The fight to ‘free Sara': An asylum seeker with a brain tumor detained by ICE; Scottish teacher told to watch ‘The Big Bang Theory’ as prep for pupils with Asperger’s; Subway fires back with its own study to prove its chicken is chicken; ‘I must fundamentally change and grow up’: Uber CEO Travis Kalanick’s big apology; ‘So, I made it to Harvard’: Rihanna accepts Humanitarian of the Year award with a hair flip; ‘She was demonized’: Nicaraguan woman dies after being thrown into fire in exorcism ritual; His ‘tyrant registry’ targeted lawmakers who supported gun control. A judge says it’s protected speech.; Subway chicken in Canada was part meat, part something else, according to DNA analysis; Top tweeted moments from the joint session of Congress;
 
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ICE nabs young ‘dreamer’ applicant after she speaks out at a news conference
Daniela Vargas' detention spurred shock and anger from immigrant rights advocates, who feared ICE officials may have retaliated against the woman for speaking publicly about her case.
The fight to ‘free Sara': An asylum seeker with a brain tumor detained by ICE
The 27-year-old Salvadoran immigrant had a seizure and collapsed at a detainment facility in Texas last month.
 
Scottish teacher told to watch ‘The Big Bang Theory’ as prep for pupils with Asperger’s
Whether characters in the sitcom “The Big Bang Theory” have Asperger's syndrome has been debated.
 
Subway fires back with its own study to prove its chicken is chicken
It characterized the report as misleading and demanded a retraction.
 
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‘I must fundamentally change and grow up’: Uber CEO Travis Kalanick’s big apology
Video of an argument with an Uber driver triggered the statement in which Kalanick said: “I want to profoundly apologize.”
 
‘So, I made it to Harvard’: Rihanna accepts Humanitarian of the Year award with a hair flip
Admirers thanked the international pop star for empowering children to “shine bright like a diamond” and inspiring students to “work, work, work.”
 
‘She was demonized’: Nicaraguan woman dies after being thrown into fire in exorcism ritual
The death prompted outrage from human rights activists, who called for tighter control over religious sects in the country. Others called it a “femicide,” or the killing of a woman by a man because of her gender.
 
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His ‘tyrant registry’ targeted lawmakers who supported gun control. A judge says it’s protected speech.
A pro-Second Amendment blogger published the addresses and home phone numbers of 40 California lawmakers who supported gun control. The state ordered the post removed, prompting a legal challenge.
 
Subway chicken in Canada was part meat, part something else, according to DNA analysis
The restaurant chain issued a strongly-worded objection to the findings of a CBC investigation.
 
Top tweeted moments from the joint session of Congress
Carryn Owens, the widow of the Navy SEAL recently killed in a counterterrorism operation, left an indelible impression.
 
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