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The Loop Ten: Cleveland Edition
St. Paul Pioneer PressOccasionally, our daily countdown of the top newsmakers, groundbreakers and world-class fakers gets taken over by a single subject. Today, we take a closer look at the city that this week gave us the missing persons case that has captivated the nation....Tags: John Elway, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Art Modell, Dennis J. Kucinich
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Japanese official says government won't revise sex slave apology
The Japan TimesResponding to criticism from a former U.S. ambassador to Japan, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told reporters Tuesday the administration is not considering revising a key apology to wartime sex slaves. Former U.S. Ambassador Thomas Schieffer...Tags: Tokyo (Japan), Japan, Shinzo Abe
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Poor potter, great pots at Yorktown
Virginia Lt. Gov. William Gooch had good reason to hide the truth when he made his annual report to the British Board of Trade in 1732. Though the Crown prohibited its colonies from manufacturing domestic goods, Gooch and other members of the...
Tags: Gardens and Parks, Government, Executive Branch, Archaeology, Politics
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Local mayor suspended as Bangladesh disaster toll climbs to 430
Reuters* Mayor suspended for approving permit for building * Death toll reaches 430 * Worldwide outcry against working conditions By Ruma Paul DHAKA, May 2 (Reuters) - The mayor of the Bangladesh municipality where a factory building collapsed killing more...Tags: Dhaka (Bangladesh), Government, International Organizations, Health and Safety at Work, Labor Legislation
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The Philadelphia Inquirer Karen Heller column
The Philadelphia InquirerThe sign adjacent to historic Mount Zion A.M.E. Church in Woolwich Township, a one-story white frame building, usually reads, "All Are Welcome." But on Sunday, parishioners discovered vandals had scrambled the letters to produce "No Nigers Welcome."...Tags: Religion and Belief, Harriet Tubman, Human Interest, The Philadelphia Inquirer
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Lauryn Hill sentenced to 3 months in prison in tax evasion case
Lauryn Hill was sentenced to three months in federal prison Monday for failing to pay taxes on an estimated $1.8 million in income. U.S. District Court Judge Madeline Cox Arleo handed down the sentence in Newark, N.J., ruling that the Grammy-winning...
Tags: Entertainment, Music, Judges, Justin Bieber, Justice System
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Authors A-C
826CHI 826CHI is a nonprofit writing and tutoring center dedicated to supporting students ages 6-18 with their creative and expository writing skills, and to helping teachers inspire their students. 826chi.org Tom Acitelli Tom Acitelli is author...Tags: Entertainment, FBI, Newspapers, United Nations, Chicago Reader
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Of Athens and Jerusalem
Dear Scholar, It was wholly a pleasure to get your thoughts about the current debate over illegal immigrants and how to approach the nettlesome challenge they represent to us -- and we to them. It was good of you to rehearse some classical history for...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Politics, Immigration, Illegal Immigrants, Crime, Law and Justice
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EDITORIAL: Confederate flags should have no place in SD
The Daily Republic, Mitchell, S.D.South Dakota has become the focal point of a racial controversy that could become newsworthy on the national scene. The Veterans Administration Medical Center in Hot Springs removed two Confederate flags last week after receiving complaints that the...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Social Issues, Racism
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EDITORIAL: Slavery in its ugly modern form
The Charleston Gazette, W.Va.CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Tonight at 7 p.m., the Seneca 2 women's rights group will present a free public lecture on a grotesque topic: human trafficking, especially the coercion of teen girls into prostitution. Sister Anne Victory of Cleveland, a nun who...Tags: Sex Crimes, Justice and Rights, Missing Persons, Crime, Law and Justice, The New York Times
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'Game of Thrones' recap: An army for a dragon?
“Walk of Punishment,” the title of the latest episode of HBO's “Game of Thrones,” refers to a horrific site in Astapor where slaves are hung on crosses for sometimes trivial offenses. Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) is in this...
Tags: Stephen Dillane, Robert Pugh, Separation Anxiety, Game of Thrones (tv program), Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
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'Game of Thrones' recap: A hot deal for a dragon
Want to foment rebellion among the Night’s Watch? Starve the men and make them shovel pig poop. “And Now His Watch Is Ended” is the title of this week's episode, and it also is a phrase repeated in unison as the Rangers solemnly...
Tags: Natalie Dormer, Charles Dance, Lena Headey, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Aidan Gillen
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