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...American citizenship. “Citizenship in the United States of an enemy belligerent does not relieve him from the consequences of a belligerency which is unlawful because in violation of the law of war. Citizens who associate themselves with the military arm of the enemy...[and] enter this country bent on hostile acts are enemy belligerents” and subject to military jurisdiction...
...directed chiefly at civilians far removed from the conventional battlefield, we might say that the entire American homeland is potentially a “zone of combat.” Moreover, the Quirin Court made short work of this argument in 1942. It said that American citizens who enter U.S. territory during wartime “in civilian dress and with hostile purpose” are “enemy belligerents,” plain and simple. Whether they are physically captured in the “zone of active military operations” matters for naught...
...embarrassment, harassment and potential health issues of transgender or gender-variant students who lack the option of gender-non-specific bathrooms. According to the group’s recently released report, “Besides reinforcing gender norms, bathrooms that are clearly marked as male/female force many individuals to enter bathroom environments that they consider uncomfortable and unsafe.” The simple step of remarking bathrooms as gender-neutral would greatly alleviate this discomfort—not to mention open up more bathroom space...
Perhaps the biggest red flag is the auction that Google will use to distribute shares. The process allows all investors to enter a bid. That's fairer than most IPOs, in which only the well-connected get a chance. But unlike a typical auction, in which the highest bid sets the price for all shares, Google's reserves the right to add more shares, which would lead to a lower per-share price. Why do such a thing? To make sure the IPO price doesn't hit an unsustainable level--a risk at any fevered auction...
...deaths a year from heart disease--a figure some experts believe will have to be revised upward, since 60% of Americans, smokers and nonsmokers, show biological effects of tobacco-smoke exposure. Shepard did offer some reassurance for city dwellers who have to pass through nicotine clouds every time they enter and leave an office building. Exposure for a few seconds probably doesn't do much harm, he says, because the toxins in cigarette smoke are quickly diluted in outside air. --With reporting by A. Chris Gajilan...