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Russian court issues arrest warrants for 4 Ukrainians suspected of attacking Russian embassy


RT
Wed, 11 Oct 2017 18:14 UTC
Kiev protesters
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Supporters of nationalist organizations during riots they instigated at the Russian Embassy in Kiev on June 14, 2014
A Russian court has issued arrest warrants on four Ukrainian citizens suspected in taking part in attacks on the Russian embassy in Kiev and consular office in Lvov, as well as of desecrating Russian flags.

Svetlana Petrenko, the spokesperson for Russia's Investigative Committee - responsible for solving especially important crimes - told reporters on Tuesday that the names of the suspects were Vladimir Romantsov, Aleksey Bakay, Vladimir Nazarenko and Vladimir Parasyuk.

Petrenko also said they all faced charges of attacking persons or organizations that are under international protection - in Russia this is a criminal offence punishable with up to 10 years in prison in cases when convicts sought to provoke a war or complicate international relations.

The charges deal with the events of 2014 when groups of Ukrainian radicals attacked the Russian embassy in Kiev and the 2016 attack on Russia's consular office in the west Ukrainian city of Lvov.

Two of the suspects - Nazarenko and Parasyuk - face additional charges of desecrating the flag of Russian Federation - which carries up to one year behind bars.
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Majority of Russians want to continue providing aid to Syrians after war is over


RT
Thu, 12 Oct 2017 18:07 UTC
Russian soldier aid Syrian child
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Servicemen of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of Opposing Sides in Syria hand out humanitarian aid in Jiba in the Quneitra province, Syria
Almost three-quarters of Russians believe their country should continue helping Syria after the armed conflict there is over, according to a recent poll.

Research conducted by the state-run VTSIOM agency showed that 73 percent of Russians consider it necessary to continue helping Syria after the end of the war. An even larger share of respondents - 75 percent - said they would like to see Russia continue sending humanitarian aid to Syria.

Forty-five percent said that Russia's main ally in the Middle East should receive military-technical help and 44 percent backed diplomatic support. Just under a quarter - 22 percent - said that simple monetary aid would be preferable.

Nineteen percent of Russians said they were against helping Syria in any way.
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Pirates

Infamous ISIS recruiter Sally "White Widow" Jones reportedly killed in U.S. drone strike


Sputnik
Thu, 12 Oct 2017 18:12 UTC
white widow
Sally Jones, a Daesh (ISIS) recruiter of British origin, was reportedly killed in a US airstrike in Syria.

Media report that Sally Jones (50), an infamous Daesh militant known as the 'White Widow' has been killed in Syria. The British woman left her homeland several years ago, fled to Syria and joined Daesh. She became known by her nickname "White Widow."

In Syria, Jones trained female fighters and promoted Islamic fundamentalism. She was one of the most wanted terrorists in the group.

​According to the media reports, she was eliminated by a drone attack while trying to escape from besieged Raqqa. It is noted that her 12-year-old son died with his mother.

Comment: Not to be confused with Samantha "White Widow" Lewthwaite, whose story is an odd one, to say the least: As for Sally Jones, see also:

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Boat

US Navy punishes USS McCain captain and chief officer for August collision


RT
Thu, 12 Oct 2017 18:08 UTC
uss mccain
© Ahmad Masood / Reuters
The captain and executive officer of the USS John S. McCain have been relieved of duty and reassigned to administrative jobs in the Seventh Fleet, the US Navy said, blaming their poor judgment for the August collision that killed 10 sailors.

The captain, Commander Alfredo J. Sanchez, and his executive officer Commander Jessie L. Sanchez were relieved of their duties by Vice Admiral Phil Sawyer "due to a loss of confidence," the US Seventh Fleet announced on Wednesday.

The McCain, an Arleigh Burke class guided missile destroyer, collided with the merchant vessel Alnic MC on August 21 near Singapore. Ten sailors were killed and five injured in the incident.

"While the investigation is ongoing, it is evident the collision was preventable, the commanding officer exercised poor judgement, and the executive officer exercised poor leadership of the ship's training program," the Seventh Fleet said.

Comment: More on the Navy's "stellar" performance as of late:

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Evil Rays

How a former Russian estate agent went on to kidnap her son and become an ISIS recruiter


RT
Wed, 11 Oct 2017 17:45 UTC
Daria Itsankova
© Mikhail Mashedo
Before joining Islamic State, Daria Itsankova was a successful real estate agent and wrote fantasy stories for children. Things changed overnight when she became interested in Islam, kidnapped her four-year-old son and later moved to Syria.

Itsankova, 38, is on the wanted list for aiding terrorists and recruiting Russians into the ranks of Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) in Syria.

Some seven years ago, Itsankova kidnapped her only son, David, from his father Mikhail and secretly took the boy first to Russia's southern republic of Dagestan, and then to Syria. Now aged 10, David is thought to be based somewhere in Iraq. He is apparently with his step-sister, whose father, a Canadian boxer and friend of convicted Boston Marathon-bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, was killed in Dagestan several years ago.


Comment: That boxer was William Potnikov, and he allegedly knew Tamerlan, not Dzhokhar. He was killed in July 2012, just days before Tamerlan returned from Dagestan to the U.S.


Itsankova's husband recalled to RT Russian that after he found out that his wife "became part of a rebel group in the North Caucasus and later fled alongside IS militants" he simply could not believe it. "When we met, she was a completely different person," he said.

Comment: How does this radicalization process happen? Probably the best description is in Lobaczewski's Political Ponerology. It's basically a fishing process which gets the strongest reaction certain psychological types - usually those with traits typical of a range of personality disorders - as well as disaffected youths and those with an axe to grind who fall under the sway of persuasive personalities - "spellbinders".

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Smoking

UK hospital to ban smokers from receiving treatment if caught smoking on grounds and refuse to stop

Jacob Dirnhuber
The Sun, UK
Fri, 06 Oct 2017 10:42 UTC
Darent Valley hospital
© The Sun
A hospital has said it could ban people from receiving non-emergency medical care if they are caught smoking or vaping on its grounds and refuse to stop.

Bosses at Kent's Darent Valley Hospital extended a smoking crackdown to patients and visitors after banning staff from lighting up in early August.

Designated smoking areas have been abolished, while specialist anti-smoking wardens have started patrolling the grounds during the first week. Anyone who refuses to stop smoking when asked by a warden will be issued with a yellow card.

If they continue to smoke after that, the hospital revealed it could block them from receiving any non-emergency treatment.
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Heart - Black

4yo girl saved from pedophile after police posted pictures of her found on dark web

Andy Wells
Yahoo UK
Tue, 10 Oct 2017 16:52 UTC
picture girl dark web

Police circulated images of the girl found on the dark web
A four-year-old girl has been saved from abuse at the hands of a sick paedophile after police circulated pictures of her found on the dark web.

Police made the extraordinary decision to show the photo of the suspect's victim in an attempt to track him down and prevent further abuse.

The child and her mother saw the images when they were posted online and shown on television and visited their local police station in Germany.
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Document

NFL commissioner Goodell issues memo to teams on national anthem, saying "everyone should stand for anthem"

Around The NFL staff
NFL
Tue, 10 Oct 2017 22:49 UTC
Roger Goodell
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell on Tuesday issued a memo to all 32 teams addressing the issue of the national anthem before games.

In the memo, obtained by NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport, Goodell stated that the league believes "that everyone should stand for the National Anthem," and that "the controversy over the Anthem is a barrier to having honest conversations and making real progress on the underlying issues."

Goodell also wrote that the NFL has developed a plan to review during next week's Fall League Meeting in New York based on discussions with teams and players. The plan "would include such elements as an in-season platform to promote the work of our players on these core issues, and that will help to promote positive change in our country," per Goodell.

Comment: Keep in mind that it was only starting in 2009 that players and coaches were required to be on the field during the playing of the national anthem, the same year that the US military spent millions on advertising and support within the NFL. Previously:

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Red Flag

Sports official suggests putting microchips in athletes to prevent doping


RT
Thu, 12 Oct 2017 16:39 UTC
microchips
© Kim Kyung-Hoon / Reuters
The chief executive of the World Olympians Association (WOA) has said that athletes could be fitted with microchips to help prevent doping.

Mike Miller, whose organization supports thousands of Olympians around the world, has said implanting microchips in athletes could help measure changes in blood that result from taking banned substances.

"Some people say we shouldn't do this to people. Well, we're a nation of dog lovers, we're prepared to chip our dogs, and it doesn't seem to harm them, so why aren't we prepared to chip ourselves?" Miller told participants at a forum in Westminster, London, according to the Guardian.

"In order to stop doping we need to chip our athletes where the latest technology is there. Some people say it's an invasion of privacy, well, sport is a club and people don't have to join the club if they don't want to, if they can't follow the rules.
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Pistol

4yo girl dies after accidentally pulling trigger of gun while reaching into grandmother's purse for candy

DAVID BOROFF
NY Daily News
Wed, 11 Oct 2017 16:15 UTC
Nelly Zoller
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Nelly Zoller died from a gunshot wound while trying to get candy from her grandmother's purse
A 4-year-old girl in Florida died after reaching into her grandmother's purse for candy and accidentally pulling the trigger of a gun. Yanelly (Nelly) Zoller passed away from a gunshot wound earlier this month at the Tampa home of her grandparents.

"She just wanted some damn candy," father Shane Zoller told the Tampa Bay Times on Wednesday. Nelly was "attached to her nana's hip" and loved staying at her grandparents' house, Shane Zoller told the newspaper.

"I was driving to pick her up with her bathing suit in my car to take her to the splash pads," he told the newspaper. "When I pulled up, that's when I saw all the police lights."
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