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Palestinian Detainees In Israeli Prisons Continue To Be Abused By Interrogators

Israeli forces use extreme and brutal methods to force confessions out of Palestinian detainees for “crimes against Israel” such as stone-throwing.

IMEMC News
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An Israeli border policeman detains a Palestinian protester during a weekly demonstration against Israel's separation barrier in the West Bank village of Bilin near Ramallah, Friday, Feb. 13, 2015.

An Israeli border policeman detains a Palestinian protester during a weekly demonstration against Israel's separation barrier in the West Bank village of Bilin near Ramallah, Friday, Feb. 13, 2015. The head of the Palestinian Authority prisoners' affairs committee, Issa Qarage, met with former detainee Noor Muhammad Hilmi Hamamrah, age 15,

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Oakland Protesters Extorted For Exercising First Amendment Rights

Oakland, CA (TFC) – The night of May 23rd, 2015 was an interesting one for residents and activists in the city of Oakland. Nearly 50 people were cited, arrested, or at least confronted by the Oakland Police after an ordinance passed by Mayor Libby Schaaf condemned peaceful protests after 10 PM. Say Her Name Protests started […]

James Job | The Fifth Column
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Oakland, CA (TFC) – The night of May 23rd, 2015 was an interesting one for residents and activists in the city of Oakland. Nearly 50 people were cited, arrested, or at least confronted by the Oakland Police after an ordinance passed by Mayor Libby Schaaf condemned peaceful protests after 10 PM. Say Her Name Protests started on May, 21st to bring

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Devastating Texas Floods Latest Example Of Global Weather Extremes

‘Going from one extreme to another is a hallmark of climate change.’

Jon Queally
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Motorists are stranded along I-45 along North Main in Houston after storms flooded the area, Tuesday, May 26, 2015. Overnight heavy rains caused flooding closing some portions of major highways in the Houston area.

Motorists are  stranded along I-45 along North Main  in Houston after storms flooded the area, Tuesday, May 26, 2015. Overnight heavy rains caused flooding closing some portions of major highways in the Houston area. With at least a dozen people dead and the raging high waters described as having 'tsunami-type power' in Texas over the

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Following Days Of Protests, Cleveland Strikes Deal With Justice Dept Over Police Brutality

News of the settlement came days after a white police officer was acquitted of manslaughter for firing the final 15 rounds of a 137-shot police barrage through the windshield of a car carrying two unarmed black suspects in 2012.

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Riot police stand in formation as a protest forms against the acquittal of Michael Brelo, a patrolman charged in the shooting deaths of two unarmed suspects in Cleveland. The city of Cleveland has reached a settlement with the U.S. Justice Department over a pattern of excessive force and civil rights violations by its police department, and the agreement could be announced as soon as Tuesday, May 26, 2015, a senior federal law enforcement official said.

Riot police stand in formation as a protest forms against the acquittal of Michael Brelo, a patrolman charged in the shooting deaths of two unarmed suspects in Cleveland. The city of Cleveland has reached a settlement with the U.S. Justice Department over a pattern of excessive force and civil rights violations by its police department, and the

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Tens Of Thousands Flock To Mass Funeral For Victims Of Saudi Terror Attack

“It was a normal funeral on one side, but on the other side it was a political rally… there has always been some kind of encouragement toward hatred and sectarianism toward the minority Shiites. The message was: this has to stop.”

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Bahraini Shiite Muslim protesters confront riot police blocking the path of their protest march during a demonstration denouncing a suicide bombing at a Shiite mosque in Saudi Arabia, in Daih, Bahrain, Saturday, May 23, 2015. The unauthorized protest was dispersed by riot police firing tear gas and birdshot. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the Saudi mosque bombing that killed and wounded many people.

Bahraini Shiite Muslim protesters confront riot police blocking the path of their protest march during a demonstration denouncing a suicide bombing at a Shiite mosque in Saudi Arabia, in Daih, Bahrain, Saturday, May 23, 2015. The unauthorized protest was dispersed by riot police firing tear gas and birdshot. The Islamic State group claimed

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Media CEOs Dominate Ranks Of Top-Paid Executives

Six of the 10 highest-paid CEOs last year worked in the media industry, according to a study carried out by executive compensation data firm Equilar and The Associated Press.

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The 10 highest-paid CEOs of 2013. Top row, from left: Anthony Petrello, Nabors Industries, $68.2 million; Leslie Moonves, CBS, $65.6 million; Richard Adkerson, Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, $55.3 million; Stephen Kaufer, TripAdvisor, $39 million; and Philippe Dauman, Viacom, $37.2 million. Bottom row, from left: Leonard Schleifer, Regeneron

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