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Assange: US only has circumstantial evidence that Russia was behind DNC email hack


RT
Wed, 03 Aug 2016 19:07 UTC
Assange
© REUTERS/ Peter Nicholls
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has told RT he believes the US only has circumstantial evidence that Russia is behind the hack that led to the release of sensitive emails from the Democratic National Convention database.

"There are claims that in the metadata after someone has done a document to PDF conversion and in some cases, the documents - the language of the computer that was used for that conversion, was Russian," Assange told Afshin Rattansi, the host of RT's Going Underground.

Assange added that any evidence Russia was involved is merely circumstantial and could have been planted deliberately by "someone who wanted to make it look like a Russian" was behind the hack.

Previously Assange said that he believes the accusations from the Democrats are an attempt to deflect attention from the contents of the leaked documents.
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Mother of teen who shot at police blames Black Lives Matter


RT
Wed, 03 Aug 2016 16:26 UTC
black lives matter
© Andrew Kelly / ReutersPeople hold up a banner during a Black Lives Matter protest outside City Hall in Manhattan, New York, U.S., August 1, 2016
The mother of a teen who shot at police officers while with his cousin, said that they had been "doing what Black Lives Matter wanted them to do."

Police in Pennsylvania were responding to gunshots Friday morning when their vehicle came under fire by two teenagers. The teens were arrested on Tuesday. The mother of one holds Black Lives Matter at least partially responsible.

"They are in jail for doing what Black Lives Matter wanted them to do: shoot at cops," Luz Rentas said in a statement to several media outlets, Associated Press reported. "The truth is that these are two punk kids following the orders of an irresponsible organization and now they're gonna pay for it."


Comment: Ms. Rentas isn't thinking clearly. BLM as a movement does not give orders to kill cops.

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Trump kicks baby out of rally for interrupting speech moments after telling mother he liked its crying


RT
Tue, 02 Aug 2016 15:50 UTC
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump with babies
© Carlo Allegri / Reuters
Donald Trump lashed out at a crying baby and its mother at a Virginia rally, only minutes after he had claimed he liked the sound of its tears.

"Don't worry about that baby, I love babies," Trump said on Tuesday.

"I love babies," he continued as the crowd applauded. "I hear that baby crying, I like it."

"I like it, what a baby" he said, shooting a slightly pained expression towards the baby. "What a beautiful baby."

"Don't worry, don't worry," he said. "The mom's running around like - don't worry, don't worry about it."

"It's young and beautiful and healthy and that's what we want," he said before returning to his speech about China.

Comment: The mainstream press and pundits will have a field day with this!

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Food experts say GMO labeling law is 'fake', would not 'truly' expose engineered food


RT
Wed, 03 Aug 2016 15:39 UTC
gmo crops
© Antara Foto / Reuters
A new controversial GMO labeling law signed by President Barack Obama would strip US consumers of their right to learn about genetically engineered products as nothing would be labeled, experts told RT.

Passed by Congress, the law officially titled S. 764, has been largely labeled as the "Dark Act," short for "Denying Americans the Right to Know." It received a go-ahead from the Obama administration on July 29.

When implemented, it will require all food packages containing genetically modified organisms to carry a text label, a symbol or an electronic code readable by smartphone.

The controversial law nullified a Vermont law that kicked in July 1, forcing food manufacturers to label products containing genetically engineered ingredients.

"Vermont gave us an opportunity to learn about genetic engineering. They required 'produced with genetic engineering' to be placed on all food that is genetically engineered. Congress is taking that away and they are replacing it with basically nothing," political director for the Organic Consumers Association, Alexis Baden-Mayer, told RT.


Comment: Further reading

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Ohio school district approves plan to recruit staff for 'armed response teams'

Victor Skinner
EAG News
Tue, 02 Aug 2016 15:40 UTC
Mad River School District offices
© madriverschools.orgMad River School District offices
The Mad River School District is taking a new approach to school security.

District officials approved a plan last month to create an armed response team using existing staff who will complete a three day, 26-hour training program to allow them access to weapons that will be stored in schools throughout the district starting in the 2017-18 school year, WHIO reports.

District officials and school board members studied the issue of securing schools for roughly a year, and they cited recent school shootings as a motivating factor for choosing a team-based approach, rather than installing resource officers, which are typically local police.

This was a very tough decision," Mad river school board president Scott Huddle told the Dayton Daily News. "We as a board and administration felt like we were obligated to do more, now more than ever, to protect the students and the staff and visitors who come into our schools every day."

Superintendent Chad Wyen explained to WDTN why the district choose to train and arm teachers, instead of relying resource officers. "We determined as a board of education that the team approach would be way more effective than having a school resource officer. You have one individual person that can respond to a situation versus a team," he said. "And if we want to reduce the risk and we want to make sure we have a safe environment, the best bet for us and what best fit our needs was having that team approach."
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Tourist flash mob causes panic in Spain injuring 11 as tourists mistake it for terrorist attack


RT
Wed, 03 Aug 2016 15:38 UTC
Spain chaos in false terror attack
© Josu Larrea / YouTube
Unsuspecting vacationers in the Spanish town of Platja d'Aro thought they were caught up in a terrorist attack after a flash mob arrived at a waterfront promenade, screaming and holding what people believed to be guns. The panicked tourists ran for cover.

The flash mob, organized by German tourists, descended on a busy waterside promenade in the Catalan resort town at around 10pm local time on Tuesday, the Local reported.

The group of around 200 people soon began screaming and holding items which the tourists thought were guns.

Believing they were the victims of a terrorist attack, the tourists began running for cover, causing a stampede. Someone also shouted "they're firing!" according to L'unione Sarda.
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Evil Rays

Florida man stabs wife twice after fight over messy mangoes

Gregory Cox
Palm Beach Post
Tue, 02 Aug 2016 15:07 UTC
Uriel Bradshaw
© WPTVUriel Bradshaw
An argument that started over sloppy mango peeling ended up with an 84-year-old West Palm Beach husband stabbing his wife, city police said.

Uriel Bradshaw was arrested Saturday night and charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. He is being held at the Palm Beach County Jail on $10,000 bail.

Bradshaw was eating mangoes in one of the bedrooms in the couple's home, between US 1 and Flagler Drive, near 42nd Street, when his wife walked in. She became irritated when she saw Bradshaw leaving parts of the mango on the floor, the arrest report reads.

An argument followed, until Bradshaw stood up and lunged at the victim with a steak knife. The 65-year-old woman told police that he stabbed her twice. The victim ran across the home and started banging on the walls, trying to alert her daughter living next door to call police. Police could see fresh wounds on the victim's right shoulder and chest.

Upon searching the residence, police found a knife and blood stains throughout the home.

Bradshaw admitted to police that he got into an argument with his wife over the mango peelings, but did not remember stabbing his wife.

Bradshaw does not have any previous felony charges, according to court records.
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Chicago has the deadliest July in 10 years despite heavy gun control

AWR Hawkins
Breitbart
Wed, 03 Aug 2016 15:04 UTC
police line
© Flickr/ Tony Webster
July 2016 was the "deadliest July in 10 years" for heavily gun-controlled Chicago: Sixty-five individuals were shot and killed. Moreover, according to the Chicago Tribune, such death figures do not set a new record — they simply tie a record set in 2006, when 65 individuals were killed in the month of July. This brings Chicago's homicide total to "nearly 400" for the first seven months of 2016 alone. The number of homicides for the whole year of 2015 was 490.

Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson tried to abate the feeding frenzy on the July death numbers by pointing out that they are at least better than the numbers for June, "when 72 homicides were reported." Breitbart News previously reported that May 2016 was also a recording-setting month. Almost 400 people were shot and 66 people were killed in that one month. The Chicago Tribune reportedMay 2016 as the deadliest May since 1995, when 75 people were gunned down.

On August 2, the Chicago Tribune reported a total of 2,395 shooting victims in Chicago for the seven months of 2016. There were 2,988 shooting victims for all of 2015. These shootings come in spite of the city's "assault weapons" ban, "violence tax," strict rules on acquiring handguns, and micro-management of the number of gun stores in the city, as well as of the locations of those stores.
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Mr. Potato

Pope Francis slams "terrible and unnatural" practice of teaching gender choice to children


RT
Wed, 03 Aug 2016 14:54 UTC
restroom sign
© Reuters
Pope Francis has slammed "influential countries" for their "ideological colonization" of societies worldwide, particularly through teaching children they are free to choose their gender, something that the Catholic Church sees as a sin against nature and god.

Reflecting on the idea of gender identity freedom that is being promulgated across the globe, the 79-year-old pontiff termed such approach an "annihilation of man as an image of God."

Francis' remarks that were voiced during a closed-door session with the bishops last week during his trip to Poland. The Vatican released the transcript of the remarks on Tuesday.

He specifically focused on the criticism of educational systems that tolerate and advocate gender choice.
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'YOU are NOT part of the public!' Cop flips out on innocent man for trying to file a complaint

Matt Agorist
The Free Thought Project
Tue, 02 Aug 2016 14:38 UTC
Dontrell Brown
© Dan Tepfer / Hearst Connecticut MediaDontrell Brown, right, is shown protesting in April outside the Bridgeport Police Department. Brown was arrested on Thursday, June 30, when police said he tried to bring loaded weapons into the Golden Hill Street courthouse.
A glaring act of intimidation and police misconduct was caught on video Monday as a man simply tried to file a police complaint. Instead of being given the form to fill out the complaint, an innocent man was threatened, harassed and thrown out of a public building.

That man was DonTrell Brown, who knows his rights, the law, and the importance of practicing them. However, this exceptional ability often makes him the target of police retaliation.

On June 30, Brown was arrested by police in spite of having committed no crime. He live-streamed the entire debacle.

Police claimed Brown walked to the front of the courthouse, called 9-1-1, reported he had loaded guns, and said he was going to come in. According to police, they say Brown then began recording and laid down his guns on the front steps of the courthouse.

Comment: Freedom overload! Cops ignore real crimes to unlawfully hold innocents at gunpoint

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