Women Sweat The Test To Show Marines They're Combat-Ready Plus 4 More Stories

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Daily Briefing A look at the day's top stories News Women Sweat The Test To Show Marines They're Combat-Ready The Marine Corps is running a test to see if women can serve in ground combat. "A lot of people think that we can't do it," says one Marine who's trying to make the cut. "I don't think the same." Read this story Former D.C. Mayor Marion Barry Dies The fiery Washington, D.C., politician who was famously re-elected after going to jail for crack cocaine possession, has died after months of battling a number of health issues. He was 78. Read this story What Microbes Lurked In The Last Public Restroom You Used? A census of bacteria and viruses on the floors, toilets and soap dispensers of several bathrooms on a college campus turned up around 77,000 different types of organisms. Oh, joy. Read this story When Thanksgiving Was Weird Circa 1900, Americans wore gaudy costumes and bizarre masks and some roved the streets begging for candy and treats — on Thanksgiving Day. Read this story As Gay Marriages Rise, Now Comes The Case For Same-Sex Divorce Many couples have traveled to states where gay marriage is recognized to get hitched. Those who do have a much harder time getting divorced once they get back home. Read this story more news stories

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