Katherine Weber

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• Oct 24, 2013

  'Duck Dynasty' New iPhone Game 'Battle of the Beards' Lets Players Shoot Squirrels, Throw Donuts

  The hit A&E show "Duck Dynasty" has recently released a mobile gaming application for iOS software called "Duck Dynasty: Battle of the Beards," where players are able to take on avatars of the Robertson family and participate in typical family activities, such as hunting, fishing, or working in the Duck Commander warehouse.

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  Oct 24, 2013

  Man to Dig Up Dead Wife From Front Yard After 4 Year Legal Battle to Grant Her Dying Wish Fails in Ala.

  After a four year legal battle with the city of Stevenson in Alabama, a 74-year-old widower has reached a compromise to have his deceased wife, currently buried in his front yard, removed and cremated. He was previously sued by the city for burying his wife in his front yard, per her wishes, without a permit. Since the legal battle began four years ago, the widower has gone to great lengths, including temporarily naming his house as a place of worship, to keep his wife buried in his front yard.

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  Oct 24, 2013

  Danvers High School Killing: Philip Chism, 14, Charged as Adult in Stabbing Murder of Popular Teacher, Colleen Ritzer

  The 14-year-old suspected of stabbing a math teacher to death at his Massachusetts high school has been charged as an adult with murder after police say video surveillance footage shows the teenager attacking the young teacher and dumping her body in the woods behind the school.

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  Oct 24, 2013

  Feuding Christians in Shootout; Land Dispute Results In 5 Dead, 9 Injured in Egypt

  A feud over land in a city south of Cairo, Egypt between two Coptic families has resulted in five deaths and nine injuries after gunfire broke out Wednesday, local authorities are reporting.

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  Oct 24, 2013

  Atheists Will Sue Ala. City for Program Aimed at Reducing Violent Crime Because It Involves Volunteer Pastors

  A major atheist organization has announced its plans to go through with a lawsuit against a city in Alabama should its police department continue their Operation Good Shepherd program that involves pastors accompanying police to crime scenes to offer guidance to victims.

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  Oct 23, 2013

  Ohio Pastor Brutally Beaten at Sunday Service; But Still Declares Afterwards 'There is Hope' for Militant Atheist Attacker

  A self-described "militant atheist" has severely attacked and physically beaten a pastor following his sermon at an Ohio church Sunday after the pastor attempted to give the man and his girlfriend relationship advice. The suspect has since been arrested and charged with an assault felony and a misdemeanor charge for resisting arrest. However, despite the frightening attack the pastor has said he believes there is still hope for his attacker.

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  Oct 23, 2013

  Thousands of Coptic Christians Attend Funeral of 4 Gunned Down at Cairo Wedding, Demand 'Justice or Death!'

  Thousands of Coptic Christians arrived at the Church of the Virgin Mary in Cairo's Waraa neighborhood Monday to pay their respects to four victims who were shot and killed in the same building the night before during a wedding ceremony for three Coptic couples. The attack is the latest among increasing violence towards the Coptic minority from Islamic extremists in the country.

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  Oct 23, 2013

  Muslims Open 'Halal' Sex Shop in Turkey

  A Turkish businessman has opened the country's first online sex shop catering to Muslims by selling products in a less-explicit manner that secular online sex stores. Along with selling merchandise, the website also reportedly offers advice for Muslims, such as information on how to have "halal sex," or sex that is lawful under Islam's Sharia law.

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  Oct 22, 2013

  Teen Daisy Coleman 'Lost Faith in Religion, Humanity' Following Alleged Rape, Bullying

  Daisy Coleman, the 15-year-old alleged rape victim at the center of the ongoing case from Maryville, Missouri, wrote in a recent article that her alleged sexual assault and the intense community backlash that followed caused her to lose "all faith in religion and humanity."

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  Oct 22, 2013

  Former President George HW Bush Donates 'Cactus' Socks to Catholic Fundraiser

  Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush has decided to donate one pair from his collection of vibrant and quirky socks to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland, Maine for their annual Harvest Ball fundraiser.