Kamawal was found dead outside his family's suburban Portland home Feb. 10 without his shoes on. Because Muslims remove their shoes during prayer, Rabah Khamis, a volunteer at Kamawal's mosque, says some believe Kamawal was praying when he was killed in Tigard.
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Should you own a home? Unless you have 20 million bucks in the bank, in cash, you have no business buying a house.
People think the only way to save money is to buy a house. Suzy Orman thinks you have no way to earn any real money for yourself, so she advises you to buy a house as the only way to get your money. You will get your home paid off when you are old. Who wants to wait until they are old to have money?
A home is not an investment because it doesn't pay you every month. Читать дальше...
Since Wednesday night, some areas have seen impressive snow totals. Squaw Valley and Heavenly Resort received 30 inches of snow, while Sugar Bowl Ski Resort picked up 29 inches, and Sierra-at-Tahoe Resort had 27 inches as of Friday morning. [...] Alpine Meadows resort, which received 30 inches of snow, re-opened after being closed on Thursday because of avalanche danger.
CALGARY — Vancouver Canucks captain Henrik Sedin, as he is wont to do during difficult times, was searching for a positive.
BRUSSELS - Britain is thinking of leaving. Greece feels isolated. Austria and Denmark are pushing controversial measures for coping with asylum-seekers despite what their neighbors think.
Tensions between European Union leaders at this week's summit in Brussels have highlighted a gnawing lack of confidence that the bloc of 28 nations can provide timely answers to Europe's challenges. The crisis is also hurting Europe on a psychological level, with the refugee response increasingly unworthy of Europe's proclaimed values and possibilities as a powerful, relatively prosperous world trading bloc. Professor Hendrik Vos of Belgium's University of Ghent, says EU migration policy is hardening... Читать дальше...
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You could argue that no athlete has it better than Stephen Curry right now.
Curry won MVP last year, led the Golden State Warriors to a title, and is now the clear favorite to repeat as MVP this year while his Warriors are the best team in the NBA once again.
And perhaps no athlete has a better off-court life. From becoming the face of Under Armour and numerous other endorsements to his friendship with Cam Newton and his increasing profile as a celebrity, Curry has it made. Читать дальше...
(AP) — A police officer in southwestern Michigan has been sentenced to 60 days in jail for killing a pedestrian while rushing to a home at 30 mph above the speed limit. Berrien County Judge Dennis Wiley says Eugene Anderson failed to turn on his police lights and siren while responding to a domestic call last September.
But, like, really really good french fries.
During a break in the proceedings, Merkel made her way to the Maison Antoine. It's one of the most famous fritkot, as the french-fry slinging stands are known to Dutch-speaking Belgians, in the city.
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Her sojourn was actually fairly fitting considering how much food was discussed today: an "English breakfast" deal announcement was bumped to an "English... Читать дальше...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles Grassley's message on the Supreme Court nomination process has been somewhat muddled in recent days, as he has spoken to Iowa constituents in the wake of Justice Antonin Scalia's death. Given the huge divide in the country, and the fact that this president, above all others, has made no bones about his goal to use the courts to circumvent Congress and push through his own agenda, it only makes sense that we defer to the American people... Читать дальше...
Staff at Homerton college have called time on the undergraduates' antics
Staff at Homerton college have called time on the undergraduates' antics
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Marco Rubio was forced to cancel a campaign stop in Pawleys Island today.
Outside the main gate, right-wing activists shouted slogans alleging anti-national activities were taking place on the JNU campus. Inside, hundreds of students sat quitely on the steps of the administrative block, dwelling over the theory and practice of nationalism and its evolution
(AP) — The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office has launched a new program to increase understanding between students and law enforcement. Sheriff Jim Hammond says the program is intended to encourage students to report criminal behavior to law enforcement as well as build a better relationship students and authorities.
Death appears accidental though alcohol could have been a factor.
The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation's standing committee on Friday approved the Rs 3,982-crore draft budget and forwarded it to the general body for approval, three days after municipal commissioner Rajeev Jadhav tabled it.
SAO PAULO - Brazil's president, government ministers, state governors, health agents and members of the armed forces Friday visited schools throughout the country to involve students in the nationwide campaign to eradicate the Aedes aegypti mosquito that spreads the Zika virus.
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil's president, government ministers, state governors, health agents and members of the armed forces Friday visited schools throughout the country to involve students in t…
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil's president, government ministers, state governors, health agents and members of the armed forces Friday visited schools throughout the country to involve students in the nationwide campaign to eradicate the Aedes aegypti mosquito that spreads the Zika virus. The link between Zika and microcephaly remains unproven. Since October, 5,280 suspected cases of microcephaly have been reported, Brazil's Health Ministry said on Friday.
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil's president, government ministers, state governors, health agents and members of the armed forces Friday visited schools throughout the country to involve students in the nationwide campaign to eradicate the Aedes aegypti mosquito that spreads the Zika virus. The link between Zika and microcephaly remains unproven. Since October, 5,280 suspected cases of microcephaly have been reported, Brazil's Health Ministry said on Friday.
NEW ORLEANS - The last inmate of a group known as the "Angola Three" has pleaded no contest to manslaughter and a lesser offense in the 1972 death of a prison guard and is expected to be released Friday after more than four decades in prison.
NEW YORK - The bodies of a mother and two girls who were stabbed at a New York City hotel have been taken to New Jersey for burial.
Heartbroken family members bowed their heads as the three white caskets for 26-year-old Rebecca Cutler, 19-month-old Ziana (zy-AN'-uh) and 4-month-old Maiyah (MY'-uh) were carried from a Brooklyn funeral home Friday. Cutler's other daughter, 2-year-old Miracle, was critically injured in the Feb. 10 attack at the hotel, which accommodated homeless people.