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• Judge: Jailed Amish cannot attend Ohio wedding

  November 21, 2012 in Nation/World CLEVELAND (AP) — Defendants convicted in beard- and hair-cutting attacks on fellow Amish lost a bid Wednesday to leave jail to attend a family wedding after prosecutors argued they might …

• NYC, rabbis clash over circumcision ritual

  October 11, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — A group of rabbis is clashing with New York City health officials over the safety of an ancient circumcision ritual. Three rabbis and three Jewish groups …

• Bond at risk for Ohio Amish hate-crime defendants

  September 21, 2012 CLEVELAND (AP) — Nine of 16 Amish convicted in beard- and hair-cutting attacks on fellow Amish in Ohio have remained free, but the government asked Friday to have them locked …

• Amish guilty of hate crimes in Ohio beard-cuttings

  September 21, 2012 CLEVELAND (AP) — Sixteen men and women who rejected lenient plea deals are facing lengthy prison terms for their convictions in the hair- and beard-cutting attacks on fellow Amish in …

• Amish guilty of hate crimes in Ohio hair attacks

  September 20, 2012 CLEVELAND (AP) — Sixteen Amish men and women were convicted Thursday of hate crimes for a series of hair- and beard- cutting attacks on fellow sect members in a religious …

• Prophet film puts spotlight on US Copts

  September 20, 2012 LOS ANGELES (AP) — The anti-Islamic movie trailer inflaming the Middle East opens with Muslims ransacking a Christian medical clinic and then segues into a flashback of Muhammad’s life. “Set … 1

• Free speech, religion clash over anti-Muslim film

  September 18, 2012 CERRITOS, Calif. (AP) — While the man behind an anti-Islam movie that ignited violence across the Middle East would likely face swift punishment in his native Egypt for making the …

• US braces for more violence from anti-Muslim film

  September 13, 2012 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration was caught by surprise by the ferocity of the Sept. 11 attack against the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, that killed the ambassador and …

• Detective: Amish man admitted beard, hair attacks

  September 5, 2012 CLEVELAND (AP) — A detective who investigated Amish beard- and hair-cutting attacks in Ohio says a suspect admitted involvement and said he would have cut more beards if he had …

• Sheriff describes Ohio Amish beard-cutting scene

  September 5, 2012 CLEVELAND (AP) — The sheriff in a county with one of the nation’s biggest Amish settlements testified Wednesday that residents were upset and screaming after a community leader had his … 3