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Josh Luckenbaugh | June 22, 2016
  On Tuesday night, just before their College World Series battle with Coastal Carolina, Texas Christian University's baseball team received a visit from their biggest fan: seven-year old Micah Ahern. Ahern is in the midst of a three-year long battle with neuroblastoma. Ahern's family found out in early June that his antibody treatment had not beaten back the cancer, he'll be heading into…
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Josh Luckenbaugh | June 22, 2016
NFL quarterback Mark Sanchez will always be remembered for the infamous "Butt Fumble" against the New England Patriots in 2012, but it appears this on-the-field miscue is far from his worst mistake. Sanchez, and two other notable Christian athletes, were the victims of a Ponzi-like scheme, resulting in the defraudment of around $30 million.  According to a Bloomberg report released on Tuesday…
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Josh Luckenbaugh | June 21, 2016
On Tuesday morning, ABC's "Good Morning America" tweeted out this: Does #CryingLeBron join other meme greats like #tealizard, #CryingJordan and #smockin / the mask? Tweet us! pic.twitter.com/4xoDahAk1Q — Good Morning America (@GMA) June 21, 2016 Of course, as any sane American knows, the character GMA calls #tealizard is in fact Kermit the Frog, the most famous of the famous Jim Henson…
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Josh Luckenbaugh | June 21, 2016
When renowned theoretical physicist Michio Kaku talks science, people tend to listen. However, the New York Times bestseller and developer of string theory made some bold claims to the Daily Mail Tuesday, arguing that in the future, humans could become immortal and even develop superpowers.  According to the report, "[Kaku] claims that soon we will be able to go to speak to loved ones even after…
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Josh Luckenbaugh | June 20, 2016
Pop music icon Taylor Swift's "Bad Blood" has filled the airwaves since its release in May 2015, and it appears her verses were far from metaphorical. Swift and hundreds of fellow artists, along with several major labels, have signed a petition calling for reform of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, or DMCA, which currently allows sites like YouTube to stream music for free. According to…
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Josh Luckenbaugh | June 20, 2016
  LeBron James, the man known as "The King," lay prostrate on the court at Oracle Arena in Oakland Sunday night, the weight of Northeast Ohio and so much more at long last lifted off of his shoulders. By some miracle, James and the Cleveland Cavaliers had done the impossible: coming back from a 3 games to 1 deficit in the NBA Finals, upsetting arguably the greatest regular season team in…
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Josh Luckenbaugh | June 17, 2016
As far as industries go, marijuana seems like the last one into which a tech company such as Microsoft would venture. However, that's exactly what the corporation did on Thursday, partnering with KIND Financial to provide regulation software to state and local governments.  The partnership, called KIND Government Services, is designed to serve as a helpful resource for states where marijuana…
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Josh Luckenbaugh | June 17, 2016
After ISIS sympathizer Omar Mateen conducted the largest mass shooting in United States history in Orlando last Sunday, President Barack Obama was hesitant to use the term "radical Islam," or give any indication as to Omar Mateen's religious or political beliefs. The Department of Homeland Security's Countering Violent Extremism, or CVE, subcommittee echoed Obama's reluctance to use such terms…
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Josh Luckenbaugh | June 16, 2016
When the Taliban came to power in Afghanistan in 1996, they outlawed the perverted tradition of "bacha bazi," in which young boys are sexually abused by older men. However, it appears the insurgent group is now using the practice to its advantage, hiring young boys to infiltrate and carry out attacks on the Afghan police force.  According to a report on Yahoo! News, police officials have long…
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Josh Luckenbaugh | June 16, 2016
One of the most potent big men in recent basketball history might be forced to take extremes measures ahead of the Rio Olympics, as Spanish center Pau Gasol told the Associated Press he is considering freezing his sperm due to the prevalence of the Zika virus in the Brazilian host city. The two-time silver medalist and 16-year NBA veteran has not officially announced if he will compete for…