The military newspaper Stars and Stripes is reporting that an American general has declared pregnancy among military personnel under his command a crime. That mean anyone who gets pregnant, or anyone who impregnated someone.
Maj. Gen. Anthony Cucolo III, who commands American operations in northern Iraq, said he instituted the ban because he was losing too [...]
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American general says pregnancy among military personnel a crime
December 21st, 2009 · No Comments
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Rielle Hunter Said to Seek $17000 a Month From John Edwards in Child Support
December 18th, 2009 · No Comments
The affair that wealthy trial lawyer, former U.S. Senator and one time Presidential candidate John Edwards has had with Rielle Hunter has turned out to be an expensive one.
After John Edwards finally admitted he fathered a child with Ms. Hunter and the subsequent investigation into whether Edwards used campaign donations as some sort of hush [...]
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Choir teacher put in time out after taking class to Hooters for lunch
December 18th, 2009 · No Comments
In Phoenix Arizona, a Paradise Valley High School choir teacher has been put on paid leave after taking her class to Hooters for lunch.
According to Judi Willis, a spokeswoman for the district school board, Mary Segall took her class to a Hooters resautrant after a performance at Arizona Center last week.
Segall said that Hooters, a [...]
Mark Sanford facing 37 counts of violating state laws
December 13th, 2009 · No Comments
South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford, faces 37 counts of violating state laws on air travel and campaign funds, some of them in connection with the affair with Argentina who confessed in July, local media reported yesterday . Besides, his wife Jenny Sanford filed for divorce.
The Ethics Commission of South Carolina issued the charges against Sanford [...]
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Amanda Knox still has faith in the Italian courts
December 11th, 2009 · No Comments
An Italian judge last Friday sentenced the American student Amanda Knox and her ex-boyfriend at 26 and 25 years in prison for the murder in 2007 of Knox’s roommate, a British woman of 21 years.
Knox, 22, Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito, 25, were convicted of committing sexual assault and killing in the stabbing Meredith Kercher [...]
New York police officer opens fire in Times Square
December 11th, 2009 · No Comments
A New York police officer in civilian clothes opened fire Thursday afternoon, after a pursuit on the crowded sidewalks of the city, killing one person.
The shooting broke out after a man was suspected of defrauding tourists strolling along Broadway had been chased. The man had previously refused to identify themselves to police.
The victim, aged 25, [...]
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100-year-old sex offender released from prison: Still considered a threat
December 10th, 2009 · No Comments
Theodore Sypnier, 100-years-old was released from prison in the State of New York and is now living in an apartment after having spent some time in transitional housing in Buffalo.
In 1999, he kidnapped and raped two girls 4 and 7 years old.
But authorities say don’t let his age fool you.
“He’s an unrepentant child sexual abuser,” [...]
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Max Baucus in hot water
December 8th, 2009 · No Comments
Max Baucus who is the current US Senate Finance Committee Chairman has landed himself in hot water.
Baucus has received criticism after he recommended his girlfriend Melodee Hanes for appointment as Montana’s U.S
Baucus defended himself in a released statement, saying he met Hanes while they were both separated from their spouses. He also defends his [...]
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Mr. Burns, got the most votes of any write-in candidate in NYC mayoral election: Excellent!
December 6th, 2009 · No Comments
Simpsons character Mr. Burns, got the most votes of any write-in candidate in NYC during last month’s mayoral election.
According to reports released by the New York City Board of Elections, Mr. Burns received 27 write-in votes out of the 299 that were cast.
Mr. Burns wasn’t the only fictional candidate either.
Mad Magazine icon Alfred E. Newman, [...]
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Irish Sisters to pay $193-million in damages for child abuse
December 4th, 2009 · No Comments
According to media reports Friday, The Irish Sisters of Mercy is to pay $193-million in damages for decades of child abuse in its schools and orphanages.
The Sisters of Mercy said the cash and property was “reparation for the suffering of children while in residential institutions within Mercy care”.
The Sisters of Mercy said in a statement [...]