REPUBLICAN DISSENTS

GOP Rep. Frank Wolf: Grover Norquist profits from ‘unsavory people’

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Republican Rep. Frank Wolf of Virginia on the House floor Tuesday attacked Grover Norquist and his anti-tax pledge, which has been signed by nearly every Republican in the House and Senate.

SUPPORT GROWS

CWA backs ‘Occupy Wall Street’ protest

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The Communications Workers of America (CWA) has become the latest union to endorsed the “Occupy Wall Street” protest that started in lower Manhattan and spread across the country.

'SOCIALIZING LOSSES'

Nobel economist backs ‘Occupy Wall St.’

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Nobel Prize winning economist Joseph Stiglitz showed up at “Occupy Wall Street” this week to show his support for the protest and clearly outline what he sees as the worst crimes of the American financial sector.

WHO'S THE BIG MAN NOW?

Principal 'attacks' student for wearing pro-gay shirt

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A 17-year-old senior at Sequoyah High School, Chris Sigler, claimed his principal shoved and verbally harassed him last week for wearing a t-shirt in support of establishing a Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) club.

HIDDEN NONTHEISTS

Secular group: 27 secret atheists in Congress

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The president of a secular group says that there are 28 members of Congress who do not believe in God, but only one of them feels comfortable revealing his lack of faith.

KEYSTONE XL PIPELINE

Oil sands environmental impact unknown: audit

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Key gaps in information mean Canada has been unable to assess the impact of exploiting Alberta’s oil sands, the nation’s environment commissioner said Tuesday.

Science

Nature of universe is still a mystery to Nobel winners

WASHINGTON — They won the Nobel Prize for changing our understanding of the universe, but…

‘Dark energy’ targeted in European space mission

So-called dark energy, believed to play a role in the accelerated expansion of the Universe,…

Tech News

Anonymous warns against planned cyber attack on New York Stock Exchange

Websites and Twitter accounts associated with the hacktivist collective “Anonymous” have warned that a planned…

Asia’s biggest tech fair opens in Japan

Smartphones detecting bad breath and radiation, twistable remote controls and a super-thin tablet computer featured among the…

Media

Michele Bachmann appears in Bad Lip Reading video

Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann is the latest political figure to be poorly dubbed by…

NBC shuts down ‘Playboy Club’ after three episodes

LOS ANGELES — NBC pulled the plug on “The Playboy Club” on Tuesday after just…

World

U.S. condemns ‘provocative’ mosque attack in Israel

WASHINGTON — The United States on Tuesday condemned what it called a “dangerous and provocative” attack on a mosque in…

German coalition rebels to hold euro fund vote

Rebels from German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s coalition partners, the Free Democrats, have collected enough signatures to force a party vote…

Pioneer of Israel’s settler movement dies

Hanan Porat, a former Israeli parliamentarian who was a driving force behind the Jewish settlement movement in the West Bank, died of cancer…

Somalia car bombing kills at least 57

A car bomb ripped through a government compound in Mogadishuon Tuesday, killing at least 57 in the deadliest attack by Somalia’s Shebab since they…

U.S. News

Supreme Court hears ‘return to sender’ death row appeal

WASHINGTON — The US Supreme Court Tuesday took up the case of a man on…

Employers less likely to interview openly gay men: study

Openly gay applicants are 40 percent less likely to be granted an interview than their…

Obama invokes Reagan to rebut class warfare charge

DALLAS, Texas — President Barack Obama on Tuesday invoked conservative icon Ronald Reagan to rebut…

Congress passes short-term funding bill

WASHINGTON — US lawmakers on Tuesday approved a stopgap measure to fund the US government…

Helicopter crashes in New York’s East River

NEW YORK — A helicopter crashed into the East River off Manhattan on Tuesday, New…