Sunday, September 30, 2012

California bans 'gay cure' therapy for children

 
  

California has become the first state in the nation to ban therapy that tries to turn gay teens straight. Gov. Jerry Brown announced Sunday that he has signed Senate Bill 1172, which prohibits children under age 18 from undergoing California has become the first state in the nation to ban therapy that tries to turn gay teens straight. Gov. Jerry Brown announced Sunday that he has signed Senate Bill 1172, which prohibits children under age 18 from undergoing "sexual orientation change efforts.



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Paul Ryan: 'We've had some missteps' in campaign

 
 

Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan admitted in an interview Sunday morning the Mitt Romney campaign has made "missteps" with just 37 days to go until the Election Day.

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Lane Blocked by Down Tree in Sonora

   CHP is attempting to get a crew to remove a 4 foot thick tree from Lime Kiln Rd and Algerine Wards Ferry Rd in Sonora.

   First reported at 6:55 PM on September 30, 2012, and blocking one lane of Lime Kiln Rd, Tuolumne County road department is dispatching a crew to handle that large a tree for removal.

   Use extra caution if driving in that area until cleared. At 7:55 PM no crew has yet arrived.

LA drivers steer clear of freeway 'Carmageddon'

 
  

Carmageddon II, the sequel to last year's shutdown of one of the nation's busiest freeways, appeared early Sunday to be going according to script as many Los Angeles drivers heeded warnings to stay off the road.Carmageddon II, the sequel to last year's shutdown of one of the nation's busiest freeways, appeared early Sunday to be going according to script as many Los Angeles drivers heeded warnings to stay off the road.



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Frat house alcohol enema case worries experts

 
 

The University of Tennessee Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity house in Knoxville, Tenn. on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Knoxville News Sentinel, J. Miles Cary, File)Before an unruly Tennessee party ended with a student hospitalized for a dangerously high blood alcohol level, most people had probably never heard of alcohol enemas.



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3.4 earthquake rattles Dallas-Fort Worth

 
  

A small earthquake shook the Dallas-Fort Worth area late Saturday night, but there were no reports of injury or damage, NBCDFW.com reported.

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Fatal chemical blasts may cut global diaper output

 
 

Explosions at a chemical plant in Japan kill a firefighter and injure dozens of people — and global diaper output may be crippled because the plant made a key resin.

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Santorum: Back Akin in Missouri to take Senate


 

Rick Santorum saysthe entire Republican Party should voice its support for Senate candidate Todd Akin of Missouri — including the top of the party's presidential ticket.

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Woman who won $1 million but got welfare dies

 
 

A drug overdose may have killed Amanda Clayton, a Detroit-area woman who won a $1 million lottery prize but kept collecting welfare benefits, police say.A drug overdose may have killed Amanda Clayton, a Detroit-area woman who won a $1 million lottery prize but kept collecting welfare benefits, police say.



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Vallecito Motorcycle Accident

   A traffic accident involving a motorcycle, on Sugar Pine Way in Vallecito was reported to CHP on September 30, 2012 at 3:25 PM.

   An ambulance, fire and a CHP unit are responding.  Use extra caution is driving in that area.

Wild horses sold by US going to slaughterhouses?

 
  

Animal activists fear that a major buyer of wild horses from the U.S. government is sending them off to slaughterhouses.Animal activists fear that a major buyer of wild horses from the U.S. government is sending them off to slaughterhouses.



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Cops: Teen mom left 3-week-old baby along road

 
 

A 19-year-old mother is charged with dumping her 3-week-old daughter along a rural road for 12 hours and lying about the baby's whereabouts, prompting an Amber Alert.

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Maya prophecies: What were they thinking?

 
  

The Maya "Long Count" calendar and its connection to 2012 has long been a topic of controversy.As the clock winds down to Dec. 21, experts on the Maya calendar have been racing to convince people that the Maya didn't predict an apocalypse for the end of this year.



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