Obama Says He’s Still A ‘Huge Clint Eastwood Fan’

  No hard feelings. Even after Clint Eastwood pretended to have a conversation with him via an empty chair at last week’s Republican National Convention, President Barack Obama still says he’s a “huge” fan of the actor and director’s work. Obama told USA Today that he thinks Eastwood is “a great actor, and an even better […]

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Gunman kills two, then himself, at New Jersey supermarket

The latest shooting occurred in Old Bridge, in central New Jersey, about 30 miles south of Newark.  “We are terribly saddened by the incident,” the store’s operating company said Friday. “I believe everyone in the store was a target,” said official, who said gunman fired 16 rounds. N.J. transit agency says some bus parking lots remain closed […]

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‘American Taliban’ says prison restricts prayer

John Walker Lindh, who is serving a 20-year sentence for aiding the Taliban, testified in federal court Monday in Indianapolis in an attempt to overturn a prison ban that he says severely restricts Muslim prayer. Lindh spent more than two hours on the witness stand in a lawsuit he filed against the warden and the federal […]

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Protests as Clinton Holds Meetings in Egypt, Some Even Hurling Shoes and Insults at the Former First Lady, Who’s Now Secretary of State

Not everyone in Egypt was happy about the visit from U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton.  While Clinton’s Motorcade was departing from the newly reopened U.S. Consulate in Alexandria, protesters threw tomatoes and shoes on Sunday and shouted, “Monica, Monica, Monica” , in reference to a Washington scandal during her husbands first term as President of […]

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Parents charged in UAE After Hiding A Baby In Their Carry-On

    An Egyptian couple has been charged after putting their child in their luggage in an attempt to smuggle the baby, who did not have a visa out of the airport when security officers at an airport in the United Arab Emirates found the 5-month-old boy hidden in a small handbag.According to police the […]

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Afghan Woman’s Public Execution Sparks Outrage

Afghan President Hamid Karzai, ordered the arrest Monday of any and all participants in the public execution of a woman accused of adultery, the executioners are Afghan President Hamid Karzai, ordered the arrest of all participants and onlookers seen in the video. thought to be Taliban. The arrest was ordered after after the government became aware of  an amateur video that […]

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Human Rights Watch Report Describes the Brutal Torture Seen in Syria

Human Rights Watch has released a report on Syria’s state policy of torture, which includes testimony from former prisoners and security officers, while also revealing that among the victims are women, senior citizens and children. However, Syria’s government routinely denies all allegations of any such abuse.   “Basat al reeh.” “Dulab.” “Falaqa.” They are Arabic names for torture […]

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Live Maggot Found Eating Teen’s Eye

video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player         After complaining of pain and seeing something in his eye, one Arkansas teenager shocked doctors and got national attention when a maggot was found feeding on his eyeball. Five years ago, Kenneth Watson was walking to the bus stop when he lost vision in one eye.   “I just […]

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Yitzhak Shamir, Former Israeli Prime Minister, Passed Away on Saturday at Age 96

    Yitzhak Shamir, who served two terms as Israeli prime minster 1983 to 1984, and from 1986 to 1992, died Saturday, the prime minister’s office said.   Born in Poland, Shamir moved to Palestine and fought for Israeli independence. He joined the Likud movement, serving as a member of Israel’s parliament, and also worked […]

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