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They should have chosen a different street to put his name on.

 Kansas City voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved removing Martin Luther King’s name from one of the city’s most historic boulevards, less than a year after the city council decided to rename The Paseo for the civil rights icon.

Three American women and six children were murdered by the drug cartels in Mexico earlier this week. There is some suggestion that the underage girls were raped before being burned alive in front of family members.

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1. The date setting of Easter in April to correspond with the Jewish Passover Full Moon which always falls in April.. Jews and dissident Eastern churches use obsolete calendars. The Council of Nicaea in 325 set first Full Moon after March 21 for Easter Sunday. Most of the Religions are following Rome’s lead right now accept the Russian Orthodox Church.

Nearly 200 investigations are underway at major academic centers. Critics fear that researchers of Chinese descent are being unfairly targeted. MORE

The tectonic tremor occurred at 4:52 a.m. at a depth of 7 kilometers northeast of Jomalig town.

It was felt in parts of Metro Manila, Camarines Norte, Pampanga, and nearby provinces, according to Phivolcs. MORE

This is one story that has been downplayed by the media.

Ireland has been listed as one of the countries “most significantly” impacted by drought conditions over the summer months, according to a newly-published European Drought Observatory (EDO) report. MORE

Southern Philippines Struck by Third Deadly October Earthquake MORE

Humanitarian Crises in Southern and Eastern Africa MORE

Wildfires destroy homes in Baja California tourism spots MORE

A U.S. Navy Officer, his wife and two Chinese nationals were charged with conspiracy to smuggle military-style inflatable boats and Evinrude military outboard motor engines to China. MORE

At least 13 wildfires are burning in California

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Open up that Golden Gate! California, here I come!

For the better part of three decades, Californians have been moving out of the state to other parts of the country. The dot-com bust, Great Recession and recently soaring housing prices have fueled the exodus. Now more than 7 million people born in California call other states home. MORE

He sure knows how to play both sides of the fence.

Pope Francis has decreed that the feast of Our Lady of Loreto be included in the Roman Calendar as an optional memorial to be celebrated on December 10. MORE