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• May 5, 2014

  Britain's Conservative Candidate Quits After Anti-Islam, Anti-Gay Tweets

  A council election candidate has resigned from Britain's ruling Conservative Party with immediate effect, apologizing for posting anti-Islamic and anti-gay comments on Twitter.

• May 5, 2014

  Ex-NYPD Cop Charged for Spraying Anti-Semitic Graffiti

  A former officer from the New York Police Department has been arrested on hate crime charges for allegedly spray-painting anti-Semitic graffiti on cars and buildings in a Brooklyn neighborhood with a large Jewish presence.

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  May 5, 2014

  Oprah Attends Same-Sex Marriage of Nate Berkus at NY Public Library

  Oprah Winfrey was among the more than 200 guests at the same-sex marriage of TV couple Nate Berkus and Jeremiah Brent, the first gay couple to marry inside the New York Public Library.

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  May 5, 2014

  Hundreds Flee as Wildfire Kills One, Destroys Several Homes in Oklahoma

  Hundreds of people had to flee Sunday after a deadly wildfire burning across 4,000 acres killed a 56-year-old man and destroyed several homes in Oklahoma, according to officials, who said the fire is 75 percent contained but still threatens at least 150 more homes.

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  May 4, 2014

  UK's 'Atheist Church' Holds First Global 'General Assembly;' Plans Expansion

  The U.K.-based Sunday Assembly, or the "atheist Church," which has congregations also in the United States, is holding its first "general assembly" to establish a church-like management system and discuss governing principles and "doctrines."

• May 4, 2014

  Gunman Found Dead after Killing 3 in Arkansas; 4 Others Critically Wounded

  A man suspected of fatally shooting two people, including a 13-year-old girl, at an Arkansas home as well as a worker at a nearby business, was found dead inside a car Saturday. Four others were also shot, two of whom are said to be critically wounded.

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  May 4, 2014

  Obama Pokes Fun at Healthcare at White House Correspondents Dinner

  President Barack Obama, who was joined by journalists, politicians and Hollywood stars at the annual White House Correspondents Dinner on Saturday, poked fun at himself and his signature healthcare law. But he didn't spare media, Republicans nor Congress neither.

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  May 3, 2014

  Judge to Decide on Indiana's Same-Sex Marriage Ban Next Week

  A federal court heard oral arguments Friday and is expected to decide on the fate of Indiana's ban on same-sex marriage next week, about a month after it granted an emergency request to require the state to recognize the out-of-state marriage of a lesbian couple.

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  May 3, 2014

  Atheist Groups Form New Coalition to Fight 'Discrimination'

  Four secular organizations, including the Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science and the Secular Coalition for America, have formed a coalition, Openly Secular, to "eliminate discrimination and increase acceptance" by encouraging atheists to be open about their beliefs.

• May 3, 2014

  Over 2,100 Confirmed Dead in Afghan Landslide; US Offers Help

  A massive landslide triggered by heavy rains in northeastern Afghanistan buried a village Friday, killing at least 2,100 people and displacing thousands of others. U.S. President Barack Obama has offered help even as further landslide is feared at the site amid ongoing rescue efforts.