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Hillary Clinton added to speculation that she is moving closer to announcing for the White House in 2016 by visiting the early-voting state of Iowa for a gathering of Democratic activists.Edit
Banning blood donations from sexually active gay men is insane.
The FDA plans to allow gay and bisexual men to donate blood, but only if they have abstained from gay sex for one year. The ban was placed in 1983, during the start of the AIDS crisis.Edit
A think tank is establishing a lawsuit against Harvard, saying its affirmative action practices lead it to reject many qualified Asian students and to accept students with lower test scores. Edit
The police have criticized NYC mayor Bill de Blasio in the wake of the shooting of two officers, saying he has not supported them and has encouraged anti-police protests.Edit
Protestors and de Blasio are to blame for the Brooklyn police shooting.
A man shot and killed two police officers, execution style in Brooklyn, then killed himself. Before committing the crime, he posted anti-police messages on Instagram and vowed to kill two officers in retaliation for the Michael Brown and Eric Garner shootings. The head of an NYPD labor union placed blame on Mayor Bill de Blasio, who had supported demonstrations over Garner, and protestors. Edit