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DREAM activist’s mother and brother arrested after raid (UPDATED)
Immigration officials arrested the family of an activist fighting for immigration reform on Thursday, reported Talking Points Memo. After raiding the home of Erika Andiola — who co-founded the DRM Action Coalition and is an outspoken advocate of the DREAM Act, which would offer young undocumented individuals a pathway to…
WATCH LIVE: Cal Ripkin Jr. hold press conference on his mother’s abduction
Cal Ripkin Jr. held a press conference on Friday to talk about his mother’s abduction. “She’s doing as well as expected. She’s a tough woman, but it’s a very traumatic ordeal,” Ripken said in an interview with “Good Morning America.” “It’s almost one of those bizarre things that happen. You’re…
Sisters sue New Jersey cemetery over grave mix-up
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Evelyn and Hortense Edwards spent two decades visiting what they thought was their mother’s grave in a New Jersey cemetery only to discover it contained the remains of a stranger, according to court papers. Now, the sisters are suing, seeking want $25 million in damages from…
Bachmann’s new campaign manager panned her chances of winning
Ed Rollins signed on this week as campaign manager for Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) ahead of what is presumed to be the official announcement of her presidential campaign, to take place in her birthplace of Waterloo, Iowa in the coming weeks. Rollins, a seasoned campaign operative and political analyst, had…
Lady Gaga is godmother to Elton John’s son
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – British music superstar Elton John has revealed that he and his partner have chosen pop diva Lady Gaga to be their baby boy’s godmother, as he spoke of his joy at being a father. “Yes, yes she is,” John told ABC’s Babara Walters when she asked…
Pregnant mothers’ diet linked to child obesity: study
WELLINGTON (AFP) – An expectant mother’s diet during pregnancy can alter her baby’s DNA in the womb, increasing its risk of obesity, heart disease and diabetes in later life, an international study has found. Researchers said the study provided the first scientific evidence linking pregnant women’s diet to childhood obesity,…
Bolivia to ‘make world history’ by granting rights to Mother Nature
Bolivia is preparing to pass a new law that could lead to citizens challenging environmental destruction in court. A Ley de Derechos de la Madre Tierra (The Law of Mother Earth) would grant nature the same rights as humans, according to The Guardian. The country will establish 11 new rights…
Scientists develop blood test for Down’s Syndrome
NICOSIA/LONDON (Reuters) – Pregnant women may soon be able to have a blood test to predict whether their babies are likely to have Down’s Syndrome instead of undergoing risky, invasive tests, scientists said on Sunday. In a study in the Nature Medicine journal researchers from Cyprus said a trial on 40 pregnancies…
Billionaire tea party tycoons financed Wisconsin’s anti-union governor, records show
Who were among the financiers behind Wisconsin’s Republican Governor, now embroiled in a controversial attempt to destroy public sector unions? None other than reviled tea party financiers Charles and David Koch, is who. Turns out, the billionaire oil tycoons’ political action committee gave Gov. Scott Walker (R) roughly $100,000 in…
Daughter, wife of AZ official accused in sex case
Daughter of Arizona county supervisor accused of sexually abusing same boy as her mom The daughter of a county supervisor has been arrested on suspicion of sexual misconduct with the same teenage boy that her mother is accused of sexually abusing over a three-year period, police said Thursday. Rachel Katherine…
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