Let the arguments begin over who and which film should have been nominated but weren’t.
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Nuns’ Objection To Health Care Law Is Unwarranted, Justice Dept. Says
The Obama administration has asked the Supreme Court not to extend a temporary injunction given to a group of Colorado nuns who want to be exempt from some rules in the new health care law.
New Mexico’s High Court OKs Same-Sex Marriage
New Mexico’s Supreme Court has ruled unanimously that same-sex marriage is legal, validating initiatives in several counties allowing the practice in the absence of a specific state law.
Neighboring Crises In South Sudan, Central African Repubulic
In South Sudan, The Associated Press writes, “the government no longer controls the capital of an oil-producing state, officials said Thursday as an ethnic rivalry and a power struggle threatened to burst the seams of the world’s newest country.
That Clam In Your Chowder Might Be Hundreds Of Years Old
First we heard on Morning Edition that a clam scientists had opened up turned out to have been 507 years old.
Church Must Find Balance, Pope Says, Or Fall Like Cards
Pope Francis, in a wide-ranging interview with 16 Jesuit publications, says “the moral edifice of the church is likely to fall like a house of cards” if it continues to focus on narrow issues such as abortion, gay marriage and contraception.
Egypt Tense After Bloody Crackdown On Protests
Egypt’s army kept several large squares in Cairo locked down on Sunday after days of bloody confrontations between security forces and supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi.
Millions Gather On Rio Beach To Hear Pope Deliver Sunday Mass
Millions of faithful thronged Brazil’s Copacabana Beach to hear Pope Francis deliver Sunday Mass, the culmination of the Latin American pontiff’s first papal trip abroad.
Harvard Stuns New Mexico, And 4 Other Need-To-Knows From The NCAA Tournament
The NCAA tournament got off to a stunning start on Thursday: Harvard, known more for its brains and seeded No. 14, sent No. 3 New Mexico packing with a 62-68 win.
Attack By Chondrite: Scientists ID Russian Meteor
The meteor that caused at least 1,000 injuries in Russia after a startling and powerful daytime explosion one week ago has been identified as a chondrite.