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A Starbucks barista’s secret note on a cup to a young female customer offering to “intervene” after a man started talking to her has generated heated debate online. Texas woman Brandy Selim Roberson first shared the story in a viral Facebook post last year. She praised the employee for stepping in when her 18-year-old daughter was approached by a man she didn’t know while studying by herself at a Corpus Christi location. The message on the cup read, “Are you okay? Do you want us to intervene? If you do, take the lid off the cup.” SNIP Author Rachel Wilson...

A woman was reportedly assaulted on a New York City subway while bystanders appeared to avoid the situation. In a video clip, a person wearing a white hoodie and black leggings was seen walking through the train and speaking to no one in particular, Fox News reported Friday. When riders moved away, the individual appeared to grab onto a woman’s hair and pull her down into the seat as other riders watched the scene unfold.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) warned on Monday that he and his allies are willing to step into Republican Senate primaries to try to prevent a candidate they view as unelectable in November 2022 from advancing. McConnell, during an interview with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt, was asked if he and the Senate Leadership Fund, an outside group closely aligned with the Kentucky Republican, would be willing to intervene in 2022 Republican primaries. "If necessary," McConnell told Hewitt about their willingness to get involved in Republican primaries.

US President Barack Obama has the authority to launch air strikes against Syria. But he has to notify lawmakers in Congress -- a process which has begun, according to both sides. "The administration is actively consulting with members of Congress, and we will continue to have these conversations in the days ahead," Kerry said Monday in a strongly-worded statement on Syria.

A report Saturday said that the United States was planning to intervene militarily in Syria, with or without United Nations authorization, if the killing in the country continued. A senior American official quoted in the London-based Al-Sharq al-Awsat newspaper said that the action would be based on the UN intervention in Kosovo several years ago: Establishment of a beachhead and carving out an area that was off-limits to forces controlled by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, where refugees could come to flee Assad's troops, and which could be used as aforward base to reduce Assad's hold on the country, and eventually...

France given green light to intervene in Chad By Sebastien Berger in Addis Ababa Last Updated: 2:04am GMT 05/02/2008 The United Nations appeared to give the green light to France last night to intervene militarily to defend the president of Chad from rebels attempting to oust him. France, the former colonial power, has around 1,500 troops in Chad. French soldiers helps foreign residents to evacuate in the Chadian capital of N'Djamena In a carefully worded statement, the UN Security Council called upon member states "to provide support in conformity with the United Nations charter as requested by the government of...

Five Briefs Say Gov. Bush Has the Legal Authority to Save Terri Schiavo Gary McCullough Media Advisory, March 24 /Christian Wire Service/ Posted on the internet are five legal briefs that explain to Govenor Jeb Bush that he has the legal authority to save Terri Schiavo. In an effort to save Florida citizen, Terri Schindler-Schiavo from a court ordered death by starvation, the Society for Truth and Justice requested and delivered the following legal memorandums to Governor Jeb Bush in October of 2003:...

Saturday, 9 November, 2002, 12:05 GMT US forces intervene in Afghan clash Nearly 8000 US troops are stationed in Afghanistan American troops have intervened, for the first time, in a clash between government forces and a group of gunmen in Afghanistan. The clashes started when the Kuchis ignored an ultimatum to leave government owned land Khayal Baaz, Local military commander A local Afghan official said that American helicopters broke up a gun battle between a group of armed men and local government forces over a land dispute. The official said that after the two sides had exchanged fire with light...