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What do Sikhs believe and why have they been the target of so much discrimination within the last decade or so in the United States? A generally peaceful religion, with it’s origins from India, who welcomes everyone in as equals, they have endured much scorn and malicious targeting since the 911 terrorist attacks. Steve Almasy of CNN took […]
France beat the United States in the men’s 4×100-meter swimming relay on Sunday, with Michael Phelps and the United States taking a silver medal. The medal is the 17th for Phelps, and puts him one behind Larisa Latynina, a Soviet gymnast who earned nine golds, five silvers and four bronzes between 1956 […]
This weekend marks the conclusion of this year’s Aspen Security Forum in Aspen, Colorado, an event that brought together some of the key players in the world of defense and national security policy. Here the five moments that the Security Clearance Blog’s team will be talking about on the flight back to Washington: 1. […]
A Melbourne police officer was fired after he was accused of picking up prostitutes while on duty. In May, a woman arrested on prostitution charges told police she had sex with Officer Jose Otero while he was on duty. Investigators then set up a camera in a secluded area where the woman said she […]
A London cabbie turns his taxi into a hotel-for-one during the Olympic Games. CNN’s Rosie Tomkins checks it out. Take the scarcity and expense of hotel accommodations in London this mix that with the missing revenue of London Cabbies (due to the restricted Olympic Lanes) and you would get something like a taxi-bed. One driver seen an opportunity while he […]
Well it is 2012 and we have a black president so the news that you are about to read may be shocking for you. Mississippi church refused to marry a black couple a day before their scheduled wedding date. Charles and Te’Andrea Wilson were to be married at the Mississippi church they frequented, they […]
As to be expected, with an international gathering of this size, just hours before the opening ceremonies London was dealing with protesters. Taxi Drivers Protest Traffic Sanctions Imposed During the Games…. Cab drivers argue the traffic lanes — which are restricted to Olympic officials and athletes — should also be available to taxis. […]
The first world records of the London 2012 Olympics have been set by a blind South Korean archer hours before Friday’s much-anticipated opening ceremony was due to begin. Im Dong Hyun is legally classified as blind and cannot see out of his right eye, but it did not stop the two-time gold medalist bettering his […]
Many cities have struggled with medical marijuana ordinances, but none has had a bigger problem than Los Angeles, where pot shops have proliferated. At one point, the city ordered closure of the shops — a process that failed amid lawsuits and conflicting rulings by appellate courts. In the latest attempt to regulate what many […]
The family of suspected gunman James Holmes said they will not abandon their son, James E. Holmes the Ph.D student accused of entering a movie theater last Friday and opening fire upon the unsuspecting audience. When questioned if they stand by Holmes, lawyer and family spokeswoman Lisa Damiani said at a press conference today, “Yes they do. He’s their son” Damiani also added […]