California voters faced a tough time at the polls Tuesday, with many voters saying they have encountered broken machines, polling sites that opened late and incomplete voter rolls.
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Black preschool kids get suspended much more frequently than white preschool kids, U.S. survey says
Schools suspend minority students at much higher rates than their peers, starting from the beginning, preschool.
Black preschool kids get suspended much more frequently than white preschool kids, U.S. survey says
Disgusting.
Bangladesh Hindu priest murdered by militants
A Hindu priest in Bangladesh is killed by Islamist militants, in the third fatal attack on minorities in the past two days.
Bangladesh Hindu priest murdered by militants – BBC News
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U.S.: Chinese fighter jet carries out “unsafe” intercept of U.S. plane
Intercept took place on same day Secretary Kerry met with China’s Xi Jinping to discuss rising military and economic tensions
U.S.: Chinese fighter jet carries out “unsafe” intercept of U.S. plane – CBS News
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Turkey sinks Airbus jet to boost dive tourism
Turkish authorities have sunk an A300 Airbus jet off a resort on the Aegean Sea with the aim of boosting diving tourism in the region, reports said Sunday.
Turkey sinks Airbus jet to boost dive tourism » The Guardian Nigeria
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Documents Reveal Snowden Tried to Register Concerns About Surveillance With the NSA
Documents obtained by Vice News through the Freedom of Information Act show that Edward Snowden tried to express his concerns about government surveillance to the NSA before handing over files to journalists. These revelations contradict federal agencies’ assertion that Snowden never went through “proper channels” to address concerns over the constitutionality of certain NSA practices.
Documents Reveal Snowden Tried to Register Concerns About Surveillance With the NSA
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Hillary Rodham Clinton gets closer to Democratic nomination
Clinton won all seven delegates available in the U.S. Virgin Islands and at least 33 of the 60 delegates available in Puerto Rico. She beat the Vermont senator there by roughly 61 percent to 39 percent.
Clinton now has 1,809 pledged delegates won in primaries and caucuses; Sanders has 1,520.
Hillary Rodham Clinton gets closer to Democratic nomination | Sun Journal
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Vanishing Palestine: The making of Israel’s occupation
TIMELINE: Historic Palestine continues to be wiped off the map as Israel maintains policies implemented in 1948 and 1967.
Vanishing Palestine: The making of Israel’s occupation – Al Jazeera English
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Bernie Sanders Promises a Bloody Platform Battle Over Israel
Sanders could damage Clinton’s relationship with pro-Israel voters. He has appointed two strong critics of the Jewish state to the drafting committee.
Bernie Sanders Promises a Bloody Platform Battle Over Israel
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Israel’s Secret 1967 Plan To ‘Drive Out All the Arabs’
The military archives have released generals’ testimonies that put the reader on the ground during Israel’s capture of Jerusalem’s Old City in the 1967 Six-Day War.
Israel’s Secret 1967 Plan To ‘Drive Out All the Arabs’ – News – Forward.com
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Judge in Stanford sexual assault case faces recall effort over light sentence
Stanford law professor leads campaign against judge who gave six months to the former Stanford swimmer who sexually assaulted an unconscious woman
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‘Hero’ students tackled assailant after Stanford University rape
A simple hand-drawn picture of two bicycles has been taped above the bed of a 23-year-old woman to remind her, she says, that there are “heroes in this story”.
Those bicycles above the woman’s bed are a small reminder of two university students, whom she did not know, and who were cycling by the dark alley when they saw something amiss and stopped to intervene.
‘Hero’ students tackled Brock Turner after Stanford University rape | Stuff.co.nz
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Ex-Stanford swimmer’s dad calls son’s 6-month sentence for rape ‘a steep price to pay for 20 minutes of action’
The father of an ex-Stanford University swimmer who was sentenced to six months in jail for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman last week believes his son should have received probation because the 20-year-old has already suffered for “20 minutes of action.”
On Thursday, Brock Turner was given a six-month prison sentence for his sexual assault of a woman in January 2015 outside a fraternity party on the school’s Palo Alto campus. His dad argued that Brock’s label as a sexual offender, his loss of appetite and a swimming scholarship is punishment enough.
Ex-Stanford swimmer’s dad calls son’s 6-month sentence for rape ‘a steep price to pay for 20 minutes of action’
Absolutely no question about where this young man got his skewed sense of responsibility for his own actions and the effects those actions might have on others. Piss poor parenting. It’s never absent in cases like this. It is all well and good to have your kid’s back and see the best in them but come on!
His parents should be ashamed of themselves for bringing up the inconveniences their son experienced because of his own, thoughtless, immoral, and 100% criminal assault on an unconscious individual. His suffering will never begin to reach the level of the suffering he has inflicted on the actual victim (You know, victim… As in, not the perpetrator) in this case.
I hate to blame the parents for the actions of a legal adult but in this case I would say that they deserved to be tarred and feathered on their way out of town.
Duterte warns vs irresponsible mining
IRRESPONSIBLE mining must stop as it is destroying the land of promise, the incoming President Rodrigo Duterte said in his speech during the “One Love, One Nation #DU31 Thanksgiving Party” evening of Saturday, June 4. Speaking before an estimated 300,000 people who attended the Saturday night party at the Davao Crocodile Park, Duterte dared the mining industry players in Davao to “shape up,” otherwise he will force them to shift to other businesses.
Kill drug dealers and I’ll give you a medal, says Philippines president
Addressing huge crowd, Rodrigo Duterte, president-elect, urges DIY law enforcement and threatens to humiliate police generals
Kill drug dealers and I’ll give you a medal, says Philippines president
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What life is like under ISIS in Libya
Libyans living under ISIS rule have described public executions, kidnappings, and floggings carried out at the hands of the militants.
What life is like under ISIS in Libya – Business Insider
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The Bodies of 133 Drowned Migrants Have Washed Ashore in Libya
About three-quarters of the bodies found near the western Libyan city of Zuwara in recent days were women, and there were at least five children.
The Bodies of 133 Drowned Migrants Have Washed Ashore in Libya | VICE News
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Israeli Jews march in Jerusalem’s Muslim Quarter on eve of Ramadan
The controversial parade marked the anniversary of the city’s capture in 1967.
The Jerusalem Flag Parade can be a tense episode because revelers, many of them high school students from nationalist religious schools accompanied by their rabbis, wind their way through the Arab section of the city, celebrating the Jews’ return to the holy city — but also shouting abuse at the few Palestinians out on the streets.
Israeli Jews march in Jerusalem’s Muslim Quarter on eve of Ramadan
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Top Bangladesh policeman’s wife killed
Suspected militants in Bangladesh kill the wife of a senior police officer investigating a spate of murders committed by Islamists, officials say.
Top Bangladesh policeman’s wife killed – BBC News
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The Civilians Trying to Flee Fallujah
Some residents have drowned, been shot, or been killed by hidden explosives as they fled fighting between ISIS and Iraqi forces.
The Civilians Trying to Flee Fallujah
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US drops weapons to rebels battling ISIL in Syria
US sends arms to rebel units in Aleppo province while UN considers dropping food and medicine to besieged areas by air.
US drops weapons to rebels battling ISIL in Syria – AJE News
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Switzerland’s voters rejects basic income plan
Voters in Switzerland overwhelmingly reject a plan to introduce a guaranteed basic income for everyone, whether in work or not.
Switzerland’s voters rejects basic income plan – BBC News
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Bernie Sanders, Vows to Stay in Race
Two days before Tuesday’s primaries in California and five other states, Mr. Sanders repeated his pledge not to concede even if Mrs. Clinton acquires enough delegates to reach 2,383, the threshold for securing the nomination.
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