The process of obtaining a Green Card is very complicated. So complicated, in fact, that almost 17% of the United States’ population would either not qualify to be permanent residents of their own country, or would find significant road-blocks on their way to residency.
Did You Know? 50 Million American Citizens Do Not Qualify for Green Cards
October 24, 2007 by pernellajReport: Al Qaeda leader in secret CIA jail
October 24, 2007 by pernellajA suspected al Qaeda leader, accused of being involved in September 11 and planning the 2004 Madrid train bombings, has been imprisoned in a secret U.S. jail for the past year, Spain’s El Pais newspaper reported on Sunday. A photograph of Setmarian has been removed from the U.S. Federal Bureau of Intelligence’s most-wanted Web page as well.
A skyscraper that rotates
October 24, 2007 by pernellajIn skyscraper-crazy Dubai, tall isn’t enough. Now there are plans for a 68-story tower where the floors would rotate 360 degrees. Each floor would rotate independently, creating a constantly changing architectural form.
HATE: Gay senior citizen dies after vicious pipe-beating
October 24, 2007 by pernellajAndrew Anthos was on a city bus Feb. 13 when a man asked him if he was gay. The man followed Anthos off the bus at the stop in front of his building and beat him with a metal pipe. Anthos, whose family said he was gay, was taken to a hospital and later fell into a coma.
Diggers make the news: Making one mans life a living hell
October 24, 2007 by pernellajAn American soldier in Iraq who e-mailed a U.S. company to ask for a shipment of floor mats got a brusque reply: “We would NEVER ship to Iraq. If you were sensible, you and your troops would pull out of Iraq.” The response quickly circulated on the Internet and led to threats against the Muslim-owned business, including demands for a boycott.
Explosion causes fire near midtown Manhattan train station
October 24, 2007 by pernellajNEW YORK (CNN) — A transformer exploded Wednesday afternoon near Manhattan’s Grand Central train station, possibly a result of steam underground, New York Police Department told CNN.
India’s richest man builds 60-storey home
October 24, 2007 by pernellajThe building, named Antilla after a mythical island, will have a total floor area greater than Versailles and be home for Mr Ambani, his mother, wife, three children and 600 full-time staff.
150 Years Later: the Mormon Church Apologizes for September 11
October 24, 2007 by pernellajThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints issued a long-awaited apology today for the massacre of an immigrant wagon train by local church members 150 years ago in southwestern Utah. The victims included unarmed men, women, and children.
Gunman reported at Miami Herald Building
October 24, 2007 by pernellajEmployees at The Miami Herald were told to evacuate Friday after an armed man entered the newspaper’s building. The Miami Herald reported on its Web site that the man walked into the sixth-floor newsroom, appeared agitated and demanded to see El Nuevo Herald Executive Editor Humberto Castello.
Ecstasy Tot Returned to Parents
October 24, 2007 by pernellajA TWO-year-old who swallowed ecstasy left on the floor of her family home has been returned to her parents just a week after the potentially fatal incident.
