By Josh Sanburn Article Reprint Every week, it seems, another restaurant, supermarket chain, or Swedish furniture maker announces that instead of feeding its customers beef, they — whoops! — accidentally served horse meat. Most Americans,
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After Fighting Over Mountains, India and China Lock Horns in the Indian Ocean
By Ishaan Tharoor Article Reprint In mid-April, a platoon of Chinese soldiers trooped some 20 km into territory considered India’s and pitched tents and unfurled banners. When detected by Indian forces, the Chinese refused to
Read moreGin & Tonic: Spain’s Obsession, Despite the Recession
By Matt Goulding Article Reprint The first time I drank a gin and tonic, a real gin and tonic, it was three in the morning in an old converted castle in the tiny town of
Read moreDNA Info: CTU Plans Protest Against CPS Closings With ‘Long March’
by Ted Cox Article Reprint CHICAGO — Teachers are joining other unions and grassroots groups in planning a “long march” to protest Chicago Public Schools closings. The Chicago Teachers Union posted a notice Friday saying
Read moreI’m with the March! Stop Racist Rahm
Jarrod Horton Staff Writer Black people have been isolated and separated since our ancestors were brought here. There has been slavery, Jim Crow, segregation, the construction of project housing complexes and now this. The closing
Read moreDrug arrests drop in Chicago but still snare thousands in black neighborhoods
Mick Dumke Article Reprint It’s not exactly the same old war on drugs. As law enforcement officials focus their efforts on violent, big-time drug operations, Chicago police made fewer street-level drug arrests in 2012 than
Read moreDad: Titus Young has brain disorder
espn.go.com Article Reprint Titus Young‘s father, Richard, told two Detroit newspapers on Monday that his son suffers from a mental health disorder and desperately needs help. Titus Young, 23, was arrested Friday in California
Read moreParents of Kimani Gray to File Wrongful-Death Suit
The 16-year-old boy was shot and killed by police in Brooklyn two months ago By #teamEBONY Article Reprint A 16-year-old boy shot by police in Brooklyn two months ago lay mortally wounded on the ground
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