The Nebraska legislature has abolished the death penalty by overriding the governor's veto. http://www.infobitt.com/b/12509
The Vatican's secretary of state called Ireland's vote to approve same-sex marriage "a defeat for humanity." http://www.infobitt.com/b/12517
Scientists report that a new species of early human, called Australopithecus deyiremeda, has been unearthed in the Afar region of Ethiopia. The discovery is based on jaws and teeth 3.3 and 3.5 million years old. http://www.infobitt.com/b/12519
Perhaps it is the world's oldest murder mystery: Researchers say they have found evidence of the earliest known homicide in a skull that is 430,000 years old. http://www.infobitt.com/b/12513
The IRS believes that criminals behind a major security breach that allowed them to access tax information from more than 100,000 U.S. households were based in Russia. http://www.infobitt.com/b/12516
A message containing some Arabic characters will crash iPhones ... but InfoBitt won't tell you what they are! The attack appears to be caused by a glitch in the way Apple’s iOS mobile operating system, which runs on the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, renders Arabic text. http://www.infobitt.com/b/12512
Advertisers are decamping from "19 Kids and Counting" days after star Josh Duggar admitted to molesting several underage girls 12 years ago, including his sisters. http://www.infobitt.com/b/12518
McDonald’s is changing how it cooks burgers to win back customers. McDonald’s said it would toast the buns longer so sandwiches would be warmer, and change the way it cooks so that the patties are juicier. http://www.infobitt.com/b/12515
Comedian Tracy Morgan and others injured in a crash with a Wal-Mart truck last year have reached an out-of-court settlement for an undisclosed sum with the world's largest retailer. http://www.infobitt.com/b/12514
Amnesty International condemned the Islamist militant group Hamas for using the cover of last summer’s war to abduct, torture, and carry out extrajudicial executions with impunity. http://www.infobitt.com/b/12506
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