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A U.S. federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to keep in place deportation protection for 700,000 young undocumented immigrants known as "dreamers." In a sharp rebuke to President Donald Trump's efforts to end the program known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, District Judge John Bates also ordered the Department of Homeland Security to accept new applicants to the program. The 2012 policy enacted under former President Barack Obama allowed undocumented immigrants who came to the United States as minors... Читать дальше...

A U.S. federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to keep in place deportation protection for 700,000 young undocumented immigrants known as "dreamers." In a sharp rebuke to President Donald Trump's efforts to end the program known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, District Judge John Bates also ordered the Department of Homeland Security to accept new applicants to the program. The 2012 policy enacted under former President Barack Obama allowed undocumented immigrants who came to the United States as minors... Читать дальше...

I know Senator Kamala Harris (D - One Party State) wants to be the new Obama, but she sounds more like Joe Biden.

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Tuesday, April 24, refused to award N500 million damages against the Nigeria Police Force for the arrest, detention and parade of Alhaji Alaka Abayomi before the media on July 31, 2017.

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Tuesday, April 24, refused to award N500 million damages against the Nigeria Police Force for the arrest, detention and parade of Alhaji Alaka Abayomi before the media on July 31, 2017.

The private meeting today follows President Trump’s first state dinner last night, which Tim Cook and Apple’s environmental head Lisa Jackson also attended, reports Bloomberg. The state dinner was to honor French president Emmanuel Macron. Besides Cook, other industry titans including Rupert Murdoch were at the event. APPLE CEO Tim Cook arrives with former @POTUS44 @EPAChief …

A Copenhagen court is today set to rule whether or not to convict Danish inventor Peter Madsen of murdering Swedish journalist Kim Wall on board his submarine before throwing her body parts into the sea.

A day after social media was abuzz over news that he liked an Instagram comment criticizing former teammate Russell Westbrook, the Warriors’ Kevin Durant made one thing certain: He is ready to move forward. “I know what it is nowadays,” Durant said after shootaround Tuesday. “I know what the truth is. It is what it is. I don’t want problems with” anybody. Durant liked an Instagram post Monday that said Westbrook was the “problem” when the two played together in Oklahoma City. Читать дальше...

President Donald Trump's effort to ban immigrants from several Muslim-majority countries heads to the Supreme Court Wednesday, which will decide if his argument asserting national security interests was tainted by religious bias.

This forum is always good for advice on topics outside of hockey and I bet this will be no different. I know Bio has regaled us with stories of her house nightmares, so maybe others have things to contribute?

Although home-ownership not in our immediate plans, Josie and I talk frequently about our desire to stop throwing money into the apartment rental void. Our lives are still a little too unpredictable at the moment, but I think within the next two years I want to take a stab at it. 

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JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A newly drilled, unregulated oil well caught fire as people were trying to collect the oil early Wednesday, burning to death at least 11 people and injuring dozens of others. National Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said the well in Pasi Putih village in eastern Aceh province ignited about 1.30 a.m. and is still burning. Five nearby houses were burned in the inferno. He said the well, drilled to a depth of about 250 meters (820 feet), was gushing... Читать дальше...

Daimler-Chef Dieter Zetsche macht sich nach dem Einstieg des chinesischen Großaktionärs und Geely-Chefs Li Shufu keine Sorgen über eine komplette Übernahme durch den Autounternehmer. „Wir haben keine Hinweise auf einen Plan für eine feindliche Übernahme“, sagte Zetsche am Mittwoch auf der Automesse in Peking. Daher sehe er keine Notwendigkeit für irgendwelche Vorkehrungen gegen eine Übernahme.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian police have released a photo of one of the two assailants who gunned down a Palestinian engineer this past weekend, and say the duo could still be in the country. Gaza's ruling Hamas militant group has accused Israel of being behind Saturday's shooting of Fadi al-Batsh, an important member of Hamas. Israel has neither confirmed nor denied involvement. Malaysian police earlier released computer-generated images of the two suspects, believed to be from Europe or the Middle East. Читать дальше...

Nicaraguan police have released dozens of students and lecturers arrested in protests triggered by planned changes to the social security system.

The Golden State Warriors took care of the Spurs, but the Pelicans present a whole different challenge.

NEW DELHI (AP) — An Indian court has found a high-profile spiritual guru Asaram Bapu guilty of raping a teenage female devotee in 2013. The verdict against 77-year-old Bapu was read out inside a prison in the city of Jodhpur in Rajasthan on Wednesday because of fears that his followers may resort to violence. He faces a maximum of life in prison. The court will announce the prison term later. Security is tight around the prison complex and in states where the self-styled guru has a considerable following. Читать дальше...

WILLIAMSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Investigators say the pilot of a small plane had reported ice buildup on his aircraft and asked to divert to a nearby airport shortly before the crash that killed him and his passenger last week in Pennsylvania. A preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board says the pilot had asked to land in Johnstown on April 19 but was told that conditions were better in Altoona. He requested guidance to the Altoona airport at 8:30 a.m. and crashed about 15 minutes... Читать дальше...

As we wind down April, the month of "light it up blue", "autism awareness" and "autism acceptance", I wanted to ponder the other side of the equation. At the beginning of the month, I talked about how those of us on the spectrum needed to represent ourselves. Now I want to look at what we really need from people who aren't on the spectrum. 

As usual, the best way to answer that question is to pick a group which already has good accommodations and look at how this could apply to autism.

Beyond Acceptance... Читать дальше...