Scientologist makes court appearance in murder case

A DNA test was ordered today for William Rex Fowler, a 58-year-old businessman and founder of an Adams County software company accused of killing his former business partner. Fowler’s wife, Janet, reportedly told investigators that her husband is a Scientologist “and would not have gone without a fight.” [video]

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Stir-fried tiger and hidden doggie could land you in jail — oh, and PETA’s now in Shanghai (Shanghaiist)

The fact that Heather Mills will be ice skating with a glued-in prosthesis is, as it turns out, only the second-biggest item of PETA-related news today. It has been revealed that everyone’s favorite “animal rights organization” will be setting up shop here in Shanghai. In fact, says our sources, a photo shoot boycotting China’s secondary fur trade has already occurred.

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France: Catholic Church Rejects Ban on Full-Face Veils

The Catholic Church warned the government on Monday against banning full-face Muslim veils, saying France must respect the rights of its Muslims if it wanted Muslim countries to do the same for their Christian minorities.

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ATN broadcasts live from Canadian Sikh Temple

TORONTO , Feb. 1 /CNW/ – Asian Television Network International Limited (ATN) (TSX-SAT), Canada’s largest South Asian broadcaster, is pleased to announce that it is now broadcasting live twice daily from the Sri Guru Singh Sabha temple in Mississauga, Ontario, on its two Canadian Punjabi-language television channels.

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Mainstream Religion a Unifying Thread: Part V Hinduism – Student Operated Press

Mainstream Religion a Unifying Thread: Part V Hinduism Student Operated Press Hinduism , if I may be permitted to call it that does, not suffer from this problem. Hinduism is not a monolithic entity as is the case for many mainstream …

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Robots are the true pioneeers of our age

Our planet has just enjoyed a weekend of rare company. The “wolf Moon”, as it is known to native Americans, has hung huge and full at its nearest point to Earth. Mars, meanwhile, has made its closest approach in six years, its red glow almost as bright as any star

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If banks can’t borrow, they won’t be able to fail

In 2008, as financial titans bit the dust, no US official dared to say the D-word. It was economically incorrect. Even whispering it could trigger more bank runs

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The stars of the future – we name names

There are many ways you can find yourself slipping the moorings of cultural comprehension as you burrow deeper into middle age.

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The peculiar urge to sack the England captain

Footballers are not entirely like the rest of us. Yesterday, in a Sky interview, the former England forward, Steve Bull, was talking about the former England goalkeeper, Bert Williams, who celebrated his 90th birthday on Sunday. “If I get to half that age,” said Bull, “I’ll be happy.” It turns out that Bull will be 45 on March 28.

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Tories should be most afraid of their own fear

‘I feel as if I’m carrying a Ming vase across a very slippery floor,” a Shadow Cabinet minister told me recently. “I’m terrified I’m the one who’s going to drop it.” It was a metaphor first used by Roy Jenkins to describe Tony Blair in the run-up to the 1997 election but it now applies to David Cameron as well, as the country prepares to go to the polls again.

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