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Abstinence-Only Advocate Bristol Palin Pregnant With Second Child Out-Of-Wedlock

“I know this has been, and will be, a huge disappointment to my family, to my close friends, and to many of you.”

Associated Press
By Associated Press
Bristol Palin close up face

ANCHORAGE, Alaska  — Bristol Palin, who launched an abstinence campaign after giving birth as an unwed teenage mother, announced Thursday she is pregnant with her second child out-of-wedlock. The disclosure came a month after her wedding with Medal of Honor winner Dakota Meyer was called off. Palin, the daughter of 2008 Republican vice

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Supreme Court Extends Gay Marriage Nationwide

Gay and lesbian couples already could marry in 36 states and the District of Columbia. The court’s 5-4 ruling means the remaining 14 states, in the South and Midwest, will have to stop enforcing their bans on same-sex marriage.

Associated Press
By Associated Press
John Becker, 30, of Silver Spring, Md., waves a rainbow flag in support of gay marriage outside of the Supreme Cour

WASHINGTON  — The Supreme Court declared Friday that same-sex couples have a right to marry anywhere in the United States, a historic culmination of decades of litigation over gay marriage and gay rights generally. Gay and lesbian couples already could marry in 36 states and the District of Columbia. The court's 5-4 ruling means the remaining 14

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Man Told He Must Pay For ‘Permission’ To Sue Cop Who Killed His Dog

Utah law requires anyone who wishes to sue a police officer to pay their court expenses up front.

M. David for Counter Current News
S. Wooten
By M. David for Counter Current News
And S. Wooten

A Utah resident has just been told that he must pay up if he wants to sue the police officer who gunned down his down. Sean Kendall’s dog, Geist, was shot and killed by a Salt Lake City cop who was searching for a missing child last year. Neither Kendall, nor Geist had anything to do with that missing child. But that didn’t protect the dog

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China Blasts US For ‘Brazen’ Human Rights Abuses at Home And Abroad

In the U.S., ‘minority groups and Indigenous people are subject to unfairness in environment, election, health care, housing, and education,’ China says.

Deirdre Fulton
By Deirdre Fulton

In a report that covers everything from police violence to income inequality to government surveillance, China has blasted the United States for its "grim problems of racial discrimination," use of "cruel tortures indiscriminately," and "terrible human rights record." The lengthy report, carried by the official Xinhua news agency and issued on

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Apple Removes All Civil War Games From The App Store Because Of The Confederate Flag

The reasoning Apple is sending developers is “…because it includes images of the confederate flag used in offensive and mean-spirited ways.”

Touch Arcade
By Touch Arcade
Civil War game screenshot

If you've been watching the news recently, you'll know of the huge debate in the U.S over the role of the Confederate flag in contemporary America. Many see it as a reminder of the many pre-Civil War injustices while others see it simply as a way to honor the soldiers who died for the Confederacy. Many large US companies, like Walmart and Amazon,

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Univision Drops Miss USA Pageant Following “Insulting Remarks About Mexican Immigrants” By Donald Trump

In an interview scheduled to air Sunday on Telemundo’s “Enfoque con José Díaz-Balart,” Trump said that “many bad people are coming in” from Mexico and elsewhere.

Associated Press
By Associated Press
Donald Trump, left, and Miss Connecticut USA Erin Brady pose onstage after Brady won the 2013 Miss USA pageant in Las Vegas, Nev

NEW YORK — Donald Trump's fledgling GOP presidential bid quickly led to business fallout for him, with Univision saying it will drop the Miss USA pageant from its UniMas network and cut all ties with Trump over comments on Mexican immigrants. The company said Thursday it was canceling its Spanish-language coverage of the pageant July 12. It also

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