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Mara Gay is a writer from New York. She previously worked for The Atlantic, and her stories have appeared in The Washington Post and The Root.

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Blogs Descend on Gitmo Deal Report

posted: 13 hours 37 minutes ago

(March 19) -- President Barack Obama is reportedly closer than ever to delivering on a key campaign promise: closing the Guantanamo Bay prison. But he may be forced to compromise on one of his key na ...

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Boy Scouts Accused of Massive Sex-Abuse Coverup

posted: 15 hours 27 minutes ago

(March 19) -- On its 100th anniversary, the Boy Scouts of America doesn't have much time to celebrate. The scouting group is defending its name against allegations that it knew of extensive abuse wi ...

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Virginia Tech Rattled by Online Threats

posted: 1 day 13 hours ago

(March 18) -- The police insist the threats are not credible, but Virginia Tech is on edge. Almost three years after 32 people were massacred on campus, the university has been threatened in e-mails ...

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Twitter, a New Passover Tradition?

posted: 2 days 13 hours ago

(March 17) -- Why is this Passover different from all other Passovers? Because on this Passover, the story of the Exodus is being tweeted. In a push to put some humor into the holiday, Rabbi Oren Hay ...

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Another Billboard Mystery: Remember Reagan?

posted: 3 days 15 hours ago

(March 16) -- This time, it's partisan. About a month after a billboard of former President George W. Bush with the question "Miss Me Yet?" was spotted beside a Minnesota highway, a similarly mysteri ...

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UN: HIV Infections on the Rise in High-Risk Groups

posted: 3 days 16 hours ago

(March 16) -- HIV infection rates among high-risk groups like gays, drug users and sex workers are on the rise around the world, The Associated Press reports, with U.N. AIDS agency chief Michel Sidib ...

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Ohio Woman Is Youngest to Cross the Atlantic Alone

posted: 4 days 14 hours ago

(March 15) -- The Atlantic Ocean is no match for Katie Spotz. The 22-year-old woman became the youngest person to make the trip across the Atlantic alone in a rowboat. After 70 days at sea, hundreds ...

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Full-Body Scanner Arrives at Chicago's O'Hare Airport

posted: 4 days 15 hours ago

(March 15) -- At Chicago's O'Hare, federal security agents are getting up close and personal: The airport's first full-body scanner began screening passengers today, producing the revealing, nude-lik ...

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Federal Charges Filed in 'Sushi Sting'

posted: 8 days 10 hours ago

(March 11) -- A sushi restaurant, as it turns out, is no place for an endangered species. On Wednesday, federal prosecutors filed charges against a high-end Santa Monica, Calif., restaurant called Th ...

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New Utah Law Holds Women Criminally Liable for Illegal Abortions

posted: 9 days 10 hours ago

(March 10) -- In Utah, women who seek out illegal abortions can now be charged with criminal homicide. Utah Gov. Gary Herbert on Monday signed the controversial law that allows women to be charged " ...

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