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Hystericization: Parked truck leads to evacuation of Times Square in NY


CBS NY
Sun, 03 Apr 2016 12:30 UTC
Police evacuated Times Square after a truck was found abandoned on Saturday, April 2, 2016
© CBS2Police evacuated Times Square after a truck was found abandoned on Saturday, April 2, 2016
A driver was released with a 10 summonses Sunday morning after an abandoned box truck forced the evacuation of Times Square.

Police had to clear out thousands of people from the area just before 8 p.m. on a busy Saturday night.

They evacuated the entire area, even bringing in barricades to keep people a safe distance away from a beat-up white box truck that was found abandoned on 46th Street near Broadway, right outside of two theaters and the Marriott Marquis hotel.

Comment: The hysterization of the population continues unabated.

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Fire

Two explosions rock industrial zone in southwestern France


Sputnik International
Sun, 03 Apr 2016 12:02 UTC
Bordeaux blast site
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Two explosions occurred on Sunday near the city of Bordeaux, southwest France, on the territory of the facility specializing in transportation of hazardous materials, a local mayor said.

The explosions occurred at 6:40 a.m. (4:40 GMT) in the building of the CD Trans company, according to France Info.

"First, a truck caught fire, and then exploded, causing a chain reaction," mayor of the Bassens commune Jean-Paul Turon, said as quoted by the radio station.

The causes of the explosion are being investigated.

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People

Iraqi victories: 3,000 families return to Ramadi as Iraqi Army rescues 1,500 from ISIS' underground jail


Sputnik
Mon, 04 Apr 2016 03:26 UTC
Iraq Ramadi
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About 3,000 families are headed back to the Iraqi city of Ramadi which they had to flee when it was seized by Daesh terrorists, Ramadi district mayor Hamid al-Dulaimi told reporters.

Iraqi forces recaptured Ramadi, the capital of the Anbar province to the west of the country, in December 2015.

Residents started to return to the districts cleared of mines and explosives on Saturday, al-Dulaimi said, as cited by Reuters. According to the mayor, the electrical supply network hasn't been restored yet, but drinking water is being pumped to the area from Euphrates river.
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Airplane

Small plane crashes into the sea near Tel Aviv, Israel


RT
Sun, 03 Apr 2016 20:41 UTC
Tel Aviv plane crash
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A small aircraft trying to make an emergency landing seemed to forget that it wasn't a floatplane and landed in the Mediterranean Sea near Metzizim Beach in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv.

The pilot reportedly radioed a mayday to nearby Sde Dov Airport so it could land there, but somehow lost control of the plane and crashed into the water.

Video footage of the incident, which occurred on Sunday afternoon, shows the small plane slowly sinking in the water after the crash, which probably wouldn't have happened if it crashed in the buoyant Dead Sea.

Two people on board the plane, a 57- and 47-year-old described as fully conscious, were rescued by witness who swam out, according to Israel National News.

A police rescue boat then arrived at the scene and took them to Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center for minor injuries.

Two bystanders were treated at the scene with minor shoulder injuries sustained during the rescue.

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Quenelle

Chicago public school teachers strike to protest funding cuts, poor management by mayor and governor


RT
Fri, 01 Apr 2016 22:30 UTC
teachers strike chicago
Teachers in Chicago's public schools went on strike Friday in a "day of action" to protest funding cuts and poor management by austerity Mayor Rahm Emanuel and billionaire Governor Bruce Rauner.

The teachers have been threatening to strike for months, and when the latest round of cuts of $100 million were announced in February, coupled with the continuing threat of layoffs, Chicago Teachers Union president Karen Lewis called it an "act of war".

The rare one-day strike started with picket lines at schools around the city - with the focus due to move downtown for a rally outside City Hall and the state office building, followed by an evening rush hour march to "shut down the Loop".

"We are dying the death by 1,000 cuts," Lewis said after the strike was announced. "The labor conditions have gotten to a point where they are not tolerable."

Comment: Public education throughout the US is now characterized by a lack of adequate funding, decaying conditions, over-stressed teachers and students, along with increased police presence and surveillance.

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Wolf

The "Land of the Strays": A paradise for 900 free-roaming adoptable doggies


True Activist
Fri, 01 Apr 2016 23:16 UTC
Doggies
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The "Land of the Strays," or Territorio de Zaguates, is seriously heaven on Earth for dog-lovers, especially those looking to adopt a new family member. The privately-funded, volunteer-run organization is in Costa Rica, where they bathe, feed, and exercise the 900 dogs they house by guiding them on scenic walking tours that are free and open to the public.

Visiting the refuge does not mean that there is pressure to adopt a dog; visiting to play and meet with the dogs is free, as many citizens just come by for the fun of it, and the "shelter" is no-kill.

This refuge is said to be one of the happiest places for a dog to live. There's a lush landscape for the dogs to roam freely and play, and an indoor area with beds and bathing and feeding stations for the dogs to relax. Water stations are also placed all around the property to ensure that active dogs can remain hydrated at all times.
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Ambulance

Two killed, 30 injured in Amtrak crash near Philadelphia


RT
Sun, 03 Apr 2016 17:07 UTC
amtrak
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Two people have died and 30 suffered injuries when an Amtrak train collided with a backhoe on the tracks and a car derailed near Philadelphia, officials said. Service has been suspended along the Northeast Corridor in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

There were 341 passengers and seven crewmembers on board Palmetto train 89 at the time of the incident, which took place in Chester, Delaware County.

Officials confirmed two people have died on the train traveling from New York to Savannah, Georgia, without revealing the identities of the victims.
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Sheriff

"You gonna pay for this one, boy": Black couple subjected to roadside cavity and strip search


RT
Sat, 02 Apr 2016 16:46 UTC
Aiken police stop
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White police officers in the small South Carolina city of Aiken recorded themselves exposing an African-American driver's breasts and "searching" her partner's rectum, as revealed in a video released by the Washington Post.

Dashcam video of the October 2014 incident show local cops pulling over a vehicle under the guise of driving with a temporary paper license plate, which is not illegal in South Carolina.

Trigger warning: This video contains racist language and images of what's been called police harassment
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Airplane Paper

Hundreds of weed activists light up outside the White House in protest of drug laws


RT
Sun, 03 Apr 2016 14:00 UTC
marijuana advocates
© Mike Theiler / AFPMarijuana legalization advocates light up in front of the White House.
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered outside the White House to smoke marijuana this week, calling on the government to legalize the drug.

Protesters carried a 51-foot inflatable "joint" and sparked up Friday, asking President Barack Obama to remove cannabis from the "Schedule 1" list of controlled substances, which also includes harder drugs such as heroin.

Comment: All drug laws are unjust and should be overturned. However, having legalized marijuana is no excuse to get blazed while completely ignoring the shenanigans that are going on within the White House and the exportation of said shenanigans throughout the world. Being able to legally smoke marijuana is not going to stop the spread of fascism but it may help people feel better about it.

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Eye 2

Total surveillance: Police want to use business and residential cameras for neighborhood spying

Sky Chadde
Victoria Advocate
Thu, 31 Mar 2016 10:12 UTC
Surveillance Cameras
© EPA
Police found Deanna Pagel, 52, dead in the street in March 2015.

Evidence was scant - until a resident who lived in the south Victoria neighborhood approached police with footage from a house surveillance camera that showed a vehicle in the vicinity that night.

"We had nothing," said Victoria Police Chief J.J. Craig. "No eyewitnesses. And all of sudden that video became available."

In hopes of replicating such a lead, police are encouraging residents and business owners who have installed outdoor surveillance cameras to register the equipment with the department.

"There's an awful lot of surveillance video equipment out there being used by businesses and residents," Craig said. "It seemed like a good time to partner with the community."

Comment: Enlisting public participation by using the threat of crime is just another insidious tactic being used to gain mass acceptance of the police state and total control of the population.

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