NEW YORK – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accused the Western powers of intimidation through nuclear weapons and weapons of mass destruction at the United Nations General Assembly held Wednesday Sept. 26. Earlier in the week Ahmadinejad created controversy after stating that Israel has “no roots” in the Middle East.
SAN FRANCISCO – The University of California is offering to pay a settled $30,000 to each of the 21 students who were pepper-sprayed by a campus officer during a protest on the University’s Davis campus last November. Video footage showing the officer spraying the students at close range went viral last year stirring up criticism of the officer and school authorities.
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