When he was in Honduras working as a Pentagon contractor – years before he was sent to prison for stealing classified government secrets – Christopher Rennie Glenn recruited young girls from poor villages to work as his housekeepers, promising to give significant sums of money to their families. He made the girls believe that their families had given him permission to marry them, and fake marriage ceremonies were performed, court records say.
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1967, a metaphor for military slaughter
THE international human rights outfit, Amnesty International, AI, has engaged the Nigerian military authorities in a war of wits, accusations and counter-accusations since our armed forces embraced a full-scale campaign to overcome the Boko Haram Islamist threat in Northern Nigeria. The first sign of tension emerged shortly after former President Goodluck Jonathan, in January 2014, signed the bill outlawing homosexuality in Nigeria.
Conservatives learn dealing with Trump can be complicated
For the past eight years, thousands of conservative activists have descended on Washington each spring with dreams of putting a Republican in the White House. With Donald Trump’s presidential victory, the future of the conservative movement has become entwined with an unconventional New York businessman better known for his deal-making than any ideological principles.
The five highs (and five lows) of Enda Kenny’s career
Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny has faced down critics to ensure he will cling to power until Easter. But it seems the end is nigh.
NY woman hits half-court shot, then gets marriage proposal
Years ago, officials told federal regulators that communities just downstream of California’s Oroville Dam would not receive adequate warning or time for evacuations if the 770-foot-tall dam itself, rather than its… Years ago, officials told federal regulators that communities just downstream of California’s Oroville Dam would not receive adequate warning or time for evacuations if the 770-foot-tall dam itself, rather than its spillways, were to fail. Fresh from a New York Fashion Week heavy on politics, W magazine is releasing a video with fashion insiders from Diane von Furstenberg to model Doutzen Kroes declaring “I Am an Immigrant.”
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It was never going to be enough. We were assured by progressives that LGBTs would be satisfied once same-sex marriage was instituted.
What Is President Trump most afraid of?
To continue reading up to 10 premium articles, you must register , or sign up and take advantage of this exclusive offer: Why does President Trump rush off weekend after weekend to his Mar-a-Lago palazzo in Florida? Because Mar-a-Lago is totally under his control. There he can play the prince, favoring a wedding party with a cameo or entertaining the Japanese prime minister in lavish Palm Beach style.
In Sickness and in Health (Insurance): Obamacare Uncertainty Leads Couple to the Wedding Altar
Don Boyer and Ann Justi initially planned to get married in the fall, but moved things up because they were concerned Affordable Care Act rule changes could strand her without insurance. “This is a first for me,” says Rabbi Andy Dubin, as he sits down on a collapsible chair opposite Ann Justi and Don Boyer.
Tara Palmer-Tomkinson was A 200,000 in debt before she died
‘There was light terrorism at Nordstrom this week’: Melissa McCarthy is back as Sean Spicer – this time hawking Ivanka’s jewelry and shoes from the White House in SNL cold open ‘The US stands behind Japan, its great ally, 100%’: Trump and Japanese PM hold conference to denounce ‘absolutely intolerable’ North Korea missile test CBS anchor Josh Elliott ‘announced he’d been promoted and was leaving his show live on-air – but it was the first network bosses knew about it’ ‘Sorry I’m late, the reason I’m late is I’m going through a divorce’: United Airlines pilot is removed from flight after ‘ranting on the intercom about her marriage, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton’ Don’t text at the table, NEVER spear your food with the fork and avoid buying extravagant gifts in a new relationship: Etiquette guru reveals her top tips for Valentine’s Day A putt-ing miracle! Florida golfer uses his club to … (more)
Ed Sheeran: I can’t wait to get hitched
Ed, who is rumoured to be headlining Glastonbury in June, said: “You have the wedding and everyone stands around for a while drinking champagne and there’s no food and everyone gets really, really drunk at like two o’clock. “I would have the wedding mid-afternoon and then just have food trucks.
Trump tweets against travel ban ruling citing refugees
‘I love all my moms’: Hundreds of polygamists and their families led by the ‘Sister Wives’ descend on the steps of Utah Capitol to demand the legal right to plural marriage Black high school basketball players are harassed by 60 students dressed up for ‘Hick Night’ chanting ‘Build that wall’ and ‘Get them out of here!’ during game ‘He’s gone.
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‘I love all my moms’: Hundreds of polygamists and their families led by the ‘Sister Wives’ descend on the steps of Utah Capitol to demand the legal right to plural marriage Black high school basketball players are harassed by 60 students dressed up for ‘Hick Night’ chanting ‘Build that wall’ and ‘Get them out of here!’ during game ‘He’s gone.
Glitz, Gowns and Politics at This Yeara s Oscars
Amid the highly charged atmosphere surrounding the Trump administration, the emphasis this year could be on what the winners say as they accept their awards. “The Oscars are always political,” Sasha Stone, the executive editor of Awards Daily, told ABC News.
In this Oct. 30, 2016, photo, Republican presidential candidate…
Republican President Donald Trump’s pledge to scrap limits on church political activity could have sweeping effects that extend beyond his conservative supporters to more liberal congregations, including the black evangelical church that has long been a key component of the Democratic Party’s electoral machinery. Yet many prominent black religious leaders say they like the law the way it is.
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Donald Trump and his wife Melania arrive at the Vanity Fair Oscar party hosted by Graydon Carter held at Sunset Tower in West Hollywood on February 27, 2011. Photo credit: Mehdi Taamalah/ABACAUSA/Newscom I don’t know whether it’s “fake news,” but it’s almost certainly fake concern: all the solicitude in the mainstream media over First Lady Melania Trump’s supposed sham marriage with her extremely famous husband.
She’s back in Washington, and she’s eager to pick up where her dad left off.
She moved into a house in Jackson Hole, not far from her parents, Dick and Lynne; she bought a horse for her 13-year-old daughter; and she began laying the foundation for a Senate run. But in the rush to jump-start her political career, Cheney neglected to inform the man she was angling to replace – Mike Enzi , her father’s fly-fishing buddy and the state’s senior senator.
‘Women’s March’ Occupies Washington Day After Donald Trump’s Inauguration
Roughly half a million people of all ages, backgrounds and genders crammed into the nation’s capital a day after President Donald Trump took the oath of office-a demonstration that called itself the “Women’s March,” but protested the GOP agenda on healthcare, immigration and the rights of racial and sexual minorities. Participants packed the center of the city so densely that little actual marching occurred.
Army mom: ‘My children have always been first’
Simone Holcomb has put her Army career in jeopardy to provide care for her husband’s children in a custody dispute. A Colorado court has ruled that either Holcomb or her husband Vaughn must remain in the United States in order for the Holcombs to retain full custody of Vaughn’s two children from a previous marriage.
Republican males say it’s a better time to be a woman than a man
To be a woman in the United States is to feel unequal, despite great strides in gender equality, according to a wide-ranging poll about gender in postelection America released Tuesday. It is manifested in catcalls on the street, disrespect at work and unbalanced responsibilities at home.
Today in History
On Jan. 14, 1967, the Sixties’ “Summer of Love” unofficially began with a “Human Be-In,” a gathering of tens of thousands of young people for a counterculture event at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. In 1784, the United States ratified the Treaty of Paris ending the Revolutionary War; Britain followed suit in April 1784.
‘Who’s next?’ Trump’s aides asked the EU leadership which country…
‘We are proud of the amazing women you have become’: Jenna Bush breaks down in tears as she and sister Barbara read letter to Malia and Sasha Obama praising their years in the White House Killed by a space heater? Tragic house fire that killed six children from the same family while hero eight-year-old girl pulled her mom to safety could have been caused by electric heater Trump says ‘phony allegations’ in dirty dossier were compiled by ‘political opponents and a failed spy’ and ‘probably’ leaked by intelligence Oklahoma man is forced to pay child support for someone else’s child because he asked for a DNA test when his marriage ended… three years too late EXCLUSIVE: Is Anthony back home babysitting? Huma Abedin joins group of men for a cozy meal at upscale NYC eatery hours after disgraced husband is seen for first time since sex rehab No more yo-yoing, delicious al desko lunches and … (more)
Welcome Back: Tight budget, bathroom bill await Legislature
When the Texas Legislature last convened on June 1, 2015, Donald Trump was still two weeks from announcing his White House run. The former Bruce Jenner was gracing the latest cover of Vanity Fair to reintroduce herself to the world as Caitlyn.
Barack Obama: From promise to power
OBAMA, From Promise to Power, “A compelling look at a man intent on making history.” It was not the title alone on the cover of a book, but the photograph of the man, young and fresh.
Sanderson Farms says ‘HB 1523 could inflict a staggering amount of damage’ on economy
Sanderson Farms, Inc. the second largest industrial manufacturing company in Mississippi and a Fortune 1000 company, publicly stated it is against Mississippi’s Religious Liberty Accommodations Act or House Bill 1523 . Sanderson Farms, which is headquartered in Laurel, is one of 11 prominent Mississippi businesses and individuals included in a brief filed with the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans arguing “HB 1523 not only demeans and discriminates against” Mississippi’s gay, lesbian and transgender population, but “stigmatizes the entire state and will cause lasting harm to Mississippi’s economy – driving down the state’s GDP, deterring business development and expansion, and costing the state jobs.”
Bungling parenting website Kidspot promotes ramblings of fanatic…
Shocking moment Chicago teen gang – including two girls – ‘kidnap and torture’ special-needs man while streaming entire ordeal live on Facebook and screaming racist and anti-Trump remarks ‘This whole thing is a scam’: Skeptics claim video of two-year-old saving his brother from falling dresser is FAKE after it emerges his dad works for company that makes home monitor that filmed it No wonder she’s smiling! NBC’s new recruit Megyn Kelly laughs and jokes outside her NYC apartment as it emerges she turned down Fox News’ offer of $100m to stay US sends elite commandos to the border of Russia to defend nervous Baltic states while NATO beefs up its defenses ‘I am not sorry, I have not shed a tear’: Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof’s unrepentant prison diary revealed as prosecutors demand the death penalty Beauty crash course: A dermatologist details the three skincare steps you should … (more)
Assemblywoman rings in 2017 with a surprise marriage to a former lawmaker
For a legislator who frequently offers glimpses of her personal life on Twitter, the new year brought something entirely different to share: a wedding. Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez was married on Sunday to a former Republican member of the Assembly, Nathan Fletcher .
Cherokee Nation’s gay-marriage law
The Cherokee Nation, one of the largest registered Native American tribes in the U.S., has officially decided to recognize same-sex marriage. The tribe, as a separate sovereign, isn’t bound by the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark 2015 gay-marriage decision Obergefell v.
Explained: Why America voted for Trump
The narrative in America after Donald Trump’s victory sounds like the questions and debates that took place in India after May 2014. Were both electoral results all about jobs and economic anxiety? Mihir S Sharma doubts it.