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Israeli police fire rubber bullets to disperse Temple Mount protestors, injuring 3 people


RT
Tue, 18 Jul 2017 13:12 UTC
Palestinian arguing Israeli officer
© Ammar Awad / ReutersA Palestinian argues with an Israeli border police officer July 17, 2017.
Israeli forces fired rubber bullets to disperse protesting Palestinians outside the Temple Mount or al-แธคaram al-Sharif (Noble Sanctuary) as referred to by Muslims, in Jerusalem, injuring three people, including Palestinian political figure Mustafa Barghouti.

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Dying middle class: Suburbs have absorbed half of America's poverty growth

Mac Slavo
SHTFplan.com
Mon, 10 Jul 2017 12:56 UTC
Wichita Kansas neighborhood
© Kansas Leadership Center
For decades suburbia was home to the highest concentration of wealth in America, and perhaps even the entire world. It was the seat of our nation's thriving middle class and a beacon of economic mobility. The streets were clean and safe, the schools were highly regarded, and there were plenty of middle class jobs to be had.

But something has changed in suburbia. While offshoring and automation have destroyed millions of jobs across the country, the decimation of brick and mortar stores by online retailers has pounded the wealth base of suburbia. So much so, that there are more people living in poverty in suburbia than any other place in America.
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$10bn cryptocurrency devaluation in past 24 hours, Bitcoin hit hard but recovering


RT
Mon, 17 Jul 2017 22:23 UTC
Bitcoin
© Benoit Tessier / Reuters
Cryptocurrency investors have suffered heavy losses following a dramatic drop in the price of Bitcoin and Ethereum in recent days.

Bitcoin fell to around $1,863 and Ethereum to around $133 over the weekend - 38 percent and 67 percent off their all-time high respectively. Bitcoin, in particular, suffered heavy losses since hitting a high of $3,018 on June 12.

By Monday, Bitcoin had recovered slightly to $2,129 while Ethereum also rose to $176.

The decline appears to be part of a wider trend across the market, with trade publication Coindesk reporting Sunday that the worth of all publicly traded digital currencies had fallen by a total of $10 billion in 24 hours over the weekend.
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Oxfam report: Gap between rich and poor in US among highest of major industrial countries


RT
Mon, 17 Jul 2017 21:46 UTC
homeless man playing flute
© Eduardo Munoz / Reuters
Although the US is the richest country in the history of the world, its level of inequality is among the highest of major industrial countries, according to a new Oxfam report which says that tens of millions of working Americans are impoverished.

In 2015, 193 United Nations member states promised to reduce inequality as part of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Oxfam's Commitment to Reducing Inequality Index, released Monday, ranks 152 countries based on how they are tackling the gap between rich and poor.

The report breaks down each country's scores into three categories: spending on health, education and social protection; progressive structure and incidence of tax; and labor market policies to address inequality.
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Million dollar cars: Marijuana packages smuggled into US in new Ford cars built in Mexico


RT
Mon, 17 Jul 2017 21:29 UTC
Ford Fusion car
© John Marshall Mantel / Reuters
Chunks of marijuana in the shape of half-moons were found smuggled in the spare tire wells of newly manufactured Ford Fusions in Ohio, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). The authorities are still investigating how they got there.

Workers at a local car dealership found a package of marijuana hidden in the trunk of a vehicle and called in the Portage County Sheriff Department and the DEA, WKYC reported.

"Clearly something went wrong," Silverio Balzano, a DEA agent in Youngstown, Ohio, told WKBN. "Generally speaking, they take it off anywhere else along the way."

The vehicles were manufactured at the Ford plant in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico before being shipped by rail to Lordstown, Ohio.
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American singer R. Kelly accused of manipulating young women into joining his sex cult

Daniel Kreps
Rolling Stone
Mon, 17 Jul 2017 19:13 UTC
R. Kelly
© Ethan Miller/Getty ImagesR. Kelly
R. Kelly has been accused of "brainwashing" at least two aspiring female singers into sexual servitude in his homes in Chicago and Atlanta, Buzzfeed News reports. The investigation spoke to the families of both women, who said that Kelly preyed upon the women using physical and verbal abuse.

The Buzzfeed report alleged that Kelly keeps at least six women, all of legal age, on a pair of his properties. There, he dictates what they eat, how they dress, when they bathe, when they sleep and how they engage in sexual encounters, which he reportedly records. The women must adhere to a certain set of "rules" or face punishment. Kelly allegedly issues the women new cell phones and any communication with their parents is considered a breach of the rules. In many cases, the women have cut off all communication with their families, the report says.

One woman, who was once in Kelly's entourage, confirmed the report. "You have to ask for food. You have to ask to go use the bathroom ... [Kelly] is a master at mind control. ... He is a puppet master," she said of the singer. In total, three women who were "former members of Kelly's inner circle" contributed to the report.

Comment: See also:

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Israeli murders daughter in 'honor killing' over relationship with Muslim man


RT
Mon, 17 Jul 2017 16:05 UTC
Israeli murder
An Israeli Christian has been charged with killing his teenage daughter over her relationship with a Muslim man.

Sami Karra allegedly murdered his 17-year-old daughter Henriette because he objected to her relationship with a Muslim man who was serving time in prison, according to Haaretz.

The paper reports that Henriette planned to convert to Islam for the man.

Comment: It's not just Muslims that engage in these horrendous acts. It takes a fanatical and psychopathic mind in order to murder their own child in the name of 'honor.'

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Lazy police who don't understand law allowing criminals to walk free, says former senior prosecutor in UK


RT
Mon, 17 Jul 2017 18:20 UTC
UK police
Criminals are walking free because "lazy" police officers "do not understand the law" or know how to follow different lines of enquiry, a former senior prosecutor has claimed.

Nazir Afzal, the chief crown prosecutor for northwest England until 2015, who helped to prosecute the notorious Rochdale child sex abuse grooming gang, has accused police of "charging cases prematurely" and "not investigating properly."

Speaking to the BBC, he said that senior officers are vulnerable to political pressure and are "more detached" from their communities than ever before. Levels of experience have fallen so far that retired officers often had to be brought back for major investigations, he added.
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Minneapolis cop who shot Australian woman identified as Officer Mohamed Noor


RT
Mon, 17 Jul 2017 17:38 UTC
Justine Damond and Officer Mohamed Noor
© Reuters / minneapolismn.govJustine Damond, also known as Justine Ruszczyk, and Officer Mohamed Noor
The Minneapolis, Minnesota police officer who shot and killed a 40-year-old Australian woman in an unexplained incident has been identified as Mohamed Noor, the precinct's first Somali-American officer.

Justine Ruszczyk, also known as Justine Damond, was shot and killed in the alley behind her house Saturday evening, after she called police to report a possible assault. At one point, the officer in the passenger seat of the police cruiser shot her through the driver's side window, according to local media reports. Damond was unarmed.

Comment: See also: Aussie woman killed by police in Minneapolis after dialing 911 to report disturbance

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Never call the police! Holistic doctor killed by Minneapolis cops after calling 911 to report disturbance

Erin Elizabeth
Health Nut News
Sun, 16 Jul 2017 00:00 UTC
Justine Damond
© FacebookJustine with fiance' Don Damond and stepson Zach Damond.
On Saturday night, Dr. Justine Damond, 40, a well known Australian healer and former veterinarian from Sydney, was shot dead by police while standing outside in her pajamas. The police were there because she had just called 911 to report a disturbance she heard in the alley way outside her home.

At the time of the shooting, which happened in the city's Fulton neighborhood, her fiance (who she was planning to marry in August) was out of town.

The mayor has said the incident made her "heartsick."
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