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According to my mother, my father's mother spent several years with a more or less sinecure job there, living there free of charge provided she occasionally ran a tour.
I have no idea how accurate this is, she must have heard it from my father and of course the grandmother in question is dead now.
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A Rockville, Maryland couple has been arrested and charged with locking their 22-year-old autistic twin sons in the basement of their home.
Montgomery County police told WTTG-TV that the room had no lights, a strong smell of urine, and only a single comforter was provided for the men to sleep on. Police also said the room only had one window, which was far too small for either man to climb through in case of an emergency.
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Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk had harsh words for Russia and President Vladimir Putin on Monday, saying the country is "on the dark side," blaming it again for the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 and demanding that it close its Western border to halt separatist activity in eastern Ukraine.
Russia "trained these bastards and supported them and even orchestrated this despicable crime," Yatseniuk said of the missile strike that brought down the jetliner in which pro-Russia separatists are suspected.
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Okay, clearly Malaysia Airlines was responsible for their own crash. It's like they're not even trying.
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According to my mother, my father's mother spent several years with a more or less sinecure job there, living there free of charge provided she occasionally ran a tour.
I have no idea how accurate this is, she must have heard it from my father and of course the grandmother in question is dead now.
World Health Organization quietly endorses drug decriminalization
Food Stamps Are Affordable; Corporate Welfare Is Not (older piece)
New spongelike structure converts solar energy into steam.
Self-cooling solar cells boost power, last longer
Shots fired into Al Jazeera's office in Gaza, a day after Israeli FM said Israel will work to close down the network.
'No safe place for civilians' in Gaza, U.N. says
‘Telegenically Dead Palestinians’: Why Israel Is Losing the American Media War
Israeli propaganda war hits social media
Dermer: IDF deserves Nobel Peace Prize for ‘unimaginable restraint’
Addressing Christian supporters, ambassador to the US says ‘Israeli soldiers are dying so that innocent Palestinians can live’
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he has stopped talking to US President Barack Obama on the phone, amid growing strains between Ankara and Washington over Syria and the Gaza conflict.
11 parents of Nigeria’s abducted girls die
Court deals blow to Obama health law by limiting subsidies
Google may bring Wi-Fi to New York City pay phones
Genetic risk for autism stems mostly from common genes
A Rockville, Maryland couple has been arrested and charged with locking their 22-year-old autistic twin sons in the basement of their home.
Montgomery County police told WTTG-TV that the room had no lights, a strong smell of urine, and only a single comforter was provided for the men to sleep on. Police also said the room only had one window, which was far too small for either man to climb through in case of an emergency.
National Conversation on Climate Change Has Shifted; Just Look at Latest Calls for Action
Republicans Google 'Climate Change' During Extreme Weather
Study Finds Elementary Students Like New Healthier Lunches
Students Complained When Regulations Implemented, But Ultimately Found Them Agreeable
Wind turbines help seals power up
New Surveillance Whistleblower: The NSA Violates the Constitution
A former Obama administration official calls attention to unaccountable mass surveillance conducted under a 1981 executive order.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk had harsh words for Russia and President Vladimir Putin on Monday, saying the country is "on the dark side," blaming it again for the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 and demanding that it close its Western border to halt separatist activity in eastern Ukraine.
Russia "trained these bastards and supported them and even orchestrated this despicable crime," Yatseniuk said of the missile strike that brought down the jetliner in which pro-Russia separatists are suspected.
An assassination attempt against Russian President Vladimir Putin. A desperate ploy to draw the West into the battle for Ukraine's east. A botched mission to commit mass murder against Russian citizens.
Russian news consumers are getting plenty of explanations for the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, which killed 298 people. While they vary wildly in content, all point the finger at Ukraine. None admits the possibility that Russia may bear responsibility.
Malaysia Airlines avoids Ukraine, but flies over Syria?
Okay, clearly Malaysia Airlines was responsible for their own crash. It's like they're not even trying.
The last Christians have left one of their holiest cities, running from ISIS demands to become Muslim or be slain—but as a final indignity, their money and even crucifixes were stolen.
Kurdish Oil Gambit Hits Troubled Waters
Efforts to Sell Crude Show Steep Barriers to Becoming Legitimate International Energy Player
Beef environmental cost 10 times that of other livestock
