Leonardo Blair

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  Dec 3, 2013

  Pastors Decry Federal Judge's Decision Arguing That Tax Free Housing Allowance for Clergy Is Unconstitutional

  The average pastor in America could soon be facing personal financial pain after a federal judge in Madison, Wis., recently ruled that a tax free housing allowance currently enjoyed by clergy under the protection of a nearly 60-year-old law is "unconstitutional," and pastors are not happy about it.

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  Dec 2, 2013

  Wealth Inequality in the US Is Much Worse Than People Think; Thin Line Between Lower-Middle Class and Poor

  Wealth inequality in the United States is much worse than people think. There is a thin line between the collective earnings of the lower-middle class and poor, while the gap between them and the ridiculously rich is a shocking shame.

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  Dec 2, 2013

  A Mockery of Poverty: Rich Tourists Paying to Live Like the Poor in 'Luxury Shanty Town' in South Africa Causes Online Uproar

  A luxury hotel in South Africa has drawn the ire of the Internet world for offering tourists the chance to experience shanty town life in that country without a taste of the attendant challenges of the poor who live in them for real.

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  Dec 2, 2013

  Paul Walker's 'Fast & Furious' Co-Star, Tyrese Gibson, Has Heart-Wrenching Breakdown at Crash Site Where Friend Died (Watch)

  Paul Walker's co-star in the "Fast & Furious" movie franchise, Tyrese Gibson, had a heart-wrenching breakdown while visiting the site of the crash where his friend died in Valencia, Calif., on Saturday.

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  Dec 1, 2013

  Deadly Derailment: At Least 4 Killed, 63 Injured as Manhattan-Bound Metro-North Train Derails in Bronx, N.Y. (Watch Live)

  At least four people are reported dead and another 63 injured after a Manhattan bound Metro-North train derailed in the Bronx, N.Y., early Sunday morning.

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  Dec 1, 2013

  'Fast & Furious' Actor Paul Walker Dies in Fiery Crash Saturday After Being Declared Dead in Cruel Hoax Friday

  Popular actor and a star of the "Fast & Furious" movie franchise Paul Walker, who was rumored to have been killed in a cruel hoax on Friday, died for real in an explosive car crash Saturday, according to his official social media accounts and his publicist. He was 40.

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  Nov 29, 2013

  Mexican Man Gets New Grip on Life With First Successful Double Arm Transplant in Latin America (Watch)

  Gabriel Granados, 53, suffered a massive electric shock while working at a construction site in 2011 that left him so badly burned doctors were forced to cut off both his hands below the elbow. Thanks to the marvel of modern medicine, however, Granados is sporting a new pair of arms and hands he got last May.

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  Nov 29, 2013

  'Baby Girl Don't Die'; Mother Mistakenly Shoots Only Daughter Thinking It Was Her Threatening Younger Boyfriend Banging on Door

  It was "a f--ked up accident" a grieving Adele Bing, 52, reportedly told police after she was arrested for killing her only daughter Ruby Bing, 25, as she held her 4-month-old baby at her doorstep Monday.

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  Nov 29, 2013

  New Jersey Looking to Ban Snacking, Smoking and Other Distracting Activities Behind the Wheel

  A new bill in the state of New Jersey is seeking to ban drivers from snacking, smoking, gawking, in fact, doing just about anything that might distract their attention from the road. Some critics of the proposal, however, think the pitch might be a difficult sell.

• Nov 27, 2013

  Study: Pressures of Modern Life Causing Britons to Have Sex Less Than Five Times a Month; More Women Having Sex With Women

  Results of a sweeping, once-a-decade poll of 15,000 Britons, show that adults aged 16-44 were having sex less than five times a month, and the authors of the study believe the pressures of modern life may be affecting how frequently people have sex.