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Kim Davis hugs her attorney, Matt Staver, on Sept. 8, 2015, after being released from the Carter County Detention Center in Grayson, Ky.(Photo: Jonathan Palmer)
She did her time, took her chances
Upon her release from jail Tuesday, Kentucky clerk Kim Davis was treated like a prize fighter:<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Eye of the Tiger*<span style="color: Red;">*</span>played as she took the stage, both hands raised, as roughly 1,000 supporters cheered and chanted. The crowd had been primed by an emcee with a "Let's get ready to rumble" tenor, using phrases like "Put your hands together!" and "Can I hear an amen?" Yes, Davis has emerged as a hero to Christian conservatives for defying the Supreme Court and refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. U.S. District Judge David Bunning, who sent her to jail Thursday, ordered her release today because her office has been issuing licenses in her absence. However, if Davis "interfere(s)" with the process, the judge says, she'll face "appropriate sanctions." The American Civil Liberties Union, which represented couples she turned away, had asked from the get-go that she be fined rather than imprisoned, in part to avoid "a false persecution story."<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(*Fun fact: In addition to Eye of the Tiger,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>the rally included a snippet of Lindsay Lohan's What Are You Waiting For.)
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Kim Davis was released from jail on the condition that she not "interfere" with her deputy clerks' efforts to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. The Kentucky clerk spent five nights in jail for contempt of court. VPC
Speaking of marriage, Pope Francis makes annulment<span style="color: Red;">*</span>cheaper and less complicated
Roman Catholic? Seeking an annulment? Big news on that front from Pope Francis, who on Tuesday<span style="color: Red;">*</span>announced the biggest changes to the process<span style="color: Red;">*</span>in centuries.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>So what is an annulment<span style="color: Red;">*</span>anyway?<span style="color: Red;">*</span>A church tribunal declares that a marriage, previously thought to be valid,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>fell short of at least one essential marital element.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Who needs 'em?<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Unless the ex-spouse has died, the church requires an annulment to remarry.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Without an annulment, a Catholic who remarries is considered an adulterer and may not participate in some sacraments, including Holy Communion.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Sen. Edward Kennedy's annulment from his first wife, Joan,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>became public knowledge<span style="color: Red;">*</span>when he took Communion at his mother's funeral years later. Speaking of American Catholics, 5.8 million have been divorced. Only 15% of them seek annulments, says the Pew Research Center. Of those who seek them, 9 in 10 get them. Why the new rules?<span style="color: Red;">*</span>The overall aim of the reform, Francis said, "is the salvation of souls."<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Andrew Chesnut, an expert on religion in Latin America and a professor at Virginia Commonwealth University, called the pope's proposal part of an overall strategy to create a more inclusive church and reach out to lapsed Catholics who might have left the fold over issues such as divorce, abortion and homosexuality.
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Pope Francis announced reforms Tuesday aimed at simplifying and speeding up the Roman Catholic Church's procedure for marriage annulments. The new law involves a fast-track process that will be handled directly by bishops. Wochit
Nation, are you ready for the real Stephen Colbert?
The actor, comedian and – since 2005 — faux bloviator of Comedy Central’s The Colbert Report — begins his dream job Tuesday night. He replaces David Letterman as host of CBS’<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Late Show (11:35 p.m. ET/PT). “It gives me everything I want,” he says. “I like meeting the guests, I like the grind, I like a live audience, I love to hear the laughter. It’s the only job I could imagine that was a promotion." Unlike retired Daily Show host Jon Stewart, who called interviews “filler” around his carefully crafted segments, Colbert enjoys them. “I was never a stand-up. I’m an improviser, and so for me the joy is, what’s going to happen between the two of us for the next six or eight minutes? <span style="color: Red;">*</span>That’s the reason to continue to do a talk show for me, is the talk." Guests George Clooney and Jeb Bush are booked for Tuesday’s extended opener. Other guests this week and next are Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, presidential candidate Bernie Sanders and actress Scarlett Johansson.
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USA TODAY's Robert Bianco previews the television lineup for September 8th. 'The Late Show' returns with new host Stephen Colbert. VPC
We'd like a side of fries with our streaming Prime video<span style="color: Red;">*</span>and Tide detergent pods
Amazon's new<span style="color: Red;">*</span>food-delivery service<span style="color: Red;">*</span>won't work quite that way, but maybe one day. Right on the heels of the<span style="color: Red;">*</span>expanded rollout of its instant-order Dash<span style="color: Red;">*</span>button,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Amazon continues<span style="color: Red;">*</span>on its quest to dominate nearly every aspect of American consumption, so it's<span style="color: Red;">*</span>testing restaurant delivery in Seattle.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Hungry Seattleites will be able to browse menus and place orders with participating restaurants via the Prime Now app and get their food within an hour or less. Delivery is also<span style="color: Red;">*</span>free<span style="color: Red;">*</span>for a limited time.That's amazing. I live in Seattle. How do I make this happen?<span style="color: Red;">*</span>You've got to be a member of Prime Now, an extension of<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Amazon Prime<span style="color: Red;">*</span>in certain metro areas that offers one-hour and two-hour delivery of everything from groceries to paper towels. (In case you've been living in a cave, Amazon Prime is a $99-a-year program that gets you free, two-day shipping and access to video and music streaming. You also have access to the "bigger-than-Black-Friday" Prime Day sale, but<span style="color: Red;">*</span>ymmv.)
Amazon said Tuesday that it has started testing restaurant delivery for select areas of Seattle. The service is available to Amazon Prime customers.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: JOHN MACDOUGALL, AFP/Getty Images)
High school<span style="color: Red;">*</span>football controversy goes deeper<span style="color: Red;">*</span>into OT
A referee in Texas is considering his legal options<span style="color: Red;">*</span>after two players appeared to target him Friday night in the final minutes of a high school game between Marble Falls and San Antonio John Jay. Official Robert Watts, a 14-year veteran who was identified by the Austin American-Statesman, was knocked down by a John Jay player and then another player jumped on him. Although a couple of John Jay players were ejected from the game,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>the incident was not over. The school district<span style="color: Red;">*</span>and police began<span style="color: Red;">*</span>investigating, and Watts weighed<span style="color: Red;">*</span>his path of recourse. But then<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Tuesday afternoon, things got more complicated.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Northside Independent School District announced that John Jay assistant coach Mack Breed was<span style="color: Red;">*</span>on adminstrative leave following allegations that he said “this guy needs to pay for cheating us” — right before Watts was hit. Meanwhile, the players said<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Watts<span style="color: Red;">*</span>used racial slurs against them, to which the district responded by saying<span style="color: Red;">*</span>it will file a complaint with the Texas Association of Sports Officials.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>The players have been suspended from school and will face<span style="color: Red;">*</span>a disciplinary hearing for<span style="color: Red;">*</span>assault on a school official. The police investigation is ongoing. No arrests have been made.
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A San Antonio-area police department is investigating two football players who rammed into a referee during a high school game. Time_Sports
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The city of Baltimore said it will pay $6.4 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the family of Freddie Gray, the 25-year-old black man who died in April after suffering a critical injury while in police custody.
A "Welcome, Pope Francis" mural takes shape Aug. 31<span style="color: Red;">*</span>in New York City. <span style="color: Red;">*</span>Swipe through more amazing photos from our readers.
Painters of the "Welcome Pope Francis" mural in New York City look up before painting on Aug. 31, 2015.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Susan Marie Patrick, Your Take)
Have you seen it?<span style="color: Red;">*</span>A toddler tackles the<span style="color: Red;">*</span>American Ninja Warrior<span style="color: Red;">*</span>obstacle course. Warning: extreme cuteness.
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Toddler beasts out in makeshift American Ninja Warrior course. USA TODAY Sports
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