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IRS Sells SD Indian Tribe's Land to Settle Debt
Society & Culture  (tags: Native Americans, rights, sadness, government, ethics )

Marty
- 6 days ago - my.att.net
he Internal Revenue Service on Thursday auctioned off a large swath of land owned by an impoverished Indian tribe to help pay off more than $3 million in back taxes, penalties and interest - a sale the tribe says is illegal under federal laws
Swiss Ban Mosque Minarets in Surprise Vote
Society & Culture  (tags: religion, politics, freedoms, culture, interesting, society, women )

Marty
- 11 days ago - my.att.net
Swiss voters overwhelmingly approved a constitutional ban on minarets on Sunday, barring construction of the iconic mosque towers in a surprise vote that put Switzerland at the forefront of a European backlash against a growing Muslim population.
Top 5 Worst NYPD Brutality Moments
Society & Culture  (tags: abuse, americans, children, corruption, crime, culture, death, dishonesty, education, ethics, environment, family, freedoms, government, health, humans, internet, law, media, murder, news, obituary, police, politics, rights, sadness, safety, society, viol )

CA
- 11 days ago - newsone.com
Its seem as if most incidents of brutality in New York involve either sodomy or the shooting of unarmed and innocent civilians. As disturbing as the events actually are, even more disturbing is the amount of times that officers are acquitted for their..
5 Ways to Fight Police Brutality
Society & Culture  (tags: abuse, corruption, crime, culture, death, dishonesty, education, environment, ethics, family, government, humans, health, law, murder, news, rights, police, politics, society, violence, safety, world )

CA
- 11 days ago - newsone.com
When unarmed peaceful civilians are killed by the police, they are being killed by agents of the government that is supposed to represent them. It is this failure of government that must be addressed.
Autistic Brooklyn Man, Wrongly Imprisoned After Coerced Slay Confession, Gets $340G Settlement
Society & Culture  (tags: corruption, dishonesty, murder, violence, police )

Lone
- 14 days ago - nydailynews.com
The city will pay $340,000 to an autistic Brooklyn man railroaded by NYPD detectives into falsely confessing to murdering his sister.
Woman, 3 Others Found Dead After She Called 911
Society & Culture  (tags: violence, women, children, murder, suicide, sadness )

Lone
- 14 days ago - chicagobreakingnews.com
A woman called 911 for help this morning from a house in west suburban Addison, and police arrived to find her dead downstairs and the bodies of a man and two boys upstairs believed to be her husband and two sons
Click to Give
Society & Culture  (tags: activists, children, education, ethics, GoodNews, humans, women, world, rights, philanthropy )

Daphna
- 16 days ago - clicktogive.com
All the charities listed on this site are given the direct login details to the advertising network responsible for supplying the actual advertising to ClickToGive.com. This allows them not only the reassurance that every dollar goes directly to them but
Judge Orders Phoenix Church to Stop Feeding Homeless
Society & Culture  (tags: church, homeless )

Cozette
- 27 days ago - huffingtonpost.com
The homeless in Phoenix, Ariz. will have to find a new place for a pancake breakfast after a court ruling forced a neighborhood church to shut down its charity dining hall.
Evangelist Sentenced to 175 Years for Sex Crimes
Society & Culture  (tags: child molester, life in prison, GoodNews, women, violence, crime )

Lone
- 26 days ago - missoulian.com
Evangelist Tony Alamo was sentenced Friday to 175 years in prison for taking underage girls across state lines for sex, effectively punishing him for the rest of his life for molesting children he took as "brides" in his ministry.
AP IMPACT: Framed for Child Porn _ By a PC Virus
Society & Culture  (tags: abuse, crime, children, computers, virus )

Marty
- 31 days ago - my.att.net
Of all the sinister things that Internet viruses do, this might be the worst: They can make you an unsuspecting collector of child pornography.
 
 
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