Leonardo Blair

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  Dec 19, 2014

  Game of Thrones Author, George R.R. Martin, Offers to Show 'The Interview' in His Theater; Calls Sony Move 'Corporate Cowardice'

  Fantasy writer George R.R. Martin whose popular book series "A Song of Ice and Fire" was adapted to create the HBO hit series "Game of Thrones" called Sony Pictures and major movie theaters corporate cowards Wednesday for cancelling the release of the controversial movie, "The Interview" and offered to show it in his own theater instead.

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  Dec 19, 2014

  Missouri Bill Says Women Must Seek Consent From Fathers Before Doing Abortions; Planned Parenthood Calls It 'Insult to Women'

  A new bill introduced in the Missouri state legislature that would require women seeking abortions in that state to get written consent from fathers except in the cases of rape or incest, is already under attack from abortion rights group Planned Parenthood, which has slammed it as an "insult to women."

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  Dec 18, 2014

  Dog Escapes Sinking Boat, Then Swims 1.5 Miles to Shore During Storm; Finds Owner Through Church Where It Sought Refuge

  In an almost miraculous tale of survival, a dog that got caught 1.5 miles offshore on a sinking boat during a storm in California saved itself by swimming all the way back to land, then sought safety at a church only to be reunited with its owner who feared she had drowned.

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  Dec 18, 2014

  Pastor Says God Told Him He Had Cancer, Helped Him Beat It With Prayer and Skillful Doctors

  Perhaps if pastor Julius R. Malone of the New Testament Church of Milwaukee wasn't a praying man he would be dead today.

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  Dec 18, 2014

  US Official Says North Korea Behind Sony Attack; Mitt Romney Tells Company 'Don't Cave' to Hackers, Release 'The Interview'

  Despite pleas from former GOP 2012 presidential nominee Mitt Romney and many other high profile personalities to embattled Sony Pictures to release its controversial movie "The Interview" in the face of threats from hackers Wednesday, the company caved anyway hours after U.S. investigators determined that North Korea was behind their recent cyber attack.

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  Dec 17, 2014

  Obama Announces Historic Changes to US-Cuba Relations; Says Pope Helped in Release of Cuban Prisoner Alan Gross

  Calling it the "most significant change" in foreign policy affecting U.S.-Cuba relations in more than five decades, President Barack Obama announced the beginning of an effort to "normalize relations" between the two countries Thursday and praised Pope Francis for his role in facilitating the release of U.S. citizen Alan Gross, who had been imprisoned in Cuba for five years.

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  Dec 17, 2014

  Born Again Rapper Hopsin Who Lost Faith, Says He's Leaving the Business to Go Live in Australia; Says MC Life 'Just Isn't for Me'

  Born-again rapper Hopsin, who shook the Internet this summer when he irreverently revealed that he'd lost his faith in God on his latest album "Ill Mind of Hopsin 7" shocked fans again early Wednesday morning when he announced that he's leaving the music industry and is moving to Australia.

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  Dec 17, 2014

  Pastor Drops Dead at Pulpit During Sunday Sermon Shortly After Singing Pharrell's 'Happy' Song

  Just over a week ago at a celebration of his 60th birthday, Pastor Gordon A. Humphrey Jr. of United Ministries bellowed melodiously from the pulpit that "the Lord is good to me…You healed my body, You brought me back from death" as a choir harmoniously affirmed his lilting declarations.

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  Dec 16, 2014

  Federal Judge Declares President Obama's Executive Action on Immigration Unconstitutional

  President Barack Obama's executive action on immigration is unconstitutional, U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania Arthur Schwab declared in a court opinion.

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  Dec 16, 2014

  Pastor Saeed Abedini Pens Moving Christmas Letter From Prison to Family, Believers: 'These Days Are Very Cold Here'

  For the third Christmas in a row Christian American-Iranian pastor Saeed Abedini, who has been imprisoned in Iran for his faith since 2012, is missing his family. And despite being cold and threatened by inmates in prison, Abedini encouraged Christians in a moving and at times heartbreaking letter to his family from his prison cell to keep hoping in God.