N.C. group threatened with arrest for attempting to feed homeless

RALEIGH, N.C., Aug. 26 (UPI) — A non-profit group in Raleigh, N.C., has started a public outcry after it said its workers were threatened with arrest for feeding the homeless. The director of Love Wins Ministries, the Rev. via Pocket http://m.upi.com/story/UPI-83491377555947/

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Death of man with Down syndrome provokes public backlash against police — RT USA

Nearly a quarter-million people have signed a petition asking Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley to launch an investigation into the January death of a man with Down syndrome killed during a struggle with police at a Frederick, MD movie theatre. via Pocket http://rt.com/usa/ethan-saylor-death-petition-025/

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Vandal sets free “at least” one million cockroaches

Things went horribly, horribly awry at a cockroach farm in Dafeng, China earlier this month, when a vandal destroyed a greenhouse containing over one and a half million of the insects. via Pocket http://www.salon.com/2013/08/26/vandal_sets_free_at_least_one_million_cockroaches/

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Latest U.S. Measles Outbreak Traced To Vaccine-Skeptical Megachurch

The church ran an immunization drive afterward, but still put out some dubious claims. The latest outbreak of measles in the U.S.—a preventable disease that the Western Hemisphere eradicated decades ago, thanks to vaccines—has been traced to a megachurch in Texas. via Pocket http://feeds.popsci.com/c/34567/f/632419/s/306c4ebe/sc/8/l/0L0Spopsci0N0Cscience0Carticle0C20A130E0A80Clatest0Eus0Emeasles0Eoutbreak0Ecentered0Earound0Evaccine0Eskeptic0Emegachurch/story01.htm

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World’s Oldest Person Credits Traditional Diet for Longevity

On August 26, 2013, Bolivia will officially honor one of its citizens as the oldest living person ever documented who turned 123 last month. via Pocket http://www.thehealthyhomeeconomist.com/worlds-oldest-person-ever-credits-traditional-diet-for-longevity/

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Richest 300 persons on Earth have more money than poorest 3 billion

As we repeatedly focus on wealth inequality in the United States (i.e.; just four hundred persons in the US have as much in assets and income as the bottom 50% of Americans), a video points out the even more extreme global wealth disparity. There are many reasons for this. via Pocket http://www.sott.net/article/264075-Richest-300-persons-on-Earth-have-more-money-than-poorest-3-billion

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Is Walmart Doomed By Its Own Business Model?

That’s what the folks at Addicting Info think. What are your thoughts? There are memes floating around the Internet regarding Walmart’s employment model vs. Costco’s employment model, and how Costco’s profits have gone up while Walmart is finding itself in trouble. via Pocket http://disinfo.com/2013/07/is-walmart-doomed-by-its-own-business-model/

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