[Content note: Homophobia, racism]
Wednesday:
Emad Burnat, Palestinian director of Academy Award nominated 5 Broken Cameras, was detained at LAX as he landed to attend the Oscars.
Meet the new boss: Cardinal Peter Turkson, one of the top contenders to take over for Pope Benedict XVI, has said gay people are to blame for child sex abuses.
Musician Kevin Ayers passed away this weekend.
A proposed bill in California would strip the Boy Scouts' tax exempt status for discriminating against members and leaders on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity
Has Dark Matter finally been found?
D.C. Council introduces bill to allow transgender residents to obtain new birth certificates.
26 major corporations paid no corporate income tax for the last four years, despite making billions in profits.
We're doomed: Subatomic calculations relating to the Higgs boson particle indicate a finite lifespan for the universe.
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