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Daily Mail, 24.04.13 03:25 UTC

Sex abuse... even murder: How human rights are putting the mentally disabled in deadly peril

PUBLISHED: 01:00 GMT, 24 April 2013 | UPDATED: 01:00 GMT, 24 April 2013 Like a lot of men in their 50s, Mark was starting to experience a certain itchiness in his feet as he reflected on his life and ...


Daily Mail, 24.04.13 01:32 UTC

Britain and Germany join forces to demand curb on the 'burden' of benefits tourists that put 'considerable strain' on schools, healthcare and welfare

PUBLISHED: 23:14 GMT, 23 April 2013 | UPDATED: 00:16 GMT, 24 April 2013 The call comes before citizens of Romania and Bulgaria are granted free access to the EU jobs market and benefit system on ...


Daily Mail, 24.04.13 01:32 UTC

Romania and Bulgaria admit 35,000 nationals a year could come to the UK once border controls are abandoned

PUBLISHED: 00:29 GMT, 24 April 2013 | UPDATED: 00:36 GMT, 24 April 2013 Up to 35,000 Romanian and Bulgarian nationals could come to Britain next year, according to their ambassadors to the UK. The ...


Daily Mail, 24.04.13 00:46 UTC

One million people who are fit-to-work have been on benefits for three years

PUBLISHED: 23:11 GMT, 23 April 2013 | UPDATED: 00:37 GMT, 24 April 2013 One million people who are fit to work have been claiming out-of-work benefits for three of the last four years, according to ...


Seattle Times, 24.04.13 00:22 UTC

EEOC: Disabled Iowa workers were exploited, abused

A Texas company profited from dozens of mentally disabled men working at a turkey processing plant in rural Iowa where they were physically and verbally abused and forced to live in filthy, rodent-infested conditions, a government attorney told jurors on Tuesday.


Los Angeles Daily News, 23.04.13 23:59 UTC

Jon Coupal: The bill for unfunded pensions is coming due

Expect to hear a lot more pronouncements from state and local government officials about the need for tax increases, cuts to public services, or both. CalPERS, the huge pension fund that serves most ...


Los Angeles Daily News, 23.04.13 23:59 UTC

President is right to be careful with 'terrorism': Letters to the Editor for Thursday, April 25, 2013

According to Krauthammer, terrorism is any attack on civilians for political purposes. I also recall this word was a catalyst to ramp up fear in the minds of the American people to justify a need to ...


Los Angeles Daily News, 23.04.13 23:59 UTC

Boy Scouts' ban on gay adults gives in to fears: Editorial

The Boy Scouts of America's decision to admit gay members but shut out gay leaders is the worst kind of cowardice, a submission to stereotypes and irrational fears. The venerated organization had an ...


BBC World News, 23.04.13 23:01 UTC

Burma political prisoners 'freed' after EU sanctions move

At least 56 political prisoners have been freed in Burma, campaigners say, following the EU decision on Monday to lift the last of its sanctions.