Seven activists were arrested for feeding cold and hungry homeless people in a Tampa city park on Saturday afternoon. Florida police say that they made the arrests because the group did not have a permit to serve the food. The volunteers from ‘Food Not Bombs’ were aware that their actions were technically illegal, but putting compassion first they decided to pass out food anyway and say they will continue to do so.
The world’s most successful swimmer, Michael Phelps, and fastest ever runner, Usain Bolt, have more in common than six foot five inch frames and trophy cabinets stuffed full of Olympic gold medals. Both athletes also endorse marijuana for its medicinal value. For a long time, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) took a firm stance against marijuana use among competitive athletes, banning it as a harmful, performance enhancing drug.
Children as young as four may have been sexually abused as part of the deepening sexual abuse scandal that has shaken British football, police revealed on Wednesday The historical child sex scandal has hit record proportions with nearly 3,500 people now under investigation over claims of abuse. RT reports: The number of suspects has more than doubled over the last 18 months, with 366 public figures now standing accused of ‘non-recent’ child sex offenses.
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We delve into 2017 Trading Ideas focusing on the currency markets, specifically the Euro against the US Dollar being a buy from a good risk/reward setup of 1/3 in what is a very crowded trade right now as we close out 2016, i.e., the US Dollar "Is the only game in Town" trade.
Princeton University has officially become the 3rd Ivy League School, joining Harvard and Columbia, to cancel a team's sports season after the discovery of what university officials called "vulgar, offensive, misogynistic and racist” emails on a team listserv. The Daily Princetonian reported that the men's swimming and diving team had be suspended for the remainder of the season after the alleged "offensive" messages prompted an official complaint to be filed by an anonymous source.