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Bryan Pregon

Court curbs Homeland Security's laptop border searches | Politics and Law - CNET News - 0 views

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homeland security laptop border searches law

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  • Bryan Pregon on 09 Mar 13
     
    "U.S. customs officials must have a reasonable justification before snatching your laptop at the border and scanning through all your files for incriminating data, a federal appeals court ruled today."
Natalie Wilson

Teenage girl suffered strokes, brain damage after smoking synthetic marijuana - 3 views

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  • caseyyard on 08 Feb 13
     
    class A reason why they should just legalize what is know to be a safe substance. Then maybe kids wouldn't be choking each other for a high... or putting stuff in their body they have no background knowledge on.
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  • dalton burk on 08 Feb 13
     
    That's the risk of doing she lived on the edge and she fell off
  • nelsontad on 01 Mar 13
     
    Something that is legal so you can get a high, it almosted costed her life and the worst thing is she wont ever be the same.
  • anadler380 on 01 Mar 13
     
    I think that's a perfect example as to why they shouldn't legalize it, not the opposite.
  • Carlos Villarreal on 01 Mar 13
     
    She may not of known what would've happened to her if she smoked the fake marijuana but, she did make a choice into smoking it knowing that it might not of been a good thing to her. Sure it's bad that she had seizures and became paralyzed. But, it was fake it wasn't the real thing maybe due to the chemicals in the drug triggered the seizures and other symptoms.
  • codyself1 on 01 Mar 13
     
    I think that the fact that real marijuana is illegal while "fake" marijuana remains legal, is ridiculous. I think the fact that Marijuana being illegal is ridiculous in itself. If we can legalize alcohol, why not Marijuana? I can understand that there is no immediate test to see if one is high or not while there is for alcohol, but that is a minor step in the road. Why not take it, set an age restriction on it, then tax the poop out of it? Make some money while legalizing something that has no reason to not be legal and will continue to be used anyway.
  • Meghan Manifold on 01 Mar 13
     
    I think this proves that we should just go with the lesser evil and legalize it. Make it available at a certain age, yeah minors will be able to get a hold of it like they do with cigarettes and alcohol, but clearly marijuana is much safer than the legal "fake" stuff. It poses no harm to the user other than the fear of getting possession charges.
  • Nicole Lee on 01 Mar 13
     
    This information should be spread so people know the effect that it can have on people if they don't know what is in it. They need to learn some of the effects of it before doing it. She chose to smoke it not knowing the effects of it and she won't ever be the same because of it. This story is a good example of why you need to be educated about what you are doing.
  • melissamartinez on 04 Mar 13
     
    That should prove why it would be wrong to legalize it, especially since a lot of young users don't know the side effects it can cause not just to themselves but to their loved ones as well.
  • jalitz336 on 04 Mar 13
     
    Well it was her choice, Kids only do it to be against "the man" if they legalized thaat itd be a few days of people smoking on every corner then everyone would get tired of it. There will always be substance abuse.
  • Colton Tracy on 05 Mar 13
     
    Obviously fake and legal marijuana creates more problems than illegal marijuana does. If marijuana were to be legalized these problems wouldn't occur due to the fact that people wouldn't get the fake kind. Even tho marijuana does cause problems, it's not to that intensity where you have multiple strokes and your brain is half or three fourths dead.
  • Austin Parrott on 06 Mar 13
     
    She should have known more about it before she did it
  • Delaney Bolton on 08 Mar 13
     
    I think this is a perfect reason why they shouldn't legalize it. If she wants to smoke then she should just go live in Colorado.
  • Delaney Bolton on 08 Mar 13
     
    I mean if she wanted to smoke she should of just moved to Colorado!
Kayla Beck

'The Invisible War' Spurs Action Against Military Rape - 0 views

www.thedailybeast.com/...ion-against-military-rape.html

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  • Kayla Beck on 28 Feb 13
     
    The victims who speak up about their stories are no longer in the military, while their assailants go unpunished, and sometimes even promoted.
  • Madison Clark on 01 Mar 13
     
    It hurts to know that the people who risk their lives for us are being harmed in more ways than war. The men that children look up to are actually pigs that take advantage of women. Its heart-breaking to hear their stories, and while reading have to think about how she probably doesn't even have her job anymore.
  • Alivia Bascue on 08 Mar 13
     
    This is disturbing on many levels. We need to do something about this problem. Pronto.
Bryan Pregon

Rand Paul filibusters Brennan nomination for CIA director - Washington Times - 1 views

www.washingtontimes.com/...s-brennan-nomination-cia-direc

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  • Bryan Pregon on 07 Mar 13
     
    "Sen. Rand Paul took to the floor of the U.S. Senate just before noon Wednesday and vowed to stay there "at length" in order to filibuster John O. Brennan, whom President Obama has nominated to be the next CIA director."
Jeremy Vogel

Gay parents battle 'the Iowa anomaly' - 0 views

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  • Jeremy Vogel on 05 Mar 13
     
    "In Iowa, gay couples have been able to get legally married since 2009, when the state's supreme court upheld a lower court ruling striking down a gay marriage ban. But the Iowa Department of Public Health has refused to grant birth certificates that list both spouses in a gay marriage as the legal parents of newborn children. That decision has left families in legal limbo, and it led to a lawsuit that has thrust the gay rights debate right back to the state's supreme court." I'm interested in hearing what the Iowa Supreme Court says about this. I also wonder how the three new justices will vote. This is the first major issue concerning gay marriage after three Iowa Supreme Court Justices lost their positions in 2010 and were replaced.
Natalie Wilson

Man arrested in school abduction - 2 views

www.ketv.com/...index.html

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  • Melissa Diaz-Aguilera on 01 Feb 13
     
    I read this and the first thing that comes to my mind is why didn't the sister call the police right away if she was watching?
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  • jessicavaldez on 04 Feb 13
     
    this is very crazy to think it was in our area. I always feel safe here. Melissa that is what I was thinking you watch it happen an call your dad first,and not the police ?
  • patrick boian on 05 Feb 13
     
    the reason she couldnt get to her right aw was because she was down the street and her dad told her to tell him where they were and he took care of it
  • Sidnie Lewis on 05 Feb 13
     
    It's horrible to think that, today, you can't safely send your children to school. If I were a parent, I would be so uncomfortable with the idea that my child is not safe in school, which is supposed to be the safest of all places for children. Something ought to be done about these criminals. I think they walk away too easily, sometimes.
  • amandacombs on 04 Mar 13
     
    I agree with you Sidnie very much so. The older sister was letting the guy grab her sister and not doing anything about it? That does not make any sense what so ever. I bet she would have felt very bad if she let the guy go any further than he did.
  • matthew corrin on 04 Mar 13
     
    After something like this happens and your around that area people would on the alert and it easier for people to freak out i believe
  • shelby urich on 04 Mar 13
     
    Why didn't the sister get out of the car and try to do something if she saw what was happening?
  • Chris Lavy on 04 Mar 13
     
    It kind of shocks when you read about these sorts of things, but it doesn't really register how serious till it happens in your own backyard. We always think "oh this won't happen here" ,but when it does, it truly gets to us.
  • Meghan Manifold on 04 Mar 13
     
    The sister should have called the police straight away. She had no idea if the man was armed so she did the safest thing: not to approach him. It's a scary situation and most people can't think on impulse, the easiest thing would be to get a detailed description of the man and license plate numbers if he were to take her to a vehicle. It's hard just to sit there and do nothing, but sometimes that's the safest thing to do to keep yourself and the victim safe. It wouldn't have done anybody good for both the girls to be kidnapped or harmed. Luckily, however, the girl got away safely and the man was caught.
  • Alivia Bascue on 04 Mar 13
     
    Was there no one else around to see this? The fact that the father had to come and get the guy, instead of a teacher or another adult that was near by, worries me. Everyone should be watching out for the kids, making the school a more safe environment.
  • Madison Clark on 05 Mar 13
     
    I agree with Meghan in a way. The man could have been armed, and if he were approached the 10 year old would have been in greater danger. But, I also can not wrap my head around the fact that the father AND sister of the child were sitting there and did not call the police until after the girl got away. What were they going to do if he actually took her?
Cara Ireland

The evolution of the nation's 'first gay president' - 4 views

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  • Emmali Greenwalt on 04 Mar 13
     
    I think people deserve to marry who they want to marry.
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  • Bryan Pregon on 04 Mar 13
     
    I agree with Emmali... for instance I want to marry Jessica Alba. We deserve to have our love recognized, but my wife won't let us get married.
  • Chris Lavy on 04 Mar 13
     
    I think she means if two people love each other they should be able to get married whether they are the same sex or not.
  • Bryan Pregon on 04 Mar 13
     
    In all seriousness to the issue, the title refers to a Newsweek Headline of Obama being the "First Gay President" because he has thrown his support behind the same sex marriage movement. We will see how far his leadership on this issue goes. Later this month the US Supreme Court will decide a case of whether states can keep same sex couples from marrying http://www.oyez.org/cases/2010-2019/2012/2012_12_144
  • Shane Robb on 05 Mar 13
     
    I think the title of the article is misleading, but I do agree with Emmali and Mr. Pregon. The people deserve to live how they want.
  • Madison Clark on 05 Mar 13
     
    I think that this topic is a hard one to talk about. In my opinion people do not choose who they love, love just happens. I guess that in some cases love just finds what most government officials along with a large percentage of the world would define as the "wrong" person. People deserve to be who they are and love who they want.
Jeremy Vogel

ACLU defends anti-gay t-shirt - 0 views

www.boston.com/..._defends_anti-gay_t-shirt.html

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  • Jeremy Vogel on 05 Mar 13
     
    I find it interesting that an organization as 'pro-gay' as the ACLU would defend someone that got in trouble for wearing an 'anti-gay' shirt. I think that this is an interesting case showing that the ACLU stands by their principle of defending anyones right to free speech, even if they disagree.
jessicavaldez

Lawyer says a man is recieving hate mail over the accusation of slapping a baby - 2 views

news.yahoo.com/ver-man-accused-180444472.html

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  • Alivia Bascue on 01 Mar 13
     
    Being intoxicated or aggravated doesn't give anyone the right to use racial terms towards anyone. And, they don't have the right to slap a child, either. I think this man deserves hate mail.
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  • Jamie Cash on 04 Mar 13
     
    Slapping a child is never okay, and being intoxicated is not an excuse for it either. This man deserves more then just hate mail.
  • courtney spicer on 04 Mar 13
     
    I wouldn't be surprised if he got more than just hate mail, Just because your intoxicated gives you no reason to slap a baby. That baby didn't deserve that.
  • Alex Barrett on 04 Mar 13
     
    That guy is crazy, he slapped a little kid in front of a bunch of people, and called it the N-word. He's lucky he's just getting hate mail and nothing more.
  • olinde on 04 Mar 13
     
    just because a baby is crying it does not give anyone the right to slap a baby
  • Bryan Pregon on 04 Mar 13
     
    I think that this story is a great reminder that our behavior has consequences. He has already been fired from an executive position in his company and has been publicly ridiculed. This in in addition to any sort of legal punishment that he might be facing. His decision to have maybe just one more drink before he boarded the plane was a bad decision with far reaching consequences!
  • joshpowell on 04 Mar 13
     
    Of course he is being sent hate mail he slapped a baby. What kind of person does that?
  • cbonar311 on 04 Mar 13
     
    If what he is being accused for actually happened he deserves time in prison because for one racism is a terrible thing people don't get to choose what raise they are going to be they are born into it. For two no one in their right mind should every hit a child.
  • Amanda Ringberg on 04 Mar 13
     
    i agree with all your comments it isn't right to slap a child becuase it's crying and it's not ok to use racial terms to anyone it's not cool.
  • david martin on 04 Mar 13
     
    it all depends on the terms of which he did or did not some might say he did in fact slap the baby while others would say he didn't because of the accusation that he did in fact hit the baby but what it all comes down to is that no matter what you still have no right to hit a kid under any circumstances no matter what so he might deserve hate mail or he might not but not racist comments seriously what the f#^5 don't be racist
  • Delaney Bolton on 04 Mar 13
     
    This story is interesting..if he was intoxicated of any sort, that doesn't make it okay to use the language he supposedly did or hit a child. That's why I don't think it should be allowed to have alcoholic beverages on a plane. People take advantage of it, and you never know what could happen..much like what he's being accused. I think he deserves the "hate mail" he's getting!
  • lesvia on 04 Mar 13
     
    Is not right to slap a baby,because he/she is just a little baby who doesn't know nothing yet.
Morgan Ronfeldt

Baby Delivered After Car Crash Dies - 0 views

www.cnn.com/...index.html

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  • trocha404 on 04 Mar 13
     
    thats a very sad that both parents died and the kid will never know his or her parents
  • Nicole Lee on 04 Mar 13
     
    The baby also died though, a day after the crash. That is very sad though that it killed three people.
nelsontad

Obama announces education help for unemployed - 0 views

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  • anadler380 on 04 Mar 13
     
    I think it's great that people that are unemployed are getting help, but you can't make people too comfortable not having to work for money or they never will. There are people that work hard and could get more money from the government by doing nothing. Governmental programs for unemployment and low income families have become too relaxed. People rely too much on the government; they should support themselves.
Ericka Davis

Stop bullying - 0 views

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  • Ericka Davis on 04 Mar 13
     
    It is important to put forth the best of effort to stop bullying because many students just want their education and cant enjoy that due to the fear of coing to school
Bryan Pregon

Stolen: $19,000 Worth Of Girl Scout Cookies - Channel 6 News - The People You Know. The... - 1 views

www.wowt.com/...l-Scout-Cookies-193700081.html

girl scout cookies

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  • Bryan Pregon on 28 Feb 13
     
    "Thieves broke into a warehouse in Spartanburg, South Carolina and stole almost $19,000 worth of the yummy treats."
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  • Bryan Pregon on 28 Feb 13
     
    Don't worry... I still have cookies for you!
  • Jason Sinnott on 28 Feb 13
     
    Wow that's crazy!
  • joshpowell on 28 Feb 13
     
    The perfect crime....
  • david martin on 28 Feb 13
     
    why would anyone do that seriously what is wrong with people are you that low that you would even steal especially from little kids.
  • cbonar311 on 28 Feb 13
     
    They are going to be rich!
  • Chris Lavy on 01 Mar 13
     
    Look at all the cookies I have, I will never go hungry!!!
  • joshpowell on 01 Mar 13
     
    Picture the profit that will be made.
  • cbonar311 on 01 Mar 13
     
    So many cookies
Alex Barrett

Mexican police nab drug-launching cannon near border - 1 views

www.cnn.com/...index.html

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  • cbonar311 on 01 Mar 13
     
    Crazy how there are tunnels to get into the U.S.
Melissa Diaz-Aguilera

Obama needs a 'Plan B' on guns - 2 views

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  • Melissa Diaz-Aguilera on 18 Feb 13
     
    Obama may not have votes for gun legislation to pass
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  • olinde on 28 Feb 13
     
    i think that obama should have a plan b when it comes to guns because there is always stories about how someone gets killed when they didnt do anything wrong
  • matthew corrin on 28 Feb 13
     
    i think there should be laws but you should have to take classes to even get a gun not just be able to go in and with a simple backround and just get one
  • Chris Lavy on 28 Feb 13
     
    I believe gun makers are just doing what will get them the most amount of profit, since there are no laws requiring them to make weapons safer, easier to match, or track they see no point in helping, since it would cost more money to fulfill these requests.
  • david martin on 01 Mar 13
     
    The reason it failed is because he is not using common sense, you cant just expect someone to do something you tell them too. No they need to think about the fact and solve the issue, like school shootings and gangs in the cities thinking they can run the place, because they are cool no. You need to use mind and use it wisely and if that doesn't work than i would suggest using brute force like getting the people that are paid to solve these problems like going in to the main source of violence which would be the gang shootings and take them into custody and put them behind bars for a long time which might be the only solution he has to offer who knows.
Emili Davis

Man sues over ¨ugly baby¨ - 4 views

www.wptv.com/...e-has-extremely-ugly-baby-girl

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  • gabby valdez on 19 Feb 13
     
    This is crazy how could someone sue their wife for having an ugly baby? I don't think the court should allow this to even be a case..
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  • Natalie Wilson on 19 Feb 13
     
    This man is disgusting. He married his wife for 'love'? If he really did love her, he would have been able to get past the way their daughter looked. Why this was a case is beyond me..
  • Sidnie Lewis on 19 Feb 13
     
    I don't think you should be able to sue someone for having an ugly baby. It's not anyone's "fault", and if it were, the blame could not be placed SOLELY on the mother. I don't think this guy has a legitimate reason to sue his wife, and obviously he is a little disturbed. I don't think the courts should even allow this to be a case.
  • gharvey949 on 19 Feb 13
     
    This is nuts!
  • nelsontad on 28 Feb 13
     
    Thats the most ridiculous thing to sue over and the worse thing was that he won. He has to remember that half of that baby's DNA is his.
  • Ericka Davis on 28 Feb 13
     
    Its sad that people are so concerned about appearance. He has no right to discourage the child. This shows people will go to extremes to keep a good reputation.
  • melissamartinez on 28 Feb 13
     
    This is just wrong. He can't blame the mother, the baby is his just as much as it is his mother's. Besides it's not like she chose for the baby to be ugly!
  • Jamie Cash on 28 Feb 13
     
    This is just down right awful. How could someone be so cold? He is so concerned about appearance that he can't even love his own child. And the fact that the court agreed with him and gave him 12 hundred dollars is just wrong.
  • Tori Caddell on 28 Feb 13
     
    How could someone say that about their own child. However, it was wrong of the mother to not mention her surgeries, but if he really did ever care about her, he would not have said such things.
  • courtney wilson on 28 Feb 13
     
    who sues heir own wife for having a ugly baby ..... does he know that baby is his just as much as it is his mother's. He is mostly suing himself !
  • Logan Mohr on 28 Feb 13
     
    This is wrong because a lot of baby's are not cute when they are born but at the same time some are.
  • codyself1 on 01 Mar 13
     
    Lololololol. What? Just because the woman is "ugly" doesn't mean the baby's appearance is entirely her fault. It was his sperm along with her egg. His DNA and hers. Wouldn't that make him partially responsible? This case shouldn't have even been allowed to go to court.
Madison Clark

Teen Pregnancy Rates in Rural Areas - Educational Problem? - 0 views

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  • Alicia Wilson on 28 Feb 13
     
    Education does get taken away, once you ave a baby.
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  • Amanda Ringberg on 28 Feb 13
     
    I like this post Cause it makes you think about the causes of becoming pregnant When your still in school. Like the girl in the reading that had plans to go to school for 4 years and didn't because she had a child.
  • Ericka Davis on 01 Mar 13
     
    Teen pregnancy is a great deal and seemingly popular. For instance the teen mom show which doesn't show consequences of pregnancy it almost glorifies the fact those girls are pregnant. Im not saying its totally wrong to get pregnant but its not the smartest choice a teen girl could make.
  • Cara Ireland on 01 Mar 13
     
    Well some teen mom's do go back school after having their baby because their education is still important to them so they try to make an effort on finishing school whatever way they can.
  • Jamie Cash on 01 Mar 13
     
    Just because you get pregnant doesn't mean your life is going to go downhill, many girls get pregnant, become single mothers, and still graduate high school, sometimes a year early and get a full time job and raise their child.
  • Madison Clark on 01 Mar 13
     
    Yeah true Jamie, But I disagree that its okay because most of the population of teen girls having babies think its a new accessory and are unfit to support it. A part time job at taco bell is not enough to support a family.
Bryan Pregon

Manning plea statement: Americans had a right to know 'true cost of war' - 1 views

m.guardian.co.uk/...y-manning-trial-plea-statement

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  • Bryan Pregon on 01 Mar 13
     
    "Bradley Manning, the solider accused of the biggest unauthorised disclosure of state secrets in US history, has admitted for the first time to being the source of the leak, telling a military court that he passed the information to a whistleblowing website because he believed the American people had a right to know the "true costs of war"."
Ericka Davis

Juvenile lockup rates are dropping in Florida - 0 views

www.wptv.com/...both-in-florida-and-nationwide

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  • Ericka Davis on 28 Feb 13
     
    Emphasis on keeping teens out of crimes and declining juvenile crime rates has made the juvenile lockup rates go down
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  • Carlos Villarreal on 28 Feb 13
     
    Lockup rates have not only dropped in Florida but, also nationwide. Juvenile lockup rates have gone up to about 55% in some places.
  • sbecke2013 on 28 Feb 13
     
    The dropping juvenile lockup rates are dropping in Florida. It is a good thing because that means people are staying out of trouble. Shows that teens are actually learning something from their mistakes, and hopefully growing up!
  • gageanotor on 28 Feb 13
     
    im glad the teens are getting there heads out there butts and starting to grow up
  • shelby urich on 28 Feb 13
     
    Maybe more states should take note from whatever Florida is doing because locking up teens for some of the smallest things like truency isn't going to fix anything but probably cause more problems.
  • Alivia Bascue on 28 Feb 13
     
    Hopefully the lockup rates will continue to go down, not just in Florida, but everywhere.
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