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| Owners of bar built from 16th century shipwreck told to paint over original wood Saturday, Apr 06, 2013 12:04 PM PDT The Minerva Inn in Plymouth, UK is a famous landmark, with part of its structure made of wood from sunken 16th Century Spanish Armada ships in 1588. But the historical location is now facing a mandatory makeover, with city officials saying the 500-year-old wood is a fire hazard and must be painted over with a [...] Full Story | Top |
| Homeless man wins lottery but wants to stay in his tent Saturday, Apr 06, 2013 10:54 AM PDT Dennis Mahurin has been homeless since around 1978, living in his tent. And he plans to stay there despite having won a $50,000 lottery off a scratch card ticket. "I scratched it off right here in my tent," Mahurin told CINewsNow. However, the Bloomington, Indiana native does have a plan for how he'll spend the [...] Full Story | Top |
| Seattle police return marijuana taken from street dealers Friday, Apr 05, 2013 03:01 PM PDT Attitudes about marijuana are changing rapidly in the U.S., so much so that even law enforcement is coming up with some unique ways of dealing with those who consume or even sell the drug. In what the Seattle Police Department described as its "first time ever" event, authorities returned small amounts of marijuana confiscated from [...] Full Story | Top |
| Pay Phone Time Machine: Go Back to NYC Circa ’93 Friday, Apr 05, 2013 02:52 PM PDT It's hard enough to admit to yourself that 1993 was 20 years ago, but it's even harder to imagine New York City circa 1993. Times Square was an unsavory place, subways were plastered with graffiti and the city had a crime problem. All that has changed now, but what if you could travel back in [...] Full Story | Top |
| In new role, Jim DeMint seeks to craft a fresh message for conservative movement Friday, Apr 05, 2013 02:38 PM PDT Jim DeMint has played many roles over the years: U.S. senator. Kingmaker. Advocate. Lawmaker. Mentor. Rabble-rouser. In his newest iteration as president of the Heritage Foundation, the conservative movement's pre-eminent think tank, he wants to transform the way conservatives craft and package their message. Chiefly, he sees a need to dispel a criticism he hears [...] Full Story | Top |
| Ex-Clinton aide: Photo of Obama’s all-male inner circle suggested ‘women don’t belong’ Friday, Apr 05, 2013 01:21 PM PDT Melanne Verveer, Hillary Clinton's longtime confidante and former chief of staff, isn't defending a picture of President Barack Obama's all-male inner circle. To her, it naturally begs a question: "Where are the women?" Verveer, the first ambassador of the State Department office for Global Women's Issues and now executive director of the Georgetown Institute for [...] Full Story | Top |
| One clear result if DOMA is struck down: Immigration benefits for gay couples Friday, Apr 05, 2013 01:05 PM PDT Earlier this week, we wrote about how if the federal Defense of Marriage Act is struck down by the Supreme Court this summer, it may lead to confusion for same-sex married couples who live or work in the 38 states that specifically bar the recognition of gay marriage. If DOMA is struck down, same-sex couples [...] Full Story | Top |
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