Muslim Harry Potter Actress Beaten By Family Members

A Harry Potter star was beaten and threatened with death after she met a young man who was not a Muslim.

Padma Patil was assaulted and branded a ''prostitute'' after meeting a young Hindu man, a relationship which brought anger from her father, Abul Azad, 53, and brother, Ashraf, 28, Manchester Crown Court heard. The frightened actress later fled through her bedroom window after threats were made to kill her. But despite attempts to get her to come to court for the trial of her father and brother, Miss Azad would not attend voluntarily, the court was told. Both men were charged with making threats to kill her and her brother was also charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm on his sister.

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What Do ‘Holiday Terror Warning’ Targets Have in Common?

All are places where some states have outlawed concealed carry, which has saved plenty of lives in Israel and elsewhere.

by Bob Owens

The entirely predictable holiday terror warning has been sent out from the Department of Homeland Insecurity to law enforcement agencies nationwide once again. Tell me if you can spot what all of the following potential targets have in common.

The document suggests that terrorists may consider public gatherings like “sporting events, parades, religious and cultural activities” to be attractive targets. “Attacks against these targets could maximize the psychological impact on the American public given the symbolic importance of the holiday season to many in the United States,” says the bulletin. “Attacks against air cargo during this busy season are also a concern.”

If you guessed that all of these are (a) places where large crowds gather, and (b) places where authorities have outlawed the otherwise legal carry of concealed weapons, you were right!

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Brit Arrests Thwart Christmas Terror Attack

Anti-terror squad arrest 12 men

'plotting to cause Christmas shopping carnage'

by Stephen Wright

Christmas shoppers and partygoers are feared to have been the target of 12 men who were arrested by anti-terror police early yesterday. The suspects, aged between 17 and 28, are accused of preparing Al Qaeda-inspired attacks on ‘mass casualty’ targets such as shopping malls and nightclubs. They were taken into custody after more than 150 officers from four forces swooped on homes in London, Stoke-on-Trent, Birmingham and Cardiff at 5am. Senior security sources described the arrests as ‘hugely significant’.

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First Volt Sale? A Prius Trade-in

by Henry Payne

Green pols say that electric cars are the future. Many auto analysts counter they are a tree-hugger niche — like sports cars are for gear-heads. That is, the Chevy Volt will merely cannibalize Prius sales rather than convert, say, Camry buyers.

Would Wednesday’s first Volt customer offer a clue on who’s right? Jeff Kaffee bought the first Volt in Parsippany, N.J. The car he traded in? A 2005 Toyota Prius hybrid. “I considered that the best car at the time,” said Kaffee, a 69-year-old realtor. “I like leading-edge technology. . . . The Prius is a fine car, but this is definitely the next step forward.”

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