The U.S. District Court of Michigan has awarded victory to an evangelical church in Lansing, Michigan, after it filed suit against a group of self-proclaimed gay “anarchists” called Bash Back! over their protest and disruption of a Sunday service. According to Bash Back!‘s blog, on November 9th, 2008, 30 members of the organization disrupted the…

According to the British daily, The Telegraph, an online campaign has been launched in Russia urging young women to support Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in a presidential vote by taking off their clothes. Those who do become eligible for a new iPad2, according the online news site. “Putin’s Army,” a Russian-language website devoted to the concept features…

The Israeli navy boarded and took over the  over Gaza-bound French flotilla ship Dignity, according to the Jerusalem Post’s Yaakov Katz. The action came after negotiations to persuade 15 pro-Palestinian activists aboard to divert their course away from the Gaza Strip failed. Navy soldiers did not encounter any resistance during the interception which resulted after the ship’s…

A major heat wave has taken the nation by storm. As a result, officials in 17 states have issued citizen warnings and advisories. With temperatures reaching triple digits in some areas, the extreme conditions are dangerous to say the least. Last week, in a move to end the scorching heat, Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallins asked…

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