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Total recall, Slavic style? Czech officers 'identify' Norway mystery man

Pierre-Henry Deshayes
AFP
Wed, 09 Apr 2014 06:10 UTC
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Mystery man found in Norway last December
The mysterious amnesiac man who turned up in Norway but could not remember his name or where he was from has been identified by the Czech police, their counterparts in Oslo said on Wednesday.

"We were informed tonight through Interpol that the Czech police had identified the man," Oeyvind Torgersen, an Oslo police official told AFP.

"The Czech police went to his parents... we know his identity," said Torgersen, but adding no further details.

The information may help bring to an end months of fruitless search to find out the identity of the man who spoke English with a Slavic accent, and known only as "John Smith".

The news came just a day after Norwegian police released the man's photos and details to the public.

The tall, young amnesiac was found helpless in the snow near a carwash in Oslo last December. How he got there, and from where, "Smith" claims to have no idea.
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Berkut forces side with protesters as pro-federalization activists take over govt buildings across Eastern Ukraine


RT
Sun, 13 Apr 2014 03:11 UTC
Protests in Eastern Ukraine
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Thousands of pro-federalization activists have rallied in cities across Eastern Ukraine, calling for greater sovereignty of their region from Kiev. Activists have formed militias that helped anti-Maidan protesters seize several government buildings. Pro-federalization activists occupy city council, police HQ in Slavyansk

Activists in Slavyansk, a city in eastern Ukraine located in the north of the Donetsk region with a population of 120,000, seized the police headquarters and the city council building Saturday. Police said Anti-Maidan protesters also seized the local office of Ukraine's Security Service, the SBU.

They hoisted a Russian flag on top of the police HQ, Slavyansk Mayor Nelly Shtepa said.

"As I negotiated with the activists today, they explained that they represent the Donetsk regional people's militia. They said that they oppose Kiev authorities and today they are negotiating with them" she said.

Comment: As is evident from the above, these are not as the Western media claims small isolated protests.

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Missouri authorities search for serial freeway shooter


Ozarksfirst.com
Sat, 12 Apr 2014 20:23 UTC
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Missouri authorities are asking for federal helping in catching a serial shooter.

They're trying to find out who's behind more than a dozen sniper-like attacks on drivers on Kansas City freeways over the past month.

Three drivers have been wounded by gunfire as they drove along area highways, many in an area called the Three Trails Crossing, where three interstate highways intersect.

Ten of the 13 shootings happened in Kansas City, including Sunday evening when a 56-year-old man was eastbound on Interstate 435 near I-470 when he was shot in the left calf.

"I was freaking out, making sure he called 911."
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16 year-old Pennsylvania high school student goes on stabbing spree; 22 classmates wounded

Frances Martel
Breitbart
Thu, 10 Apr 2014 20:01 UTC
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With only two common kitchen knives in tow, 16-year-old Alex Hribal chased his Franklin Regional Senior High School classmates in a stabbing spree Wednesday morning. As witnesses describe the incident, many reacted slowly to the school's fire alarm, expecting a common fire drill. By the time Hribal was subdued, 22 people in all had been wounded.

As sophomore Cameron Lazor described the experience, the image of a classmate attempting to wrestle the kitchen knife out of Hribal's hands looked like "a group of boys being immature and fighting," but the blood made obvious Hribal's intentions. Others described turning down a hallway to see a flock of students running away as Hribal hacked at anyone in reach. Doctors say most of the people Hribal slashed did not realize at the time what was happening and did not see the knife attack coming.

It was just before the start of class and the hallways were packed with students at their lockers or chatting with friends.
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U.S. corn exports to China drop 85 percent after ban on GMO strains - industry report


RT
Sat, 12 Apr 2014 11:05 UTC
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China's rejection of shipments of US corn containing traces of unapproved genetically modified maize has caused a significant drop in exports. According to a new report, US traders have lost $427 million in sales.

Overall, China has barred nearly 1.45 million tons of corn shipments since last year, the National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA), an American industry association, said Friday.

The tally is based on data from export companies and is significantly higher than the previous numbers reported by the media, which said roughly 900,000 tons were affected. US corn exports to China since January are down 85 percent from the same period last year, the report says.
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Florida 'arbitrarily and unfairly' prosecuting children as adults - Human Rights Watch


RT
Fri, 11 Apr 2014 10:23 UTC
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Florida has been unfairly and arbitrarily trying children as adults, according to a new Human Rights Watch report. The research slams Florida for funneling thousands of children into the state's adult justice system more than any other US state.

"Florida's direct file law is not effectively serving public safety... [and] is having negative, at times devastating, effects on the lives of thousands of children and their families," the report's authors wrote.

The 110-page investigation, titled, "Branded for Life: Florida's Prosecution of Children as Adults under its 'Direct File' Statute" was released by New York-based Human Rights Watch on Thursday.

Researchers lambasted Florida for stamping children with the 'criminal' mark at a young age, despite most of the charges being for non-violent felonies.

"The children caught up in the 'direct file' law cannot legally vote, drink, or buy cigarettes in the state of Florida," Alba Morales, a HRW researcher and the author of the report, said in a statement released alongside the report. "Yet they can be tried as adults with no judge evaluating that decision, and branded as felons for life."
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Outrageous! Gov. target taxpayers for their parents' decades-old debts

Marc Fisher
Washington Post
Thu, 10 Apr 2014 00:00 UTC
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Mary Grice of Takoma Park, MD, talks with her attorney Robert Vogel, at Vogel's home in Rockville Maryland, April 5, 2014.
A few weeks ago, with no notice, the U.S. government intercepted Mary Grice's tax refunds from both the IRS and the state of Maryland. Grice had no idea that Uncle Sam had seized her money until some days later, when she got a letter saying that her refund had gone to satisfy an old debt to the government - a very old debt.

When Grice was 4, back in 1960, her father died, leaving her mother with five children to raise. Until the kids turned 18, Sadie Grice got survivor benefits from Social Security to help feed and clothe them.
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Cop "had no choice" to shoot and kill mentally ill boy because he left his taser home? Keith Vidal was only 90 lbs and five feet tall


Blacklisted News
Mon, 17 Feb 2014 00:00 UTC
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Bryon Vassey "had no choice" to shoot the child because he left his Taser home?

Bryon Vassey entered the home of a family who called 911 for medical help after their schizophrenic child had an episode. Rather than helping officers de-escalate the situation, Vassey is reported to have said "We don't have time for this." Moments later he opened fire and executed the young boy, killing him as his parents screamed in shock.

Now, Vassey's attorney is saying the officer "had no choice" but to shoot the child.
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Armed militia arriving in Nevada to support rancher


Abel Danger
Thu, 10 Apr 2014 00:00 UTC
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Word on the street from sources close to the militia movement is that up to 5,000 armed militia members will be arriving in Bunkerville, Nevada sometime today.
It is apparent that the Federal government was under the impression that they could simply move into the ranch land surrounding Bunkerville, Nevada and have their way with the property and livelihood of the Bundy family.

What they didn't count on was the outcry from Americans across the country. And now things may be headed to the next level. As Kim Paxton of The Daily Sheeple notes, citizen militias in several states have been called up. Many members of those organizations are taking up arms and are making their way to Nevada.

And it's not just the citizen militias that are preparing to take action. The governor of Nevada has officially condemned the federal government's actions, though he has yet to take any steps afforded to him under State law. Sheriff Richard Mack of Gilbert, Arizona has weighed in and calls the actions "terrorism."

At last count there were some 200 federal agents from various agencies on the ground in Nevada and it appears that hundreds, perhaps thousands, of armed militia members will soon arrive to confront them.
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Facebook reveals 2,000 data requests from UK police

Press Association
The Guardian
Fri, 11 Apr 2014 10:28 UTC
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Facebook says it looks at each individual request from police.
Law enforcement agencies in the UK made thousands of requests for data on Facebook users in the last six months of 2013, according to results published by the social network.

Between July and December 2013, there were 1,906 requests submitted to Facebook for user data related to criminal cases. These requests affected 2,277 different accounts, and Facebook revealed that more than 70% of these requests saw some data produced.

"We respond to valid requests relating to criminal cases. Each and every request we receive is checked for legal sufficiency and we reject or require greater specificity on requests that are overly broad or vague," said the report.
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