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18 people injured, including 3 children, as passenger plane overshoots runway & catches fire in Sochi - UPDATE


RT
Sat, 01 Sep 2018 08:30 UTC
Screenshot
© Ren-TVScreenshot
A passenger plane from Moscow has made a rough landing in Sochi, hitting a fence, losing a wing and catching fire.

It took the Utair-operated Boeing 737, arriving from Moscow, two attempts to land in Sochi, southern Russia, with strong wind and rain the likely cause of the failed first attempt. When the crew managed to land the plane, it overshot the runway and hit a fence.

After crashing through the fence, the plane plunged into a riverbed. The impact destroyed a wheel stand and one of the wings, and caused the left engine to catch fire, an Utair spokesman told RIA Novosti.

Comment: Update 23:15 CET

Passengers have told how they miraculously survived when a Russian Boeing 737 slid off a runway in Sochi, crashing into a river and catching fire on both wings.
"We crashed, but it's OK, I guess," a man can be heard calmly saying in a short clip recorded minutes after the airliner crashed into a river in the southern Russian city of Sochi. The video shows flames blazing in the night, and some people can be heard shouting at the background.



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Music

Indian & Pakistani army soldiers join together for Bollywood dance party


RT
Sat, 01 Sep 2018 16:27 UTC
Army troops
© APB News / YouTube
Indian and Pakistani army soldiers were filmed dancing together to Bollywood and Punjabi songs following joint military anti-terrorism drills in Russia.

The dance party took place at an anti-terrorism drill hosted by Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and held in Russian town of Chebarkul. The rare camaraderie between both armies was captured by India-based New Delhi Television Limited (NDTV).

"The soldiers of all participating countries were attending a function arranged by the Indian Army on the second-last day of the exercises, where they celebrated together by dancing," reports Pakistani newspaper, the Express Tribune.
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Sheriff

Another wellness check gone wrong: LA police kill former ER actress having a seizure

Matt Agorist
The Free Thought Project
Sat, 01 Sep 2018 16:58 UTC
Vanessa Marquez
All too often in this country, police are called out to check on the health of an individual who may be physically or mentally troubled. And, all too often, instead of providing that person with help, police show up and hurt, arrest, or even kill them. This process is known as a welfare check and a former actress from the hit show "ER" just became the latest victim to receive this 'help.'

Vanessa Marquez, 49, hadn't harmed anyone when police showed up at her South apartment on Thursday. The landlord had simply become concerned that she may have fallen ill and wasn't taking care of herself, so he called police for help. Sadly, this help came in the form of government issued bullets.

Adding to the disturbing nature of this call for help was the fact that according to Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Lt. Joe Mendoza, when police arrived at the apartment of Marquez on Thursday afternoon, she was having a seizure.

"It appeared that the female was gravely disabled," Mendoza said.
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Water

Detroit schools shut off water supply after tests reveal dangerous levels of lead

John Vibes
The Free Thought Project
Sat, 01 Sep 2018 16:46 UTC
contaminated water
This week, Detroit Public Schools announced that they will be shutting off drinking water for all 106 schools in the district, after more than half of them tested for dangerous levels of lead and copper.

Superintendent Nikolai Vitti told parents in an email this Tuesday that his office began testing all of the schools his spring, and found that 16 out of 24 of the first schools tested had levels that were far too high for safe consumption.

"Although we have no evidence that there are elevated levels of copper or lead in our other schools (over 50) where we are awaiting test results, out of an abundance of caution and concern for the safety of our students and employees, I am turning off all drinking water in our schools until a deeper and broader analysis can be conducted to determine the long-term solutions for all schools," the email stated.

The city's water and sewage department said that they will be providing water for the students until the municipal water supplies are suitable for consumption.

Comment: Flint just the tip of the iceberg: Lead contamination widespread and severe in low-income communities

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Heart - Black

2 US tourists confirmed stabbed in busy Amsterdam station as police consider terrorist motive


RT
Sat, 01 Sep 2018 13:36 UTC
Central station in Amsterdam
© Yves Herman / ReutersCentral station in Amsterdam.
Two people injured in Friday's knife attack at Amsterdam's Central Railway Station were American tourists, the US ambassador has confirmed. Authorities say that no motives for the attack have been ruled out - including terrorism.

US Ambassador Pete Hoekstra said on Saturday that the American government has already "been in touch with them and their families."

The suspected attacker was shot and wounded by police. It is understood that suspect, who was later identified as an Afghan citizen with a German residency permit, did not know the two Americans.
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Map

Accepting the reality: Polish newspaper releases map showing Crimea as part of Russia


RT
Sat, 01 Sep 2018 16:24 UTC
crimea part of russia map
© Przeglad SportowyScreenshot - European sports clubs
A Polish sports newspaper has published a map in which Crimea comprises part of Russia, despite Warsaw being a longstanding critic of the region's reunification with the country.

In an article released on Friday, Przeglad Sportowy, the oldest Polish sports daily, published a map which showed clubs participating in the upcoming Champions League football tournament, along with the countries they represent.

On the map, Crimea is attached to Russia and is denoted in the same color, indicating that they are part of the same country.
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Cell Phone

China accused of using Linkedin to recruit spies in US

Paul Antonopoulos
Fort Russ News
Sat, 01 Sep 2018 16:12 UTC
china linked in
© Fort Russ News
Chinese espionage agencies are using fake accounts on the social network Linkedin to recruit Americans with access to trade and government secrets, a former US intelligence agent said in an interview on Friday.

US intelligence and security officials have alerted the company to a "super-aggressive" campaign that involves contacting thousands of Americans at a time, the director of the US National Security and Counterintelligence Center told Reuters in an exclusive interview, William Evanina.

The official did not reveal whether there was any information regarding the success of China's efforts, nor did it reveal how many people would have been contacted by China's intelligence.

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Attention

Central Californian farm town terrorized by MS-13 gang


CBS Sacramento
Fri, 31 Aug 2018 16:15 UTC
MS-13 gang members
More than two dozen MS-13 gang members and affiliates were charged following a months long murder and drug trafficking investigation centered on a rural California farm city, the U.S. attorney in Sacramento said.

McGregor Scott said in a phone interview on Thursday the investigation also helped solve killings and assaults in New York, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and Houston. Authorities were expected to announce the charges on Friday.

The notorious street gang took advantage of an understaffed police department in Mendota and terrorized the city, Scott said.

Mendota, with a population of roughly 11,000 people, lies 35 miles (60 kilometers) west of Fresno in California's agriculturally rich Central Valley. Nearly the entire population is Hispanic, with many immigrants from El Salvador.

MS-13, or La Mara Salvatrucha, was formed in Los Angeles in the 1980s by refugees from El Salvador and is linked to many slayings in certain parts of the U.S. In California, the gang has clashed with rival Nortenos gang members. It also targets its own members for violating gang rules.
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House

Hong Kong's surging house prices force millennials to break the law


RT
Sat, 01 Sep 2018 06:28 UTC
Hong Kong
© Getty Images
Young Hongkongers have to violate the law by living in industrial buildings, as the insane prices for property in the region make it difficult to afford rent, much less buy a house.

Surging house prices have pushed rents to record levels. Hong Kong is the world's priciest home market, and one of the most densely populated cities across the globe. The average home in the region can reportedly cost 19.4 times the gross annual median income, while renting a tiny flat could cost around $3500 per month.

So, it is no wonder that younger residents prefer to take a risk and rent spaces, unallotted for living, just to save some cash.

"The rents nowadays are very unreasonable," 32-year-old photographer Wah Lee, who shares his building with a Chinese herbal-oil storage unit, a commercial kitchen pumping out roast meats and a roommate, told Bloomberg. "There's no way for me to afford those residential units."
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Pistol

Another family dog killed by cops, this time in North Carolina

Matt Agorist
The Free Thought Project
Fri, 31 Aug 2018 14:39 UTC
cops shoot dog
Another video of yet another police officer shooting another family's dog has been posted to social media and it has sparked a firestorm of outrage. After the Reidsville Police Department ruled the shooting justified, that outrage grew to threats.

The incident happened on August 7 when Police Chief Robert Hassell and Reidsville officers visited the Police Impound Lot to take inventory and also observed the work of Quality Fencing of Reidsville, a company owned by Greensboro firefighter Kevin Paschal.

Paschal had his dog dog Auger out at the site with them. When officers approached a truck on the lot, they say they heard a dog barking behind it and they backed up. That's when Auger ran out.

As the video shows, Auger darted out from behind the car and briefly appeared to put his face by the officer's boot. Within seconds of Auger doing this, Officer Glen Wade pulled out his pistol and fired 5 rounds at the collie mix. Two of those rounds struck Auger who died from the wounds on the scene.

After watching the video, the family believes that the officer was not justified in shooting their dog and they have since called for justice for Auger. They also say that witnesses saw the officer shoot at Auger before he ran out from behind the truck.
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