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Salem-News.com (Jan-24-2014 18:36:00)

Mother of Physical Abuse Victim Arrested

Brandy's boyfriend, Michael Shane Abo, was arrested on January 4th, 2014, after investigators concluded he had caused injuries to the boy.

(MCMINNVILLE) - Brandy Lynn Robertson McMinnville Police Department detectives have arrested Brandy Lynn Robertson on charges of Criminal Mistreatment and Recklessly Endangering Another Person.

The case involves her four year old son who was transported to Oregon Health Science University on New Year's Eve after suffering a traumatic brain injury, as well as other traumatic injuries to his body.

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Salem-News.com (Jan-24-2014 17:20:00)

Reactor Reax: Roundup of Nuclear Articles and Reports

The latest news from Physicians for Social Responsibility.

(WASHINGTON, DC) - Nuclear sign In this week's version of Reactor Reax, Nuclear power is set to disappoint, again, Reuters reports; The industry's hoped-for 'nuclear renaissance' has been thwarted by three developments: cheap natural gas from the shale revolution; regulatory delays due to environmental activism; and the disaster at Fukushima.

A Japan Times editorial, "Japan's nuclear waste problem," states: Japan's nuclear power generation has often been likened to a "condominium without a toilet" due to the lack of a final disposal site for radioactive waste that piles up as more fuel is used for power generation at nuclear plants.

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Salem-News.com (Jan-24-2014 17:02:00)

LGBTI Rights Defenders in Ivory Coast Facing Death Threats and Attacks

Human Rights Ambassador for Salem-News.com, William Nicholas Gomes, is deeply concerned by repeated attacks...

(WASHINGTON, DC) - anti-homosexual graffiti on Ivory Coast Death threats have been issued against Claver Touré and his colleagues at Alternative - Côte d'Ivoire. They been facing increasing persecution over their legitimate work in defence of the rights of minorities, including the right to health.

On 23 January 2014, for the second consecutive day, a homophobic mob violently attacked the offices of Alternative - Côte d'Ivoire, in what appears to be a series of co-ordinated attacks...

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Salem-News.com (Jan-24-2014 16:45:00)

White Bird Clinic Announces New Medical Director

A resident of Eugene since 2009, Dr. Saint-Louis served as the Medical Team Leader for the Occupy Medical Clinic for 18 months...

(EUGENE) - White Bird Clinic, located in Eugene, Oregon White Bird Clinic recently named Dr. Leigh Saint-Louis as Medical Director of the White Bird Medical Clinic.

Dr. Saint-Louis is Board-certified in Family Medicine. After working for a decade as a community health organizer and perinatal peer counselor, she graduated cum laude from the University of Illinois, with a degree in Biochemistry and extensive study and research in Clinical Psychology.

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Salem-News.com (Jan-24-2014 14:41:00)

Human Rights Ambassador Asks World Leaders to Intervene to Save the Life of a British Citizen

Human Rights Ambassador, William Nicholas Gomes, is asking world leaders to intervene to save the life of a British citizen who has been sentenced to death by a Pakistani court in Rawalpindi for blasphemy.

(WASHINGTON, DC) - Death sentence in Pakistan Human Rights Ambassador for Salem-News.com, William Nicholas Gomes said Mohammed Asghar needs proper treatment, not a death sentence.

"In any case no one deserve death sentence. I call upon the international community and world leaders for strong intervention to save the valuable life of this British citizen. Pakistan has alarming record of human rights violations," Mr. Gomes said.

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Salem-News.com (Jan-24-2014 14:14:00)

South Sudan: Attack at the Home of Human Rights Defender Mr Biel Boutros

Human Rights Ambassador for Salem-News.com, William Nicholas Gomes is concerned over the attack by state security forces on Biel Bourtos' home, as it appears to be directly targeted against him and his family.

(WASHINGTON, DC) - boutros-attack-wg On the night of 20 January 2014, more than 30 armed men believed to be part of the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) raided the house of human rights defender Mr Biel Boutros.

Biel Bourtos is the director of the South Sudan Human Rights Society for Advocacy (SSHURSA), a Juba-based, non-political, not-for-profit organisation that monitors and documents human rights violations in South Sudan and advocates for justice and the rights of vulnerable groups.

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Salem-News.com (Jan-24-2014 13:39:00)

Honduras: Killing of Human Rights Defender and Indigenous Lenca leader Mr Justo Sorto

Human Rights Ambassador for Salem-News.com, William Nicholas Gomes roundly condemns the killing of Justo Sorto, which is related to his peaceful and legitimate work in the defence of the environmental rights of the indigenous Lenca community.

(WASHINGTON, DC) - Human Rights Ambassador for Salem-News.com, William Nicholas Gomes On 21 January 2014, the indigenous Lenca leader and human rights defender, Mr Justo Sorto, was found dead on a farming estate of the Yance community in the municipality of Jesús de Otoro, in the department of Intibucá, Western Honduras.

Justo Sorto was an active member for twenty years of the Consejo Cívico de Organizaciones Indígenas Populares – COPINH (Civic Council of Popular Indigenous Organisations).

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Salem-News.com (Jan-24-2014 12:12:00)

Egypt: Doing Without Western Democracy

“If the democracy the west is crying over is the one that could have allowed a terrorist group like the Muslim Brotherhood to devour Egypt then Egypt can and will absolutely do without the western idea of democracy” … By Dr. Ashraf Ezzat

(ALEXANDRIA, Egypt) - Obama and Morsi “We started this mess, the so called Arab Spring, and we the Egyptians once again will finish this whole business. But this time we’re going to make it right”.

Those words from Soad Ali, one of the Egyptians, a house wife, who headed to the poll stations on January 14-15th and voted yes in a referendum on the country’s new constitution.

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Salem-News.com (Jan-24-2014 01:39:00)

Feds Are Spending Billions to Help States Avoid Privacy Laws to Ban Firearm Ownership

New proposals would add mental health issues and minor drug convictions to the list of those blocked from buying or possessing guns.

(SALEM) - Gun control mental health Documents from the U.S. Government Accountability Office published in 2012, reveal that the federal government is spending billions of to help states avoid privacy laws and add Americans with mental health and minor drug convictions to the roles of people blocked from buying or possessing firearms.

States are being rewarded with money if they help the DOJ and other agencies peel back the privacy laws and rights that block federal access to state records.

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Salem-News.com (Jan-23-2014 21:44:00)

California Radiation Levels Set New Record High

As many will tell you, this new reading is still below U.S. standards what would require any sort of warning or evasive action but it backs up what I have been saying that there is a slow but upward trend.

(EUREKA) - California radiation levels spike The Official Environmental Protection Agency in Eureka has recorded another record high beta radiation reading for Eureka on Tuesday. The previous record high reading was recorded on January 3rd. of 2014 and was 190 Counts Per Minute or CPM. Tuesday's high was 228 Counts Per Minute.

As many will tell you, this new reading is still below U.S. standards what would require any sort of warning or evasive action but it backs up what I have been saying that there is a slow but upward trend.

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