Daily Dispatches

Breaking news along with stories other media tend to overlook, including Mindy Belz's "Globe Trot" reports and Warren Cole Smith's "Signs and Wonders."

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus speaks during the commissioning ceremony for the USS Michael Murphy, the Navy's newest guided-missile destroyer.

Signs and Wonders: Navy bans porn but misses the point

by Warren Cole Smith

Newsworthy | Porn ban. The Pentagon horrified many but surprised few people when it reported last month that since lifting its ban on homosexuality, the number of sexual assaults in the armed services increased to an astonishing…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/06/signs_and_wonders_navy_bans_porn_but_misses_the_point]

Old Main on the Geneva College campus

Geneva College wins temporary shelter from contraceptive mandate

by Emily Belz

Healthcare |  A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction against the contraceptive mandate to Geneva College on Tuesday. Geneva, a Christian school in Beaver Falls,

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/06/geneva_college_wins_temporary_shelter_from_contraceptive_mandate]

Stephan Greving, top left, talks to his students from the Goddard Riverside Headstart Program about butterfly antennae at the American Museum of Natural History in New York.

Head Start: Fishy finances

by Andrew Branch

Education |  In Greg Kaufmann’s latest installment of “This Week in Poverty” for The Nation , he claims Congress has turned its back on rural America through the…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/06/head_start_fishy_finances]

Orphaned children hold on to their toys at the Bethel foster home for the care and education of blind and disabled children in Lan Fang, China.

China clamps down on families who rescue abandoned babies

by Rachel Aldrich

China |  China has banned groups and individuals from privately adopting abandoned infants, making it much harder for babies without families to find good homes. The…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/06/china_clamps_down_on_families_who_rescue_abandoned_babies]

Brimfield Police Chief David Oliver

Status update: Shamed on Facebook

by Aimee Stauf

Technology |  Petty criminals locked into stocks while passersby mock them—a scene from the past? In Kent, Ohio, Police Chief David Oliver is bringing back the practice,

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/06/status_update_shamed_on_facebook]

Netflix teams up with DreamWorks for animated partnership

Netflix teams up with DreamWorks for animated partnership

by Alissa Robertson

Business |  Parents with Netflix rejoice—your kids’ favorite DreamWorks characters will soon be on demand. Yesterday, Netflix announced that beginning in 2014 it will…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/06/netflix_teams_up_with_dreamworks_for_animated_partnership]

Chen Guancheng, left, and his wife, Yuan Weijing, arrive at Washington Square Village on the campus of New York University.

NYU rejects Chinese dissident's accusations

by Jamie Dean

China |  Officials at New York University (NYU) denied claims by blind Chinese dissident Chen Guancheng that the school is ousting him because of pressure from the…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/06/nyu_rejects_chinese_dissidents_accusations]

Afghan President Hamid Karzai, right, shakes hands with NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen.

Midday Roundup: Taliban agrees to peace talks

by Leigh Jones

Newsworthy |  Hope for Afghanistan? Obama administration officials announced today the Taliban has agreed to peace talks ahead of the planned U.S. troop withdrawal from…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/06/midday_roundup_taliban_agrees_to_peace_talks]

Mary Harned

Death wish: Following in Belgium’s footsteps

by Alissa Robertson

Euthanasia |  Belgium is currently discussing two bills to expand its euthanasia laws—one allowing minors the right to euthanize, and the other allowing elderly patients…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/06/death_wish_following_in_belgium_s_footsteps]

Shafer Bell Tower at Ball State University

Supporters rally behind Ball State prof who teaches intelligent design

by Elise Grafe

Intelligent Design |  Ball State University (BSU) is investigating complaints that Assistant Professor Eric Hedin crossed a line when he encouraged classroom discussion that…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/06/supporters_rally_behind_ball_state_prof_who_teaches_intelligent_design]

Stop vandalism, go to jail?

Stop vandalism, go to jail?

by Andrew Branch

Crime |  A man who caught four boys vandalizing his father-in-law’s home now faces charges himself: The boys’ parents said Jesse Daniels handled the boys roughly…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/06/stop_vandalism_go_to_jail]

Participants march with a rainbow flag during Seattle's annual Gay Pride Parade in 2012.

Pew: Media favors same-sex marriage

by Rachel Aldrich

Media |  A search for same-sex marriage on AP pulls up a slew of photos featuring sad homosexual couples denied the “right to marry,” and not much else. Now a…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/06/pew_media_favors_same_sex_marriage]

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