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Following Outcry From Citizens, Cop Who Killed Philando Castile Suspended For Second Time

Just as Philando Castile’s death triggered massive protests, so did his killers return to police duty.

Matt Agorist
بواسطة Matt Agorist
Officer Jeronimo Yanez (pictured), the cop who shot Philando Castile Wednesday night during a traffic stop, has claimed he was reacting to the man's gun - not his race

In a blow to the family and friends of Philando Castile, the officer who is responsible for his death, Jeronimo Yanez was allowed to return to work last week. However, his return was met with such a firestorm of complaints, anger, and protests, Yanez was put back on paid administrative leave. After only one week on the job, Yanez is now back at

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Climate Change Deniers Can’t Deny That Every Month Of 2016 Has Been The Hottest On Record

A recent study suggests that without drastic action to mitigate the effects of climate change, global warming could cost the millennial generation $8.8 trillion.

Kit O'Connell
بواسطة Kit O'Connell
A wildfire burns in the Cajon Pass in San Bernardino county, Calif, Aug. 16, 2016. In addition to record-breaking temperatures, 2016 has also brought more than its fair share of severe weather events, from flooding to fires.

AUSTIN, Texas --- Attention climate change deniers: Every month in 2016 has brought new evidence that climate change is real and having measurable, harmful effects on the planet and its people. July was the hottest month since meteorologists began recording weather data, according to both NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric

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Trump’s Foreign Policy Advisor Teamed Up With Blackwater & A Saudi Prince To Arm Al-Qaida In Syria

Joseph Schmitz was accused of protecting key officials in the George W. Bush administration from prosecution, misusing taxpayer money, and accepting gifts as bribes during his tenure as inspector general at the Department of Defense.

MintPress News Desk
بواسطة MintPress News Desk
Joseph E. Schmitz, then Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Defense, displays his official badge to reporters, after speaking at the Cleveland City Club, in Cleveland in 2004.

MINNEAPOLIS --- Joseph Schmitz, Donald Trump’s foreign policy advisor, is facing criticism for his involvement in a plot to arm Syrian rebels with close ties to al-Qaida. The Republican nominee’s ties to Schmitz, whose reputation is also colored by his links to Blackwater mercenaries and corruption at the Department of Defense, seems poised to

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The Rise & Fall Of The Jewish Forward

The Jewish Forward needs to decide: Will it become a repository of listicles and fast-food news, or will it maintain its record of journalistic excellence? Its latest media experiment shows that it can’t do both.

Richard Silverstein
بواسطة Richard Silverstein
Laura Adkins atricle, “Pro-Palestinian Student Group Accused of Compiling List of Jewish Student Dorm Addresses”, published at 'The Forward'. has now been removed from the site.

SEATTLE --- (Analysis) For over a century, America’s great Jewish newspaper has been the Jewish Daily Forward, known to its readers and admirers simply as The Forward. It began in the rough and tumble days of New York newspapering in the late 19th century, when every Jewish political faction -- communist, Bundist, socialist, anarchist, Orthodox --

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US Extends Ban On Dakota Pipeline Protests, But Support Grows

Almost 90 tribes have expressed solidarity with the protests against a controversial pipeline that crosses through Indigenous land.

teleSUR
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Native Americans protest the Dakota Access oil pipeline on Friday, Aug. 12, 2016 near the Standing Rock Sioux reservation in southern North Dakota.

A federal judge extended a temporary restraining order for another two weeks on "unlawful protest" against construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline, a move that comes as activists say their peaceful actions are attracking broader support. The US$3.8-million pipeline would cross four states, cutting through treaty-protected burial and

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Fox News A “Sex-Fueled, Playboy Mansion-Like Cult” Says Former Host

Former Republican U.S. Sen. Scott Brown of Massachusetts and Fox host Bill O’Reilly have also recently been outed for engaging in sexual harassment at Fox.

Associated Press
بواسطة Associated Press
Former Fox News Host Andrea Tantaros (pictured far right), has lodged a lawsuit against her former employer for sexual harassment.

NEW YORK -- A former Fox News host has sued the network, its ousted chairman and other top executives, claiming they retaliated after she detailed unwanted sexual advances made by her onetime boss, Roger Ailes. Andrea Tantaros described Fox in the lawsuit, filed Monday in New York, as a "sex-fueled, Playboy Mansion-like cult." She said after she

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