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Research finds Americans are dying sooner, retiring later and less healthy than 10 years ago


RT
Wed, 25 Oct 2017 20:31 UTC
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© West Coast Surfer / Global Look Press
The latest data shows the overall health of Americans is consistently declining. At the same time, the number of retirees, who live less and are less active, is growing.

According to the research by the Society of Actuaries, the US mortality ratio grew 1.2 percent in 2015 compared to the previous year. That is the first year-on-year rise since 2005, and only the second increase greater than one percent in over 37 years.

Experts say that almost one in three US citizens aged 65 to 69 are still working with nearly one in five working in their early 70s.

Later retirement for financial benefits makes it easier to afford a longer well-earned rest does not necessarily extend the pensioners' lifespan.

According to the Health Affairs Journal, Americans in their late 50s already have more serious health problems than people at the same ages did 10 to 15 years ago.
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UK Chief Constable: "Horrifying" number of people in Britain view child porn


RT
Wed, 25 Oct 2017 20:12 UTC
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© Rolf Kremming / Global Look Press
A "horrifying" number of people in Britain are viewing child sexual abuse images online, a police chief has warned amid suggestions that pedophiles who view indecent images should not be charged unless they pose a physical threat to children.

Society needs to discuss the issue, which is about "much more than law enforcement," Dave Thompson, chief constable of West Midlands Police, told the House of Commons Home Affairs Select Committee.

"I am staggered by what I see in terms of the operations the force carries out on the peer-to-peer sharing of images and more sensitive covert policing techniques we carry out," he said, according to The Guardian.

"The amount of men in this country who appear to show an active interest in his area is horrifying and the scale of it, I think, takes my breath away.

"There is a really big discussion I think, as a society, about how we deal with this, that's much more than law enforcement. Of course, it makes us all feel deeply uncomfortable to think that people who have that involvement in those activities should in any shape or form escape punishment. But the scale of it is just absolutely huge," added Thompson.
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ISIS uses doctored picture of Lionel Messi to make threats of attacks during World Cup in Russia


RT
Wed, 25 Oct 2017 19:53 UTC
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© SITE Intelligence Group
Islamic State terrorists have used a doctored picture of football star Lionel Messi on a series of posters that threaten to carry out attacks at the FIFA World Cup in Russia next year.

Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) outlined its threat to target the tournament using an image of the Barcelona and Argentina striker on posters used by a pro-IS media entity, according to the SITE Intelligence Group.

RT has blurred the captions on the pictures as they contain calls for extremism by Islamic State terrorist group, which is banned in Russia.

The poster shows the five-time Ballon d'Or winner behind bars and crying blood. It also contains a caption in both English and Arabic saying that the group does not know the word 'failure' and a slogan resembling Nike's "Just do it," replacing the last part with the word "terrorism."
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Corey Feldman announces plan to make film exposing Hollywood pedophilia - after two trucks almost run him over on street

Matt Agorist
The Free Thought Project
Wed, 25 Oct 2017 19:58 UTC
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As a veritable torrent of sexual abuse victims continues to come forward, Americans are quickly learning that Harvey Weinstein was just the tip of a depraved and disgusting iceberg that is Hollywood. After years of secrecy and gag orders, victims of Hollywood's sexual predators are setting a new norm of no longer remaining silent.

Just this month, we've seen Oscar-winning writer/director Paul Haggis come forward suggesting Hollywood is run by a massive pedophile ring. We've seen scores of actresses and actors come forward and actually pointing the finger at their abusers. And, as TFTP reported this week, we've seen at least one of these alleged child predators already lose their job as a result of their alleged abuse.

Quickly coming to the center of this controversy, and finally being taken seriously after years of being ridiculed for blowing the whistle on Hollywood pedophiles, Corey Feldman is speaking out-again.

Last week, Feldman told the world that he had a plan to take down Hollywood's elite child predators. And now, this week, he's revealed that plan. He's also revealed that he believes his life is in danger.


Comment: Feldman is looking to raise $10m for the film. So far he has just over $30k donated, with 500 backers. See also:

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Trump moves to raise Social Security payments, media silent

L.G.
Conservative Politicus
Tue, 24 Oct 2017 00:00 UTC
TrumpSSpledge
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Since he took office in January, President Trump has faced major issues ongoing in this country and is doing everything he can to solve this mess. More than 10 months into his presidency and he has already witnessed multiple natural disasters, the biggest mass shooting in modern US history, all while getting great opposition from every liberal in the country.

According to Fox Business, President Trump has upheld another one of his promises and is trying to get the monthly payments for all Social Security recipients increased, which is expected to be the largest Social Security increase in years. Still, it is only a $28 increase, which translates to an average of 2.2% increase, but considering the last increase of 0.3 percent, this was a move in the right direction.

By now, the average payment of the 61 million people collecting benefits, was is around $1,253. This 28 dollar increase may not seem like a huge increase now, but it is the first step to something much bigger.

Comment: Trump will get points for this one if he can show this segment of society a monetary difference in their favor. Costs go up, not down. Liberals will cry fowl.

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Distortion of history: College snowflakes force change in curricula towards minority writers due to too many "old white male" authors


RT
Wed, 25 Oct 2017 19:36 UTC
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© Nik Wheeler / Global Look Press
Lecturers have been told to include more black and ethnic minority authors in the Cambridge University English curriculum, after students complained of "institutional racism." Critics say excluding "old white male" authors will distort "historical truth."

The debate was instigated by Lola Olufemi, a women's officer for the Cambridge University Students' Union, who wrote an open letter, co-signed by around 150 other students, asking for the curriculum to be "decolonized" and broadened to include Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) authors.

"For too long, teaching English at Cambridge has encouraged a 'traditional' and 'canonical' approach that elevates white male authors at the expense of all others. What we can no longer ignore, however, is the fact that the curriculum, taken as a whole, risks perpetuating institutional racism," the letter states.

While Olufemi made no mention of actively excluding white male writers, the constraints of the course would mean that inclusion of new material by BME authors would inevitably mean the omission of existing texts.
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Canadian immigrant found not guilty of raping wife - because he didn't know it was illegal

Amanda Prestigiacomo
The Daily Wire
Wed, 25 Oct 2017 19:30 UTC
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Multiculturalism without assimilation has serious implications for a society, particularly one which wishes to appease assaults on their native culture and values under the guise of tolerance. This takes shape often in the realm of women's rights.

In one such example of this, a Canada man, an immigrant from the Middle East, was found not guilty of raping his wife because he was under the impression that he could have sex with her whenever he wanted, even when it was nonconsensual.

Ontario Superior Court Justice Robert Smith acknowledged that numerous occasions of sexual intercourse between the couple were indeed nonconsensual, but said he could not convict the husband because of the lack of criminal intent, or mens rea.

"Marriage is not a shield for sexual assault," wrote Judge Smith in his decision. "However, the issue in this trial is whether, considering the whole of the evidence, the Crown has proven the allegations beyond a reasonable doubt."

According to the BBC, "Both the man and the wife testified that they thought a husband was legally entitled to have sex with his wife whenever he wanted."
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Terrible idea: NYC mayor announces 15 public schools in Brooklyn will serve vegetarian meals only on Mondays


RT
Wed, 25 Oct 2017 19:20 UTC
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© Mike Blake / Reuters
To save the planet, students at 15 public schools in Brooklyn will only be served vegetarian breakfast and lunch on Mondays, New York City's mayor has announced. The program is set to start in the spring of 2018.

"Cutting back a little on meat will help make our city healthier and our planet stronger for generations to come," Mayor Bill de Blasio said in a statement introducing the 'Meatless Mondays' nutrition program. The mayor also said he and his wife, Chirlane McCray, will also go meatless for all Monday meals, including those served to guests at Gracie Mansion, the mayor's residence.


Comment: The mayor is wrong. A vegetarian diet is not healthier:

Going vegetarian for one day a week could help reduce the carbon footprint and preserves resources like water, De Blasio argued, saying: "Approximately 1,840 gallons of water are needed to produce a single pound of beef, while only 39 gallons are needed to produce a pound of vegetables."

There are already five schools that have adopted the program. It appears to be limited to a small subset of students in New York City, which has over 1,700 public schools with 1.1 million students.
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NYC Board of Election will acknowledge it broke law when it purged more than 200,000 voters from city rolls

ANDREW KESHNER
NY Daily News
Tue, 24 Oct 2017 19:06 UTC
Eric Schneiderman
© JEFFERSON SIEGEL/NEW YORK DAILY NEWSState Attorney General Eric Schneiderman (r.)
New York City's Board of Elections will acknowledge it broke the law and be making serious changes in its practices, according to the proposed settlement of a legal fight over the purge of more than 200,000 voters from city rolls.

After many Brooklyn residents arrived at the polls during last year's presidential primary to learn they were deemed ineligible to vote, the good government group Common Cause New York filed suit. State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and the Brooklyn U.S. Attorney's office joined the litigation.

But rather than slug it out in Brooklyn federal court, the sides have been working on a settlement for months.

Now, a proposed pact slated for filing Wednesday would mandate reforms in the city election agency.
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Mother of French terrorist Mohammed Merah allegedly said "the prophet permits killing of Jewish children


The Old Continent
Mon, 23 Oct 2017 18:12 UTC
Mirian Monsonego and Merah
Left: 8 y/o French Jewish girl Mirian Monsonego shot in the head by Mohammed Merah in 2012. Right: Mohammed Merah, murdered seven people before being killed in a stand-off with French Police.
In Paris, France, the trial against Abelkader Merah (35), the brother of Mohammed Merah, is entering its fourth week. Mohammed Merah, the 23-year-old gunman who killed seven people, including three Jewish children, a teacher and three paratroopers whom he shot in the back, was shot and killed by French police after a 32-hour stand-off in 2012. His brother, Abelkader, is on trial for complicity in the killings. Special attention has been given to his mother's, Zoulikha Aziri, testimony, which was given on 18 October.

According to France 24, Zoulikha Aziri struggled on Wednesday, not hesitating to aim accusations at her younger son, in a fierce, but rambling and implausible defence of her elder son. Her testimony provoked anger with the family of her sons' victims and incidents with the defence counsels. At the outset, she declared:
"Abdelkader has nothing to do with what has happened, what Mohammed did, it's very serious, but he is dead. (...) Abdelkader was normal, he didn't have problems. Mohammed was crazy (...) from when he was very small, he had problems. He said to me: 'I have a voice in my head.'"
Aziri continued to offer contradictory evidence, aimed at putting the blame on Mohammed, in an attempt to weaken the evidence against Abdelkader. This attempt was undermined however, by a relative of the Merah family saying on Tuesday, that Zoulikha Aziri had said after the attacks that she was proud of her son "bringing France to its knees."
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