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on April 7, 2016 in World News

Outrage Over Muslim School-Children Refusing To Shake Hands

by Chris Tomlinson Swiss citizens have been outraged by the decision of a school board to allow Muslim pupils to refuse to shake hands with their teachers. On Sunday the phone number and email address of Swiss school headmaster Jürg Lauener was posted to a German blog called Politicall Incorrect News after he decided to allow two Muslim boys to refuse to shake hands with their teachers, reportsDie Welt. It was the culmination of a row which has enraged the Swiss public for several days. The school introduced a special new rule for their two Muslim pupils. They told the boys that it was… View Article

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on April 7, 2016 in World News

Police Raid Apartments Over ‘Right-Wing’ Social Media Posts

by Chris Tomlinson Police in Berlin have raided ten apartments because residents may have posted “anti-migrant” views online. Berlin Police completed a large scale raid on internet users Wednesday. The officers ransacked ten separate apartments in the German capital in the suburbs of Spandau, Tempelhof, Marzahn, Hellersdorf and Pankow. The force confiscated mobile phones, narcotics and weapons. Nine suspects were arrested, aged 22-58, and are accused of posting messages critical of migrants, migrant helpers and some anti-semitic slogans on social networks like Facebook, WhatsApp, and Twitter, reportsBerliner Morgenpost. The Berlin police have told media that they already knew of the suspects and… View Article

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on April 7, 2016 in World News

Sheriff Joe Places Dogs with Incarcerated Veterans in Support of Their Service

by AWR Hawkins On April 6, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio launched a new program whereby he will show appreciation for the military service of incarcerated veterans by allowing said veterans to play and interact with dogs from the Maricopa County Sheriff Office’s (MCSO) MASH Unit each Wednesday. Arpaio believes this is way not simply to relieve the struggles many incarcerated veterans face, but especially the problems associated with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). According to a MCSO press release: Studies have… found that the presence of “man’s best friend” from time to time help inmate deals with stress. Many… View Article

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on April 7, 2016 in World News

Virginia Democrats Presssure Law School Not to Honor Justice Antonin Scalia

by Warner Todd Huston A group of Democratic legislators in Virginia are demanding George Mason University not rename its law school after recently deceased Justice Antonin Scalia. The school has already raised $30 million in donations for the effort. According to the Associated Press, a group of local lawmakers sent a letter to the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia — the agency that would approve the name change — insisting the body intervene to force the university to cancel its plans. Their letter declared that Scalia “was also one of the most controversial justices in modern history.” It continued, “Indeed,… View Article

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