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Georgia Artist Petitions to Add Outkast to Stone Mountain

We’re sorry “Stonewall” Jackson, Outkast is for real.

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In the wake of the horrific Charleston shootings and last week’s call by the NAACP to sandblast the faces of three Confederate leaders off Stone Mountain, a Georgia-based artist has a new idea. Why not add the faces of Outkast’s Andre 3000 and Big Boi, the fathers of southern hip-hop, onto the mountain? Artist Mack Williams addressed the idea to Georgia’s state house, senate, and Governor Nathan Deal in a MoveOn.org petition, stating: “By no means do we wish to erase or destroy the current carving, which, regardless of its context, is an impressive and historic work of art. We simply wish to add new carvings, of Atlanta hip-hop duo Outkast, to the mountainside. There’s plenty of room.”

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How We’re Making Progress With Iran, Even If the Nuclear Deal Fails

Behind the headline-making talks, subtler forms of diplomacy are laying the real groundwork for Iran’s international future.

Secretary of State John Kerry and Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif in Paris earlier this year.

Since negotiations between Iran and the P5+1 countries (America, China, France, Germany, Russia, and the United Kingdom) commenced on June 26th, there have been missed deadlines and a spate of nervous nail biting as uncertainty reigned regarding the outcome of the talks. But early Tuesday morning, negotiators in Vienna, Austria finally produced a viable nuclear deal. The massive document, still being parsed for details, basically constitutes a promise by Iran to curb any nuclear activities that could contribute to weaponization for at least 15 years. Tehran will allow regular non-proliferation compliance inspections and unprecedented access to state facilities in perpetuity, with heightened monitoring by watchdogs for the next couple of decades. In exchange for this (and a host of other little guarantees), some of the world’s harshest sanctions, ratcheted up on Iran especially over the past decade, will slowly roll back towards normalization.

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Watch the World's Scariest Drug Lord Escape Prison In the Nicest Tunnel You've Ever Seen

Next they’ll probably discover he had someone feeding him grapes the whole time.

If you haven’t heard about Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman’s Shawshank Redemption style escape from the Mexican prison of El Altipano, you must have been living under a rock (or in a tunnel). The Mexican drug lord’s escape through a 4,921-foot underground passageway has been front-page news for the past few days, but now the story has gotten even more incredible. Footage was taken from inside the tunnel showing exactly how comfortable Guzman’s escape was. The escape route was fully lit and equipped with a ventilation system that must have made for a pleasant stroll out of the prison.

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Fox News Anchor Loses Her Mind Over Gay Marriage Ruling

There have been plenty of wonderful reactions to marriage equality. This is not one of them.

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Gawker caught this great clip of a Fox News anchor losing her mind over the Supreme Court's historic ruling in support of gay marriage this morning. The anchor, Martha MacCallum, is apparently so confused about what equality means that she literally asks Greta Van Susteren on air if this means three people can get married now.

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10-Year-Old Uses Mother’s Sewing Machine to Make Clothes for the Homeless

For Xavier Elliott, homelessness hits close to home.

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While most kids have their eyeballs glued to their tablets or smart phones, 10-year-old Xavier Elliott of Phoenix, Arizona has his face stuck in another electronic device—his mother’s sewing machine.

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Millions of Babies Have Been Saved by This Man’s Rare Blood

He's been called “The Man with the Golden Arm” for a very good reason.

For nearly 60 years, James Harrison has been donating blood once a week, resulting in over 1,100 donations. His blood is so precious that in his native Australia he’s come to be known as “The Man with the Golden Arm.” Harrison’s blood carries a very rare antibody that is used to create a vaccine for Rhesus disease, a condition affecting up to 17% of pregnant women in Australia.

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