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Ex-Barclays banker googled 'soft parts of the human skull' before killing his wife with knife, court hears


RT
Thu, 29 Sep 2016 16:00 UTC
Axe in stump
© Konstantin Chalabov / Sputnik
A depressed Surrey-based banker stands accused of murdering his wife in a brutal ax and knife attack after googling how to identify "soft parts of the human skull."

Sanjay Nijhawan, 46, who had recently resigned from his high powered job at Barclays due to stress, allegedly stabbed his wife, Sonita more than 120 times after she told him she wanted a divorce.

"The number and nature of her cuts make it clear that she was the victim of a fatal and sustained attack. She had a very large number of cut and stab injuries to her neck and head. Underneath her body was an ax," Prosecutor Sally O'Neill told a jury at Guildford Crown Court on Wednesday.

"He was sitting on the kitchen floor next to her body repeatedly stabbing himself to the legs with a small knife."
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Monkey Wrench

Report: FBI investigating hacks of Democratic Party officials' phones & voter registration rolls


RT
Thu, 29 Sep 2016 15:50 UTC
DNC headquarters
It seems politicians aren't the only ones gearing up for November's election. The FBI is investigating suspected hacks into Democratic Party officials' phones as well as voter registration databases in more than a dozen states.

That 400-lb bedridden hacker could be at it again!

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is allegedly investigating attempts to hack into phones used by Democratic Party officials, according to sources close to the investigation, Reuters reported.

This is only the most recent attack against Democratic organizations and could be connected to June's hacks. Both the Democratic National Committee and the FBI have kept mum on the matter, with members of Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign claiming to know nothing about it. However, "two people with knowledge of the situation" say that the attacks were conducted by Russia-based hackers, Reuters reported.
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Celebrating banned books week: Texas jail authorities ban 15,000 books but allow Hitler's 'Mein Kampf'


RT
Thu, 29 Sep 2016 15:46 UTC
Darrington Unit of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice
© Adrees Latif / Reuters
The 140,000 inmates in Texas state prisons are reportedly denied access to some 15,000 books banned by the authorities - but it seem convicts can still easily get hold of a copy of Adolf Hitler's racist diatribe 'Mein Kampf'.

As the US holds its annual 'Banned Books Week' campaign - an event celebrating the freedom to read - attention has been drawn to the list of the books that Texas authorities have banned in state prisons. Paul Wright, executive director of the Human Rights Defense Center and editor of Prison Legal News, told the Guardian that about 15,000 books were banned by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDJC).

One of latest books banned from Texas state prisons is Dan Slater's 'Wolf Boys: Two American Teenagers and Mexico's Most Dangerous Drug Cartel'.
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Released bodycam footage shows cops charged with murder firing into SUV multiple times, killing 6yo autistic boy


RT
Thu, 29 Sep 2016 15:32 UTC
jeremy mardis killing
© RT
Footage of a Louisiana police chase that ended with the fatal shooting of a 6-year-old autistic boy has been released at the pre-trial hearing of two officers charged with his death.

Jeremy Mardis was in the passenger seat of a car driven by his father which became involved in a police chase in the town of Marksville on November 3, 2015.

Mardis was killed and his father Chris Few seriously wounded when police pursuing the vehicle fired at least 18 shots at the SUV, WAFB reports. Initial reports from local investigators suggested the boy's father was the subject of an outstanding police warrant, however authorities have been unable to find any such warrants.

Deputies Derrick Stafford, 32, and Norris Greenhouse Jr, 23, face charges of second-degree murder over the killing of the young boy and attempted second-degree murder for wounding Few, who was unarmed.
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Berlin police shoot and kill refugee as he attacked 8yo daughter's alleged sexual abuser


RT
Thu, 29 Sep 2016 15:21 UTC
German police
© Reuters
German police shot and killed a refugee at a shelter in Berlin after he tried to attack a man who allegedly sexually abused his eight-year-old daughter. An investigation has been launched into the man's death.

Authorities led the accused suspect, a 27-year-old Pakistani man, to a police car in handcuffs on Tuesday evening, following the accusation of sexual abuse. As he was sitting in the vehicle, the young girl's Iraqi father rushed towards the car with a knife. Witnesses cited by the International Business Times said they heard the father screaming, "you will not survive this!"
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Protests erupt in San Diego after police kill unarmed man pointing e-cigarette at them


RT
Thu, 29 Sep 2016 15:12 UTC
el cajon protests
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The killing of an allegedly mentally ill man by police has resulted in protests in San Diego's East County. Demonstrators peacefully confronted law enforcement to demand answers and the release of a recording documenting the shooting.

UPDATE: El Cajon Police have confirmed that the victim of Tuesday's shooting was Alfred Olango and he was pointing a vape smoking device at the officers.

UPDATE 2: The officer involved in the shooting has been identified as Richard Gonsalves, a veteran of the force of 21 years. He was formerly a sergeant, but was demoted after multiple sexual harassment complaints were filed. The first was in 2015 and another was filed by the same officer in August.
el cajon protests
© Earnie Grafton / Reuters
Alfred Olango, 38, was killed Tuesday by police officers in El Cajon, California. Police were summoned to the scene after his sister called 911 to get her brother help while he was in the throes of some kind of mental distress. Officers claim that he refused to show them his hands until he revealed them rapidly with both hands on an object that was determined to not be a weapon.

The situation quickly went viral on social media after one witness began documenting the aftermath of the shooting on Facebook Live. Rumbie Mubaiwa recorded Olango's sister wailing to police, "why couldn't you guys tase him? Why, why, why? I told you he's sick."
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Attention

Former VA official admits 40% of hotline calls from suicidal veterans went to voicemail


RT
Thu, 29 Sep 2016 15:12 UTC
US military soldier
© Reuters
As many as 40 percent of calls to the veterans' suicide hotline went to voicemail or backup call centers with untrained staff, the program's former director revealed. Outraged lawmakers have passed a bill requiring that all calls be answered properly.

Even as calls to the hotline spiked in recent years, some of the staff at the Veterans Administration would handle fewer than five calls per day, leave early and "spend very little time on the phone or engaged in assigned productive activity," according to internal emails from Greg Hughes, former director of the Veterans Crisis Line.

In February, the VA inspector general reported that one in six calls ends up at voicemail or backup centers; staff at one backup facility was not even aware the voicemail system existed. Up to 40 percent of calls were rolling over in May alone, according to Hughes, who left the agency in June.

Comment: Here is an idea, stop the wars for crying out loud!

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MH17 victims' lawyer -'Ukraine fully responsible for security of its own airspace'


RT
Thu, 29 Sep 2016 14:43 UTC
Malaysia Airlines flight MH17
While international investigators suspect Russia of supplying rebels with the Buk missile system that downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine in 2014, a lawyer representing four victims' families in relation to the case blames Kiev for the tragedy.

In July, four relatives of victims in the Boeing 777 crash filed lawsuits in the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) against Ukraine for Kiev's failure to close down its airspace amid a raging conflict in the east of the country.

The lawsuit filed by German citizens Elena Ioppa and Tim Laushet, living in Australia, as well as Chris and Denise Kenke, seeks €1 million ($1.1mn) in compensation for the crash which claimed the lives of 15 crew members and 283 passengers, including 80 children.

Comment: For more information on the downed Malaysia Airlines. Read:

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Cascade Mall shooter Arcan Cetin was registered voter - but not U.S. citizen

Natalie Brand
KING 5
Thu, 29 Sep 2016 14:38 UTC
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© KINGArcan Cetin appears in a Skagit County courtroom, Sept. 26, 2016.
The Cascade Mall shooting suspect, Arcan Cetin, may face an additional investigation related to his voting record and citizenship status.

Federal sources confirm to KING 5 that Cetin was not a U.S. citizen, meaning legally he cannot vote. However, state records show Cetin registered to vote in 2014 and participated in three election cycles, including the May presidential primary.

Cetin, who immigrated to the United States from Turkey as a child, is considered a permanent resident or green card holder. While a permanent resident can apply for U.S. citizenship after a certain period of time, sources tell KING his status had not changed from green card holder to U.S. citizen.

Comment: From his Facebook and Twitter conversations, it looks like Cetin had a thing for the military. According to a friend he "know[s] a lot about weapons and stuff" Another : "I miss having math class with you and we would talk about black ops!" Another: "You were always going on about being Russian and stuff like that, but under that you really supported America." He was in ROTC. He wrote a comment to an article for a local paper online about Obama and Democrats, saying "Sounds like communism to me." Last year, he wrote two comments mentioning Killary (the first looks to be a sarcastic reference to a football game the day of the tweet)
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Since the Seahawks beat the Packers that day, maybe he was going to vote for Killary! That would make him the second mass shooter in the past year to support her in one way or another: Orlando Terrorist Supported Hillary Clinton to Stop Donald Trump.

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Thousands of California felons regain right to vote in 2017


RT
Thu, 29 Sep 2016 14:46 UTC
prisoners california
© Stephen Lam / Reuters
Despite protests from law enforcement, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law the reinstatement of voting rights for felons who are not doing time in state or federal prisons. The law will go into effect in 2017.

Under the new bill, which Governor Brown signed Wednesday, anyone convicted of a felony, but who is not currently in state or federal prison or on parole, is allowed to vote, according to the Associated Press.

The bill, which reinstates voting rights for some felons, including county jail inmates, was authored by Assemblywoman Shirley Weber (D-San Diego) and State Senator Holly Mitchell (D-Culver City). Weber said California is setting an example at a time when other states are trying to limit voting rights.

"Civic participation can be a critical component of re-entry and has been linked to reduced recidivism," Weber said when the bill was introduced, according to KCBS.

Republican lawmakers said felons should not be allowed to cast ballots while serving a sentence, and State Senator Patricia Bates (R-Laguna Niguel) argued it compromised the integrity of elections.
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