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Wednesday, July 2, 2014

Quick Shots 7/2/2014

Upstate GOP State Senator Indicted For Allegedly Lying To FBI About Job For Son


"All of the statements were allegedly false."  CBSNEWYORK

Man Accused of Stabbing Two Children in East New York Arraigned

"They asked the judge for an extension in order to pursue a possible psychiatric defense in the case."  NY1

AP's Coverage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 AP.org

ANCIENT GENE AIDS TIBETANS WITH HIGH ALTITUDE AP

Secrets of the Creative Brain 
"Some people see things others cannot, and they are right, and we call them creative geniuses.  Some people see things others cannot, and they are wrong, and we call them mentally ill." The Atlantic


Louis Vuitton sued over claims that store boss called black people 'slaves who eat dirt'
"He alleged that the manager called Barack Obama a “muppet” and said America would be better off with “Miss Piggy” as its president because “Muslim people... don’t eat pork”." MirrorUK

Target to customers: No guns in our stores please

"[We] respectfully request that guests not bring firearms to Target - even in communities where it is permitted by law," Target CEO John Mulligan wrote in a statement on the company's corporate blog." BBC