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Cheryl Chumley is online opinion editor, commentary writer and host of the “Bold and Blunt” podcast for The Washington Times, and a frequent media guest and public speaker. She is the author of several books, the latest titled, “Lockdown: The Socialist Plan To Take Away Your Freedom,” and “Socialists Don’t Sleep: Christians Must Rise or America Will Fall.” Email her at cchumley@washingtontimes.com.

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In this video footage obtained by APTN on Sunday, April 28, the horse carrying a man believed to be Turkmen President Gurbanguli Berdymukhamedov falls after crossing the finish line at a horse race during celebrations of Turkmenistan’s renowned desert racehorses in capital Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. Berdymukhamedov did not appear to have been seriously injured and appeared before the crowd about a half-hour after the fall. (AP Photo/via APTN)

Media scrub face-first fall from horse by Turkmenistan president

Call it the fall that never happened. When Turkmenistan President Gurbanguli Berdymukhamedov fell face-first from his horse and hit the dirt hard during an elite race attended by thousands, media turned a blind eye — and camera, and pen. The nation's press doesn't have any account of it occurring.

May 1, 2013

** FILE ** Bolivian President Evo Morales addresses a summit on the Millennium Development Goals at United Nations headquarters in New York on Monday, Sept. 20, 2010. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Bolivia expels USAID for ‘conspiring’ against government

Leftist Bolivian President Evo Morales said Wednesday that he's giving the boot to the U.S. Agency for International Development for supposedly undermining his government.

May 1, 2013

AIDS Healthcare Foundation condoms during a Valentine's Day press conference to introduce a statewide law requiring condom use by adult film performers on Feb. 14, 2013, in Los Angeles. (Associated Press/AIDS Healthcare Foundation) **FILE**

Tax dollars at work: Calif. kids get free condoms by mail

Children as young as 12 in California are able to get free condoms delivered to their doors by simply clicking a computer mouse — and the initiative is reportedly funded partly by federal tax dollars.

May 1, 2013

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Depressing statistic: 11 Boston University deaths in 13 months

Obituary writers at the student-run newspaper at Boston University have faced an uncomfortable honing of talents lately, as campus-related deaths soared into the double-digits in recent months.

May 1, 2013

**FILE** Aurora, Colo., theater shooting suspect James Holmes and defense attorney Tamara Brady sit in the courtroom during his arraignment in Centennial, Colo., on Tuesday, March 12, 2013. (Associated Press/Denver Post)

Colorado shooting suspect James Holmes’ attorneys mull insanity plea over client’s objections

Attorneys for James Holmes, the alleged gunman in last year's Colorado theater shooting, are considering whether the law allows them to void their client's wishes and enter an insanity plea on his behalf.

May 1, 2013

**FILE** Washington Wizards center Jason Collins (right) battles for a rebound against Chicago Bulls guard Kirk Hinrich during the first half of the Bulls' 95-92 win in Chicago on April 17, 2013. (Associated Press)

Gay sports hall of fame taking nominations

The nonprofit National Gay & Lesbian Sports Hall of Fame has opened the door to nominations and beginning this summer will take names of those who have "stood up to stereotypes" and supported gay athletes.

May 1, 2013

** FILE ** Robert Griffin III of the Washington Redskins accepts the award for AP Offensive Rookie of the Year presented by Pepsi Max at the 2nd Annual NFL Honors on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013, in New Orleans. (Photo by AJ Mast/Invision/AP)

Robert Griffin III decries ‘tyranny of political correctness’

Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III took to Twitter to espouse his views of political correctness, describing an America that's well on its way to tyranny.

May 1, 2013

Former New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Where’s the beef? Bloomberg launches vegetarian-only school lunch

Public School 244 in the Flushing section of New York's Queens borough has gone vegan — the first public school in the nation to serve only vegetarian meals for breakfast and lunch.

May 1, 2013

** FILE ** An elementary school student is walked to class as a spring storm dropped snow over Boulder, Colo., Tuesday April 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

Where’s the global warming? Rockies face 5 inches of snow

Apparently, global warming has left the building. It's May 1, and 5 inches of snow are predicted for the Rockies.

May 1, 2013

** FILE ** Rep. Paul Ryan, Wisconsin Republican

Rep. Paul Ryan softens, now supports gay adoptions

Rep. Paul Ryan, Wisconsin Republican, said in a town-hall discussion earlier this week that he still opposes gay marriage but that he's softened on the right of same-sex partners to adopt.

May 1, 2013

Atheists win right to pass out materials at Florida high schools

If the Christians get to do it, then so should we. That was the winning argument of atheists who fought for access to several Florida high schools to distribute group documents — same as evangelicals did with Bibles in January.

May 1, 2013

** FILE ** Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem Sunday, April 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Gali Tibbon, Pool)

Arab League sweetens peace deal, puts pressure on Israel’s P.M. Benjamin Netanyahu

The Arab League has sweetened a peace-making deal with Israel, putting the pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reignite talks with coalition members who have more moderate views on Palestinian relations.

May 1, 2013

A woman grieves as she sticks a poster of a portrait of her family member on the wall of a school turned make-shift morgue on Tuesday April, 30, 2013 in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh. (AP Photo/Ismail Ferdous)

Death toll from Bangladesh factory collapse passes 400

The death count from a Bangladesh garment factory collapse has risen again, and law enforcement in the country on Wednesday say they've now pulled at least 400 bodies from the rubble.

May 1, 2013

Opposition lawmaker Julio Borges arrives with a bruised face to his political party's headquarters before speaking to the press in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, April 30, 2013. Members of Venezuela's National Assembly say post-election tensions set off a brawl between lawmakers that left Borges badly bruised and bleeding, after he and other opposition lawmakers tried to protest a proposal barring them from legislative activities. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Brawl in Venezuela parliament leaves member bruised, bloody

A member of Venezuela's assembly appeared on state television with a bruised, swollen and bloody head Tuesday evening, after a brawl erupted among lawmakers in a heated session over post-election powers.

May 1, 2013

** FILE ** In this Monday, Sept. 17, 2012, file photo, Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, center, waves to his supporters, in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)

Hezbollah warns: U.S., Israel will not take Syria

The head of Hezbollah sent a clear warning that Syrian rebels were doomed to fail, no matter what aid came from the United States and Israel.

May 1, 2013

**FILE** Everett Dutschke stands in the street near his home in Tupelo, Miss., on April 23, 2013, and waits for the FBI to arrive and search his home in connection with the sending of poisoned letters to President Obama and others. Dutschke, 41, was arrested April 27 at his Tupelo home in connection with the letters, which allegedly contained ricin. (Associated Press/Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)

FBI finds ricin in martial arts studio run by letter-writing suspect

Federal authorities say they've found evidence of ricin in the Tupelo, Miss., martial arts studio that is run by the suspect who's accused of sending poison letters to the president.

May 1, 2013

** FILE ** In this May 4, 2009, file photo, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, left, fights Lamar Fenner of Chicago, in the 201 weight class, during the 2009 Golden Gloves National Boxing Tournament at the Salt Palace, Monday, May 4, 2009. Tsarnaev was identified as a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings. (AP Photo/The Salt Lake Tribune, Rick Egan)

Saudi Arabia warned U.S. in writing about Tamerlan Tsarnaev: Report

The U.S. received a written warning about Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev in 2012 by Saudi Arabia, a government head with the kingdom said Tuesday.

May 1, 2013

**FILE** Hannah Warren, 2, poses with her parents Lee Young-mi and Darryl Warren at Seoul National University Hospital in Seoul on July 13, 2012. Hannah, who was born without a windpipe, received a new windpipe made from her own stem cells in a landmark operation on April 9, 2013, at Children's Hospital of Illinois in Peoria, Ill. She is the youngest patient ever to get the experimental treatment. (Associated Press/The Korea Herald)

Stem cells grow new windpipe for 2-year-old girl facing death

Experimental stem-cell treatment has been credited with saving the life of a 2-year-old girl who was born without a windpipe.

April 30, 2013

A European Union flag waves in the wind in front of the Chancellery in Berlin on Oct. 12, 2012. **FILE**

European bank head: More wealth confiscation on the way

European politicos facing sluggish economic growth will definitely turn to the rich to take their cash, said one banking head, remarking on the potential for repeat in the raid on Cyprus savings.

April 30, 2013

Indian policemen try to remove protestors shouting slogans outside Prime Minister's residence during a protest against the rape of a 5-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, Sunday, April 21, 2013. The girl was allegedly kidnapped, raped and tortured by a man and then left alone in a locked room in India’s capital for two days. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup, File)

5-year-old rape victim in India dies

A five-year-old girl recovering in the hospital from a rape in India died on Monday from cardiac arrest.

April 30, 2013