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For a growing number of people, coming out to friends and family is now as easy as changing your relationship status. A growing number of Americans are coming out on Facebook, according to a new study from the social media platform. Researchers Bogdon State and Nils Wernerfelt said in a blog post published Thursday that “the number of people on Facebook coming out per day is on track to be three times what it was a year ago.”

A Fox News Channel commentator was arrested on federal charges of fraud Thursday for claiming to have worked as a CIA agent for decades -- a lie that was often repeated on air at the conservative news channel, news reports said. Wayne Simmons, 62, started appearing on Fox News Channel in 2002 and portrayed himself as an "outside paramilitary special operations officer." He now faces charges of making false statements, major fraud against the U.S. and wire fraud, according to a grand jury indictment. Читать дальше...

A Venezuelan opposition leader was arrested at a local airport Thursday upon returning to Venezuela after six years in exile in Peru. The government of late socialist leader Hugo Chavez had accused him of illicit enrichment. "I feel a knot in my throat and my heart is jumping. I'm on my way to my beautiful homeland," wrote Rosales, 62, via Twitter before boarding a commercial flight from nearby Aruba, Reuters reported.

The Nevada Gaming Control Board has said unlicensed daily fantasy sports inside the state must cease and desist as of Thursday, according to media reports. In a notice to licensees, the board stated that daily fantasy sports (DFS) meets the definition of a game or gambling game.

In the latest development for the race to the 2016 presidency, Democratic candidate and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders busted a move. The politician appeared on an episode of “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” Thursday, showing his lighter side when he attempted to dance by pointing and clapping.

Marijuana became available in Croatia for medical purposes Thursday. The decision to legalize followed a high-profile case where a multiple sclerosis patient was jailed last year for growing the plant to ease his pain. Huanito Luksetic, 37, was detained for growing cannabis plants in his garden in a village near Rijeka. Police seized around 44 pounds of marijuana from the multiple sclerosis patient, who said he used the plants to make cannabis oil.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Netflix's online video streaming service went down for many subscribers in the U.S. on Thursday, according to multiple reports by users on Twitter. Netflix has yet to address the issue or explain what caused the outage, but last month, a problem with Amazon Web Services, which provides cloud computing services for many top online services including Netflix, caused a similar outage.

Sometimes presidential hopefuls like to throw a little Spanish into their campaign speeches in an effort to court Latino voters, but for candidates who are not fluent, this can be a risky move. Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton took that chance Thursday while in San Antonio, and joined a list of politicians whose attempts backfired in front of Spanish-speaking crowds.

In a bid for gender equality, Sweden opened its first rape center specifically for male victims Thursday, Metro reported. The clinic opened at Södersjukhuset, one of the largest hospitals in Stockholm. The new clinic is understood to be the first emergency department devoted solely to male rape victims.

Lamar Odom is in a coma at a hospital after he was found foaming from the mouth in a legal Nevada brothel and was rushed to the hospital Tuesday. As details have emerged surrounding Odom's struggles, it has been discovered that the two-time NBA champion had been taking at least two controlled substances and an herbal sexual stimulant before he was found unresponsive. But the exact identity of one of those illegal drugs has been somewhat unclear in media reports. Many have wondered whether Odom was using crack or cocaine.

Russia bombed several buildings and vehicles at the headquarters of Jabhat al-Nusra, an extremist rebel group with links to al Qaeda, in the countryside of Aleppo, Syria, Wednesday night, rebel soliders said on their social media accounts. The bombing marked the beginning of President Bashar Assad's regime forces' offensive to take back the city from the rebels, who have held the city since the summer of 2012.