New Years Events & Info
A 26-year-old Algerian man has become the first person arrested in connection with a string of sexual assaults during New Year’s celebrations in Cologne that sparked a debate about Germany’s ability to integrate migrants. See also: New Year’s assaults spark fresh migration debate in Germany Prosecutors said Monday that the unidentified asylum-seeker was arrested at …
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Before the violent assaults on women in Cologne on New Year’s Eve, the police thought their biggest worry would be pickpocketing and fireworks among the crowds. NYTimes New Year’s Eve http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/15/world/europe/as-germany-welcomes-migrantssexual-attacks-in-cologne-point-to-a-new-reality.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss Original Source: NY Times >>
Unlike other women in Cologne, Germany, on New Year’s Eve, who said they were sexually assaulted by migrants, Caitlin Duncan says she was rescued by them. NYTimes New Year’s Eve http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/16/world/europe/in-new-years-melee-in-cologne-a-migrant-was-one-womans-savior.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss Original Source: NY Times >>
Anti-immigration groups and right-wing extremists have seized on a wave of assaults in Cologne, Germany, on New Year’s Eve to discredit all migrants as criminals or hooligans. NYTimes New Year’s Eve http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/14/world/europe/a-climate-of-fear-widens-divisions-in-europes-migrant-crisis.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss Original Source: NY Times >>
The ICRC’s Dominik Stillhart suggests five New Year’s resolutions that those fighting wars could commit to that would truly make a difference in the year ahead. CNN World http://rss.cnn.com/c/35492/f/676965/s/4cc09454/sc/7/l/0L0Scnn0N0C20A160C0A10C0A80Copinions0Cstillhart0Eeven0Ewar0Ehas0Elimits0Cindex0Bhtml0Deref0Frss0Iworld/story01.htm Original Source: CNN World >>
After buying counterfeit tickets to a Times Square comedy club, some who thought their ball-drop vantage point was secure were left out in the cold. NYTimes New Year’s Eve http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/11/nyregion/sold-on-a-view-new-years-revelers-fall-to-a-forgery-scheme.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss Original Source: NY Times >>
January is pretty much “car month” now. First, we rang in the new year with a slew of techie debuts at 2016 International CES in Las Vegas. Now, we head straight into the the North American International Auto Show also known as the Detroit Auto Show. See also: If 2016 CES proved anything, it’s that …
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Following through on a promise made just before the New Year, the U.S. Defense Department announced Friday the release of a detainee being held at Guantanamo Bay — a Kuwaiti national by the name of Fayiz Mohammed Ahmed Al-Kandari. CNN World http://rss.cnn.com/c/35492/f/676965/s/4cbc495f/sc/35/l/0L0Scnn0N0C20A160C0A10C0A80Cpolitics0Cguantanamo0Edetainee0Ereleased0Ekuwait0Cindex0Bhtml0Deref0Frss0Iworld/story01.htm Original Source: CNN World >>
Just in time to help with your New Year’s resolution to eat more healthily, the government announced its latest dietary guidelines Thursday. CNN US http://rss.cnn.com/c/35492/f/676963/s/4cb64523/sc/14/l/0L0Scnn0N0C20A160C0A10C0A70Chealth0C20A150Edietary0Eguidelines0Cindex0Bhtml0Deref0Frss0Ius/story01.htm Original Source: CNN U.S. >>
After the College Football Playoff rejected an ESPN proposal to move the semifinals from New Year’s Eve, the ratings tumbled. Still, the head of the Playoff sees no reason to change the scheduling. NYTimes New Year’s Eve http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/06/sports/ncaafootball/college-football-playoff-espn-new-years-eve-ratings.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss Original Source: NY Times >>
