| With military ban looming, first openly transgender West Point graduate looks for other work Posted: 24 Aug 2017 10:42 AM PDT  Riley Dosh invested her hopes in a military career. The country invested time and money in giving her a West Point education. But with Trump's transgender ban looming, Dosh is now looking for another line of work.
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| The Latest: Samsung sentence welcomed but too light for some Posted: 25 Aug 2017 03:20 AM PDT  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The Latest on the bribery case involving the heir to the Samsung empire (all times local):
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| U.S. Navy identifies one dead, nine missing USS McCain sailors Posted: 24 Aug 2017 06:40 AM PDT  The U.S. Navy on Thursday confirmed the identity of one sailor killed after the warship USS John S. McCain collided with a merchant vessel in waters near Singapore and Malaysia, and of nine missing sailors. "After more than 80 hours of multinational search efforts, the U.S. Navy suspended search and rescue efforts for missing USS John S. McCain sailors in an approximately 2,100-square mile area east of the Straits of Malacca and Singapore," the U.S. Seventh Fleet said on its website. U.S. Navy and Marine Corps divers will continue search efforts inside flooded compartments in the ship for the missing Sailors.
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| Man jailed for life for stabbing five-year-old stepdaughter to death after she asked for food Posted: 24 Aug 2017 12:23 AM PDT  A man has been jailed for life after he murdered his five-year-old stepdaughter when she asked for food. Thomas McClellan stabbed Luna Younger multiple times in the chest after she woke him from a nap and said she was hungry, US media reported. McClellan had married Luna's mother, Victoria King, a few months earlier, and the pair had argued on the day of the killing in November last year.
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| Powerball lottery jackpot reaches $700 million Posted: 23 Aug 2017 10:59 AM PDT ![Powerball lottery jackpot reaches $700 million]( "Powerball lottery jackpot reaches $700 million") The odds against winning are astronomical, but millions of Americans will be hoping for some life-altering luck on Wednesday night when winning numbers are drawn for the second-highest jackpot in the history of the Powerball lottery.
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| Blacks for Trump guy has some deeply weird views about Cherokees, Masons and Obama Posted: 23 Aug 2017 01:21 PM PDT  Michael Symonette, who goes by "Michael the Black Man" has become a familiar face at conservative rallies and Trump events around Miami, but he has some seriously strange beliefs.
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| Remains Found in Aruba Found to Be Woman of Eastern European Descent, Just Like Natalee Holloway Posted: 24 Aug 2017 01:18 PM PDT  Aruban authorities claim the remains are not human at all.
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| South African model challenges Grace Mugabe's immunity over assault allegation Posted: 24 Aug 2017 05:56 AM PDT  A South African model who has said she was whipped with an electric cord by Zimbabwe's first lady Grace Mugabe has filed court papers challenging the government's decision to grant her diplomatic immunity, advocacy group Afriforum said. Police had placed border posts on "red alert" to prevent Mrs. Mugabe from leaving but South Africa's international relations minister said she had granted diplomatic immunity to the wife of Zimbabwe's 93-year-old President Robert Mugabe.
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| 'Major hurricane' Harvey barrels toward Texas coast Posted: 24 Aug 2017 03:01 PM PDT  Harvey is predicted to make landfall early Saturday and could cause life-threatening flooding.
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| Pilot Freaks Out Passengers With Storm Warnings, Report Says Posted: 25 Aug 2017 01:05 AM PDT  Several United Airlines passengers reportedly had a harrowing time Tuesday when they got a tornado warning from their pilot instead of a welcome message.
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| Canadian town refuses to remove swastikas from park as mayor defends local history Posted: 23 Aug 2017 05:29 PM PDT  A Canadian village has refused to remove swastikas from a local park after an activist tried to paint over the controversial symbols. The Nazi emblems are on an anchor that is on display in Pointe-des-Cascades, about 50 miles west of Montreal in Quebec. Corey Fleischer, founder of a group called Erasing Hate, was trying to paint over the symbols last Thursday when he was stopped by the local mayor, Gilles Santerre, who called police to have him removed from the park. "The village of Pointe-des-Cascades does not endorse Nazism," Mr Santerre said in a statement on Tuesday. "Our village has a beautiful community and family spirit, and creates events that bring people together." Stressing it was part of the area's local history, he said the anchor, which belonged to a merchant vessel, predated the Second World War and was discovered by divers 25 years ago. He cited a Radio Canada article that said the swastika was a symbol of peace before 1920. The mayor sad the symbols would not be removed, but promised to place a more descriptive plaque next to the anchor to clarify its history. Mr Fleischer, who believes the anchor should be in a museum, acknowledged the swastika was originally a religious icon that represented good luck. Before & After pictures of the Nazi Swastika Anchor in Pointe-Des-Cascades, Quebec. . Note: What differentiates a Nazi Swastika from all other Swastikas is a White circle and black lines. . . #ErasingHate #NaziAnchor #SwastikaAnchor #HateCrimes #WhiteCircle #BlackLines #Denial #Nazis #WorldWideMovement #PointeDesCascades #Quebec #Canada A post shared by Corey Fleischer (@erasinghate) on Aug 23, 2017 at 5:32am PDT But ever since the Nazis subverted its meaning he said there is no place for it in a public park. "It is no longer a sign of peace. It is no longer a sign of joy," he told CBC. "There is no ifs ands or buts about it," he told the BBC. "It is a place where people come to feel safe and this is being displayed for everybody to see." David Ouellette, of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, said Mr Fleischer should not have acted without consulting the village but said it was important the anchor's history was made clear to the public. "If you're going to display publicly the swastika, it's important to give the full context," Mr Ouellette told the CBC. Swastika symbols seen in unusual places around the world
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| Taiwan’s Economic Charm Offensive Hits Chinese Walls Posted: 24 Aug 2017 06:33 AM PDT  The island is searching for new economic partners, but Beijing's hemming it in on every side it can.
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| Cape Cod Official Suggests Killing Sharks After Sightings Spike Posted: 24 Aug 2017 09:55 PM PDT  A county official in Massachusetts has proposed a controversial solution to a recent uptick in shark sightings off Cape Cod: Kill the sharks.
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| Psychiatrists tell Congress Donald Trump is 'a clear and present danger' to the world Posted: 25 Aug 2017 12:41 AM PDT  A group of psychiatrists has written to Congress to warn Donald Trump poses a "clear and present danger" to the world. Among them is Dr Bandy Lee, of Yale University, who is also reportedly consulting with Democratic members of Congress on setting up an expert panel to give advice on the President's mental health. The group's letter, sent to members of both parties, said: "It no longer takes a psychiatrist to recognise the alarming patterns of impulsive, reckless, and narcissistic behaviour — regardless of diagnosis — that, in the person of President Trump, put the world at risk.
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| The Latest: Madrid imam condemns attacks in Catalonia Posted: 25 Aug 2017 10:02 AM PDT  MADRID (AP) — The Latest on the investigation into the Spain attacks (all times local):
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| Neighbors Arrested, Newborn Baby Found Days After Woman, 22, Vanished While 8 Months Pregnant Posted: 25 Aug 2017 06:03 AM PDT  North Dakota police investigating Savanna Lafontaine-Greywind's disappearance made the startling discovery Thursday.
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| White nationalist surrenders in Virginia on three felony charges Posted: 24 Aug 2017 07:40 AM PDT  (Reuters) - A white nationalist featured in a widely seen documentary about this month's violent marches and counter-protests in Charlottesville, Virginia, has surrendered to police after they issued a warrant for his arrest, according to a police statement. Christopher Cantwell turned himself in to police in Lynchburg, Virginia, on Wednesday to face felony charges of the illegal use of tear gas and of malicious bodily injury by means of a caustic substance, University of Virginia police spokesman Ben Rexrode said in a statement on Wednesday. Cantwell said in interviews with The New York Times last week that he had used pepper spray on a man "straight in his face" during a torch-lit march by hundreds of white nationalists on the University of Virginia campus on Aug. 11.
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| After anti-Muslim attack, Brazilians shower victim with love Posted: 25 Aug 2017 06:05 AM PDT  When video went viral of a racist attack on a Muslim street food vendor in Rio de Janeiro, Brazilians wondered gloomily: had their country also been swept up in a global wave of xenophobia? The answer -- a flood of love transforming the humble vendor into a folk hero and, on Thursday, the recipient of a Rio state award -- was a heartwarming no. It all began August 3 when Mohamed Ali Abdelmoatty Kenawy, 33, was manning the cart from which he sells Arab-style meat pies and hummus in the thronging center of Copacabana.
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| Calif. Dad Who Murdered Son After Disneyland Trip Is Confronted at Sentencing by Boy’s Mom Posted: 24 Aug 2017 02:07 PM PDT  A California man who recently pleaded guilty to murdering his 5-year-old son three months ago following a trip to Disneyland has been sentenced to 25 years to life, PEOPLE confirms.
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| Former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra 'has fled Thailand', sources claim after verdict no-show Posted: 25 Aug 2017 01:12 AM PDT  Ousted former Thai prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra has fled Thailand, sources close to her said on Friday, as the Supreme Court issued an arrest warrant after she failed to attend the court for the verdict in a negligence case brought against her by the ruling junta. "She has definitely left Thailand," one of the sources, who is also a member of the Shinawatra's Puea Thai Party, told Reuters. He declined to be named because he was not authorised to speak on behalf of Yingluck. Another source confirmed that she had gone. The sources did not give details of her current whereabouts. Lawyers of former Yingluck Shinawatra are surrounded by media reporters after she failed to appear the Supreme Court on Friday Credit: The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images Yingluck missed a court appearance on Friday that could have seen her jailed, prompting the Supreme Court to issue an arrest warrant and the kingdom's junta to step up border controls. Thousands of supporters - outnumbered by security forces - waited from dawn for a glimpse of Thailand's first female prime minister, but she did not show, prompting fevered speculation that she may have joined her billionaire brother Thaksin in self-exile. "Her lawyer said she is sick and asked to delay the ruling... the court does not believe she is sick... and has decided to issue an arrest warrant," fearing she may flee the country, lead judge Cheep Chulamon told the court, rescheduling the verdict to September 27. Supporters of ousted former Thai prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra react while wait for her at the Supreme Court in Bangkok, Thailand Credit: REUTERS Thailand is deeply divided between the Shinawatras and their political base, which is mainly drawn from the rural poor, and a royalist army-aligned elite, who loathe the clan and refuse to cede power to democratic governments. Yingluck's government was removed by a military coup in 2014. If convicted for negligence over a flagship rice subsidy policy, she faces up to 10 years in prison and a life ban from politics. "I just learned that she did not show up (at court)," junta chief Prayut Chan-O-Cha told reporters. "I have ordered border checkpoints to be stepped up," he said, including local and major routes out of the country. Former Thai prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra arrives to deliver closing statements in her trial at the beginning of August Credit: EPA Mystery over Yingluck's whereabouts was compounded by a parade of lawyers who brushed off suggestions that she has already fled the country - possibly to Singapore. "I was told at 8am that she was sick from Meniere's disease and felt vertigo, so she asked the court to postpone," her lawyer Norawit Larleng, told a throng of reporters outside the court. He added "I don't know," when asked whether she was still in Thailand. Yingluck's brother, Thaksin Shinawatra also a former premier, fled Thailand in 2008 before he was convicted of graft and handed a two year jail term. He has not returned since and his Thai passport has been revoked. He is believed to use a Montenegrin passport to travel between homes in Dubai, London, Hong Kong and Singapore. Thaksin remains a galvanising force for his party and a canny political operator. The clan have clung on in Thailand's treacherous political game for more than a decade despite two coups, deadly protests, a cascade of legal cases and asset seizures. A conviction - and jail - for Yingluck, 50, would be a gut punch to the Shinawatra political dynasty. Billionaires and generals Yingluck's flagship rice subsidy poured cash on her family's rural political heartland, paying up to twice the market rate for the grain. But it was beset by graft and led to billions of dollars of losses. She has pleaded not guilty to the charges, saying she is the victim of a "subtle political game." To many supporters Yingluck is finally emerging from her elder brother's shadow, drawing on a star quality throughout her 18 month trial absent amongst the gloomy cast of ageing generals who rule Thailand. Rumours of her flight were met with understanding from supporters who lingered outside the court. "The Thai prime minister has done her best, she has sacrificed a lot," said 64-year-old Seksan Chalitaporn. "Now the people have to fight for themselves." If she has escaped, some of Yingluck's enemies will rue the chance to convict and sentence a leading figure from a dynasty accused of graft and nepotism. Supporters of ousted former Thai prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra wait for her at the Supreme Court in Bangkok Credit: REUTERS In a Facebook post on Thursday Yingluck asked her followers to stay home to avoid any incidents stoked by people with "ill-intention against the country and us". The Shinawatra family emerged as a political force in 2001 when billionaire patriarch Thaksin swept to power. He jump-started the economy and provided the most extensive pro-poor welfare schemes in Thai history. But critics accused him of using political power to further his business interests. He remains loathed by the Bangkok royalist elite but cherished by the rural poor. A coup toppled him in 2006 and he fled overseas. Historically the Shinawatras have been able to mobilise huge crowds of supporters - known as the "Red Shirts" - to take to the streets when the family's political fortunes have waned. But three years of repressive junta rule has successfully quashed any widespread opposition to the military for now. The country's democratic future also looks bleak, with a junta-scripted constitution severely cramping the power of any future elected governments. The junta has trailed elections for next year, but the timetable has repeatedly slipped.
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| Ralph Northam Rejects His 'Family's Heritage' Over Monuments, Virginia GOP Charges Posted: 23 Aug 2017 01:34 PM PDT  WASHINGTON ― The Virginia Republican Party on Wednesday accused Ralph Northam, the state's Democratic gubernatorial nominee, of walking away from his "own family's heritage" by calling for the removal of monuments to Confederate generals and soldiers.
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| Latest: Authorities ID chef slain at Charleston restaurant Posted: 24 Aug 2017 08:38 PM PDT  CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The Latest on shooting and hostage situation in Charleston, South Carolina (all times local):
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| U.S. retailers hit as immigration worries weigh on Hispanic spending Posted: 24 Aug 2017 04:16 AM PDT  By Richa Naidu CHICAGO (Reuters) - Many U.S. Hispanics are venturing out only to buy essential goods and are cutting back on discretionary spending, worried about possible harassment by immigration or law enforcement officials since the election of U.S. President Donald Trump, according to community groups, research firms and retailers. O'Reilly Automotive Chief Executive Gregory Henslee told analysts earlier this month that many of the company's stores with weak second-quarter sales were in Hispanic-dominant areas of the United States. In late July, Target Corp Chief Executive Brian Cornell at a conference referenced a report by retail consultants NPD Group that cited a decline in discretionary spending by Hispanics.
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| Two S.African farmers found guilty in 'coffin assault' case Posted: 25 Aug 2017 08:10 AM PDT  A South African judge on Friday found two white farmers guilty of attempted murder after they filmed themselves forcing a black man into a coffin and threatening to burn him alive. Willem Oosthuizen and Theo Martins Jackson, both wearing jackets and ties, were also found guilty of kidnap, intimidation and assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm. Two clips of footage taken on their mobile phones showed the assailants shoving Mlotshwa down into the wooden coffin and pressing the lid closed with their boots as he begged for his life.
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| More than 200 doomed Puerto Rico dogs saved by airlift to US Posted: 24 Aug 2017 08:25 PM PDT  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — They were a mix of breeds and sizes, ranging from puppies to seniors. All faced a grim future in Puerto Rico animal shelters, where chronic overcrowding results in many dogs being euthanized.
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| Qatar defies Saudi Arabia by restoring diplomatic ties with Iran Posted: 24 Aug 2017 12:32 PM PDT  Qatar has defied Saudi Arabia by strengthening its diplomatic ties with Iran - rather than cutting them back as Saudi Arabia and its allies have demanded. Saudi Arabia and three other Arab states have been blockading Qatar since early June and have demanded that Qatar curb its ties with Iran, as well as shut down its al-Jazeera television network and expel extremists from its territory. Rather than give in to the blockading countries' demands, Qatar announced on Thursday that it was restoring full diplomatic relations with Iran and sending its ambassador back to Tehran for the first time since 2016. "The state of Qatar expressed its aspiration to strengthen bilateral relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran in all fields," The Qatari foreign ministry said. There was no immediate response from Saudi Arabia or its allies in Bahrain, UAE and Egypt to the diplomatic move. Qatar has been under blockade for nearly three months Credit: REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo The act of defiance came amid suspicions among Qatar's leaders that Saudi Arabia might be trying to engineer a palace coup against its emir, Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani. Their fears were raised after Saudi Arabia's powerful crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, met with an obscure Qatari royal for in Jeddah last week. The royal, Abdullah al-Thani, has no role in the Qatari government and is from a branch of the royal family that was pushed out of power during a 1972 coup. Abdullah had previously lived in Saudi Arabia and at the meeting spoke warmly of "brotherly relations rooted in history" between the two countries. Prince Mohammed responded by opening the Saudi land border to Muslim pilgrims from Qatar who wanted to make the Hajj journey to Mecca, and offering to fly other pilgrims directly to Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia's powerful Prince Mohammed bin Salman (left) met with a relatively unknown Qatari royal, Abdullah bin Ali bin Jassim al-Thani Credit: HANDOUT/AFP/Getty Images The unusual meeting between the powerful Saudi and the little-known Qatari quickly prompted suspicions in Doha that Prince Mohammed might be hoping to install Abdullah or someone else from his family as Qatar's new leader. Gerd Nonneman, a professor of International Relations and Gulf Studies at Georgetown University in Qatar, said the meeting was more likely intended as a "propaganda ploy" by Saudi Arabia intended to "needle the Qatari leadership". While Saudi Arabia and Iran are archrivals - and are opposing sides in conflicts across the Middle East - there are some indications of a slight thaw. The two countries foreign ministers met recently and the two sides are planning mutual diplomatic visits next month for the first time since January 2016. Diplomatic relations collapsed after Iranian protesters stormed the Saudi embassy in Tehran in protest at Saudi Arabia's execution of a prominent Shia cleric. Both sides withdrew their diplomats during the crisis and Qatar pulled out its own ambassador in solidarity with Saudi Arabia. A group of Saudi diplomats will visit Tehran to inspect the country's embassy there while a group of Iranians will do the same in Riyadh.
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| Britain will not pay 'a penny more' than it thinks right to leave EU: Boris Johnson Posted: 25 Aug 2017 06:59 AM PDT  Britain will pay "not a penny more, not a penny less" than what the government thinks its legal obligations are to the European Union as the country leaves the bloc, foreign minister Boris Johnson said on Friday. Talking to BBC Radio Four, Johnson said his comment that the EU could "go whistle" on its demands for payment was in response to being asked whether Britain would pay "100 billion euros or pounds", and not a suggestion that the government would not pay.
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| Watchdog: Steven Mnuchin and Wife May Have Used Government Plane to Watch the Eclipse Posted: 24 Aug 2017 03:14 PM PDT  The group is requesting all records about the Treasury Secretary's flights
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| Police find remains of autistic girl in a pit after she left adoptive parents to live with birth mother Posted: 23 Aug 2017 11:08 AM PDT  The remains of a missing autistic teenage girl who left her adopted parents and went to live with her biological mother have been discovered in a pit on a Missouri farm. Savannah Leckie, 16, moved in with her birth mother, Rebecca Ruud, 39, last year. Ms Ruud has been charged with her murder, abusing a child, tampering with evidence and abandoning a corpse, said Ozark County Prosecutor John Garrabrant.
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| As Syria war tightens, U.S. and Russia military hotlines humming Posted: 23 Aug 2017 05:00 PM PDT  By Phil Stewart AL UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar (Reuters) - Even as tensions between the United States and Russia fester, there is one surprising place where their military-to-military contacts are quietly weathering the storm: Syria. It has been four months since U.S. President Donald Trump ordered cruise missile strikes against a Syrian airfield after an alleged chemical weapons attack. In June, the U.S. military shot down a Syrian fighter aircraft, the first U.S. downing of a manned jet since 1999, and also shot down two Iranian-made drones that threatened U.S.-led coalition forces.
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| Murder charge sought for Danish inventor over mutilated journalist Posted: 24 Aug 2017 09:13 AM PDT  Danish prosecutors said Thursday they would seek a murder charge against the maverick inventor who was the last person seen with Swedish journalist Kim Wall before her headless torso was discovered. Peter Madsen, an engineer who won notoriety for building his own submarine, was the subject of a feature article by Wall. In a chilling case, the reporter's decapitated body was found in waters off Copenhagen.
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| Prosecutors oppose Sen. Menendez bid to alter trial schedule Posted: 25 Aug 2017 08:56 AM PDT  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Prosecutors oppose U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez's bid to have the judge in his corruption trial alter the trial schedule so he can be present for important votes in Washington.
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| Police officer pictured comforting refugee during eviction protests in Rome Posted: 24 Aug 2017 08:16 AM PDT  A rare moment of tenderness is exchanged between an Italian policeman and a refugee woman as police fired water cannons at migrants protesting their eviction from a building in Rome. The officer intervened to comfort the crying woman as some refugees threw bottles, stones and even gas canisters at police, who responded with jets of water. The clashes broke out in the capital's Piazza Indipendenza, where refugees, many of them Eritreans who have fled one of Africa's most brutal regimes, have been camped out for days. Italian police use water cannons to disperse migrants in Rome Credit: Ansa The confrontation left the piazza strewn with blankets, mattresses and overturned rubbish bins, while small fires burned on the pavements. Around 400 refugees were evicted at the weekend from a building that they have occupied for the last four years; many had been sleeping rough since. Rome city council said they had been offered alternative accommodation but many of the refugees wanted to remain in the area. Police used water cannons during the protest Credit: Ansa City authorities accused radical Left-wing activists of "infiltrating" the refugees and persuading them to turn down offers of accommodation. Two refugees were arrested – one of them as he was giving an interview to an Italian television station. A Catholic charity, the Missionaries of San Carlo Borromeo, said the refugees were "victims twice over" – once for having fled their homeland in the Horn of Africa and again for the eviction. The refugees, many of them Eritrean, were evicted at the weekend and have been sleeping rough since Credit: Ansa Medecins Sans Frontieres accused the police of using disproportionate force, but the police said they had to deploy water cannons because of the danger of gas canisters exploding. Many Italians are losing patience with the huge number of migrants and refugees their country has taken in over the last few years. So far this year nearly 100,000 have arrived, while last year the figure was 181,000. Around 200,000 migrants are living in state-run reception centres around the country. With neighbouring countries such as France and Austria tightening border controls, the migrants are trapped and Italy feels abandoned by the rest of Europe.
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| Wait. Is the Harley-Davidson V-Rod Dead? Posted: 25 Aug 2017 06:28 AM PDT  Wait. Is the Harley-Davidson V-Rod Dead? (In)famous model absent from 2018 line up In all the excitement of Harley-Davidson unveiling 17 new models this week (that's their official count) it appears many of us didn't think much about models in the Milwaukee
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| Couple Says Jesus Appeared in Their Baby's Sonogram: 'We Were So Relieved' Posted: 24 Aug 2017 02:24 PM PDT  Alicia Zeek and Zac Smith claim Jesus popped up in their child's sonogram.
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| College Student Dies of Altitude Sickness on Colorado Hike Posted: 23 Aug 2017 12:13 PM PDT  A college student dies after getting altitude sickness on a hike
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| Mystery Havana embassy attacks hurt 16 US staff Posted: 24 Aug 2017 02:41 PM PDT  No fewer than 16 Americans were hurt in what has previously been dubbed an acoustic attack on the US mission in Cuba, the State Department said Thursday. The "unprecedented" attacks came to light last month when Washington warned Cuba it would be held responsible for the safety of US personnel in Havana. US officials have said those hurt appeared to have been targeted by some form of previously unknown acoustic assault, but have not blamed Cuba directly.
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| German Supermarket Strips All Its Shelves Of Foreign Foods Posted: 24 Aug 2017 03:34 AM PDT  A German supermarket chain removed every single foreign item from one of its stores over the weekend to make a serious point about diversity.
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| U.S. fighter pilots in Afghanistan prepare for more air strikes Posted: 25 Aug 2017 04:35 AM PDT  By Josh Smith BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (Reuters) - For the fighter pilots at the largest U.S. military base in Afghanistan, President Donald Trump's new strategy for the war should mean escalating an already surging air campaign, and possibly including an unrestrained offensive against the Taliban. The number of U.S. air strikes in Afghanistan has already dramatically spiked since Trump took office in January, from 1,074 in all of last year to 2,244 as of August 20 this year. After a months-long review of his Afghanistan policy, Trump committed the United States last week to an open-ended conflict in the country and promised a stepped-up campaign against the Taliban insurgents.
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