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Face-off at Islamabad Mosque

Sunday, July 8, 2007 Since last Tuesday, following violent confrontations with Pakistan’s army, up to 1800 clerics and students are still holed up in Islamabad’s Red Mosque. Clashes began last week following mounting antagonism between the mosques hard-line leaders and the government lead by President Pervez Musharraf. The mosque has been accused of enforcing its […]

New Jersey to consider bikini waxing ban

Friday, March 20, 2009 New Jersey is considering a state-wide ban on Brazilian waxes, the removal of hair from the bikini area. Although genital waxing has never really been allowed in the state, the New Jersey Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling plans to propose a ban with more specific legal wording, in response to two […]

Albert Pujols ends his worst homerun drought

Tuesday, May 8, 2012 Dominican baseball player Albert Pujols earned his first home run after joining the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Besides hitting his 446th Major League home run, Pujols ended a personal drought by claiming his first regular-season long ball after 33 games and 139 plate appearances, including his last St. Louis Cardinals […]

British newspaper makes House of Lords bribery claims

Sunday, January 25, 2009 An investigation by the Sunday Times newspaper has made allegations of bribery against four members of the House of Lords, Britain’s unelected upper legislative body. The paper says it has secretly made recordings of Lord Truscott admitting to making a recent energy bill more favourable to a client who markets “smart” […]

Crane levels New York City townhouse, leaving 4 dead

Sunday, March 16, 2008 A construction crane fell from a New York City condominium on Saturday afternoon, demolishing a four-story townhouse and killing four construction workers. At least ten people were injured in the accident, three of them critically, mayor Michael Bloomberg said. “This accident is one of the worst the city has had,” said […]