"My toughest fight was my first wife."– Former World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Muhammad Ali
Research shows that women are as likely to attack their male partners as vice versa, and that a third of domestic violence inquiries are suffered by heterosexual men. I've often emphasized that domestic violence is a lot more than a man...
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In case you think nothing is changing in society, here’s a quick overview of two changes that are likely to make a difference in the long run: Who actually has kids and what do the kids think? Who actually has kids? That is a highly political issue. Some – for example, Pennsylvania State’s Philip...
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A 7-year-old girl in Detroit, Michigan may have saved her mother’s life when she jumped in front of a gunman, who fired six bullets into her body. Alexis Goggins has been admitted to Children’s Hospital of Michigan, where it is said that she is in stable condition. She was shot in an eye, left...
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At the U.N. conference on Global Climate change in Bali, the early talk has focused on whether some of the major developed countries will commit to cutting greenhouse gas emissions in the coming years. European states are pushing for steep reductions in emissions, but environmentalists accuse some others of dragging their feet. The European...
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The Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police in England, Meredydd Hughes, was found guilty of speeding at Wrexham Magistrates Court today and banned from driving. He was caught driving at 90 mph where the speed limit was 60 mph. Wrexham Magistrates court disqualified Hughes from driving for 42 days and fined him £350. The...
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John Darwin, a canoeist who has been missing for over five years after disappearing while canoeing in 2002, has been arrested by Hampshire Police after walking into a police station in London, England. He is to be charged with fraud in connection with his disappearance in 2002. It is believed that he has been...
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John Darwin, a canoeist who has been missing for over five years after disappearing while canoeing in 2002, has been arrested by Hampshire Police after walking into a police station in London, England. He is to be charged with fraud in connection with his disappearance in 2002. It is believed that he has been...
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The weather satellite GOES-12, which provides most of the weather pictures for the United States, became unusable on Tuesday, December 4. The satellite is positioned in geostationary orbit over the Amazon. A normal station-keeping maneuver to adjust its location was not completed as usual and services could not be continued. The National Oceanic and...
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The U.S. Supreme Court has heard a plea that terrorism suspects being held at the U.S. Naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, should be given the opportunity to challenge their detention in American courts. Demonstrators outside the court chanted and waved signs calling on the nine high court justices to grant the detainees habeus...
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At least 9 people were killed and five were injured during a shooting at the West Roads shopping mall in Omaha, Nebraska with the gunman committing suicide. Of the injured, two are still in critical condition. “The shooter is male, and has died from a self inflicted gunshot wound,” said a Omaha Police spokesman...
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Lawmakers in Washington need to be alarmed and alert as they welcome Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey. From an objective external perspective the United States Department of Justice seems to be adrift and to be quickly losing its way in the routine prosecution of ordinary transnational crime. A clear consequence of this loss of...
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I've little sympathy for Debra Lafave (pictured above), who at 23 statutorily raped a 14-year-old boy. She got the female sentencing discount and did not go to jail because she's a woman. A five-year study conducted by a Kansas State University professor found that male teachers are likely to get 15 to 20 years...
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David Edward “Chip” Reese, an American professional poker player, died on December 4, 2007, at the age of 56. Reese passed away in his sleep at his Las Vegas, Nevada home from the effects of pneumonia. Reese is generally considered a legend in the world of poker. In 1991, he became the youngest living...
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On Tuesday, the United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations held a hearing titled “Credit Card Practices: Unfair Interest Rate Increases.” The hearing examined the circumstances under which credit card issuers may increase the interest rates of cardholders who are in compliance with the terms of their...
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In an exclusive report, the United States military has confirmed to Wikinews, in an e-mail, the authenticity of the 2004 Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for Camp Delta at the U.S. Naval base in Guantánamo Bay, which was leaked by Wikileaks on December 3, and first reported on by Wikinews. “The document appears to be...
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The central government of Taiwan’s attempts to remove symbols referring to Chiang Kai-shek from the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, have led to a major debate between the Pan-Green and Pan-Blue coalitions and the public. The Ministry of Education wants to remove the title from the “Gate of Great Centrality and Perfect Uprightness” along the...
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The central government of Taiwan’s attempts to remove symbols referring to Chiang Kai-shek from the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, have led to a major debate between the Pan-Green and Pan-Blue coalitions and the public. The Ministry of Education wants to remove the title from the “Gate of Great Centrality and Perfect Uprightness” along the...
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Dutch scientists have said in a study that burning your food may lead to certain types of cancer, particularly in women. Scientists also say that more research is needed to make a definite determination and that there are other factors that could be to blame. “This new study supports our current advice, which already...
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Once you get a chance to talk to West Palm Beach, Florida native Whitney Cunningham, who placed seventh on the eighth cycle of the popular reality TV series America’s Next Top Model, you begin to understand what host Tyra Banks meant when she described her as the “full package.” First of all, she is...
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Once you get a chance to talk to West Palm Beach, Florida native Whitney Cunningham, who placed seventh on the eighth cycle of the popular reality TV series America’s Next Top Model, you begin to understand what host Tyra Banks meant when she described her as the “full package.” First of all, she is...
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