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A UK pensioner faces 350 lashes for Possessing Wine in Saudi Arabia
A 74 year old grandfather from the UK is facing 350 lashes in a public flogging for possessing wine, in Saudi Arabia where alcohol is illegal. As the Washington Post reports, Karl Andree lived in Saudi...
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Save My Son: Mother of Death Sentence Pleads to Obama
Saudi Arabia is experiencing increased scrutiny over the severity of its penal system with a case that’s attracting global attention. Hajj in Saudi Arabia. Image Credit: Al Jazeera English (Flickr) The...
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Landmark Lawsuit Win Against Gun Dealer
Gun safety activists are celebrating in Wisconsin after victims of a shooting successfully sued the gun dealer that sold the pistol used to injure them. Image Credit: Mitch Barrie (Flickr) A jury...
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Drone Used to Catch Prostitute
Anti-prostitution activist Brian Bates says his GPS-guided drone recently captured a female prostitute engaged in a lewd act. He says: “There was a vehicle that had stopped and picked up a female that...
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New Ivory Scanner Will Make Illegal Sales Harder
A new scanner developed by Thai scientists will supposedly be able to tell whether ivory has been sold legally or illegally. It is normally difficult to distinguish legal ivory from illegal. Image...
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Mississippi Approves Bill Allowing Churchgoers to Carry Guns
A Mississippi bill that will allow church attendees to carry a concealed firearm is about to become law. Image Credit: Ibro Palic (Flickr) As NPR reports, some congregations feel this measure will act...
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Death Sentence for Saudi Man Who Renounced Muslim Faith
A Saudi Arabian court has given a man the death sentence for renouncing his Muslim faith, reports the Telegraph. The man, who has not been named, from the town of Hafr al-Batin filmed himself tearing...
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Landmark Legal Ruling: Sandy Hook Families May Now Sue Gun Company
Some of the families who lost children in the Sandy Hook shootings filed a lawsuit against Remington Arms in 2014 because one of their rifles was involved in the fatalities. Image Credit: Mitch Barrie...
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A Prominent Law Firm Employs Robot Attorney
An “artificial-intelligence attorney” is gracing the offices of law firm Baker and Hostetler, and is acting as a resource in the company’s bankruptcy division. Image Credit: Rog01 (Flickr) As Gizmodo...
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Italy Says Yes to Same-Sex Civil Unions
On May 11th the Italian parliament passed a law which will recognize same-sex civil unions in the country, reports the Economist. Rome. Image Credit: Moyan Brenn (Flickr) The new law allows same-sex...
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