NEW YORK – New York City Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf has long worked to bridge divisions, whether they are marital fissures or political chasms. Now the 61-year-old clergyman is in the midst of a divisive national debate over plans for an Islamic center that features a mosque about two blocks north of the site...
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WASHINGTON — The Pentagon says a foreign spy agency pulled off the most serious breach of Defense Department computer networks ever by inserting a flash drive into a U.S. military laptop. The previously classified incident took place in 2008 in the Middle East and was disclosed in a magazine article by Deputy Defense Secretary...
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Michael Enright, 21, of upstate New York, was charged with felony attempted murder as a hate crime – among other crimes – after the sick attack on Ahmed Sharif, 43, Tuesday night. “I feel very sad,” Sharif said, according to a statement released by the Taxi Workers Alliance. “I have been here more than...
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(New York, NY) – A newly formed group that includes a number of family members of 9-11 victims is rallying today in support of the building of a mosque near Ground Zero. The 9-11 families group “September Eleventh Families for Peaceful Tomorrows” is teaming up with at least 40 religious and civic organizations to...
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Scottsdale, AZ – Children rarely place blame on their parents for childhood trauma but instead choose to believe it was something they did or didn’t do that resulted in the abuse or neglect they received. Left unresolved, these issues from the past will greatly affect their present and future. Troubled Childhood, Triumphant Life: Healing...
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SeaWorld has been fined $75,000 by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for three safety violations, including one classified as willful, after an animal trainer was killed in February. In a statement Monday, Cindy Coe, OSHA’s regional administrator, said that SeaWorld knew of the inherent risks of allowing trainers to interact with dangerous animals....
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North Canton, OH – From the first paragraph to the last page, Sean McCartney’s debut book, The Treasure Hunters Club: Secrets of the Magical Medallions (Mountainland Publishing), will have readers in its grip. It was the love of mystery he found as a child in the Hardy Boys series combined with the non-stop action...
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LOUISA, Va. — A man who shot and killed his son and nephew and wounded four other relatives had been involved in an ongoing family dispute over a piece of property in a rural central Virginia neighborhood, authorities said Monday. Sheriff’s deputies had been called to the property nearly two dozen times in recent...
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NEW YORK – The proposed Islamic community center and mosque near Ground Zero drew hundreds of fever-pitch demonstrators Sunday, with opponents carrying signs associating Islam with blood, supporters shouting, “Say no to racist fear!” and American flags waving on both sides. The dual protests had taunts, tensions and the occasional minor scuffle. Around 500...
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Harvard pulled ahead of Ivy League rival Princeton in the latest edition of the influential U.S. News & World Report university rankings, while a stronger emphasis on graduation rates drove other changes in the Top 10. The nation’s oldest university and traditionally one of its most selective, Harvard has topped the list two of...
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