A father is battling Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center over the rights to developing a gene therapy that he hopes could cure his son’s blood disease.

I spent the better part of my 20s in hospitals, but I found a way to organize my days around one small, simple act of happiness.

We all know that a huge number of marriages end in divorce today. Some might think of Henry VIII’s seemingly endless string of failed marriages and broken churches as the start of it all, there are some other less famous (but just as infamous) relationships that have helped to shape today’s divorce laws, cultures, taboos, […]
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For anyone who couldn’t make it to today’s Latinos for Hillary event in San Antonio, here’s what you missed out on:
Who says only Obama can have the cult of personality thing going? Today at Latinos for Hillary event. pic.twitter.com/35gTuxgBLI
— Adrian Carrasquillo (@Carrasquillo) October 15, 2015Uhhh …
Clinton: “I love being La Hillary.” pic.twitter.com/qqPEjBQhWB
— Adrian Carrasquillo (@Carrasquillo) October 15, 2015

We’ll bet she does…

Sharks aren’t warm and fuzzy, cuddly type animals. Despite the dangers, we keep trying to get close enough to study them because they’re absolutely fascinating. However, even shark embryos will bite you if you’re not careful (as renowned shark biologist Stewart Springer discovered while dissecting a pregnant sand tiger shark in 1947). The more we […]
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Ruh-roh:
Scoop – RT Rybak, DNC vice chair, accused Wasserman Schultz of lying and questions her leadership of the party http://t.co/OtFB28qmnl
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) October 16, 2015More from The New York Times:

R.T. Rybak, the former mayor of Minneapolis and a vice chairman of the Democratic National Committee, on Thursday accused the party’s leader, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, of making “flat-out not true” statements about another top party officer, questioned her political skills and said he had “serious questions” about her suitability for the job…

Nailed what? Well, first you need to see this absurd tweet from Hillary Clinton for LGBT “Spirit Day”:
To everyone who’s ever been bullied for being who you are: You’re perfect, and I’m proud of you. #SpiritDay -H
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) October 15, 2015Oh, really? You don’t care for bullying and stuff, Hillary? Guess you don’t remember this:
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Unless Congress acts, some beneficiaries will face premium increases of about 50 percent, the largest rise, by far, in the history of Medicare.

Our world is ruled by chaos, happenstance, and impulsive action. As a species, we crave a narrative laden with meaning to help ourselves to make sense of the complexities of reality, so we create stories. This is modern mythology, and it’s just as fascinating and compelling as the struggles between the Greek gods and the […]
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There is no shortage of absurd theories on the Internet about famous men and women. Some theories are believable, and others fall apart under even the slightest bit of scrutiny. Nevertheless, many people still believe whatever is written on the Internet, and as long as conspiracy theories are popular, there won’t be an end to […]
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