Report Says Ex-Principal Put Pupils in Cage to Fight

The principal of a high school in Dallas was accused by school employees of sanctioning bare-knuckled “cage fights” to settle disputes between students.

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Racial Epithets in Cultured Accents

First it was Prince Harry. Now it’s Thatcher’s daughter. Old racial attitudes and political correctness clash in Britain.

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A Call Silenced in Cairo Is Warmly Received in Berlin

You might say the recent production of the play “Radio Muezzin” was as much about Germany promoting diverse voices as it was about Egypt’s silencing them.

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45 Roles, 628 Performances. Why Stop?

At 68, Plácido Domingo continues to be a powerful presence and shows little desire to retire from his work.

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Just a few wise words from one of my favorite opera singers of all time, and the only man besides my father who I ever caught my mother making goo goo eyes at.

Thomas Patrick Hogan

Yesterday around noon in Fairbanks I received a call from my parents telling me that my Uncle Tom passed away suddenly and unexpectedly. My uncle was a proud father, wonderful husband and incredible grandfather. His Irish eyes were always smiling, in fact I imagine they still are.

May the road rise up to meet you.
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face;
the rains fall soft upon your fields and until we meet again,
may God hold you in the palm of His hand.

Obama Lifts Bush’s Strict Limits on Stem Cell Research

Speaking at the White House, President Obama said his administration will “make scientific decisions based on facts, not ideology.”

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Russian scholar says US will collapse, Alaska will return to Russian control

MOSCOW – If you're inclined to believe Igor Panarin, and the Kremlin wouldn't mind if you did, then President Barack Obama will order martial law this year, the U.S. will split into six rump-states before 2011, and Russia and China will become the backbones of a new world order.

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