TIMELINES 3/21/13

Suffern Commuters Complain to NJ Transit about Homeless Issue The presence of homeless men sleeping in Suffern train shelters has prompted several Rockland commuters to speak up on the matter, urging NJ Transit to resolve the issue. According to a recent Journal News piece, homeless men often sleep on the glass sheltersโ€™ heated floors, leaving […]

First American, First Jesuit, First Francis

First American, First Jesuit, First Francis

The newly elected pope, leader of the Catholic Church, is a first in at least three ways. A native of Argentina and the archbishop of Buenos Aires, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio is the first pope elected from the American continents. He is also the first pope in the church’s history to be from the Jesuit […]

TIMELINES 2/28/13

Official Cause of Death Released in Late-Term Abortion Botch Authorities confirmed on February 20 that New Rochelle resident Jennifer Morbelli, 29, died from complications arising from a late-term abortion performed in Maryland.ย The cause of death was stated to be a result of amniotic fluid which seeped into her bloodstream, preventing clotting and causing her to […]

Egypt Denies U.S. Authorities Access to Benghazi Suspect

Egyptian authorities have denied U.S. investigators direct access to Abu Ahmed, a suspect involved in the September 11 U.S. Embassy attack in Libya which killed Ambassador Chris Stevens and four others. According to Thomas Joscelyn with the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, Egyptian authorities often prefer to maintain indirect lines of communication between American interrogators […]

TIMELINES 2/21/13

Pearl River Teen Killed in Car Collision A car collision late in the evening of February 12 claimed the life of Thomas Argenti, 18, a former football and lacrosse player for Pearl River High School and student at Rockland Community College.ย Argenti, , was killed when his car collided with an SUV near East Kinney and […]

In “Mango Girls” Filmmakers Robert Carr and Kunal Sharma take on Injustice Against Girls

In “Mango Girls” Filmmakers Robert Carr and Kunal Sharma take on Injustice Against Girls

The new film “Mango Girls” by documentarians Robert Carr and Kunal Sharma of Mandar Productions offers a disheartening reality: “Girls are unwelcome in India.” Some of the practices girls in India are subjected to are truly shocking. In India female infanticide and sex selective abortions are commonplace, numbering in the hundreds of thousands per year […]

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