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Thursday, June 26, 2014

Cheat Sheet - Tattoos and Tourette’s: Meet Team USA’s Only Hope

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June 26, 2014
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Covered in tattoos and fighting Tourette's Syndrome, Tim Howard is unlike any soccer goalie you've seen. Emily Shire profiles the man who is keeping Team USA alive in the World Cup and finds he's the definition of an American badass.
BUFFERING
On the heels of killings by an anti-abortion activists in the name of life, states across the country have put buffer zones around clinics. Now, the Supreme Court has struck down a Massachusetts law requiring a 35-foot area free of protests in front of abortion clinics—but upheld the right to impose such protections, as long as they don't infringe upon public spaces. And that's a good thing, writes Sally Kohn, because extremists don't seem to recognize any boundaries.
BALANCE OF POWER

The Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Thursday that President Obama's move to fill three seats on the National Labor Relations Board in 2012 using recess appointments exceeded his power. The Court ruled that the Senate was not truly in recess when Obama made the appointments. (When in session, Republicans were blocking the appointments.) However, the court uphold the president's ability to make recess appointments in general. In his majority opinion, Justice Stephen Breyer declared that a congressional break has to last at least 10 days to be considered a recess under the Constitution.

AUTOPILOT
The theory that Malaysia Flight 370 flew for hours into the southern Indian Ocean on autopilot–the "zombie flight" theory–has gained considerable new credence. Australian investigators say they believe the crew was incapacitated. Clive Irving, who advanced the theory shortly after its disappearance, writes that this gives officialdom to the idea that the plane's mind died while its body lived.
TRAGEDY

A new study from the Center for Disease Control released Thursday outlines some shocking statistics regarding Americans and drinking. According to the study, 10 percent of deaths for people between 20 and 64 are alcohol-related. Roughly 71 percent of those who die prematurely in those deaths are male, and over half of them die as a direct result of binge drinking. However, alcohol still remains behind tobacco use, poor nutrition, and sedentary lifestyle in terms of preventable causes of death in the U.S. The top three causes of alcohol-related deaths for those under 21 are automobile accidents, homicide, and suicide. The study defined excessive alcohol in terms of binge drinking (five or more drinks on a single occasion for men, four or more for women) or heavy weekly consumption (15 or more a week for men, eight for women).


THAT'S ALL
Army: Berghdal Didn't Aid Taliban
While he was captive.
TENNESSEE LEGEND
Fmr. Senate Leader Howard Baker Dies
Brought attention to Watergate scandal.
REALITY BITES
Uruguay's Suarez Banned for Biting
For four months.
SEEING GREEN
GoPro Expecting $3 Billion
During initial public offering.
*HOLDS NOSE*
World's Oldest Poop Discovered
Deposited by Neanderthals.

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