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Crane Owner's Greed Led To Fatal Crane Collapse, Say Prosecutors
PIX11.com | @jamesfordtvIt killed two people and badly damaged an Upper East Side building, but was a crane collapse a tragic accident or was the crane's owner so intent on saving money that he fatally compromised its safety? That's the argument underway in state supreme court...Tags: Prosecution, Animation (genre), Disasters and Accidents, Islam, Justice System
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Upper East Side Crane Collapse Anniversary
wpix.comSunday marked the two-year anniversary of a deadly crane collapse that killed two construction workers on the Upper East Side. Ramadan Kurtaj, 27, and Donald Leo, 30, died when the top part of a 200-foot crane came crashing down at 91st Street and...Tags: Industrial Accidents, Trials, Hospitals and Clinics, Pelham Parkway, Upper East Side
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Egyptians vote in first free presidential election
CAIRO (AP) — More than 15 months after autocratic leader Hosni Mubarak’s ouster, Egyptians streamed to polling stations Wednesday to freely choose a president for the first time in generations. Waiting hours in line, some debated to the last...
Tags: Saudi Arabia, Separation of Church and State, Hosni Mubarak, Elections, Religion and Belief
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United States won't negotiate for American's release, officials say
The United States will not bargain with al Qaeda over the life of an American worker filmed making an emotional plea to President Barack Obama to save his life, U.S. officials said Monday. "We don't make concessions to terrorists," State Department...
Tags: Religious Conflicts, Lahore (Pakistan), Jay Carney, Pakistan, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp
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American al Qaeda hostage asks Obama to meet demands
CNNThe Obama administration is aware of a video of an American hostage urging the president to meet al Qaeda demands so he is not killed, a senior State Departmentofficial said Monday, but added that the United States "does not negotiate" for hostages....Tags: Afghanistan, Prisons, FBI, Gaza Strip, Lahore (Pakistan)
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Book a questionable overview of Muslim life
Berlin Brothersvalley"Bestest. Ramadan. Ever." by Medeia Sharif and published by Flux is a tale about a teenage girl named Almira trying to figure out the complexities of adolescence. As if this weren't difficult enough, Almira also has to find balance in her life between the...Tags: Book, Islam, Religion and Belief
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Sage Hill alumni make Forbes list
Two recent graduates of Newport Coast private school Sage Hill were named in Forbes magazine's "30 under 30 list." Mark Ramadan, 25, was recognized in the category of food and wine and Matthew Schlicht, 23, for social and mobile. Ramadan is the co-...Tags: Religion and Belief, Sage, Lil Wayne, Media Industry, Kensington
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Sage holds off Crean
NEWPORT BEACH — The defending Academy League champion met an up-and-comer Tuesday afternoon at The Tennis Club. Something had to gave in the boys' tennis match. Sage Hill Coach A.G. Longoria hoped it wouldn't be his Lightning on the short end...Tags: Human Interest, Holidays, Tennis, Students, Islam
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Koran burning: Can military do more to avoid offending Muslims?
World NowKoran, Afghanistan, U.S., Muslims, Islam: Hundreds of Afghans are throwing stones, burning tires and chanting "Death to America!" after news broke that U.S. personnel inadvertently burned copies of the Koran at a military base north of Kabul. The protests... -
At least 8 dead in ethnic fighting in western China
World NowContradictory claims about incident in western China that left at least eight dead.... -
Chinese authorities and villagers clash over mosque
World NowAn unusual clash in western China pits authorities against the Hui, who have been viewed as the model minority.... -
Chinese mosque demolition heightens ethnic tensions
World NowREPORTING FROM BEIJING -- The government demolition of a newly refurbished mosque in a northern Chinese village has raised tensions with the Hui, a Muslim group that in the past has been granted more freedoms by the Chinese Communist Party, unlike other...
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