Border Patrol Agent Kidnaps, Rapes Illegal Immigrant Then Commits Suicide

The FBI and Immigration and Customs Enforcement found Manzanares dead in his apartment from what investigators have described as a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The missing teenager was there, too, bound and naked.

MintPress News Desk
By MintPress News Desk
Border Patrol Agent Kidnaps, Rapes Illegal Immigrant Then Commits Suicide

The FBI and Immigration and Customs Enforcement found Manzanares dead in his apartment from what investigators have described as a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The missing teenager was there, too, bound and naked.

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US Announces Sanctions Against Russian Officials

The administration officials said they will be looking at additional sanctions if Russia moves to annex Crimea or takes other action. Those targeted will have all U.S. assets frozen and no one in the United States can do business with them under Obama’s order.

MintPress News Desk
By MintPress News Desk
US Announces Sanctions Against Russian Officials

The administration officials said they will be looking at additional sanctions if Russia moves to annex Crimea or takes other action. Those targeted will have all U.S. assets frozen and no one in the United States can do business with them under Obama’s order.

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St. Pat’s Parades Proceed Amid Tension Over Gays

Mayor Bill de Blasio held the traditional St. Patrick’s Day breakfast at Gracie Mansion with the Irish prime minister, Enda Kenny, but planned to boycott the parade, which doesn’t allow expressions of gay identity. Boston’s new mayor, Martin Walsh, also opted out of that city’s parade Sunday after talks broke down that would have allowed a gay veterans group to march.

Associated Press
By Associated Press
St. Pat’s Parades Proceed Amid Tension Over Gays

Mayor Bill de Blasio held the traditional St. Patrick’s Day breakfast at Gracie Mansion with the Irish prime minister, Enda Kenny, but planned to boycott the parade, which doesn’t allow expressions of gay identity. Boston’s new mayor, Martin Walsh, also opted out of that city’s parade Sunday after talks broke down that would have allowed a gay veterans group to march.

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‘Collapse’ Of Modern Civilization A Real Possibility: Study

‘Ecological strain’ and ‘economic stratification’ could bring global downfall, researchers warn

Sarah Lazare
By Sarah Lazare
‘Collapse’ Of Modern Civilization A Real Possibility: Study

‘Ecological strain’ and ‘economic stratification’ could bring global downfall, researchers warn

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In ‘Fair Food’ Fight, Florida Farmworkers Take On Industry

The Immokalee, Florida migrant farmworkers who have forced some of the biggest food industry corporations in the world to acquiesce to their demands for dignity in the fields say they are determined to make Wendy’s and Publix do the same.

Sarah Lazare
By Sarah Lazare
In ‘Fair Food’ Fight, Florida Farmworkers Take On Industry

The Immokalee, Florida migrant farmworkers who have forced some of the biggest food industry corporations in the world to acquiesce to their demands for dignity in the fields say they are determined to make Wendy’s and Publix do the same.

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Does The 4th Amendment Apply To Gun Owners?

Because one Texan was exercising his 2nd Amendment rights, Texas authorities argue that police were justified in violating his 4th Amendment rights.

Katie Rucke
By Katie Rucke
Does The 4th Amendment Apply To Gun Owners?

Because one Texan was exercising his 2nd Amendment rights, Texas authorities argue that police were justified in violating his 4th Amendment rights.

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Leaked: US And EU Chemical Lobbies Fighting To “Freeze” Industry Regulation

Critics say the new evidence shows the extent to which current lobbying efforts would damage future legislation regulating harmful chemicals in both the US and EU.

Carey L. Biron
By Carey L. Biron
Leaked: US And EU Chemical Lobbies Fighting To “Freeze” Industry Regulation

Critics say the new evidence shows the extent to which current lobbying efforts would damage future legislation regulating harmful chemicals in both the US and EU.

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