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...feature greyhound racing—Wonderland Park in Revere, Mass. and Raynham-Taunton Greyhound Park in Bristol County, which borders Rhode Island. Supporters of the bill said that there were over 800 injuries of greyhounds at the two parks since 2006, including broken legs, paralysis, and even cardiac arrest. “In the earlier part of the 20th century, people had different ideas about dogs,” said Christine Dorchak, co-chair of the Committee to Protect Dogs. “Today, dogs are our best friends. They are part of our family; they are not racing units...
...allegations of war crimes in Darfur in 2005, its investigators have pursued a government-backed militia leader known as "the colonel of colonels." Ali Muhammad Ali Abd Al Rahman - a.k.a. Ali Kushayb - was high in the pantheon of the Janjaweed militia when a warrant was finally issued for his arrest in February 2007. Investigators said he led raids that left hundreds dead and countless homes destroyed. According to one witness, Ali Kushayb once inspected a line of naked women just before they were raped by his men. There were critical grumblings that the Sudanese government was coddling him: Ali Kushayb...
...more than a surprise when Khartoum announced last week that it had, in fact, been holding Ali Kushayb for several months and that he would be put on trial. "The timing of this particular claim about an arrest is certainly interesting," says Christopher Hall, head of Amnesty International's International Justice Project. Sudan claims that the investigation into Kushayb gained speed after a special prosecutor was appointed in August. But Hall and many others suspect that Ali Kushayb's trial - if it ever happens - is just the Sudanese government's latest gambit in what has become a full-blown campaign...
...come more frequently in recent months as Sudan tries to shut down the ICC investigations, experts say. For a couple of years, Sudan seemed to have regarded the Hague-based International Criminal Court dismissively, but its focus was sharpened in July when Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo sought an arrest warrant for President Bashir himself. During the annual General Assembly session last month, Sudan pressed its case with other countries. The Bashir government warned that Sudan could cancel all its agreements with the U.N. if the ICC case goes ahead. "It is not true that the government is trying...
...sounds oppressed and worn down at times, but at others he comes off as resolute and even celebratory. Whether he’s crowing about his vast wealth and domination of the hip-hop game or decrying the price of fame and explicating the reasons for his most recent arrest, T.I. seems comfortable with every role he assumes in “Paper Trail.” So titled because T.I. actually wrote down his verses for the first time since his debut LP, “Paper Trail” is unsurprisingly the most lucid and lyrically punchy album...