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Once you've gone viral, there's no turning back. That's the hard lesson for a Seattle cartoonist who sketched some doodles and unwittingly launched a movement. Molly Norris, a reluctant phenomenon, ...

MSNBC’s Chris Hayes unequivocally defended the free speech rights of a group that hosted a “Draw Muhammad” event this weekend in Garland, Texas, breaking hard Thursday night with many of his ...

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The security guard wounded in a 2015 ISIS-inspired terrorist attack at the “Draw Muhammad” event in Garland, Texas, is suing the FBI, and argues the bureau is liable for his damages because an agent ...