A Tribute to the Doors Ray Manzarek

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The Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek died Monday, he was 74 years old.

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Men’s Global Healthcare is Woefully Underfunded

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Despite men being statistically less healthy than women, global health funding has been largely focused on women.

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American Minister Timothy Murphy Joins Gitmo Prisoners in Hunger Strike

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More than 100 days have passed since the hunger strike at Guantanamo Bay started, and with no progress being made, an American minister has joined the strike.

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Peace Corps to Place Same Sex Couples

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Peace Corps Deputy Director Carrie Hessler-Radelet today announced that the agency will begin accepting applications from same-sex domestic partners who want to serve together as volunteers overseas.

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Makeup for Men? Why?

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As makeup becomes more socially acceptable for men to wear, the benefits of it are called into question.

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Father and Son Reunited After Oklahoma Tornado (Video)

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With at least 51 people dead from the giant tornado that ripped through Oklahoma, the Wheeler family was relieved to know that their son was alive.

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Death Toll in Oklahoma Tornado Reaches 51, Expected to Rise

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The tornado was at least a half-mile wide and had winds up to 200 mph.

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Entire Oklahoma Town Flattened by Tornado

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After the giant tornado ripped through Moore, Oklahoma, Melissa Newton and city manager Steven Eddy talk about being in the middle of the destruction.

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Church of Scotland May Begin Allowing Openly Gay Clergy

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The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland has taken the first step toward allowing the ordination of openly gay men and women.

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Cleveland Officers Recount Finding Missing Women (Video)

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Amanda Berry, a woman missing for 10 years, and two other women were rescued on May 6 by Cleveland officers; watch their emotional recounting of the rescue.

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Men are Being Sexually Assaulted in the Military, But Nobody is Talking About it

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Our Soldiers are being raped…by our Soldiers.

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Father and Son Graduate College Together

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On Sunday, two Dorian Joyners donned their caps and gowns to graduate from Morehouse College in Georgia, where the commencement speech was given by President Obama.

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Navy Lietenant Thomas Saenz Earns Master’s Degree in Combat Zone

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For Thomas Saenz, no risk was too great to get the education he wanted.

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Georgia Town Sued for Forcing Gun Ownership on Residents

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A city ordinance requiring all heads of household to own both a firearm and ammunition has many advocates of gun control up in arms.

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French President Signs Marriage Equality Legislation Into Law

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Same-sex marriage and adoptions are now legal in France.

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50 Years Ago Today: ‘Letter From Birmingham Jail’

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Today marks the 50th anniversary of the first publication of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail.”

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