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on January 30, 2015 in World News

High school holds ‘hijab day’ for students

High school holds ‘hijab day’ for students Promotion says Muslims would help girls exhibit ‘modesty’ A Sacramento, California, high school scheduled a “hijab day” celebrating Islamic law in which Muslims helped school girls don the concealing headscarves. It was at Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep High School, also known as NP3, where officials posted a notice that said: “January 28, 2015. The hijab is a headcovering worn by Muslim women as a symbol of modesty and their devotion to God. GIRLS! Come to the library Wednesday morning and MSA [Muslim Student Association] members will assist you in putting your hijab on…. View Article

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on January 30, 2015 in World News

Admirals, generals: Pentagon tapes indict Hillary

Admirals, generals: Pentagon tapes indict Hillary New revelations back damning conclusion of Benghazi commission Recordings of top Pentagon officials in 2011 strongly criticizing Hillary Clinton for leading a State Department “march to war” against Libyan dictator Muammar Gadhafi in 2011 and for working with the Muslim Brotherhood confirm the conclusions of the Citizens’ Commission on Benghazi, according to members who spoke to WND. CCB members said the recordings revealed by the Washington Times provide additional evidence to support the group’s interim report concluding the Obama administration “changed sides” in Libya, rejecting an effort by Gadhafi to abdicate and choosing instead… View Article

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on January 30, 2015 in World News

Secret emails to finally nail Obama in major scandal?

Secret emails to finally nail Obama in major scandal? GOP Senate demands all communications with IRS The new GOP majority in the U.S. Senate is turning up the heat on its investigation of allegations the Internal Revenue Service shared private taxpayer information with President Obama, demanding Obama turn over communications he and his staff had with the agency. The Washington Times reported it obtained a copy of a letter signed by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, and the 13 other Republicans on the panel. Addressed to Obama, the letter asks for his communications with the IRS since… View Article

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on January 30, 2015 in World News

Toronto is officially the best city in the world, according to the Economist

Toronto is officially the best city in the world, according to the Economist Toronto is the world’s best city to live in, according to research looking at a range of factors including safety, cost of living and liveability. According to analysis carried out by the Economist Intelligence Unit of 36 major cities, Canada’s economic powerhouse finished top. While it wasn’t named first in any of the specific rankings, a strong performance overall placed Toronto top. It came eighth in the safety index and fourth in terms of liveability. Tokyo is named the safest city in the world. Even though it… View Article

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on January 30, 2015 in World News

Girlfriend Draws Gun, Saves Boyfriend Under Attack By Alleged Home Invaders

Girlfriend Draws Gun, Saves Boyfriend Under Attack By Alleged Home Invaders On January 27, two alleged home invaders forced their way into a Village of Alafaya Club apartment by the University of Central Florida and were holding the boyfriend on the floor at gunpoint when the girlfriend emerged from a back room with a gun and sent the suspects fleeing. The incident took place around 6 pm. According to WESH Orlando, 22-year-old Nour Skargee answered a knock at the door only to have two suspects rush him and force him to the floor. Skargee said one of the suspects grabbed… View Article

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on January 29, 2015 in World News

Cuba demands return of Guantanamo Bay, compensation by U.S. before relations can resume

Cuba demands return of Guantanamo Bay, compensation by U.S. before relations can resume uban President Raul Castro demanded on Wednesday that the United States return the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay, lift the half-century trade embargo on Cuba and compensate his country for damages before the two nations re-establish normal relations. Castro told a summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States that Cuba and the U.S. are working toward full diplomatic relations but “if these problems aren’t resolved, this diplomatic rapprochement wouldn’t make any sense.” Castro and U.S. President Barack Obama announced on Dec. 17 that they… View Article

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on January 29, 2015 in World News

Judge rejects Ontario man’s ‘racist will’ that disinherited daughter for having ‘bastard white son’

Judge rejects Ontario man’s ‘racist will’ that disinherited daughter for having ‘bastard white son’ A Newmarket court handed down a difficult lesson this week: a last will and testament may not be as inviolate as the dead would wish — especially if his deathbed pleas are deemed to be overtly racist. On Tuesday, Justice C.A. Gilmore ruled that Jamaican-born Rector Emanuel Spence’s last will be overturned because he had disinherited a daughter who gave birth to a white man’s child. Mr. Spence, who died alone in 2012, disowned his daughter when he found out she was carrying the infant. Instead,… View Article

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on January 29, 2015 in World News

Stephen Harper’s wife denies she’s election weapon

Stephen Harper’s wife denies she’s election weapon There’s been some buzz in the media recently that the Conservatives are putting Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s wife front and centre as a key component of the party’s campaign strategy heading into this year’s election, currently slated for October. But during a visit to Vaughan last Friday, Laureen Harper bristled at the suggestion her appearance alongside embattled MP Julian Fantino had anything to do with electioneering. “Maybe you’re just noticing that we’re doing it now, but we have been doing this for a long time and that’s how we get our ideas,” Mrs…. View Article

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on January 29, 2015 in World News

Bill Gates Calls for ‘Global Government’

Bill Gates Calls for ‘Global Government’ Billionaire claims world government “badly needed” to save the earth Billionaire Bill Gates called for “a kind of global government” this week, arguing that the creation of such a system would be needed to combat major issues such as “climate change.” Speaking with Germany’s “Süddeutsche Zeitung” newspaper Tuesday, Gates decried the fact that a proper United Nations system has failed to materialize as planned. “You can make fun of it, but in truth it was sad how the conference in Copenhagen is run, how individual who behave like the UN system failed,” Gates said… View Article

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