(Reuters) – While civil suits have wider latitude of what may be introduced in court, a judge in the Dominique Strauss-Kahn civil case will want hard evidence rather than mere accusations from other women that he sexually assaulted them, analysts say. In a lawsuit filed this week, Nafissatou Diallo accused Strauss Kahn, 62, of waging [...]
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A new U.S. law-enforcement tool: Facebook searches
Posted in Feature on August 19, 2011 |
(Reuters) – U.S. law-enforcement agencies are increasingly obtaining warrants to search Facebook, often gaining detailed access to users’ accounts without their knowledge. A Reuters review of the Westlaw legal database shows that since 2008, federal judges have authorized at least two dozen warrants to search individuals’ Facebook accounts. Many of the warrants requested a laundry [...]
Joining the Locals In Paris’s East
Posted in Feature on October 10, 2010 |
Perched high on the eastern slopes of Paris, the 20th Arrondissement has historically been a spot for local residents, with an emphasis on raucous music and hard-left politics. The few tourists who do broach the district usually get no farther than the Père Lachaise cemetery. Plentiful graffiti and one or two watch-your-step side streets attest [...]
The Buzz in France this Summer? Us
Posted in Feature on August 29, 2010 |
It has been a while since large waves of French immigrants followed Champlain to hew wood and haul water in a new land. That does not mean that the appeal has abated. In the midst of Paris’s sweltering summer, there have been large ads scattered through the metro system exhorting the good citizens of France [...]
Play Ball! Blue Jays caps a surprise hit in NY
Posted in Feature on April 20, 2010 |
The Toronto Blue Jays’ starting lineup may look downright dreadful but the news is not all bad. Suffering fans can take comfort in the fact that, in the area of style at least, the team is near the top of the league. Jays caps are flying off the shelf in New York, where young men [...]
Crackles of Hatred
Posted in Feature on July 30, 2009 |
Silencing murderous messages is not as easy as it sounds LAST year, as Kenya slid into mayhem, the words that sputtered forth from crude transmitters were cryptic but, to those in the know, horrifying. “People of the milk”, a reference to the cattle-owning Kalenjin people, were urged to “take out the weeds in our midst”— [...]
The world has seen its share of rights movements in recent years. That may not prepare it for the claims of the latest group seeking recognition – digital people. As online computer games soar in popularity, the distinction between animated characters and their real life creators is eroding. This has given rise to perplexing new [...]
Who was that Beautiful Stranger?
Posted in Feature, Higher Education on June 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Every year, universities across Canada collect millions of dollars in gifts from individuals who, for one reason or another, choose to remain nameless. And south of the border, someone just gave $100 million U.S. to forever end tuition at the Yale School of Music. Only a handful of people know who made these donations, and [...]
Didn’t get the job? Could it be your name?
Posted in Business, Feature on August 2, 2006 | 1 Comment »
It’s a difficult and little-discussed issue for many people on the hunt for work: What if the one essential on every resume and a symbol of your identity is hurting your prospects of landing a position? A funny thing happened to Rajiv Prasad when he invented an alter-ego named Roger Pritchard — prospective employers responded [...]
Return of the (philosopher) King
Posted in Feature on October 6, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
Ignatieff wows at Beatty Lecture Michael Ignatieff delivered a hit for Homecoming on October 1, rousing a packed auditorium with a bold articulation of Canada’s present and future place in the world. Speaking at the annual Beatty Lecture, Ignatieff drew on history and political philosophy to offer a forceful vision of national identity and foreign [...]
