Category Archives: Feminism

Violence Against Women: When Are We Going to Address It, Seriously?

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Guest Voz: Cecile Richards, President of Planned Parenthood: “Today we fight back!”

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Most Say Budget Deal Must Include Planned Parenthood Funding

Six-in-ten Americans say any budget deal must maintain funding for the organization. More would blame Republicans (40%) than Democrats (26%) if no deal is reached and the government shuts down.

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Special Tribunal for Lebanon finds journalist guilty of contempt – Reporters Without Borders

In its 18 September verdict, the STL acquitted Al Jadeed of corporate responsibility. It also acquitted both the journalist and the station on a separate charge of endangering supposedly confidential witnesses by filming them for a series of reports broadcast from 6 to 10 August 2012. The trial began in April.The STL, which is investigating Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri’s 2005 assassination, convicted Khayat on the contempt charge for failing to comply with orders to remove the reports from the station’s website and YouTube page after they had been broadcast.Al-Jadeed’s deputy news editor and vice-president of its board, Khayat is facing a possible seven years jail sentence or fine of 100,000 euros, or both. The tribunal is scheduled to pass sentence on 28 September. Khayat plans to appeal.According to Khayat, the reports just aimed to highlight the leak of confidential information from the STL and did not expose witnesses, who were readily available to the media.

Source: Special Tribunal for Lebanon finds journalist guilty of contempt – Reporters Without Borders

Queen Mary visits ambulance corps (LOC)

Queen Mary visits ambulance corps (LOC)

The Library of Congress posted a photo:Bain News Service,, publisher.Queen Mary visits ambulance corps[between ca. 1915 and ca. 1920]1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.Notes: Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards.Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).Format: Glass negatives.Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.printGeneral information about the Bain Collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.ggbainHigher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ggbain.25109Call Number: LC-B2- 4301-1Original enclosures:

Interior Secretary Sally Jewell Meets Tribal Leaders on Colville Indian Reservation in Washington State

In addition to the emergency declaration, FEMA has approved 11 Fire Management Assistance Grants to help with ongoing firefighting costs. They also sent an Incident Management Assistance Team (IMAT) that was deployed to the state’s Emergency Operation Center – while another team from FEMA’s Mobile Emergency Response Support (MERS) detachment – along with a liaison officer, who traveled to the Colville Reservation to provide support and communication capability to the tribes’ Emergency Operations Center.Jewell also met with tribal leaders from the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation. The North Star Fire has burned more than 209,000 acres, primarily on the reservation, and approximately 3,000 single structures are threatened.

Source: Interior Secretary Sally Jewell Meets Tribal Leaders on Colville Indian Reservation in Washington State