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EU xenophobia: Liguria region of northern Italy passes anti-mosque law


RT
Thu, 29 Sep 2016 17:26 UTC
mosque
© Tony Gentile / Reuters
General view of the main mosque in Rome, Italy
The Italian region of Liguria has approved a controversial law that may make it almost impossible for new mosques to be built. Critics describe the law as anti-constitutional.

The set of new rules suggested by the Northern League party was adopted by a narrow majority, with 16 votes in favor and 15 against on Wednesday, according to Italian newspaper Il Secolo XIX.

The new restrictions define the criteria a new religious building should meet to gain a construction permit.

Any such construction must not run counter to the "architectural and dimensional suitability of religious buildings with the general and specific characteristics of the Ligurian landscape," the paper reported, meaning mosques and minarets may be found "un-Ligurian" and as such don't belong to the current image of the region.

The law, though not attributed to any particular religion, has been dubbed "anti-mosque" by local media outlets.
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Dollars

The US government has turned the entire country into a giant debtor's prison

Shaun Bradley
The Anti Media
Wed, 28 Sep 2016 17:23 UTC
dollars
Since the United States was founded, citizenship has represented a safe haven from oppressive regimes around the world. By preserving the principles of small government and free markets, those who were willing to work hard found success, and America became a magnet for innovation. But as the U.S. continues to erode personal and economic freedom, more people than ever before are handing over their U.S. passports to seek better opportunities abroad.

The staggering amount of debt held by the American empire ensures the public will be working it off for generations to come. The government has already begun its campaign to make it more difficult to leave the country, and it has also begun to crack down on the finances of the eight million Americans living abroad. Regardless of whether you're a millionaire with multiple foreign bank accounts or a recent college graduate with a boatload of debt, the status of being a United States citizen brings with it a burden that will only grow heavier over time.

Since 2008, the number of individuals giving up their citizenship has increased by almost 560%, setting new records each of the past three years. Some of these expats are motivated by the extra tax load paid when working abroad while others are trying to avoid student loan debt. Others have just had enough of the encroaching police state.

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Russian activists propose new international body to protect journalists' rights based on BRICS structure


RT
Thu, 29 Sep 2016 16:54 UTC
russian activists
© Mikhail Voskresenskiy / Sputnik
A senior member of Russia's Public Chamber has proposed a new international body for the protection of journalists' rights, promising to forward the official document describing the group to civil society institutes of BRICS nations.

"Today we have to agree that the facts of political pressure on mass media become more frequent in the modern world," the chair of the Public Chamber commission for people's diplomacy and support of Russian diasporas abroad, Yelena Sutormina, told RIA Novosti.

"Because of this, we intend to create a new international body for protection of journalists' rights. In our opinion, such an institute could be created on the basis of BRICS. In the nearest future we are going to send our proposal to leading civil society institutes of this bloc's member-countries," Sutormina added.

She also mentioned several recent incidents in which the rights of journalists were violated, such as the detention of News Front reporters in Kosovo, the barring of REN-TV journalists from entering Moldova, the blocking of Sputnik news agency websites in Turkey and Latvia, and also the official broadcasting ban on several Russian TV channels in Baltic countries.
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Sherlock

Dead bankers, dead doctors and dead scientists: What's going on?

Daisy Luther
daisyluther.com
Thu, 29 Sep 2016 17:03 UTC
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You may remember a while back there was a spate of news articles about high-level bankers and bank employees committing suicide. Conspiracy theories were coming left and right, and then as suddenly as the reports started they stopped - just like that. Here is a list of more than 50 of these bankers, in date order, with a brief overview on each of them.

You probably also remember that last year, a dozen holistic doctors either died or went missing over a course of only 90 days. How oddly coincidental.

But the deaths of these bankers and doctors are just the tip of the iceberg.

Did you hear about all of the dead scientists? Probably not.

What if I told you that dozens and dozens and dozens of scientists have been killed died in mysterious circumstances and few reports have filtered out via the mainstream media?

What if I told you that they were involved in researching or working with bio-level 4 pathogens, nuclear research and the like? And that many had government links...by grants issued, research on behalf of or directly by working in government facilities.

Comment: Also see:
Death a trade secret? Suspicious deaths of bankers are now classified as "Trade Secrets", according to Federal regulator
Another holistic doctor found dead, 11th death in the past 90 days

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Commuter train crash at Hoboken, NJ terminal leaves up to 100 injured and reports of 3 dead


RT
Thu, 29 Sep 2016 16:14 UTC
hoboken train crash
© Pancho Bernasconi / AFP
The roof collapse after a NJ Transit train crashed in to the platform at the Hoboken Terminal September 29, 2016 in Hoboken, New Jersey
A New Jersey Transit commuter train crashed into the Hoboken terminal during rush hour, causing numerous injuries and major structural damage. Three people may be dead while up to 100 were injured, according to emergency services.

Local media are reporting "major structural damage" and "multiple injuries," while the first responders are setting up triage.

Eleven patients are undergoing emergency treatment - 3 of them are in critical condition, and 8 were said to be in serious condition. Another 40 are "walking wounded" with minor injuries, said officials at Jersey City Medical Center.

Emergency responder traffic spoke of three dead, but that figure could not be immediately confirmed.

The accident occurred around 8:45 am local time, and involved the 1614 train on the Pascack Valley Line. Photos show that the lead car car 6036 - an Alstom Comet V model - hit the wall of the terminal. The engine was in the back of the train as it entered the station.

Comment: RT also has posted a bunch of videos showing the aftermath of the crash, while a NJ transit worker said that it was "one of the worst days I've seen" and eyewitness accounts reveal the train didn't stop before crashing into the train station, leaving passengers bloodied and people on the platform hit by falling debris from the ceiling.

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Snakes in Suits

Ex-Barclays banker googled 'soft parts of the human skull' before killing his wife with knife, court hears


RT
Thu, 29 Sep 2016 16:00 UTC
Axe in stump
© Konstantin Chalabov / Sputnik
A depressed Surrey-based banker stands accused of murdering his wife in a brutal ax and knife attack after googling how to identify "soft parts of the human skull."

Sanjay Nijhawan, 46, who had recently resigned from his high powered job at Barclays due to stress, allegedly stabbed his wife, Sonita more than 120 times after she told him she wanted a divorce.

"The number and nature of her cuts make it clear that she was the victim of a fatal and sustained attack. She had a very large number of cut and stab injuries to her neck and head. Underneath her body was an ax," Prosecutor Sally O'Neill told a jury at Guildford Crown Court on Wednesday.

"He was sitting on the kitchen floor next to her body repeatedly stabbing himself to the legs with a small knife."
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Monkey Wrench

Report: FBI investigating hacks of Democratic Party officials' phones & voter registration rolls


RT
Thu, 29 Sep 2016 15:50 UTC
DNC headquarters
It seems politicians aren't the only ones gearing up for November's election. The FBI is investigating suspected hacks into Democratic Party officials' phones as well as voter registration databases in more than a dozen states.

That 400-lb bedridden hacker could be at it again!

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is allegedly investigating attempts to hack into phones used by Democratic Party officials, according to sources close to the investigation, Reuters reported.

This is only the most recent attack against Democratic organizations and could be connected to June's hacks. Both the Democratic National Committee and the FBI have kept mum on the matter, with members of Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign claiming to know nothing about it. However, "two people with knowledge of the situation" say that the attacks were conducted by Russia-based hackers, Reuters reported.
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Books

Celebrating banned books week: Texas jail authorities ban 15,000 books but allow Hitler's 'Mein Kampf'


RT
Thu, 29 Sep 2016 15:46 UTC
Darrington Unit of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice
© Adrees Latif / Reuters
The 140,000 inmates in Texas state prisons are reportedly denied access to some 15,000 books banned by the authorities - but it seem convicts can still easily get hold of a copy of Adolf Hitler's racist diatribe 'Mein Kampf'.

As the US holds its annual 'Banned Books Week' campaign - an event celebrating the freedom to read - attention has been drawn to the list of the books that Texas authorities have banned in state prisons. Paul Wright, executive director of the Human Rights Defense Center and editor of Prison Legal News, told the Guardian that about 15,000 books were banned by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDJC).

One of latest books banned from Texas state prisons is Dan Slater's 'Wolf Boys: Two American Teenagers and Mexico's Most Dangerous Drug Cartel'.
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Eye 2

Released bodycam footage shows cops charged with murder firing into SUV multiple times, killing 6yo autistic boy


RT
Thu, 29 Sep 2016 15:32 UTC
jeremy mardis killing
© RT
Footage of a Louisiana police chase that ended with the fatal shooting of a 6-year-old autistic boy has been released at the pre-trial hearing of two officers charged with his death.

Jeremy Mardis was in the passenger seat of a car driven by his father which became involved in a police chase in the town of Marksville on November 3, 2015.

Mardis was killed and his father Chris Few seriously wounded when police pursuing the vehicle fired at least 18 shots at the SUV, WAFB reports. Initial reports from local investigators suggested the boy's father was the subject of an outstanding police warrant, however authorities have been unable to find any such warrants.

Deputies Derrick Stafford, 32, and Norris Greenhouse Jr, 23, face charges of second-degree murder over the killing of the young boy and attempted second-degree murder for wounding Few, who was unarmed.
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Handcuffs

Berlin police shoot and kill refugee as he attacked 8yo daughter's alleged sexual abuser


RT
Thu, 29 Sep 2016 15:21 UTC
German police
© Reuters
German police shot and killed a refugee at a shelter in Berlin after he tried to attack a man who allegedly sexually abused his eight-year-old daughter. An investigation has been launched into the man's death.

Authorities led the accused suspect, a 27-year-old Pakistani man, to a police car in handcuffs on Tuesday evening, following the accusation of sexual abuse. As he was sitting in the vehicle, the young girl's Iraqi father rushed towards the car with a knife. Witnesses cited by the International Business Times said they heard the father screaming, "you will not survive this!"
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