Matthew Cortina

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• Dec 5, 2011

  African AIDS Funding to be Slashed Due to Anti-Gay Legislation

  The anti-gay legislation that was passed by the Nigerian Senate last month may cause the country millions of dollars in AIDS relief funding from world governments.

• Dec 5, 2011

  BCS Bowl Picks Spark Controversy Over Selection Process

  Oklahoma State University and Kansas State University are disappointed a day after college football bowl games were announced, raising questions about the fairness and legitimacy of the BCS system.

• Dec 5, 2011

  Green Bay Packers to Sell Team Stock Tuesday

  The Green Bay Packers, which is the only publicly-owned major sports franchise in the U.S., will begin the team’s fifth stock sale Tuesday.

• Dec 2, 2011

  World Will Not End in 2012, Scholars Say

  The world will not end on Dec. 21, 2012 as some have inferred from clues left by the ancient Mayan civilization, according to Mayan experts.

• Dec 2, 2011

  Terror Sect Boko Haram Poses Threat To US, Report Says

  A U.S. Congressional report released this week named Nigerian terror sect Boko Haram as an “emerging threat” to the United States and its citizens.

• Dec 2, 2011

  UK Crematorium to Supply Power Generated by Cremation Process

  A crematorium in the U.K. announced plans this week to harness energy created by the process of cremating human bodies and supply it to the country’s power grid.

• Dec 2, 2011

  Dozens of Christians Dead, Thousands Exiled in Nigerian Violence

  Religious violence this week between Christian and Muslim ethnic groups in rural Nigerian communities has exiled 5,000 people from the area and left as many as 79 dead.

• Dec 2, 2011

  Billy Graham Expected to Recover From Pneumonia

  Evangelist Billy Graham is expected to recover from a case of pneumonia that has hospitalized him since Wednesday, though a date for his discharge has not been determined.

• Nov 30, 2011

  Scientologists Enslave Woman on Cruise Ship for 12 Years (VIDEO)

  An Australian woman says she was taken from her parents and kept on a Scientologist cruise ship for 12 years against her will.

• Nov 30, 2011

  Red Sox to Hire Bobby Valentine

  Bobby Valentine will manage the Boston Red Sox, according to multiple reports.