Thursday, February 27, 2014

The Victim of a Police Assault Should Not be Prosecuted

The People's VoiceThe Victim of a Police Assault Should Not be ProsecutedThe People's VoiceThe lawsuit alleges that Bovell was one of the officers involved in using two police cars to push him off the road on March 21, 2010 resulting in the young man being knocked unconscious with a broken nose, two teeth knocked out and a large cut on his ...

Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Violence Fuels Dramatic Rise In Central American Asylum

KPBSViolence Fuels Dramatic Rise In Central American Asylum-SeekersKPBSA 63-year-old Honduran woman, her daughter-in-law and granddaughter, whose identities are being protected because they fear persecution by gang members, speak from Guatemala about why they are seeking asylum in the U.S. or Canada, Jan. 31, 2014. Radio ...

Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Violence Fuels Dramatic Rise In Central American Asylum

KPBSViolence Fuels Dramatic Rise In Central American Asylum-SeekersKPBSA 63-year-old Honduran woman, her daughter-in-law and granddaughter, whose identities are being protected because they fear persecution by gang members, speak from Guatemala about why they are seeking asylum in the U.S. or Canada, Jan. 31, 2014. Radio ...

Monday, February 24, 2014

Spy Chief James Clapper: We Can't Stop Another Snowden

Daily BeastSpy Chief James Clapper: We Can't Stop Another SnowdenDaily BeastSince the Snowden disclosures (and a court order last summer in favor of a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit brought by civil liberties groups about domestic surveillance), Clapper has declassified scores of documents related to some of the most ...

Sunday, February 23, 2014

Abby Martin peddles Jewish exceptionalism, fears WW2 truth

MWC NewsAbby Martin peddles Jewish exceptionalism, fears WW2 truthMWC News[19] In exchange for helping to build a Jewish fighting force for the future Zionist conquest of Palestine, Wiezmann assured British leader Winston Churchill that American Jewry would use their collective power to drag the United States into the war on ...

Friday, February 21, 2014

David Douglas High School in Portland Oregon

Castanet.netDavid Douglas High School in Portland OregonCastanet.netThe county cited more than $4 billion in debt, mostly from corrupt deals involving sewer financing that fell apart when the home mortgage crisis hit in 2008. A federal judge in ... According to Libyan security officials, the dead included Miftah Daoudi ...

Thursday, February 20, 2014

The third anniversary of the Egyptian revolution

Ahram OnlineThe third anniversary of the Egyptian revolutionAhram OnlineBut violence still erupts, with its horrors and its anguish, and brings sad stories of innocent lives lost, whether police or demonstrators. We as a nation have to end this ... It is usually the young who die in such conflicts. Whether they are the ...

Monday, February 17, 2014

The Weekly Round

Inside PulseThe Weekly Round-Up #219 With The Mercenary Sea, Abe Sapien, The Bunker ...Inside PulseThe Mercenary Sea #1 – I had a good feeling about this comic when I saw its solicitation in Previews a couple of months ago, so despite the fact that I didn't recognize the names of the writer or artist, I pre-ordered it. I'm very glad that I did too ...

The Osama Bin Laden Files: No Photos, No Videos. A Real Conspiracy Theory?

Fars News AgencyThe Osama Bin Laden Files: No Photos, No Videos. A Real Conspiracy Theory?Fars News AgencyTonight, I can report to the American people and to the world, the United States has conducted an operation that killed Osama bin Laden, the leader of Al-Qaeda, and a terrorist who's responsible for the murder of thousands of innocent men, women, and ...

Saturday, February 15, 2014

Hwy. 1 reopened after avalanche

Castanet.netHwy. 1 reopened after avalancheCastanet.netPolice say one man is dead and another in hospital after an attack in Mission involving a crossbow. Police say a 23-year-old ... The men and other witnesses are being asked to come forward so police can speak to them. The suspect is .... Whistler RCMP ...

Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Australia struggles with high rate of sexual violence against women: Study

SBSAustralia struggles with high rate of sexual violence against women: StudySBSThis follows a string of incidents of sexual violence against young women in New South Wales – an alleged gang rape of a 14-year-old girl and charges laid against security guards for sexually assaulting two teens in a Sydney mall. A study ... Ms ...

Dancing doctor to face terror charges

Castanet.netDancing doctor to face terror chargesCastanet.net"Or if a girl with bipolar disorder is manic or has been drinking, say, then you're disinhibited and then you don't protect yourself as much either." Besides the obvious life-altering social ramifications, including disrupted education and career goals ...

Monday, February 10, 2014

Air travellers complain about rude staff

Castanet.netAir travellers complain about rude staffCastanet.net"Or if a girl with bipolar disorder is manic or has been drinking, say, then you're disinhibited and then you don't protect yourself as much either." Besides the obvious life-altering social ramifications, including disrupted education and career goals ...

Sunday, February 9, 2014

Dr. Simone Vigod is shown in a handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO

Castanet.netDr. Simone Vigod is shown in a handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HOCastanet.net"Or if a girl with bipolar disorder is manic or has been drinking, say, then you're disinhibited and then you don't protect yourself as much either." Besides the obvious life-altering social ramifications, including disrupted education and career goals ...

Saturday, February 8, 2014

The coming week in politics

Cape Cod TodayThe coming week in politicsCape Cod TodayIn an important test of their political skills, the Democratic candidates seeking the Corner Office this weekend will seek to nominate friendly delegates who can help them win the necessary 15 percent at the state convention in June. The first day of ...

Saturday, February 1, 2014

Men convicted of Lynda Spence murder lose legal bid for information

stv.tvMen convicted of Lynda Spence murder lose legal bid for informationstv.tvThe pair are planning to appeal their convictions and, ahead of the legal challenge, they raised proceedings seeking access to documents held by the police. They related to Ms Spence's involvement and recruitment by the Scottish Crime ... The Lord ...