Tuesday, June 3, 2014

In the news, Saturday, May 17, 2014


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MAY 16      INDEX      MAY 18
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from ACLJ (American Center for Law and Justice)
from Breitbart

from The Christian Science Monitor

Climate change lawsuits filed against some 200 US communities
Climate change lawsuits: Farmers Insurance filed class action lawsuit last month against nearly 200 communities in the Chicago area for failing to prepare for flooding. The suits argue towns should have known climate change would produce more flooding.

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from CNSNews.com (& MRC & NewsBusters)

from Daily Mail (UK)

Defiled and bloody, tethered to a tree, school uniforms ripped: The moment I rescued two girls from Boko Haram
Their faces scratched and bleeding, the pitiful remains of their once-smart school uniforms ripped and filthy, the two teenage girls were tethered to trees, wrists bound with rope and left in a clearing in the Nigerian bush to die by Islamist terror group Boko Haram. Despite having been raped and dragged through the bush, they were alive – but only just – in the sweltering tropical heat and humidity.

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from Examiner.com
[Information from this site may not be vetted.]
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from Fox News (& affiliates)

HEALTH ALERT: First case of MERS transmitted in the U.S.
The first case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome transmitted within the United States has been identified in an Illinois man through evidence of “an apparent past MERS-CoV infection,” the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Saturday.

Obama supporters call for ObamaCare czar to avoid another rollout disaster

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from The Guardian (UK)

Global warming: it's a point of no return in West Antarctica. What happens next?
Last week saw a 'holy shit' moment in climate change science. A landmark report revealed that the collapse of a large part of Antarctica is now unstoppable.

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from The Heritage Foundation  (The Foundry)

PHOTOS: Remembering 9/11 as Museum Opens
The National September 11 Memorial and Museum opens May 21 to the public, but relatives of those who died, survivors, and political figures gathered last Thursday for a special dedication ceremony in New York City.

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from Huffington Post

International Day Against Homophobia And Transphobia Taking Place in Over 120 Countries

10,000 Young Toddlers Are on Stimulant Drugs for ADHD
It was shocking enough to discover that 20 percent of teenage boys get labelled as having ADHD, and 10 percent are on stimulant medications for it; that 11 percent of all kids aged 4-18 get the diagnosis of ADHD and 6 percent the drugs; that stimulant prescriptions and Pharma profits are skyrocketing all around the world; and that ADHD guidelines encourage making the diagnosis and starting the drugs in kids as young as four. Then it got worse.

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from International Christian Concern
(PERSECUTION.org)

Nigeria and its Neighbors Meet with U.S. and E.U. Member Nations, Discuss Security
ICC Note: Heads of state of Cameroon, Niger, Chad, Benin and Nigeria met Saturday with Western officials, including those from host country France, the U.S., and other E.U. countries. At the high-profile security conference, the nations agreed to share intelligence and strengthen military cooperation to combat Islamic insurgency and U.S.-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO), Boko Haram, which abducted more than 240 girls from a secondary school in the Christian stronghold of Chibok and from Warabe village.

Mixed Reaction of Christians to BJP Taking Control of India
ICC Note: With the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) set to form the next government of India, Christians across the country are voicing mixed reactions to the national election results. Some Christians believe that the BJP takeover will lead to increased persecution. In states where BJP already holds sway, Christians experience more persecution than in states that are not ruled by BJP state governments. Other Christians believe that BJP rule will not change anything. Please keep India in your prayers.

Among Homs Ruins, Tears and Prayers for Saint Like Frans
ICC Note: In Syria, waves of residents are flocking to the grave of a Dutch priest who was murdered in April of this year. The death of the priest has turned into a sort of pilgrimage site as residents flock to Homs to pay their respect. Homs has been the site of some of the worst fighting during the three-year long war. A recent deal allowed some respite for residents, a few who had been cut off from supplies for months. The community describes him as someone who was always helpful and sacrificing for the benefit of others. In the midst of the civil war and massive displacement of Syrian refugees, his murder remains unsolved.

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from KING 5 (Seattle)
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from KIRO 7 Eyewitness News (Seattle)

from NBC News (& affiliates)



A business associate of the man who brought the first case of a mysterious Middle East virus to the U.S. has also tested positive for the disease, though he showed no signs of illness, federal health officials said Saturday.

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from The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA)

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from The Washington Post (DC)

The Great Society at 50
LBJ’s unprecedented and ambitious domestic vision changed the nation. Half a century later, it continues to define politics and power in America.

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from Zero Hedge

Where the World's Unsold Cars Go To Die
In the past several years, one of the topics covered in detail on these pages has been the surge in such gimmicks designed to disguise lack of demand and end customer sales, used extensively by US automotive manufacturers, better known as "channel stuffing", of which General Motors is particularly guilty and whose inventory at dealer lots just hit a new record high. But did you know that when it comes to flat or declining sales and stagnant end demand, channel stuffing is merely the beginning? There is proof that the worlds recession is still biting and wont let go. All around the world there are huge stockpiles of unsold cars and they are being added to every day. They have run out of space to park all of these brand new unsold cars and are having to buy acres and acres of land to store them.

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