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| Jailed lawmaker’s return brings Virginia Capitol more unwanted attention |
| RICHMOND, Va. — Joseph D. Morrissey’s day likely began more dramatically than any other Virginia lawmaker preparing to attend the first day of the 2015 General Assembly session: in jail.Morrissey, who is serving a six-month term following his midemeanor conviction of contributing to the delinquency of a minor, dismayed many of his colleagues in the state legislature by winning reelection Tuesday night — the first to do so from jail in modern Virginia history. Read full article » |
| French Muslims feel deeply torn by viral ‘I am Charlie’ slogan |
| GENNEVILLIERS, France — Rather than fall quiet as requested during a national minute of silence last week, three boys in Hamid Abdelaali’s high school class in this heavily Muslim suburb of Paris staged an informal protest, speaking loudly through all 60 seconds. Read full article » |
| Report: Iran court studies case of detained Washington Post bureau chief |
| Iranian judiciary authorities have referred the case of a detained Washington Post journalist to Tehran’s Revolutionary Court, a news agency reported Wednesday, in a move that appears to set the stage for a review before a possible trial. Read full article » |
| Why Chipotle’s pork problem is a bad sign for its future |
| Chipotle said yesterday that it has stopped serving pork at a third of its restaurants, or some 600 establishments countrywide, citing a standards violation by one of its suppliers. It marks the first time the burrito slinger has been forced to pull a topping from its menu. But if Chipotle continues to expand as it has in recent years, it's hard to imagine this is the last time the restaurant chain will face a problem like this. Read full article » |
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| The things Amazon chooses to charge you more for (and why) |
| Amazon.com is not always the cheapest place to buy everything.That may come as a shock to you, especially since Amazon has billed itself as a place for good deals, according to a new report from retail analytics firm Boomerang Commerce. The report compares the pricing strategies of Amazon and Wal-Mart, which also aggressively markets itself as a low-price leader, in several product categories. Read full article » |
| A day after deadly Metro incident, few details on emergency response |
| For scores of choking passengers caught in a smoke-filled Metro train Monday and waiting to be rescued from a tunnel, the ordeal seemed interminable. By some accounts, 40 minutes or more went by before firefighters showed up and forced open the doors. A lot of riders said they feared they would die. And one woman did. Read full article » |
| A 12-year-old football fan asked every NFL team why he should root for them — and he got responses |
| Here is a thing that Cade Pope, a 12-year-old from Oklahoma, said Tuesday about the power of hand-written letters: “It shows more expression and feelings, rather than typing it on a computer. And it explains a lot more if you actually write it, because you can actually tell what they are trying to say.” Read full article » |
| Cardinal Burke is right. Women are terrifying. |
| Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke is right.Women are scary. Women are terrifying. They come into churches and bring cooties with them, and there is no ritual for casting out cooties. Demons, yes. Cooties, no. They come into boardrooms and take seats. They serve the altar — and they are good at it. Read full article » |
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