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In response to air strikes in Syria and Iraq leady by the US on Monday, the Islamic State released a video in an attempt to “educate” the Western countries responsible. READ MORE
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Emma Watson’s name commonly brings up images of the beloved Harry Potter movies, but that identity has recently evolved.READ MORE
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“Don’t ‘should’ on yourself.” Thus was the ending of an educational seminar on homelessness this past Saturday. More than a quip, the phrase was a critique on the feeling of burden when helping others. “It’s not what we should do, but what we get to do,” said Jason Phillips, Chaplain for Fullerton Police Department and an organizer of the event.READ MORE
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Sierra Leone initiated a nationwide three-day lockdown on Friday, in order to combat the Ebola virus that has already impacted the country. The 6 million citizens are to remain indoors for the next three days as a team of 30,000 health workers visit each household.READ MORE
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On Thursday, the Islamic State released a video of their prisoner: John Cantlie. The video spans three minutes and twenty-one seconds and features Cantlie in an orange shirt, sitting behind a desk and explaining the “truths” of the Islamic State. No one else is in the scene besides Cantlie.READ MORE
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The National Football League deactivated yet another running back on Wednesday due to charges of domestic violence. Jonathan Dwyer, of the Arizona Cardinals, was arrested Wednesday afternoon in Phoenix, Arizona for two alleged cases of aggravated assault that occurred back in July, according to the NFL.READ MORE
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Earlier on Wednesday, the Vikings announced that their running back Adrian Peterson would not be participating in team related activities. The decision was a direct contradiction to the previous the Vikings made to allow Adrian Peterson to play in week’s game. READ MORE
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On Tuesday, NASA announced its contracts with Boeing and Space Exploration Technology Corp. (SpaceX) to transport American astronauts to the International Space Station. In a press release, NASA described these contracts as “groundbreaking.”READ MORE
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Last Friday Adrian Peterson, who is the running back for the Minnesota Vikings, was indicted with charges of reckless or negligent injury to a child. Peterson is being charged with an incident that occurred back in May, when he supposedly physically abused a child.READ MORE
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On Monday, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported that a boat carrying hundreds of passengers sank off the coast of Malta last week. More than 500 of the Egyptian, Sudanese, Syrian, and Palestinian passengers are feared dead. READ MORE
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On Sunday, North Korea sentenced American citizen Matthew Todd Miller to 6 years of hard labor. 24-year-old Miller was detained for several months in North Korea and his sentence was given in the Supreme Court, according to the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). The court charged Miller with an espionage related crime, according to the Associated Press, and sentenced him to “labor re-education,” according to KCNA.READ MORE
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On Tuesday, the launch of a new group called Evangelicals for Marriage Equality has attracted much publicity. Evangelicals for Marriage Equality, or EME, promotes the ideal that marriage is a civil right that should be guaranteed for all members of society, no matter their sexual disposition.READ MORE
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The atheist group American Humanitarian Association (AHA) began a new campaign on Monday promoting a boycott of the Pledge of Allegiance. AHA’s newest campaign is called “Don’t Say the Pledge.” The organization claims that the phrase “under God” is unpatriotic and should be taken out of the pledge. Until the removal of the phrase, AHA encourages individuals to not participate in the pledge of allegiance until the phrase is gone. READ MORE
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Today Amnesty International released a report, named Attitude adjustment- 100 days under Martial Law, detailing the status of Thailand’s human rights during the past three months. After the military coup in May, Thailand’s military has been in control of the government. Amnesty International’s report “is the first comprehensive investigation into Thailand’s human rights situation since the military imposed Martial Law on 20 May 2014 and seized power two days later,” according to the organization. Copious amounts of clear human rights violations committed by Thailand’s military government, called the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), are documented in the report.READ MORE
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Recently, Day of Prayer for Peace in Jerusalem has partnered with the application Instapray. Day of Prayer for Peace in Jerusalem, or DPPJ, is the largest prayer movement for Israel in history. Currently, the organization is planning a large event on October 5, 2014 (the first Sunday of every October) to join with other Christian believers in a time of prayer for Jerusalem. The last meeting (October 6, 2013) was held across more than 175 nations with an eclectic gathering of millions of Christians spanning across denominations and backgrounds.READ MORE
The Sunday Assembly, also known as the “Atheist Church”, based in the United Kingdom is scheduled to have its first global assembly. The “church” is also known to have a branch and ...
World May 06, 2014 02:34 AM EDTThe leaders of the DPRK have been making very strong statements regarding human rights. A representative from the North Korean government has stated in a speech that the U.S. is a ‘living ...
World May 08, 2014 03:08 AM EDT
