Samuel Smith and World Watch Monitor

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  Aug 27, 2014

  '3-Parent Babies' Hit 15-Y-O; Researchers to Examine Current Health of Lab-Created Embryos

  A new investigation will look into the well-being of 17 teenagers born in a New Jersey hospital 15 years ago that are believed to be the world's first group of individuals born using and advanced fertilization technique that utilizes a "three-parent" embryo to avoid the risk of passing on maternally inherited, life-threatening mitochondrial diseases. The findings of this investigation could be the key determination for the legalization of a similar procedure in the United Kingdom.

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  Aug 27, 2014

  Sarah Palin to Atheist Richard Dawkins on Aborting Down Syndrome Babies: I'll Let You Meet My Son

  Former Alaska governor and 2008 Republican Vice Presidential Candidate Sarah Palin, issued a Facebook post inviting famed atheist activist Richard Dawkins to come meet her six-year-old son, Trig, who has Down Syndrome after Dawkins tweeted last week that he felt it was "immoral" not to "abort and try again" when an unborn baby has been diagnosed with Down syndrome.

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  Aug 26, 2014

  Where's the Justice for Child Sex Trafficking Victims? Only 1 in 4 Buyers Get Jail Time

  While child sex trafficking is a serious crime, those who purchase sex with minors often avoid stiff punishment in the U.S. criminal justice system, according to a new report.

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  Aug 26, 2014

  Ben Carson on Ferguson: 'I'm Not Sure This Is Police vs. Black Community Issue'

  Ben Carson, retired pediatric neurosurgeon and potential 2016 Republican presidential candidate, rejected the claim made by the Rev. Jesse Jackson that the Michael Brown shooting and ensuing protests in Ferguson, Missouri, highlight an extreme racial disparity for blacks in America during a debate on "Fox News Sunday."

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  Aug 25, 2014

  News Reporter's Bombshell Ferguson Tweet Deemed 'Personal;' Revealed to Be on Leave Since March

  A St. Louis Post-Dispatch crime reporter whose tweet about Ferguson last week went viral has clarified that her tweet is personal and she is currently not representing the newspaper as she is in fact on unrelated leave.

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  Aug 24, 2014

  Homeschool Family Sues Va. Social Services for Removing Children, Claiming Parents Imagined Kids' Illnesses

  A homeschooling advocacy group announced that it is suing social services caseworkers in Shenandoah County Virginia's Department of Social Services on behalf of homeschool parents that were falsely accused of child abuse and had their two children removed from parental custody and placed into foster care for over a month.

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  Aug 24, 2014

  Are African Americans Being Recruited by ISIS?

  Considering the social conflict between cops and protesters in Ferguson, Missouri, the terrorist group commonly known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is using the strategic moment in American history to recruit African-Americans to join the Islamic State's jihadist movement. The terrorist are using social media strategy to reach out to blacks.

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  Aug 22, 2014

  Federal Judge Uses 'Wrong Side of History' Argument in Striking Down Florida Marriage Law

  Even though the citizens of Florida voted in a 2008 referendum to define marriage as between one man and one woman in their state's constitution, yet another federal district judge has ruled that amendment is unconstitutional because it does not let Floridians marry someone of their same gender.

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  Aug 22, 2014

  NY Christian Couple Fined $13,000 for Refusing Lesbian Wedding Ceremony on Farm

  A New York judge issued a Christian family a $13,000 fine after the family's refusal to allow a same-sex couple to use their family farm, which they live on and rent out for various events and ceremonies, as the venue for the couple's wedding ceremony.

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  Aug 22, 2014

  ISIS May Already Be in US; Will Attack America If Not Stopped, Warns Rick Perry (CP Video)

  Members of terrorist groups like the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) may have already used the United States' loosely secured southern border to sneak into the nation, Texas Governor Rick Perry told attendees of the Heritage Foundations' panel on border security Thursday.