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Allentown man charged in killing of African refugee might pursue insanity defense
An Allentown man charged with gunning down an African refugee — whom he didn't know — after being kicked out of a bar may try to use the insanity defense. Enrique M. Ortiz's attorney, David Nicholls, filed a notice of insanity or mental...Tags: Interior Policy, Allentown, Christianity, Personal Weapon Control, Shootings
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Obama and the Jews
Franklin D. Rooseveltreceived 85 percent to 90 percent of the Jewish vote in 1932, 1936, and 1940. How was it, then, that in the run-up to the 1944 election, FDR's top Jewish supporters were worried that he might lose a significant portion of the Jewish...
Tags: Iran, CBS Corp., Israel, Judaism, Elections
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Wednesday letters to the editor
Education is not a right The April 15 column by Congresswoman Frederica Wilson was offensive, racist and downright dangerous. One of America's greatest hindrances for a more prosperous future for all is, without doubt, the knowledge level of our...Tags: Interior Policy, Hallandale Beach, Trayvon Martin, Semiconductors and Active Components, Personal Weapon Control
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Israel seeks to return refugees to South Sudan
World NowIsrael doesn't need celebrity activists to call its attention to troubles in Africa. After years of being on the receiving end of a steady stream of work migrants and asylum seekers, the country knows this first-hand.... -
Refugees make great employees
I am a restaurant owner in Baltimore and have been successfully employing refugees from the International Rescue Committee (IRC) resettlement center for the past seven years ("Short course in American life," March 3). All of them are legally authorized to...Tags: Politics
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Aberdeen church opens arms to Karen
Baw H. Khet, a Karen immigrant from Myanmar, closed his eyes and bent his head in prayer during worship service.
He is one of 25 to 30 Karen (pronounce ka REN) who attended services at First Baptist Church last Sunday.
"I am glad to be able to worship...Tags: United Nations, Immigration, Religious Texts, Christianity, Religion and Belief
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Asylum claims hit record high from Syria, Tunisia, Ivory Coast
World NowMore people clamored for asylum from countries in Arab Spring tumult, part of the global trends that pushed a 20% jump in applications to industrialized nations last year. The increase was observed by the United Nations refugee agency, which released a... -
Kony militia steps up attacks in Congo, Central African Republic
World NowA notorious militia that has terrorized Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo has stepped up its attacks this year, displacing more than 4,200 people, the U.N. refugee agency said Friday. The Lord’s Resistance Army and its infamous... -
Alumni basketball tournament to benefit FCA mission trip
Conemaugh Township High School will host an alumni basketball tournament to benefit a mission trip for the Laurel Highlands chapter of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
Some of the top basketball players in the recent histories of Windber,...Tags: Sports, Brad Pitt, Travel, Trips and Vacations, Politics
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Syrian refugee is one in 30,000
World NowSyria, Turkey, refugees, Assad, Homs: Every day on WorldNow we choose a striking photo from around the world. Today we spotted this shot from Turkey, where Syrian refugees have fled to avoid carnage and chaos at home.... -
Remembering California's longtime Coastal Commission director; a GOP defection; Obamacare in the states
Siding with the coast Re "California Coastal Commission chief," Obituary, April 4 Peter Douglas, executive director of the California Coastal Commission for a quarter-century, passed away. California lost one of its true environmental heroes. I am so...
Tags: Medicare, Propofol (drug), Human Rights, Nathan Fletcher, Republican Party
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Syrians fleeing to Turkey are stuck in dreary limbo
REYHANLI, Turkey — Somewhere in Syria near the border with Turkey, thousands of refugees are hunkered down in a makeshift camp, afraid to go forward or go back.
They cannot return home, because their villages in Syria's northwest Idlib province...Tags: United Nations, Wars and Interventions, Rentals, Syria, Turkey
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