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Thursday, June 20, 2013

Cheat Sheet - Paula Deen Uses the N-Word…and More

Today: SCOTUS Doesn't Rule on Major Cases , One-Third of Women Face Abuse , Heart Attack 101: What May Have Killed James Gandolfini
Cheat Sheet: Afternoon

June 20, 2013
WOW, Y'ALL

America's most aggressive butter peddler admitted in a recent court deposition to using the N-word. The Daily Beast's Kevin Fallon perused 133 pages of court documents for even more scandalous bits.

STILL WAITING

Well, that's why they have season-ending cliffhangers. The Supreme Court ruled on a few things Thursday but failed to weigh in the blockbuster cases everyone's waiting for: affirmative action, voting rights, DOMA, and Proposition 8. Instead, the court said that merchants could not come together in a class-action lawsuit against American Express. In another case, SCOTUS ruled that the government cannot restrict AIDS funds—specifically that private health organizations have to denounce prostitution to be able to get money. Tune in next week.

SHOCKING

The first major review of violence against women reveals some sobering statistics. One third of women globally are affected by domestic or sexual violence by a partner, according to a World Health Organization review, based on studies from 1983 to 2010. And nearly 40 percent of women killed worldwide were murdered by their partner. Women are most at risk of violence in Africa, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia, where 37 percent reported being victims of sexual or physical abuse. "Violence against women is a global health problem of epidemic proportions," WHO Director-General Dr. Margaret Chan said.

GONE TOO SOON

If "Sopranos" star James Gandolfini died of a heart attack, as initial reports suggest, he would have been the victim of an all-too common disease. Dr. Kent Sepkowitz breaks down the staggering statistics.

OUR BAD

Although they still believe homosexuality to be a sin, leaders of a Christian organization whose mission had been to turn gays into straights have changed their stance and are saying sorry. Exodus International announced in a blog post that it will be closing its doors and beginning a new ministry that welcomes everyone, regardless of sexual orientation. The organization's president, Alan Chambers, also apologized for the years of pain caused to the LGBT community by its judgment saying, "For quite some time we've been imprisoned in a worldview that's neither honoring toward our fellow human beings, nor biblical."


STAY INSIDE
Singapore Pollution Skyrockets
Indonesia says: "Stop blaming us."
UH OH!
China Factory Activity Drops
Hits nine-month low.
FIRED
Men's Wearhouse Chairman Fired
No reason given.
THE FORCE
'Star Wars' Casting Call Revealed
Though Abrams hasn't spoken to Lucas yet.
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