Month: September 2015

Father appeals for return of two missing boys believed to be in Cyprus

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Father appeals for return of two missing boys believed to be in CyprusThe father of one of two boys who went missing after their parents became involved in a family court case has appealed to his ex-partner to return the boys to England.Dominic Burt, 25, of St Leonards-on-Sea in East Sussex, told the judge in the case that he has not seen his son, five-year-old Charlie Clift, for months.Clift, and Kaiton Warnes, two, are thought to be in... [...]

US Senate votes against 20-week abortion ban bill

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US Senate votes against 20-week abortion ban bill [JURIST] The US Senate [official website] on Tuesday voted against [official roll call] a bill [HR 36 materials] that would ban abortions after 20 weeks of gestation. Supporters of the bill, which needed 60 votes but only received 54, contend that fetuses begin to feel pain around this time in the gestation period. All but two Senate democrats voted nay. The vote was an attempt by Republicans... [...]

Ahmed Mohamed: Texas Boy’s Family Hires Legal Counsel to Get Clock Back

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Ahmed Mohamed: Texas Boy's Family Hires Legal Counsel to Get Clock BackThe family of the 14-year-old Muslim boy who was led out of school in handcuffs has hired attorneys to get back the homemade clock that administrators mistook for a bomb.Ahmed Mohamed was suspended after showing his clock to a teacher at his Irving, Texas, high school last week. His case sparked an outcry on social media and attracted the attention of President Obama and a... [...]

The CEO who knowingly sold tainted peanuts that killed 9 people got 28 years in prison

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The CEO who knowingly sold tainted peanuts that killed 9 people got 28 years in prisonA CEO who sold peanut butter he knew to be contaminated with salmonella, a group of bacteria that’s one of the most common causes of food poisoning in the US, has been sentenced to 28 years in prison. The poisoned peanut butter sickened hundreds of people and killed nine.A devastating outbreak of salmonella poisoning in 2008 and 2009 that sickened more than... [...]

Nearly one in four college women have experienced sexual assault at school according to the latest survey

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Nearly one in four college women have experienced sexual assault at school according to the latest surveyAlmost one quarter of all female college students have experienced sexual assault or unwanted fondling or kissing during their time in school, according to a national survey released on Monday.The survey of 150,000 students was commissioned by the Association of American Universities (AAU), and seems to confirm previous studies suggesting... [...]