Tuesday, October 15, 2013

In the news, Monday, October 14, 2013


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from Ancestry.com

Creating a Military Page in your Ancestry.com family tree

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from AsiaNews.it

Pope: proclaiming the Gospel needs witnesses of faith and charity
The three points indicated by Francis for the path of the new evangelisation are the primacy of bearing witness, the urgency of going towards others, and a pastoral plan centred on the essential. Many people have moved away from the Church. "There are responsibilities in the history of the Church and its members, as well as in certain ideologies and individuals."

Vietnamese bishops to the faithful : Be witnesses of Christ and defenders of human life
New evangelization , life and family are the central themes of the concluding message of the annual meeting of the Episcopal Conference , meeting in Saigon. The prelates appreciate the work done in this Year of the faith and anticipate the "new challenges" . They revive the role of the family , of Christian marriage and the fight against abortion.

Almost two million pilgrims for Hajj in Makkah
Compared to last year, attendance has dropped by 20 per cent because of ongoing expansion projects in Makkah and fears over the coronavirus. Security forces are out in great force. Iran and Saudi Arabia show signs of detente.

Catholics in Qatar preparing to bring to a close the Year of Faith
The country's only Catholic church is set to host a three-day conference (15-17 October) to reflect on the issues raised by Benedict XVI. For an Indian priest, who was invited to the gathering, it is "a symbolic event" and a "beacon of hope for the troubled Middle East."

Madhya Pradesh stampede to enter temple: 109 Hindu pilgrims die
Rumors of a possible collapse of the bridge - on which 25 thousand people were passing - sparked panic and stampede . The victims were mostly women and children, overwhelmed by the crowd or who fell from bridge. The pilgrims were headed to the temple of Ratangarh to honor the " mother goddess " Durga.

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from Forbes

2000+ Reasons Why GMOs Are Safe To Eat And Environmentally Sustainable
A popular weapon used by those critical of agricultural biotechnology is to claim that there has been little to no evaluation of the safety of GM crops and there is no scientific consensus on this issue. Those claims are simply not true.

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from The Guardian

Piers Morgan: my fight with the US pro-gun lobby
In 2012, mass shootings in the US provoked CNN anchor Piers Morgan to take on the pro-gun lobby. In an extract from his new book, he tells of his rage, the campaign to deport him – and his exasperation with America's addiction to firearms

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from Indian Country Today Media Network

8 Myths and Atrocities About Christopher Columbus and Columbus Day
On the second Monday of October each year, Native Americans cringe at the thought of honoring a man who committed atrocities against Indigenous Peoples.

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from KOMO News (Seattle)

New DNA evidence appears to favor Amanda Knox in retrial
The latest chapter in Amanda Knox's six-year-long legal battle may be taking a turn in her favor after new DNA tests were conducted on the kitchen knife that prosecutors say was used to kill her former roommate Meredith Kercher, ABC News reports.

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from The Spokesman-Review

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from The Washington Post (DC)

Christopher Columbus: 3 things you think he did that he didn’t
He didn’t prove that the Earth is round; The famous names of the ships he took on his famous 1492 trip across the Atlantic Ocean,  the  Niña,  Pinta  and Santa Maria, probably weren’t really named Niña, Pinta and Santa Maria; Columbus didn’t “discover” America — he never set foot in North America.

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from Weasel Zippers (100 Percent FED Up)

Million VET MARCH.. Police State in DC
Younger Vets Help Two 90 Year Old WWII Vets Past Barrycades, Up Steps Of Lincoln Memorial
YouTube video

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