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Police crack down on two strikes in China
By John Chan
27 June 2011
Authorities sent in police to end two significant strikes by workers in China’s southern Guangdong province last week. Far from winning any concessions on wages and conditions, the outcome of the strikes indicates that the Beijing regime cannot tole... |
The first black detective in Colorado Springs infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan in the late 1970s after answering a newspaper ad.
Ron Stallworth explains in his book, “Black Klansman,” that he went undercover for nine months in 1979 to complete an investigation of his state’s KKK chapter.
The former police sergeant said h... |
Premier Jim Prentice says Albertans should “look in the mirror” when it comes to the financial woes now squeezing the province — and defends his decision to reject corporate tax hikes while his government eyes higher levies and deep spending cuts.
Opposition critics, however, say the Tory premier is trying to make all... |
Much has been made of the film’s cinematographic aspects, being the first film shot almost entirely with the new digital Alexa IMAX 65mm camera at an aspect ratio of approximately 1.90:1. Released simultaneously in 2.40:1 matted widescreen in general release venues as well as select 35mm print releases, this is one of ... |
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — A lawsuit settled in San Francisco will impact online gun sales throughout California.
Five online gun equipment suppliers have agreed to stop selling or advertising large-capacity firearm magazines or magazine repair kits to California customers in a settlement of a lawsuit filed by the San Franci... |
Resiliency, thy name is the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Once again, the Leafs used their speed to wriggle out of a stranglehold by the Washington Capitals and win another overtime game, this time 4-3 on Monday night. Tyler Bozak scored the winning goal at 1:37 of overtime on a power play to send 19,841 fans at the Air Canada... |
For Some, Scientists Aren't The Authority On Science
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University scientists? Industry scientists? Religious organizations?
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Tax expenditures are funny, They're not taxes, exactly, because they save us money. They're not spending, exactly, because the dollars are never actually spent. They're somewhere in between. So think of it as tax spending.
Or just think of it as the ultimate nudge. The carrot hiding behind the tax code's big stick, ta... |
Well, judging by the free preview , it’s essentially a copy and paste job of the most popular questions and answers that users posted over the last few years on Reddit’s /r/IAMA “subreddit”. There is literally nothing more other than a quick introduction, conclusion, minor grammar corrections, and some visual formattin... |
In conjunction with the 54th Annual Merrie Monarch Festival, the traffic pattern on Kalanikoa Street in Hilo will temporarily be shifted to one-way only.
Traffic will flow in the makai, or northerly direction on Kalanikoa Street between Piʻilani Street and Kuawa Street during the festival.
The one-way traffic pattern... |
Image caption Antibiotics "will not cure viruses"
A quarter of people wrongly believe antibiotics work on most coughs and colds, a Health Protection Agency survey has found.
However antibiotics cannot treat viruses, which cause most respiratory tract infections.
The HPA poll of 1,800 people in England also found one... |
Epic Photo Ops (our photo op provider) has an exciting new system that allows YOU to manage your pre-purchased photo op times, so you can maximize your Expo experience.
Initially, you will simply select the day you want your photo op on. Epic will follow up with you closer to show-time and will send you your time and ... |
Bollywood actor Kareena Kapoor Khan and husband Saif Ali Khan are celebrating the birth of their first child, Taimur Ali Khan Pataudi. The baby was born on Tuesday morning at Mumbai’s Breach Candy hospital
In a statement issued to the media, the couple said, “We are very pleased to share with you all the wonderful new... |
NHL 18: EA Canada is “working closely” with partners to “make the...
Sitting down with NHL 18 Senior Producer Sean Ramjagsingh, we discussed the possibility of the franchise on EA’s powerhouse Frostbite engine.
Sadly, the NHL franchise is the only one not to make the move to Frostbite.
“Frostbite is a great opportun... |
The Moto G5 and Moto G5 Plus spec sheets leaked a few days ago, leading us to believe that their announcement on the market wasn’t far off. And indeed, the day has come: Motorola has announced new Moto Mods, new Android tablets, and its newest mid-range smartphone series at MWC 2017 in Barcelona that has helped the Len... |
Surrounded on all sides by ocean, postwar Japan has long been able to rely upon the United States military for strategic protection. But tense territorial disputes with neighboring countries, the capture and beheading of two Japanese journalists by ISIS in February, and the horror of the terror attacks in Paris have al... |
It never fails—someone always says it. In an recent online discussion about a trainer known for using less-than-gentle methods, someone made a comment that sounded a lot like this: “Positive training is fine for smaller dogs and puppies, and maybe even some adults, but there are some dogs that need a heavier hand.” Rea... |
Joanna Gruesome are streaming much-anticipated long-player Peanut Butter in full, exclusively on Best Fit.
This record is the follow up to debut album Weird Sister, which won the 2014 Welsh Music Prize.
Produced by our Producer Of 2014 - Hookworms' MJ - the album promises to be a raucous fun-soaked hurricane, with Al... |
Enough talk, the time for action is now.
There are plenty of Proud Boys across this great continent of ours and the need for a community has been met. Our good friend Kyle and associates have begun the Proud Boys North Chapter, up in Canada, and work on a few websites is already underway. There’s also a subreddit and ... |
Last week, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) rankled many libertarians with his vote to confirm unreconstructed drug warrior and criminal justice reform opponent Jeff Sessions as Attorney General. Last night, the libertarian-leaning senator answered those critics and explained his vote on Fox Business Network's Kennedy program:
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A teenager holds an AK-47 Kalashnikov during a military-patriotic game Zarnitsa (Summer Lightning) at a field outside Stavropol on June 24, 2014. (AFP PHOTO / DANIL SEMYONOV)
The White House issued a number of new sanctions against Russian companies Wednesday, including Kalashnikov Concern, maker of AK-47s. And the Ru... |
CHESTERFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Chesterfield Township police say a customer is dead after being hit by flooring tile that fell from a shelf at a Menards store.
The long weekend brings many families out to hardware stores for those do-you-it-yourself projects, but for a Clinton Township couple, a routine trip to Menards... |
A gay bank worker who wanted to hide his sexuality strangled his wife and burnt her body months after marrying her, a court has heard.
Jasvir Ram Ginday is alleged to have attacked Varkha Rani at their home with a metal pipe from a vacuum cleaner.
He burnt her body in a garden incinerator but told a neighbour he had ... |
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A Memphis woman is behind bars after police said she told her cousin and his friends to rob and kill her ex-boyfriend.
Police arrested 21-year-old Sandra Gray on charges of conspiracy to commit aggravated robbery and conspiracy to commit first-degree murd... |
Donald Trump’s campaign manager Corey Lewandowski will no longer be working for the Republican presidential candidate, according to The New York Times.
This puts all eyes on press secretary Hope Hicks, who along with Lewandowski has been a vital part of Donald Trump’s presidential run since the beginning. And consider... |
If you’re in a performing (or soon-to-be-performing) band, then booking shows is a regular part of your life. Picking the venue, deciding on the cover charge, organizing the bands, choosing between bookers and a D.I.Y. approach—you’ve likely seen it all. But maybe you still have some questions.
This week we dive deep ... |
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Easy Mini Fruit Pies!
I am a Pinterest addict and a foodie through and through! I had seen several recipes for mini fruit pies on Pinterest and decided to take the ideas that I had... |
James Earl Jones has been breaking down barriers since the 1950s. As he prepares to star in an all-black Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, he tells Maddy Costa about his absent father, elderly sex – and why his stutter was his salvation
The septuagenarian walking slowly through the Novello theatre in London looks like an archety... |
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam speaks during a ceremony at the state Capitol in Nashville, Tenn., on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, to announce that firearms maker Beretta USA Corp. is building a new manufacturing a research facility in the state. The $45 million plant is expected to be completed this year and create 300 jobs. ... |
The iPhone 4 may be launching on all the major Canadian carriers tomorrow , but we're only just now starting to get the actual details on what they'll be offering. Rogers is the first out of the gate and, for a change, it looks like folks in the US may just be a tad jealous of their northern neighbors. It's not only of... |
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Soldiers have increasingly taken on policing duties in parts of Mexico
Mexico's Supreme Court has ruled that a military code giving army courts jurisdiction to try soldiers for crimes against civilians is unconstitutional.
The judges said the code wrongly extended the reach of mi... |
Image caption Competition to get in to school places in Hong Kong has become fierce
In early June, thousands of parents queued for hours outside a school in Sheung Shui district near the border between Hong Kong and mainland China.
The massed parents were waiting to find out whether their children had got into their ... |
'The Cissy' claims that Randy Marsh, father of lead character Stan, is in fact the teenage pop star
Sia has confirmed that she sang the vocals for a song supposedly by Lorde in a 2014 episode of South Park.
Last year South Park aired an episode in which it emerged that Lorde was, in fact, 45-year-old geologist Randy ... |
CLOSE David Shulkin, undersecretary of health for the Department of Veterans Affairs, explains how the VA plans on addressing the wait-time problem.
The Oklahoma City Veterans' Affairs Medical Center treats 60,000 veterans annually. (Photo11: Donovan Slack, USA TODAY)
WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs h... |
As they choose the activities that make up free play, kids learn to direct themselves and pursue and elaborate on their interests in a way that can sustain them throughout life. Gray notes that: "...in school, children work for grades and praise and in adult-directed sports, they work for praise and trophies.... In fre... |
The history wing of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh-Akhil Bhartiya Itihaas Sankalan Samiti has demanded that Friday prayers at Taj Mahal should be banned.
RSS affiliate body's National Organisation Secretary Dr Balmukund Pandey in an exclusive conversation with India Today TV said, "Taj is a national heritage- why allow M... |
Say what you will about the 2016 Grammys, but they are one of the biggest nights for the international music community. The results have just come out, and no doubt there will be some furious debate surrounding the winners and those who have been robbed. But rest easy, we’ve had a look at the nominees and done the math... |
At least 32 people were killed and 80 wounded after an explosive device went off at a market in the northeastern Nigerian city of Yola, humanitarian agencies say.
“Thirty-two people were killed and 80 have been injured,” Reuters quoted a Red Cross official as saying., Another official from the National Emergency Manag... |
“It’s not the crime, it’s the cover up.” That saying originated during the Watergate scandal but it has also applied in recent years to Congress.
The first sign that the new Republican health care bill was going to be cataclysmically awful was the way in which it was shuffled from room to room, hidden even from member... |
Summer’s not over yet; nights are still warm enough to get lost in a spectacular sky. But not all stargazing sites are created equal. The twelve places below, compiled by the Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds, have minimal light pollution and are some of the best spots in America to see the brilliance the night s... |
In an effort to bring more people into the park, Disneyland will be offering a Disneyland After Dark experience for guests. According to the Disney Parks Blog:
“Disneyland After Dark kicks off January 18 with its first after-hours event – Throwback Nite! Step back in time to the ‘50s and ‘60s for a taste of the classi... |
Delaware taxpayers are once again being asked to close their collective minds and open their collective wallets. Another grotesque giveaway to another wealthy corporation has been proposed.
Instigated, orchestrated and supported by the Chamber of Commerce, the Business Roundtable, Delaware’s State Department, the admi... |
Lately, I have been using the HTC One X, One S, and Samsung Galaxy Note. These devices have fantastic hardware specifications and they overwhelmed me a bit so I was having second thoughts about my HTC Radar 4G and the Windows Phone platform. I then listened to Joshua Topolsky on The Vergecast and read a few articles on... |
Published online 27 October 2010 | Nature 467, 1028-1030 (2010) | doi:10.1038/4671028a
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NASA's next-generation space observatory promises to open new windows on the Universe — but its cost could close many more.
It has to work — for astronomers, there is no plan B. NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST... |
Oakland residents fed up with illegal dumping Copyright by KRON - All rights reserved Video
OAKLAND (KRON)-- One section of Oakland is faced with major problems such as excessive illegal dumping.
KRON4's Philippe Djegal went on a "Reality Tour" through one East Oakland community that was hit the hardest.
Mounds of t... |
Citing unnamed “sources familiar with the report,” Ms. Mayer wrote that the Red Cross document “warned that the abuse constituted war crimes, placing the highest officials in the U.S. government in jeopardy of being prosecuted.” Red Cross representatives were not permitted access to the secret prisons where the C.I.A. ... |
“POVERTY”, wrote Aristotle, “is the parent of crime.” But was he right? Certainly, poverty and crime are associated. And the idea that a lack of income might drive someone to misdeeds sounds plausible. But research by Amir Sariaslan of the Karolinska Institute, in Stockholm, and his colleagues, just published in the Br... |
Position yourself in front of a mirror and you'll notice it immediately. The text on your sweatshirt is reversed. The part in your hair has switched to the other side of your reflection's head. The mole on your left ear stares back at you from your mirror image's right earlobe. Before you stands a bauplan reversed; wha... |
All over the world anti-Semites are becoming mainstreamed. It is no longer disqualifying to be outed as a Jew hater. This is especially so if the anti-Semite uses the cover of rabid hatred for the nation-state of the Jewish people. These bigots succeed in becoming accepted — even praised — not because of their anti-Sem... |
Courtesy dictates that all owners should be made to feel special for the level of their investment and the game should be grateful that they have put their hard earned money into supporting its development. They should also be assured that any ideas they have about organising or managing the sport and coming up with ne... |
Three Connecticut Republican State Senators have introduced SB 222, which eases the definition of a major political party. Current law says a major party is entitled to a primary, and is defined as a group that either polled 20% for Governor, or which has registration membership equal to 20% of the number of voters enr... |
Decision not to publish paper in Environmental Research Letters had nothing to do with 'activism' of peer reviewers
Climate change scientists have reacted angrily to charges that an academic paper was rejected by a peer-reviewed journal because of intolerance of dissenting views.
A paper by a group of researchers hea... |
Hi everyone! Since Aqours Club has came out recently, many of the English speaking community will be preparing to register for Aqours Clubs for the Fan meetings that might be held overseas. This is a guide to help those not fluent in Japanese to go through the registration process ^^
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Thanks to my parents for getting my mail for me while I was away, I was beginning to worry that it might not show up. However, then they brought a very nicely wrapped gift with a Snoo on the front and all the family was there, so everyone was asking about it. (Mom and Dad started with "What is Reddit?!")
I opened up t... |
Masashi Wakui is popular for his captivating night photos of Japan. Wakui’s photos have this unique color effect that adds a touch of emotion to it. But what’s special is not the effect, but the technique used to create the effect. It involves just moving the existing nodes in the Tone Curve settings – you don’t even n... |
Ben Reid will stay at Collingwood until the end of the 2018 season
COLLINGWOOD has secured the signatures of three key players – Ben Reid, Steele Sidebottom and Nathan Brown – on the eve of its vital clash against Geelong on Saturday night.
Reid, 24, has committed to the Magpies in a four-year deal that ties him to t... |
When I last spoke with Jim Pasco, head of the Fraternal Order of Police, he said he objected to allowing citizens to videotape police because police officers have a right to privacy while on the job and because he feared video could be edited and manipulated to make cops look bad. "Police officers don’t check their civ... |
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Tribune News Service
Bathinda, June 18
Escorting “VVIPs” in Punjab in pilot vehicles is leaving the state poorer by Rs 2.5 crore every year. Each escort and pilot vehicle is a fuel guzzler: consuming about 200 litres of diesel every month. Plus, the repair and maintenance of these 115 vehicles is a... |
It looks like Anthem is interested in bringing back a former TNA World Champion. Dave Meltzer reported on Friday that TNA has made a contract offer to bring back Nick Aldis (aka Magnus). At press time, the deal has not been completed but the talks are said to be significant.
Aldis, 30, signed with TNA Wrestling in 200... |
This morning Wikileaks released an updated leaked version of the draft Trans Pacific Partnership intellectual property chapter. The latest leak dates from May 2014 (the previous leak was current to August 2013. I assessed it in posts here, here, here, here and here). The 77-page document provides a detailed look at the... |
Draw Happiness From as Many Different Sources as Possible
We’re not completely independent beings.
While we strive to cultivate as much internal happiness as possible, the truth is we still depend on external things for some level of comfort, pleasure, and life satisfaction.
These external things can be our relation... |
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SAN DIEGO - The driver of the pickup truck that plunged more than 60 feet into a crowded festival at Chicano Park, killing four people and injuring nine, was in custody Sunday, authorities said.
Richard Anthony Sepolio -- a 24-year-old on-duty Navy serviceman stationed in ... |
Asked where he might end up playing in his first professional season, Dallas Stars goaltending prospect
Philippe Desrosiers
answered it like a pro.
“They told me I am turning pro,” Desrosiers said. “Whether I am playing in Texas (AHL) or Idaho (ECHL), I don’t know. I just want to do the best, and [Stars GM] Jim Nill... |
A family snapshot shows Nancy Watts holding Brad Watts, the newborn son she adopted, in 1975. Nanci Watts this year was able to meet the woman who birthed her son thanks to a change in Ohio law. (Photo: Provided)
In a Columbus hospital bed, the 14-year-old mother was awash in a mix of relief and regret as she awkwardl... |
The National Rifle Association gave Terry McAuliffe an F when he ran for governor in 2013. McAuliffe said he didn't care, and if anything he seemed proud of the grade. But lately he has been taking steps that might make supporters of gun rights think better of him.
The governor already took one last year, when he hamm... |
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Denver Broncos executive vice president of football operations/general manager John Elway has said the team needs its draft classes to be "our foundation," and to that end the Broncos kept seven rookies when they made their initial roster cut to 53 players.
And some in that first-year class have al... |
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I have lesbian parents. My biological mother and her partner were my primary Parental Units since I was in preschool. This means my kids have two grandmas.
Actually, because my biological father is remarried, and my sons’ father’s parents are divorced and remarried, technically my kids have 5 grandmoth... |
About 500 jobs are being cut at Loblaw Companies Ltd., beginning Monday, the company has confirmed. The cuts are being made in corporate offices and include executives, members of management and employees across divisions and functions that support Loblaws, Shoppers Drug Mart and other retail stores, including No Frill... |
On Friday's The Last Word, a panel of MSNBC regulars fretted over President Donald Trump's speech to the Values Voters Summit, and made their latest accusations of racist "code," with contributor Jonathan Capehart ridiculously suggesting that the words "take their country back" used by Tea Partiers in 2010 was motivate... |
Newark, New Jersey: The City of Newark and Uber have just reached a tentative agreement, according to a statement from Mayor Ras J. Baraka.
The statement says that the agreement "will keep UBER in Newark, protect the business interests of the taxi and limousine industry and provide a boost to the city’s economic devel... |
December 2014 a group of 10 Canadian trainers arrived in Ukraine. If still there they must be pulled back
This article originally appeared at Rabble.ca
Are Canadian troops still serving in Ukraine?
If so, they are now in direct violation of the Minsk II Agreement brokered by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Frenc... |
We get it, the most desirable version of a limited edition PlayStation is up for grabs, and you really want it. Even better, your generous bid will go to charity, improving the lives of children. In the industry, that's referred to as a "win win." Except when it's not. The auction for that #00001 anniversary edition PS... |
This Roy Morgan survey on Australia’s unemployment and ‘under-employed’* is based on weekly face-to-face interviews of 380,299 Australians aged 14 and over between January 2007 – May 2014 and includes 4,181 to-face interviews in May 2014.
In May 2014 an estimated 1.186 million Australians (9.7% of the workforce) were ... |
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After a volatile 2015 for MSNBC that included multiple show cancellations, 2016 seemed like a time to get back on course.
With the hopes of steering another election into the Democratic column, MSNBC leaned far forward in 2016 on behalf of Hillary Clinton and the hopes of an ascendant Democratic... |
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Taking a bite of the grilled cheese sandwich, the aged cheddar filling my mouth, and the artisan white bread crunching just as it should, it's clear technology helped make this lunch better than it could have ever been before.
I'm sitting in the corporate offices of The Melt, the wou... |
Two years ago, the future of the Canadian oil and gas industry looked extremely bleak. OPEC’s attempt to drown its competitors in cheap oil – especially those in the United States – had forced energy prices below the threshold cost of production in Alberta. Sales of land rights in the province dried up, drilling slowed... |
cryptogon.com news – analysis – conspiracies
March 29th, 2008
“Some changes could actually reduce the power of the Securities and Exchange Commission, which is charged with maintaining orderly stock and bond markets and protecting investors.”
Check out some of the background stories that have been leading up to this... |
Valet parking. The name itself just oozes class, sophistication, and convenience. And the best part is that for a nominal fee, you get to forget about the hassles of searching for a parking spot yourself.
But it's also a service you should try to never utilize.
While movies tend to exaggerate most things, valet parki... |
If you thought the leadership at Baylor could not look any worse than they have over the past week, think again. On the day he announced he was resigning from his position as chancellor a week after being demoted as university president, Ken Starr sat down for an interview with Joe Schad of ESPN and served up some even... |
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No wonder they look pleased. Darren Austin and his son Tyler from Decatur, Georgia, are queuing to buy the first legally available recreational marijuana in the US, from the Denver Discreet Dispensary in Colorado.
From 1 January, residents of Colorado aged 21 or older became the ... |
When President Donald Trump announced on Thursday, with great fanfare, that he is pulling the United States out of the Paris climate agreement, it was a stunning illustration not just of Trump's own ignorance and pettiness, but also of the widespread nastiness in the conservative movement about this issue. For American... |
Ropa Vieja https://www.penzeys.com/shop/recipes/ropa-vieja/ This meaty stew is easy to prepare and bursting with hearty flavor. 3 lbs. beef chuck roast, flank steak or pot roast 1/3 Cup olive oil 1 Cup beef stock (or 1 Cup water mixed with 1/2 tsp. BEEF SOUP BASE) 1 large yellow onion, peeled and sliced 2 cloves garlic... |
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, March 27 (UPI) -- Pakistani lawmakers who favor reopening a NATO supply route through the country will be targeted for death, the Taliban warned.
Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan issued a statement Sunday warning lawmakers that they would be attacked if they favored a proposal ... |
Fans of Tony Award winner Lea Salonga (or just fans of great talent) are in for a big treat as Bway-Live.com offers the full HD film performance of Back to Before, her live concert at the Allen Room.
Now, that clip really drives home what a treasure she is and how vastly underutilized she is in the current Broadway la... |
When I was 17-years-old I was getting into fender-benders and failing chemistry class. Christian Pulisic won't be 18 until September but he's already making international headlines and playing in front of crowds of 80,000 people at the Westfalenstadion.
Pulisic came on in the 68th minute of Dortmund's 2-0 victory over... |
Live Nation voluntarily agreed to cancel its next electronic dance music concert and will drastically limit a follow-up festival in October, following pressure from Los Angeles County’s Board of Supervisors.
The event promoter will cap attendance at 40,000, bar people under 21 years old, and reduce the hours of Hard’s... |
A McDonald's first quarter earnings report released Wednesday showed traffic and sales were underwhelming for one of the largest employers in the country. Gene J. Puskar/AP
Wednesday’s sluggish McDonald’s earnings report could actually be a healthy sign for the domestic economy. The fast food chain – hailed as “recess... |
Make the Call: Tell the Senate to Fire Ajit Pai
It’s time for a break-up.
Any day now, the Senate will vote on whether to reconfirm FCC Chairman Ajit Pai — and we’re urging senators to dump him.
Since Pai joined the Commission, he's worked to undo policies designed to protect internet users, communities of color and... |
The Post Sports Live crew debates whether the Wizards' John Wall is among the best point guards in the NBA. (Post Sports Live/The Washington Post)
The Post Sports Live crew debates whether the Wizards' John Wall is among the best point guards in the NBA. (Post Sports Live/The Washington Post)
Two Fridays ago, Martell... |
Writer and activist Alice Walker (b. Feb. 9, 1944) made history as the first African-American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for her seminal novel The Color Purple (1982), for which she won the National Book Award. Filmmaker Pratibha Parmar’s new documentary Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth tells Walker’s dra... |
President Obama has canceled plans to deliver a keynote address at Planned Parenthood’s annual fundraising dinner Thursday night, citing a desire to spend more time with family of the victims of the fertilizer plant explosion in Texas.
White House spokesman Jay Carney announced the decision to cancel the keynote speec... |
CLOSE Scores of gun violence survivors and family members of victims kick off the second annual "Moms Take the Hill" event and Mother's Day "Week of Action." Natalie DiBlasio
Assault weapons and hand guns are seen for sale at Capitol City Arms Supply in Springfield, Ill., in 2013. (Photo11: Seth Perlman, AP)
WASHINGT... |
Consumed by flames while handling chemicals on the job, 33-year-old man Franck Dufourmantelle received life-saving grafts from his brother Eric's skull, back and thighs.
"I had a fresco-like tattoo on my arm," he recalled in a phone interview with AFP.
"But the only thing left is the word 'life'," in English, he said... |
WELKER OPEN STUDIO Prints On Sale Info & MARK CHILCOTT'S RIDE ON / POLLOCK YEAR OF THE ROOSTER Show Info!
Hey everybody, we’ve got a week filled with great releases, and an exciting double gallery show to cap it all off!
First, we’d like to thank all of the utterly dedicated David Welker fans who braved the heat and ... |
Dr. Kent Brantly was drawn to Africa with Samaritan’s Purse, to help the people of Liberia live longer, healthier lives. During his time there, the unimaginable happened, there was an outbreak of Ebola, and he contracted the virus while treating patients with this incurable disease.
Fortunately, Dr. Brantly and Ms. Wr... |
Image caption Police said shining lasers at planes was very dangerous
Two passenger planes - one over Exeter, Devon, and one at Newquay, Cornwall - had laser beams shone into their cockpits on Friday night.
A Thomson Airbus from Corfu with about 180 people on board was struck by a beam while it was coming in to land ... |
Peter Dutton's Home Affairs super-ministry draws scepticism from British security experts
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Some British governance and security experts say Australians should be sceptical about the claimed benefits of the new national security super-ministry.
Key points: Experts stress UK's Home Office is still not perfect af... |
The man who shot and wounded a judge outside a county courthouse before being gunned down by a probation officer was the father of a Steubenville High School football player who was convicted of rape in 2013, authorities said Monday.
Jefferson County Judge Joseph Bruzzese Jr. was shot at around 8 a.m. near the courtho... |
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