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Gunman reportedly fired shots from roof of San Francisco hospital - police "neutralized" threat


RT
Thu, 12 Nov 2015 16:41 UTC
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© Google MapsSt. Luke's Hospital in San Francisco
Police responded to reports of a gunman on the roof of a construction site near St. Luke's Hospital in San Francisco on Wednesday, local media reported. Law enforcement said the suspect was "neutralized" and later confirmed his death.

A shelter-in-place was ordered at the hospital, according to NBC Bay Area.

According to KRON 4 News, a shooting was reported at 3555 Cesar Chavez Street. The outlet reported that the gunman appeared to be dead, and the man's death was later confirmed by police.

In the aerial images, what appears to be a man slumped over on top of a red construction elevator can be seen. When police responded to the scene, officers threw flash bangs during what looked to be a confrontation, according to NBC Bay Area.

The gunman was reportedly a Hispanic man in a white hat and overalls, according to CBS San Francisco. The outlet stated that a local businessman said he heard two shots ring out around 4:30 p.m. local time.
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Million Student March: Students across the US unite to protest student debt and tuition fees


RT
Thu, 12 Nov 2015 16:31 UTC
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Students from more than 100 American universities are set to unite in a Million Student March to protest over tuition fees, student debt and higher wages for campus workers.

"We are people of all colors, genders, and sexual orientation, and we are united to fight for education as a human right,"the movement's statement reads.

Organized primarily through Facebook by students, numerous marches are expected to hit US states from Seattle and Florida to California and Vermont, with a total of 106 universities and colleges planning to participate. It's unclear how many students are going to take part.

"Together, we can build an independent movement capable of winning tuition-free public college, a cancellation of all student debt, and a $15/hr minimum wage for all campus workers!" the Million Student March website says.

Comment: It's unlikely this will make a difference, since politicians listen to the rich who fill their campaign coffers and not the young who suffer through increasing tuition rates and ridiculous student debt. But at least they are making themselves heard and voicing their opinions, so others can see that there is a problem.

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Red Flag

Over 35% of women aged 19-34 live at home with parents, most since 1940


RT
Thu, 12 Nov 2015 16:23 UTC
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© Larry Downing / Reuters
Over a third of America's young women live at home with their parents or relatives - a percentage not seen since 1940 - as more millennial women put off marriage, attend college, and face high living expenses, according to Pew Research Center.

Analysis of data from the US Census Bureau showed 36.4 percent of young women aged 19-34 living with parents or relatives, compared to 36.2 percent in 1940.

The number of young men living with their parents is also on the rise. Pew discovered that 42.8 percent of young men are currently staying with family or relatives, compared to 47.5 percent in 1940. Pew said the results showed a striking U-turn, "indicating a return to the past, statistically speaking."

Comment: With the US economy in the tanks and young adults burdened with student loan debt, it's no surprise many young women live at home. They likely have no choice. There's no jobs other than low-wage service jobs which, combined with the high cost of living in urban areas, makes for living on one's own very difficult. Maybe if the US government didn't saddle college graduates with debt that can't be relieved through bankruptcy, we would see more young adults able to go out on their own. But the government cares only about spending money on bombs and bullets, not the well-being of its own citizens.

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Airplane

More hysteria: Miami airport locked down after dentist's bag slipped through TSA screening

Andre Damon
World Socialist Web Site
Wed, 11 Nov 2015 00:00 UTC
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Passengers Evacuated in False Alarm at Miami International Airport
On Monday evening, an American Airlines flight from Miami, Florida to Barbados was boarded by a paramilitary police unit wielding assault rifles, who demanded that passengers put their hands on their heads as they were forced off the flight.

Large sectors of the airport were effectively placed under lockdown during the operation. The gates of terminal cafes and restaurants were closed, leaving patrons locked inside by iron bars as police SWAT teams decked out in body armor and toting assault rifles swept through the terminal.

Photos and videos posted to social media documented the egregious violation of passengers' constitutional right to be free of unwarranted searches and seizures. "There were very large machine guns, body armor, all of that," one passenger told a local CNN affiliate. "Very, very frightening."

Some 70 flights were delayed and nine were diverted as a result of the lockdown, which shut down two concourses for almost three hours.

Comment: It appears that after the recent downing of a Russian plane over the Sinai, the PTB could be using this an opportunity to ramp up the fear factor and to accustom people to the presence of the military in every facet of life.

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Red Flag

Undercover video reveals pigs suffered abuse at major US pork supplier plant


RT
Thu, 12 Nov 2015 15:56 UTC
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© Abdelrahman Younis / Reuters
Pigs suffered abuse during multiple stages of production at a facility of one of the top suppliers of pork in the country, according to a hidden video captured by an undercover animal rights activist, who took a job at the meat processing plant.

According to the company's website, Quality Pork Processors (QPP) provides more than half of the "fresh pork raw material needs" for Hormel, the maker of Spam and other pork products. Both companies are based in Austin, Minnesota, where harrowing footage was captured and edited by the Compassion Over Killing group and posted on YouTube.

Comment: It is truly sad to see how the animals that provide us with food are treated. It also shows how humanity has degraded so much. Going vegetarian is not the answer either as that is not the optimal fuel for our bodies. Choosing the products we eat from local farms that care about animal welfare is a step in the right direction.

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Airplane

Akron plane crash kills 9 people


local12.com
Wed, 11 Nov 2015 13:52 UTC
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© fox8.comNo survivors on plane that crashed into Akron apartment, troopers say
A special team is working to recover the bodies of the nine people killed in the Akron plane crash.

It was a chartered flight that was carrying two pilots and seven real estate executives from Florida.

Their business jet took off from Lunken Airport Tuesday, Nov. 10, and made a stop in Dayton before heading to Akron. The seven passengers worked for Pebb Enterprises out of Boca Raton.

The company issued a statement saying it was a time of unimaginable loss and mourning and is providing support to the families of those who died. Pebb Enterprises has business interests in the Midwest, including one in Eastgate.

"32 East" is a brand new redevelopment that sits across from Jungle Jim's and is anchored by a Michael's and Gordman's. Union Township administrator Ken Geis told Local 12 News that all of those on board the plane were nice people and great businessmen. He said they were very hands-on with the $20 million project but he's not sure if they visited the site during their stop Tuesday.


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Bizarro Earth

Black means thief? Apple store kicks out students of African descent over fears "they might steal"


RT
Thu, 12 Nov 2015 13:49 UTC
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© Robert Galbraith / Reuters
A group of black students was asked to leave an Apple store in Melbourne as its employees were "worried they might steal something." A video of the incident was posted on Facebook, with users accusing the store of racial profiling.

Maribyrnong College students, who moved to Australia as children from Sudan, Somalia, Nigeria, Eritrea and Egypt, were denied entry to the store by a staff member and two security guards.

"These guys [security guards] are just a bit worried about your presence in our store. They're just worried you might steal something," an Apple staff member says in the video to a group of six black teenagers, aged between 15 and 16 years old.

Comment: Fascism! Apple store refuses to sell ipad to a woman because she's Iranian

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People

Utah judge removes child from same-sex couple, citing 'research'


RT
Thu, 12 Nov 2015 13:33 UTC
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© Bernardo Montoya / Reuters
A Utah judge has ordered that a foster baby be taken away from a same-sex couple - the judge said he has research about children "doing better in heterosexual families."

April Hoagland and Beckie Peirce had been taking care of the baby girl for three months, and were already getting ready to adopt her. They are also raising Peirce's two older kids together.

However, Utah Judge Scott Johansen ordered that the girl should be adopted by a heterosexual couple, reportedly citing a study with the alleged data on kids being negatively affected by same-sex parents.

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Telephone

Not so Securus

Jordan Smith, Micah Lee
The Intercept
Wed, 11 Nov 2015 08:28 UTC
Massive Hack of 70 Million Prisoner Phone Calls Indicates Violations of Attorney-Client Privilege

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An enormous cache of phone records obtained by The Intercept reveals a major breach of security at Securus Technologies, a leading provider of phone services inside the nation's prisons and jails. The materials — leaked via SecureDrop by an anonymous hacker who believes that Securus is violating the constitutional rights of inmates — comprise over 70 million records of phone calls, placed by prisoners to at least 37 states, in addition to links to downloadable recordings of the calls. The calls span a nearly two-and-a-half year period, beginning in December 2011 and ending in the spring of 2014.

Particularly notable within the vast trove of phone records are what appear to be at least 14,000 recorded conversations between inmates and attorneys, a strong indication that at least some of the recordings are likely confidential and privileged legal communications — calls that never should have been recorded in the first place. The recording of legally protected attorney-client communications — and the storage of those recordings — potentially offends constitutional protections, including the right to effective assistance of counsel and of access to the courts.

Comment: The FBI's plan to destroy privacy
Big Brother Surveillance - It is not just for governments anymore

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Bomb

Montreal to start dumping untreated sewage into one of Canada's biggest rivers

Christinne Muschi
Business Insider
Thu, 12 Nov 2015 02:39 UTC
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© ReutersSt. Lawrence River, Canada
Montreal, Canada's second-largest city, began dumping untreated sewage into the St. Lawrence River on Wednesday, angering environmentalists with a repair operation that could release as much as 8 billion liters (2.1 billion gallons) of wastewater into a major waterway.

The city has said the dump, expected to last up to a week, is necessary while work is carried out to replace ageing parts of the waste treatment system that could create a greater environmental hazard if it unexpectedly broke.
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