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Women, girls rape victims in Haiti quake aftermath
MICHELLE FAUL | Associated Press| PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — When the young woman needed to use the toilet, she went out into the darkened tent camp and was attacked by three men. “They grabbed me, put their hands over my mouth and then the three of them took turns,” the slender 21-year-old said, wriggling with discomfort as... »
7.0 quake hits Haiti; ‘Serious loss of life’ expected
(CNN) – A major earthquake struck southern Haiti on Tuesday, knocking down buildings and power lines and inflicting what its ambassador to the United States called a catastrophe for the Western Hemisphere’s poorest nation. Several eyewitnesses reported heavy damage and bodies in the streets of the capital, Port-au-Prince, where concrete-block homes line steep hillsides. There was... »
Color Complex: Sammy Sosa’s Changing Face
From Essence.com. by Jesús Triviño Alarcón Don’t blame Sammy Sosa. Blame Rafael Trujillo. The late Dominican dictator’s rule (1930-1961) left generations of his countrymen without families, hope, and a demonized view of Afro-Dominicans and Haitians. During his reign he ordered the execution of tens of thousands of Haitians (The Parsley Massacre) and opened the doors... »
Olympic 2016: And the winner is…..Rio!!!
Huh?? After what has got be one of the biggest shocks of the year, Chicago was eliminated in the FIRST ROUND. No one saw that coming at ALL (except for Patrick Ryan). At least if we made it to the final round, we would have felt that our efforts were not in vain. To... »
Earthquakes Rock Samoa, Indonesia (UPDATES)
APIA, Samoa — Federal disaster officials say “tens of thousands” of people on American Samoa and Samoa will need their help after a lethal tsunami in the South Pacific. The Federal Emergency Management Agency was flying into American Samoa with food, water and repair supplies early Wednesday, and officials are anticipating the worst. Administrator... »
Filmmakers demand Polanski’s release
So Polanksi was finally arrested after fleeing the US in 1977 avoiding a sentence for child sex charges. The question here is should he still have to face consequences since so much time has gone by? What are we saying if we let him go due to his fame? Are we saying famous people... »
U.N. ‘doesn’t smell of sulfur anymore,’ says Chavez
UNITED NATIONS (CNN) — Drawing on 2006 remarks in which he compared former U.S. President George Bush to the devil, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, speaking at the United Nations Thursday, said, “It doesn’t smell like sulfur anymore.” In a rambling speech at the U.N. General Assembly, Chavez spoke highly of current President Obama, saying he... »
Fears for Caster Semenya over trauma of test results
/h1> I feel that the South African government should seriously take the IAAF to task over this. This is an extremely sensitive topic and to have the world find out at the same time as you that you have internal male organs is twice as devastating. The IAAF acted irresponsibly on this issue and did... »
Say it ain’t so …women with big thighs live longer??
Thin thighs – maybe not your heart’s desire WASHINGTON (Reuters) – People who have agonised over their fat thighs might be able to relax a bit — Danish doctors said on Thursday they found patients with the thinnest thighs died sooner than the more endowed. Obesity, age, smoking and other factors did not reduce the effect,... »
Turbulence on steroids
(CNN) – People were “thrown to the roof as if they were dolls” and some feared for their lives when a Continental Airlines flight ran into turbulence, shaken passengers said. The turbulence struck without warning several hours into Monday’s Continental Flight 128 from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to Houston, Texas. The pilot diverted the Boeing 767-200... »