After waiting until the last possible minute, Governor Chris Christie signed into law a bill that would ban outlawing gay conversion therapy to “cure” homosexuality in minors.

Source: The Office of the Governor of New Jersey

In the wake of the violence in Egypt, the State Information Service released this statement to all foreign journalists working in the country, accusing them of bias in their coverage of the events.

Glenn Greenwald, the reporter for The Guardian to whom Edward Snowden leaked classified NSA documents, has be outspokenly critical of the Patriotic Act and the US government’s surveillance programs. On August 19, 2013, Greenwald’s partner, David Miranda, was detained at the Heathrow Airport while en route to his home in Brazil and questioned for nine hours.

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In response to allegations that Robin Thicke’s hit single “Blurred Lines” copied Marvin Gaye’s “Got To Give It Up,” Thicke initiated a lawsuit against Gaye’s family and Bridgeport Music, who own the rights to Gaye’s work.

Source: Hollywood Reporter

TIME Magazine obtained a the full text of the resolution.

After being hacked by the Syrian Electronic Army, Emilio Garcia-Ruiz, Managing Editor of the Washington Post released this statement on the Post’s website addressing the issue.

In response to the violence against the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, the White House released this statement.