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Want ‘sustained happiness’? Get religion, study says

Click here: Researchers looked at four areas: 1) volunteering or working with a charity; 2) taking educational courses; 3) participating in religious organizations; 4) participating in a political or community organization. Of the four, participating in a religious organization was the only social activity associated with sustained happiness, researchers found.
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Target Removes Gender Labels From Kids Sections

Click here: Target Corp. removed gender labels from its children’s departments after customers complained about signs designating certain toys for girls or boys.

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Black Pastors Demand Smithsonian Museum Remove Bust of Margaret Sanger

Click here: Black pastors are calling for the removal of a bust of Planned Parenthood founder Margaret Sanger from the Smithsonian Institution’s National Portrait Gallery. The exhibit also holds the busts of Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr., neither of whom, Sanger would have wanted to be born.
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Record 93,770,000 Americans Not in Labor Force

Click here: Number of people not in the labor force set another record high in July, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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More than two-thirds of Obamacare enrollees unsatisfied with coverage

Click here: More than two-thirds of Obamacare enrollees unsatisfied with coverage: survey

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Most Bankrupt Places in America

Click here: Law Firm Discovers Interesting Fact About Most Bankrupt Places in America
Check out link in article for interactive map by county!

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Windows 10 is spying on you: How to opt out of Microsoft’s intrusive terms of use

Click here: Windows 10 spying: How to opt out of Microsoft’s intrusive terms of use
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Study: ‘Cool kids’ can go on to become losers in later life

Click here: ‘Cool kids’ can go on to become losers in later life, study finds
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Yes, it was a ‘Sudden Impact’

Photo by Dan Hockett An ironic message is printed on a damaged parking lot sign on Roosevelt Avenue Sunday evening.
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An ironic message is printed on a damaged parking lot sign on Roosevelt Avenue Sunday evening.
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DNC speaks to empty College Democrat event

Click here: The DNC conference could barely fill the first two rows of seats. Despite offering a full day of activities, speakers like Julian Castro, and campaigning advice from top political operatives, the College Democrats of America were barely able to fill the first couple rows.