| ‘Pathetic’: GOP React to Trump’s Charlottesville Comments Posted: 16 Aug 2017 04:31 AM PDT  Republican members of Congress and the Senate, such as John Kasich and Lindsey Graham, are responding to Donald Trump's comments on the violence in Charlottesville.
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| Hundreds Line Up, Dozens Ask To Be Arrested For Destroying Confederate Statue Posted: 17 Aug 2017 01:24 PM PDT  Four people turned themselves in to authorities in Durham, North Carolina, on Thursday to face charges for their role in toppling a Confederate monument during a protest on Monday.
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| Prominent investigator exits Mueller team Posted: 16 Aug 2017 11:10 AM PDT  Rachel Maddow reports on the surprising departure of Peter Strzok, a prominent counter-espionage investigator who had been working on Robert Mueller's Trump Russia investigation.
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| KKK leader threatens to 'burn' black Latina journalist and calls her a 'n*****' during interview Posted: 17 Aug 2017 02:10 PM PDT  An Afro-Latina journalist conducting an interview with a member of the Ku Klux Klan has said he threatened her so violently that she was concerned for her safety. Ilia Calderón, a Univision journalist with both African and Colombian heritage, agreed to visit KKK leader Chris Barker on his wooded North Carolina property. Almost immediately, Mr Barker asked her why she didn't "go back" to her country of origin.
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| Anti-Muslim Australian senator wears burqa in Parliament Posted: 17 Aug 2017 07:53 AM PDT  CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — An Australian senator provoked an angry backlash from lawmakers by wearing a burqa in Parliament on Thursday as part of her campaign for a national ban on Islamic face covers.
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| American Airlines Accused Of Destroying Woman's Wedding Dress Posted: 17 Aug 2017 12:10 AM PDT  The court papers claimed Yewande Oteh of Cherry Hill, New Jersey, decided to sue the airline after it failed to prevent or investigate the incident.
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| U.S. Navy to remove senior leaders of warship after deadly June crash Posted: 17 Aug 2017 04:54 PM PDT  By Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy will relieve the two senior officers and the senior enlisted sailor on a U.S. warship that collided with a Philippine container ship in June off the coast of Japan, the Navy said on Thursday, A separate official report released on Thursday contained dramatic accounts of what happened when the freighter hit the USS Fitzgerald, killing seven Navy sailors. Admiral Bill Moran, deputy chief of naval operations, told reporters that the USS Fitzgerald's commander, executive officer and master chief petty officer would be removed. Multiple U.S. and Japanese investigations are still under way into how the Fitzgerald, a guided missile destroyer, and the much larger ACX Crystal container ship collided in clear weather south of Tokyo Bay in the early hours of June 17.
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| Heather Heyer's mother: 'They tried to kill my child to shut her up. Well, guess what? You just magnified her!' Posted: 16 Aug 2017 09:38 AM PDT  The mother of Heather Heyer, the 32-year-old woman who was killed at a white nationalist rally in Virginia, has issued a defiant response to the rally attendees. "They tried to kill my child to shut her up," Susan Bro told the crowd gathered at her daughter's memorial service. Ms Heyer was one of hundreds of people who gathered to protest the white nationalist gathering this weekend.
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| New York to axe Confederate busts from 'hall of fame' Posted: 17 Aug 2017 02:04 PM PDT  New York authorities are taking steps to remove two busts of Confederate commanders from a "Hall of Fame" as America's most populous city joins others in erasing symbols of the pro-slavery Civil War South. Bronx Community College said the bust of General Robert E. Lee, the commander of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, and another of one of his top generals, Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, would be removed in two to three days. "We want to make it sure we get it done quickly, but without causing damage," said Karla Williams, executive legal counsel at the College, which is part of The City University of New York.
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| Southern anger: Nazis, KKK 'hijacking' Confederate debate Posted: 17 Aug 2017 02:42 PM PDT ![Southern anger: Nazis, KKK 'hijacking' Confederate debate]( "Southern anger: Nazis, KKK 'hijacking' Confederate debate") CHULAFINNEE, Ala. (AP) — White Southerners who equate Old South symbols with regional pride rather than hate are even more on the defensive since neo-Nazis, Ku Klux Klansmen and other extremists became the face of the fight over Confederate monuments.
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| Everything we know about the Barcelona terror attack Posted: 17 Aug 2017 05:45 PM PDT  At least 13 people were killed and 100 injured on Thursday when a driver deliberately slammed a van into crowds on Barcelona's most popular street in what police confirmed was a terror attack. The attack, the latest in a wave of vehicle rammings across Europe in recent years, caused panic on the streets of Spain's largest city and drew condemnation from world leaders. "It was clearly a terror attack, intended to kill as many people as possible," Josep Lluis Trapero, senior police official, said. Barcelona terror attack, in pictures Hours later, police said they had shot dead "four suspected terrorists" and left another injured in Cambrils, a city south of Barcelona. The regional government of Catalonia, where both Barcelona and Cambrils are located, also confirmed the incident in the early hours of Friday, which police had earlier qualified as a "possible terrorist attack." Here is everything we know. What happened in Barcelona? Footage appears to show damaged vehicle in cordoned-off Barcelona street 00:31 A white Fiat van, reportedly rented, rammed into pedestrians outside a kosher restaurant on a busy street in Barcelona shortly after 5pm on Thursday. The vehicle van veered onto the promenade and barreled down the busy walkway in central Barcelona for 500 metres, swerving back and forth as it mowed pedestrians down and turned a picturesque tourist destination into a bloody killing zone. Victims were left sprawled in the street, spattered with blood or writhing in pain from broken limbs. Others fled in panic through Las Ramblas, screaming or carrying young children in their arms. Lawyer and University of Glasgow rector Aamer Anwar was walking La Ramblas when he heard screaming. He said a shopkeeper told him five or six people were badly injured and described the scene as "chaos". Mr Anwar said: "I was walking down Las Ramblas for something to eat. Part of it was in the shade so I decided to keep walking down and literally within 10 seconds there was a crashing noise. Armed police respond to terror attack in Barcelona 00:27 "I turned around and people were screaming - I could see a woman screaming with her kids - people started running and jumping into shops. I ran for about 50 or 100 metres and stopped to see what was happening. " British tourist Keith Welling, who arrived in Barcelona on Wednesday with his wife and 9-year-old daughter, said they saw the van drive past them down the avenue and took refuge in a restaurant when panic broke out and the crowd started running. "People were shouting and we heard a bang and someone cried that it was a gunshot ... Me and my family ran into the restaurant along with around 40 other people. "At first people were going crazy in there, lots of people crying, including a little girl around three years old." Mapped: Barcelona van attack What happened in Cambrils? Spanish police killed several people in a coastal town south of Barcelona in response to a terrorist attack. Reports of an operation by security services in Cambrils emerged shortly after 1am local time, some eight hours after the attack in Las Ramblas. Bystanders could be seen running for cover and several gunshots heard in footage posted on social media that appeared to have been filmed on the town's beachfront promenade. Mossos, the Catalan police force, urged locals to take cover tweeting: "Police operation in £Cambrils for possible terrorist attack. If you are now in £Cambrils avoid going out. Stay home, stay safe." According to Spanish broadcaster RTVE police opened fire killing four people and injuring one other. The broadcaster said police had suspected they were planning an attack in the wake of the deadly rampage in Las Ramblas. The suspects The driver of the van that mowed into the packed street was still on the run, Spanish police said on Thursday night. Josep Lluis Trapero of the regional police of Catalonia said two other people suspected of being involved in the terror attack had been arrested - a Spaniard and a Moroccan. One of the suspects arrested over the attack is a man born in the Spanish territory of Melilla in northern Morocco, he said. The other, Driss Oukabir, is Moroccan. A handout photo made available by Spanish National Police shows Maghrebi Driss Oukabir, alleged to have rented the van which was used to crashed into pedestrians in Las Ramblas Credit: Spanish National Police/ HANDOUT Neither of them had any criminal record, he added. Spanish reports initially said that Driss Oukabir was being questioned on suspicion of involvement in the attack. But on Thursday night the mayor of Ripoll, the town where he lived, 70 miles north of Barcelona, said that a man identifying himself as Driss Oukabir went to his local police station and reported that his documentation had been stolen. Jordi Munell, the mayor, said that the man had insisted that he had been in Ripoll at the time of the attack and went to the local police station as soon as he saw his images broadcast in the media. Police suspect that Driss Oukabir's younger brother, named by Spanish media as 18-year-old Moussa, could have been involved. In a further twist, Trapero said police suspected a deadly explosion late on Wednesday at a house in Alcanar 124 miles south of Barcelona was linked to the van attack. Trapero said the explosion left at least one person dead, and police suspected those in the house were "preparing an explosive device." "It seems there was an accumulation of gas that generated the explosion," he said, without giving further details. The Spanish suspect was arrested in Alcanar, while Oukabir was held in Ripoll in northern Catalonia. Isil claim responsibility "Soldiers" of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant carried out the deadly van attack, the jihadist organisation's propaganda outlet Amaq said. "The executors of the Barcelona attack were soldiers of the Islamic State," Amaq said on its Telegram messenger account, without naming those it claimed were behind the attack. Amaq said they had launched the attack in response to calls to target states taking part in the United States-led coalition battling the jihadist group in Iraq and Syria. Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said the attack was "jihadist terrorism" which required a global response. "Today the fight against terrorism is the principal priority for free and open societies like ours. It is a global threat and the response has to be global," Rajoy told a news conference in Barcelona. Isil, which once controlled a self-declared "caliphate" across large parts of Iraq and Syria, has suffered major losses in recent months. Coalition-backed Iraqi forces recaptured its Iraqi stronghold Mosul in July. World leaders condemn perpetrators and offer support to Spain Prime Minister Theresa May said she is "sickened by the senseless loss of life in Barcelona". "My thoughts are with the victims of today's terrible attack in Barcelona and the emergency services responding to this ongoing incident," she said. "The UK stands with Spain against terror. "Following the attacks in Manchester and London, Spain stood alongside the British people. Tonight, Britain stands with Spain against the evil of terrorism." U.S. President Donald Trump wrote on Twitter: "The United States condemns the terror attack in Barcelona, Spain, and will do whatever is necessary to help. Be tough & strong, we love you!" The United States condemns the terror attack in Barcelona, Spain, and will do whatever is necessary to help. Be tough & strong, we love you!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 17, 2017 Study what General Pershing of the United States did to terrorists when caught. There was no more Radical Islamic Terror for 35 years!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 17, 2017 He later added: "Study what General Pershing of the United States did to terrorists when caught. There was no more Radical Islamic Terror for 35 years!" In Germany, the office of German Chancellor Angela Merkel said they were thinking of the victims of the "revolting attack" with "profound sadness", while French President Emmanuel Macron voiced "France's solidarity" with Spanish citizens following what he called "a tragic attack". Russian President Vladimir Putin called for the world to unite in an "uncompromising battle against the forces of terror". "We decisively condemn this cruel and cynical crime against civilians," Putin wrote in a telegram of condolences to Spanish King Felipe VI. Police cordon off scene in Barcelona where van ploughed through a street 00:45 The dead and injured Victims of the van rampage that left 13 people dead and around 100 others injured were of at least 18 different nationalities, Spain's civil protection agency said. A spokesman said that among the victims in the popular seaside city were nationals from France, Germany, Spain, the Netherlands, Argentina, Venezuela, Belgium, Australia, Hungary, Peru, Romania, Ireland, Greece, Cuba, Macedonia, China, Italy and Algeria - without detailing whether he was referring to those who died or were injured. Authorities said a Belgian was among the dead and an Australian woman was seriously injured. Witnesses spoke of a scene of carnage, with bodies strewn along the boulevard as others fleeing for their lives. "When it happened I ran out and saw the damage," local shop worker Xavi Perez told AFP. "There were bodies on the floor with people crowding round them. People were crying. There were lots of foreigners."
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| Shocking Video Shows Bear Biting Off Man's Arm After He Provokes It Posted: 17 Aug 2017 02:21 AM PDT  The man ignored warning signs outside the cage and climbed over the fence to feed the bears milk.
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| The price of eclipse glasses have more than tripled on Amazon over the last 2 weeks Posted: 16 Aug 2017 11:18 AM PDT  If you're trying to be frugal and find a cheap deal on a pair of glasses for the solar eclipse, good luck. The price of the protective glasses continues to soar, even among concerns over sales of potentially useless glasses. On Amazon, which seems to be the marketplace of choice for eclipse shoppers, prices for glasses have more than tripled over the last two weeks for the website's most popular protective glasses, according to Wikibuy. Wikibuy, which tracks prices through its Google Chrome extension and through a real time price tracker on its website, shared data with Mashable on the pricing of the 4-Pack Premium ISO and CE Certified Lunt Solar Kid Size Eclipse Viewing Glasses on Amazon, which Wikibuy said are its most popular. "From what our community has seen on Amazon, it appears that Amazon prices on eclipse glasses have more than tripled over the last two weeks," Matt Gratt, Wikibuy's Director of Growth, wrote in an email. "As always, consumers can find the true best prices on items by consulting price history tools and multiple stores around the internet." While the 4-Pack Premium ISO and CE Certified Lunt Solar Kid Size Eclipse Viewing Glasses are currently on backorder through Amazon Prime, one seller is selling them for a mere $249. (Yeah, price tag made us cringe too.) Eclipse glasses are also four of the top five product searches on Amazon and Wikibuy, Gratt said. Based on the company's data, prices seemed to fluctuate, but remained pretty steady for awhile, but began to steadily climb since the beginning of August. And it's not just Amazon — an analysis of pricing for packs of the glasses from third party retailers found that prices have more than doubled for new five and 10 packs since early August. SEE ALSO: Where to buy your eclipse glasses before the total solar eclipse on August 21 The current price for a 10-pack of CE Certified Safe Solar Eclipse Glasses sold through a third party is $129.95, according to Camel Camel Camel, which tracks pricing of items on Amazon and through third party retailers. For a five pack of premium ISO and CE Certified Lunt Solar Eclipse Glasses from a third party vendor, the current price sits at $39.95. But while the prices may not be ideal, if you're planning on viewing the celestial event, you'll need a pair of these glasses to view the eclipse without harming your eyes. A list of reliable vendors for eclipse glasses can be found here. Or you can check out this NASA video, which will show you how to view the eclipse without those fancy-shmancy glasses. WATCH: Here's how many people in the U.S. will possibly see the eclipse
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| World's Saddest Right-Wing Protest Draws 7 People To Seattle's Lenin Statue Posted: 17 Aug 2017 05:22 AM PDT  Far-right "Pizzagate" conspiracy theorist Jack Posobiec tweeted videos and photos Wednesday showing him leading a group of people protesting a Vladimir Lenin statue in Seattle. Video shows Posobiec leading the group in a chant of "tear it down, tear it down" as the protesters — wearing "Make America Great Again" caps and holding placards bearing phrases like "Lenin is Hitler" and "Alt Left Hate" — marched around the statue.It appears that about 7 people, including Posobiec, attended the demonstration. Trump Supporters Demand Marxist Statue of Lenin Must Be Torn Down pic.twitter. ...
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| 911 Call Reveals Harrowing Escape of Woman Cops Call 'James Bond' After She Jumped Out of Car Posted: 17 Aug 2017 01:49 PM PDT  Jordan Dinsmore's suspected attackers have been arrested.
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| White supremacist cries on camera as he describes 'terror' over arrest warrant Posted: 17 Aug 2017 05:03 AM PDT  A white supremacist who helped organise the "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, has appeared on camera crying as he describes his fear of arrest. Chris Cantwell, a racist who previously claimed he and others would "f***ing kill" anti-fascist demonstrators for interfering with their right to express their views, sobs uncontrollably in the clip. The blogger was featured in a Vice News documentary filmed before, during and after the rally in Virginia turned violent.
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| Ex-NY governor hopeful who insulted Obamas kicked off board Posted: 17 Aug 2017 03:45 PM PDT  BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — One-time Republican candidate for New York governor Carl Paladino, whose published insults of former President Barack Obama provoked a public uproar, was removed from Buffalo's school board Thursday for improperly discussing teacher contract negotiations.
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| Investigators likely slain by Congolese militia: UN probe Posted: 16 Aug 2017 10:25 PM PDT  Two UN investigators killed in March likely died at the hands of Congolese militia members, a UN inquiry found, adding that further investigation will be required to "fully ascertain the identity" of those involved. Michael Sharp, an American, and Zaida Catalan, a Swedish-Chilean dual national, were found murdered in March in the Democratic Republic of Congo while on a UN mission investigating violence and mass graves in the country's restive Kasai province. "A group of Congolese, likely militia members from the Kasai Central province, was responsible," read the board's executive summary, obtained Wednesday by AFP.
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| Hope Hicks: Former Trump campaign spokeswoman takes over as White House Communications Director Posted: 16 Aug 2017 07:24 AM PDT  Hope Hicks, the former Trump campaign spokesperson and a top presidential aide, has been named interim White House Communications Director following the dramatic departure of former Director Anthony Scaramucci. Ms Hicks, who is Mr Trump's longest-serving political aide – and one of his most trusted – will fill the position while the White House looks for a permanent replacement. The 28-year-old Greenwich, Connecticut native started working for the Trump family 2014, when Ivanka Trump hired her away from her public relations job at Hiltzik Strategies.
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| 9-Foot Alligator Attacks And Kills 75 Pound Dog In Florida Posted: 17 Aug 2017 11:34 AM PDT  Authorities are now warning residents about keeping their pets leashed.
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| Canada sees 'unsustainable' spike in asylum seekers at U.S. border Posted: 17 Aug 2017 03:02 PM PDT  TORONTO/MONTREAL (Reuters) - The number of asylum seekers who illegally crossed the U.S. border into Canada more than tripled last month, according to Canadian government data released on Thursday, as migrants worried about the U.S. administration's immigration crackdown head north. More than 3,100 people walked across the border illegally in July to file refugee claims and were arrested, up from 884 in June, the federal government said. Ninety-six percent of them went to Quebec, where an influx of asylum seekers, primarily Haitians, is sparking a backlash from opposition politicians and anti-immigrant groups in the primarily French-speaking province.
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| Yes, A Big Victory In Texas On The Trans Bathroom Bill, But The Battle Is Far From Over Posted: 17 Aug 2017 07:39 AM PDT  Celebration is in order in Texas and around the country, as an attempt to pass a transgender "bathroom" bill went down in flames in a special session.
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| 911 Call Released in Death of Boy, 3, Who Cops Say Was Left in Day Care Van Posted: 17 Aug 2017 10:53 AM PDT  Myles Hill was found dead in Orlando on Aug. 7.
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| Two Kids Got Locked In A Grocery Store And Did Exactly What You'd Expect Posted: 16 Aug 2017 03:10 PM PDT  It's right out of a TV show.
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| The Latest: Lawyers for South Africa model consider court Posted: 17 Aug 2017 08:14 AM PDT  JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The Latest on the assault allegation against Zimbabwe first lady Grace Mugabe (all times local):
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| When White Nationalists Get DNA Tests That Reveal African Ancestry Posted: 17 Aug 2017 01:30 AM PDT ![When White Nationalists Get DNA Tests That Reveal African Ancestry]( "When White Nationalists Get DNA Tests That Reveal African Ancestry") The white-nationalist forum Stormfront hosts discussions on a wide range of topics, from politics to guns to The Lord of the Rings. And of particular and enduring interest: genetic ancestry tests. For white nationalists, DNA tests are a way to prove their racial purity. Of course, their results don't always come back that way. And how white nationalists try to explain away non-European ancestry is rather illuminating of their beliefs.
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| Art of the Deal co-author predicts Donald Trump is about to resign Posted: 17 Aug 2017 06:36 AM PDT  The co-author of Donald Trump's memoir The Art of the Deal has predicted the US President is going to resign by autumn if not sooner. Tony Schwartz, who claims to have ghostwritten the 1987 best-selling business book, argued Mr Trump is on the brink of stepping down and said he would be shocked if his presidency lasts until the end of the year. Mr Schwartz, who has been a vocal critic of President Trump and spent 18 months interviewing and shadowing him in the 1980's, suggested he would negotiate a deal for immunity in the Russia investigation in exchange for giving up his seat in the Oval Office.
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| Peace with North Korea a 'possibility': top US general Posted: 17 Aug 2017 03:54 AM PDT  Peace with North Korea is a "possibility", America's most senior uniformed officer said Thursday, but warned the US has "credible, viable military options" for dealing with the errant regime. General Joe Dunford, the chairman of the US joint chiefs of staff, also told reporters during his visit to Beijing that the US has no plans to "dial back" military exercises with South Korea, which have angered both China and North Korea. Dunford made the remarks on the last day of a trip to China that included a visit on Wednesday to a northern military zone near China's border with North Korea.
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| KKK Members Convicted In Plot To Kill Black Inmate While Working As Prison Guards Posted: 16 Aug 2017 10:20 AM PDT  Two former Florida prison guards who were members of the Ku Klux Klan have been convicted of plotting to murder a black inmate after his release.
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| Man Whose Heart Was Pierced by 3-Inch Nail Drives Himself 12 Miles to Hospital Posted: 16 Aug 2017 01:47 PM PDT  Doug Bergeson says common sense told him not to pull the nail out.
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| Man charged with spraying manure on US Border Protection car Posted: 16 Aug 2017 03:11 PM PDT  MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — A man who says his livelihood in agriculture has been nearly ruined by people who entered the country illegally to work on local farms is facing charges he sprayed liquid manure on a marked U.S. Customs and Border Protection car after confronting an agent about immigration enforcement.
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| KKK Grand Dragon says I'm 'glad' Heather Heyer died in Charlottesville Posted: 16 Aug 2017 02:36 AM PDT  A Ku Klux Klan leader has said he is happy a woman died while taking part in a protest against white supremacists in Charlottesville. Heather Heyer was killed after a car drove at speed into a crowd of anti-fascist protesters in the Virginia city over the weekend and left scores injured. The 32-year-old counter-protester was one of hundreds who descended on the city to protest against the largest gathering of white nationalists in America in decades.
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| Donald ‘I’m smart for not paying taxes’ Trump accuses Amazon of skirting taxes Posted: 16 Aug 2017 07:13 AM PDT 
Amazon is the largest web-based retailer on the planet, raking in billions of dollars every year and employing over 340,000 workers. When you're that big — and the president of the United States likes to go on early-morning Twitter rants before his handlers can distract him — there's a good chance you're going to be mentioned once or twice. That's what happened this morning, as Donald Trump slammed Amazon for what he perceives as damage to the US job market. "Amazon is doing great damage to tax paying retailers," Trump alleged. "Towns, cities, and states throughout the U.S. are being hurt - many jobs being lost!" Donald Trump — yes, the same Donald Trump who outsources cheap labor at every opportunity — is taking a particularly hard-line stance with Amazon, and it's not the first time the company has run afoul of him. Trump, who brags that he's "smart" for not paying taxes, regularly attacks the online retailer for what he seems to believe is abuse of the tax system. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/897763049226084352 Amazon, of course, was founded by Jeff Bezos. In a remarkable coincidence that surely has nothing to do with Trump's double-standard on taxes, Jeff Bezos also happens to own The Washington Post — the very same Washington Post that has been extremely critical of Trump's leadership and has repeatedly broken stories that caused controversy and chaos around the new president. It sure is a small world. As with most of Trump's tweets, it's entirely unclear what action he intends to take on what he perceives as wrongdoing on the part of Amazon.
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| Starbucks' Howard Schultz Compared What's Going On In The U.S. Today To Nazi Germany Posted: 17 Aug 2017 11:17 AM PDT  "I know we are better than this."
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| Teacher Accused Of Punching Neo-Nazi Says Standing Up To Fascism Isn't A Crime Posted: 16 Aug 2017 02:26 PM PDT  A middle school teacher in Berkeley, California, accused of punching a neo-Nazi during a 2016 protest is arguing that standing up to fascism is not a crime.
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| Mexico's prickly pear cactus: energy source of the future? Posted: 17 Aug 2017 07:14 AM PDT  The prickly pear cactus is such a powerful symbol in Mexico that they put it smack in the middle of the national flag. Now scientists have come up with a new use for the bright green plant: producing renewable energy. Instantly recognizable with its jumble of spiny discs -- its bright red fruit protruding like fat fingers from each one -- the prickly pear cactus is farmed on a massive scale in Mexico.
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| Paramedic Student Saves Choking Man in Coffee Shop Prior to Internship Interview Posted: 17 Aug 2017 01:53 PM PDT  Will Stewart, 23, said he and a group of other students went to the cafe to calm their nerves before the interview.
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| 'It still fits': Engagement ring missing for more than a decade turns up on garden carrot Posted: 16 Aug 2017 03:46 AM PDT  A woman who was resigned to never seeing her beautiful engagement ring ever again - and had bought a smaller one as a replacement - was shocked when her daughter-in-law found it on a carrot. The family had harvested some carrots from their farm in Alberta, Canada, for dinner, and one had grown around the engagement ring, which was then pulled from the ground. Mary Grams, 84, had lost her beloved ring in 2004 while she was in the garden, and thought she would never see it again. "I recognized it right away," she said. Mary Grams, 84, got her missing ring back when her daughter-in-law found it while harvesting carrots on the family farm in Alberta, Canada. Credit: CBC News She thinks she lost it while pulling a large weed from the garden. "We looked high and low on our hands and knees," she told CBC news. "We couldn't find it. I thought for sure either they rototilled it or something happened to it." Mrs Grams has had the ring since 1951, a year before she married her husband, Norman. Mary, 84, says she didn't know if they were kidding or not, but when her granddaughter brought the carrot over - she knew: "It's mine!" #yegpic.twitter.com/Ft7IMUeSMR— Sarah Kraus Global (@SarahNKraus) August 15, 2017 The ring was found by her daughter-in-law, Colleen Daley. "I knew it had to belong to either grandma or my mother-in-law," she said, "because no other women have lived on that farm. "I asked my husband if he recognized the ring. And he said yeah. His mother had lost her engagement ring years ago in the garden and never found it again. And it turned up on this carrot." A few weeks after losing her engagement ring, Mary bought herself this one, much smaller, to replace it. #Camrosepic.twitter.com/sg9WN4y1Pb— Sarah Kraus Global (@SarahNKraus) August 15, 2017 Mrs Grams said she is pleased the ring was found. "I'm going to wear it because it still fits," she said.
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