August, 2010 | My Gripe An Thing

‘Murder most foul’

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By Damian Hendricks Jamaica is supposed to be a country of laws, but where do decent, law-abiding citizens turn when police personnel, paid to serve and protect its citizens, are as barbaric as criminals? This […] […]

List of some fatal shootings at US workplaces

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Some fatal shootings at U.S. workplaces: — Aug. 3, 2010: Warehouse driver Omar Thornton shot and killed eight people before apparently committing suicide at a Manchester, Conn., beer distributorship. Feb. 12, 2010: Three biology professors […] […]

Warehouse driver shoots 8 co-workers dead

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A DISGRUNTLED employee at a US beer distributor gunned down eight co-workers after reportedly being called in by bosses for disciplinary action. Police rushed to Hartford Distributors in Manchester, Connecticut, shortly after 7.30am local time, […] […]

Six teenagers drown in Louisiana river tragedy

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SIX black teenagers have drowned trying to save each other in a Louisiana river, highlighting the worrying statistic that proportionately many more African-American than white children cannot swim. DeKendrix Warner was splashing around in the […] […]

Ranks of Afghanistan’s civil servants under siege

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KABUL – The Taleban have issued a new code of conduct ordering fighters to protect civilians – as long as they don’t side with the Afghan government or Nato coalition. If they do, the punishment […] […]

Iran claims to have S-300 surface-to-air missiles

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TEHRAN, Iran—Iran has obtained four S-300 surface-to-air missiles despite Russia’s refusal to deliver them to Tehran under a valid contract, a semiofficial Iranian news agency claimed Wednesday. The Fars news agency, which has ties to […] […]

Judge’s ruling expected in Calif gay marriage case

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SAN FRANCISCO—A federal judge in San Francisco has reached a decision in a landmark case on whether California’s same-sex marriage ban violates the constitutional rights of gay men and lesbians. Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn […] […]

Extra security for model Campbell at Taylor trial

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THE HAGUE, Netherlands—War crimes judges on Tuesday ordered special security measures for fashion model Naomi Campbell when she testifies at the trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor, barring photographers from catching her entering or […] […]

Departing U.S. troops pack millions of items in Iraq

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JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq — Everything from helicopters to printer cartridges is being wrapped and stamped and shipped out of Iraq. U.S. military bases that once resembled small towns have transformed into a cross between […] […]

Guilty plea helps Sheen beat jail

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ACTOR Charlie Sheen will avoid a jail sentence after pleading guilty yesterday to assaulting his wife during a Christmas Day argument. The Two and a Half Men actor pleaded guilty in a deal that allowed […] […]