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Last updated on April 20, 2022Apr 18, 2022 Van Dyke avoids federal charges in Laquan McDonald's death | Associated Press Feb 3, 2022 Former officer Jason Van Dyke, who killed Laquan McDonald, released from prison … Continue reading Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke Charged with First-Degree Murder in Shooting Death of LaQuan McDonald
Oct 15, 2015: An article published on October 10, 2015, in The Lancet medical journal entitled "Contrasting male and female trends in tobacco-attributed mortality in China: evidence from successive nationwide prospective cohort studies" describes the … Continue reading Cigarette Smoking in China
Last updated on October 8, 2015Mandela: An Illustrated Autobiography, a book with almost 200 photographs and text adapted from Nelson Mandela's memoir entitled Long Walk to Freedom, is a book about the life and times … Continue reading Book Review | Mandela: An Illustrated Autobiography | Nelson Mandela
Last updated on November 2, 2015Oct 29, 2015: According to a count tallied by Reuters, the death toll from the Hajj stampede is at least 2,070. Saudi officials are still standing by their official counts … Continue reading Over 700 Killed in Annual Hajj Pilgrimage Stampede in Saudi Arabia
Last updated on September 30, 2015Sep 24, 2015: Pope Francis addressed a joint meeting of both chambers of the United States Congress, speaking about issues such as fundamentalism, religious freedom, immigration, defending human life, the … Continue reading Pope Francis Addresses Joint Meeting of United States Congress
Sep 22, 2015: By a vote of 54-42, the U.S. Senate blocked the 20-week abortion bill passed in May by the U.S. House of Representatives. Democrats block 20-week abortion ban | The Hill May 13, … Continue reading United States House of Representatives Passes 20 Weeks Abortion Bill
Sep 9, 2015: According to an article on the Islamic Republic News Agency entitled "Leader says jihadi morale will leave no serenity for Zionists" the supreme leader of Iran, the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said: I'd … Continue reading Iran Supreme Leader Khamenei Makes Statement about the Existence of Israel
Last updated on September 3, 2015Aug 30, 2015: Adam Parker, the father of slain TV reporter Alison Parker has vowed to take action on gun control in the U.S. After TV slaying, reporter's dad finds … Continue reading Reporter and Photographer for WDBJ7 in Roanoke Virginia Shot and Killed
Last updated on March 14, 2018View ongoing articles regarding the San Juan River and the Navajo Nation on the Navajo Times website here. Mar 13, 2018: http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/378097-epa-to-review-all-claims-from-colorado-mine-spill-within-weeks Aug 9, 2017: New Mexico congressional delegation worries … Continue reading Animas River in Colorado Contaminated by Gold King Mine Wastewater
Last updated on January 7, 2016Jan 6, 2016: A grand jury in Texas indicted Trooper Brian Encinia for perjury on statements he made in an affidavit filed with jail officials justifying the arrest of Sandra … Continue reading Sandra Bland Found Dead in Texas Jail Cell Three Days after Police Traffic Stop