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"Stop wrecking people's lives and repent", Pope tells mafia
ReutersROME, May 26 (Reuters) - Pope Francis spoke out against mafia organisations exploiting and enslaving people, calling on mafiosi on Sunday to repent in words that recalled an impassioned plea by Pope John Paul II 20 years ago. Speaking off the cuff...Tags: United Nations, Organized Crime, Rome (Italy), Prostitution, John Paul II
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LETTER: Farmington's Underground Railroad Role
Regarding "On Path Out Of Slavery: Tracing the Steps Of Conductor Of The Underground Railroad" [May 19, Living], celebrating Harriet Tubman of Maryland: Let us not forget that in Farmington was an important station on that "railroad," with the town...Tags: Railway Transportation, Harriet Tubman, Transportation, Robin Williams, Travel
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Ron Kaye: It's time for divisions to cease
In the dismal Los Angeles election cycle that mercifully concluded on May 21, much was made about the lack of women in high places if Wendy Greuel didn't win the mayor's race. Greuel herself played the gender card over and over, with pictures of her...
Tags: Elections, Wendy Greuel, Minority Groups, Bill Clinton, Memorial Day
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Woods wants to 'move on' from Garcia's 'hurtful, inappropriate' remark
LONDON -- Sergio Garcia apologized for a “fried chicken” jibe aimed at Tiger Woods during a European Tour awards dinner Tuesday, and Woods replied via Twitter on Wednesday that although the remark was "wrong, hurtful and clearly inappropriate,...
Tags: Ryder Cup, International Travel, The Players Championship, Golf, PGA Championship
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Golf-Adidas boss signals backing for "good guy" Garcia
ReutersLONDON, May 24 (Reuters) - Golfer Sergio Garcia is a "really good guy", the head of his sponsor Adidas said on Friday, indicating the sportswear company would not drop the Spaniard over a jibe directed at Tiger Woods. Garcia was forced to defend...Tags: Foods and Beverages, Lifestyle and Leisure, Chicken, Sergio Garcia, Tiger Woods
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Virginia slavery took root in the rich soil of the York
Old Point Comfort and Jamestown may have the distinction of being the first places associated with the arrival of Virginia's first Africans in 1619. But it wasn't until decades later that slavery really took off -- and when it did it was the south...
Tags: York (York, Pennsylvania), Memorial Day, Jamestown (Jamestown, Virginia), Yorktown (York, Virginia), Arts and Culture
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Colum McCann on 'journeys by heroes'
National Book Award winner Colum McCann's ninth book, "TransAtlantic," is a fictionalized exploration of three historic journeys between North America and Ireland. He talked about his new novel, which hits bookstores on June 4, by phone from his...
Tags: Republic of Ireland, Literature, Arts and Culture, Tony Blair, Dublin (Ireland)
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A cradle of slavery on the York
When the director of the Middle Passage port markers project arrives in Yorktown to give a talk about slavery Friday night, she'll find herself in the perfect place. Though Old Point Comfort and Jamestown can lay claim to the first Africans in English...
Tags: York (York, Pennsylvania), Memorial Day, Jamestown (Jamestown, Virginia), Jamestown Settlement, Colonial Williamsburg
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Garcia signs off with eagle as Kingston leads PGA
ReutersVIRGINIA WATER, England (Reuters) - Sergio Garcia, embroiled in a racism row with Tiger Woods this week, got by with a little help from his friends on Thursday as he battled to a level-par 72 in the PGA Championship first round. South African veteran...Tags: Rory McIlroy, Golf, PGA Championship, Tiger Woods, Luke Donald
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Euro Tour chief sorry for 'coloured athletes' gaffe
ReutersVIRGINIA WATER (Reuters) - European Tour chief executive George O'Grady was forced to issue an apology on Thursday after re-opening the Tiger Woods-Sergio Garcia racism row by making an unfortunate comment about "coloured athletes". Just when it seemed...Tags: PGA Championship, Golf, Tiger Woods, Luke Donald, PGA Tour
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Golf-Sponsor Adidas criticises Garcia over Woods jibe
ReutersLONDON, May 23 (Reuters) - Sponsor Adidas has criticised Spanish golfer Sergio Garcia for a jibe directed at Tiger Woods that has drawn accusations of racism. A repentant Garcia said "sorry" 11 times and used the word "apology" on five occasions on...Tags: Foods and Beverages, Chicken, Lifestyle and Leisure, The Players Championship, Sergio Garcia
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INTERVIEW-Golf-Olazabal urges Woods and Garcia to settle row
ReutersBy Tony Jimenez VIRGINIA WATER, England, May 23 (Reuters) - Former European Ryder Cup captain Jose Maria Olazabal drew on the memory of his 2003 spat with Padraig Harrington as he urged fellow Spaniard Sergio Garcia and Tiger Woods to settle their...Tags: Foods and Beverages, Chicken, Padraig Harrington, Masters Tournament, Golf
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