Bill would mandate destroying DNA samples
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MADISON (AP) | The state Department of Justice would have to destroy DNA samples taken from suspects who are ultimately found not guilty under a bill a bipartisan group of lawmakers is trying to move through the Legislature. Wisconsin law requires …

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State Lawmakers Pushing Bill Mandating DOJ Destroy DNA Samples
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A bipartisan group of Wisconsin legislators is trying to move a bill mandating the state to destroy defendants' DNA samples if they're found innocent. Current Wisconsin law requires police to take DNA from anyone arrested for a violent felony and send …

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E-cigs damage DNA in lab study
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Heavy exposure to electronic cigarette vapor damages DNA in cell cultures, causing genetic instability that could lead to cancer, according to a study by VA San Diego Healthcare System and UC San Diego researchers. Moreover, even nicotine-free vapor …

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Wisconsin lawmakers pushing bill mandating state destroy DNA samples
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Department of Justice would have to destroy DNA samples taken from suspects who are ultimately found not guilty under a bill a bipartisan group of lawmakers is trying to move through the Legislature. Wisconsin law …

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Bronx youth choir will sing for Pope
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The St. Barnabas Festival Youth Choir performed their final practice Thursday before heading to the Vatican. The choir consists of students from all over the St. Barnabas parish and is the only school in the archdiocese to be invited to sing for Pope …

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Pope urges media to play up the positive to counterbalance abundant 'arrogance …
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VATICAN CITY – The media should give more space to positive, inspirational stories to counterbalance the preponderance of evil, violence and hate in the world, Pope Francis said on Thursday in his year-end message. Francis led about 10,000 worshippers …

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Syrian army launches assault against rebels near border with Israel
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Rebels said the attacks began at dawn, when the army stormed the village of Samdaniya al Gharbiya, near the border with Israel. The army said the village was captured, but rebels in the area said heavy fighting continued. Under cover of rain and fog, …

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The Economist Revives Anti-Israel, Antisemitic Cartoon
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The cartoon was originally published by The Economist in July 2014, during the war between Hamas and Israel. As a friend on Facebook suggested, the cartoon's goal is not to educate, or to provide a unique insight into the war, but rather to reinforce …

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Report: Palestinians to Equal Number of Jews by End of 2017
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The number of Palestinians in Israel and the occupied territories will equal the number of Jews by the end of 2017, according to a report issued on Wednesday by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statics (PCBS.) The number of Palestinians worldwide is …

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US Treasury secretary named in suit over tax-free donations to Israel
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Groups such as the Falic Family Foundation, Friends of the Israel Defense Forces, American Friends of Ariel, Gush Etzion Foundation, American Friends of Har Homa and Hebron Fund have funneled the tax-free donations to Jewish settlements and the Israeli …

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