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Thursday, July 18, 2013

Stories Causing Atlas to Shrug: Fat Boy Scouts Banned; Detroit Police Take an Hour to Respond and More

As of this year, scouts and adult leaders with body mass indexes of 32 or higher could attend the Jamboree only after consultation with camp medical staff, and those with BMIs over 40 were banned from coming altogether.

It takes an average of 58 minutes for Detroit police to respond to any call, whether top priority or routine: the average national response time is 11 minutes.

In health-conscious Denver, you are permitted to smoke pot in parks but can't exercise.  

Comparing Obamacare to the struggle for civil rights, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius urged the NAACP convention to focus on enrolling people in new health insurance coverage in the coming months.

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