MANILA, Philippines (AP) – Millions of Filipinos lined up Monday in blazing heat to elect a new president in a race whose front-runner is a brash mayor known for his sex jokes, pledges to kill criminals and a promise to end corruption within six months. Weary of poverty, crime, corruption …
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German village with big refugee camp defies fears of trouble
SUMTE, Germany (AP) – When state authorities called Mayor Grit Richter in October to tell her they planned to temporarily house up to 1,000 people from Syria, Afghanistan and elsewhere in a former office complex in the tiny village of Sumte, she couldn’t imagine how it would work. The area …
Read More »Trial starts for Israeli soldier in killing of Palestinian
JAFFA, Israel (AP) – An Israeli soldier went on trial before a military court on Monday, charged with manslaughter after he was caught on video fatally shooting a wounded Palestinian attacker in the West Bank two months ago. The rare case of an active serviceman being charged has polarized Israel, …
Read More »N. Korea boots BBC journalist as party congress continues
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) – North Korea on Monday expelled a BBC journalist it had detained days earlier for allegedly “insulting the dignity” of the authoritarian country, while it continued to keep other foreign media away from the first-in-decades ruling party congress they had been invited to attend. Rupert Wingfield-Hayes …
Read More »Mosquito season brings no urgency for money to fight Zika
WASHINGTON (AP) – The White House and Democrats are pressuring congressional Republicans to act on President Barack Obama’s demands for money to combat Zika, but even the onset of mosquito season that probably will spread the virus has failed to create a sense of urgency. Republicans from states at greatest …
Read More »Facebook’s No. 2 exec pays tribute to single mothers
MENLO PARK, Calif. (AP) — Facebook’s No. 2 executive Sheryl Sandberg says she never realized how hard it is to be a single parent until her husband died a year ago. In a touching Mother’s Day weekend post on Facebook, Sandberg says the odds are stacked against single moms. Many …
Read More »ਸਾਨੂੰ ਆਪਣੀ ਵੱਖਰੀ ਪਹਿਚਾਣ ਬਣਾ ਕੇ ਰੱਖਣੀ ਚਾਹੀਦੀ ਹੈ-ਡਾ ਧਰਮਵੀਰ ਗਾਧੀ ਸੰਸਦ ਮੈਬਰ ਪਟਿਆਲਾ
ਐਡਮਿੰਟਨ(ਰਘਵੀਰ ਬਲਾਸਪੁਰੀ) ਸਾਨੂੰ ਆਪਣੀ ਵੱਖਰੀ ਪਹਿਚਾਣ ਬਣਾ ਕੇ ਰੱਖਣੀ ਚਾਹੀਦੀ ਹੈ। ਭਾਵੇ ਸਾਡੇ ਵਿਚ ਹੋਰ ਪਾਰਟੀਆਂ ਦੇ ਲੋਕ ਆ ਕੇ ਰਲ ਰਹੇ ਹਨ।ਇਹ ਵਿਚਾਰ ਪਟਿਆਲਾ ਤੋ ਸੰਸਦ ਮੈਬਰ ਤੇ ਉਘੇ ਸਮਾਜ ਸੇਵਕ,ਤੇ ਗਰੀਬਾਂ ਦੇ ਮਸੀਹਾਂ ਡਾ ਧਰਮਵੀਰ ਗਾਧੀ ਐਮ.ਪੀ. ਨੇ ਆਪਣੀ ਐਡਮਿੰਟਨ ਫੇਰੀ ਦੁਰਾਨ ਪੀ.ਸੀ.ਏ. ਦੇ ਹਾਲ ਵਿਚ ਰੱਖੀ ਇਕ …
Read More »Rite of passage – Randy Youngman, Regional Traffic Safety Consultant
Obtaining yourdriver’slicense for the first time is generally viewed as a rite of passage from childhood into the adult world. A driver’s license is a symbol of freedom and independence. However, with that freedom comes great responsibility. Operating a motor vehicle not only gives you great freedom but it is …
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