Guns, Governors, God and the Gipper: Looking Back at February 2013

San Diego Free PressGuns, Governors, God and the Gipper: Looking Back at February 2013San Diego Free PressIt wasn't the first time Obama has talked about shooting guns (He talked skeet shooting with the Women's US Olympic Team several years back), but given the current hysteria about the 'government coming to seize yer guns', any gun talk was newsworthy ...

Video aims to educate young adults about domestic violence

WTSP 10 NewsVideo aims to educate young adults about domestic violenceWTSP 10 NewsStudies suggest that up to 10 million children witness some form of domestic violence annually. Nearly 1 in 5 teenage ... Based on reports from 10 countries, between 55 percent and 95 percent of women who had been physically abused by their partners ...

Ten Travesties Of Justice In 2013

ThinkProgressTen Travesties Of Justice In 2013ThinkProgressIn fact, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the appeal last term of a Louisiana man who waited seven years behind bars without a trial because the state stalled in appointing him a lawyer. ... who claimed abuse Just last month, a man who spent more than ...

Roma in America

Daily BeastRoma in AmericaDaily BeastIn October, a young blond girl was taken by Greek police in a sweep of a Roma camp near the central town of Farsala, and the couple she was found with were charged with abducting a minor. Her picture was plastered in news outlets across the world: hair ...

Temporary work, lasting harm

MinnPost.comTemporary work, lasting harmMinnPost.comIncreasingly, young men and women with high school diplomas and vocational training find they can't get a factory or warehouse job without first going through a temp agency. * * *. The very nature of temp work increases the risk of injury. Temps are ...

Retiring Va. Beach prosecutor reflects on his career

The Virginian-PilotRetiring Va. Beach prosecutor reflects on his careerThe Virginian-PilotAfter months of work, a special grand jury, which allows prosecutors to subpoena potential witnesses and evidence, led to an arrest last year in the unsolved slaying of off-duty Norfolk police Officer Victor Decker, Bryant said. The defendants in that ...

Obama

Castanet.netObama-2014 can be a breakthrough yearCastanet.netFighting continued to spread on Friday in two states, Unity — an oil area — and Jonglei, as armed groups opposed to the nation's military emerged, said a South Sudan expert communicating with combatants and U.N. officials in strife-torn regions ...

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Castanet.netPhoto: The Canadian PressCastanet.netFighting continued to spread on Friday in two states, Unity — an oil area — and Jonglei, as armed groups opposed to the nation's military emerged, said a South Sudan expert communicating with combatants and U.N. officials in strife-torn regions ...

Casualties in London theatre collapse

Castanet.netCasualties in London theatre collapseCastanet.netPolice said officers were called to reports of a ceiling collapse at the theatre on Shaftsbury Avenue in central London. It said police ... Witnesses told British media that the theatre in London's famous West End was packed during the holiday season ...

The terrifying truth about America's fastest growing workforce JACKSONVILLE ...

SalonThe terrifying truth about America's fastest growing workforce JACKSONVILLE ...SalonIncreasingly, young men and women with high school diplomas and vocational training find they can't get a factory or warehouse job without first going through a temp agency. * * *. The very nature of temp work increases the risk of injury. Temps are ...

Space monkey

Castanet.netSpace monkeyCastanet.netPennsylvania State Police say they found 20 pounds of marijuana in boxes wrapped as Christmas presents inside a minivan after a traffic stop. The Centre Daily .... A Kansas man who prosecutors say sympathized with violent terrorists was arrested Friday ...

A School Shooting Every Two Weeks

Daily BeastA School Shooting Every Two WeeksDaily BeastSchool boards and local governments have also adopted new policies—including hiring uniformed police officers and arming teachers and other school staff—in an effort to ensure student safety. The NRA offered ..... Using the same images and graphics ...

Chicago: Murder Capital No More?

Daily BeastChicago: Murder Capital No More?Daily BeastChicago Police Department brass and their boss, Mayor Rahm Emanuel, are sure to be breathing a sigh of relief as they cruise through the final weeks of 2013 with fewer homicides on the books than last year. Chicago logged ... More young people have ...

Freedom of News Outlets in Armenia

Hetq OnlineFreedom of News Outlets in ArmeniaHetq OnlineOn presidential Election Day February 18, 2013, physical violence was again committed against Artak Hambardzumyan and Narine Ismail, a young woman volunteering at the Transparency International-Armenia NGO as an election monitor for European Rights ...

Built in 1983 by Burrard Yarrows Corporation in Vancouver, British Columbia ...

Castanet.netBuilt in 1983 by Burrard Yarrows Corporation in Vancouver, British Columbia ...Castanet.netThe Mounties said in a news release that they, the Montreal police and the Canada Border Services Agency conducted a second police operation last Friday in a case of sexual exploitation of young Romanian women. An arrest warrant was also ... Those ...

Pair trafficking sex slaves out of Belfast are jailed in Sweden

Belfast TelegraphPair trafficking sex slaves out of Belfast are jailed in SwedenBelfast TelegraphThe convictions followed a huge police investigation involving the PSNI, Swedish and Romanian authorities. Evidence presented to the court said Ionut controlled prostitution in Belfast and arranged for young women to be trafficked from Northern Ireland ...

Our cultural norms reinforce Gender

Stabroek NewsOur cultural norms reinforce Gender-Based ViolenceStabroek NewsAccording to a September 10 article in the Stabroek News, based on figures from the Guyana Police Service, of the 85 reported murders for the period August 2012 to August 2013, 13 were related to domestic abuse. Despite the efforts of ... They also ...