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Fla. Man Exonerated After 35 Years Behind Bars
Society & Culture  (tags: crime, society, rights, humans )

Phyllis
- 6 days ago - news.yahoo.com
James Bain used a cell phone for the first time Thursday, calling his elderly mother to tell her he had been freed after 35 years behind bars for a crime he did not commit.
"INDIGENOUS PEOPLE'S DAY" : SIGN PETITION!
Society & Culture  (tags: American Indians, Native Americans, culture, society, politics, sadness, news, government, ethics, rights )

Kat
- 47 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
Do you really want to celebrate the legacy of a man who committed heinous crimes against the Indigenous people of the Caribbean and throughout the Americas? Indian governments and the people they represent are requesting that the federal government...
Masorti Movement Joins Fight Against 'Kapparot'
Society & Culture  (tags: abuse, religion, culture, chickens, Kapparot, Jewish )

Tierney
- 92 days ago - jpost.com
The Masorti (Conservative) Movement will join forces with the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals - Tel Aviv to fight against the Jewish custom known as kapparot that involves slaughtering chickens as a way of atonement for sin.
The Case Against Swinging Chickens
Society & Culture  (tags: abuse, religion, culture, chickens, kapparot, Jewish )

Tierney
- 92 days ago - blogs.forward.com
During the kapparot ceremony, a custom practiced primarily in the Haredi community before Yom Kippur, sins are shifted to chickens, which a holder swings above his head three times. The meat is then to be donated to the poor.
Leonard Cohen's "Democracy" From His Album "The Future" [Video]   video
Society & Culture  (tags: culture, ethics, abuse, society, politics )

Janet
- 130 days ago - youtube.com
Leonard Cohen's official music video for "Democracy" from his album 'The Future'.JUST....
Mother Gets 55 Years for Son's Death
Society & Culture  (tags: Native American, women, prison, killing, son, violence, sadness, death, family )

Lone
- 133 days ago - greatfallstribune.com
Summer Many White Horses will spend up to 55 years in prison for failing to get help as her 2-year-old son was dying and hiding his body in the trunk of her car
Grace, Tradition Mark Spiritual Leader's Funeral
Society & Culture  (tags: Native American, dies, spiritual, death, culture )

Lone
- 133 days ago - grandforksherald.com
William "Ambrose" Littleghost, in death, gave people one more cultural experience -- his very traditional funeral.
Teen Gets 16 Years to Life for Fatal Drive-By Shooting
Society & Culture  (tags: murder, child, violence, sadness, shooting, crime )

Lone
- 133 days ago - ksl.com
Gabriel Alvarez, 18, will spend the next 16 years to life in prison for the drive-by murder of a 7-year-old girl. In court, the parents of 7-year-old Maria Menchaca described the pain of losing their little girl. Maria's father said she was a very
Mother, 3 Children Hit By Impaired Driver
Society & Culture  (tags: traffic, car, women, children, injuries, ran over, police, sadness )

Lone
- 133 days ago - ksl.com
Police arrested a 24-year-old man after they say he hit a woman and three children in a crosswalk. It happened around 8:30 a.m. at the intersection of Grizzly Way and Bridle Creek Way (5100 West and 7430 South). The woman was crossing on Bridle Creek
Judge Surprises Madoff Deputy By Denying Bail
Society & Culture  (tags: sheriff, crime, prison, dishonesty, society, law )

Lone
- 133 days ago - washingtonpost.com
When Frank DiPascali Jr. walked into a federal courthouse Tuesday afternoon, he expected to be able to stroll right back out. Instead, DiPascali, a key witness in the Bernard Madoff Ponzi scheme, was led away in handcuffs after a federal judge took the
 
 
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