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I thought that the US had laws against "sex tourism" so I wonder if it's possible, at least in theory, that he could get prosecuted for this?
Those laws were probably not on the books when this crime took place.
US man finds lost mother in an isolated Amazon tribe
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> Let's not fall for a superficial definition of "intellectually interesting". Sure. Can you provide some examples of what's allowed and not allowed then? Because "anything that gratifies one's intellectual curiosity" actually covers each and every topic in the world. When you exclude one topic, you're actually demeaning people who find that topic interesting.
a non trivial percentage of your posts are complaints about the quality of HN submissions, (35% or 50% depending on how you count), maybe you should find another website to read if you dislike this one so much?
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I think this was copied from something too. I read this story 1-2 years ago. Even the writing seems familiar.
The Yanomami get written about extensively in Western media because there are sensational academic debates about them and because Napoleon Chagnon is a polarizing figure. But naive Googling, at least, doesn't yield a previous version of this article.
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#36Earlier quoted context omitted.
The Yanomami get written about extensively in Western media because there are sensational academic debates about them and because Napoleon Chagnon is a polarizing figure. But naive Googling, at least, doesn't yield a previous version of this article.
The BBC did a story about David last fall. http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-23758087
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#38We changed the url from http://www.news.com.au/travel/world-travel/son-finds-his-los... , which was copied from this.
You should add a regex for that your submission page. Everything on news.com.au that isn't about Australian politics or sport is "syndicated" from US media.
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#39Wow, his father sounds like a piece of work. He decides that culture is the only real reason he shouldn't marry someone who was "about 9 to 12" when he's 36. Then his long absences put her at risk of being brutally gang-raped, which happens. She ends up in the US, and eventually goes back without her kids. He tells his kids nothing about her, why she left, who she is, but still has his son beg her to come back in fro…
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#40Earlier quoted context omitted.
The Yanomami get written about extensively in Western media because there are sensational academic debates about them and because Napoleon Chagnon is a polarizing figure. But naive Googling, at least, doesn't yield a previous version of this article.
The BBC did a story about David last fall. http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-23758087