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Ridiculous! Paying a 14-year-old to feed your dog is illegal in New York City

Erin Durkin
New York Daily News
Thu, 20 Jul 2017 15:53 UTC
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© Mark Lennihan/APNew Yorkers could be fined for taking money to care for pets without a kennel license. But critics of the city law are hoping to get it changed.
Pet lovers are barking mad over a little-known city rule that makes dog-sitting illegal in New York.

Health Department rules ban anyone from taking money to care for an animal outside a licensed kennel — and the department has warned a popular pet-sitting app that its users are breaking the law.

"The laws are antiquated," said Chad Bacon, 29, a dog sitter in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, with the app Rover. "If you're qualified and able to provide a service, I don't think you should be penalized."

Bacon, a former zookeeper and wildlife researcher, signed up for the app to help make ends meet while he was between jobs, but did enough business that he now makes his living from it full-time.
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Serial tire and rim thief sentenced to 132 years in prison


RT
Thu, 20 Jul 2017 15:22 UTC
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© Jose Luis Gonzalez / Reuters
A jury has sentenced a man who stole tires and rims over a long period of time to 132 years in prison, with an additional 63 months in jail. The man is also facing similar charges in neighboring counties.

Jason Brooks, 38, was found guilty of six counts of grand larceny, six counts of larceny with intent to sell, three counts of destruction of property, and three counts of tampering with an automobile, according to a news release from the Office of the Loudoun County Commonwealth's Attorney.

In 2016, car owners across Loudoun County in Virginia reported their tires stolen. The vehicles, which had often been parked in their driveway overnight, were found sitting on cinder blocks the next morning. In several cases, police noticed blue fibers attached to the blocks, which appeared to be from moving blankets.

A press release from the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office in 2016 said there had been 11 reports of stolen tires and rims in the county through May. In each case, all four tires had been stolen, mostly from SUVs, pickup trucks and minivans that had customized rims and oversized tires.

Comment: There is a stark contrast between the sentence handed down for Brooks' offenses, while certainly illegal and deserving of punishment, and the sentences handed down (if any) to violent offenders involved in assault, rape and murder. Most people would agree that a life sentence for grand larceny is above and beyond the necessary punishment.

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London postman who joined ISIS charged with involvement in Syria mass execution


RT
Thu, 20 Jul 2017 15:23 UTC
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© Global Look Press
A former London postman who joined Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) has been charged with involvement in a mass execution in Syria.

Harry Sarfo, who is already serving three years in a German prison for terrorism offenses, has previously denied killing anyone during his three months with the terrorist group and was not accused of murder until footage of the massacre emerged last year.

Sarfo, 28, can be seen in the footage with other jihadists herding six captives wearing combat fatigues with their hands bound into a market square in Palmyra ahead of the public execution.

The federal public prosecutor's office said Sarfo has been charged with six counts of murder and violating human rights law at a specialist state security court in Hamburg.
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Objective reality: Poll shows massive gap between what Americans care about and what media care about

Alex Christoforou
The Duran
Thu, 20 Jul 2017 00:00 UTC
Whitehouse press
Americans could not care less about Russia.

Americans are concerned about health care and jobs...35% and 13%.

The mainstream media is concerned with Russia conspiracy theories...75%.

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Mosul Massacre: Kurdish intel reports 40,000 dead in battle against ISIS

Patrick Cockburn
The Independent
Thu, 20 Jul 2017 14:06 UTC
Mosul Iraq civilian casualties ISIS
© ReutersMore than one million people have been displaced, it has been claimed
Many bodies are still buried under the rubble and the level of human suffering is 'immense', a top Kurdish official reading from latest intelligence reports tells Patrick Cockburn in the last of his special series on the last days of the caliphate

More than 40,000 civilians were killed in the devastating battle to retake Mosul from Isis, according to intelligence reports revealed exclusively to The Independent - a death toll far higher than previous estimates.

Residents of the besieged city were killed by Iraqi ground forces attempting to force out militants, as well as by air strikes andIsis fighters, according to Kurdish intelligence services.

Comment: Mosul's 40,000 Victims: 'US Military Doesn't Take Losses Into Account'
According to Russian military expert Oleg Glazunov the number of civilian victims is just staggering. In an interview with Sputnik Radio he said, "First of all, right now, it's not World War II — there's a high-tech weapon that allows precise pin point hits.

"The US military however, does not take into account the losses because for them the main thing is to fulfill the assigned military task and make sure that no US citizens die in the process. Everything else does not matter to them," the analyst said.

He further said that the US isn't bothered by how many innocent civilians may die during the taking of Mosul.

"The US in Vietnam, Afghanistan and Yugoslavia did not take into account the losses of civilians either," Glazunov said.


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Israeli cop punches Muslim in the face as violence near Temple Mount continues


RT
Thu, 20 Jul 2017 14:06 UTC
Israel police violence Palestine Jerusalem
© Ammar Awad / ReutersIsraeli border police clash with Palestinian men outside the Lion's Gate of Jerusalem's Old City July 18, 2017
Israeli police used stun grenades to disperse a crowd of Palestinian protesters who clashed with authorities for the fourth day running following the introduction of new security measures at Jerusalem's sacred Temple Mount or Noble Sanctuary as referred to by Muslims.

Clashes erupted Wednesday shortly after the afternoon prayers near the Lions Gate to the Old City of Jerusalem, where up 200 Muslim worshippers gathered to pray.

Following the prayers, a few worshipers started shouting against the recent security upgrades at the site, holy to both Muslims and Jews.
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UK branches of McDonald's, KFC & Burger King all find signs of fecal bacteria in their ice


RT
Thu, 20 Jul 2017 13:41 UTC
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© Neil Hall / Reuters
An undercover investigation by a BBC consumer program has revealed that ice used in beverages in McDonald's, Burger King and KFC in the UK contains fecal bacteria.

Experts from the program "Watchdog" tested ten samples at each of the chains for traces of "fecal coliform" that is found in human and animal feces and carry a number of diseases.

The coliforms were discovered in three samples of McDonald's drinks, six from Burger King and in seven samples taken at KFC food outlets. Four of the samples collected from Burger King and five from KFC reportedly had "significant" levels of the bacteria.

Comment: Sounds like more of a systemic problem than one of a number of employees of various places just not washing their hands!

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Wall Street's efforts to improve its tattered image fail to sway Americans

Tom Metcalf and John McCormick
Bloomberg
Wed, 19 Jul 2017 14:33 UTC
Wall Street
© Lucas Jackson / Reuters
Bad news for financial titans like JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s Jamie Dimon and Goldman Sachs Group Inc.'s Lloyd Blankfein: Most Americans hold unfavorable views of Wall Street banks and corporate executives, and distrust billionaires more than they admire them.

Despite efforts by Wall Street firms to regain trust since the 2008 financial crisis, fewer than a third of Americans view the industry positively -- unchanged from 2009, according to the latest Bloomberg National Poll.
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Chinese investors set new record buying US real estate in 2016


RT
Thu, 20 Jul 2017 12:12 UTC
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© Joe Raedle / Reuters
A record $31.7 billion was spent by the Chinese on US residential real estate in 2016, keeping their leading position regarding dollar sales for the fourth consecutive year, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR).

The figure was more than ten percent up from the $28.6 billion in Chinese investments in the sector in 2015.

According to the agency, Canadians have been catching up with transactions at $19 billion, also a record.

Growing interest from Canadian buyers comes from the high price of real estate in Canada, especially in Toronto and Vancouver, according to NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun.

All in all, foreign buyers along with recent migrants brought a record $150.3 billion to the US real estate market, marking a 49 percent year-over-year increase the association reports.
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Senator John McCain diagnosed with brain cancer


RT
Thu, 20 Jul 2017 11:54 UTC
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Republican Senator John McCain of Arizona has been diagnosed with brain cancer after checking into a hospital for a blood clot near his left eye. Doctors discovered a glioblastoma, a malignant brain tumor.

The tumor was discovered at the Mayo Clinic Hospital in Phoenix last Friday.

"The Senator and his family are reviewing further treatment options with his Mayo Clinic care team," a Wednesday evening statement from McCain's office read. Chemotherapy and radiation may be the next step, according to the statement.

Doctors said McCain recovered from surgery "amazingly well," according to McCain's office, and they added that McCain's "underlying health is excellent."

Comment: Could it really be happening? Rockefeller, Brzezinski, Killary and McCain all in one year??

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