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Archives for April 2013

Pirate Party Wins Parliament Seats In Iceland

REYKJAVIK — Iceland, a nation of seafarers, has been stormed by pirates. They won’t be forming the government, but the online freedom advocates, the Pirate Party, were still big winners in the country’s election. The party took 5.1 percent of the vote in Saturday’s poll, gaining three of the 63 seats in parliament. It is […]

Associated Press
By Associated Press

REYKJAVIK — Iceland, a nation of seafarers, has been stormed by pirates. They won't be forming the government, but the online freedom advocates, the Pirate Party, were still big winners in the country's election. The party took 5.1 percent of the vote in Saturday's poll, gaining three of the 63 seats in parliament. It is the biggest

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As Gender Equity Rises, More Ugandan Women Divorce

More women are initiating divorces in Uganda, a conservative East African country where women are becoming empowered to leave a bad marriage in a way their mothers could not, rights activists and legal experts say.

Associated Press
By Associated Press

KAMPALA, Uganda — Has your marriage broken down beyond repair? That's the question Ugandan magistrate David Batema asks women in divorce proceedings against men who often are reluctant to let their wives go. Whatever the husband has to say, according to Batema, a woman who wants to leave a failed marriage shouldn't be encouraged to linger. "I

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Reversal Of Fortune: A Prosecutor Goes On Trial In Texas

Ken Anderson, noted for his talks to school children about the criminal justice system and the dangers of drugs, walked into the courthouse again, this time as a defendant. He had come to turn himself in, be fingerprinted, photographed and post $2,500 bail.

Raymond Bonner
By Raymond Bonner

For 30 years, Ken Anderson was the face of law enforcement in Williamson County, Texas, first as a bearded district attorney asking the court for tough sentences, and for the last 10 years handing those kinds of sentences out as a judge. Earlier this month, his beard gone, his hair white, Anderson, noted for his talks to school children about

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Doctors Stand Up To ‘Profiteering’ Pharmaceutical Industry

What good is a cancer breakthrough without an affordable market for treatment? For those who can’t foot the bill, it’s essentially useless.

Trisha Marczak
By Trisha Marczak

What good is a cancer breakthrough without an affordable market for treatment? For those who can’t foot the bill, it’s essentially useless. Raven Riedesel knows this all too well. After being diagnosed with leukemia, she found herself unable to afford Tasinga, a drug produced by Novartis. At the cost of $1,600 in out-of-pocket costs a month,

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For The Wealthy, The Path To US Citizenship Has Shortcuts

“Luis” of San Diego, Calif. (names have been changed) was 3 1/2 years old when he came to America. Adopted by his American stepfather, he was brought to the country with his brother and two sisters, hoping for a better life. They drove into the U.S. by night, and in a road accident that resulted […]

Frederick Reese
By Frederick Reese

“Luis” of San Diego, Calif. (names have been changed) was 3 1/2 years old when he came to America. Adopted by his American stepfather, he was brought to the country with his brother and two sisters, hoping for a better life. They drove into the U.S. by night, and in a road accident that resulted in their car slamming into the rear of a semi-truck,

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Tribeca Film Festival Reflects Post-9/11 Boom In NYC Film Industry

New York City has always been a haven for those dreaming of starring in a Broadway production, while Hollywood was always for movie stars — until now, thanks in part to Robert De Niro’s nonprofit arts organization, the Tribeca Film Institute, which he co-founded with Jane Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff after Sept. 11, 2001. New […]

Katie Rucke
By Katie Rucke

New York City has always been a haven for those dreaming of starring in a Broadway production, while Hollywood was always for movie stars -- until now, thanks in part to Robert De Niro’s nonprofit arts organization, the Tribeca Film Institute, which he co-founded with Jane Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff after Sept. 11, 2001. New York’s TriBeCa

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