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Colorado gun law

Gun Rights Advocates Angered By Obama’s Proposed Ban On Assault Rifle Bullets

Gun rights advocates see as a sneaky move a proposal from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) to prohibit the sale of ammunition for assault weapons. The proposal includes the 5.56mm "green tip" bullets for AR-15 rifles.

Conrad Roy

Girl Charged With Manslaughter For Prodding Boyfriend Toward Suicide

The Bristol County District Attorney's Office filed on Friday involuntary manslaughter charges against 18-year-old Michelle Carter of Plainville, Massachusetts, for encouraging her boyfriend to commit suicide.

Red flags

What To Expect In This Year’s Annual CPPCC Session

In a meeting on Friday by the Standing Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), the group approved to hold the third yearly session of the 12th CPCC National Committee on Tuesday, March 3.

Matthew VanDyke

Christian Soldiers Train Near Mosul To Battle ISIS

If British teen girls and young Australians are secretly flying to Turkey and then taking the longer road trip to reach Syria or Iraq to become part of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), Christian soldiers, too, are undergoing training, ready to fight a holy war for their faith and survival.

How Much It Costs To Watch Historic Mayweather-Pacquiao Bout

The dream match between unbeaten American boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. and eight-division title holder Filipino champ Manny Pacquiao on May 2 will break not only records in the guaranteed purse for the two boxers but also for boxing fans.

Prince William & Duchess Kate in New York

Prince William Off to China For Four-Day State Visit

Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, will arrive in China on Sunday for a four-day state visit. He is the first British royalty to visit China in almost 30 years.

Wheat

Wheat Rewrites Europe’s Stone Age History

The inhabitants of prehistoric England were believed to be hunter-gatherers more than farmers. But a recent discovery of wheat DNA in an archeological excavation of an underwater site could rewrite Britain's history since it indicates that the early Brits were also traders.

Airport Security Measures

How Homeland Security Plans To Watch Over The Land Without Funds Had Congress Not Passed One-Week Funding

One a vote of 357-60, the U.S. Congress approved a one week extension of funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Friday just hours before the midnight deadline.

British Court Sentences Ex- Rock Singer Gary Glitter 16 Years For Sex With Underage Girls

Former glam rock singer Gary Glitter just lost his sheen because the 70-year-old would spend the next 16 years of his life in prison

ivory

Green Groups Belittle China’s 1-Year Ivory Trade Import Ban

Although China announced on Thursday that it would ban the import of ivory for one year, the independent Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) described Beijing's move as just window dressing with little impact on slowing down the poaching of African elephants for their tusks.

Phoenix Goes On Loose Llamas Chase

It was like a scene from a cartoons in Phoenix when two loose llamas suddenly emerged on the streets and darted in and out of traffic at lunch hour on Thursday.

Real-Life ‘Notebook’ Couple In California Died 5 Hours Apart

In an example of the art imitating life, California couple Floyd and Vanessa Hartwig died on February 11, just five hours apart. But physically, there were together on their deathbeds with their three grown up children pushing their beds together on the day of their departure from earth.

Investiture of the Gods

China Censors Cleavage of Female Character on ‘The Investiture of the Gods’

Daji, a TV character played by Chinese actress Li Yixiao, was the subject of China's censors in the latest episode of the television show "The Investiture of the Gods."

High-tech Toilets in Japan

Purchase Of Japanese Toilet Seats By Chinese Tourists During Lunar New Year Holiday Irks China Paper

During the Lunar New Year, about 450,000 Chinese went to Japan from February 18 to 24 to celebrate the holidays. Some of them purchased rice cookers and high-tech Japanese toilet seats.

Hillary Clinton

Was Hillary Clinton Ingratiating Herself To Female Voters With 'Overweight And Hoarder' Joke?

At Tuesday's Watermark Silicon Valley Conference for Women, former State Secretary Hillary Clinton joked that she is overweight and a hoarder.

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