Religious freedom laws like Indiana's not used against gays in past - The Denver Post

INDIANAPOLIS —Gov. Mike Pence asked lawmakers Tuesday to send him a clarification of Indiana's new religious-freedom law this week, while Arkansas legislators passed a similar measure, despite criticism that it is a thinly disguised attempt to permit discrimination against gays.The Arkansas proposal now goes to Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson, who has said he will sign it.Legal experts say such religious freedom laws have never been successfully used...

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Crash co-pilot told airline of his severe depression in '09 - Dallas Morning News

Martin Meissner/The Associated PressTravelers stopped Tuesday at a memorial at the airport in Düsseldorf, Germany, for the 150 passengers and crew who died in the crash in the French Alps. Officials for Lufthansa defended the screening process for the airline’s flight school.DÜSSELDORF, Germany — The co-pilot at the controls of the German jetliner that crashed in the French Alps last week informed Lufthansa in 2009 that he had suffered from severe...

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Nigeria elects Buhari as president in historic vote - Daily Mail

By Afp Published: 00:12 EST, 1 April 2015 | Updated: 00:13 EST, 1 April 2015 Challenger Muhammadu Buhari won Nigeria's presidential election by 2.57 million votes, official results showed Wednesday, defeating incumbent Goodluck Jonathan in the first democratic change of power in Africa's most populous nation.The victory writes a new chapter in the country's often turbulent history after six military coups since independence in 1960 and 16 years of...

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Crash co-pilot told airline of his severe depression in '09 - Dallas Morning News

Martin Meissner/The Associated PressTravelers stopped Tuesday at a memorial at the airport in Düsseldorf, Germany, for the 150 passengers and crew who died in the crash in the French Alps. Officials for Lufthansa defended the screening process for the airline’s flight school.DÜSSELDORF, Germany — The co-pilot at the controls of the German jetliner that crashed in the French Alps last week informed Lufthansa in 2009 that he had suffered from severe...

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Nigeria's Buhari praises Jonathan for peaceful handover - Reuters

ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigerian election winner Muhammadu Buhari congratulated outgoing president Goodluck Jonathan for peacefully relinquishing power on Wednesday, a day after becoming the first Nigerian politician to unseat a sitting leader at the ballot box. "President Jonathan was a worthy opponent and I extend the hand of fellowship to him," Buhari told journalists and supporters to loud applause. "We have proven to the world that we are people...

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Video 'shows cabin chaos' in seconds before Alps crash: Reports - Times of India

PARIS: A video purportedly showing the final seconds inside the cabin of the ill-fated Germanwings airliner minutes before it crashed emerged Tuesday, two European media said, although French police denied the claims to CNN.One sequence reportedly shows a chaotic scene with passengers screaming "My God".French magazine Paris Match and German daily Bild said the authenticity of the video filmed on a mobile phone is "unquestionable" and that it had...

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UPDATE 7-Nigeria's Buhari wins historic election landslide - Reuters

* Jonathan calls Buhari to concede defeat * Opposition win is Nigeria's first democratic transfer of power * Buhari camp says political tensions should ease * Gloom descends on oil-producing Niger Delta * Big opposition turnout in mainly Muslim north (Updates with Jonathan statement, paragraphs 4-5) By Tim Cocks and Alexis Akwagyiram ABUJA, March 31 (Reuters) - Three decades after seizing power in a military coup, Muhammadu Buhari became the first...

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Lufthansa: Co-pilot reported 'serious depressive episode' - USA TODAY

Andreas Lubitz takes part in a road race in Hamburg, Germany, in 2009.(Photo: Foto Team Mueller, AFP/Getty Images) 53 CONNECT 1 LINKEDIN EMAILMORE The co-pilot of the Germanwings jet that crashed in the French Alps a week ago told his flight school in 2009 that he had suffered a "serious episode of severe depression," airlines officials said Tuesday.Lufthansa, the parent of Germanwings, says the Lubitz note was found in emails Andreas Lubitz...

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Defying Criticism, Arkansas Legislature Passes Bill on Religious Freedom - New York Times

LITTLE ROCK, Ark., — Despite intensifying criticism from business leaders both within and outside of Arkansas, the state legislature on Tuesday passed its version of a measure billed as a religious freedom law, joining Indiana in a swirl of controversy that shows little sign of calming.The bill, passed when the General Assembly concurred on three amendments from the State Senate, now goes to the state’s Republican governor, Asa Hutchinson, who...

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Obama lifts hold on US military aid to Egypt - Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Monday told Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi that he would lift a hold on U.S. military aid to Cairo, but also said the United States would stop allowing Egypt to buy equipment on credit starting in fiscal year 2018. Obama has been reviewing military aid to Egypt since 2013 when the Egyptian army ousted former president Mohamed Mursi. The decision will allow for the delivery of 12 F-16...

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Defying Criticism, Arkansas Legislature Passes Bill on Religious Freedom - New York Times

LITTLE ROCK, Ark., — Despite intensifying criticism from business leaders both within and outside of Arkansas, the state legislature on Tuesday passed its version of a measure billed as a religious freedom law, joining Indiana in a swirl of controversy that shows little sign of calming.The Arkansas bill, passed when the General Assembly concurred on three amendments from the State Senate, now goes to the state’s Republican governor, Asa Hutchinson,...

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Iran Nuclear Deadline Will Pass, But Worth Continuing to Negotiate, US Says - ABC News

<br />World News Videos | US News Videos<br />Copy Negotiators trying to produce a nuclear accord with Iran will fail to meet their self-imposed March 31 deadline to come up with a broad political understanding about eliminating Iran’s pathway to a bomb, the State Department said today."We've made enough progress in the last days to merit staying until Wednesday,” State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf said in a statement to...

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Lupica: Indiana's bill is a disguise for bigotry - New York Daily News

NEW YORK DAILY NEWSSunday, March 29, 2015, 9:40 PMMichael Conroy/APThe people of Indiana don't need to be protected from gays. They need to be protected from religious bullies like their governor, Mike Pence. It happens in Indiana this time with a governor named Mike Pence, who tries to make bigotry toward gays sound like God’s will, and uses his own cockeyed version of religion to justify discrimination, the way politicians like him always have...

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Iran Nuclear Deadline Will Pass, But Worth Continuing to Negotiate, US Says - ABC News

<br />World News Videos | US News Videos<br />Copy Negotiators trying to produce a nuclear accord with Iran will fail to meet their self-imposed March 31 deadline to come up with a broad political understanding about eliminating Iran’s pathway to a bomb, the State Department said today."We've made enough progress in the last days to merit staying until Wednesday,” State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf said in a statement to...

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Report: Video shows final seconds before Germanwings crash - CBS News

Rescue workers are seen near debris at the crash site of the Germanwings Airbus A320 near Seyne-les-Alpes, French Alps, March 30, 2015. REUTERS A video allegedly found at the crash site of Germanwings Flight 9525 captures the terrifying moments inside the passenger jet before it slammed into a mountain in the French Alps, two media outlets reported Tuesday.French magazine Paris Match and German newspaper Bild am Sonntag reported that they viewed...

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Lupica: Indiana's bill is a disguise for bigotry - New York Daily News

NEW YORK DAILY NEWSSunday, March 29, 2015, 9:40 PMMichael Conroy/APThe people of Indiana don't need to be protected from gays. They need to be protected from religious bullies like their governor, Mike Pence. It happens in Indiana this time with a governor named Mike Pence, who tries to make bigotry toward gays sound like God’s will, and uses his own cockeyed version of religion to justify discrimination, the way politicians like him always have...

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