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Thanksgiving tragedy: 4 y.o. shoots his baby cousin; parents charged


RT
Sat, 26 Nov 2016 16:42 UTC
gun on flag
© Karen Bleier/AFP
Thanksgiving ended in criminal charges for one Philadelphia couple after their four-year-old shot his two-year-old cousin with a .40 caliber handgun. The injured boy is in critical condition.

The two children were playing in the living room at the family's house in North Philadelphia when the tragic accident happened shortly before Thanksgiving dinner.

The toddler's four-year-old cousin was playing with a .40-caliber semiautomatic handgun found in the house when he fired it.

"The mother was preparing Thanksgiving dinner when the two kids were playing with the gun," Chief Inspector Scott Small told reporters, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.

According to neighbor Sonia Pizarro, she saw police cars outside the house at around 5:00pm.

As she relayed to the news outlet, the father ran outside in tears, screaming, "my baby, my baby, my baby."
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Life Preserver

Who's the first to help out a Ukrainian vessel in distress? A Russian military ship (VIDEO)


RT
Fri, 25 Nov 2016 15:28 UTC
Vice Admiral Kulakov
© SputnikThe anti-submarine warfare (ASW) ship Vice Admiral Kulakov
The Russian antisubmarine ship 'Vice-Admiral Kulakov' was the first to help out a Ukrainian ship in distress in a part of the Mediterranean with "intensive naval traffic," the Russian Ministry of Defense has said.

Ukrainian fishing vessel No. 097 had been drifting in the waters for two days, and help came from the Russians on Thursday.

"The military vessel of the Russian naval fleet was the first to respond to a distress call from the Ukrainian sailors who had been drifting for two days in an area of intensive naval traffic," the ministry told TASS, adding that "the crew of the Ukrainian vessel thanked the Russian officers for their help."

Comment: Interesting to note that this humanitarian aid occurs in the midst of Kiev's continued belligerence, racism and outright skullduggery towards Russia! Update: The Ukrainian side is grateful to the crew of the Russian anti-submarine ship The 'Vice-Admiral Kulakov' for rescuing fishing boat 097 and its crew members, who had found themselves in distress in the Mediterranean earlier this week, a senior official of Ukraine's Mariupol fishing port has told:
"Naturally, we are grateful to Russians for rescuing our people," the port's official said on the condition of anonymity. Fishing boat 097, registered at the Mariupol fishing port, is a small one - 32 meters long and 6.5 meters wide.

"I don't know what problems they had. According to some reports, a cable went out of order. It is most important that the people are alive," he said.

In the meantime, the Russian Defense Ministry has published a video showing the Ukrainian boat's captain saying that the boat had been adrift in the Mediterranean for two days due to a failed engine.

"During the storm some water got into the engine. Then it started emitting black smoke and we heard the valves clank. The boat stopped. We've been adrift here for two days," he told Russian officers who arrived on board by motor boat.

One of the crew members had apparently had a thumb inured.

"We do have enough water and food," the Ukrainian captain added. Also, he had a telephone conversation with the mainland from The 'Vice-Admiral Kulakov's' control room.


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Stop

Army Corps will close anti-DAPL protest camp at Standing Rock by Dec. 5 to protect the public


RT
Sat, 26 Nov 2016 13:29 UTC
North Dakota
© Stephanie Keith / ReutersProtesters participate in a prayer circle on Turtle Island on Thanksgiving day during a protest against plans to pass the Dakota Access pipeline near the Standing Rock Indian Reservation, near Cannon Ball, North Dakota, U.S. November 24, 2016.
The US Army Corps of Engineers announced it will close the portion of federal land on which water protectors are camping in North Dakota by December 5, to protect the public amid violent confrontations between protesters and law enforcement.

The Army Corps of Engineers said it is "closing the portion of the Corps-managed federal property north of the Cannonball River to all public use and access effective December 5, 2016," according to a statement tweeted by the Young Turks' Jordan Chariton.

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Info

Welcome to post-truth, where few people make sacrifices for truth


RT
Fri, 25 Nov 2016 14:26 UTC
Post-truth graphic
Regarding 'post-truth' as it relates to politics, the implication is there was a time when discourse was truthful. I don't see that, Michael Raddie, co-Editor of BSNews, told RT. Danish journalist Iben Thranholm also provided her comments.

In the aftermath of media coverage of the US presidential election campaign and Britain's vote to quit the EU, the Oxford Dictionaries group made 'post-truth' its international word of the year.
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People

Over 1 million march in Seoul to demand President Park's resignation


RT
Sat, 26 Nov 2016 14:11 UTC
Seoul protests
© Kim Hong-Ji / Reuters People attend a protest calling for Park Geun-hye to step down in central Seoul, South Korea, November 26, 2016.
About 1.3 million protesters have gathered in Seoul to demand the resignation of scandal-plagued South Korean President Park Geun-hye.

The protest's organizers have said they expect that number to grow to 1.5 million before the end of the night, and that a further 500,000 are gathering at various protests around the country, Reuters reports.

The huge demonstrations, which began five weeks ago, are the largest in South Korea since the pro-democracy protests in the 1980s.
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Info

After the US elections: World exit!

Andre Vltchek
New Eastern Outlook
Tue, 22 Nov 2016 13:55 UTC
Protesters
Only citizens can vote in the US Presidential elections, yet the impact is global.

The world is suddenly in disarray, in panic. A man notorious for his bigoted rhetoric, a man who believes in American exceptionalism, who wants to build the walls and to 'restore order', has been elected the 45th President of the mightiest nation on Earth. His nation is doubtlessly in decline; it is indebted and some would even argue, hopelessly bankrupt, but it is still the Empire, the sole one to this day.

Below the surface, Mr. Trump may not be any viler than the Democratic candidate Mrs. Clinton and her clan has been for years. The establishment with which she has been inseparably intertwined for years and decades has been murdering millions all over the world, looting entire continents, and brutally guaranteeing that the Western world would always stay firmly in control of the entire Planet.
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Ambulance

At least 44 killed and over 100 injured in horrifying train collision in Iran


RT
Sat, 26 Nov 2016 13:43 UTC
damaged trains following an accident in the Semnan province
© HO / Tasnim News / AFPA handout picture released on November 25, 2016 by the Tasnim news agency shows damaged trains following an accident in the Semnan province, some 250 kms east of the Iranian capital Tehran.
Technical problems and cold weather may have caused a devastating train collision and subsequent massive fire in northern Iran which claimed at least 44 lives and left more than 100 people injured.

The two train collided early Friday in the vicinity of Haft-Khan station in the province of Semnan, 250 kilometers east of Tehran. One train rear-ended another that had stopped near the station, reportedly as the result of a technical failure.

Four carriages derailed and two caught fire. At least 44 people were killed. Many of the bodies were badly burned and are hard to identify, according Ali Yahyaei, a provincial rescue and relief official, cited by the Tehran Times. The number of casualties is expected to rise, the official added. Some 100 injured people were transported to local medical facilities.

Rescue teams struggled to arrive on time on account of harsh weather conditions. Firefighter crews eventually managed to put the blaze out. Several Red Crescent helicopters arrived at the scene.
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Heart

Putin: Fidel's 'memory will forever remain within hearts of Russian citizens'


Sputnik
Sat, 26 Nov 2016 11:20 UTC
Fidel Castro meets cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin
© Wikipedia/Linux_RocksFidel Castro meets cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin
Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed his condolences to the people and government of Cuba in connection with the death of Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro, the Kremlin's press service said on Saturday.

Fidel Castro died on Friday, at the age of 90 years old, as announced by his brother, incumbent Cuban President Raul Castro, on state television earlier in the day.

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Propaganda

'Insane' WaPo Russian propaganda story slammed by Greenwald & others as disgusting smear


RT
Fri, 25 Nov 2016 22:57 UTC
washington post
© Jonathan Ernst / Reuters
Glenn Greenwald, along with other journalists, has unleashed a torrent of criticism at The Washington Post over a piece about Russia leading a "fake news" campaign during the US election, calling it a "disgusting" smear and "supremely shitty" garbage.

The Washington publication, at one time hailed for its role in exposing the Watergate Scandal, has now been rounded on by a number of well-known figures from the media industry for publishing the article.

Award-winning journalist Glenn Greenwald, significant in bringing Edward Snowden's US security revelations to the public, labeled the story "total journalistic garbage".


Comment: Further reading:Washington Post blasted online for article accusing Russia of 'sophisticated' US election propaganda, claim on CNN that Russia funded Brexit

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Arrow Down

May he rest in peace - Cuban President Fidel Castro has died aged 90


Sputnik News
Sat, 26 Nov 2016 07:07 UTC
Fidel Castro
© Flickr/Las Razones de Cuba
Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro has died, local media reported on Saturday.

The former Cuban president died at the age of 90 and his body will be cremated under his own will, the Prensa Latina news agency reported, citing incumbent Cuban President Raul Castro, Fidel Castro's brother.

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