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Archive for July, 2013
Man in Montreal-Area Standoff Had 182 Guns In House
By World on the Run
CBC – A 20-hour standoff between police and a 71-year-old man holed up in a Côte Saint-Luc, Que., home ended just after 8 a.m. ET...
US Man ‘Abandoned’ In US Jail Gets $4m In Compensation
By World on the Run
BBC – A university student in the US city of San Diego has received $4.1m (£2.7m) from the US government after he was abandoned for...
California Teen Alleges Captivity, Sexual Abuse On Marijuana ‘Farm’
By World on the Run
CNN – Two Northern California men are due in federal court Wednesday in what began as another big pot-growing drug bust but what has become...
250 Inmates Escape Pakistani Prison
By World on the Run
The New York Times – The troubling gap between politics and governance in Pakistan came into stark relief on Tuesday, when lawmakers elected the country’s...
Conductor Was On Phone When Train Crashed
By World on the Run
Associated Press – The driver was on the phone with a colleague and apparently looking at a document as his train barreled ahead at 95...
Olympics Won’t Stop Anti-Gay Laws
By World on the Run
The Huffington Post – Despite assurance by the International Olympic Committee July 26 that attendees of the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi would not be...
Is Justin Trudeau’s Pot Stance A Vote Getter?
By World On The Run
Huff Post – Justin Trudeau’s statement in favour of legalizing pot sparked a significant amount of political chatter. But political observers are split on whether...
CGI Group Posts Higher Profits, Stock Surges
By World On The Run
Financial Post – Canadian IT services company CGI Group Inc reported better-than-expected quarterly results as sales were boosted by contracts from Logica Plc, an Anglo-Dutch...
Gay Athletes Could Be Prosecuted At 2014 Winter Olympics,
By World on the Run
ABC News – In Russia it is now illegal to even speak about homosexuality around minors, much less openly display gay pride. Technically the ban...
O.J. Simpson Wins Parole On Charges, But No Freedom
By World on the Run
Toronto Star – O.J. Simpson has been granted parole on some charges stemming from his 2008 kidnapping and armed robbery convictions involving the holdup of...
NBA Player Accused Of Stomping On Homeless Man
By World on the Run
MSNBC – Oregon native and Jefferson High School graduate, Terrence Jones, who now plays for the Houston Rockets was arrested early Wednesday morning in Portland. ...
‘Clue’ Actress Eileen Brennan Dies
By World on the Run
USA Today – Eileen Brennan, who went from musical comedy on Broadway to wringing laughs out of memorable characters in such films asPrivate BenjaminandClue, has...
Bradley Manning Guilty Of Espionage, Other Charges; Acquitted Of Aiding The Enemy
By World on the Run
The Huffington Post – U.S. Army Pfc. Bradley Manning was acquitted of aiding the enemy — the most serious charge he faced _ but was...
Kerry Announces Formal Peace Talks
By World on the Run
The Washington Post – Israeli and Palestinian negotiators shook hands Tuesday to resume long-stalled direct peace talks that Secretary of State John F. Kerry said...
Pending Home Sales Slip In June
By World On The Run
MarketWatch — Sales contracts on homes fell in June, backing away from six-year peaks after a recent rise in mortgage rates, according to data released...
Man in Montreal-Area Standoff Had 182 Guns In House
By World on the Run
CBC – A 20-hour standoff between police and a 71-year-old man holed up in a Côte Saint-Luc, Que., home ended just after 8 a.m. ET...
US Man ‘Abandoned’ In US Jail Gets $4m In Compensation
By World on the Run
BBC – A university student in the US city of San Diego has received $4.1m (£2.7m) from the US government after he was abandoned for...
California Teen Alleges Captivity, Sexual Abuse On Marijuana ‘Farm’
By World on the Run
CNN – Two Northern California men are due in federal court Wednesday in what began as another big pot-growing drug bust but what has become...
250 Inmates Escape Pakistani Prison
By World on the Run
The New York Times – The troubling gap between politics and governance in Pakistan came into stark relief on Tuesday, when lawmakers elected the country’s...
Conductor Was On Phone When Train Crashed
By World on the Run
Associated Press – The driver was on the phone with a colleague and apparently looking at a document as his train barreled ahead at 95...
Olympics Won’t Stop Anti-Gay Laws
By World on the Run
The Huffington Post – Despite assurance by the International Olympic Committee July 26 that attendees of the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi would not be...
Is Justin Trudeau’s Pot Stance A Vote Getter?
By World On The Run
Huff Post – Justin Trudeau’s statement in favour of legalizing pot sparked a significant amount of political chatter. But political observers are split on whether...
CGI Group Posts Higher Profits, Stock Surges
By World On The Run
Financial Post – Canadian IT services company CGI Group Inc reported better-than-expected quarterly results as sales were boosted by contracts from Logica Plc, an Anglo-Dutch...
Gay Athletes Could Be Prosecuted At 2014 Winter Olympics,
By World on the Run
ABC News – In Russia it is now illegal to even speak about homosexuality around minors, much less openly display gay pride. Technically the ban...
O.J. Simpson Wins Parole On Charges, But No Freedom
By World on the Run
Toronto Star – O.J. Simpson has been granted parole on some charges stemming from his 2008 kidnapping and armed robbery convictions involving the holdup of...
NBA Player Accused Of Stomping On Homeless Man
By World on the Run
MSNBC – Oregon native and Jefferson High School graduate, Terrence Jones, who now plays for the Houston Rockets was arrested early Wednesday morning in Portland. ...
‘Clue’ Actress Eileen Brennan Dies
By World on the Run
USA Today – Eileen Brennan, who went from musical comedy on Broadway to wringing laughs out of memorable characters in such films asPrivate BenjaminandClue, has...
Bradley Manning Guilty Of Espionage, Other Charges; Acquitted Of Aiding The Enemy
By World on the Run
The Huffington Post – U.S. Army Pfc. Bradley Manning was acquitted of aiding the enemy — the most serious charge he faced _ but was...
Kerry Announces Formal Peace Talks
By World on the Run
The Washington Post – Israeli and Palestinian negotiators shook hands Tuesday to resume long-stalled direct peace talks that Secretary of State John F. Kerry said...
Pending Home Sales Slip In June
By World On The Run
MarketWatch — Sales contracts on homes fell in June, backing away from six-year peaks after a recent rise in mortgage rates, according to data released...