How Big Is The Internet Gun Sales Loophole Conservative Media Claim Doesn’t …

A new study finds that in June and July, a single website allowed sellers of more than 15,000 firearms in ten states to utilize the loophole in federal law allowing people to buy guns on the Internet without passing a criminal background check -- a loophole that conservative media claim doesn't exist. Background checks -- designed to keep guns out of the hands of the dangerously mentally ill and convicted felons, who are banned by law from owning firearms -- are mandatory at retail stores under Read more [...]

This Western Springs House Sold for the Highest Price in the Village’s History

Sale of the Week Photo: Dennis Rodkin List Price: $2.799 millionSale Price: $2.639 millionThe Property: This fetching 17-room home completed in 2009 sold July 29 for the highest price ever paid for a publicly-traded home in Western Springs. In fact, it blew past the previous record-holder, a house just two blocks away that sold for half a million dollars less back in 2009. One reason: it’s so Read more [...]

Ambassador robbed, criminals could be listed as terrorists – Zeidan

By Sami Zaptia. Tripoli, 5 August 2013: Prime Minister Ali Zeidan revealed at today’s press conference that an ambassador had had his car stopped at gun point and had been forced out of his car and had had his wallet stolen. He did not reveal the identity of the ambassador. Revealingly, Zeidan warned Libyans who attack or pillage foreign property that they are being “recorded” Read more [...]

Kate Middleton’s status as a Princess explained following publication of …

Royal titles explained: King and Queen: If the monarch is a man he is referred to as a King. A woman can be a Queen in her own right as in the case of Queen Elizabeth or because of her marriage to a King, which will be the situation with Kate Middleton. Queen's husband: The spouse of a Queen usually becomes a Prince. In Prince Philip's case he was a Prince of Greece. Before his marriage in 1947, he became a naturalised British subject and dropped his Greek royal status, becoming the Duke of Edinburgh. Read more [...]

Public consultation on Beverley Westwood Hospital site

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Public consultation on Beverley Westwood Hospital site

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Grade II listed country house in Shropshire

An appealing Georgian country house comes with pretty gardens, stables and paddocks Orchard House is an attractive Grade II listed Georgian property in Shropshire. It has excellent family accommodation over three floors, and period features include sash windows, high ceilings and a beautiful turned staircase. Both reception rooms are double aspect and have views out to the gardens and the countryside beyond; the sitting room has an exposed oak floor and a feature fireplace, while the family Read more [...]