Information Saves Lives
People in the Philippines need information as much as food, water and shelter. As the world watches the devastation and the human tragedy caused by Typhoon Haiyan in unending images on our television...
View ArticleRep. Sherman Favors More Civilian Airline Crashes in Iran
The nuclear deal that was struck between Iran, the United States and other world powers last week has elicited a lot of reactions in the policymaking world. Many have been strongly positive. Others...
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Preventing Violence Against Women: Significant Progress, But Much Remains to...
As we participate in 2013's 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence, my mind returns again and again to Myanmar (also known as Burma). I was privileged to attend the first National Women's...
View ArticleWhat I Learned By Giving A Homeless Woman Shelter In My Home
This post originally appeared on Medium. I never thought I would do a thing like this. We generally have a bad perception of homeless people. I've had my fair share throughout the US, Canada, India and...
View ArticleAn Adoption Awareness Month Request: Check Your Prejudices
That awkward moment when people think you and your dad are married. And that's not just rhetorical Internet speak. My parents and I just got back from a cruise to the Bahamas and two people on separate...
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Ancient Koa Forest For Sale On Hawaii's Big Island
If you've ever wanted to own your very own tropical forest, now is your chance. For only -- wait for it -- $22 million, you can purchase 3,127 acres of beautiful koa cloud forest on Hawaii's Big...
View ArticleTeenage Cartel Hitman Released In Mexico Will Return To U.S.
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A teenage U.S. citizen who acknowledged being a drug-cartel killer has finished his three year juvenile-offender term for homicide, kidnapping and drug and weapons possession. The...
View ArticleAmerican Library Association Defends Banned Mexican American Studies Courses
Librarians do not approve of Arizona’s battle against Mexican American Studies. A group of 10 educational organizations, including the American Library Association, filed an amicus brief Monday in...
View ArticleJeb Bush Perpetuates Myth That Obama Is Closing The Vatican Embassy
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) called out President Barack Obama for closing the U.S. embassy to the Vatican, questioning whether the decision was political "retribution" for Catholic opposition to...
View ArticlePakistan Drone Attacks Lead Activists To Accuse Outed 'U.S. Spy' Of Murder
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Rising anger over deadly drone attacks spurred a Pakistani political party Wednesday to reveal the secret identity of what it said was the top U.S. spy in the country. It demanded he...
View ArticleObama Discusses Iran Deal With Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has briefed Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah (ab-DUHL'-uh) on the interim agreement regarding Iran's nuclear program. The White House says the leaders agreed...
View ArticleU.S. Spied During G20 In Toronto, New Leaked NSA Documents Show
Top secret documents retrieved by U.S. whistleblower Edward Snowden show that Prime Minister Stephen Harper's government allowed the largest American spy agency to conduct widespread surveillance in...
View ArticleBob Menendez Accuses Obama Administration Of 'Fear-Mongering' Iran Sanctions
WASHINGTON, Nov 27 (Reuters) - The Democratic chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee accused the White House on Wednesday of using "over the top" rhetoric and "fear-mongering" tactics...
View ArticleU.S. Spied On 2010 Global Summit In Toronto, Report Suggests
TORONTO (AP) — CBC News in Canada is citing documents shared by former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden in reporting that Canadian authorities allowed the U.S. agency to spy in the...
View ArticleZahir Belounis, Trapped French-Algerian Soccer Player, Finally Gets Exit Visa...
PARIS (AP) — Under international pressure, Qatar finally granted an exit visa to a trapped French-Algerian soccer player whose case became a cause celebre for critics of the 2022 World Cup host. Mahdi...
View ArticleMystery Of Missing Mushrooms Leaves French Blaming Roma
Guy Sant is distressed about the sorry state of his mushroom business this year. Usually in the autumn, when the weather turns brisk and the leaves begin to fall, his pickers gather 60 tons of wild...
View ArticleDealing a Fatal Blow to the HIV Pandemic
For the first time in history, significant scientific advances mean that we have the potential to cut HIV, tuberculosis and malaria down to low-level epidemics, something the human family could not...
View ArticleAng Lee Plans To Make Movie In Philippines
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Academy Award-winning director Ang Lee, who plans to make a movie in the Philippines, said Thursday that independent Asian filmmakers have a better chance these days of...
View ArticleJill Schackner, Anthem singer, Apologizes For Swapping Part Of 'O Canada'...
TORONTO - The Canadian national anthem got a bit of an unexpected makeover before Wednesday night's game between the Winnipeg Jets and New York Islanders at Nassau Coliseum.American anthem singer Jill...
View ArticleHaim's Cover Of 'The Chanukah Song' Is A Festival Of Awesome
Hanukkah is the Festival of Lights, so what better way to celebrate than with Haim's cover of "The Chanukah Song." This isn't new -- sisters Danielle (24), Este (27) and Alana (21) performed Adam...
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