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Nearly 40 people shot in just three days in 'gun-controlled' Chicago

AWR Hawkins
Breitbart
Thu, 03 May 2018 00:00 UTC
Chicago gun violence
© Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune/TNS / GettyPolice work the scene where two people were shot near the intersection of 60th and Maplewood Avenue Tuesday April 24, 2018 in Chicago.
Nearly 40 people were shot during the first three days of this week in gun-controlled Chicago.

The wounded included a 15-year-old boy and a 4-year-old girl, while the deceased included a 21-year-old mother.

The Chicago Tribune reports that twelve people, including the 4-year-old girl, were shot during one 12-hour period stretching from "Tuesday through early Wednesday."

The 15-year-old boy was shot while riding a CTA bus home from school on Wednesday. Police said the boy was hit by a "stray bullet" that grazed his head.

The 21-year-old mother, Nakia Bailey, was shot and killed Wednesday night while "standing with a group of people on the West Side's Homan Square neighborhood." The gunman in a silver car opened fire on her as he rode past.

Comment: Things have gotten so out of control in Chicago that recently the county commissioner asked the UN to step in and help.

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Bomb

At least 17 killed, 34 injured in explosion at Afghan mosque


RT
Sun, 06 May 2018 19:24 UTC
Muslims pray outside a mosque in Afghanistan
© Erik de Castro / ReutersMuslims pray outside a mosque in Afghanistan
At least 17 people have been killed and 34 others injured in an explosion at a mosque in eastern Afghanistan, according to officials. Just days ago, twin explosions claimed by Islamic State left dozens dead.

The Sunday blast occurred in the eastern province of Khost while people were gathered after afternoon prayers, police spokesperson Basir Bina told Reuters, adding that the number of casualties could rise.

The mosque is also being used as a voter registration center ahead of parliamentary elections which are due to take place in October.

Comment: See also: At least 27 killed, 35 injured as explosion rocks Shiite mosque in Kabul

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Bullseye

Judge administers smackdown on Mueller team for 'attempt to tighten the screws' on Manafort

Tyler Durden
Zero Hedge
Sun, 06 May 2018 16:46 UTC
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John Mueller (L) Judge T.S. Ellis (C) Paul Manafort (R)
Yesterday we told you about an intense courtroom battle that played out on Friday between the judge in Paul Manafort's case and an attorney for Special Counsel Robert Mueller, in which the judge said that Mueller shouldn't have "unfettered power" to prosecute Manafort for charges that have nothing to do with collusion between the Trump campaign and the Russians.

Manafort's lawyers had asked the judge in the Virginia case to dismiss an indictment filed against him in what was their third effort to beat back criminal charges by attacking Mueller's authority. In addition to pushing back against the Special Counsel's argument for why Manafort's bank fraud charges are related to the Russia investigation, the judge also questioned why Manafort's case could not be handled by the U.S. attorney's office in Virginia, rather than the Special Counsel's office, as it is not Russia-related.

Today, a transcript of that hearing was leaked to Twitter user @Techno_Fog, a New York attorney who eloquently dissected the intense back-and-forth between Eastern District of Virginia Judge T.S. Ellis, a Reagan appointee, and Mueller attorney Michael Dreeben.
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Bullseye

No confidence: Florida police union aims to oust Broward County sheriff Scott Israel

Greg Norman, Matt Finn
Fox News
Sat, 05 May 2018 00:00 UTC
Billboard Florida Governor Scott
© Fox NewsA billboard put up in South Florida is criticizing Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel, who has been blamed for his department's handling of the Valentine's Day high school shooting.
A police union in Florida is upping the ante in its campaign to oust the sheriff who has been widely blamed for a series of missteps surrounding the Parkland high school shooting.

A billboard that has just gone up in a heavily-trafficked section of I-95 South in Fort Lauderdale, reads: "Governor Scott there is no confidence in Sheriff Israel."

The blistering message was paid for by the International Union of Police Associations 620 Deputy Union, which represents the majority of cops who work under Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel.

"Jokingly it faces the north, towards the governor," Union President Jeff Bell told Fox News on Friday.

Comment: It's curious that the Sheriff has managed to retain his position despite the numerous controversies surrounding him as well as the investigations of his department; makes one wonder just what kind of leverage he holds.

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Attention

Stormy Daniels' attorney sez 'Trump will be forced to resign'

Andrew Kugle
The Washington Free Beacon
Thu, 03 May 2018 14:33 UTC
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Michael Avenatti
Michael Avenatti, the lawyer representing adult film actress Stormy Daniels, said Wednesday night he thinks President Donald Trump will not serve out his term as president and will be forced to resign.

CNN anchor Don Lemon asked Avenatti about the recent comments from Trump's new attorney Rudy Giuliani revealing the president reimbursed his personal attorney for the $130,000 payment to Daniels, which is contrary to the president's earlier statements about the matter.

"What do you think this means legally, if anything, for the president?" Lemon asked.

"Well, I think this shows that the president has significant potential criminal liability for felonies associated with campaign finance violations as well as potential money laundering violations as well as potential fraud violations relating to these law firm invoices that we've now heard about," Avenattis said. "I mean, this opens the pandoras box if you will into serious, serious issues for Donald Trump."

Avenatti added that he thinks Trump will not serve out his term as president and that he will be forced to resign.


Comment: Previously:

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Snowman

Cyclist plunges from helicopter, makes spectacular 43-meter snow jump


RT
Sun, 06 May 2018 13:02 UTC
Cyclist on ski slope
© Hanens Berger / Red Bull
Austrian mountain biker Fabio Wibmer has taken his antics to new heights (literally) for a death-defying stunt which sees him drop from a helicopter with his bike onto the slopes and make a jump of 43 meters.

The adrenaline-pumping stunt was filmed at the ski-resort of Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria for the YouTube sensation's latest video - and ended with him smashing his collarbone.
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Map

Syrian Army continues smashing ISIS in South Damascus, liberates entire pocket

Paul Antonopoulos
Fort Russ News
Sat, 05 May 2018 15:50 UTC
Map of Syria 2018
The Syrian Army continues its impressive drive against ISIS in South Damascus and has liberated an entire pocket from the terrorist organization.

Two days ago, the situation looked like this:

Damascus Syria war map 2018
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Depending on how you help your kids financially, you may ruin their career options

Alessandra Malito
New York Post
Fri, 04 May 2018 15:47 UTC
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Mom and dad's financial support can spark a successful career for their children - depending on how they provide support, that is.

When parents give their children money, especially college graduates, those kids go on to have greater professional success, according to a report by Anna Manzoni, associate professor of sociology at North Carolina State University. But when parents provide their children with financial assistance in other ways - letting them live at home for free, for instance - the opposite is true. Manzoni looked at data of more than 7,500 adults between 18 and 28 years old from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, which tracks job status.

College graduates who received money from their parents did especially well professionally, while college graduates who lived at home did especially poorly. Young adults who received more than $15,000 a year from their parents ranked 5 points higher on the researchers' scale of occupational status - measured by income - than those receiving no or little monetary support. However, adult children living at home ranked 10 points lower than those who lived independently.

"This highlights one way that social inequality is carried forward across generations," Manzoni said in a statement. "Children whose families can afford to provide direct support do very well. Other families offer the only support they can afford, by offering their kids a place to live. But this appears to adversely affect career outcomes."

Comment: See also: Economy in decline: 64 million Americans live in multigenerational households

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South Carolina teacher 'forced' to resign after nudging & slapping student to 'wake him up'


RT
Sun, 06 May 2018 18:49 UTC
Teacher standing on desk
© Regie Eller / Facebook
A South Carolina teacher was "forced" to retire after a video of her trying to wake up a student by pulling his hair while standing on his desk emerged online. Some students and parents, however, have rallied behind the teacher.

Footage shows the veteran Palmetto High School math teacher Lisa Houston standing on the desk of a sleeping student. The teacher is pulling the students' hair, nudging him with her foot and slightly slapping him on the cheeks. The student tries to cover up with his jacket to continue sleeping, while the others in the classroom are laughing.

Shortly after the video emerged, the local school district launched an inquiry into the incident. The administration "took seriously what occurred" and Houston resigned, Jane Harrison, assistant superintendent for Anderson District 1, told media in a written statement, while adding that the teacher "has had an exemplary record of teaching performance."

Houston admitted that the "video looks bad" but insisted that it "was not a malicious act." "It was all in fun. I want the public to know that I love the student, and that our rapport with each other was great. I would have never done anything to hurt him," she told local WYFF News 4 in a statement.
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USA

Does the US consider the White Helmets damaged goods?

Stephen Lendman
stephenlendman.org
Sat, 05 May 2018 14:25 UTC
White Helmets Netflix still
© Netflix
Al-Qaeda-linked White Helmets are Western financed. They have nothing to do with "civil defense," everything to do with supporting regime change in sovereign independent Syria and wherever else they're deployed.

They were involved in staging the April 7 Douma, Syria CW false flag. Eyewitnesses, area medical personnel and Russian forensic experts exposed the ruse.

No CW attack occurred, no one hospitalized or otherwise ill from chemical toxins, no one dead, no toxic residues found in soil samples. The fake incident was staged to falsely blame Syria for what didn't happen.

White Helmets were up to their ears in faking the whole thing, discussed in earlier articles.

Based on nothing but unproved allegations, exposed as Big Lies after the fact, Washington, Britain and France terror-bombed Syrian sites - planned in advance, targets selected before the false flag occurred.

Comment: Maria Zakharova's comments:


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