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Battle left from Cold War era traps family from Springfield
Email padler@ky3.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A handful of American families this week are fulfilling their wishes to adopt children from Russia. Hundreds of others are in a state of legal limbo. Russia banned adoptions by Americans recently. It's a power struggle that's...Tags: Russia, Adoption, Infertility, Family, Politics
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Committee makes choices for panel to discuss Springfield discrimination ordinance
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The City Council’s Public Involvement Committee narrowed down a list of 48 applicants to a recommended seven members and two alternates at its meeting on Monday. The recommended slate will go to Mayor Bob Stephens for review....
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Gays and Lesbians, Discrimination, Minority Groups, Politics
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Investigation: Greene County neighborhood without water since July
ewood@ky3.comRogersville, Mo. -- Dozens of Greene County families are facing the holidays with no access to running water. The well for the Oak Crest neighborhood near Rogersville broke in July. Since then, the landlord of the property said he has made efforts to...Tags: Holidays, Jay Nixon, Politics
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Ukrainian court bars gay pride event, citing security concerns
ReutersKIEV (Reuters) - A Kiev court on Thursday banned what would have been Ukraine's first gay pride event after city authorities raised security concerns. There is little public acceptance of homosexuality in predominantly Orthodox Ukraine, as in other...Tags: Justice and Rights, Civil Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Gays and Lesbians, Minority Groups
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Nutrition tops list of investor questions at McDonald's annual meeting
Tribune reporterMcDonald's executives fielded a number of questions at its annual shareholder meeting Thursday, particularly those about its role in the global obesity epidemic. "We don't sell junk food," McDonald's CEO Don Thompson said to a girl raising concerns...Tags: Foods and Beverages, Weight, Sandwiches, Healthy Diet, Nutrition
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Obama limits use of U.S. drone strikes, offers steps to close Guantanamo
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama outlined plans on Thursday to limit the use of U.S. drone strikes and took steps aimed at breaking a deadlock on closing the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. In a major foreign policy speech after...Tags: U.S. Congress, Parties and Movements, Anwar al-Awlaki, Civil Rights, Crime, Law and Justice
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Malaysia police arrest opposition figures in crackdown
ReutersBy Siva Sithraputhran KUALA LUMPUR, May 23 (Reuters) - Malaysian police arrested several opposition politicians and activists on Thursday, launching a crackdown on dissent three weeks after an election exposed deep divisions in the country and sparked...Tags: Justice and Rights, Civil Rights, Activism, Crime, Law and Justice, Amnesty International
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RPT-Switching from scandals, Obama to address drones and Guantanamo
Reuters(Repeats with no change in content) By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON, May 23 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will seek to draw attention away from a series of domestic scandals with a speech on Thursday that defends the U.S. use of drones abroad and lays out...Tags: U.S. Congress, Parties and Movements, Anwar al-Awlaki, Civil Rights, Crime, Law and Justice
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Miners Vale, Rio Tinto accused of neglecting displaced Mozambicans
ReutersMAPUTO (Reuters) - Human Rights Watch accused Mozambique's government and foreign mining companies on Thursday of "serious shortcomings" in resettling communities to make way for coal mines, leaving thousands without proper homes, food or sources of...Tags: International Law, Justice and Rights, Civil Rights, Mozambique, Coal
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Malaysian police arrest opposition figures in crackdown
ReutersKUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian police arrested three opposition politicians and activists on Thursday and charged another with sedition, launching a crackdown on dissent three weeks after an election exposed deep divisions in the country and sparked a...Tags: Justice and Rights, Civil Rights, Activism, Crime, Law and Justice, Amnesty International
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U.N. investigator seeks world moratorium on "killer robots"
Reuters* Demands debate on moral, legal issues posed by new weapons * Says U.S., Britain and Israel using robotic systems * Northrop Grumman, Samsung among firms developing them By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA, May 23 (Reuters) - A United Nations human rights...Tags: United Nations, Justice and Rights, Credit and Debt, Weaponry, Civil Rights
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