholic. In fact, it means that only rarely. A new study by the CDC and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration finds that 1 in 3 American adults meet the definition of heavy drinking—for men, having... More » |
Buffalo Bills' 'Home Game' Won't Be in NY
(Newser) - Things were so desperate in Buffalo this week that the hometown Bills made a plea for fans to come and shovel out their stadium. But with yet more snow falling yesterday in suburban Orchard Park, where the team plays, reality has set in: The NFL is moving this week's... More » |
Walmart Holds Food Drive for Needy Walmart Workers
(Newser) - Walmart employees in at least two locations are holding a food drive and bake sale, respectively, to benefit some needy people this holiday season: Walmart employees. According to the Consumerist , a canned food drive was launched to benefit employees at a superstore in Oklahoma City ( reads a sign : "... More » |
Ferguson Cop Who Shot Michael Brown May Resign
(Newser) - With a grand jury decision in the Michael Brown shooting case believed to be imminent—and the National Guard activated —the officer who shot the unarmed teenager is in talks over quitting the Ferguson, Mo., police force, sources say. Darren Wilson maintains that he didn't do anything wrong,... More » |
Gitmo Now Down to 143 Prisoners
(Newser) - Five prisoners have been released from Guantanamo Bay as part of a renewed effort to close the detention center, officials say. Three men were sent to Georgia and two to Slovakia for resettlement. They were among dozens of low-level prisoners at Guantanamo that an administration task force in 2009 deemed... More »
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