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...attempts at community policing went wrong after residents accused officers of the same corrupt practices that are endemic throughout Brazil's police forces. This time around, authorities are hiring rookie cops to avoid the bad habits of veterans and paying them bonuses in the hopes that they won't resort to accepting bribes...
...with palm trees and peppered with lavish hotels and villas. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie were supposedly interested in buying Ethiopia, although a representative for the couple later denied the deal. An Irish investor (who committed suicide in February, after his company went broke) planned to build a theme resort on Ireland; never mind that the gulf's extreme heat would turn a pint of Guinness into a bubbling black stew. Only one island, reportedly belonging to Sheik Mohammed, ended up occupied, its palms shading a large mansion. The 299 others are barren smears of sand. From his lonely vantage...
...soldiers died in the battle for Swat, 60 of them officers, proving that military operations in difficult, mountainous areas against a committed guerrilla army that is familiar with the terrain can be costly. South Waziristan holds even harsher terrain, with less infrastructure, and the military will have to resort to even longer supply lines through enemy territory...
Removing children from their parents remains a last resort, but obesity experts are increasingly debating whether doing so can boost a child's chances for a healthier life. Childhood obesity can lead to a host of health problems, including Type 2 diabetes, which until recently was primarily a problem seen in adults. Overweight children can also develop insulin resistance, hypertension, high cholesterol, sleep apnea and orthopedic problems and go into early puberty. "Children are vulnerable. If they're given food and told to finish what's on the plate, they'll eat it, and without exercise get bigger and bigger...
There’s a lot of inconsistency when it comes to censorship. Some shows resort to “bleeping,” but you don’t have to be a proficient lip-reader to figure out what’s being said. Many of the most offensive things on television don’t need profanity or nudity to do their damage—I am continually astonished that “Mind of Mencia” hasn’t been cancelled...