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Navy removes 7th Fleet commander over 'loss of confidence' after USS McCain collision

Vice Admiral Joseph Aucoin, US 7th Fleet Commander
© Kazuhiro Nogi / AFPVice Admiral Joseph Aucoin, US 7th Fleet Commander
The US Navy has relieved the commander of US 7th fleet after a destroyer collided with a merchant vessel east of the Malacca Strait. It was the fourth time a US warship has been involved in a collision in the Pacific theater this year.

"Adm. Scott Swift, commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet, today relieved the commander of Seventh Fleet, Vice Adm. Joseph Aucoin, due to a loss of confidence in his ability to command," the Navy said in a statement.

Rear Adm. Phil Sawyer, who has been promoted to vice admiral, will assume command to replace Aucoin.

Vice Admiral Joseph Aucoin, a three-star commander of the 7th Fleet, was relieved of his command on Wednesday after a series of collisions occurred this year. Before the US Navy announced the decision, the Wall Street Journal was the first to report that the admiral was expected to retire.

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Yemen's Red Crescent reports airstrikes on Yemen hotel kill 35 people

People gather at the site of Saudi-led air strikes in Arhab area, Yemen
© Khaled Abdullah / ReutersPeople gather at the site of Saudi-led air strikes in Arhab area, Yemen August 23, 2017.
At least 35 people have been killed, including civilians, and 13 injured after a small hotel near a Houthi rebel checkpoint collapsed Wednesday following a sustained overnight aerial bombardment, according to Yemen's Red Crescent.

Pictures from the scene in the aftermath of the bombing show two bodies hanging from the top story of the ruined hotel in the Arhab area, some 20km (13 miles) north of the capital Sanaa.

Some 35 bodies have been recovered from the rubble so far but more casualties are expected to be confirmed, according to Hussein al-Tawil, head of the Sanaa branch of Yemen's Red Crescent, as cited by AFP.

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Police fire tear gas and pepper balls at anti-Trump protesters after POTUS holds Phoenix rally

Police officials lob tear gas to try and disperse demonstrators after a Donald Trump campaign rally in Phoenix, Arizona
© Sandy Huffaker / ReutersPolice officials lob tear gas to try and disperse demonstrators after a Donald Trump campaign rally in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. August 22, 2017.
Phoenix, Arizona police have deployed tear gas against a group of protesters who gathered outside the venue for President Donald Trump's rally. Some of the protesters reportedly threw objects at police.

Hundreds of protesters were reportedly dispersed at the scene outside the downtown Phoenix Convention Center, where Trump spoke to thousands of supporters earlier.

Ruptly news agency footage shows people shouting and running away from tear gas deployed by police.

"People in the crowd have begun throwing rocks and bottles at police. They also dispersed some gas in the area," Phoenix Police Department spokesman Sergeant Jonathan Howard said, as quoted by Reuters.

"Police have responded with pepper balls and OC [oleoresin capsicum] spray in an attempt to disperse the crowd and stop the assaults," Howard added.

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Jews debate on whether Zionism is racist in prominent publication the Forward

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This is good news. Remember that monolith of Jewish opinion? The days when the leading Jewish organizations dictated the pro-Israel line and all other Jewish groups fell into line lest they undermine the security of the Jewish state, with Wolf Blitzer and Jeffrey Goldberg running shotgun? Well that orthodoxy is at last coming to an end.

Charlottesville has been a depth charge. The Israeli right was loath to condemn the white nationalists at the fringe of Trump's base, and this has sent a shock through the American Jewish community. There is open argument about Israel; and it's not going to end.

The best news is that the Forward, America's leading liberal Jewish publication, published a piece by Naomi Dann of Jewish Voice for Peace last week equating Zionism with racism. That's revolutionary. Time was when that argument was made by Arabs at the United Nations and then stifled as supposed anti-Semitism. Now it's in the Forward, from the mouth of a Jew!

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Trump-faced ecstasy tablets seized in Germany

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Police in Germany have confiscated 5,000 ecstasy tablets imprinted with the face of Donald Trump.

Osnabruck Police found the haul of pills in a car in Lower Saxony on Saturday, and confirmed the odd find via a statement on Monday.

"During the search of the vehicle police found about 5,000 ecstasy tablets with the portrait of the American president ... the purchase value of the tablets amounts to approximately €11,000. The sales value amounts to approximately €39,000," the statement read.

Two men, a 51 year old and his 17 year old son, were arrested and appeared in court on Sunday.

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The coup against Trump will be televised but the counter-coup will lead to civil war

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We are in the early stages of a manufactured civil war or coup. The ratcheting up of violence by Antifa, the escalation of the rhetoric over our past and the excusing of brown-shirt tactics by our media are eerily reminiscent of what happened in places like Serbia, Ukraine, Egypt and Libya.

The Color Revolution in the U.S. began with Hillary Clinton's concession speech and it has only intensified. Inch by inch, day by day, the building blocks to create a mass hysteria bubble (as Scott Adams would term it) have been cynically built by those whose power is threatened by the rise of the Deplorable right and their Grey Champion, Donald Trump.

The pieces are all falling into place here and it won't be long before there is a march on the White House similar to the Maidan in Kiev in 2014. We are rapidly approaching the point of no return on this.

These black-masked twenty-somethings are no longer functioning on rationality. They are working on pure adrenaline, which is fueling their hatred of whoever isn't them to levels associated with societal breakdown.

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Barcelona: Thousands of Muslims march against terror

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© Sergio Perez / ReutersMuslims shout slogans as they gather at Plaza Catalunya to protest against terrorism in Barcelona, Spain August 21, 2017.
Some 2,500 Muslim demonstrators marched in Barcelona to condemn terrorism. The rally kicked off at the Plaza de Catalunya, close to where a suspected Islamist rammed a van into pedestrians on Las Ramblas, killing 14 and injuring 100 people.

Muslim communities of Barcelona gathered on Monday evening at the square to support the victims and condemn Islamist terrorism, El Pais reported.

People from across the city began flocking to the venue, reaching more than 2,500 by 7pm local time, Barcelona police said. The Plaza de Catalunya lies very close to Las Ramblas, where the devastating terror attack took place earlier this week.

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The best social media pictures of the 2017 eclipse

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The August 21 solar eclipse has left millions of Americans with a cosmic memory which will last a lifetime. A seemingly unending stream of photos and videos have been uploaded to social media throughout the day. RT takes a look at some of the best.

Using the #SolarEclipse2017, amateur astronomers and photography enthusiasts have posted an array of amazing pictures on social media.

Most were taken from the ground, as you would expect, although there are some from farther afield to feast the eyes upon.

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Cops pepper spray deaf man trying to avoid getting a parking ticket

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Sadly, as multiple cases show, being deaf in America while interacting with police can lead to your arrest, assault, or even your death. A deaf, mute man in San Diego just learned this the hard way.

The man, whose name has not been released, was in a thrift shop attempting to sell some shoes when he noticed a traffic enforcement officer writing him a ticket for being illegally parked. Likely knowing that he couldn't afford a ticket, he ran outside to plead with the officer.

"He couldn't speak, so he was communicating via a legal pad we had. As he was writing something to ask us, he saw that he was going to get a ticket," said Tiara Arreloa, the employee at the shop in which the man was attempting to sell the shoes.

However, when he approached the traffic officer, things quickly escalated. As he attempted to communicate with the officer, she appeared to fail to understand him, according to witnesses.

"Maybe because he could not speak and he was trying to communicate so he was making some muddled noises," said Arreloa. "So maybe she thought he was intoxicated."

Whatever she thought, ended up with the officer pepper spraying the deaf man in the face. The man was in so much agony that people nearby began coming to his aid.

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PayPal bans Jihad Watch website from receiving funds

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Online payment company PayPal has banned Jihad Watch and the site's director Robert Spencer from accepting online donations using the service.

PayPal has reportedly suspended the account of Jihad Watch, according to the website's director, Robert Spencer. In a post on Jihad Watch calling for the boycott of PayPal, Spencer outlined his correspondence with the company over a number of emails. PayPal's suspension of Spencer's account came shortly after an article published by Lauren Kirchner of ProPublica who criticized tech companies such as PayPal that allow Jihad Watch to utilize their online services.

"Because of its "extreme hostility toward Muslims," the website Jihadwatch.org is considered an active hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center and the Anti-Defamation League," wrote Kirchner. "But its designation as a hate site hasn't stopped tech companies - including PayPal, Amazon, and Newsmax - from maintaining partnerships with Jihad Watch that help to sustain it financially."

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