Despite High Court Ruling, Kentucky Clerk Denies Marriage Licenses Plus 4 More Stories

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Daily Briefing A look at the day's top stories News Despite High Court Ruling, Kentucky Clerk Denies Marriage Licenses Kim Davis, the Rowan County clerk in Kentucky, refused to issue any marriage licenses on Tuesday, saying she is waiting for the result of an appeal. Davis cited religious objections for her actions. Read this story During Holy Year, Pope Will Let Priests Forgive Women Who Had Abortions According to church teaching, abortion is a sin so grave that anyone who gets one or performs one is automatically excommunicated. Forgiveness was usually only given by senior church officials. Read this story Hungary Closes Budapest Train Station To Migrants Traveling To Western Europe Authorities had been allowing migrants to travel without checking passports, but on Tuesday, the station was closed and migrants began protesting. Read this story After Government's Greenlight, Commercial Drones Set To Take Off The FAA has granted 1,300 permits that allow commercial firms to operate drones for everything from selling real estate to inspecting utility lines. But there's concern over some recent close calls. Read this story Aim For At Least 7 Hours Of Sleep Nightly To Fend Off A Cold Just a couple extra hours can make a real difference, a study shows. Adults who slept only five or six hours were four times more likely to get sick when exposed to a common cold virus. Read this story more news stories

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