In Case You Missed The News

The Shabab, Somalia’s most powerful Islamist insurgent group, outlawed school bells in a town after deciding they sounded like church bells and conflicted with Islam.

The Pope said Christians need to repent.

Legislators in Wisconsin are considering a bill to select the state’s official microbe. There’s only one contender: the bacterium used to make cheddar and jack cheese.

Also in Wisconsin, a U.S. District Court ruled that National Prayer Day is unconstitutional since it violates the separation of church and state.

The Obamas earned $5.5 million in 2009.

The Creators of South Park are putting together a Broadway musical called “The Book of Mormon.” It will feature the exploits of two missionaries who go to Uganda.

The Israelis have banned iPad imports. They say they will consume too much capacity on their wireless networks.

A vast swirl of plastic garbage stretching over thousands of square miles has been found in the Atlantic. It is similar to the “Great Pacific Garbage Patch” found a decade ago.

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