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  • May 2008
    • Kickball 'Pirate' Busted With Sword at Macy's

      Kickball 'Pirate' Busted With Sword at Macy's

      (Newser) - A knuckle-headed player for a local "Pirates" kickball team was busted at Macy's in Manhattan yesterday for sporting an actual swashbuckler's sword, reports the New York Post . The 29-year-old player told police the sword was a "prop" he was taking to a game—but cops were not amused. "It's not a toy. It's sharp," explained an officer. More »

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      pirates   Macy's   sword

  • March 2008
    • Ritual Daggers Bar Sikhs From Meeting Pope

      Ritual Daggers Bar Sikhs From Meeting Pope

      (Newser) - Sikh leaders won’t attend a US interfaith meeting with Pope Benedict XVI next month because the Secret Service won’t let them wear ceremonial daggers, the AP reports. Kirpaans are required attire for the Eastern religion. “We cannot undermine the rights and freedoms of religion in the name of security,” said a Sikh official. But the Secret Service won’t bend the rules. More »

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      Pope Benedict XVI   Secret Service   Catholic   bishop   sword   Sikh

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