Roundup: Syrian opposition in turmoil and attacks abroad
Leaders of the Syrian National Council face infighting as Burhan Ghalioun offers to resign after a Rome vote, while Western powers weigh support amid splits. Separate reports detail a Canadian bus attack suspect gaining escorted ground passes, Yemeni troops pressing into Zinjibar, and Egypt arresting a belly dancing TV station owner.
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Beirut
Syria
Syrian National Council
Bashar Assad
SNC
Burhan Ghalioun
Rome
Ghalioun
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Canada
Criminal Code Review Board
Vince Li
Selkirk
Tim McLean
Portage la Prairie
McLean
Sanaa
Yemen
al-Qaida
Zinjibar
Abyan
Ali Abdullah Saleh
Cairo
Egypt
ElTet
Baligh Hamdy
Minorities Become Majority of U.S. Births in Landmark Shift
New 2011 census estimates show racial and ethnic minorities exceed half of births in the United States. The change follows decades of immigration growth, with Hispanics and Asians slowing, altering projections of when whites become a minority.
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Washington
U.S
Roderick Harrison
The
Census Bureau
Howard University
Supreme Court
Arizona
Harrison
Quebec Faces Emergency Law to End Student Protests
Quebec Premier Jean Charest urged emergency legislation to halt disrupts as protests over tuition costs persist in Montreal and Gatineau. 122 arrests followed demonstrations with bank windows smashed and clashes with police, while the government insists tuition hikes remain and classes may be paused briefly.
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Montreal
Quebec
Jean Charest
Quebec National Assembly
Gatineau
Canada
Charest
Evidence released in Trayvon Martin slaying trial
Prosecutors released a trove of materials for George Zimmerman's second degree murder case including Trayvon Martin autopsy showing a single gunshot wound to the chest. Witness accounts describe shouting and a man in a red shirt involved as the events unfolded. Special prosecutor Angela B. Corey established a media site to access 67 CDs of information from the case.
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George Zimmerman
Trayvon Martin
Trayvon
Angela B. Corey
Duval
Clay
Nassau Counties
Florida
Federal zero tolerance to curb prison rape announced
The Obama administration ordered federal, state and local officials to adopt zero tolerance for prison rape with mandatory screening, enforcement and prevention rules. The move follows the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 and comes with penalties for noncompliant states and accrediting bodies.
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Washington
Obama
Congress
Justice Department
Teen finds finger piece in Arby's roast beef sandwich
Jackson Michigan teen 14 reports biting into a severed finger pad in a junior roast beef sandwich at an Arby's. Health department and Arby's confirm an unauthorized finger incident. investigation ongoing and apology issued.
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Teen
Arby's
Jackson
Mich
Michigan
Ryan Hart
Jackson Citizen Patriot
Hart
Steve Hall
Jackson County Health Department
John Gray
Arby’s
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