| Don Lemon unloads after Trump speech: 'Total eclipse of the facts' Posted: 23 Aug 2017 07:04 AM PDT  Trump's Phoenix rally leaves CNN panel questioning his fitness for office. Former intelligence chief James Clapper called his remarks "scary and disturbing."
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| Headless body found in Danish waters is missing journalist Kim Wall, police say Posted: 22 Aug 2017 11:25 PM PDT  The headless body of a woman found in Danish waters is that of a Swedish journalist who authorities believe died aboard an inventor's homemade submarine, police said Wednesday. "The DNA of the torso matches that of Kim Wall," Danish police announced on Twitter, saying more details would be given at a news conference on Wednesday morning. The female torso, with head and limbs missing, was found on Monday in Koge Bay, around 50 km (30 miles) south of Copenhagen. Divers from the Danish Defence Command is preparing for a dive in Koge Bugt near Amager in Copenhagen, Denmark Credit: EPA The 30-year-old Wall, a freelance journalist who had reported for The Guardian and The New York Times, had not been seen since boarding Danish inventor Peter Madsen's submarine on August 10 to interview him for a story. She was reported missing a day later. The same day, Madsen was rescued from waters between Denmark and Sweden shortly before his submarine sank. Danish submarine owner and inventor Peter Madsen after landing with the help of the Danish defense in Dragor Harbor south of Copenhagen, Denmark Credit: EPA Madsen, whose website describes him as an "inventepreneur", initially told authorities that he dropped Wall off on an island late on the evening of August 10. But he changed his story several days later when he appeared in court, saying Wall died in an accident on board and that he dumped the body at sea in an undefined location of the Koge Bay. The privately owned submarine Nautilus is carried out of Copenhagen harbor on a truck for further forensic police investigation Credit: Corbis via Getty Images Police have since said they believe Madsen, 46, "deliberately" sank the sub. It was brought to the surface and searched, but found to be empty. Investigators are not convinced by Madsen's latest account and suspect him of negligent manslaughter.
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| U.S. Navy relieves Seventh Fleet commander in wake of collisions in Asia Posted: 23 Aug 2017 02:57 AM PDT  WASHINGTON/TOKYO (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy on Wednesday said it had removed Seventh Fleet Commander Vice Admiral Joseph Aucoin after a series of collisions involving its warships in Asia as the search goes on for 10 sailors missing since the latest mishap. Aucoin's removal comes after a pre-dawn collision between a guided-missile destroyer and a merchant vessel east of Singapore and Malaysia on Monday, the fourth major incident in the U.S. Pacific Fleet this year. "Admiral Scott Swift, commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet, today relieved the commander of Seventh Fleet, Vice Admiral Joseph Aucoin, due to a loss of confidence in his ability to command," the U.S. Navy said in a press release.
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| US to limit visas from 4 nations that won't take deportees Posted: 24 Aug 2017 10:25 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is poised to impose visa restrictions on four Asian and African nations refusing to take back their citizens who've been deported from the United States, officials said Thursday.
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| College Student Dies After Suffering Altitude Sickness While Hiking Colorado Mountains Posted: 23 Aug 2017 01:10 PM PDT  Susanna DeForest, 20, of Pennsylvania, was hiking with friends on the Conundrum Creek Trail when she fell ill Thursday, authorities said.
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| Harley-Davidson Rolls Out 17 Stunning New Models Posted: 23 Aug 2017 12:19 PM PDT  Harley-Davidson Rolls Out 17 Stunning New Models Softails get complete overhaul, Touring Bikes get new CVO options, Dynas get the axe. Remember back in February when Harley CEO Matt Levatich told the motorcycling press that the Motor Company planned to
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| Tense scene as Trump supporters meet protesters in Arizona Posted: 22 Aug 2017 06:27 PM PDT  Temperatures and tempers ran hot as President Trump prepared to hold a rally at the Phoenix Convention Center on Tuesday evening.
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| Workers Shroud Charlottesville Robert E. Lee Statue in Black as City Mourns Posted: 23 Aug 2017 01:05 PM PDT  The city council voted to shroud the Lee statue
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| Mystery deaths of HL Hunley submarine crew solved - they accidentally killed themselves Posted: 23 Aug 2017 11:00 AM PDT  The mystery of how the crew of one of the world's first submarines died has finally been solved - they accidentally killed themselves. The HL Hunley sank on February 17 1864 after torpedoing the USS Housatonic outside Charleston Harbour, South Carolina, during American Civil War. She was one of the first submarines ever to be used in conflict, and the first to sink a battleship. It was assumed the blast had ruptured the sub, drowning its occupants, but when the Hunley was raised in 2000, salvage experts were amazed to find the eight-man crew poised as if they had been caught completely unawares by the tragedy. All were still sitting in their posts and there was no evidence that they had attempted to flee the foundering vessel. The submarine being raised in 2000 Credit: US Navy Now researchers at Duke University believe they have the answer. Three years of experiments on a mini-test sub have shown that the torpedo blast would have created a shockwave great enough to instantly rupture the blood vessels in the lungs and brains of the submariners. "This is the characteristic trauma of blast victims, they call it 'blast lung,'" Dr Rachel Lance. "You have an instant fatality that leaves no marks on the skeletal remains. Unfortunately, the soft tissues that would show us what happened have decomposed in the past hundred years." The Hunley's torpedo was not a self-propelled bomb, but a copper keg of 135 pounds of gunpowder held ahead and slightly below the Hunley's bow on a 16-foot pole called a spar The sub rammed this spar into the enemy ship's hull and the bomb exploded. The furthest any of the crew was from the blast was about 42 feet. The shockwave of the blast travelled about 1500 meters per second in water, and 340 m/sec in air, the researchers calculate. The bodies of the crew were found sitting in their positions around the central crankshaft which made the submarine move Credit: Reuters While a normal blast shockwave travelling in air should last less than 10 milliseconds, Lance calculated that the Hunley crew's lungs were subjected to 60 milliseconds or more of trauma. "That creates kind of a worst case scenario for the lungs," added Dr Lance. "Shear forces would tear apart the delicate structures where the blood supply meets the air supply, filling the lungs with blood and killing the crew instantly. "It's likely they also suffered traumatic brain injuries from being so close to such a large blast. "All the physical evidence points to the crew taking absolutely no action in response to a flood or loss of air. If anyone had survived, they may have tried to release the keel ballast weights, set the bilge pumps to pump water, or tried to get out the hatches, but none of these actions were taken." A painting of the HL Hunley Credit: Conrad Wise Chapman The fate of the crew of the 40-foot Hunley remained a mystery until 1995, when the submarine was discovered about 300 meters away from the Housatonic's resting place. Raised in 2000, the submarine is currently undergoing study and conservation in Charleston by a team of Clemson University scientists. Initially, the discovery of the submarine only seemed to deepen the mystery. The crewmen's skeletons were found still at their stations along a hand-crank that drove the cigar-shaped craft. They suffered no broken bones, the bilge pumps had not been used and the air hatches were closed. Except for a hole in one conning tower and a small window that may have been broken, the sub was remarkably intact. Speculation about their deaths has included suffocation and drowning. The new study involved repeatedly setting blasts near a scale model, shooting authentic weapons at historically accurate iron plate and calculating human respiration and the transmission of blast energy. The research was published in PLOS ONE.
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| U.S. may sanction four countries for refusing deportees: DHS Posted: 23 Aug 2017 07:45 PM PDT ![U.S. may sanction four countries for refusing deportees: DHS]( "U.S. may sanction four countries for refusing deportees: DHS") The United States could impose additional penalties on four unidentified countries that do not cooperate with requests to return their citizens, a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) spokesman said Wednesday. The State Department and the DHS can sanction countries that do not cooperate with removals, but has only used that punishment authority twice in the past 15 years. The current 12 countries deemed recalcitrant are China, Cuba, Vietnam, Laos, Iran, Cambodia, Myanmar, Morocco, Hong Kong, South Sudan, Guinea and Eritrea.
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| California woman feared husband who killed her, took son Posted: 23 Aug 2017 08:54 PM PDT  SANTA MARIA, Calif. (AP) — A California man who killed his ex-wife and fled with his 9-year-old son had battled with her over money and their former home, according to court documents.
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| Massive Washington Salmon Escape Blamed On Solar Eclipse Posted: 23 Aug 2017 12:07 PM PDT  Eclipse and the tide, salmon farming company says high tide and fast current caused failure of net pens.
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| The ‘Taxpaying American’ Mocked By Mnuchin’s Wife Wrote A Powerful Response Posted: 24 Aug 2017 07:35 AM PDT  The woman who was recently mocked on Instagram by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin's wife, Louise Linton, is speaking up.
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| Donald Trump must be impeached 'as soon as possible', says former US Labour Secretary Posted: 24 Aug 2017 02:23 AM PDT  Robert Reich said Mr Trump represents a "clear and present danger to America" and must be removed from office. Mr Reich branded Mr Trump a "howling manchild" in the wake of the Charlottesville violence, and said the criticism of the US President's response could help to make him "irrelevant". "It's unlikely Trump will be impeached or thrown out of office on grounds of mental impairment.
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| Russian nuclear bombers fly near North Korea in rare show of force Posted: 24 Aug 2017 12:24 PM PDT  Russian nuclear bombers fly near North Korea in rare show of force
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| Florida executes racist killer inmate using unproven drug Posted: 24 Aug 2017 02:32 PM PDT  The state of Florida on Thursday executed its first death row inmate in nearly two years, using a lethal injection cocktail that had never been tried before in the United States. Mark Asay, 53, was sentenced to death in 1988 for a racially motivated double murder in Jacksonville, Florida a year earlier. The execution was carried out at 6:22 pm (2222 GMT), the Florida Department of Corrections said. For his last meal, Asay ordered fried pork chops, fried ham, fries, vanilla swirl ice cream and Coca-Cola, authorities said. He did not make a final statement. Earlier this month, the Florida Supreme Court denied a stay of execution for Asay, who had challenged the state's plan to employ a lethal injection cocktail that includes etomidate, an anesthetic never before used in carrying out an execution in the US. It replaces another drug, midazolam, which has been the subject of significant legal wrangling. According to critics, midazolam does not always adequately sedate prisoners, therefore subjecting them to excessive suffering. Corrections department spokeswoman Ashley Cook told AFP the department "follows the law and carries out the sentence of the court." "This is the department's most solemn duty and the foremost objective of the lethal injection procedure is a humane and dignified process," Cook said. Asay was the first prisoner to be executed in Florida since January 2016, before the state's supreme court ruled that Florida executions were unconstitutional because judges were granted powers that should be reserved for juries. He also was the first white man convicted of killing a black man to be executed in the state since Florida reinstated the death penalty in 1976, according to the Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC). Since then, the state has executed 92 inmates - 20 of them black inmates who had at least one white victim. Fifty-four others were white inmates who had white victims, according to DPIC data. Prosecutors say Asay fatally shot Robert Lee Booker, an African American, after making racist remarks. He killed his other victim, Robert McDowell, who has been identified as white and Hispanic and was apparently dressed as a woman, after making a deal to pay him for sex. Difficult to administer Janssen, a pharmaceutical division of the company Johnson & Johnson, developed etomidate and has objected to its use in executions. "Janssen discovers and develops medical innovations to save and enhance lives," spokesman Greg Panico told The Washington Post. "We do not condone the use of our medicines in lethal injections for capital punishment." Etomidate is difficult to administer and can cause severe irritation and burns if used incorrectly, warned Jonathan Groner, a professor of surgery at Ohio State University who is against the death penalty. Groner said administering the drug particularly "hurts when it's being injected if the veins are damaged - and a lot of people on death row have damaged veins because they're either old or they have an IV drug abuse history."
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| Me, My Liberal Wife and What Happened When We Went to a Gun Range Posted: 24 Aug 2017 03:57 AM PDT  'She wanted to protect herself from the people who had guns to protect themselves'
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| Ambassador to Sudan becomes eighth Russian diplomat to die suddenly in 10 months Posted: 24 Aug 2017 11:44 AM PDT  Russia's ambassador to Sudan has reportedly died of a heart attack, becoming the eighth Russian diplomat to pass away unexpectedly in the past 10 months. Mirgayas Shirinsky, 62, was found dead on Wednesday at his Khartoum residence. Maria Zakharova, Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman, told journalists on Thursday that the ambassador had been "found with signs of an acute heart attack". "Embassy employees called a doctor, but unfortunately he was unable to save (Mr) Shirinsky," she said. Police told AFP he had "died while he was swimming in his pool at his house" but that an initial investigation had ruled out foul play. Mr Shirinsky is at least the eighth foreign ministry official to die since late last year. Mirgayas Shirinsky died while he was swimming in his pool at his house Credit: EPA The spate of deaths began on the day Donald Trump was elected US president in November, when Sergei Krivov, duty commander of the Russian consulate in New York, was found dead with a head wound at the facility, police said. Initial reports said he had fallen to his death from the roof, but consulate officials said he had a heart attack and hit his head. The New York city medical examiner later contradicted these explanations, saying he died of internal bleeding related to a tumour. Andrei Karlov, ambassador to Turkey, was shot in the back during his speech at an Ankara art gallery in December by a police officer yelling "Don't forget Syria". Vitaly Churkin, ambassador to the United Nations, died at work in Februarythe day before his 65th birthday, reportedly of a heart attack. More than 10,000 people work at the Russian foreign ministry in Moscow and abroad, and five of the men were in their sixties, old by Russian standards. Alexander Kadakin, ambassador to India, was 67 when he died in a hospital in January, one year over the average life expectancy for Russian males. But the recent deaths, at least three of which occurred in unclear circumstances, have raised eyebrows, especially since high-profile Russians have been killed abroad before. A UK inquiry found in 2016 that spy-turned-MI6-informant Alexander Litvinenko had been poisoned by two Russians acting on the Kremlin's orders. In addition, some US intelligence and law enforcement officials reportedly now believe Mikhail Lesin, former communications minister and aide to Vladimir Putin, was murdered on the eve of an interview with the department of justice in 2015.
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| Anderson Cooper Mocks 'World's Biggest Victim' Donald Trump Posted: 24 Aug 2017 02:04 AM PDT  @andersoncooper is #KeepingThemHonest https://t.co/qrJwn4DIKF
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| What We Know About the U.S.'s New Nuclear Missile Posted: 23 Aug 2017 06:16 AM PDT  The Ground Based Strategic Deterrent will replace the venerable Minuteman III ICBM, but does the Air Force even need it?
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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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| Mom Who Criticized Louise Linton: She Doesn't Know 'What Everyday Americans Deal With' Posted: 23 Aug 2017 05:19 PM PDT  "I don't think she has any idea what everyday Americans deal with"
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| Egypt cancels Kushner meeting with minister after denial of aid Posted: 23 Aug 2017 03:14 AM PDT  Egypt called off a scheduled meeting between its foreign minister and top U.S. presidential adviser Jared Kushner on Wednesday after the United States decided to withhold millions of dollars in aid. Two U.S. sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday that Washington had decided to deny Egypt $95.7 million in aid and to delay a further $195 million because of its failure to make progress on respecting human rights and democratic norms. "Egypt sees this measure as reflecting poor judgment of the strategic relationship that ties the two countries over long decades and as adopting a view that lacks an accurate understanding of the importance of supporting Egypt's stability," the foreign ministry said in a statement.
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| North Korea invites Russian tourists promising a holiday that is 'safer than London' Posted: 24 Aug 2017 09:43 AM PDT  North Korea has opened its doors to Russian tourists, issuing a licence for the first travel agency in Moscow to promise clients "full immersion" in the nation's culture and enjoyment "safer than an evening walk in London". Nkorean.ru, a Russian company licensed by North Korea's government, offers organised tours for groups of up to 10 people or individuals "to show the travellers the multi-faceted life of this most closed of countries". Guests to North Korea must necessarily be "checked" before their trip and will always be accompanied by a guide who will monitor the "adequate behaviour of the tourist and guarantee his safety." Pictures of strategic and military facilities are banned and long talks with locals "are not recommended". Inside North Korea North Korea has conducted two nuclear tests and dozens of missile tests since the beginning of last year, significantly raising tension on the heavily militarised Korean peninsula and in defiance of UN Security Council resolutions. Two tests of inter-continental ballistic missiles in July triggered a new round of tougher global sanctions. Faced with economic problems made harder by multiple sanctions, the Pyongyang government is keen to develop tourism to earn cash. The most pricey tour, 15 days "full immersion in the culture of North Korea" costing 118,090 roubles (£1558), includes visits to a farm, a mineral water factory, a Buddhist temple, walks in the mountains and an introduction to national cuisine. Visits to numerous museums to founding leader Kim Il-Sung are also on offer. Other less demanding tours include relaxation on a beach, an aviation show and even a beer festival. It is unclear how popular these trips will be among Russians who have already developed a fondness for visiting Europe and the affordable resorts of Turkey and Thailand. Is it a good idea to visit North Korea? The world's 15 most dangerous countries (according to the Foreign Office)
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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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| Exxon Mobil 'Misled' Public On Climate Change For 40 Years, Harvard Study Finds Posted: 24 Aug 2017 03:36 AM PDT  Yes, #ExxonKnew — and the oil giant deliberately deceived the public about the dangers of climate change for four decades.
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| Trump Dossier Researcher 'Stands By' Explosive Findings Posted: 23 Aug 2017 08:36 AM PDT  Glenn Simpson, whose firm compiled an infamous dossier on Donald Trump, spent more than 10 hours talking with Senate investigators.
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| Indian cities on lockdown before guru's rape trial verdict Posted: 24 Aug 2017 07:37 AM PDT  PANCHKULA, India (AP) — Several north Indian cities were under a security lockdown Thursday, a day before a court was expected to issue a verdict in a rape case involving the flamboyant leader of a quasi-religious sect.
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| Meet America's Newest Millionaire: Woman Wins $758M Powerball Jackpot After Mix-Up Posted: 24 Aug 2017 02:44 PM PDT  Mavis Wanczyk now has a higher net worth than Taylor Swift and Beyonce.
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| Hezbollah seizes much of IS enclave on Syrian-Lebanese border: Nasrallah Posted: 24 Aug 2017 01:21 PM PDT  Hezbollah has captured much of an Islamic State pocket on Syria's side of the border with Lebanon in a joint offensive with the Syrian army, its leader said on Thursday. In parallel with the fighting, talks on a truce have begun with Islamic State but a military victory is more likely, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said in a televised speech. Syrian troops and Iran-backed Hezbollah have been fighting to oust Islamic State from Syria's western Qalamoun region.
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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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| 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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| Nandan Nilekani back at India's Infosys Posted: 24 Aug 2017 10:29 AM PDT  Infosys cofounder Nandan Nilekani will take over immediately as the company's nonexecutive chairman, the Indian software giant said Thursday, a move to calm investor unrest and steady the share price. Nilekani, one of the cofounders of the company, ran the business from 2002 to 2007 and remains highly respected in the technology world. "Nandan is the ideal leader for Infosys at this stage in the company's development.
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| Charleston shooting: One dead and gunman shot after hostage situation in restaurant Posted: 24 Aug 2017 10:30 AM PDT  A hostage situation in Charleston has ended after a gunman was critically shot and wounded, according to reports. Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg told reporters that several hostages had been freed after the assailant, whom the mayor had earlier referred to as a "disgruntled employee", had been shot and was in critical condition. One person was shot and killed, Mr Tecklenburg told reporters.
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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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| Parks Service issues permit for San Francisco rally Posted: 23 Aug 2017 02:26 PM PDT  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Federal authorities on Wednesday issued a permit to a politically conservative group for a Saturday afternoon rally in San Francisco that local officials fear could turn violent.
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