Judge in Ireland rules on playground fall

A child hurt herself falling on a playground in Dublin, Ireland, and this is what Mr. Justice Raymond Groarke of the Circuit Civil Court wrote : She was engaged in a game of chase pure and simple and, while it is most regrettable that she became unbalanced and fell, this was simply an old fashioned accident and I fail to see any liability on the part of the school for that accident. Score one for those of us who understand that there is NO activity, even climbing out of bed, that is always 100% safe.

Reports from Cuba: The alliance between Spanish colonialism and the Castroist leadership

An article appearing in the Spanish newspaper El PaA s , entitled "EspaA a no puede perder Cuba dos veces" , analyzes the machinations of the latest Spanish Governments' policies towards Cuba, and observes that "Rajoy's government seems determined to make up for lost time with Havana."

Trump talks to NRA in Atlanta as Georgia debates guns on college campuses

The NRA kicks off its annual meeting in Atlanta at a time Georgia is in the middle of two hot debates - one over who will represent the state's 6th Congressional District, and another on whether Republican Gov. Nathan Deal should sign a bill allowing registered gun owners to carry firearms on public college campuses. House Bill 280 is a more restrictive version of legislation the governor vetoed last year.

Trump’s tax-cut plan faces major challenges in Congress

President Trump called for deep reductions in business tax rates and major changes to the individual tax system in a bid to invigorate his agenda as he nears the 100-day mark. With Wednesday's proposals-which include a 15 percent tax rate for all businesses, lower individual rates, a bigger standard deduction to benefit middle-income households and the repeal of the estate and alternative minimum taxes-Trump hopes to speed up economic growth and make his mark as a historic tax cutter.

Commie Homophobia in China

Basketball team members in China carried a banner saying "defend core socialist values" and "keep homosexuality far from campus" at a university [April 16], sparking outrage. Ling Bing, the women's basketball team coach at Huazhong University of Science and Technology of Central China, posted a photo of team members carrying the banner online, The New York Times reported [April 20].