Thursday Show 8/7/14
Founding Fathers refute
Obama's Muslim fabric
President Obama’s
remarks thanking Muslims for “building the very fabric of our
nation” and claiming they were in part responsible for “the core
of our democracy” have left many in and outside of Washington
scratching their heads. But the Founding Fathers would find the
comments even more baffling.
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Richmond-area school to
keep ‘Rebels’ team name
A Richmond-area public
high school will keep “Rebels” as its team name after a
student-led protest called attention to plans by the administration
to field a new mascot without ties to the Confederacy.
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In rare move Universtiy
grants 22k scholarship to undocumented student
In a rare move for U.S.
higher education, Rutgers University has awarded a full scholarship
to an undocumented immigrant, allowing him to finish his last two
years of college and receive his bachelor’s degree.
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'The Big Bang Theory'
actors get $25,000 an hour
Call it the ultimate
revenge of the nerds -- or, at least, the actors playing nerds. The
cast of the hit CBS (CBS) show "The Big Bang Theory" are
receiving stunning raises for the upcoming seasons. Cast members
portraying Sheldon Cooper, Leonard Hofstadter and Penny will now make
$1 million each an episode. That's akin to what the 'Friends' actors
got at the end of that show's historic run -- and it's a big boost
from the $300,000 per show they were receiving this past season.
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President Obama,
Congress Invited to Free 'America' Movie Screening
President Barack Obama
and hundreds of other powerful members of government were sent
letters this week inviting them to a free screening of America, the
docudrama from conservative filmmaker Dinesh D'Souza.
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When it comes to Cancer
the benefits of Aspirin may outweigh the risk
A new study in Annals
of Oncology finds that the benefits of daily aspirin may outweigh the
risks, at least when it comes to cancers of the digestive tract –
bowel, stomach and esophageal.
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Computer Games Better
Than Medication in Treating Elderly Depression
Computer games could
help in treating older people with depression who haven't been helped
by antidepressant drugs or other treatments for the disorder,
researchers say.
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