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Bryan Fischer gleefully tweeted this link yesterday: After only eight months, Michael Francis, one of the key architects of JC Penney’s high-profile turnaround efforts, is leaving the company, effective immediately. In October, the former Target exec became JC Penney’s president, responsible for merchandising, marketing, planning and allocation, product development and sourcing. He was formerly the chief marketer at Target. JC …

Not exactly breaking news, but here’s the NYT’s report: People with H.I.V. have more than four times the risk of sudden heart attack as their uninfected peers, Dr. Hsue and her colleagues reported last month in The Journal of the American College of Cardiology. The most likely explanation is that both the virus and the drugs that fight it cause …

The Obama campaign has posted Pride 2012’s cover image to their Tumbler page. Sweet. You can read the magazine online in its entirety.

Ugandan police today raided an international LGBT rights meeting and questioned the attendees. In addition to local activists, the meeting was attended by representatives of Canada, Kenya, and Rwanda. The event was organized by the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project. (Website) The police forced their way into some of the activists’ hotel rooms, the group said. …

Not surprisingly, Ron Paul is behind this. In a revolt against Romney, at least 40 more national convention delegates asked to join 123 previous plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the Republican National Committee, and their attorney said hundreds more may soon follow suit. The first 123 delegates, all from the 9th Circuit, sued the RNC, its Chairman Rince Priebus, and …

And they say they’re going to build it in just 90 days by using prefabricated parts partially assembled off-site. The building will be 10m taller than the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, currently the tallest manmade structure on earth. SkyCity One, with a rather imposing design, will contain 1,610,000m2 across 220 storeys, containing a mix of residential, commercial and retail space …

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