In a sit down interview, Prince William talks about finally becoming engaged to longtime girlfriend Kate Middleton and giving her his late mother’s sapphire and diamond engagement ring.
Continue reading …Authorities say their search for a mother, brother and a friend in Ohio goes on, after the mother’s teen daughter was found bound and gagged. A suspect is in custody but police are looking for missing vehicles. (Nov. 16)
Continue reading …The experimental anticlotting pill Xarelto works at least as well as standard warfarin at preventing strokes and blood clots in people with irregular heart rhythms from atrial fibrillation, researchers report.
Continue reading …Over the last year, Haitians have been hit by a catastrophic earthquake and harsh tropical storms, and now another kind of trouble has hit the Caribbean country: a cholera scourge that has already claimed more than 1,000 lives.
Continue reading …Philadelphia Phillies right-hander Roy Halladay was a unanimous choice Tuesday for the NL Cy Young Award. He is the fifth pitcher to earn the honor in both leagues. (Nov. 16)
Continue reading …Rep. Charles Rangel, once one of the most influential House members, was convicted Tuesday on 11 counts of breaking ethics rules and now faces punishment. (Nov. 16)
Continue reading …Multiculturalism has failed in Germany as it’s destined to fail everywhere and Chancellor Merkel realizes that the source of their problems is a lack of basic values : Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Germans debating Muslim integration to stand up more for Christian values, saying Monday the country suffered not from “too much Islam” but “too little Christianity.” Addressing her Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party, she said she took the current public debate in Germany on Islam and immigration very seriously. As part of this debate, she said last month that multiculturalism there had utterly failed. Some of her conservative allies have gone further, calling for an end to immigration from “foreign cultures” — a reference to Muslim countries like Turkey — and more pressure on immigrants to integrate into German society. Merkel told the CDU annual conference in Karlsruhe that the debate about immigration “especially by those of the Muslim faith” was an opportunity for the ruling party to stand up confidently for its convictions. “We don’t have too much Islam, we have too little Christianity. We have too few discussions about the Christian view of mankind,” she said to applause from the hall. Germany needs more public discussion “about the values that guide us (and) about our Judeo-Christian tradition,” she said. “We have to stress this again with confidence, then we will also be able to bring about cohesion in our society.” She’s right. Banning discussions and the recognition of Christian values, as we have to a large extent thanks to political correctness, is the road to country with no basic values which then leads to extremist ideologies having free reign.
Continue reading …Photo credit: Harper Collins Publishers Some might argue that with offshore wind and vast solar arrays, smart grids and electric cars, pollution limits and trading schemes, and a burgeoning economy of clean technology and services, it is likely that humanity has all the necessary tools to solve the planet’s mounting problems. The challenge, it has been said many times , is to find a way to wield these tools that is quick, just, and effective. It’s a challenge, HRH The Prince of Wales argues in his new book
Continue reading …A new preservative-free nasal spray may be a safe and soothing alternative for sensitive noses irritated by traditional nasal sprays.
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