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Four people dead in drive-by shooting outside a Melbourne nightclub

Cameron Houston, Tammy Mills & Matilda Boseley
The Age
Sun, 14 Apr 2019 18:01 UTC
Aaron Khalid Osmani
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Security guard Aaron Khalid Osmani.
A security guard is dead and three others injured after a gunman fired indiscriminately into a group of people outside a busy Melbourne nightclub.

Aaron Khalid Osmani, 37, from Narre Warren South was rushed to hospital after the drive-by shooting outside the Love Machine nightclub in Prahran on Sunday morning.

Three security guards and one patron were shot in the incident, which occurred just after 3am outside the nightclub on Little Chapel Street and Malvern Road.

Mr Osmani was rushed to hospital in a critical condition. He died later in hospital. A 28-year-old is still fighting for life at The Alfred hospital. Two others, aged 50 and 29, sustained non-life threatening injuries.
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Twenty-seven 'clandestine graves' found at Florida reform school notorious for abuse

Carol Marbin Miller
Miami Herald
Thu, 11 Apr 2019 17:51 UTC
Dozier White House

The building at Dozier known as the White House is where some of the worst abuse occurred.
Workers who were preparing for a massive cleanup of a fuel storage site near one of the nation's most notorious reform schools have discovered something far worse than ground pollution: evidence of 27 possible "clandestine" graves.

A company hired to evaluate underground storage tanks adjacent to the Dozier School for Boys in Marianna performed a series of ground-penetrating radar tests on a parcel a little less than 500 feet from what is called the Boot Hill burial grounds at Dozier, an infamous youth prison linked to more than a century of chilling abuse.

A report on the study said there are 27 "anomalies" on the parcel consistent with human burials. If the 27 anomalies are, in fact, human remains, the total number of known burials on the campus would rise to at least 82 - though University of South Florida researchers who have studied the campus extensively believe there may have been 100 or more deaths at Dozier since its opening in 1900.

"Unmarked graves, by conscious design, are made to be hiding places," said Jack Levine, a Florida children's advocate who had raised concerns about Dozier when he was a young social worker for the state. "What stays hidden almost forgives the crime."
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NYC Yemeni bodegas called to boycott NY Post as row over Ilhan Omar's 9/11 comment heats up


RT
Sun, 14 Apr 2019 17:28 UTC
newsstand new york city
© Reuters / Mike Sugar
Customers line up at a newsstand in midtown Manhattan in New York, US, on October 19, 2018.
The Yemeni American Merchants Association has called on all the community - which runs quite a few newsstands in NYC - to boycott the New York Post after it scathed Congresswoman Ilhan Omar over her controversial 9/11 comment.

The Rupert Murdoch-owned daily has drawn the ire of Yemeni Americans after it accused Omar of downplaying the grave human cost of the 9/11 attacks.

"Here's your something: 2,977 people dead by terrorism," the paper's front page said on Thursday, referring to Omar's comment in which she described the terrorist attack as "some people did something." A full-page photo of the World Trade Center towers burning on September 11, 2001 was used as a backdrop.
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Israel converts confiscated historical mosque into bar and event hall


Middle East Monitor
Thu, 11 Apr 2019 17:17 UTC
israel mosque bar event hall

Al-Ahmar Mosque, Safed
The Israeli municipality in Safed has turned Al-Ahmar Mosque into a bar and events hall, Al-Quds Al-Arabi reported yesterday.

As one of the most historical mosques in the Arab city, which was occupied by the Jewish gangs in 1948, the building was first turned into a Jewish school, then into a centre for Likud's elections campaigns and then into a clothes warehouse before finally being converted into a nightclub.

The London-based newspaper reported that the mosque was turned to a bar and wedding hall by an firm affiliated to the Israeli municipality. Its name was changed from Al-Ahmar Mosque to Khan Al-Ahmar.

Comment: Israel does go out of its way to insult the people it claims it wants to make peace with.

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The nation's only all black, all-male college will begin admitting transgender students in 2020


WTKR
Sat, 13 Apr 2019 09:14 UTC
Morehouse College

Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia.
Morehouse College, a historically black all-men's school in Atlanta, will begin admitting transgender students who identify as men in 2020, according to a news release from the school.

The new policy, known as the Gender Identity Admissions and Matriculation Policy, applies to all students who enroll in the private college by the fall 2020 semester.

The announcement comes after Spelman College, a private historically black all-women's school in Atlanta, adopted a similar policy in 2017.The announcement comes after Spelman College, a private historically black all-women's school in Atlanta, adopted a similar policy in 2017.

"In a rapidly changing world that includes a better understanding of gender identity, we're proud to expand our admissions policy to consider trans men who want to be part of an institution that has produced some of the greatest leaders in social justice, politics, business, and the arts for more than 150 years," said Terrance Dixon, Morehouse vice president for enrollment management. "The ratification of this policy affirms the College's commitment to develop men with disciplined minds who will lead lives of leadership and service."
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Street theater and support for Julian Assange: Yellow Vest protests roll on into 22nd week UPDATE


RT
Sat, 13 Apr 2019 17:18 UTC
Yellow vests act 22 April 2019
© Pascal Pavani / Agence France-Presse
Police officers run as a trailer is set on fire during an anti-government demonstration called by the "Yellow vests" movement in Toulouse, on April 13, 2019.
Sporadic clashes with police marred Yellow Vests protests in Toulouse, the city chosen as the 'capital' of this week's anti-government marches in France. Act 22 is the first since a controversial anti-rioting law took effect.

Several thousand protesters took part in the demonstration in Toulouse on Saturday, marking the 22nd consecutive week of the "gilets jaunes" movement. Smaller rallies involving hundreds of people happened in capital Paris, and other French cities.

Unlike some earlier protest gatherings, no major rioting has occurred so far this weekend. The police in Toulouse was filmed deploying tear gas and some clashes were reported.

Comment: The protests against the government have persisted for five months. Macron appears to be waiting for them to fizzle out. So far it doesn't look like that's going to happen. How long does he think he can survive?

Prime Minister Edouard Philippe seems to be a little panicked:
France's Prime Minister Edouard Philippe has called for quick tax cuts in response to the anger expressed by Yellow Vests protesters. Philippe on Monday unveiled the results of a three-month "grand debate" launched by President Emmanuel Macron in response to the protests. The PM said the debate clearly indicates that "we must cut taxes and cut them more quickly." He said however, that the government must also cut public spending. Macron is expected to unveil a series of economic measures next week, AP reported.
UPDATE 14/04/19: Not all was quiet across France in the fifth month of protests as Toulouse filled with clouds of tear gas:
yellow vest protest toulouse april 2019
© Ruptly
Officers in full riot gear blocked several streets in attempts to hold off the Yellow Vests, some of whom tried arguing with the police.
Footage shows riot police struggling to contain Yellow Vest protesters on the tear-gas-filled streets of Toulouse, France during clashes in which 43 people were arrested and more than a dozen were injured.

Sporadic clashes broke out in the French southern city of Toulouse of Saturday as it was declared the 'capital' of the Yellow Vest (Gilets Jaunes) protests that day. Footage filmed by video agency Ruptly shows people running in panic through thick clouds of smoke and tear gas filling the streets.


Protesters were coughing and covering their faces in an effort to avoid being gassed. Others kicked the gas canisters away, while some picked them up and hurled them back at officers. Volunteer medics could be seen rushing to treat a man lying on the pavement, who appeared to be unconscious.

Officers in full riot gear blocked several streets in attempts to hold off the Yellow Vests, some of whom tried arguing with the police.

During the clashes, the protesters threw stones, bottles, and firecrackers at the officers, who responded with tear gas and water cannon. Some 21 people were injured and 43 arrested in Toulouse during the day.


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Palestinian family attacked by mob of Israeli settlers storming West Bank village; IDF uses tear gas against the Palestinians


RT
Sun, 14 Apr 2019 16:17 UTC
Settler attack Palestinians West Bank
© Adel Ammar / B'Tselem / Twitter
B’Tselem reported that the IDF used tear gas and live rounds against the Palestinians and didn’t detain any settlers.
A Palestinian family was forced to flee under a barrage of stones when an angry mob of Israeli settlers stormed the village during tension in the West Bank. None of them were detained, human rights groups say.

Human rights groups Yesh Din and B'Tselem said that around 50 Israeli settlers from Yitzhar in the West Bank entered the neighboring Palestinian village of Urif on Saturday, smashing windows of cars and hurling stones at houses.

Security camera footage from Urif shows a group of masked men run down the road and throw stones at a family as they were about to get into a car. The father and the hijab-clad mother rush to grab their children and then flee in the house, while several of the stones hit the vehicle's roof. The mob then proceeds to attack another car, parked nearby.

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2 more fatal falls at Grand Canyon follow dozens of others


ABC News
Sat, 13 Apr 2019 09:57 UTC
The Skywalk hangs over the Grand Canyon
© AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File
In this March 20, 2007, file photo, the Skywalk hangs over the Grand Canyon on the Hualapai Indian Reservation before its grand opening ceremony at Grand Canyon West, Ariz. Two recent deaths in which men plummeted to their death in the Grand Canyon follow dozens of apparently accidental fatal falls since the national park was established 100 years ago.
Two recent deaths in which men plummeted in the Grand Canyon follow dozens of apparently accidental fatal falls since the national park was established 100 years ago.

Michael Obritsch, of Santa Rosa, California, died April 3 after falling from the edge of the South Rim in Grand Canyon Village, near the Yavapai Geology Museum.

His body was found 400 feet (more than 122 meters) below the rim, according to park officials.

A tourist from Macau, China, fell to his death on March 28. The man was at least 50 years old, park officials said.
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Facebook investors want to 'check Zuckerberg's power' and oust him from company chair


RT
Sun, 14 Apr 2019 16:01 UTC
Mark Zuckerberg
© Reuters / Aaron P. Bernstein
Facebook's shareholders are gearing up for a fresh attempt to oust its founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg as chairman, as well as shake up the company's governance, in the wake of "severe controversies" for the social network.

Documents filed by Facebook to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on April 12 outline the schedule of business for the company's annual shareholder meeting at the end of next month, and include eight shareholder proposals. One of these calls for replacing Zuckerberg as company chair with a new independent member, so as to clearly separate the roles of company chair and CEO.
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Bad Guys

No 'housewife': UK 'jihadi bride' Shamima Begum was a gun-toting member of Daesh's morality police


Sputnik
Sun, 14 Apr 2019 00:00 UTC
Shamima Begum jihadi bride
The young woman has denied any wrongdoing during her time with the terror group and claimed she was only a "housewife" to her jihadi husband.

Shamima Begum, the young woman who ran away from the UK to join Daesh when she was 15, was actually a member of Daesh's so-called "hisba", which acted as a morality police on terrorist-occupied territories, a report by The Sunday Telegraph reads.

An anti-Daesh activist from Deir Ez-Zor reportedly told the newspaper that Begum - who claimed she was only a "housewife" during her time with the terror group - had been seen wielding an automatic weapon and shouting at Syrian women for wearing brightly coloured shoes.

"Members of our group from Raqqa knew her well", the activist, Aghiad al-Kheder, told the newspaper. "There were lots of young European women in the hisba. Some of them were very harsh and the local population became very scared".

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