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Obama Ignores China, Meets With Dalai Lama

Beijing said the meeting between the Tibetan leader and the U.S. president would ‘severely impair China-U.S. relations,’ but the White House did it anyway.

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The Dalai Lama walks out of the White House in Washington, after meeting with President Barack Obama

Chinese authorities tried to thwart a Friday meeting of President Barack Obama and the Dalai Lama, the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, according to a statement from China’s foreign ministry. However, the warning went unheeded by the White House, where the meeting was held to discuss concerns about China’s human rights practices. “We are deeply

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Big Brother Hits The Gas On License Plate Tracking

The Department of Homeland Security plans to track the license plates on every car in the U.S., regardless of whether car owners or drivers are criminal suspects. Will privacy be the new luxury of the future?

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A camera is mounted near the rear window of a police car

The federal government is seeking a private company with the capacity to build a national tracking system for all license plates issued in the U.S. that would enable law enforcement agencies to monitor people wanted in connection with crimes. The Department of Homeland Security would be the primary network to which mass amounts of information

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Proposed Bill Extends Reach Of Kansas Spanking Law

A bill proposed by a Kansas lawmaker would allow teachers and caregivers to hit children hard enough to cause redness and bruising. What century is this?

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Spanking. Ouch!

Kansas State Rep. Gail Finney, D-Wichita, has proposed a controversial bill that would allow parents, caregivers and school officials to spank children up to 10 times and to the point of leaving marks. Introduced just this month, House Bill 2699 expands the limits of an existing law that allows spanking but not to the point of bruising or

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Substantial Increase Recorded In Military Use Of Food Stamps

Military families redeemed more than $100 million in food stamps in the fiscal year for 2013, a record high.

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Dave McBee, left, a U.S. Marine combat veteran of the Iraq War waits in the "med line" at the "Soldier On" veterans homeless shelter, in Leeds, Mass., Friday, July 18, 2008. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Food stamp use at military grocery stores -- called commissaries -- has nearly doubled since the beginning of the “Great Recession,” topping out at $103.6 million in fiscal 2013, from $31.1 million in 2008. While the amount of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, or food stamps, has soared over the past five years, the rate of

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EU Lifts Some Sanctions On Zimbabwe – But Not For Mugabe

The intention of easing sanctions is meant to foster political and economic reform in the country, as its leader, Robert Mugabe, prepares to turn 90 years old.

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Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe

The European Union has suspended targeted sanctions against eight Zimbabwean government officials on Monday but has kept the restrictive embargos in place on President Robert Mugabe and his wife, Grace, according to various reports. The move had targeted the most powerful military and political figures in the country. The EU, a 28-nation body that

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Israel Begins Deporting African Asylum Seekers

The secret program, meant to lower the number of African immigrants flocking to the country for a better life, reportedly includes a $3,500 cash incentive to each deportee.

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African migrants Israel

Due to intense pressure by the Israeli government and harsh living conditions, immigrants seeking asylum from several African nations have agreed to leave the state of Israel and relocate to a third-party country on the African continent, according to various reports. Over the last several weeks, dozens of asylum seekers have agreed to leave

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World Press Photo Judge Chooses Business Partner As Winner

This year’s winning image was taken by a member and founder of the photo agency VII. One problem, though — the chair of the contest is also a member and founder of VII. Is that ethical?

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World Press Photo Exhibition in Amsterdam, May 2013

The annual World Press Photo awards were announced on Friday and a controversial issue has been raised in the process to decide this year’s overall winner. John Stanmeyer, a photojournalist for the New York-based agency VII, won the 2014 contest with an image taken from the shores of Djibouti showing Ethiopian, Eritrean and Somali immigrants at

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