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...global appetite for such relics has sparked a lawless gold rush across Asia. In the past year alone, Indian police busted a smuggling ring that allegedly stripped hundreds of temples and monuments of sculptures and frescoes, then sent them on to be sold to collectors in the U.S. and Europe; Cambodian cops seized several truckloads of priceless Khmer sculptures crudely ripped from archaeological sites in Banteay Meanchey province; and Chinese officials uncovered the theft of 158 pieces of religious statuary from a collection lent to a museum in Chengde by the Forbidden City's Palace Museum in Beijing. Over...
...scores of police, the Indian authorities believed they had the proof to link two stolen statues to Ghia. Still, as police knocked on the door of Ghia's house in Jaipur to arrest him, they had no idea they were on the verge of dismantling the largest antiquities-smuggling ring in India's modern history...
...these teens usually expressed resistance by shouting numerous expletives with accompanying foul gestures to their parents, the host and the audience. After such resistance, they would reluctantly agree to be made into the son or daughter their parents really wanted, abandoning their black lipstick, chains, vinyl or belly-button ring, leopard miniskirt and sequined thong for more sensible garb. When little Susie reappeared with pearls and natural hair color her mom cried while she continued to scowl. These shows never had happy endings, as the host would always catch up to the participants a few weeks later and find that...
...checking into a rehab facility; on his nationally syndicated radio program. Limbaugh, who resigned from ESPN after making statements viewed by some as racially insensitive, said his addiction began "some years ago" after spinal surgery. Two weeks ago, his name was linked to an investigation into an illegal-drug ring in Florida. Limbaugh was said to be a possible buyer but has not been charged with any crime...
...concept of needing an entire week to shield marriage from the ring-fingers of homosexuals is appalling. Ultimately, the issue isn’t about marriage, it’s about vindication. The Supreme Court overturning of the “sodomy laws” in Lawrence v. Texas enraged Bush and his supporters, especially those among the religious right. They are determined to ostracize and subjugate a minority who threatens their distorted views of morality. Now that the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act is appropriately being called into question, Bush and his supporters have increased their efforts...