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The Red Cross has removed pool safety posters in Salida, Colorado that some critics say are racist.
The poster art was originally designed as part of the Red Cross' 2014 "Aquatics Centennial Campaign." But despite being up for two years, critics just now began slamming the poster as "racist," taking to Twitter last week to voice their issues.
Hey, @RedCross, send a new pool poster to @…
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The transgender agenda is on the move from bathrooms to the capital. Democratic primary voters in Colorado’s 5th congressional district and Utah's 1st congressional district nominated two transgender women, both named "Misty," in their repective primaries heading into the November election.
Misty Snow, in addition to being transgender, is a 30-year-old grocery clerk who won the Democratic…
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The Marine Corps is removing the word ‘man’ from 19 job titles in a continuing effort toward inclusion.
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus called for these changes in the wake of women’s admission into combat roles in January. Mabus stated in a letter to Marine Commandant Gen. Robert Neller in January that he should “Review the position titles throughout the Marine Corps and ensure that they are…
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Pope Francis dropped a bombshell on Sunday when asked if he thought the Catholic Church should apologize to the LGBT community, an issue brought to the forefront by the recent controversial comments from Cardinal Rienhard Marx.
Pope Francis's response was surprising, even for such an unconventional man.
Pope Francis first cited the catechism’s teaching that gays are not to be discriminated…
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On Thursday, the House Select Investigative Panel on Infant Lives released notes from the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center that decribed in gruesome detail the types of fetal body parts from aborted babies that had been handed over for scientific research, including brains and other "intact" organs that were requested to be shipped to summer camps for dissection projects by…
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The United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union on Thursday, pushing England into a new era of international relations. Some voters in London, however, are hesitant to support the move. One citizen even started a viral petition to declare London an independent country in order to rejoin the European Union.
“Fed up” with the Brexit results, Londoner James O’Malley started a Change.org…
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Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) failed in his attempt to pass legislation keeping Harriet Tubman off the $20 bill.
Tubman was originally set to replace Alexander Hamilton on the $10 bill, was switched to the $20 bill due to widespread interest in Hamilton thanks to a recent popular Broadway show focused on his life.
Essentially, King's legislation would have prevented funds going to any redesign of…
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If you’re bored of ordinary food, here’s an idea for you.
A controversial festival kicked off in the small Chinese town of Yulin on Tuesday. The 10-day affair includes a main course of dog, (and occasionally some cat, too).
An estimated 10,000 dogs and cats are expected to be consumed.
Although this event in particular is relatively recent, the festival has traditional roots. It is held…
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The U.K. will decide Thursday whether or not to stay in the European Union, a potential move popularly termed “Brexit.” Controversy surrounds the issue, with both sides claiming economic advantage in their position.
But according to a statement issued on Monday by senators Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Mike Lee (R-Utah), and Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), the Obama administration is trying to rig the game.
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Monday was World Refugee Day, and Twitter was duly abuzz with sentiments from world leaders and media outlets expressing sympathy for people displaced by conflict.
According to a new U.N. Study, there are now 65.3 million people displaced by conflict. That’s one in 113, and approximately the size of the entire French population. These refugees are predominantly Middle Eastern, with over half…