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Old Habits Die Hard: Slavery Persists in U.S.
The State Department’s 2010 Trafficking in Persons report, a global review of human trafficking and civic and legal responses to it, ranks the United States among the nations that harbor modern-day slavery. The report gives the U.S. high marks on law enforcement and efforts to stop trafficking, but highlights that victims do exist, primarily in…
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Hometown Tribute for Michael Jackson
The tributes keep coming for the King of Pop. Gary, Ind., is planning a tribute Friday at his former house to mark the one-year anniversary of his death, and Mayor Rudy Gray says his mother is among the people expected to attend. Jackson’s mother, Katherine Jackson, will attend the event with her granddaughter, Genevieve Jackson,…
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Judge Who Lifted Drilling Ban Has Oil Investments
It seems that U.S. District Judge Martin Feldman, the judge who lifted President Obama’s six-month deep water oil drilling ban in the Gulf of Mexico, has major investments in the oil and gas industry. He is also a new member of a secret national security court. A 1983 appointee of President Ronald Reagan, Feldman reported…
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The South Shall Rise Again: Haley and Scott Win GOP Nominations in SC
History is in the making in the confederate state of South Carolina. Republicans overwhelmingly chose Nikki Haley, an Indian-American woman, to run for governor in South Carolina and easily nominated Tim Scott, in line to become the former Confederate state’s first black GOP congressman in more than a century. Haley is one step closer to…
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Guilt by Association or Cover-Up: New Charges in Videotaped Charter School Beating
Is this a case of guilt by association or a cover-up? Two teachers, a principal and the superintendent have been charged in connection with a videotaped beating at a Houston charter school. Sheri Lynn Davis, a 40-year-old former teacher at Jamie’s House Charter School, is facing charges of injury to a child for her role…
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The Harder They Fall: Christopher 'Dudus' Coke Arrested in Kingston
The arrest seen around the world. Christopher “Dudus” Coke, 42, has been arrested in Jamaica. You may recall Coke who is wanted for extradition to the United States. Last month, at least 73 people were killed when Jamaican security forces stormed a Kingston slum during an attempt to capture him. Coke is charged with conspiracy…
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Brazil Is Underwater
Brazil is in trouble. After many days of steady rain, the Mandau river in Unia Dos Palmares has overflowed, washing away 40,000 homes. The heavy rains started last week and within two days dumped a month’s worth of water on areas of Alagoas and neighboring Pernambuco state. Officials are trying to get food and medical…
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South Africa Out of World Cup
The chariot has turned into a pumpkin, and the fairy tale has come to an end. South Africa’s Cinderella national soccer team Bafana Bafana, did not advance to the second round of the 2010 World Cup in spite of winning against France. Bongani Khumalo and Katlego Mphela scored first-half goals to lead South Africa to…
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President Obama to Give Gays More Benefits
From our “It’s about time” file, gays will be able to leave work to care for an ailing child. President Obama continues to slowly but surely chip away at discrimination against gays by tweaking the Family and Medical Leave Act. President Obama has made a number of small changes that have increased benefits to gays…
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African-American Test Scores Suffer Because of Violence
It seems that living in a violent neighborhood can distract students from being able to focus and pay attention during tests, even if they did not witness the crime. NYU’s Patrick Sharkey published a report that examined the link between violence and test scores in Chicago. Sharkey found hat African-American children tested within a week…
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