We watched the first four days of the Criterium du Dauphine, recorded the rest. Happy that Daniel Teklahaimanot won the points (climbing) competion, he's riding for the Qhubeka charity, a very good cause. MTN-Qhubeka celebrate maiden WorldTour jersey at Critérium du Dauphiné Teklehaimanot makes history for South African team Read at Google+
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Because the penalty for mockery is death, apparently. Official: Montana man shot family because wife was “mocking him” Authorities have released the names of the five family members killed this weekend in a murder-suicide at a residence near Deer Lodge. Read at Google+
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Because she dared to file a complaint, she's dead. Iowa Mall Shooting Motivated By Sexual Harassment Complaints On Friday Alexander M. Kozak, a security guard Coral Ridge Mall in Iowa, shot a woman three times in the back. Court records from Kozak’s Saturday morning arraignment show that the murder was likely premeditated, done in retaliation over complaints about sexual harassment. Read at Google+
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Tour De France Primer Video: Beginner’s Guide to the 2015 Tour de France Get up to speed on the biggest race of the year Read at Google+
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Yet another upstanding Christianist conservative escaped criminal charges for child abuse because the SOL had passed. Huckabee sure knows how to pick his associates. Interesting detail about the minutes of his church's board of deacons – he was kicked out of the diaconate and later excommunicated over the second victim's statements, which they found credible and "heinous." But the law can do nothing. _John Perry, a prolific author who co-wrote two books with former Arkansas governor and presidential candidate Mike Huckabee and co-wrote one with Alabama Supreme Court Justice Roy Moore, was accused of child molestation in two separate lawsuits,…
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Darn it, was hoping for humiliations galore. Rupert Murdoch, one of the world's most influential media executives, is planning to step down as CEO of 21st Century Fox, a source said. Rupert Murdoch plans to step down as 21st Century Fox CEO Rupert Murdoch handing over the reins to his son James. Read at Google+
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Fox News personalities believe the August 6 Fox News debate is supplanting Iowa and New Hampshire as the first Republican presidential contest. The debate's 10-candidate limit places Fox News in a gatekeeper role, with candidates jostling for airtime on the network to better their chances of making the debate stage. Forget Iowa And New Hampshire: Fox News Says Qualifying For Its Debate Is The First Real Contest Read at Google+
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Bikes and Blessings ‘Blessing Of The Bikes’ Helps Churches Make Climate Change A Local Issue Read at Google+
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Finally, some good news coming from our state capital for people who bike, walk and ride transit.On Tuesday Gov. Rauner announced the Illiana Tollway will not move forward and removed the project from the Illinois Department of Transportation’s (IDOT) current multi-year plan. The state determined “project costs exceed currently available resources.â€The proposed highway would have linked Interstate 55 with I-57 and I-65 in Will County, serving only 8,000 vehicles per day at a cost of over $1 billion. Source: Good news on Illiana, but more work to be done | Active Transportation Alliance
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A dedicated advocate for diabetes research and awareness, Tess is preparing for a 40-mile bike ride, part of the annual Chicagoland Tour de Cure, a fundraising event for the American Diabetes Association June 14 in Aurora. Source: Diabetes won’t stop active South Elgin teen – DailyHerald.com