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Arizona Religious Bill That Angered Gays Vetoed

Brewer said the bill “could divide Arizona in ways we could not even imagine and no one would ever want.” The bill was broadly worded and could result in unintended negative consequences, she added.

Associated Press
By Associated Press
Jan Brewer

PHOENIX (AP) — Gov. Jan Brewer on Wednesday vetoed a Republican bill that set off a national debate over gay rights, religion and discrimination and subjected Arizona to blistering criticism from major corporations and political leaders from both parties. Loud cheers erupted outside the Capitol building immediately after Brewer made her

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Hundreds March For Sinaloa Cartel Boss In Mexico

Norteno musicians played trumpets while high school students in uniforms held up signs reading “We want Chapo free” and “We Love Chapo” as they paraded in Culiacan, the capital of Sinaloa state, which is the cartel’s bastion.

Associated Press
By Associated Press
Mexico Drug War

CULIACAN, Mexico (AP) — Not everyone is happy over the capture of drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman. Hundreds of people marched on the streets of this western Mexico city on Wednesday demanding that Mexican authorities free the boss of the powerful Sinaloa drug cartel. Many said he provides needed jobs in poor mountain areas. Norteno

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Uganda Slapped With Aid Cuts Over Anti-gay Law

At least three European countries are withdrawing millions in direct support to Uganda’s government, which depends on donors for about 20 percent of its budget.

Associated Press
By Associated Press
Uganda Gays

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Uganda's government has been hit with substantial aid cuts after the president enacted a severe anti-gay measure over which some Western governments had warned of consequences. At least three European countries are withdrawing millions in direct support to Uganda's government, which depends on donors for about 20 percent

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Russia Mobilizes Military, But Who Really Threatens Ukraine?

Kremlin announces ‘readiness drills’ near border, but vows to refrain from intervening amid political upheaval

Jon Queally
By Jon Queally
Vladimir Putin

A Wednesday announcement that Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered 'readiness' military exercises in the areas closest to its border with Ukraine are stirring already anxious concerns that the political upheaval that has gripped the country in recent weeks could continue to spiral out of control as the threat of outside

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Video Surfaces Of Okla. Father Dying After Police Encounter

A night at the movies turns deadly after police are called on a woman who slapped her daughter.

Les Neuhaus
By Les Neuhaus
attribution: screenshot from video

A family’s night at the movies in Moore, Okla., took a fatal turn on Feb. 15. After police were called over a possible domestic disturbance involving a mother and daughter, the father had a confrontation with police that ended in his death. On Tuesday, Nair Rodriguez released a video of the incident that she recorded with her cell phone. That

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Feds Block FDA-Approved PTSD-Marijuana Research

A study on marijuana’s effects on treating patients with post-traumatic stress disorder has been approved, but it can’t go forward without the marijuana that it needs from a federal agency.

Katie Rucke
By Katie Rucke

Almost four months after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the University of Arizona Institutional Review Board approved a study on how marijuana could be used to help treat veterans experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder, researchers are still waiting for the federal government to sign off on the study and allow them to purchase

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