THE PIPER STONES

Stonehenge may have been built to duplicate a sound-based illusion

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Scientists know that sound waves coming from opposite directions can cancel each other out, creating areas of relative quiet. Now an acoustic researcher has theorized that Stonehenge was designed to mimic this effect.

AND ON TO THE SENATE

MD House approves same-sex marriage

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A Bill proposed by Maryland’s governor that will legalize same-sex marriage has passed in that state’s House of Delegates and will go to the Senate next week.

UT OH

Prominent Republicans 'getting nervous' about Romney’s chances

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One “prominent Republican senator” told ABC News that “if Romney cannot win Michigan, we need a new candidate,” because with such a weak nominee “we’d get killed” in the general election.

FOR THE CORPORATION, BY THE CORPORATION

Supreme Court allows Montana corporation election spending

An illustration of Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts. Via Flickr commons.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday handed a victory to corporations and a political advocacy group by allowing them to spend freely before Montana’s 2012 elections, a follow-up case to the court’s major campaign finance ruling two years ago.

BECAUSE IT'S ALL ABOUT YOU

NH Lawmaker suggests the pill causes cancer. In men.

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During a Thursday hearing on birth control coverage, New Hampshire state Rep. Jeanine Notter (R-Merrimack) claimed birth control cause prostate cancer in men.

ON THE BALLOT

Pot legalization gets enough signatures for ballot

A man and a woman use alcohol and marijuana at a July 4 celebration in Washington, D.C. Photo: Flickr user ElvertBarnes.

The Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol said Friday that it had turned in more than enough valid signatures to get an initiative on the ballot this November in Colorado.

Science

Judge rules treasure-hunters must return sunken booty to Spain

MIAMI — A Florida company that found sunken treasure from a 19th century warship must…

China to launch manned spacecraft this summer

China will launch a manned spacecraft between June and August on a mission to take…

Tech News

Student jailed for hacking Facebook

A student who infiltrated Facebook in what prosecutors called “the most extensive and flagrant” case…

First-person-shooter video game provides therapy for rare eye disorder

VANCOUVER — Playing a videogame that involves shooting enemies on a battlefield has helped some…

Media

Veteran actress Judi Dench battles to save her sight

Oscar-winning actress Judi Dench, who plays ‘M’ in the James Bond movies, revealed Saturday that…

Cirque du Soleil to perform at Oscar awards

LOS ANGELES — Spectacular Canadian-based Cirque du Soleil will perform as part of this year’s…

World

Saudi official renews call for Taliban to renounce Al-Qaeda

A senior Saudi official on Saturday called on the Taliban to lay down their arms and renounce Al-Qaeda as preconditions…

Pope creates 22 new cardinals

Pope Benedict XVI led a solemn ceremony in Saint Peter’s Basilica on Saturday to induct 22 new cardinals into the…

Art exhibit of kinky nuns, tattooed Christ, sparks protests in Spain

Catholics and conservatives have denounced as blasphemous two recent exhibitions in Madrid featuring kinky nuns in lingerie and tattooed and…

Libya marks revolution day as leader issues warning

Libyans celebrated on Friday the first anniversary of the uprising against Moamer Kadhafi with fireworks and slogans, even as their…

U.S. News

Obama says U.S. on track to doubling exports

US President Barack Obama said Saturday his administration was headed toward fulfilling its commitment of…

New Jersey’s Chris Christie vetoes same-sex marriage

NEW YORK — New Jersey Governor Chris Christie vetoed a bill Friday to legalize same-sex…

Man arrested near Capitol in FBI terrorism sting

WASHINGTON — A Moroccan man was arrested Friday as he tried to carry out an…

GOP candidate wants to kick Santorum ‘in the jimmy’ for sexist remarks

The Republican candidate running for former Rep. Gabrielle Gifford’s (D-AZ) seat on Friday responded to…

Bill Moyers on contraception debate: religious freedom includes freedom from it

In a video essay, Bill Moyers explains how the debate over contraception coverage under the…