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Today I read about some British schools banning make-up from their premises. One of the argument for this rule is that too many girls spend their time socializing in front of the bathroom mirrors all of their morning break, and during lunch. Some students just have been violating the rule of make-up, and use it in excess. So what the school institution has done, is prohibit make-up to girls 13 year-old to 16. Teachers revise their purses to make sure they are enforcing this rule. I think it is reasonable since make-up is not the most important part of school, it is learning. However, what’s next? Checking them with a tissue wipe? What if guy’s wear make-up?
Andrew Negrete
Today’s reading is about Parishioners at a Lakeland Florida church who tackled a gunman who allegedly shot the pastor and associate pastor on Sunday, holding the suspect until police arrived the Polk County Sheriff's Office said. 57 year old Jeremiah Fogel was taken into custody following the incident at the Greater Faith Christian Church, the sheriff's office said in a statement.
Today I read about The death toll from a magnitude 6.9 earthquake -- and its aftershocks -- along the border of India and Nepal climbed to 21 Monday. Fourteen deaths were reported in India with seven others in Nepal, according to each nation's Home Ministry. More than 90 have been injured in India. The quake struck the northern Indian state of Sikkim, where seven people died, causing damage in West Bengal, Bihar, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya. Five deaths were reported in West Bengal and two others in Bihar.
9/19/11
Today I read about a police arrested six men in Birmingham, England overnight in what they called a pre-planned, intelligence-led counter-terror operation, they said Monday.West Midlands Police then arrested a woman Monday morning on suspicion of failing to disclose information which might prevent an act of terror, they said. Britain did not change its terror threat level in light of the arrests, leaving it at "substantial.The six men, aged from 25 to 32, were detained by unarmed officers, the police statement said.Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg's Liberal Democrat party is holding its annual conference in Birmingham, but police said the arrests were not linked to the political event.
Tuesday. Today I read about some statistics complied by the FBI that states that violent crime in the United States has declined a total of 6% last year. The crimes have been dropping annually since 2006. According to the statistics, there was a bit more violence in the South than any other region. Auto theft and arson were down by 7%. Aggravated assault was down 4.1% and rape declined to 5%. Also, robbery dropped to 10%. It is a nice feeling to know, that each year we become a bit more safer. With the law doing their job, and arresting people doing crimes, I’m sure we will walk the streets more calmly.
Tuesday. Today I read about Authorities that have identified seven of the 10 people who died following a crash at an air show in Reno, Nevada, on Friday The list includes the pilot, 74-year-old Jimmy Leeward, who lost control of his vintage plane before it plummeted into a crowd of spectators. Seven people, including the pilot, were killed on the tarmac, while three others died at area hospitals. Almost 70 people were injured. The six others identified are Joseph Wolgan, 22, of Arizona; George and Wendy Hewitt of Washington state; Regina Bynum, 53, of Texas; Sharon Stewart, 47, of Nevada; and Gregory Marcum, 47, from Washington state.
Today I read about a day after authorities announced that the body of a Mexican congressman was found along a highway in the coastal state of Guerrero, lawmakers from his political party called Monday for a swift investigation of his killing. Authorities found Moises Villanueva de la Cruz near the same highway when he went missing after a party September 4. News of the federal lawmaker's death left investigators wondering whether the motive for his slaying was connected with organized crime or extortion. Carlos Flores Rico of the Institutional Revolutionary Party. Villanueva disappeared after going to a party with other politicians in Tlapa, Guerrero, according to local authorities and lawmakers. Mexico's interior ministry condemned the killing and pledged that federal authorities would aid in the investigation. The bodies of Villanueva and his driver were found Saturday. Forensic examinations indicated they had been dead for at least eight days.
Andrew Negrete
Today’s reading is about Authorities who have identified seven of the 10 people who died following a crash at an air show in Reno, Nevada, on Friday. The list includes the pilot, 74-year-old Jimmy Leeward, who lost control of his vintage plane before it plummeted into a crowd of spectators. The pilot and seven other people were killed on the tarmac. 70 people were injured and 3 later went to die in the hospital. The six others identified are Joseph Wogan, 22, of Arizona; George and Wendy Hewitt of Washington state; Regina Bynum, 53, of Texas; Sharon Stewart, 47, of Nevada; and Gregory Morcom, 47, from Washington state.
Andrew Negrete
Today’s reading is about two American hikers Josh Fattal and Shane Bauer have taken off from Tehran and are on their way to Oman after being released from an Iranian prison Wednesday, a Swiss diplomat and their lawyer told CNN. Livia Leu Agosti, the Swiss ambassador to Tehran, said the pair were bound for the Omani capital, Muscat. The men's families, as well as fellow hiker Sarah Shourd -- who was arrested with them but freed last year on medical grounds -- were heading to Oman's airport to meet them, a spokeswoman said. Shourd is now Bauer's fiancee.
Today I read about Investigators say they have a video that may hold clues to how unidentified men managed to drive two open-back trucks filled with 35 bodies through rush-hour traffic and then abandon them, blocking traffic and leaving bodies on the highway. The dead included 12 women and 23 men. 95% of the bodies had been identified through databases. Most of them had criminal records. One of them was identified as a local policeman who disappeared about 15 days ago. In another interview, the attorney general said that the victims died of suffocation. Only one had a bullet wound. The state of the bodies led investigators to deduce they died shortly before being abandoned.
Wednesday. Today I read about some police officers who were charged in Santa Ana, California over the death of a homeless man. They were charged with second-degree murder. One of the officers is being charged with involuntary manslaughter and felony excessive force. The charges are on the death of a 37 year-old man. The incident had begun after six officers responded to reports of a man attempting to break into cars near a bus depot just blocks from Fullerton City Hall.
8-21-11 Today I read an article with the title of Request for Troy Davis polygraph test; lawyers seek execution stay. I read that On Wednesday at 7 p.m. ET, Georgia inmate Troy Davis is scheduled to be executed for the 1989 murder of Mark MacPhail. An off-duty Savannah police officer. Supporters have sought to prevent the execution, saying seven of the nine witnesses against him have recanted or contradicted their testimony. About 100 people have gathered outside the White House in Washington, D.C., protesting Davis' scheduled execution in Georgia. The crowd consists mostly of students from Washington's Howard University, CNN's Lesa Jansen and Bob Kovach report.
Today I read about Opposition forces mourned their dead Wednesday, as 30 of the 83 protesters medical sources say were killed this week by government forces were buried. Senior members of the opposition were among more than 500,000 opposition supporters to attend the funerals, witnesses said. Five more protesters were killed by government forces Wednesday in Change Square in the capital, Sanaa, a medical team in the square said. One died in a rocket explosion, the medical team said, and the other four were shot by snipers, according to at least seven eyewitnesses. Nine others were injured, the medical team said. The renewed violence, with clashes reported in half a dozen different areas of Sanaa, comes less than 12 hours after a call from the country's Vice President Abdu Rabu Hadi for a cease-fire from all sides. At least five rockets exploded near the entrance to Change Square at 2 p.m. local time, witnesses said. The base of defected Gen. Ali Mohsen is under heavy bombardment, with smoke in the air and fires visible inside the compound after an ongoing attack lasting more than an hour.
9/21/11
Today I read about a powerful typhoon weakened to a tropical storm late Wednesday after making landfall in Japan earlier, killing four people, lashing some areas with heavy rainfall and bringing more woe to a nation already trying to recover from a natural disaster. The center of Typhoon Roke hit near Hamamatsu city, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. At one point before the storm made landfall, about 1 million people were urged to evacuate from vulnerable areas as heavy rain pounded central and western Japan. Four people died in Nagoya, including a 66-year-old man who fell from a roof Tuesday while trying to fix a duct, authorities said. Several flights toward the Kyushu and Shikoku areas were canceled, transportation officials said. Some passenger trains were not running Wednesday in central and southern Japan.
The storm had also disrupted operations at several Nissan plants, officials said.
Wednesday. Today I read about The drug war is made up of hundreds of incidents and decisions, both public and behind-the-scenes, that the media dutifully reports, unless, as in the case of some Mexican media, there is self-censorship out of fear.
Sinaloa cartel gunmen were behind her killing, the cable states. Her son, Miguel Angel "El Sapo" Reyes Salazar, is a suspected hitman for the rival Juarez cartel.
When American kidnapping expert Felix Batista was himself apparently kidnapped in Saltillo, Mexico, in December 2008, it made international headlines. Authorities said Batista had been at a restaurant when he went outside to receive a message, entered a vehicle, and was never heard from again. But who took him? And what kind of message was he hoping to receive?
Today I read about The death toll climbed to 10 in Japan as the remnants of former Typhoon Roke raced into the northern Pacific on Thursday, government officials said. Four people are missing, according to local government officials. Roke hit the Japanese mainland Wednesday morning as a powerful Typhoon, packing winds of up to 167 kph (103 mph). The storm caused widespread flooding and disrupted transportation throughout the island nation a day earlier. The storm hit as Japan is still recovering from the devastating earthquake and tsunami that struck in March, killing more than 15,000 people
Today I read about a fullerton police officer pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges of involuntary manslaughter and felony use of excessive force in the beating death of a mentally ill homeless man who died after a police arrest. Meanwhile, the arraignment of the officer facing more serious charges, Manuel Anthony Ramos, was continued to September 26 at the request of his attorneys. Ramos, who is 37 and a 10-year veteran of the Fullerton police, is charged with second degree murder and involuntary manslaughter in the July beating death of Kelly Thomas. Thomas' father, Ron, urged the judge not to reduce Ramos' bail from $1 million because of "the horrible manner in which my son was murdered. The judge ordered both officers to surrender their guns within 24 hours. He also set a pretrial hearing for Cicinelli on November 4. Ramos faces a maximum sentence of 15 years to life if convicted. Cicinelli, who is 39 years old and a 12-year Fullerton police veteran, faces a maximum of four years in prison if convicted.
Thursday. Today I read about a public safety spokesman told CNN the attack was likely sparked by a dispute between organized crime groups for control of the El Sabino Gordo nightclub, where drugs were allegedly sold.
At least 53 people were killed and eight others injured in a reported grenade attack Thursday at a casino in Monterrey, Mexico, the capital of Nuevo Leon, Red Cross officials said.
Video from the scene showed a burned-out building as firefighters made rescue attempts to break the wall of the facade of the casino to release the smoke inside the building. Video from the scene showed a burned-out building as firefighters made rescue attempts to break the wall of the facade of the casino to release the smoke inside the building.
9/22/11
Today I read about one man was killed and another seriously injured as they tested a zip line on Hawaii's Big Island on Wednesday. The man who was killed, a 36-year-old from Maui, was about halfway across the 2,300-foot line above a stream bed when a tower holding up one end of line collapsed. He plunged 200 feet into the rocky stream bed and died at the scene. The injured worker, a 35-year-old from Ohio, fell about 30 feet from the collapsing tower and was in critical condition at Hilo Medical Center, according to a statement from the Hawaii Police Department. It's not like a construction contractor. There's no licensing. If anything they register it as a business, pay your general excise taxes, pay your unemployment insurance and all that, but I don't believe there is a license involved in this, she said.Any government regulation of zip lines would require legislative approval, she said.
Andrew Negrete
Today’s reading is about Back in 2006, volunteers with No More Deaths, a humanitarian organization dedicated to helping migrants along the Arizona-Mexico border, began hearing the same stories from many who had been in the custody of the U.S. Border Patrol. Thwarted would-be unauthorized immigrants spoke of being denied water or food during their custody. Others said they were beaten. The organization started properly documenting these allegations, and the stories added up to nearly 13,000 testimonies whose results were released in a report this week.
Today I read about American hikers Josh Fattal and Shane Bauer bounded down the steps of the aircraft that took them from Iran to Oman late Wednesday, rushing into the arms of loved ones who had sought their freedom for more than two years. The pair, released earlier in the day from an Iranian prison, arrived in Muscat, the capital of Oman. Their families and hiker Sarah Shourd -- who was arrested with them but freed last year on medical grounds -- hugged the young men. Shourd is Bauer's fiancee.
jose montufar
Today I read about Back in 2006, volunteers with No More Deaths, a humanitarian organization dedicated to helping migrants along the Arizona-Mexico border, began hearing the same stories from many who had been in the custody of the U.S. Border Patrol. Thwarted would-be unauthorized immigrants spoke of being denied water or food during their custody. Others said they were beaten.
9-23-11
A satellite on the verge of falling back to Earth appears to have begun slowing down but will not re-enter the atmosphere until late Friday or early Saturday U.S. time, according to NASA.
The United States is once again an unlikely but potential target for the 26 pieces of the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite, expected to survive the descent. Those pieces, made of stainless steel, titanium and beryllium that won't burn, will range from about 10 pounds to hundreds of pounds, according to NASA.
Friday. Today I read about the apparently strangled bodies of two women who worked for a weekly newsmagazine in Mexico City were found Thursday morning in a suburb south of the city, officials said.
In a communique, Contralinea asked the authorities to investigate and bring to justice those responsible.
Mexico City's attorney general's office said in a statement that the bodies were found around 7 a.m. and that both appeared to have been strangled. Forensics tests were being carried out, said the statement.
9-23-11 Today I read an article with the title of UK to compensate families over 1972 Bloody Sunday massacre. I read that the British government said Thursday it will pay compensation to the relatives of those killed and wounded by British soldiers. In the Bloody Sunday shootings in Northern Ireland in 1972. Thirteen people died when British troops opened fire at a mainly Catholic civil rights march in Londonderry. Also another man died four months later of injuries sustained on that day. Last year, Prime Minister David Cameron described what happened in Londonderry as "unjustified and unjustifiable," following the release by the British government of a damning report that reversed decades of official explanations for the 1972 killings.
9/23/11
Today I read about the death toll climbed to 10 in Japan as the remnants of former Typhoon Roke raced into the northern Pacific on Thursday, government officials said. Four people are missing, according to local government officials. Plant officials said Thursday that they have not seen any major problems at the plant due to Roke.At one point before the storm made landfall, about 1 million people were urged to evacuate from vulnerable areas as heavy rain pounded central and western Japan. Some downpours came up to 50 millimeters (2 inches) an hour, and some regions received more than 450 millimeters (17 inches) over a day, according to Japanese public broadcaster NHK.
Friday. Today I read about the fact that Libya might have radioactive material. In 2004, the International Atomic Energy Agency confirmed that the Libyan government had yellowcake stored in Sabha. Afterward, Moammar Gadhafi's government vowed its intent to dismantle its nuclear program, and there has been no indication it was ever developed enough that it might appear in weapons. Yellowcake is processed uranium ore that can be used to produce enriched uranium for nuclear purposes, with Albright noting that it if it is not highly radioactive, in itself.
Thursday. Today I read about the controversial execution of Troy Davis. An African American man who was convicted for supposedly killing a police officer with the name of Mark MacPhail in 1989. One of the ex presidents, President Jimmy Carter, and even the Pope Benedict XVI urged for the execution to be halted. Yet neither was able to bring justice about. In the state of Georgia, people gathered around the building where Troy was, and chanted, prayed, and screamed for his release. They wanted him to not receive the death penalty. However, Troy Davis still received the death penalty, taking a lethal injection into his arm. Many people have brought up the Casey Anthony case again.
Friday. Today I read about The death toll climbed to 10 in Japan as the remnants of former Typhoon Roke raced into the northern Pacific on Thursday, government officials said. Four people are missing, according to local government officials. Roke hit the Japanese mainland Wednesday morning as a powerful Typhoon, packing winds of up to 167 kph (103 mph). The storm caused widespread flooding and disrupted transportation throughout the island nation a day earlier. Typhoon strikes Japanese coast. The storm hit as Japan is still recovering from the devastating earthquake and tsunami that struck in March, killing more than 15,000 people.
Friday. Today I read about an 11 year-old girl from New Hampshire who was found dead near a river where her home is. The body was found a week after her disappearance. New Hampshire authorities have officially claimed it a homicide. The result of her homicide will not be published publicly. The last time this girl was seen, she was in her room, around 9 P.M. This was on July 15. Many search teams looked for her as soon as she disappeared. By ground, air, and water.
Today I read about the hefty last meal ordered but not eaten by an executed Texas inmate brought a complaint from a state senator and the end Thursday to the practice of special menus. Sen. John Whitmire, chairman of the Senate Criminal Justice Committee, wrote Thursday that he opposed the practice of providing a last meal of choice to the condemned. One which the perpetrator did not provide to their victim. The Democrat, who represents Houston and parts of north Harris County, said "enough is enough" after Lawrence Russell Brewer ordered two chicken fried steaks smothered in gravy with sliced onions, a triple-meat bacon cheeseburger, a cheese omelet with other ingredients, a large bowl of fried okra with ketchup, three fajitas, a pint of Blue Bell ice cream and a pound of barbecue with a half-loaf of white bread. Effective immediately, no such accommodations will be made. They will receive the same meal served to other offenders on the unit.
Today I read that the hefty last meal ordered but not eaten by an executed Texas inmate brought a complaint from a state senator and the end Thursday to the practice of special menus.
Sen. John Whitmire, chairman of the Senate Criminal Justice Committee, wrote Thursday that he opposed the practice of providing a last meal of choice to the condemned.
"It is extremely inappropriate to give a person sentenced to death such a privilege. One which the perpetrator did not provide to their victim," Whitmire wrote.
The Democrat, who represents Houston and parts of north Harris County, said "enough is enough" after Lawrence Russell Brewer ordered two chicken fried steaks smothered in gravy with sliced onions, a triple-meat bacon cheeseburger, a cheese omelet with other ingredients, a large bowl of fried okra with ketchup, three fajitas, a pint of Blue Bell ice cream and a pound of barbecue with a half-loaf of white bread.
The meal request also included a slab of peanut butter fudge with crushed peanuts, a pizza and three root beers.
Friday. Today I read about Some biofuels, such as ethanol derived from corn and sugar, can indirectly raise the prices of staple foods in many places, along with raising ethical issues, said Gilberto Lopez Meyer, director of Airports and Auxiliary Services (ASA), the Mexican government agency that oversaw the biofuel flights. Mexico is known for its oil production, but it could be its less obvious flats of arid and marginal land that will be the future of Mexico's energy resources. The country has quietly positioned itself to become a potential leader in biofuel production as scientists develop a second generation of fuels derived from sources that don't compete for arable land or with food.
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