As if we didn’t already know enough about each other thanks to Facebook, the social network behemoth has added one more step, which allows members to share where they are while on the move.
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Freed Man’s Choice: Take the Cash or Sue for Wrongful Imprisonment
Three weeks ago, Michael A. Green walked out of the Texas penitentiary system a free man — but only after spending 27 years in prison for a rape that DNA evidence proved he didn’t commit.
Just How ‘Hallowed’ is the Ground Near Ground Zero?
The controversy keeps rolling in about the proposed Islamic mosque in Lower Manhattan and the big complaint is that building sits near where the World Trade Center stood before terrorists destroyed it, thus making it hallowed ground.
Is This the Summer of Baby Fear?
You’ve probably heard of ‘anchor babies,’ but there’s a new scare-mongering term from people who want to repeal the 14th Amendment: ‘terror babies.’ What are they? Where do they come from? Are they cute or are they evil? Head on …
Hot for Teacher? What’s Wrong With That?
Who doesn’t want a hottie at the head of the classroom? No one. But babe-alicious professors beware, The Chronicle of Higher Education is now saying.
Foul Ball Couple Calls It Quits
‘Bo the Bailer’ is (finally) in the right place: the single column.
Steven Slater’s Freakout: The Stress Of Being A Flight Attendant
Hero or criminal? There’s so much talk of disgruntled flight attendant Steven Slater, but what drove him out of the emergency exit?
Anti Ground-Zero Mosque Ads to be Placed on New York City Buses
The opponents of the mosque and Islamic center near Ground Zero aren’t giving up yet.
Should the Prop 8 Judge Have Recused Himself?
Vaughn Walker is a gay man, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. He is also a federal judge who this week struck down California’s same-sex marriage ban. Should he have recused himself?
In Other (Non-depressing) News: Missing Boy Found, Unharmed
Summer health scares, the oil spill, war crimes trials. Ugh. How about some good news for a change?
Federal Judge Denies Prop 8, Allowing Gay Marriage in California
Gay marriage activists got a win today in California, after a federal judge ruled that Proposition 8, the ballot that banned same-sex marriage, is unconstitutional.
34 Billionaires Are Giving Half of Their Fortunes Away
In other words, Warren Buffett and Bill Gates are super-persuasive.