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Not too long ago, organic beauty supplies — shampoos and lotions — were perceived as products for unkempt hippies. But now they’re for well-coiffed, urbane hipsters, too. According to the Organic Consumers Association (OCA) trade group, sales of organic and natural “personal” products are soaring. They’re now the fastest growing …

LEESBURG, Va. – A children’s book about two male penguins that hatch a chick together has been pulled from school library shelves in Loudoun County, Virginia. Parents complained that the book has a gay agenda and have called for its removal. But supporters say the book’s removal is censorship. The …

JAKARTA, Indonesia – Indonesia briefly issued a tsunami alert on Thursday after a strong earthquake rocked the east of the country. The country’s geophysics agency said the quake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.6, while the U.S. Geological Survey put the initial magnitude at 5.9. The quake struck 170 miles …