Via Idaho Ed News: Students taking the exam in April posted an average score of 511 on the reading and writing portion of the test, the State Department of Education said Tuesday. That average score — just above the midpoint on a section with a scoring range from 200 to 800 — means that 62 […]
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From The Washington Times: The White House said Tuesday the Obama administration has no plans to lift a restriction on gay men donating blood, a policy that has angered gays in the wake of the terrorist attack on a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida. “We’re going to rely on scientific advice,” said White House press
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From The Washington Times: The wife of the gunman who killed 49 people inside an Orlando nightclub had prior knowledge of the deadly attack and has now come under investigation by authorities, according to NBC News. Omar Mateen’s second wife, Noor Salman, told investigators that she was with her husband when he purchased ammunition days
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From The Washington Times: As Democrats look to unify ahead of the general election, Sen. Bernard Sanders on Tuesday called for replacing the current leadership at the Democratic National Committee and for a “fundamental transformation” of the party itself. “The time is long overdue for a fundamental transformation of the Democratic Party,” Mr. Sanders told
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From The Washington Times: Gay conservative activist Milo Yiannopoulos says “mainstream Muslim culture,” not radical Islam, is to blame for Sunday’s terrorist attack at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida. Mr. Yiannopoulos, a senior editor at Breitbart News, told Rich Zeoli in a radio interview that he believes all of Islam encourages violence against gays and
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From The Washington Times: Family members and an ex-wife of Omar Mateen say he regularly espoused homophobic views, but regulars at the LGBT nightclub where the 29-year-old American-born Muslim gunman killed 49 while pledging allegiance to the Islamic State group described him as a routine visitor. Others recognized him from gay dating apps, adding to
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He cannot endorse her as long as the FBI Email investigation is still hanging over her head. That’s his chance to win the White House. From The Washington Times: As the primary season officially came to an end Tuesday, Sen. Bernard Sanders met privately with Hillary Clinton — but the Vermont senator still isn’t ready
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From The Washington Times: The House took a concrete step Tuesday to neuter the IRS in the wake of the tea party-targeting scandal, approving legislation that would stop the tax agency from being able to request the names of major donors to nonprofit organizations. IRS officials have signaled they don’t regularly use the information anyway,
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From The Washington Times: More than a year since the Obama administration officially ended American combat operations in Afghanistan, the White House’s newly minted battle plan for the country effectively restarts the combat mission for the 9,800 U.S. service members still in the country. White House officials have given the administration’s tacit approval to allow
From The Washington Times: A constitutional law professor penned an op-ed for Rolling Stone Monday calling for the “outdated” Second Amendment to be repealed, saying America’s Founding Fathers “got it wrong” on the right to bear arms. “I teach the Constitution for a living,” wrote David S. Cohen, a professor at Drexel University in Philadelphia.
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From The Washington Times: Former “Star Trek” star and gay activist George Takei penned an op-ed for The Daily Beast Tuesday arguing that the First Amendment cannot be protected without limiting the Second, and calling for a “common-sense” ban on firearms “designed for mass slaughter.” Mr. Takei wrote that the LGBT community is grappling with
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From The Washington Times: A change of plea hearing has been scheduled for a man arrested following the Ammon Bundy-led occupation of a national wildlife refuge in Oregon. Jason Blomgren, 42, of Murphy, North Carolina, is set to appear in a federal courtroom in Portland on Thursday. He earlier pleaded not guilty to charges of
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How’s that Obamacare working out for you all? Via the Associated Press: Idaho health insurers said they want to raise premiums an average of 27 percent next year because they are losing money. It would mean the second year in a row of double-digit increases for some plans. The Idaho Statesman reported. Six companies sell
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From Military Times: Defense Secretary Ash Carter last year formed a working group to hammer out a new policy, which he said would be unveiled by this spring. Yet the issue has stalled amid high-level disagreement over the details, according to officials familiar with the Pentagon’s internal debate. Many key questions remain. Allowing a service
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Congratulations to the NuArt & the Kenworthy! Via Only In Your State: On a hot summer say, sometimes the best place to be is a cool, air conditioned theater, catching up on the latest Hollywood blockbuster. But the only thing better than enjoying a seriously good flick at the nearest IMAX is a unique trip
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Via MyFreshNews: Computer hackers who work for the Islamic State Group recently released a report with a “kill list” this week that includes names, addresses, and email addresses of 24,439 Americans. Sadly, there is a chance that you, your friends, and your family could be on the list. No one is currently safe. Out of
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What happens when reality contradicts your political correctness? From The Washington Times: Alaskan parents and their daughters are upset that a transgender student captured all-state honors in girls’ track and field. Haines High School senior Nattaphon Wangyot took fifth place in the girls 1-2-3A 100-meter finals and third-place in the 200-meter race on May 27.
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Remember this? On September 8, 1974, president of the United States Gerald Ford issued Proclamation 4311, which gave Richard Nixon a full and unconditional pardon for any crimes he might have committed against the United States while president. In a televised broadcast to the nation, Ford explained that he felt the pardon was in the
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From The Washington Times: Whenever climate models overestimate temperatures linked to rising carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere, scientists have pointed to a convenient fall guy: aerosols, which cool the planet and act as a counterweight to global warming. But what if the cooling influence of aerosols isn’t as powerful as believed? Preliminary findings from
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