Friday, August 25, 2017

Trump likely to rescind Obama 'Dreamer' program: media reports

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Trump likely to rescind Obama 'Dreamer' program: media reports

Trump likely to rescind Obama 'Dreamer' program: media reportsBy Julia Harte WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is likely to rescind an Obama-era policy that protects nearly 600,000 immigrants who entered the country illegally as children and are known as "Dreamers," according to media reports on Friday. Trump's decision on whether to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, policy could be announced as early as next week, reported ABC News, citing multiple sources. Attorney General Jeff Sessions discussed the program with senior White House officials on Thursday, according to an administration official.


Deputy, trooper cleared in North Carolina highway shooting

Deputy, trooper cleared in North Carolina highway shootingRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A woman fatally shot by law enforcement officers along an interstate highway fired on them first after ignoring commands to drop her gun, videos released Friday by a prosecutor show. The deputy and state trooper have been cleared of wrongdoing.


Hurricane Harvey Has 20,000 Cruise Ship Passengers Stuck at Sea

Hurricane Harvey Has 20,000 Cruise Ship Passengers Stuck at SeaThousands of vacationers will have to wait until the storm passes


Here's How Long $1 Million In Retirement Savings Will Last In Your State

Here's How Long $1 Million In Retirement Savings Will Last In Your StateIt’s the question that keeps older people up at night: Will the recommended $1 million in retirement savings actually be enough?


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Man arrested after knife attack outside Buckingham Palace

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Man arrested after knife attack outside Buckingham Palace

Man arrested after knife attack outside Buckingham PalaceA man was arrested on Friday after attacking police with a knife outside Queen Elizabeth II's Buckingham Palace residence in London, police said. The attacker, believed to be aged in his early twenties, stopped his car near a police vehicle outside the world famous palace at around 8.35pm (1935 GMT), according to a Metropolitan Police statement. The officers required hospital treatment, according to police, who said it was too early to say whether the attack was an act of terrorism.


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Prosecutors oppose Sen. Menendez bid to alter trial schedule

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Prosecutors oppose Sen. Menendez bid to alter trial schedule

Prosecutors oppose Sen. Menendez bid to alter trial scheduleNEWARK, 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.


The Latest: US imposes tough economic sanctions on Venezuela

The Latest: US imposes tough economic sanctions on VenezuelaCARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The Latest on Venezuela's political and economic crisis (all times local):


Two S.African farmers found guilty in 'coffin assault' case

Two S.African farmers found guilty in 'coffin assault' caseA 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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Britain will not pay 'a penny more' than it thinks right to leave EU: Boris Johnson

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Britain will not pay 'a penny more' than it thinks right to leave EU: Boris Johnson

Britain will not pay 'a penny more' than it thinks right to leave EU: Boris JohnsonBritain 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.


After anti-Muslim attack, Brazilians shower victim with love

After anti-Muslim attack, Brazilians shower victim with loveWhen 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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Three dead in Indian protests after godman convicted of rape

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Three dead in Indian protests after godman convicted of rape

Three dead in Indian protests after godman convicted of rapeBy Manoj Kumar NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Three people were killed as violent protests erupted in India on Friday after a court convicted a self-styled "godman" of raping two women, angering thousands of his supporters who said he was innocent, police and lawyers said. Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, the head of a social welfare and spiritual group, was held guilty of raping two women followers in a case dating back to 2002 at the headquarters of his Dera Sacha Sauda group in the northern town of Sirsa. Supporters rampaged in response, attacking railway stations, petrol stations and television vans in towns across the northern states of Punjab and Haryana, soon after the verdict was announced, witnesses said.


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Macau enlists Chinese army as authorities struggle with typhoon fallout

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Macau enlists Chinese army as authorities struggle with typhoon fallout

Macau enlists Chinese army as authorities struggle with typhoon falloutBy Venus Wu and Farah Master MACAU (Reuters) - Chinese People's Liberation Army troops were deployed onto the streets of Macau on Friday to help clean up in the aftermath of a devastating typhoon and amid mounting criticism authorities were unprepared for the severity of the storm. Macau public broadcaster, TDM, reported some 1,000 Chinese PLA troops left their Macau barracks to assist in the recovery. Chinese troops are rarely seen on the streets of Macau.


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Thursday, August 24, 2017

After anti-Muslim attack, Brazilians shower victim with love

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After anti-Muslim attack, Brazilians shower victim with love

After anti-Muslim attack, Brazilians shower victim with loveWhen 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? 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. The incident might have got even uglier, except that among the growing number of bystanders was 19-year-old Beatriz Bastos de Souza, who intervened, and then began filming on her mobile phone.


Florida executes convicted double-murderer using new drug

Florida executes convicted double-murderer using new drugFlorida on Thursday put a man to death with an anesthetic never used before in a U.S. lethal injection, carrying out its first execution in more than 18 months on an inmate convicted of two racially motivated ...


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