Growth in Americans Renouncing Citizenship, New Obamacare Contractor Has Issues, Pastafarians Unwelcome at British University: P.M. Links

Americans are
renouncing their citizenships in – well, not droves, exactly,
but at a 221 percent rate increase over 2012. The total number is
2,999.
The contractor hired to fix Healthcare.gov also has a
history of problems with the federal government. The United
States Postal Service was considering cutting ties with them.
A poll indicates Coloradans think
legalizing marijuana has harmed the state’s image. Nevertheless
voters still support the decision.
In today’s “This is not The Onion” headlines, a group
of militants in Iraq learning how to become suicide bombers died
when their
trainer accidentally blew up a belt packed with
explosives.
London South Bank University’s student union officials are
anti-Pastafarian bigots,
removing posters promoting the atheist mascot known as the
Flying Spaghetti Monster.
While the United States struggles with rules for private drone
use, the
United Arab Emirates is rolling out plans to allow them for
deliveries of small items like medicine or official government
documents.