"Rare Artifacts" Found by Border Patrol Agents

TUCSON, AZ (CBS5) - Multiple artifacts have been discovered by Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents while patrolling in remote, rugged mountain areas west of the city over the past few months BY:  Phil Benson

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Salish Cliffs achieves first Salmon-Safe golf course certification | Salmon-Safe

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Harper Government Continues Unrelenting Assault Against Aboriginal Title, Rights & Treaty Rights

Where is the U.N. Rapporteur on Indigenous Peoples when you need him? After the unbelievable human rights violations committed by the Canadian government toward First Peoples, the assault continues with Harper's agenda to further limit environmental protections for the resources  …

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Revealed: Elizabeth Warren's "Cherokee descendant"... but is that REALLY enough to claim minority status?

Elizabeth Warren has come under considerable scrutiny after she claimed Native American heritage in past professional directories. The Senate hopeful now has backing from Harvard Law professor’s campaign, who last night said Ms Warren’s great-great-great-grandmothe …

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Amnesty Urges Halt in Immigration Enforcement; Calls for I.G. Inspection

William Fisher on Amnesty International's new report on human rights violations in immigration enforcement in the southwestern U.S. highlights a culture of cruelty in which harassment & racial profiling are everyday occurrences. Among the many findings, the report illustrate …

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400 Girls And Women In Afghanistan Are In Prison For Running Away From Forced Marriages And Beatings - Business Insider

Up to 400 women and girls are being held in Afghan prisons for "moral crimes" including running away from home to escape beatings or forced marriage according to a study.Ten years after the toppling of the Taliban government was accompanied by Western promises of a new era of w …

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Israelis imagine a better future for Sudan's girls

West of Eritrea and Ethiopia, and north of Uganda, a new African state has emerged from decades of civil war to gain its independence.

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World's most beautiful minarets

Below are some of my favourite minarets. Please add your pictures to this thread Note: A nice collection of photos, but a few are no longer available so scroll down to see them all.

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Is This Russian Landscape the Birthplace of Native Americans?

Native Americans originated from a small mountainous region in southern Siberia, new genetic research shows.

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The Sprout of the Popular Potato

Spanning seven countries on the western coast of current-day South America, the Andes Mountains have given us much natural beauty and many tales of adventure. They have also given us the potato, cultivated there by the ancient Inca.

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