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Ukrainian army forced to retreat from the villages they had occupied

Novorosinform, translated by Tom Winter
Fort Russ News
Fri, 01 Dec 2017 14:27 UTC
Ukraine soldier helmet
The fighters of the Aidar battalion of the 54th Brigade of the Armed Forces have been forced to retreat from the villages they recently occupied in the Donetsk Peoples Republic.

It is known that they suffered serious losses and eventually left their positions, which they had previously occupied near Gorlovka. This is reported by TsarGrad, referring to the data of the headquarters of the "ATO".

"It is impossible to hold on to the occupied villages at the present time," the press officer of the headquarters of "ATO" Labai said, "Since November 23, the units lost 12 soldiers killed and 5 wounded."

According to Labai, the location of the occupied positions in the nearby lowland did not allow controlling the settlements.

Comment: The Minsk Accord seems pretty much dead at this point:

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Dollars

Parents get $2.4 million after cop killed their unarmed child on video

Matt Agorist
Free Thought Project
Fri, 01 Dec 2017 14:19 UTC
17-year-old Deven Guilford
It was announced in 2015 that the officer who shot and killed 17-year-old Deven Guilford for flexing his rights, would not be charged with any crimes. His family was devastated. However, after a long fight in the courts, a judge ruled in August that the federal lawsuit against his killer, Sgt. Jonathan Frost, could proceed to trial on two claims of excessive force. And, this week, the family finally has closure after reaching a $2.4 million settlement.

Deven's father said the decision to settle was "emotional" and "difficult." He said the family acted on the advice of their attorneys, but still struggles with finding closure over the death of their son, the Lansing State Journal reported.

"The life we had is no more," Brian Guilford said Thursday. "I don't think it's something people can understand unless they've lost a child."
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Toys

Disney opens its first toy store in Russia


TASS
Sat, 02 Dec 2017 14:04 UTC
The company plans to open 3 more stores before the end of 2017

Disney store in Russia
Walt Disney Company CIS, a subsidiary of the Walt Disney Company, has opened its first toy store in Russia. The store is located in the building of the Detsky Mir (Children's World) store in the center of Moscow, a TASS correspondent reported.

Before the end of 2017, two more such toy stores will be opened in Moscow and one in St. Petersburg.

"This is an important strategic step for us. This will be a unique place where one can communicate with our (Disney) heroes," Marina Zhigalova-Ozkan, Director General of Disney in Russia, said at the opening ceremony.
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Pistol

Reports of active shooter near White House turn out to be unfounded


RT
Sat, 02 Dec 2017 13:27 UTC
Homeland Security officers
© RT
Police in Washington, DC have declared an all-clear, after investigating an unconfirmed report of an active shooter just two streets over from the White House. The area was declared safe.

The incident was reported at 1400 block of I Street NW, in the McPherson Square area, shortly after 3 pm local time on Friday, according to the Metropolitan DC Police.


A search of the building revealed no sign of the shooter or any victims, police said. Everyone in the area was instructed to "shelter in place" until the scene could be cleared.


Reports were "unfounded" and the scene is safe, the police announced shortly before 4 PM.
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Jamaican man threatened with removal after 52 years in the UK

Amelia Gentleman
Guardian
Fri, 01 Dec 2017 12:08 UTC
Anthony Bryan UK immigrant Jamaica
© Martin Godwin for the GuardianAnthony Bryan - He has a legal right to stay in the UK but has struggled to gather enough documents about his childhood.


Anthony Bryan was nearly sent back to Jamaica despite not having been there since he was eight. His status remains precarious - and he's not the only one

After 52 years in the UK, Anthony Bryan was shocked to be told he was in the country illegally and faced forced removal. Earlier this month he was sent to an immigration detention centre and booked by Home Office staff on a flight back to Jamaica, a country he left when he was eight and has not visited since.

The case is the latest in an emerging scandal over the Home Office's brutal treatment of a number of long-settled, retirement-age UK residents who are being aggressively pursued over their immigration status. Bryan's MP, Kate Osamor, said these cases were just "the tip of the iceberg" and described the situation as barbaric.
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Arrow Up

The Steinle verdict's unintended consequences

Roger L Simon
PJ Media
Thu, 30 Nov 2017 00:01 UTC
San Francisco
San Francisco
When Defense Attorney Matt Gonzalez and Public Defender Jeff Adachi chose to make the exoneration of their client Jose Ines Garcia Zarate in the death of Kate Steinle an opportunity to attack the president, vice president and attorney general, my immediate thought was these two young lawyers are fools. They should learn when to keep their mouths shut.

But no matter -- because the real villains in the Kate Steinle story are the San Francisco politicians who made the rules that prevented ICE from removing the already five-time deported criminal Zarate from the country.

These SF pols already had Kate's murder forever on their consciences, what they have of them anyway. Now they will also have to deal with the growing disgust of the American public and an administration that loathes these politicians, backed up by a Supreme Court that will ultimately be on the side of that administration for most actions it might take.

Comment: The Steinle verdict is yet more evidence that Liberals have lost their collective minds, politicizing and acquitting on what should have been an open and shut case of murder perpetrated by a person who shouldn't have even been in the country. The above author's theorized consequences are actually a little light on direness - the profound result of the verdict is a further polarization of the American public which seems to be building to an inevitable future confrontation, if not several. This can't be good.

See also:

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Cell Phone

14yo in Norway rapes schoolmate, films assault & sends to friends


RT
Sat, 02 Dec 2017 11:53 UTC
Norway police car
© Zumapress.com / Global Look Press
A 14-year old teen in Norway is suspected of raping a girl of the same age, police said, adding that the suspect filmed the assault on his phone and then sent the disturbing video to his friends. The victim is reportedly the suspect's schoolmate.

The incident took place in Grenland district, Telemark County in southern Norway last week, as reported on Friday by the local Varden newspaper, which initially broke the story.
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Bullseye

Mark Steyn: Kate Steinle murder verdict a profound 'miscarriage of justice'

Debra Heine
PJ Media
Thu, 30 Nov 2017 00:01 UTC
Mark Steyn
© Regnery PublishingMark Steyn
Mark Steyn joined Tucker Carlson Thursday night to react to the stunning not guilty verdict in the Kate Steinle murder trial.

A jury found Jose Ines Garcia Zarate, a 48-year-old illegal immigrant, not guilty on charges ranging from involuntary manslaughter to first-degree murder -- even though he admitted to shooting Steinle.

Zarate, a Mexico native who had been deported multiple times, shot and killed the 32-year-old while she was walking on a San Francisco pier with her father in July 2015.

Comment: See also: And regarding sanctuary cities:

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Stock Down

Stocks fall after Michael Flynn report sends Wall Street on wild ride (video)

Fred Imbert and Alexandra Gibbs
CNBC
Fri, 01 Dec 2017 09:46 UTC
Dow Jones graph
© CNBC
  • ABC News reported that Flynn would testify that he was directed to make contact with the Russians.
  • The major averages hit their session lows on the report.
  • Gold and Treasuries spiked higher following the ABC report as investors fled to market safe havens.
Stocks finished lower on Friday after a report that Michael Flynn was directed by President Trump to talk to Russians sent investors on a wild ride.

ABC News reported that Flynn, the former national security adviser, would testify that he was directed to make contact with Russians during the presidential campaign in 2016. Flynn pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about his postelection contacts with Russia's ambassador to the U.S.

Trading Nation: Stocks swing on Flynn plea, tax reform from CNBC.


Comment: It looks like the markets are overreacting at what is essentially another 'nothing burger':

Michael Flynn 'Guilty' Plea and the Entire 'Russia Collusion' Investigation is a Farce

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Pamela Anderson says Weinstein's accusers knew what they were getting into by going to hotel rooms alone

Ken Meyer
Mediaite
Fri, 01 Dec 2017 00:01 UTC
Pamela Anderson


Baywatch star Pamela Anderson had a bit of a hot take yesterday when she suggested that the women who were sexually abused by Harvey Weinstein might not have been victimized if they were just more careful with him.

Anderson spoke with Megyn Kelly on Thursday, where she talked about the sexual abuse she had to overcome as a child. She went on to say that various figures made unscrupulous propositions to her when she first arrived in Hollywood, and it only took common sense to avoid getting involved in complicated situations.

"Don't go into a hotel room alone. If someone answers the door in a bathrobe, leave," said Anderson. "It was common knowledge that certain producers or certain people in Hollywood are people to avoid, privately. You know what you're getting into if you're going into a hotel room alone."

Comment: It's funny that a refreshing dose of common sense put forward by Anderson gets labelled as "blaming the victim". Suggesting people be aware of their environment and what could possibly go wrong is not laying blame, it's really just common sense.

For a different perspective, see: The Trials of Masculinity, Feminism and the Modern Male

For more on Anderson, see:

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