Norma Fiorentino’s drinking water well was a time bomb. For weeks, workers in her small northeastern Pennsylvania town had been plumbing natural gas deposits from a drilling rig a few hundred yards away. They cracked the earth and pumped in fluids to force the gas out. Somehow, stray gas worked into tiny crevasses in the […]
Breaking Ceasefire in Swat, Taliban Kidnaps Pakistan Officials
Pakistan – Mingora: On Sunday the Pakistani officials kidnapped in Swat valley by Taliban fighters, where the government is seeking peace by offering to allow Islamic sharia law. Muslim Khan, a militant and spokesman for the Taliban. said that "We have released the official and his six guards in exchange for our two colleagues." […]
US Criticizes Vietnam For Failing To Police & Enforce Its Adoption System
The United States Embassy in Hanoi, Vietnam, criticizes the Vietnamese government in a new report. It has accused the Vietnamese government of not policing and enforcing the laws and policy of its adoption system. As a result, there has been wide-spread corruption as a result. Because of the corruption, there have been many cases of […]
Bhutto Charges That Government Officials Are Obstructing Bomb Probe
Allegations made by Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto have been directed towards government officials. She charges them for obstructing the probe into the bombing as if they were protecting some people. The accusations came when Pakistan’s government had refused her request to allow experts from outside of Pakistan to be brought in to assist […]
Justice Department: Chicago Police Routinely Use Excessive Force
A 164-page report released late last week by the Justice Department puts Chicago police officers in the spotlight. The report found that police officers in the city routinely use excessive force. Blacks and Latinos suffered from more excessive force than others. The report finds that the officers violated the constitutional rights of residents. Chicago struggles […]
A Complete Ban On Payday Loan Ads Comes From Google
It seems like Google always has something up its sleeves to shock the world. Every year, there are several instances when Google will suddenly become a hot topic in the news because of some unexpected move that it takes. The search engine giant has been causing a lot of stir in the website owners and […]
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