Leonardo Blair

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  Jun 5, 2014

  The 'Brainy Bunch;' Christian Family Sends 7 of Their 10 Homeschooled Kids to College by Age 12

  An impressive seven of 10 homeschooled children from a Christian family in Montgomery, Alabama, which now boasts a doctor and New York City architect among them, all started college by the time they were 12; and now their parents have written a book about how they managed to pull off such staggering academic success.

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  Jun 5, 2014

  Nearly 6 in 10 Believe the American Dream Is Now Out of Reach; More Than Half Feel Children Won't Be Better Off Than Parents

  More than half of all Americans believe the American dream is now out of their reach, and most also believe children won't be better off than their parents in the future.

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  Jun 5, 2014

  Megachurch Preacher Jamal Bryant Says Feminized Black Church Comfortable for 'Sanctified Sissies'

  Megachurch preacher Jamal Bryant of the Empowerment Temple in Baltimore, Maryland, says the westernization of the church worship experience has resulted in the black church becoming a place that's comfortable for women and "sanctified sissies."

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  Jun 5, 2014

  President Barack Obama Caught on Camera Working Out in Private Polish Gym; Russians Call It Wimpy and Lazy

  A secretly filmed video of President Barack Obama engaging in a leisurely workout at a gym in Poland has gone viral and it has triggered a lot of criticism, including comments from some Russians who think the president looks wimpy and lazy.

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  Jun 4, 2014

  Order Forcing Christian Colorado Baker to Do Sensitivity Training for Gay Clients 'Vague' and 'Lousy,' Says Lawyer

  An order handed down by Colorado's Civil Rights Commission on a local Christian baker forcing him to undergo sensitivity training after he refused to bake a cake for a gay wedding citing his faith is "vague," "lousy" and pointless, says his lawyer.

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  Jun 4, 2014

  Cotton Warehouse Supervisor Allegedly Called Black Workers 'Monkeys;' Barred From Water Fountain Because They're Not White

  Almost like a scene pulled from a slave movie, a cotton warehouse supervisor from Memphis, Tennessee, has been accused of calling his black subordinates "monkeys" and instructing them not to drink from the office water fountain or use the microwave because they are not white.

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  Jun 4, 2014

  UK Scientists Will Be Ready to Create Three-Person Babies 'in Two Years;' FDA Considering Clinical Trials of Technique in US

  Scientists in the UK announced Tuesday that they will be ready to create babies using genetic material from three people in two years, once the government makes it legal, while the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is deliberating whether to allow clinical trials to create these genetically modified babies.

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  Jun 3, 2014

  Handcuffed Arizona State University Student, Brandon Ellingson, Drowns While in Custody of Water Patrol Officers

  An Arizona State University student who was arrested by Missouri Water Patrol officers on suspicion of boating while intoxicated, drowned in handcuffs over the weekend after he went overboard while he was being transported by officers on a patrol boat.

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  Jun 3, 2014

  Man Kills Husband of Ex-Wife Then Himself in Front of His Four Children; Says Pastor Stole Wife After They Went for Counselling

  A longstanding and bitter church scandal turned deadly Sunday when a Kentucky man, who accused a pastor of stealing his wife in 2006, fatally shot his now ex-wife's new husband, and then killed himself in front of his four children in the parking lot of a Dairy Queen.

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  Jun 3, 2014

  Horror House: Skeletons of 800 Babies Found in Mass Septic Tank Grave Near Former Home of Unwed Mothers in Ireland

  An old septic tank located next to a former home for unwed mothers run by Catholic nuns in Ireland from 1925 to 1961, was revealed this week to be a massive grave containing the skeletons of nearly 800 infants and children.