Jussie Smollett, Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx
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Chicago police are dumbfounded and furious...
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Jussie Smollett, Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx
With all eyes focused on State's Attorney Kim Foxx:
Chicago police are dumbfounded and furious...
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Rachel Maddow
Rachel Maddow
Russian-collusion high priestess Rachel Maddow's nightly news show has slipped from number one in cable news to number six since Special Counsel Robert Mueller turned in his report on Friday, hemorrhaging half a million viewers in the space of a week. An MSNBC insider spilled the beans to the Daily Beast, assuring them that no one at the network was panicking.
"It was obviously a big couple of nights for Fox," they said. MSNBC's second-top-rated program, 'The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell,' was also down half a million pairs of eyes.
Comment: Here's a little bit more on the numbers from the New York Post:
Rachel Maddow's audience plummeted 19 percent since the Justice Department announced the special counsel investigation turned up no evidence of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia.
The MSNBC host drew an audience of 2.5 million viewers on Monday, the day after Attorney General William Barr's announcement - down 19 percent from her average this year.
On Tuesday, her audience dwindled further to 2.3 million, the Nielsen company said.
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It's part of "The Rollins Memo" - a 65-page policy blueprint released Monday to staffers that also doubles down on her controversial no-prosecute list and details how she wants suspects, victims, cops and federal agents to be treated. Jail, she states throughout the memo, should not be the first option in many cases - not prosecuting certain crimes, she said, is a "default" position.
"I don't believe accountability has to equal incarceration. There are many ways we can hold people accountable without putting them in jail," Rollins writes, according to the policy paper obtained by the Herald and later made public by the DA Monday.
Comment: "Collateral consequences"? Isn't that what's supposed to kick in when breaking society's norms? Granted the unjustly accused should not suffer them, though they often do. Shielding a sex offender from being registered, or an offender from losing a job, or scholarship, does neither them nor society any good. But then these are the days of Jussie Smollett.
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Conflicting Ukrainian social media accounts include city residents citing anywhere between four and up to nine blasts, with initial reports of an electrical blackout in the city.
Among the locations where explosions and a fire were observed in Kropivnitsky, which is the administrative center of the Kirovohrad Oblast, was at a local gas station which may have held fuel storage tanks.
Comment: The cause of these explosions remains to be seen but there are certainly a number of possible perpetrators given the instability and corruption plaguing Ukraine these days:
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Masked fairground workers faced off with police
Masked fairground workers faced off with police
Police pushed back hundreds of demonstrators as rioters targeted the city hall, where staff were evacuated. There are reports of injuries.
Rioters pushed a burning caravan at police who fired rubber pellet grenades into the crowd, French media say.
At one point protesters occupied the city's railway station.
The violence broke out on the fourth day of protests against a decision by the mayor, Stéphane Le Foll, to move their fairground away from the city centre. Fairground workers accuse the city authorities of discrimination.
Comment: The article doesn't tell us whether or not the mayor's decision was backed by the majority of people in the area because if people don't want this entertainment in their town centre, they have every right to refuse their business. However the Yellow Vest's, who this article compares them to, do enjoy support from the majority in France, and therefore any comparison to them is likely inaccurate.
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Speed-limiting devices and automatic emergency braking will be mandatory if the proposal is ratified.
Speed-limiting devices and automatic emergency braking will be mandatory if the proposal is ratified.
Although Britain may no longer be part of the EU when the rules come into effect, the UK regulator, the Vehicle Certification Agency, has said it will mirror safety standards for vehicles in the UK.
The speed limiter is one of a range of safety features to be made mandatory from 2022, along with automated emergency braking, electronic data recorders and improved visibility built into lorries for drivers to see vulnerable cyclists and pedestrians around the vehicle.
Safety campaigners described the move as one of the biggest leaps forward in 50 years and said it could save 25,000 lives by 2037.
The package of measures needs to be ratified by the European parliament, which is likely by September.
A report from the New York Times on Monday detailed several complaints by both current and former employees that indicated a "climate of intolerance" in the workplace -- complaints including sexual harassment and a lack of diversity based on race and gender.
In recent years, the center has drawn criticism from Republicans and conservatives who have accused the SPLC of unfairly labeling people and groups with conservative viewpoints as bigots. Republican lawmakers have also questioned the working relationship between the SPLC and the FBI.
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Agroup called Love Aotearoa Hate Racism organised a rally for the victims in Auckland's Aotea Square.
Agroup called Love Aotearoa Hate Racism organised a rally for the victims in Auckland's Aotea Square.
On Saturday, a group called Love Aotearoa Hate Racism organised a rally for the victims in Auckland's Aotea Square.
Ahmed Bhamji, chairman of the Mt Roskill Masjid E Umar, gave a speech questioning where the gunman got his funding from. He said he suspected it came from "Mossad" and "Zionist business".
Mossad is the foreign intelligence agency of Israel responsible for covert operations, intelligence gathering and counterterrorism.
"I really want to say one thing today. Do you think this guy was alone... I want to ask you - where did he get the funding from?" he can be heard saying in video footage.
Comment: There are plenty of strange circumstances surrounding the attack on the Christchurch mosque. There were several gunmen, but they have disappeared from mainstream media reporting. The leader had no visible means of support and a strange travel history to boot. All of that just might lead to wondering about an intelligence operation.
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HRC has called out Bhamji for his statements, saying it's important to "give nothing to racism".
"Prejudice against Jewish people has no place in New Zealand," it tweeted. "We must condemn racism, hate and anti-Semitism whenever we see it."
They're not the only ones disappointed; many Muslims say these views have no place at a time when New Zealand's Jewish and Islamic communities have been coming together to support each other.
Lawyer and White Ribbon ambassador Umar Abdul Kuddus said Bhamji's speech was "absolutely absurd and unacceptable".
"I am horrified and offended that the chairman made these ridiculous and hurtful comments towards the Jewish community," he wrote on Facebook.
"I was on the ground in Christchurch and I saw Rabbis and Jewish community leaders coming to support and pray with us for the victims and their families.
"I feel embarrassed that this individual is seen as a representative of my community when in fact he represents no one person of the Muslim community but for his own unacceptable views."
Kuddus' powerful message has won applause from the community, who say Bhamji doesn't represent them.
"The Jewish community has been so forthcoming with its support. Hate speeches like that has no place here regardless of one's position," one person said.
"What a waste of an opportunity to spread the message of peace, love, support and true reflection of our Muslim community," another commented.
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Pakistani girls from the Hindu community wearing black veils at a court in Islamabad
Pakistani girls from the Hindu community wearing black veils at a court in Islamabad
There have been seven incidents of abduction and forced conversion of Hindu girls in a little over a month till now in Sindh. Two Hindus were also killed in the same period.
The latest incident involves 16-year-old Mala Kumari Meghwar, who was allegedly kidnapped from her home in Badin district of Sindh on Monday night. A Pakistani Hindu leader, who requested anonymity, claimed the local police had refused to lodge an FIR in the case.
Comment: The disposal of Jussie Smollet's case has produced a general outrage at the clear hypocrisy of 'liberal privilege".
From Fox News: RT reports: President Trump has his say: