Mina Fabulous

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Mina Fabulous follows the news, especially what is going on in the US State Department. Mina turns State Department waffle into plain English. Mina Fabulous is the pen name of Carmen Avalino, the NewsBlaze production editor. When she isn't preparing stories for NewsBlaze writers, she writes stories, but to separate her editing and writing identities, she uses the name given by her family and friends.

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Anti-Semitism Evolves Into Contemporary Forms of Religious Hatred and Racism

She underscored that traditional forms of anti-Semitism are passed from one generation to the next, updated to reflect current events. She noted that the world is all familiar with ongoing hostile acts such as the defacing of property and the desecr

South Sudan Finally Celebrates ‘Independence’ after Century of War

The U.S. presidential delegation to the ceremony will be led by Ambassador to the United Nations, the Honorable Susan Rice. The delegation will travel to Juba to attend this historic event today.

US To Withdraw 10,000 American Troops From Afghanistan By End of 2011

She stressed that as Afghan security forces move into the lead, the United States will continue to reduce its military footprint. Its mission will change from combat to support. She added that the remaining 23,000 'surge' troops in December 2009 w

Most Illicit Drug Products Consumed in US Come From Latin America

Mr. Brownfield also noted that the US-led eradication campaigns in Afghanistan have produced substantial reductions in opium poppy cultivation in the two largest producing provinces in Afghanistan: Helmand Province and Kandahar Province.

US Launches ‘TechGirls’ Initiative For Teen Girls from Middle East, North Africa

Ms. Clinton thanked all of the women of TechWomen, the mentors and the mentees who have spent the past month exchanging ideas and expertise.

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How Spotify and Shared Streaming Accounts Can Become Evidence in a Divorce

A decade ago, the music a spouse listened to left almost no trail. Mixtapes went in a drawer. CDs lived in a visor. If a therapist asked what you'd been playing during a rough stretch of the marriage, you shrugged and guessed. Now, the acco

How Git Commit Histories Become Evidence in Federal Computer Crime Cases

A single line in a commit message, written years before anyone imagined a prosecutor reading it, is often what pushes a federal computer-crime case from "maybe" to "charged." Not the code. The sentence next to it, timestamped and signed wit

Hell Has a New Tide: ‘The Bottomless’ Comes to Empire Underground November 29

Forget the beach vacation. Sean Cranston is taking audiences somewhere far darker. With The Bottomless, the Upstate New York filmmaker brings a maritime nightmare to Albany: a shipwrecked pirate, a mermaid, and a journey shaped by Dante's Inferno.

California’s 2028 Watering Deadline Is Closer Than It Looks: Why Commercial Property Owners Need to Review Irrigation Lines, Backflow Protection and Plumbing Maintenance Now

California's 2028 watering deadline is approaching for commercial property owners whose landscapes contain decorative grass irrigated with drinking water. A strip of lawn around an office parking lot may seem like a minor maintenance issue,
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