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Funerals held for 2 killed in Friday protests

Edit Toledo Blade 22 May 2016
BAGHDAD — Hundreds gathered in Baghdad’s Sadr City Saturday as families held funerals for two people killed in protests a day earlier. The coffins for the two men were hoisted above the crowds of mourners before being driven to the holy city of Najaf for burial ... ....

Hundreds of Gary residents may be displaced

Edit The Indiana Times 22 May 2016
GARY — Hundreds of Gary apartment dwellers may have to find new residences with the conversion of two complexes to affordable housing units ... ....

Irish dance, food lure hundreds to Hoboken waterfront

Edit NJ dot com 22 May 2016
The city's Irish festival featured shamrock cookies, leprechaun clothing and the traditional corned beef and cabbage ... For anyone still craving Irish soda bread two months later, there's the Hoboken Irish Festival, which drew hundreds to the waterfront Saturday for food and music ... ....

Kyle: Writers on t he Range: Park Service's hundred-penny box

Edit Denver Post 22 May 2016
27, 2010. (Associated Press file). When I was 7, I read a book called "The Hundred Penny Box" by Sharon Mathis. It told the story of an African-American woman who was 100 years old ... If I had a Hundred Penny Box, I would keep a penny for every year of the National Park Service ... ....

John Chiang to farm workers: ‘My sister worked on your issues’

Edit Sacramento Bee 22 May 2016
“We are similar in so many ways,” Chiang, the son of immigrants from Taiwan, told several hundred farm workers at a United Farm Workers union convention here. He recalled discrimination against immigrants from China in the late 1800s, as well as the struggle of his father, who he said “had three shirts, two pairs of pants” when he came to the United States ... Gov ... Jerry Brown ... David Siders....

a.R. EssayTHE Other Answer to Global Terrorism

Edit Topix 22 May 2016
And when we find that alternative, we will stop transferring hundreds of billions of dollars to radical regimes that support terror." ... ....

Rwanda Denies Expelling Burundian Refugees

Edit Topix 22 May 2016
Rwanda has denied allegations that it expelled hundreds of Burundian refugees, saying a crackdown on illegal immigrants did not target Burundians but all foreigners. Burundian officials told news agencies this week that over 1,500 Burundians who have been seeking refuge in Rwanda were expelled for "political reasons" but Kigali says the expelled people have been living in Rwanda without proper documentation ... ....

Try All Genocide Cases, Rwanda Urges Europe

Edit Topix 22 May 2016
Rwanda is appealing to European countries to try genocide cases if they cannot extradite wanted persons to face charges back home. Following a decision by a Swedish court to sentence a Rwandan man to life in jail for genocide, Kigali said there are hundreds of pending cases or arrest warrants for people in European countries, who are suspected of taking part in the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi ... ....

Kazakhstan Takes Autocratic Turn With Mass Arrests

Edit Topix 22 May 2016
Authorities in Kazakhstan reacted with startling severity to attempts to hold rallies against land reforms on May 21 by detaining possibly hundreds of journalists, activists and demonstrators. Police had been laying the ground for their hardline approach in the days ahead of the demonstrations by arbitrarily detaining and jailing people suspected of organizing the protests ... ....

The TV Veterans Behind Animal Kingdom Discuss the Brave New World of Peak TV

Edit New York Magazine 22 May 2016
Last week’s upfronts, during which dozens of new shows were announced, were just the latest reminder that we are living in the age of Peak TV, with over four hundred scripted series scheduled to air this year. At this weekend’s Vulture Festival, Jonathan Lisco and John Wells, the creators of ... More » ... ....

Youth baseball at Carrier Park Field of Dreams, now a reality

Edit Syracuse 22 May 2016
Hundreds of community members attended the grand opening celebration at 600 Roby Ave., East Syracuse ... ....

News of the Day From Around the World

Edit San Francisco Chronicle 22 May 2016
2 Volcanic eruption ... 3 Deadly cyclone. A cyclone unleashed heavy rain and strong winds on Bangladesh’s southern coast Saturday, killing at least 11 people and forcing hundreds of thousands from their homes ... ....

Unfortunately for New Orleans, no one owes us a favor in fight for another Super Bowl

Edit The Times Picayune 22 May 2016
The group leading the charge of procuring Super Bowls for New Orleans learned the new name of the game two years ago in Atlanta ... I stood outside the doors of the two pitch groups ... Entergy CAO Rod West was one of New Orleans' two presenters for the bid ... Good luck bidding against a new stadium, especially with public funds involved, or an existing stadium due for hundreds of millions of dollars in improvements on the way....
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