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The US team shocked Japan with four early goals and cruised to a 5-2 victory in the World Cup Final. Carli Lloyd got a first half hat trick. I was in the neighborhood Italian restaurant, with a bunch of old European and Mexican guys at the bar, and the booths were full of dads with their...

On “Fox News Sunday,” host Chris Wallace grilled Republican presidential nominee Rick Santorum over his recent admonishment of Pope Francis, in which he told the Holy Father to stop talking about climate change because he’s not a scientist. Wallace began by noting that the pope holds a degree...

It's a well-known fact that political campaigns win by attacking opponents, not by promoting the desirable aspects of a candidate. So I was wondering what it would be like if those here so inclined would say something truthfully positive about a political figure they can't stand. The first...

Rand Paul fired his opening shot against the excessive power granted to the government in the Patriot Act in an 11-hour fillibuster. http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/rand-paul-launches-marathon-floor-speech-over-patriot-act-renewal/2015/05/20/603fa036-ff17-11e4-805c-c3f407e5a9e9_story.html...

The bill, titled “Concerning Prohibiting A Peace Officer From Interfering With A Person Lawfully Recording A Peace Officer-Involved Incident”, is just one of the steps being considered in order to increase police oversight in Colorado and hopefully it will lead to similar legislation in other...

Texas is normally one of the more boring states tectonically. But... USGS confirms 4 quakes in Irving Tuesday, including two after 8 p.m. One rocked the building where Mrs. B was working late. I'm a little jealous. I've only been in one earthquake, but it was a very mild one in Los...

Why Do Humans Reason? Arguments for an Argumentative Theory Hugo Mercier Dan Sperber Behavioral and Brain Sciences, Vol. 34, No. 2, pp. 57-74, 2011 Abstract: Reasoning is generally seen as a means to improve knowledge and make better decisions. However, much evidence shows that...

About 70 people gathered Saturday afternoon in Cleburne to protest against a police officer who fatally shot a dog in August. In a video that began circulating online last week, the officer was shown coaxing the dog toward him before shooting it. The short video, taken from a body camera’s...

I've gone to the same doctor for about 35 years. We are of an age, and we have something of a friendship. A few days ago, I was in for my checkup, and he asked me about retirement. I said that I didn't have a goal for retirement yet, and that I was having too much fun to quit right now...