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'You are the future of Europe': Erdogan urges Turks in EU to have at least 5 kids, best response to the "injustices"


Rt
Fri, 17 Mar 2017 16:19 UTC
Children in Europe
© Sertac Kayar / Reuters
Turkish President Recep Erdogan has urged all Turks living in Europe to have at least five children, saying they are the future of the continent and that it would be the best response to the "injustices" imposed on expatriates there.

"Go live in better neighborhoods. Drive the best cars. Live in the best houses. Make not three, but five children. Because you are the future of Europe. That will be the best response to the injustices against you," Erdogan said in the city of Eskisehir on Friday, according to AP.

The comments were made while the Turkish president was campaigning for a 'yes' vote in an upcoming constitutional referendum that would grant him sweeping new powers.

It is the latest in an ongoing string of comments aimed at Europe after Turkish ministers were prevented from holding campaign rallies there.

The Netherlands has bore the brunt of the criticisms, after it prevented the ministers from addressing a crowd in Rotterdam on Sunday, and later used water cannons to disperse Turkish demonstrators in the city.

Since then , Erdogan has hurled a string of insults at the European country, including accusing it of state terrorism, acting like "Nazi remnants," and having a "rotten" character.

Comment: See also: Turkey closes off Dutch embassy & consulate as diplomatic row escalates - UPDATES

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Auckland: Young bomb-sniffer trainee dog shot dead after escaping his handler and causing flight delays


RT
Fri, 17 Mar 2017 16:48 UTC
Grizz the dog
© AVSEC/ FacebookThe young dog, Grizz
The killing of a young trainee bomb-detector dog that caused flight delays at Auckland Airport in New Zealand has sparked outrage on social media. People are questioning why the animal wasn't simply tranquilized.

Ten-month-old puppy 'Grizz', which was being trained as an explosion detector with the Aviation Security Service (AVSEC), escaped his handlers on Friday morning. The pooch spent approximately three hours loose on the airport grounds, including on the runway, as handlers tried to coax him to safety.

The dog caused 16 flights to be delayed before he was shot dead by police. The Guardian is reporting that "pilots refused to risk passenger safety by taking off with the dog on the loose."

Police said in a statement that the decision to shoot Grizz came following "considerable efforts over several hours by AVSEC and airport staff to contain the dog."
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Ex-Trump aide Roger Stone claims hit-and-run was 'Deep State' assassination attempt

Marnie O'Neil
Heat Street
Thu, 16 Mar 2017 16:07 UTC
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Roger Stone
Longtime Donald Trump confidante, Republican operative and serial hat-wearer Roger Stone claims he is the target of a sinister plot to silence him ahead of next week's Congressional investigations into the Russian hacking scandal.

Mr Stone made a series of sensational claims overnight after allegedly being involved in a hit-and-run on his way to Orlando to promote his latest book on the US President.

The controversial former Trump adviser told popular conspiracy theorist and Infowars host Alex Jones that his car was "T-boned" by "deep state" actors on Wednesday morning in an attempt to assassinate him before he could testify at the hearings, which start on Monday.

"They have poisoned me, they have smeared me, and someone in a car tried to kill me," Mr Stone told Jones via satellite during an appearance on the show shortly after the incident.

"I am a consistent critic of the 'deep state'— that's why I think I'm targeted."
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'You, sir, shut up': Congressman Joe Barton (TX) booed after disagreeing with constituent on Violence Against Women Act

David Edwards
Raw Story
Tue, 14 Mar 2017 16:33 UTC
Joe Barton
© YouTubeJoe Barton argues with constituent at town hall.
Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) told a man to shut up after he disagreed with the congressman's vote against the Violence Against Women Act.

At a rowdy town hall in Frost, Texas last week, one constituent asked Barton to work with Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA) to sponsor legislation combating violence against women," The Dallas Morning News reported.

"Given your voting record opposing legislation protecting women from violence, will you make a commitment to us today, make a promise that you will reach out to Congresswoman Jackie Speier and work with her to see this bill successfully through Congress?" the man said.

Barton explained that he voted against the bill because he believes violence against women is a "state issue, not a federal issue."

The answer earned the congressman boos from the audience.
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Third anniversary of Crimean referendum: 'Everyone I spoke with in Crimea wanted to secede from Ukraine'


Sputnik
Fri, 17 Mar 2017 16:13 UTC
Crimea Russian flag
© Sputnik/ Max Vetrov
Crimea rejoined Russia in 2014 when about 97% of its citizens voted in favor of reunification in a referendum. Nevertheless, the West condemned the result, imposing several rounds of sanctions against Russia. Sputnik discussed the issue with Claudio D'Amico, foreign relations secretary for a regionalist political party in Italy, Lega Nord.

March 16 marked the third anniversary of the Crimean status referendum, which back in 2014 asked the local population whether they wanted to join Russia as a federal subject, or if they wanted to restore the 1992 Crimean constitution and Crimea's status as a part of Ukraine.

Nearly 97 per cent of the residents then voted for joining Russia. Claudio D'Amico, foreign relations secretary for a regionalist political party in Italy, Lega Nord then visited Crimea to monitor the referendum and shared his impressions with Radio Sputnik.

"I saw that the referendum was properly run. My party decided to recognize the independence of Crimea from Ukraine and the request of Crimea to become part of the Russian Federation," he told Sputnik.
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Majority of Russians willing to suffer through sanctions to stay current foreign policy course


RT
Fri, 17 Mar 2017 16:06 UTC
Kremlin Moscow
© Alexander Vilf / SputnikA view from the Hotel Moskva on the Kremlin.
Three-quarters of Russians think that the government shouldn't give in to foreign pressure or change its policies because of anti-Moscow economic sanctions, which they believe are hurting both sides and will eventually be lifted.

State-run pollster VTSIOM released the results of its latest public opinion research on Russia's political and economic direction, which found 75 percent of respondents agree that "Russia should not fight for the lifting of sanctions because they hurt both the country they were imposed on and the countries that imposed them and must be soon canceled on the initiative of those who started them." In 2015 this opinion was shared by 57 percent of Russians.

Only 18 percent of respondents shared the view that sanctions inflicted serious damage on the Russian economy and that the government must take measures to bring about their cancellation. In 2015 this share was 33 percent.

In addition, 59 percent of Russians said that they were ready to put up with economic difficulties for the sake of maintaining the current foreign policy course, in particular regarding Ukraine. Just over a third - 34 percent - said that they considered the price of current foreign policy to be too high.
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Southern Nevada coal power plant shut down amid pressure from Native American tribe


RT
Fri, 17 Mar 2017 15:13 UTC
Nevada Coal
© NV EnergyThe Reid Gardner Generating Station.
Southern Nevada's oldest coal-fired power plant will cease operation after a half-century of production. The Moapa Band of Paiutes tribe has long blamed the plant for pollution and waste as the cause of health problems for people in the area.

The closure comes as Nevada lawmakers are soon to debate relying more on solar energy. NV Energy, the state's dominant electric utility, will flip a switch to disconnect the Reid Gardner Generating Station from the electric grid on Thursday, according to AP.
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Australian school teacher quits after being threatened with beheading by Islamic students

Lukas Mikelionis
Heat Street
Fri, 17 Mar 2017 15:08 UTC
Punchbowl school australia
© Google Maps
Teachers at a primary school in Sydney, Australia have been threatened with beheading and other violence from young Islamic students, prompting one of them to quit her job.

Students as young as those in Year 5, according to the Daily Telegraph, are making the violent threats and pressuring others to read the Koran at Punchbowl Public School in Sydney.

Documents given to the newspaper allege that three staff members have taken a leave of absence owing to stress, received counselling and been awarded compensation after bullying from Islamic students.

One female teacher reportedly quit her job after it got too much for her. She claims she quit after receiving death threats to her family from her year 5 and 6 students, with some saying they would behead her.
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Hypocrisy: Meryl Streep, Hollywood, feminists silent on rapper tweet advocating 'pimping out' first lady Melania Trump

Alex Christoforou
The Duran
Fri, 17 Mar 2017 15:01 UTC
Bow wow
Bow Wow all bark and no bite
Moderately famous rapper Bow Wow jumped on twitter to back his "uncle" Snoop Dogg, after President Donald Trump hinted that Snoop could face "jail" time following his video showing him pointing a fake gun at a Trump character dressed as a clown.

How did rapper Bow Wow respond to Donald Trump's response to the Snoop Dogg video...by making derogatory remarks about the President's wife, US First Lady Melania Trump, saying that he will "shut your punk ass up" and "pimp your wife and make her work for us".

The rapper officially known as Shad Moss tweeted (coward of a washed up rapper has since deleted the tweet)...
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'Teach the controversy': 8 states introduce bills to teach evolution as debatable theory


RT
Fri, 17 Mar 2017 14:48 UTC
child dinosaur evolution
© David Mercado / Reuters
Texas is the eighth state this year to introduce legislation that would protect teachers who present science, including evolution, as a debatable theory. Critics contend these bills are a way to open the door to religion in the classroom.

The Lone Star State joins Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Oklahoma and South Dakota as states that have proposed so-called academic freedom or "teach the controversy" bills, which allow public school teachers to include "opposing points of view or beliefs" when teaching scientific topics like global warming, evolution and the origins of life.

Louisiana (2008) and Tennessee (2012) have both passed laws that allow teachers to introduce religious materials in science classes as supplementary texts. When Louisiana's school board voted to update its science standards on March 7, the revisions passed only after the inclusion of language reminding teachers about the 2008 law, AP reported. The revised standards are set to go into effect for the 2018-2019 academic year.
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