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Jul 12, 2016 At a memorial service in Dallas, Texas, President Obama gave a speech. Here are selected quotes from his speech: Faced with this violence, we wonder if the divides of race in America … Continue reading Sniper Shoots and Kills Five Police Officers During Protest in Dallas Texas
Mar 30, 2018: Baton Rouge Police Chief Murphy Paul announced the firing of officer Salamoni. Officer Lake will be suspended for three days. Police fire Louisiana officer who shot Alton Sterling | The Hill Mar … Continue reading Alton Sterling Shot and Killed by Baton Rouge Police
March 30, 2018: Noor Salman was acquitted of all charges. Pulse gunman's widow found not guilty | CNN March 1, 2018: Jury selection began in the trial of Noor Salman, the widow of Omar Mateen. … Continue reading Mass Shooting at Gay Club in Orlando, Florida
Here's the table of contents of Trump's book: Winning Again Our "Unbiased" Political Media Immigration: Good Walls Make Good Neighbors Foreign Policy : Fighting for Peace Education: A Failing Grade The Energy Debate: A Lot … Continue reading Book Review | Crippled America: How to Make America Great Again | Donald J. Trump
The God Delusion, published in 2006, is an international best-selling book written by Richard Dawkins. Dawkins is an English biologist and a Charles Simonyi Professor of the Public Understanding of Science at Oxford University in … Continue reading Book Review | The God Delusion | Richard Dawkins
Apr 18, 2022 Van Dyke avoids federal charges in Laquan McDonald's death | Associated Press Feb 3, 2022 Former officer Jason Van Dyke, who killed Laquan McDonald, released from prison early | The Hill Feb … Continue reading Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke Charged with First-Degree Murder in Shooting Death of LaQuan McDonald
Oct 15, 2015: An article published on October 10, 2015, in The Lancet medical journal entitled "Contrasting male and female trends in tobacco-attributed mortality in China: evidence from successive nationwide prospective cohort studies" describes the … Continue reading Cigarette Smoking in China
Mandela: An Illustrated Autobiography, a book with almost 200 photographs and text adapted from Nelson Mandela's memoir entitled Long Walk to Freedom, is a book about the life and times of Nelson Mandela, who served … Continue reading Book Review | Mandela: An Illustrated Autobiography | Nelson Mandela
Oct 29, 2015: According to a count tallied by Reuters, the death toll from the Hajj stampede is at least 2,070. Saudi officials are still standing by their official counts of 769 dead and 934 … Continue reading Over 700 Killed in Annual Hajj Pilgrimage Stampede in Saudi Arabia
Sep 24, 2015: Pope Francis addressed a joint meeting of both chambers of the United States Congress, speaking about issues such as fundamentalism, religious freedom, immigration, defending human life, the creation of wealth, and environmental … Continue reading Pope Francis Addresses Joint Meeting of United States Congress