Non-IT News Thread
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Illinois State Lottery: Organization Announces Delay in Payout for Winners
Under law, the state comptroller has to issue checks for lottery winnings of more than $25,000, but until a budget is passed they will be unable to do so. Winnings have been delayed since July 1.
Will this effect the state's credit rating? Two months of missing its payments is pretty huge.
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New Horizons headed to another object...
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US murder rate sees sharp increase in 2015
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US Supreme Court: Tennessee Judge Denies Straight Couple a Divorce Over Gay Marriage Ruling
Hamilton County Judge Jeffrey M. Atherton argued in his decision that the gay marriage ruling meant the Supreme Court saw Tennesseans as "incompetent" to make decisions about marriage.
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Uber: Woman Allegedly Attacked and Run Over by Ride-Hailing Service’s Driver, Report Says
Sascha Pangallo, of Gold Coast, Queensland, said a driver named "Paul" ran her over as she exited the car, leaving her with a broken leg, a blood clot and several bruises, Seven News reported.
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Lawrence Lessig: Harvard University Professor Announces Presidential Bid
He made the announcement on "This Week" after exceeding his $1 million crowd-funding goal. "We have to recognize -- we have a government that does not work," he said.
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Nickelodeon: Network Considering Bringing Back Old Shows, Including 'Rugrats' and 'Hey Arnold'
“We are looking at our library to bring back ideas, shows that were loved, in a fresh new way,” Russell Hicks, president of content and development at Nickelodeon, told Variety.
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Surge: Coca-Cola's Citrus-Flavored Soda, Popular in the 1990s, Returns to Store Shelves
Surge debuted in stores on the east coast Monday after social media campaigns and fan requests. The soda was produced from 1996 until 2003 and was released in a limited supply in 2014.
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HIV: Pill Prevented Spread of Virus That Causes AIDS in High-Risk Patient Group, Study Says
A study published by Kaiser Permanente showed that in a group of more than 600 patients taking a daily dose of Truvada, none contracted the disease over three years, news outlets reported.
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Persian Gulf: Wealthy Gulf Countries Face Criticism for Allegedly Not Accepting Syrian Refugees
Several media outlets and other observers of the Syrian refugee crisis have criticized Gulf countries such as Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Kuwait for their alleged refusal to take in refugees.
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David Cameron: Prime Minister Says UK Will Accept Up to 20,000 Refugees From Syria by 2020
The existing Vulnerable Persons Relocation Scheme would be expanded to take an additional 20,000 refugees from Syria over five years, prioritizing vulnerable children, Cameron announced Monday.
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Europe Migrant Crisis: Germany Adds $3.35 Billion to Help Refugees; New Zealand to Accept 750 Migrants
Germany also agreed to speed up asylum procedures and the construction of shelters, officials said. New Zealand officials said the country would accept 750 refugees over three years.
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Amanda Knox: US Woman Was Wrongfully Imprisoned for Murder Based on Faulty Case, Italian Court Says
The Knox case was flawed, Italy's Court of Cassation said Monday in a written explanation for its March ruling, which acquitted Knox and her then-boyfriend of murdering Meredith Kercher in 2007.
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San Francisco has hit 85 degrees.... the city is melting.
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Canada election candidate quits after urinating in mug
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@scottalanmiller said:
San Francisco has hit 85 degrees.... the city is melting.
LOL - it was 99 here with 107 heat index. And I'm sure we had nothing on Texas.
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It was.... hot.
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US dentist returns to work amid Cecil lion death anger
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Kemah, Texas: Armed Suspect Barricaded in Walgreens Fatally Shot Himself, Police Say
The League City Police Department responded Tuesday morning to the Walgreens at 156 East 518, where the armed man had barricaded himself, officials said.
This just happened literally down the street from me right now!!!
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And I'm staying with two pharmacists who work at pharmacies down the street from that one too!!
