Baird government rejects call for brothel licensing and special police sex squad
The government has rejected a call to more strictly regulate brothels through licencing and a specialist police unit.
The government has rejected a call to more strictly regulate brothels through licencing and a specialist police unit.
DETROIT - Anthony Sawyers is a sophomore at Detroit's pre-eminent public high school, Cass Tech, where textbooks aren't allowed out of his classrooms - even to take home to study.
DETROIT (AP) — Anthony Sawyers is a sophomore at Detroit's pre-eminent public high school, Cass Tech, where textbooks aren't allowed out of his classrooms — even to take home to study. Detroit Public Schools spokeswoman Michelle Zdrodowski says it is moving toward using more technology, and that students also have access to Microsoft Office 365 for mobile and desktop computers at home. [...] not everyone has home computers, and the question for Sawyers remains: "If the schools don't have enough money now to buy textbooks... Читать дальше...
ZENDEREN - Wout Brama, oud-speler van FC Twente, was zaterdagmiddag betrokken bij een motorongeluk op de Hertmerweg. In de bocht knalden de voetballer en een andere motorrijder op elkaar, nadat er was uitgeweken voor een fietser.
The fast-growing economies of Africa face headwinds from the pull-back of international banks from the continent, Bob Diamond said.
– Nollywood actress Chizzy Alichi cleared the air on relationship with Flavour – The Enugu based movie star disclosed that she only featured in his music video – Chizzy further disclosed that the contract was strictly professional Enugu based Nollywood actress Chigozie Alichi popularly known as Chizzy and a graduate of the Agricultural Engineering at […]
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Earning a lot of money doesn't necessarily make you rich.
At the end of the day, no matter what your paycheck reads, you still have to save and invest your money if you want to accumulate wealth.
Are you setting aside enough? To help you evaluate, we've rounded up nine red flags to watch out for.
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SAN FRANCISCO, May 7 (UPI) -- Could Colin Kaepernick go from possibly leading the reigning Super Bowl champions, to a third-string demotion in one offseason?
MINNEAPOLIS - It's been nearly three years since Minnesota opened a path for lawsuits by victims of long-ago childhood sexual abuse.
In St. Paul, the resignations last year of Archbishop John Nienstedt and Auxiliary Bishop Lee Piche came days after the archdiocese was criminally charged with child endangerment over its handling of an abusive priest who ultimately went to prison. The Archdiocese turned down an interview request with Archbishop-designate Bernard Hebda or other top officials for this story, instead issuing a statement saying the archdiocese is doing everything reasonably possible to prevent the sexual abuse of children. Читать дальше...
Chief Justice Roy Moore, an outspoken opponent of same-sex unions, faces possible removal from the bench after the Alabama Judicial Inquiry Commission charged him with violating the state's judicial ethics laws, according to news website AL.com. The legality of gay marriage had been at the center of a national debate until the Supreme Court ruled in June that the U.S. Constitution provides same-sex couples the right to marry, handing a historic triumph to the American gay rights movement.
WA has another two Lotto millionaires, after a $21 Mother's Day jackpot was split 10 ways on Saturday night.
Now that running back Marshawn Lynch is retired (unless he isn’t), the next question (apart from whether he’ll unretire) is whether he’s a Hall of Famer. Many will say, “Absolutely.” But at best it’ll be a close call, and eventually it could require an extended wait. Lynch currently sits at No. 36 on the all-time…
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NASHVILLE, May 7 (UPI) -- Fans can look forward to more dynamite deflected catches in traffic from Delanie Walker in 2016.
If you're a dollar millionaire living in South Africa‚ chances are you've considered leaving for Mauritius.
– Champions League games could be played at weekends from 2021 – The games cannot be played earlier because of broadcasting cycles UEFA is looking at the possibility of moving Champions League matches at weekends from 2021. According to the BBC, UEFA is looking at weekend games “as it looks to maximise interest in its […]
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Investors have been having a terrible time of it.
Only 38% of funds are beating their benchmark for the year to date, according to JPMorgan. Only 35% of quant funds are doing so.
That compares with 49% and 57% that were beating their benchmark this time last year.
In other words, just over a third of fund managers are doing what they are paid to do: beat the benchmark.
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Bank of America Merrill Lynch's big-money equity investors are rushing for the exits.
In a note Tuesday, equity and quant strategist Jill Carey Hall said the firm's institutional clients were net sellers of stocks for a 14th straight week.
That's the longest such streak the firm has seen since it started keeping track in 2008.
Together, institutional investors — such as mutual funds and endowment funds — pulled out $2.8 billion from equities last week. Читать дальше...
Prince Harry is all smiles while chatting with athletes 2016 Invictus Games held at ESPN Wide World of Sports on Friday (May 7) in Orlando, Fla. The 31-year-old royal got a tour of the venue and met with members of the British team that were participating in the sporting event for wounded, injured and sick [...]
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BALTIMORE, May 7 (UPI) -- Former Baltimore Ravens and Jacksonville Jaguars running back Bernard Pierce hampered his own market value.