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Surrounded By Police, Victims, NH Gov. Sununu Vetoes Repeal Of Death Penalty Despite Veto-proof Majority

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu has vetoed a bill to repeal capital punishment despite bi-partisan support for the legislation that appears to be backed by a veto-proof majority in the legislature. The governor signed his veto during a ceremony held in the Michael Briggs Community Center, a facility named for

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Amherst College Students Greet Former AG Jeff Sessions With “Stink Bomb,” Protests, And Accusations Of “White Supremacy”

Jeff Sessions'  recent April 24 visit to Amherst College led a protester to set off a "stink bomb" in the college's revered Johnson Chapel where the former US attorney general was giving a talk on free speech. Moments later, in a scripted protest, "about

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Losing Last-Minute Financing, VT Catholic College Cancels Finals Week, Begins Closing

One of three Vermont colleges slated to close at the end of this academic year has canceled finals week. The College of St. Joseph, located in Rutland and founded in 1956, announced that it will indeed be closing at the end of August after an interested "financial partner"

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VT Senate Seeks To Amend State Constitution To Prohibit — Slavery

Despite federal laws banning slavery, and despite the fact Vermont's constitution was the first in America to ban it, the VT senate has passed a proposal to amend the constitution to "clarify" that all forms of slavery are banned. As it presently reads, the Vermont Constitution

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Dartmouth College Team Wins NASA Challenge With A Greenhouse To Sustain Life On Mars

Image courtesy of Dartmouth College, Thayer School of Engineering

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RI Town Declares Itself “Sanctuary City” — For Gun Ownership

The Burrillville (RI) Town Council voted unanimously Wednesday to declare itself a "sanctuary" for the protection of gun rights. According to the Providence Journal (ProJo) a resolution proposed by Republican councilor Donald A. Fox is a way of "pushing back against the progressive wing's campaign&

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Woman In Bangladesh Set On Fire For Reporting Sexual Harassment By School Principal

A 19-year-old woman was intentionally burned to death in Bangladesh after she refused to retract accusations that her school's principal had been sexually harassing her, Al Jazeera is reporting. The April 10 murder of Nusrat Jahan Rafi, described in the report as "a disgrace to humanity,"

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Democrat Presidential Candidate Buttigieg: Christian Scriptures Inform And Direct Progressive Politics

In a recent video (see below), Democrat Pete Buttigieg, mayor of South Bend, IN and candidate for President of the United States, said that he believes Christian values "lead us in a very progressive direction." The video was part of an interview with the left-wing online media site