Sometimes, highly anticipated live concerts knock other priorities right off the calendar — in the case of Britney Spears and Israel, even an election. According to a report in the Israeli newspaper Haaretz published today, Britney Spears’ July 3 concert in Tel Aviv’s HaYarkon Park is delaying the Labor Party’s leadership vote by a day. The election was originally scheduled…
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Man Accidentally Shoots Himself at NRA Headquarters
A National Rifle Association employee accidentally shot himself while doing firearms training at the organization’s headquarters, according to police.The 46-year-old man’s pistol accidentally discharged Thursday afternoon as he holstered the gun in Fairfax County, Virginia, police said.The accidental shooting happened at the NRA’s National Firearms Museum at 11250 Waples Mill Road in Fairfax.The employee suffered a minor wound to his…
Continue Reading→Mississippi governor proclaims Confederate Heritage Month
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant has again proclaimed April to be Confederate Heritage Month.The proclamation does not specifically mention slavery, and is similar to ones previously issued by Republican Bryant. Other Mississippi governors, Democrat and Republican, have made similar proclamations.The Mississippi Division of Sons of Confederate Veterans posted Bryant’s proclamation on its website during the weekend.Bryant spokesman Knox Graham confirmed to…
Continue Reading→High School journalists setting a national example
Connor Balthazor, 17, was in the middle of study hall when he was called into a meeting with his high school newspaper adviser. A group of reporters and editors from the student newspaper, the Booster Redux at Pittsburg High School in southeastern Kansas, had gathered to talk about Amy Robertson, who was hired as the high school’s head principal on March 6. The…
Continue Reading→Men all over The Netherlands are holding hands in solidarity with a gay couple who were brutally attacked
Men all over The Netherlands are holding hands in solidarity with a gay couple who were viciously attacked over the weekend. Gay couple Jasper Vernes-Sewratan and Ronnie Sewratan-Vernes were attacked by a group of six to eight men who saw them holding hands in the eastern city of Arnhem during the early hours of Sunday morning (April 2). Ronnie lost four…
Continue Reading→17,000 Indian doctors to deliver baby girls free of charge to challenge sexism in society
Delhi: An Indian doctor’s decision to alter society’s negative attitude towards girls by delivering baby girls free of charge is inspiring other doctors. Since Dr Ganesh Rakh started his free deliveries seven years ago, his example has prompted thousands of other doctors to pledge that they too will either deliver baby girls gratis or offer a heavy discount to the…
Continue Reading→Cats Are Actually Nice, Scientists Find
Let me tell you about my handsome son, Mizue. He’s a cat. He cuddles up beside me and pushes his little furry head against me when he wants to be petted. He purrs and rubs up on everyone he meets. He’s the best dude, is what I’m saying here, and I am goddamn sick of people saying that cats aren’t…
Continue Reading→‘Sightings’ of extinct Tasmanian tiger prompt search in Queensland
“Plausible” possible sightings of a Tasmanian tiger in north Queensland have prompted scientists to undertake a search for the species thought to have died out more than 80 years ago. The last thylacine is thought to have died in Hobart zoo in 1936, and it is widely believed to have become extinct on mainland Australia at least 2,000 years ago.…
Continue Reading→Security guard in the Philippines to graduate cum laude from the school he’s guarded for 20 years, wants to be a teacher
Erwin Macau, who works as a security guard, is set to graduate cum laude. Annie Perez, ABS-CBN News After almost 20 years of working as a security guard at St. Theresa’s College in Cebu City, Erwin Macua is set to join the students that he watches over, this time for his college graduation. Macua will graduate cum laude on Saturday…
Continue Reading→‘Oh s***t, she’s fainted’ – Mum’s reaction to seeing daughter first time in nine months
0 Comments Watch: Mum’s incredible reaction to seeing daughter first time in nine mother faints as her daughter surprises her after travelling for nine months. Zandra Patten, 64, from Cornwall, fainted and said she thought she was going to die when her daughter Lucy, 25, surprised her in London after 9 months away.Lucy – who had visited Asia, Australia and…
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