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Former jihadist bride: Racism growing up in UK led to joining ISIS


RT
Tue, 07 Nov 2017 00:03 UTC
Tania Georgelas
© FacebookEx-jihadi wife Tania Georgelas
A British woman who was married to the highest-ranking American in the Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) revealed how racism in the UK radicalized her. Tania Georgelas said her years as a teenager in Harrow, northwest London, spurred her to become a jihadist.

Georgelas, 33, who is of Bangladeshi descent, told The Atlantic in an interview published Friday: "We had bad neighbours, they used to smash our windows. But generally, I just felt like an outsider."

She added: "I was looking for a way to retaliate, and I wanted honor again." She claimed the turning point came after the 9/11 terrorist attack in 2001.
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Family files lawsuit after teacher tapes special needs student's mouth shut

JESSICA CHIA
NY Daily News
Sat, 04 Nov 2017 14:29 UTC
Rosa Smith
© MARKO LAW PLCEvidence photos contained in a lawsuit by Doreen Smith, the mother of disabled student Rosa Smith of Ypsilanti, Mich.
A teacher taped a disabled student's mouth shut in just one horrific example of repeated abuse that occurred at a Michigan school, a lawsuit alleges.

Rosa Smith, 26, who has cerebral palsy along with other disabilities, suffered "physical, emotional and psychological harm" while she attended High Point School in Ann Arbor, according to a lawsuit filed on Wednesday.

Smith's teacher, Nesa Johnson, is accused of taping Smith's mouth and sending a photo of the 26-year-old to her mother, along with a text that read, "Help. She won't be quiet!!!"

"Taping a special-needs student's mouth shut is appalling in-and-of-itself, but was especially torturous for Rosa, who is physically unable to remove the tape, has trouble breathing and clearing her throat, and breathes out of her mouth," the lawsuit states.
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USA Today chides Texas for 'lax' concealed carry laws despite church shooter's denied permit

Awr Hawkins
Breitbart
Tue, 07 Nov 2017 11:25 UTC
Pistols guns
USA Today chided Texas for "lax" concealed carry laws after the Sutherland Springs church shooting but the attacker, Devin Kelley, was denied such a permit.

Governor Greg Abbott (R) says the attacker was denied a Texas concealed carry permit.

USA Today criticized Texas concealed carry laws nonetheless. They pointed to the reduced fees for a permit, effective this year, whereby the price dropped from $14o to $40. The paper reported that a portion of the concealed carry safety course can be done online and that possession of a permit lets the holder carry openly or concealed.

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Dutch cities reveal plans to deal with controversial character 'Black Pete'

Janene Pieters
Netherlands Times
Tue, 07 Nov 2017 12:30 UTC
Zwarte Piet
© Flickr/Sander van der WelSinterklaas entry tour.
As the Netherlands' Sinterklaas celebrations approaches, municipalities are starting to reveal their plans on how they're dealing with controversial character Zwarte Piet. Most of the municipalities are sticking to blackface or dark brown makeup, according to AD's Piet Atlas. Amsterdam and The Hague will have no blackface Piets, with Amsterdam also designing a completely new costume. Utrecht plans mostly Chimney Piets - with faces covered in soot marks - and a few traditional blackface Piets. Rotterdam is keeping its plans secret until the day before the celebration.

Amsterdam designed a completely new costume for Sinterklaas' almost 400 Piet helpers this year, the foundation that organizes the celebrations in the Dutch capital SSIA announced on Monday night. The new costumes are based on Spanish noblemen from the 16th century, with bright colors and wigs of dark brown, wavy hair. Amsterdam's Piets will also have a clear Amsterdam stamp - the suits are marked with Andreas Crosses. None of the Piets will have blackface makeup. The new suits are "a means to celebrate the Sinterklaas festival, the most beautiful children's party in the world, in a way that is acceptable for everyone", the SSIA said in a press statement.
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"The Poison Lady" sentenced to death for the murder of three men by cyanide


RT
Tue, 07 Nov 2017 11:53 UTC
Kakehi
© Jiji Press / AFP
A Japanese court has sentenced a "Black Widow" who met wealthy partners via dating agencies and poisoned them with cyanide. She kept the poison in a plant pot, and revealed she had killed her husband for spending "millions of yen" on other women.

Chisako Kakehi, 70, was sentenced to death for the murder of three men, including her husband, and the attempted murder of another. The men were all in their 70s, Kyoto District Court said on Tuesday, as cited by the local media. "The accused made the victims drink a cyanide compound, with a murderous intention in all four cases," Judge Ayako Nakagawa told the court, NHK reported, as cited by AFP.
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Millennials are the most stressed-out generation. And that's a spiritual problem

Ashley Abramson
Relevant
Fri, 10 Jun 2016 00:00 UTC
Stressout Millennials
© ThinkStock
Picture this: a pair of English degrees, two restaurant jobs and a combined $80,000 in student loan debt.

That's what my husband and I found ourselves with when got married in 2011, at the tail end of the United States' economic recession. At first, it was sort of charming to start our marriage in a hole-in-the-wall apartment, dreaming about all we would do when we were free from debt as we sat on the floor eating scrambled eggs for dinner. But five years later, we've barely made a dent in our loans. And the ever-looming knowledge that we owe somebody that much money is, well, stressful.

We're not alone.

Comment: Face life with Éiriú Eolas, a stress relief program

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Sen. Rand Paul's attacker may get charged with felony assault due to more serious injuries


RT
Tue, 07 Nov 2017 11:37 UTC
Rand Paul
© Senator Rand Paul Joshua Roberts / Reuters
The neighbor of US Senator Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) may get charged with felony assault, after Paul was reportedly hospitalized with five broken ribs, three out of alignment. The attack allegedly took place as the senator was at home mowing his lawn.

Kentucky State Police Master Trooper Jeremy Hodges said Monday that new developments in Senator Paul's injuries could lead to a felony charge against Rene Boucher, the neighbor who reportedly tackled Paul at his Bowling Green residence on Friday, according to the Washington Post.

Comment: Senator Rand Paul "blindsided" by attacker in his home

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"Army of Spies": Weinstein hired former Mossad operatives to silence actresses and reporters making allegations against him


RT
Tue, 07 Nov 2017 11:22 UTC
Harvey Weinstein
© Panoramic / Global Look Press
An "army of spies" tried to silence actresses and reporters making allegations against Harvey Weinstein, a report claims. Security firm Black Cube, run by former Mossad operatives, is reported to be involved.

The New Yorker magazine revealed that the former Miramax producer hired Black Cube as well as Kroll, one of the world's largest corporate intelligence firms. Their brief was to find out compromising details about the personal lives and sexual histories of the dozens of women and journalists who were in a position to expose him.

According to the investigation, Black Cube, which describes itself as "a select group of veterans from the Israeli elite intelligence," repeatedly fished for information on actress Rose McGowan, who publicly accused Weinstein of rape.

A female Black Cube operative who went by the alias "Diana Filip" posed as the deputy head for private investment at London wealth management firm Reuben Capital Partner. In this guise she approached McGowan several times, apparently seeking to establish a friendship. During their meetings, "Filip" recorded conversations with the actress.

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Texas church shooter sent threatening texts to mother-in-law, had no gun license


RT
Tue, 07 Nov 2017 08:10 UTC
texas shooter inlaw
© thefreethoughtproject.com
The suspect who opened fire inside a Texas church, killing 26 people and injuring 20 more did not have a license to carry a gun but had bought four firearms, authorities said. The attack was most likely motivated by domestic trouble, not religion or race.

"There was a domestic situation going on within the family and the in-laws," Freeman Martin of the Texas Department of Public Safety told reporters on Monday. The shooter, identified as Devin Patrick Kelley, sent "threatening text messages" to his mother-in-law, Martin said.

Kelley's in-laws attended the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas "from time to time," but were not there at the time of the shooting, Wilson County Sheriff Joe Tackitt.

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Norwegian paedophile finally jailed after buying child-like sex doll online


RT
Mon, 06 Nov 2017 22:22 UTC
Norwegian man jailed for buying child-like sex doll online
© Jason Lee/Reuters
A court in the Norwegian town of Fredrikstad has jailed a local man for six months for purchasing a child-like sex doll online. It's the first such verdict in the country.

A 23-year-old man was detained after the customs services discovered a silicon sex doll, looking like a child, in a parcel and informed the police. The doll in question resembled the looks of a girl between 9 and 12 years of age and was priced at around 10,000 Norwegian kroner (more than $1,200).

A search at the man's home as part of the investigation also revealed 1,600 photos and 26 videos of child pornography on his computer. During the trial, which began October 30, the defendant acknowledged "both buying the doll and downloading and storing the abusive materials," the lawyers said, as cited by Fredrikstad Bald.
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