This is an excerpt from an article I wrote in re "The Enlightenment" on Examiner.com. Please click the Link at the end of the article to read the rest of the article. "Our USA Constitution and Bill of Rights were...
Once again out of touch council officials destroy an irreplacable art work by Banksy. Thank goodness for his hometown of Bristol whose council has pledged never to destroy any of his work found there. " A mural by graffiti artist Banksy, which once featured on the cover of...
created by Mrsmission4 | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 475 views | 1 recommendation | 5 comments
Any girl under the age of 16 in Alaska who wishes to get an abortion will need her parent's consent, according to a new bill passed through the state House today. House Bill 35 was introduced that would now require parents to give their approval for an abortion if their...
created by Amy Judd | 2 years ago 188 views | 30 recommendations | 1 comment
" Mon Mar 23, 2009 4:29am GMT LONDON (Reuters) - A quarter of government databases in Britain should be scrapped or redesigned because they are fundamentally flawed and probably illegal, a report from a social...
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A raid that followed a two-year child sex abuse investigation has rescued 6 children, who are now in state care."Six minors have been placed in temporary state custody as part of a two-year child abuse and pornography investigation after a raid on a ministry run by a man who...
created by Dave Keating | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 166 views | 5 recommendations | 1 comment
" 2008-09-08 22:52:04 - TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran's state TV says a parliamentary committee has removed articles that would have allowed Iranian men to take additional wives without the consent of their first wife.Ali Shahrokhi, head of the parliament's judicial...
created by rahul | 3 years ago 91 views | 2 recommendations | 1 comment
" 2008-09-04 13:42:03 - TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - A bill that would allow men in Iran to take additional wives without the consent of their first wife has provoked so much controversy that parliament has had to...
created by rahul | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 156 views | 7 recommendations | 1 comment
I came across this story which was published on the US Department of Justice website today and after reading the story, I had to share this with the NowPublic community.This 26 year old has been controlling OUR computers without our knowledge for sometime now. The thing...
Culturally sensitive or not this practice has to be controlled as does the practice of 'forced marriage' and so called honour killings."Police are to stage high-profile checks on flights to a number of African...
created by Paul Conneally | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 639 views | 7 recommendations | 3 comments
Youth advocates are worried a somewhat technical new law in Canada that effectively raises the age of consent from 14 to 16 may confuse teenagers, making them susceptible to early pregnancy and STIs.However, as...
created by Rob Peters | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 706 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Canada's age of consent has been raised to 16 today. It used to be 14, which I had no idea about... that's pretty dang young, though kids are doin' it earlier and earlier. (Just because they are, doesn't mean they...
created by Jordan Yerman | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 5106 views | 0 recommendations | 4 comments
Very sad case."A man suspected of having raped
the 15-year-old British teenager Scarlett Keeling found dead on a beach in Goa last month, was arrested by Indian police Sunday
evening, as second autopsy revealed the fact that Scarlett’s death could be
foul play.
The...
Today Serbian foreign minister Jeremić will bring Serbia's case for a halt to Kosovo's rush to independence before the UN Security Council. " The foreign minister will ask the Security Council...
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"A man has appeared in court charged in connection with an attack in which a man had his hand cut off by a sword.
33-year-old Anthony Dowling of 44 Fortlawn Drive, Blanchardstown was charged with assault causing harm and possession of an offensive weapon.
He has been remanded...
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WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service today released final regulations and a related revenue procedure giving taxpayers greater protection and control over their tax return information held by tax return preparers. Treasury...