A landlord of a Philadelphian apartment discovered four mentally handicapped people chained in the basement when he went to investigate a short circuit on October 15th. Turgut Gozleveli discovered dogs locked inside of the boiler room and four adults hiding underneath a blanket. They were hunched together in a space not tall enough for an adult to stand, surrounded in human waste with only a jug of orange juice (Hoye). He unchained them while asking questions about their identity, but he didn't receive any answers. Believing them to be illegal immigrants, Gosleveli called in the police who qui...

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The trial of Dr. Conrad Murray, the personal physician of the late Michael Jackson, took a turn for the worse after the 911 call was played to jurors on September 29th. Murray chose not to call for an ambulance for nearly thirty minutes after he first realized that Jackson needed medical attention - a fact that prosecutors are calling an attempt at a cover-up (Los Angeles Times ... ...

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Millions of hotels across the United States nonchalantly discard their visitors' once-used bars of soap every day. In fact, hundreds of millions of soap bars are discarded each year in North American alone. As relatively wealthy Americans, no has thought anything of it - until Derreck Kayongo launched the Global Soap Project (Ruffins). The project began in the early 1990s after Kayongo's first hotel stay in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Ugandan native panicked when he noticed his bathroom soap was being replenished every day despite the fact that he only got one or two uses out of the bars (...

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... the economy stabilizes, the government will come out of this with an enormous amount of loans, including interest, that will be due to the U.S. The government will be paid back for their help plus interest, when they are able to sell off the loans in a more stable economy at a profit. It really isn't a bad idea on the U.S.'s part when you think ... about it. They are helping in the present by contributing to the stabilization of the banking industry, and will earn their money back plus more in the long run. So those that are worrying about the added debt that ... is being incurred by t...

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The trial of former University of Virginia lacrosse player, George Huguely V, for allegedly murdering his on-again off-again girlfriend, Yeardley Love, began last week and has largely centered around the incriminating emails Huguely sent to Love before the incident stating, "I should ... alcohol. According to Huguely's attorneys, the blood found at the base of Love's brain came from forcefully administering CPR (FOX News). Huguely and Love dated for two years before the relationship went sour, as displayed by the exchange of emails used in the courtroom. These angry and abusive emails sugges...

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... in the world, pipes gas from the sea bottom (Reiss). Despite being one of the world's leading exporters of both oil and natural gas, Norway is now being closely scrutinized for research purposes. As Washington prepares to revamp offshore drilling safety rules after the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico last year, the Norwegian system is being studied ... by regulators, oil companies, and communities living near offshore finds (Reiss). Last April, BP experienced the largest accidental oil spill in history, killing eleven workers, injuring seventeen, damaging marine life...

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Ongoing investigations are still attempting to find the body of David Hartley, who was reportedly shot by pirates, according to his wife Tiffany. The couple was riding jet skis on Falcon Lake, when they wandered onto the Mexican side, even though it is a known stronghold for the Zeta drug cartel (AOL News). Tiffany claims that the couple had gone to the other side ... Ministry said Mexican authorities are continuing their search and "have stepped up the actions of their specialized personnel" (Lohr). Two suspects are being searched for according to the Tamaulipas State Police Commander, Juan ...

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... coups and are currently awaiting trial. Although these three were also scheduled to retire in a month, they were also up for promotion. However, the government and the military were unable to agree on specific promotions at the High Military Council meeting. Erdogan ... specifically announced that the 250 soldiers awaiting trial would not be considered for promotion. Erdogan announced a replacement for General Chief of Staff Isik Kosaner. General Necdet Ozel is now the commander of ground forces (Butler). Barkey ... applauds Turkey's ability to follow other countries' procedures. "In th...

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U.S. security has seen a dramatic increase since the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Although the airlines have been cooperative so far, British Airways is finally voicing its frustration as the security becomes ever so tighter. As many of the traveling public would agree, chairman of British Airways, Martin Broughton, criticized the airport checks proposed by the U.S. Transportation Security Administration for being "completely redundant." At an annual conference of the U.K. Airport Operators Association in London, Broughton explained that the TSA is requiring foreign airports to increase checks on U...

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... the West Bank who marry Palestinian citizens of Israel. Palestinian citizens make up 20% of Israel's population. They have criticized the proposal for being racist (Sherwood). Avigdor Lieberman, a right-wing foreign minister, originally promoted the bill. Lieberman has made the issue of loyalty a staple in his ... political career. He originally campaigned for all existing Palestinian citizens of Israel to take the oath, although it has since been decided that the oath will only be required of ... future citizens. "I think this is an important step forward. Obviously this is not the en...

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Jean Jacques Rousseau was born in 1712 and was considered one of the best writers and philosophers of his time. He was known for his hectic lifestyle of traveling back and forth between Paris and his homeland of Geneva from the age of 16, when he suddenly found himself an orphan. ... the well-known work of art Emile, ou l"education. In English translation it reads Emile: or, On Education. Emile was published in the year 1762, and was proclaimed by Rousseau himself as both the best as well as the most important writing he ever penned. Emile is a philosophical outlook on man himself. The book lo...

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... overdose deaths of four of his patients. In a medical world that relies more heavily on medication every day, Volkman wrote more prescriptions for oxycodone from 2003 to 2005 than any other doctor in the country, resulting in the deaths of several of his patients. In addition to the life terms, he also received ... anything about the past, but we can do something about the future" (CBS News). The counts of Volkman's illegal use of his medical license have been stacking up against him for the last decade. He refused to participate in a trial last year where 70 different government witne...

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... their pockets off of the misery of the middle class. He saw an equitable tax system, and a health care system where no one would ever die for lack of medicine or treatment. No one expected him to do all this in four years. It was almost a given that we would give him eight ... , when we need the money most of all is the best time to enact these changes. These are ways Obama can raise the needed money. 1. Stick by his plan to end subsidies to the oil companies. Why we are subsidizing one of the most profitable industries in the country has always been a mystery. 2. ... companies who close ...

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In the Khowst District, coalition forces have been targeting the Haqqani terrorist network for some time. In the past week alone several operations have been executed. The first operation of last week was with ... operation targeting the Haqqani terrorist system in the Sabari District. The goal was to capture those Haqqani militants working with multiple Haqqani subcommanders to place IED's for attacks. Armed terrorists fired upon Coalition and Police forces as they approached the area. Using AK-47s, the militants attacked as they came out of ... to the stand off, and several suspected Haqqa...

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... York City council. Last year, he was elected to the state Assembly but failed in his campaign for city comptroller in 2009 (Carnia). "It is expected that David Weprin will be unanimously supported by the Democratic parties of Brooklyn and Queens," said Evan Stavisky (Koplowitz). Weprin will meet with Queens ... Republican Party has not announced a nominee as of now, but they may not need to. The New York's 9th Congressional District, which Weiner represented for the past 13 years, covers Brooklyn and Queens. However, the New York lawmakers are trying to eliminate the district during thei...

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... and Minnesota Representative, Michele Bachmann, fell to the background after announcing her candidacy (Hunt). From a political point of view, Christie could easily raise enough funds for his campaign, although his competitors obviously have a pretty good head start. However, because of his position as a Republican governor of a Democratic mid-Atlantic state, ... Christie could easily fill the niche between Romney's business background and a more personable candidate (Hunt). However, political aides for candidate Perry believe that Christie will suffer the same problems that Perry did aft...

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... 000 federal prisoners will be released early because of the U.S. Sentencing Commission's decision to retroactively apply the Fair Sentencing Act, which reduced prison terms for inmates convicted of crack-cocaine offenses. On a unanimous vote, "unfairly long sentences" for crack offenders, who are mostly African Americans, were reduced to be more compatible with sentences given to powder-cocaine offenders, who are often white ... 's vice chairman (Serrano). The law will go into effect in November barring that Congress does not veto it, although that is highly unlikely. The average crack se...

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... unable to reach an agreement to end the fighting in Africa during their meeting on Monday, May 30th. The two leaders have been trying for some time to meet on common ground to create a cease-fire, but neither is willing to compromise on certain points (MSNBC). Gadhafi agreed ... wants to announce to stay in power," he announced from Benghazi, the de facto rebel capital. Baja believed that Zuma was negotiating an exit strategy for Gadhafi while in Tripoli, but Zuma's office denies any such claims. Baja also announced that the rebels would launch an offensive on Gadhafi soon. Instead ... ...

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... "investment" that would cost taxpayers "not a dime," the bailout cost billions (Graver). An estimated $14 billion of the $80 billion spent by the Obama and Bush administrations will come directly from the taxpayers' pockets. However, the auto companies are adding jobs and gaining market share against ... prices are down 5.1% in the first quarter of 2011 from one year before. Some experts predict another recession just in time for election season. According to a poll conducted by CNN, 58% of respondents disapproved of Obama's handling of the economy compared to just 41% of respondents wh...

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... US internet providers to stop hosting the site. Amazon claims that the political pressure was not the reason for their decision, but that because WikiLeaks had breached their contract by not owning the rights to its content, they were forced to sever the relationship (Karmi). Despite the ... repercussions of its actions, WikiLeaks is receiving support from free speech activists. The Swiss Pirate Party, a group that formed two years ago to campaign for freedom of ... changed with these now extending out to our lawyers and my children. However, it is the specific calls from the elites of...

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... will all return home in the next 15 months. Ten thousand of these forces will be home by the end of this year, and the remaining 23,000 soldiers will return by September 2012 (CNN). Obama referred to the surge as "one of the most difficult decisions that ... thanks to our intelligence professionals and special forces, we killed Osama bin Laden, the only leader that al Qaeda had ever known. This was a victory for all who have served since 9/11" (CNN). He added, "Over the last decade, we have spent a trillion dollars on war, at a time ... West Point, New York. After the surge forces were d...

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The public unveiling of an extremely controversial proposal involving the budget deficit is scheduled for release on Wednesday. The new plan, constructed by Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson, is a revised draft of the plan proposed earlier this month, that also resulted in great controversy. Changes to the second draft include higher domestic cuts ... a change in how awards are made (Andrew and Kuhnhenn). The proposals that did not change from the original draft include a gradual increase in the Social Security retirement age to 68 by 2050 and 69 by 2075. The cost-of-living for the programs wi...

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... two other members of the Kosovo Liberation Army, Idriz Balaj and Lahi Brahimaj. The three men were accused of jointly attempting to gain control for the Kosovo Liberation Army over the area of Dukagjin. The men did so by illegally removing citizens (CNN World). Although the men did not commit all the crimes themselves, they are held responsible because they were part ... or not the vital witnesses who did not testify in 2005 will be present at the retrial (Telegraph.co.uk). Michael O'Reilly, Haradinaj's lawyer, says he was "extremely surprised" by the decision for a retrial. He is curre...

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... found not guilty of murdering her toddler daughter and released from an Orlando, FL jail in July, has to serve a year of probation as required by a corrected order. In January of 2010, Anthony pleaded guilty to stealing a friend's checkbook and writing five fraudulent checks that totaled $644.25. She ... An amendment was made to the order on August 1, 2011 that included the words "upon release" to clarify Strickland's intentions (CNN). A spokesman for the Orange County State Attorney's Office, Randy Means, declined to comment on the matter. "We don't think we have jurisdiction. The cour...

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... it out" (Stengle). John Cohen, the principal deputy counterterrorism adviser at the Homeland Security Department, agreed, "A vigilant public and informed local law enforcement make it much more complicated for people wishing to carry out attacks to do so" (Stengle). In fact, authorities are increasingly relying on citizens to help recognize potential threats. Law enforcement agencies are installing programs to ... inform the public on how to recognize and report suspicious activity. A tip given by Circuit City employees allowed police to track down the Fort Dix Six, who planned on attac...

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