Cuban Wretch “Escapes” Castro’s Paradise
On Thursday, July 14, 2011, a young Cuban who tried to stow away inside the landing gear of a Spanish airliner died during...
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Poll: British People Overwhelmingly Ready to Leave EU
The people of Great Britain have had enough of the European Union and its growing financial difficulties. In fact, according to a recent...
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Italy and Ireland in Free-fall
Europe’s crisis took a dramatic turn for the worse with the sudden awareness, reflected by a steep increase in government bond yields, that...
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U.S. Begins Drone Strikes in Somalia
On June 23 the United States conducted an unmanned aerial drone attack in Somalia, killing at least one person and wounding others. The...
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Court Upholds Swiss Ban on Minarets
Twenty months have passed since the citizens of Switzerland voted to amend their constitution and ban the future construction of Muslim minarets, but...
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British Retirees (“Pensioners”) Costing Too Much
The notion that government can keep robbing Peter to pay Paul indefinitely was always unrealistic. The creation of “entitlements” did not happen in...
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Afghan President Karzai’s Brother, a CIA Asset and Drug Boss, Killed
Taliban forces are reportedly taking credit for the assassination of Ahmad Wali Karzai (left), Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s half-brother, who was shot in...
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Growth Estimates for PIGS Revised Downward — Again
There is a theme to news stories about the PIGS (Portugal, Ireland, Greece, and Spain) in the last few years: Rosy projections always...
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Australian Liquor Industry Puts Warning Labels on Bottles
The Australian liquor industry, under an ostensibly voluntary arrangement, has announced that it will carry health warnings on its bottles such as, “Drinking can...
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Troubled South Sudan Officially Independent
South Sudan formally declared independence from its former oppressor North Sudan over the weekend after decades of bloody conflicts, but the problems plaguing...
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EU Economic Crisis: Italy’s Debt Now Second Only to That of Greece
Europe’s slow-motion economic collapse continues apace as Eurozone governments and banks continue to wring their hands over what to do to postpone the...
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Roman-era Wreck May Hold Key to Cures for Modern Disease
Pills found on board a 2nd century B.C. shipwreck were packed with crushed carrots, parsley, onions, alfalfa, and other vegetable matter, conforming to...
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Archeologists: Philistine Relics From Goliath’s Hometown of Gath?
Archeologists are hoping to piece together from ancient remains the history of one of the Bible's great antagonists: Goliath. Most of the excavating...
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EU Bank Raises Rates, Accepts Portugal’s Junk Bonds as Collateral
Americans know the term "stagflation"; the decline in economic activity accompanied by an artificially inflated money supply is what Europe is presently experiencing....
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Britain May Allow Abortion Ads on Television, Radio
The British government has given the nod for abortionists to hawk their services on the “telly.” As reported by the London Telegraph, “Private...
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