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After news media reports suggested that the man who carried out the massacre at a gay nightclub here may have himself been gay, the company that bills itself as “the world’s largest gay hookup site” put out what amounted to a distress call, asking members who may have been in contact with the gunman, Omar Mateen, […]

Sufism very much operates in the gray area in Islam, even more so than Shia. The mystical aspect of it is confusing to many… Traditional Sufis spend their lives going to extremes to connect with God on a personal level, through singing, dancing, poetry, taking intoxicating substances, and meditation.

For decades, Afghanistan has ranked with the very poorest African countries as one of the hardest places for infants and small children to survive. Conflict, poverty, poor health services and low levels of female education and rights combined to produce extremely high mortality rates for Afghan newborns, older infants and very young children. But finally, […]

As the world’s great sporting institutions became mired in growing evidence of corruption, cheating, and scandal, one man set out on an unprecedented tour of the sporting world. From Kathmandu to Boston—from Qatar to Rio, what he found was a catalogue of misery and greed that left him in mourning for the sports he once […]

Eastern Securities chose the most cost effective way of dealing with the unemployed working dogs, euthanasia. It is unknown at this time exactly how the dogs were killed or even if the remaining 90 are still alive.

Former Gov. Jesse Ventura plans to appeal the decision by the 8th U.S. Circuit Court Appeals, which last week overturned the $1.8 million defamation verdict that a jury awarded him in 2014. David B. Olsen, Ventura’s attorney, filed a motion Wednesday asking for an extension until July 11 to file a brief. He will be […]

Navy SEAL Charles Keating IV was killed during a firefight with ISIS forces in May, but the extent of Keating’s heroism and valor in battle has only recently come to light. According to a CNN report, Keating was part of a team of American military advisers who were assisting Kurdish forces. The Kurds and Americans were […]

John S. Duncan, Director of the Federal Aviation Administration’s Flight Standards Service issued an Advisory Circular detailing new rules designed to regulate and phase in small commercial drones. It is a first step in the government’s efforts to properly regulate and harness the explosive growth in commercial drones.  The regulations take a cautious approach, setting […]

War is nothing new for Americans. It is estimated, in fact, that the United States has been embroiled in a conflict for some 222 of the past 240 years, or more than 90 percent of its very life as a nation. But the war that America finds itself currently enmeshed in with ISIS is unlike any other […]

A Chicago reporter looked around and saw other reporters buying guns and writing stories about it after the Orlando terror attack and decided to try it for himself. The result left him surprised — perhaps a bit embarrassed. Sun Times columnist Neil Steinberg said he planned with his boss to make a temporary purchase of an “assault weapon,” though […]

Generally during both the Iraq and Afghan wars, threat assessments during Ramadan were usually low. Fasting can cause a dip in overall activity. However, ISIS seems to consider the timing of Ramadan significant to their activities.

Standing in front of the mobile command center, the head of the FBI’s New York Evidence Response Team briefed investigators. “We had one, possibly two, explosions based on witnesses,” Special Agent Kimberley Whittle said. “Right now we have several deceased individuals that were at the demonstration. We have what appears to be one, maybe two, […]