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Britain:
Muslim kids outnumber Christian kids
Muslim
children outnumber Christian children in Birmingham*, the second
largest city in Britain, according to an analysis of the 2011 Census
data, and the same holds true for the 10th largest city, Bradford,
three sections of London, and in Leicester, the 12 largest city.
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Dems
block Cruz bill to strip U.S. citizenship from Islamic State
defectors
Sen. Ted Cruz tried to get the Senate to consider a measure
Thursday providing that any American who joins the fight with
terrorist groups such as the Islamic State would immediately renounce
their U.S. citizenship, but a Democratic senator objected, saying
more time is necessary to weigh the significant constitutional issues
it raises.
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Family
glitch in Obamacare to impact 1.9 million Americans
Vague
language within Obamacare will result in nearly 2 million Americans
being unable to afford health insurance, according to a new report by
the American Action Forum (AAF).
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Sierra
Leone to shut down for 3 days to slow Ebola
Shoppers
crowded streets and markets in Sierra Leone's capital on Thursday
stocking up for a three-day shutdown that authorities will hope will
slow the spread of the Ebola outbreak that is accelerating across
West Africa.
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Horse
power gains favor among small scale farmers
While
most modern farmers work their fields accompanied by the rumble of a
trusty tractor, sheep farmer Donn Hewes labors to the faint jingling
of harnesses in rhythm with the hoofbeats of horses and mules.
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New
protections for sharks take effect
Good
news for shark lovers: This weekend, new international laws will go
into effect to strengthen protections for five shark species that are
threatened by overfishing.
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Air
Force removes “so help me God” requirement from oath
A
legal review of rules that required the phrase occurred after the
American Humanist Association threatened to sue on behalf of an
atheist airman. The unnamed airman at Creech Air Force Base in Nevada
was denied re-enlistment Aug. 25 after crossing the phrase out of the
oath.
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Federal
court upholds US flag ban on Cinco De Mayo
A
federal appeals court will not reconsider a unanimous February ruling
upholding the actions of a principal in a Northern California high
school who ordered students wearing American flag shirts inside out
during a 2010 Cinco de Mayo celebration.
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Union
boss millionaires lead income equality convention
Union
boss millionaires lead ‘income equality’ conventionSeveral of
America’s wealthiest union bosses spoke at the 2014 Ohio AFL-CIO
convention in Cincinnati this week. The event’s theme? “Building
the movement for income equality.”
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Giants
star teams up with Dairy Council to tackle childhood obesity
Super
Bowl champion Victor Cruz is teaming up with the NFL and the National
Dairy Council (NDC) to tackle childhood obesity. The latest
installation of the NFL’s Fuel Up to Play 60 campaign, called ‘For
the Love of Play,’ is designed to inspire participants to fit 60
minutes of play into their daily
routine.
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Federal
school lunch program ends special-ed program at Georgia High School
Government
limits on the calories in food sold to public school students have
stifled both special education and culinary programs at Marietta High
School, according to the Marietta Daily Journal. Students at the
school learned baking and business skills by manning a cart that sold
coffee and muffins to teachers and students every morning last year,
but the business recently got the boot due to rules imposed by
Washington.
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