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HIV-positive priest arrested for soliciting sex and masturbating

Patrick Cooley
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Sat, 12 Oct 2013 20:00 UTC

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Father James McGonegal of St. Ignatius of Antioch Church on Lorain Avenue, who is suspected of soliciting sex from an off-duty park ranger at Edgewater Park on Friday night, has not given a sermon since being arrested and charged with public indecency

The Rev. James McGonegal, pastor of a West Side Cleveland Catholic church, was charged today with soliciting sex while being HIV-positive. He had been arrested Friday in Edgewater Park.

In the incident report released today, an off-duty Cleveland Metroparks ranger said McGonegal offered the ranger $50 to help him "get off," then exposed himself and masturbated, all while sitting inside his late-model Jeep SUV.

The report said McGonegal had three sex devices in his Jeep when he was arrested around 12:45 p.m.

The priest, 68, was released on personal bond from Cleveland City Jail this morning other media reports said. He has not been arraigned as the charges were not filed until around noon.

Video captures cop's excessive force against Chicago woman

Source
Thu, 10 Oct 2013 19:06 UTC

Woman suffers broken bones in face after DUI arrest

A Chicago woman has filed a lawsuit against the Skokie Police Department claiming an officer used excessive force after she was arrested for DUI.

Cassandra Feuerstein, 47, was arrested for DUI after officers found her pulled over at the side of the road and asleep behind the wheel.

But Feuerstein claims her civil rights were violated after she was taken to the police station.

Surveillance video portrays a calm scene as Feuerstein interacts with an officer until she says she asked to call her husband and kids.

Stampede near Indian temple kills 89 people

RIA Novosti
Mon, 14 Oct 2013 16:50 UTC

Hindu festival-goers crossing a bridge in central India panicked at rumors the bridge would collapse, and the resulting crush killed at least 89 people, police said.

Hours after Sunday's collapse, relatives were searching for loved ones among the bodies grouped on the concrete, two-lane bridge over the Sindh River in the Chambal region of Madhya Pradesh state.

More than 100 people were being treated in a hospital for injuries including broken bones.

Police wielding sticks had charged the crowd to contain the rush and people retaliated by throwing stones at the officers, D.K. Arya, deputy inspector general of police, told the Press Trust of India. One officer was badly injured.

Dozens dead in new Mediterranean migrant tragedy

Matthew Xuere
CBN News
Sat, 12 Oct 2013 16:35 UTC

About 200 shocked survivors were plucked from the sea on Saturday after their overloaded boat sank, claiming more than 30 lives in the latest deadly migrant tragedy to hit the Mediterranean.

Their boat went down off Malta on Friday near the Italian island of Lampedusa, packed with 230 to 250 men, women and children, the Maltese navy said.

As the toll rose in the latest refugee disaster, Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat warned that the Mediterranean was in danger of becoming a "cemetery" for migrants desperate to reach European shores.

"The latest figure we have is 31" dead, a Maltese government spokesman told AFP on Saturday. The Italian navy earlier gave the figure of 34 dead.

Exhausted after a 10-hour journey from the wreck site, about 143 survivors arrived in Valetta on Saturday morning aboard a Maltese naval vessel. They were helped onto buses to be driven to shelters.

'Your Place'

Relic
Sott.net
Mon, 14 Oct 2013 16:18 UTC

A now for a musical interlude: This is 'Your Place' by Relic...

Pakistani student activist Malala Yousafzai to Obama: Drones are fueling terrorism

Lesley Clark
McClatchyDC
Fri, 11 Oct 2013 00:00 UTC

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President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, and their daughter Malia meet with Malala Yousafzai, the young Pakistani schoolgirl who was shot in the head by the Taliban a year ago, in the Oval Office, Oct. 11, 2013.

President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama met in the Oval Office Friday with Malala Yousafzai, the Pakastani girl who was shot in the head on her school bus by Taliban gunmen for criticizing their rule, including banning education for girls.

The White House says the first couple invited Malala -- the youngest ever nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize -- to the White House "to thank her for her inspiring and passionate work on behalf of girls education in Pakistan."

In a statement, the White House says the United States "joins with the Pakistani people and so many around the world to celebrate Malala's courage and her determination to promote the right of all girls to attend school and realize their dreams."

In a statement released after the meeting, Malala said she was honored to meet with Obama, but that she told him she's worried about the effect of U.S. drone strikes. (The White House statement didn't mention that part.)

"I thanked President Obama for the United States' work in supporting education in Pakistan and Afghanistan and for Syrian refugees," she said in the statement. "I also expressed my concerns that drone attacks are fueling terrorism. Innocent victims are killed in these acts, and they lead to resentment among the Pakistani people. If we refocus efforts on education it will make a big impact."

Malala was in Washington to address the World Bank.

Driver survives two trains crashing into car in Utah - video

The Telegraph, UK
Mon, 14 Oct 2013 13:20 UTC

Police dashboard camera footage has captured the moment that two trains crashed into a car that officers were pursuing. Miraculously, the driver survived the crashes.

Police in Utah were pursuing a car when the driver drove onto rail tracks and was hit by an oncoming train.

Officers can be seen going up to the car to check on the driver after the collision, before another train's horn can be heard blaring in the distance.

The policemen quickly move away from the tracks as another train collides with the car, pushing it down the railroad.

Quite miraculously, the driver of the Mercedes car only suffered a broken arm in the collisions.

"There was already a southbound train going across 2600 south, and she hit that train while it was crossing. While officers were trying to get her out of her car, a second southbound train hit her vehicle," Detective Adam Osoro of the Woods Cross Police Department said.

"The vehicle sustained heavy damage, so in this case she's very lucky to still be with us," Detective Osoro said.

10-year-old boy arrested by police investigating death of elderly man

Irish Examiner
Mon, 14 Oct 2013 12:44 UTC

A 10-year-old boy is in police custody in the UK after being arrested in connection with the death of an elderly man who was found lying in the street with a head injury.

The 79-year-old man, named locally as Victor Hepworth, was discovered in Back Hill Top Avenue in the Harehills area of Leeds yesterday evening.

West Yorkshire Police were called to the scene just before 6.20pm, having been alerted by the ambulance service.

Paramedics took the pensioner, thought to have lived on the street, to Leeds General Infirmary but he was pronounced dead a short time later.

Neighbours in Harehills, to the north-east of Leeds city centre, have spoken of their shock at Mr Hepworth's death.

Investigation launched after bottle of dry ice explodes at LAX Terminal 2, no injuries reported

The Daily Mail, UK
Mon, 14 Oct 2013 04:15 UTC

A 'dry ice' bomb explosion at an airport terminal at Los Angeles International airport disrupted passengers and delayed flights for hours on Sunday night.

The small blast occurred in an airport bathroom that is off-limits to passengers.

The explosions prompted the airport to halt departing flights for hours while police investigated.

Cause: Investigators are trying to discover what caused the explosion but it's believe a bottle of dry ice could be to blame

Seargent Karla Ortiz, an airport police spokeswoman confirmed that there was an explosion involving a bottle of dry ice at Terminal 2.

'I don't know if this is something that was done accidentally or on purpose,' Ortiz said. 'I don't have all the details of why someone would carry dry ice in a bottle.'

"Project Unbreakable": The words of rapers - Shedding light on sexual violence

Irene Ogrodnik
Global News
Mon, 30 Sep 2013 13:15 UTC

Toronto - An online photo essay of survivors holding up posters with a quote from their attackers continues to gain momentum as it sheds light on rape and sexual violence.

In October 2011, 21-year-old photographer Grace Brown from Massachusetts created the Tumblr blog Project Unbreakable to "increase awareness of the issues surrounding sexual assault and encourage the act of healing through art."

In a video posted on YouTube, Brown said she began the project by photographing people that she knew.

"At that point, I had no idea how powerful this project could be," she said.