Sunday Reimagined The waning Blue Laws era and modern life
Sunday once a sacred 24 hour pause with no liquor or shopping now blends worship family time and 24 7 routines. Virginia though briefly fixed a blue law loophole allowing Sunday rest prompting political push back and reflection on Sundays evolving role in American culture and work life.
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America
Bud
Ae Nes
Best Buy
Wal- Mart
John Hinshaw
Lebanon Valley College
Annville
Virginia
Palestinians and Israelis screen film festivals together
In Ramallah and nearby Jerusalem areas, Palestinians and Israelis held parallel film festivals this week. About 500 attended Ramallah’s first international festival while Jerusalem hosted its 21st festival with 200 films from 50 countries.
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Ramallah
West Bank
Jerusalem
Liana Saleh
Emir Kusturica
Adam Zuabi
Associated Press
Unusual crimes cloud Syracuse safety record
In Syracuse New York a series of shocking crimes since 2003 prompted officials to urge calm as overall crime declined. Notable cases include John Jamelske's 1988 to 2008 bunker captivity of five women and a 5 year old abduct rescue, plus Timothy Lucie’s 2003 rape of his daughter and her subsequent death. Local officials stress randomness over a pattern.
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Syracuse
N.Y
Onondaga County
Kevin Walsh
Rick Trunfio
State Division of Criminal Justice Services
William Pooler
Syracuse University
John Jamelske
Jamelske
Lucie
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