Author: Deepa Bharath
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Activist’s self-immolation stirs questions on faith, protest
Wynn Bruce, a 50-year-old climate activist and Buddhist, set himself on fire in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on April 22, prompting a national conversation about his motivation and whether he may have been inspired by Buddhist monks who self-immolated in the past to protest government atrocities. Bruce, a photographer from Boulder, walked up…
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Southern California city bans nudity, gambling in sexy cafes
GARDEN GROVE – Arcade machines, exposed breasts and smoking will soon become taboo at local Vietnamese coffeehouses. The Garden Grove City Council voted, 4-0, in favor of passing an amendment to an existing ordinance, which among other things will ban arcade machines, which police say are rigged to be gambling machines. It will also prohibit…