GM Camaro went … Gay?

GM pitches Chevrolet Camaro to gay men with beefcake video

 

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Up To 10,000 Illinois Prisoners May Be Released

Up to 10,000 convicted criminals could soon be released early from prisons across Illinois. It’s all because of the state’s budget mess. Gov. Pat Quinn says cutting those prisoners loose could save more than $100 million. But at what cost to you?

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Akron police investigate teen mob attack on family

Akron police say they aren’t ready to call it a hate crime or a gang initiation. But to Marty Marshall, his wife and two kids, it seems pretty clear.

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Despite splits, U.S. still arms Israel

TEL AVIV, Israel, July 8 (UPI) — Despite differences between the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama and Israel over Iran and the Middle East peace process, and human-rights groups’ allegations of war crimes against the Palestinians, Washington continues to provide the Jewish state with billions of dollars’ worth of arms and equipment every year.

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Netanyahu aide: US contrasting with Israel on Iran

JERUSALEM (AP) — Comments by President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden about a possible Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities were directed at Iran and meant to "distinguish" the U.S. from Israel, the Israeli premier’s national security adviser said Wednesday.

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Mass. is 1st state to sue feds over marriage law

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts, the first state to legalize gay marriage, sued the U.S. government Wednesday over a federal law that defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman.

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U.S. distancing itself from Israel on Iran issue

Comments by U.S. President Barack Obama and U.S. Vice President Joe Biden about a possible Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities were directed at Iran and meant to distinguish the U.S. from Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s top national security adviser said Wednesday.

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Federal Web sites knocked out by cyber attack

WASHINGTON (AP) – A widespread and unusually resilient computer attack that began July 4 knocked out the Web sites of several government agencies, including some that are responsible for fighting cyber crime, The Associated Press has learned.

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Obama: ‘Absolutely’ no green light for Israel to attack Iran

US President Barack Obama on Tuesday strongly denied that the United States had given Israel an approval to strike Iran’s nuclear facilities.

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Swine Flu Worries Spark Cambridge Jail Riot

Inmate fears over an apparent swine flu outbreak sparked a riot at the Middlesex County Jail in Cambridge on Sunday. Several prisoners became unruly, breaking sprinkler heads which in turn flooded the entire building. The jail’s fire suppression system was also damaged and power to the entire facility had to be cut off.

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