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I imagine most people would be hard put to place Burkina Faso on a map; it neatly fits that cliché of a faraway country of which we know nothing. I imagine most people would be hard put to place Burkina Faso on a map; it neatly fits that cliché of a faraway country of which we know nothing....

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Researchers with the Smithsonian have catalogued almost as many crab species on tropical coral reef bits measuring just 20.6 square feet (6.3 square meters) as in all of Europe's seas, finds a new paper in PLoS ONE. Read more here: Coral reef biodiversity may be vastly underestimated

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Send Us Your Hunting Photos The rest is here: Send Us Your Hunting Photos

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By John Roach – MSNBC News If you see cops in a Conroe, Texas, donut shop with a laptop on the table, don’t assume they’re checking Facebook. They could be operating a crime-fighting drone. Officers in the ... Original post: Texas cops get drone that can carry weapons

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The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently released a redesigned Employment Authorization Document (EAD) and a redesigned Certificate of Citizenship (Form N-560). The... See the original post: USCIS Redesigns Employment Authorization Document

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BY CHRIS MCKENZIE – Western City Magazine – November 2011 I came to California in 1999 from Kansas, and I was often asked if I knew I was not “in Kansas anymore.” In response I sometimes ... Read the original: “Realignment” in Any Other State Would Be Called “Community Corrections”

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We reserve the right to refuse service. The sign's message is clear and simple, but the truth is that a business can't reserve a wholesale right to refuse service. As places of public accommodation, private businesses are subject to federal and state anti-discrimination laws. These statutes prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, disability,...

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LOS ANGELES (CBS 5) — Police lineups are a staple of TV crime shows. Detectives watch as a witness tries to identify the suspect. But witnesses can, and do, make mistakes. Yet critics say many ... Go here to read the rest: Police Lineup Flaws Put California Man In Prison For Decades

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By: Ari Burack –  11/02/11 6:50 PM – Examiner Staff Writer Public Defender Jeff Adachi’s office is planning to unveil new evidence of alleged police misconduct Thursday. Police Chief Greg Suhr said Adachi told him of the ... Visit link: California – San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi to detail new alleged San Francisco police misconduct

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WHEN Charles Moore sailed his 50-foot catamaran Alguita through one of the remotest, least-visited parts of the Pacific Ocean in 1997, he was appalled to find plastic flotsam everywhere. Continue reading here: Pacific Ocean chokes on plastic pollution