Police charge bishop was kidnapped, beaten by his own priests
Source: Crux By Nirmala Carvalho Crux Contributor MUMBAI – Police in India on Monday arrested 14 people for the kidnapping and beating of a Catholic bishop on April 25, including […]
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‘Jew.’ Why does the word for a person of my religion sound like a slur?
Source: The Washington Post By Susan Sommercamp My first boss right out of college was terrific — ambitious, warm and open to friendly lunches outside the office. Then one day in December, the topic turned to her plans for Christmas. She asked where I would be celebrating the holiday, and […]
Bangladesh war crimes court sentences 4 to death
Source: Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — A special war crimes court in Bangladesh sentenced four men to death Tuesday for killing, torture, arson and looting during the nation’s independence […]
Italian court rules food theft ‘not a crime’ if hungry
Source: BBC Stealing small amounts of food to stave off hunger is not a crime, Italy’s highest court of appeal has ruled. Judges overturned a theft conviction against Roman Ostriakov […]
Two Words: Driverless Boats
Source: Huffington Post By Casey Williams Editorial Fellow, The Huffington Post Remote-controlled ships could hit the high seas within a decade. While they might end up putting sailors out of a […]
How GPS Is Messing With Our Minds
Source: Time By Greg Milner Greg Milner is the author of Pinpoint. Reliance on GPS erodes our ability to build our own cognitive maps “Your GPS is WRONG,” the sign proclaims. […]
The Fasting Diet Improves Your Mood, Sex and Sleep
Source: Time By Mandy Oaklander A study on the diet found many benefits Cutting calories is nobody’s idea of a fun time. But the perks of fasting go far beyond a leaner body, finds a new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine. People who ate a lot less for two years found they […]
Here Are the Three Planets Most Likely to Harbor Alien Life
Source: Time By Jeffrey Kluger There shouldn’t be a reason in the world for you to care about the star known as Trappist-1. Located a comparatively close 40 light years from […]
The amazing cases of ‘super-strength’
Source: BBC By Adam Hadhazy 2 May 2016 It’s a common urban legend: a mother lifts up a car to save her screaming child pinned underneath. And every now and […]
What is earwax for?
Source: BBC By Jason G Goldman 3 May 2016 Whales never clean out their ears. Year after year their earwax builds up, leaving behind something of a life history told […]
Labour has secretly suspended 50 members for anti-Semitic and racist comments
Source: Telegraph By Kate McCann, senior political correspondent Labour has secretly suspended 50 of its members over anti-Semitic and racist comments as officials struggle to cope with the crisis engulfing the party. […]
Muslim’s Labour Party Candidacy Shapes London Mayoral Race
Source: The New York Times By STEPHEN CASTLE LONDON — The son of a London bus driver, Sadiq Khan has had a remarkable rise into the upper echelons of British […]
Police in Bangladesh Detain 3 in Killing of Hindu Tailor
Source: The New York Times By JULFIKAR ALI MANIK and GEETA ANAND DHAKA, Bangladesh — The police detained three men early Sunday in connection with the killing of a Hindu tailor, the latest in a series of hacking deaths in the country. Islamist militants are believed to be responsible for […]
Daniel J. Berrigan, Defiant Priest Who Preached Pacifism, Dies at 94Daniel J. Berrigan, Defiant Priest Who Preached Pacifism, Dies at 94
Source: The New York Times By DANIEL LEWIS APRIL 30, 2016 The Rev. Daniel J. Berrigan, a Jesuit priest and poet whose defiant protests helped shape the tactics of opposition […]
Plot to blow up Aventura synagogue ends with man’s arrest
Source: Miami Herald A Hollywood man accused of trying to blow up an Aventura synagogue stood in Miami federal court and gave the judge two names — one real, the […]
Mormon leader: Differing versions of Joseph Smith’s ‘First Vision’ make it the ‘best-documented in history
Source: The Salt Lake Tribune By Peggy Fletcher Stack For years, critics have pointed to the differing accounts of Joseph Smith’s so-called “First Vision” as proof that the Mormon founder made up his boyhood encounter with the divine. But a high-ranking LDS leader said Sunday that those varying versions do just […]
Germany AfD conference: party adopts anti-Islam policy
Source: BBC The German right-wing party Alternative fur Deutschland (AfD) has adopted an explicitly anti-Islam policy. Delegates at a party conference adopted a ban on minarets, the call to prayer […]
Raging fire destroys historic New York City church
Source: Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A historic church in New York City was destroyed in a raging fire just hours after its Orthodox worshippers celebrated Easter. The fire […]
Trump accuses China of ‘raping’ US with unfair trade policy
Source: BBC Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump has accused China of “raping” the US, in renewed criticism of China’s trade policy. He told a rally in Indiana that China was responsible for “the greatest theft in the history of the world”. Mr Trump, a billionaire businessman, has long accused China […]
First U.S. Cruise in Decades Arrives in Cuba
Source: Time (HAVANA)—The first U.S. cruise ship in nearly 40 years crossed the Florida Straits from Miami and docked in Havana on Monday, restarting commercial travel on waters that served as a stage for a half-century of Cold War hostility. Carnival Cruise Line’s Adonia became the first U.S. cruise ship […]