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Federal judge strikes down Dakota Access Pipeline permits


RT
Thu, 15 Jun 2017 14:45 UTC
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The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and allies are hailing a federal judge's decision that the Dakota Access Pipeline's permits shall be remanded until further notice. The court found that the controversial project's permitting process was insufficient.

The tribe and others bringing the lawsuit have long called for the Dakota Access Pipeline to be shut down. US District Court Judge Boasberg of the District of Columbia did not order any interruption in the DAPL's oil transporting operations on Wednesday, but he did issue a 91-page decision that states the US Army Corps of Engineers did not adequately consider various potential impacts of oil spills on fishing rights, hunting rights, or environmental justice, when it issued the permits.

An independent research firm, Clearview Energy Partners from Washington, DC, which looked into the case, pointed towards "omissions" in the Corps' final analysis of the pipeline and may be taken care of soon, according to Reuters.
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Manslaughter charges filed against 5 officials over Flint water crisis


RT
Thu, 15 Jun 2017 14:30 UTC
Flint, Michigan water tower
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Michigan's attorney general has filed new, more serious charges of involuntary manslaughter against five officials in the Flint Water Crisis investigation, among them the head of Michigan's health department.

Heath chief Nick Lyon was charged with two felonies, involuntary manslaughter and misconduct in office, for failing to alert the public about an outbreak in Legionnaires' disease in the Flint area, according to AP.

Some experts linked the outbreak to poor water quality during the height of water crisis in 2014-15. Nearly 100 people were affected during the Legionnaires outbreak, 12 of whom died.
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Shooter who targeted GOP congressmen railed against conservatives


RT
Thu, 15 Jun 2017 14:09 UTC
James T. Hodgkinson
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The FBI has officially identified the man suspected of shooting at Republican lawmakers during a practice for an annual charity baseball game as James T. Hodgkinson. With the gunman dead, law enforcement is now trying to determine his motive.

Hodgkinson, 66, is believed to have opened fire on a group of Republican senators and representatives on Wednesday morning as they wrapped up their last practice for the annual congressional baseball game at a field in Alexandria, Virginia. Four people were shot and injured, including House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-Louisiana), while a Capitol Police officer and Representative Roger Williams (R-Texas) were also injured during the chaos.

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Power outage paralyzes Brussels international airport


RT
Thu, 15 Jun 2017 05:10 UTC
Brussels airport power outage
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Brussels' Zaventem international airport has been paralyzed by an electrical outage, leaving crowds of passengers gathered outside the airport unable to enter. Although power has since been restored, the interruption in flights has caused many delays.

The power outage occurred about 5:00am local time, Belgian Bruzz news reported.

Passengers described being left in total darkness when the outage took place and said that the flight registration system was apparently down.

Flights reportedly resumed at 6:30am Brussels time, RTBF reported. However, there are still many delays, as can be seen on a screenshot of the timetable released by the channel.

In a brief statement, Zaventem authorities confirmed that a power outage had been responsible for the interruption in service at the airport.

"This morning a power outage occurred at Brussels Airport. Systems are running again. Passengers are expected in time for their flight. We apologize for the inconvenience," the airport said in a statement.
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Missing 411: 'He drank swamp water & ate grass': 4yo boy found alive after 4 days in woods


RT
Thu, 15 Jun 2017 00:14 UTC
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Four-year old Russian boy Dima Peskov has been taken to hospital with dehydration and over 20 tick bites, found alive by a manhunt of 2,000 people, after his family lost him during a family picnic outside Yekaterinburg on June 10.

"Dima was cold and wet, with all his clothes torn off. He was bitten by mosquitoes and ticks all over his body. We wrapped him up, and when some life returned to him, he began to tell us what happened - that he was eating grass, and drinking filthy water out of a swamp," Pavel Karpenko, a special forces soldier, who volunteered for the search and found the boy, told the daily Komsomolskaya Pravda (KP).

The disappearance of the ashen-haired boy had become a live national drama in Russia for the previous four days.

While out camping, Peskov's father Andrey took him to chop wood, but according to his parent the child quickly grew bored, and was sent back to rejoin his mother "about 50 meters away."

"I was unbelievably stupid," Andrey told KP."I never thought he'd stray from the straight path."

But the four-year old, described as an introverted child, never showed up near the camp again.

Comment: Classic example of the mysterious "Missing 411".

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Vicious social media celebration of Virginia shooting proves the establishment's divide and conquer strategy is working well

Matt Agorist
The Free Thought Project
Wed, 14 Jun 2017 23:54 UTC
social meda response Alexandria Virginia shooting
On Wednesday, five people were injured when a gunman opened fire on multiple police officers, Senators, and US congressmen at a baseball practice in Alexandria, Virginia. At first, social media reacted with shock over the news of a mass shooting. However, once the political affiliations were revealed about both the shooter and his victims, all that changed.

As soon as the establishment-conditioned left got word that it was Republicans who were attacked, they took to social media to praise the shooting.

Aside from the 'Republicans' being shot, there were also innocent police officers hit in the attack whose party affiliations were unknown. However, this was of no consequence to those blinded by their own hatred.

No sooner did the establishment-conditioned right find out about the shooter's political label before taking to social media and grouping in all liberals with the mad man, James Hodgkinson, who cowardly took aim at unexpecting defenseless human targets

Comment: Shooter targets Republican congressmen at Alexandria baseball practice, 5 injured - UPDATES

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False alarm prompts lockdown at Travis Air Force base in CA over 'real world security incident'


RT
Thu, 15 Jun 2017 00:00 UTC
Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield, California
© Saul Loeb / AFP Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield, California
A falsely reported "active shooter" situation sent the Travis Air Force Base in Solano County, California, into lockdown. Officials have lifted the lockdown, after initially asking the public to stay away, as emergency crews respond to a "real world security incident."

Shortly after 5:05pm local time, the Travis Air Force Base confirmed a false alarm, posting on their Facebook account that "no shooter was found," despite reported gun shots, and that the "the base is no longer under lockdown."

A Travis Air Force spokesperson had previously confirmed to CBS News in Sacramento that an active shooter situation began at the market area of the base. There were no reports of whether the situation was ongoing or if there were any casualties.
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Snakes in Suits

'I do, I do, I do': Colombia legally recognizes 'polyamorous' marriage of 3 gay men


RT
Wed, 14 Jun 2017 20:01 UTC
Gay family
© Manuel José Bermúdez Andrade / Facebook
A marriage between three gay men has been legally recognized in Colombia's first official "polyamorous" union.

The the union of actor Victor Hugo Prada, teacher John Alejandro Rodriguez and journalist Manuel Jose Bermudez was made official in Medellin on June 8.
"We wanted to validate our household ... and our rights, because we had no solid legal basis establishing us as a family," Victor told Colombian radio station LAFM.
Speaking to Colombian magazine Semana, the men said the roots of their relationship started in 1999 when Manuel and John first met and began a relationship. That match then grew to include a third person, Alex Esneider Zabala, whom the couple met in 2004. It expanded still further when they met Victor, the youngest in the union, in 2012.

The men told Semana that they lived happily in the four person relationship for several years until Alex tragically fell victim to stomach cancer two years ago.
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Several injured and casualties following tank incident at Wales military base


RT
Wed, 14 Jun 2017 22:23 UTC
Castlemartin military training base in Pembrokeshire, Wales
© Toby Melville / ReutersCastlemartin military training base in Pembrokeshire, Wales.
A number of people have been injured following a reported tank incident at Castlemartin military training base in Pembrokeshire, Wales.

The Ministry of Defence confirmed the casualties, although did not specify how many, and said it is investigating the incident, which took place at the firing range. The BBC is reporting that it involved a tank.
"My understanding is that there are casualties. As I understand it, people have been injured," an MoD spokesperson told the BBC.
The Welsh Ambulance Service and Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service were reportedly deployed to the scene just before 3:30pm local time (14:30 GMT) and an air ambulance was seen leaving the area.
"We are aware of an incident at Castlemartin Ranges. This is currently under investigation and it would be inappropriate to comment further," an army spokesperson told Reuters.
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9 killed in suicide attack in Somali capital hotel, 20 held hostage by militants


RT
Wed, 14 Jun 2017 20:58 UTC
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At least nine people were killed as a suicide bomber drove an explosive-laden car into a hotel in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu. Police also said there was a hostage situation at a restaurant adjacent to the hotel.

"So far, we can confirm that nine people - mostly women who were hotel staff - have died," police officer Mohamed Hussein told Reuters.

He said that a terrorist drove his car into the entrance of the Posh Hotel in the center of the city.

Police, cited by AP, said that following the blast, the gunmen got into the Pizza House, taking dozens of visitors hostage.
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