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Twitter users are changing their locations to Tehran to confuse the Iranian censors 17 Jun 2009 | 09:29 am
Twitter users across the world are attempting to turn that dynamic on its head. The best way that the Iranian government could discover which tweets were from Iranians is to look and see whose account...
Iran arrests human rights activists 17 Jun 2009 | 08:19 am
Security officials posing as clients entered the Tehran offices of one of Iran's leading human rights lawyers today and arrested him, Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi just told NPR's Davar Iran A...
Arizona bishop sentenced because church bells break city noise ordinance 6 Jun 2009 | 07:02 pm
The bells at the Cathedral of Christ the King in northwest Phoenix normally chime at the top of every hour from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Neighbors said the bells are too loud and ring too often.
Documentary: We could be the generation that runs out of fish 6 Jun 2009 | 01:46 pm
An extraordinary documentary released next week, The End of the Line, forces us to stop, and see. Its story is stark. In my parents' lifetime, we have killed 90 per cent of the world's fish. In my lif...
GM sells Saturn to Penske 6 Jun 2009 | 01:38 pm
The deal gives Penske the rights to the 19-year old brand including its five different models. GM would continue production of only the three highest-selling models: the Aura sedan, and the Vue and Ou...
Stephen Colbert to Guest-edit Newsweek 5 Jun 2009 | 02:24 pm
Newsweek will have more truthiness — for one week only. ... And in true satirist fashion, Colbert will spice up the issue with the "conventional wisdom" of his ultra-right-winged alter ego.
Decreasing cow emissions to fight global climate change? Why not? 5 Jun 2009 | 02:02 pm
Libby, age 6, and the 74 other dairy cows on Guy Choiniere's farm here are at the heart of an experiment to determine whether a change in diet will help them belch less methane, a potent heat-trapping...
New Hampshire Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage! 4 Jun 2009 | 11:57 am
The New Hampshire Legislature approved revisions to a same-sex marriage bill on Wednesday and Gov. John Lynch promptly signed the legislation, making the state the sixth in the nation to let gay coupl...
Good News Wednesday: Student's letter convinces first lady to deliver commencement address 4 Jun 2009 | 09:55 am
In her letter, 19-year-old Jasmine Williams told Michelle Obama, "Where we come from, being a young minority means that we have little chance to succeed," because of incorrect stereotypes.
Dems eye Army Secretary John McHugh's (R-NY) House seat 3 Jun 2009 | 09:09 am
The 23rd Congressional district has never been represented by a Democrat -- it's as bedrock Republican as New York gets. But Barack Obama won here in 2008 and state Democratic chair June O'Neill lives...
