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Educatin' with Satan: Oregon elementary school starts after school 'atheist' club


RT
Wed, 28 Sep 2016 09:53 UTC
After school Satan Club
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School clubs are a way to meet friends while enjoying a hobby - but if your kid hates sports and couldn't care less about chess, they can join the 'After School Satan Club.' An Oregon school has approved the group which aims to counter a Christian club.

After campaigning under the slogan 'Educatin' with Satan,' the Portland chapter of the national organization of The Satanic Temple received the go-ahead to start the 'After School Satan Club' at Sacramento Elementary School.

One of the heads of the chapter, Finn Rezz, told The Oregonian that the group has been approved to begin on October 19, and will focus on "science and rational thinking." It will be held once a month on Wednesdays, at the same time as the Good News Club - a Christian group run by the Child Evangelism Fellowship, which has around 78,000 chapters worldwide.

Rezz said in August that the Satan club will promote "benevolence and empathy for everybody," which he said is in direct contrast to the Good News Club, which teaches "hellfire."

The Satanic Temple has been specifically targeting schools that have a Good News Club. Among other schools, the group wrote to the Los Angeles Unified School District, in a letter that was published by The Washington Post.


Comment: If atheists wanted to promote or teach benevolence, empathy, creativity, science and critical thinking to children, we doubt they would use the Satan idea to do it. Ye cannot serve 'not-God' and mammon...

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Clownpocalypse: 'Killer clown' sightings have spread to Florida, Virginia and Colorado

Emily Zanotti
Heat Street
Wed, 28 Sep 2016 14:53 UTC
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Reports of "killer clowns" have emerged in three new states, as Virginia, Florida and Colorado struggle with Internet rumors and reported sightings that have left several towns shaken.

Residents and authorities in Palm Bay, Fla., have been on high alert since a resident reported seeing two "creepy clowns" staring at her from across a road as she walked her dog. And in Marion County, Fla., deputies are concerned after it emerged that a Facebook viral video, depicting a clown standing silently on the side of the road in the dark, had been filmed along a main thoroughfare in the area.

The video has more than a million views on Facebook.

In Henrico County, Va., a mother and daughter captured a "creepy clown" leering at them from another car during rush hour.

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Police trying to discredit people? Keith Scott's past scrutinized following Charlotte police shooting


RT
Wed, 28 Sep 2016 15:14 UTC
Keith Scott (L) falls after being shot
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Keith Lamont Scott was shot and killed by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD). Now, his troubled legal past has been made public. Records of Scott's domestic disputes and protective orders against him were obtained by local media.

Court records documenting domestic violence issues have been made public after local news affiliates published their contents. Documents filed as recently as 2015 by Scott's wife, Rakeyia Scott, claim that Scott had "hit their eight-year-old son" and threatened to kill her.

Scott's past was not a factor in his death last Tuesday when police serving a different person a warrant noticed he was carrying a gun. Despite North Carolina being an open carry state, Scott was confronted by police who opened fire on him in a hotly-debated killing.

Regardless, his domestic violence records go all the way back to 2004, when Rakeyia filed charges against Scott, claiming that he had stabbed her in the back and sliced her ear. She also claimed that he owned an illegal gun.
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DC names cop who killed Terrence Sterling, releases bodycam footage


RT
Wed, 28 Sep 2016 15:05 UTC
Washington, DC police
Washington, DC police have released body camera footage from of the officer-involved shooting of unarmed black motorist Terrence Sterling earlier this month, identifying the officer. Sterling's death prompted changes to the department's bodycam policy.

Officer Brian Trainer, 27, turned on his bodycam after firing his service weapon on the evening of September 11, the mayor's office said in a statement. The camera captured graphic video of Trainer and his partner giving aid to Sterling, who was bleeding out on the street.

"Keep breathing! Look at me!" an as-yet unidentified officer says repeatedly while trying to give the motorist CPR. Sterling died later at a local hospital.
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Train evacuated in Leipzig, Germany over bomb threat after a passenger 'freaked out'


RT
Wed, 28 Sep 2016 15:05 UTC
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A police operation is underway at Leipzig Messes railway station after an alleged bomb threat. The train has been evacuated, however the suspect passenger is still on board.

Sachsen police have confirmed they are working with Bundespolizei Pirna and Deutsche Bahn to investigate the incident and have detained one passenger on the train.

A police spokesman told Leipziger Volkszeitung that a passenger "freaked out" on board the Intercity Express 2302. The man was then contained by train attendants in a carriage.

The train was stopped at Leipzig Messe station after the man began behaving aggressively and police are trying to establish whether he posed a real threat to other passengers.

Local reporters claimed a man threatened to blow up the train, which was en route from Munich to Berlin.
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NYPD shoots man while he's driving during attempted arrest


RT
Wed, 28 Sep 2016 15:04 UTC
nypd
© Mike Segar / Reuters
A Brooklyn man wanted for attacking his girlfriend with a brick was shot by plainclothes officers who claimed they only opened fire after nearly being hit by his vehicle. But some activists believe that the officer violated NYPD rules by shooting at him.

Javon Shipman was injured when a New York Police Department officer opened fire on him on Tuesday. The officer justified shooting by claiming that Shipman drove his vehicle towards him.

However, the NYPD has a patrol guide that specifically prohibits discharging firearms at a moving vehicle "unless deadly force is being used against the member of the service or anything person present, by means other than a moving vehicle."

Four officers were serving warrants on Tuesday morning when they recognized Javon Shipman, who was wanted for attacking his girlfriend. Two officers blocked Shipman's car with an unmarked police vehicle in the front while two other officers approached on foot.
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'Suspicious package' forces evacuation of Charlotte police HQ


RT
Wed, 28 Sep 2016 14:23 UTC
Police headquarters in Charlotte-Mecklenburg
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Police headquarters in Charlotte-Mecklenburg, North Carolina, have been evacuated due to a possible bomb threat. A bomb squad has been requested at the scene as authorities investigate a suspicious package.

Capt. Mike Campagna held a press conference where he explained that an employee working in the mailroom came across the suspicious package and alerted her supervisors. A canine bomb dog alerted its authorities that the package needed further investigation. It has since been removed from the police department and taken to a secure location where it can be assessed. Everyone was reported to be safe following the evacuation.

Campagna told reporters that this was the first time he knew of that the department has been evacuated due to a threat.
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Putin's gift to Xi causes Russian ice cream craze to reach new heights in China


RT
Wed, 28 Sep 2016 14:40 UTC
people eating ice cream
© Wang Zhao / AFP
The popularity of Russian ice cream is on the rise in China with more than 270 tons worth $863,000 imported in the first eight months of the year, China Daily reported.

According to the Manzhouli Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau it is 267 percent increase from last year.

A staff member with the bureau, Xie Jinyong said the import of top quality Russian ice cream has also risen this year.

"A cup of Russian ice cream usually sells at 15 yuan ($2.24), 25 yuan or 30 yuan, and the top quality one sells for up to 50 yuan ($7.49)," Xie said.

An affordable price, partly due to the fall of the Russian ruble, along with the quality and taste has improved the marketability of Russian ice cream in the Chinese market, according to newspaper.

Ice cream from Russia is generally less expensive than many premium brands available in China. A 100 grams package of Russian ice cream is typically priced at 10 yuan, while a small cup of Haagen-Dazs ice cream weighing about 80 grams costs 33 yuan.

Comment: What a sweet surprise for the Russian ice cream industry!

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Sex crime in Scotland increased 50% in last decade


RT
Wed, 28 Sep 2016 14:36 UTC
sex crime
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Sex crime in Scotland has increased by 53 percent in the last nine years - hitting a 45-year high - according to newly released government figures.

While total crime fell to its lowest rate since 1974, sex crime, violent crime and vandalism were found to be on the rise.

Despite an overall 4 percent drop in recorded crime, the figures indicate sex crimes increased by 7 percent in the last year, the Scottish government's annual report on recorded crime reveals.
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Russian man was unaware of his leased servers being used for DNC hack


Sputnik
Wed, 28 Sep 2016 14:28 UTC
Matrix graphic
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The Russian national whose servers were used for the alleged cyberattack on the US Democratic National Committee immediately blocked them after learning the truth.

A Russian in southern Siberia has denied any knowledge of a hack that was carried out against US Democratic National Committee using the servers he leased, a police source told RIA Novosti on Wednesday.

"Vladimir Fomenko, a 26-year-old resident of Biysk in the Altai region, founded a web hosting service, King Servers, that leases server space, mostly to anonymous clients," the source in the law enforcement said. "He rented out servers that were used in the hack, there was no criminal intent. His business is absolutely legal and he blocked the servers immediately."
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