Score another victory for human rights. Last week, a federal district court judge in San Francisco ruled in favor of granting health insurance benefits to the same-sex spouse of a federal employee. Judge Jeffrey S. White, who was nominated to the bench by President George W. Bush, ruled that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) “unconstitutionally discriminates against same-sex married couples.” Read full article > >

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Judge finds DOMA discriminatory

SPRING, TEX. — In a small courtroom north of Houston, a fourth-grader walked up to the bench with his mother. Too short to see the judge, he stood on a stool. He was dressed in a polo shirt and dark slacks on a sweltering summer morning. “Guilty,” the boy’s mother heard him say. He had been part of a scuffle on a school bus. Read full article > >

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In Texas schools, a criminal response to misbehavior

SPRING, TEX. — In a small courtroom north of Houston, a fourth-grader walked up to the bench with his mother. Too short to see the judge, he stood on a stool. He was dressed in a polo shirt and dark slacks on a sweltering summer morning. “Guilty,” the boy’s mother heard him say. He had been part of a scuffle on a school bus. Read full article > >

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In Texas schools, a criminal response to misbehavior

Sergio Aguero comes off the bench to star in Manchester City’s 4-0 victory over Premier League new-boys Swansea.

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Man City 4-0 Swansea

Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah is likely to face a fine after calling a fan a “faggot” during Game 3 of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals. The fan heckled Noah as he sat down on the bench after picking up his second foul. “I said some things that I…

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Bulls’ Noah Shouts Gay Slur at Fan

His car was towed after the four-car pileup; no one injured, and he made it to the bench on time for the Wal-Mart case.

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Justice Antonin Scalia ticketed for GW Parkway fender-bender; will he take it to court?

Joe Cole comes off the bench to score a contested late winner as Liverpool fight back from a goal down to seal a much-needed win over Bolton at Anfield.

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Liverpool 2-1 Bolton

Steven Gerrard comes off the bench to inspire Liverpool to a win over Napoli in their Europa League Group K game.

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Liverpool 3-1 Napoli

Javier Hernandez steps off the bench late on to score the winner at Valencia as Manchester United get their Champions League campaign up and running.

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Valencia 0-1 Man Utd

Mario Balotelli steps off the bench to score on his Man City debut and earn his new club a Europa League play-off first leg win in Timisoara.

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FC Timisoara 0-1 Man City