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Annapolis shooting: police respond to gunshots at local newspaper office

 

Officers rush to Capital Gazette in Maryland state capital, where paper’s crime reporter said several people had been shot

 

 

Thu 28 Jun 2018 20.34 BST

By  Jon Swaine

 

 

 

 

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Police officers at the scene in Annapolis
Photograph: STAFF/Reuters
 
 
 
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Pittsburgh police officer charged in shooting death of unarmed black teen

 

Officer Michael Rosfeld charged with homicide after video of 17-year-old Antwon Rose’s death sparked protests

 

Reuters

Wed 27 Jun 2018 19.40 BST Last modified on Thu 28 Jun 2018 09.20 BST

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29 June

Capital Gazette shooting: suspect charged after attack kills five people

 

Several others injured in Annapolis, Maryland

 

Suspect charged and due in court on Friday morning

 

Jon Swaine in New York and Ben Jacobs in Annapolis

Fri 29 Jun 2018 14.19 BST

 

 

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jun/28/annapolis-shooting-reports-latest-updates-today-capital-gazette

 

 

 

'What's wrong with our society?' Annapolis mayor voices concern at hostility to media

 

Gavin Buckley says Capital Gazette ‘reports on our kids’ soccer games and good, local, interesting stuff’

 

Ben Jacobs in Annapolis, Maryland, Kate Lyons and Gwilym Mumford

Fri 29 Jun 2018 05.23 BST

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jun/29/annapolis-mayor-gavin-buckley-hostility-media

 

 

 

Maryland shooting suspect had vendetta against Capital Gazette paper

 

Feud began when the paper reported in 2011 that Jarrod Ramos had stalked and harassed a woman for more than a year

 

Alexandra Topping

Fri 29 Jun 2018 13.52 BST

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jun/29/maryland-shooting-suspect-jarrod-ramos-capital-gazette

 

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30 June

 

America's outcasts: the women trapped in a cruel cycle of exploitation

 

Caught in a recurring pattern of prostitution and incarceration, they are among the most vulnerable women in the US. Yet gaps in the criminal justice system, ruthlessly exploited by sex traffickers, make escape almost impossible

 

 

Fri 29 Jun 2018 11.52 BST

by Annie Kelly and Mei-Ling McNamara

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2018/jun/29/americas-outcasts-women-trapped-in-cruel-cycle-of-exploitation

 

 

 

 

 

The Trap

 

The Trap investigates how prisons and jails across the United States have become recruiting grounds for human traffickers, who are targeting incarcerated women and trafficking them out of correctional facilities and into pimp-controlled prostitution. Revealed: how US sex traffickers recruit jailed women for prostitution

 

 

 

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2018/jun/29/the-trap-sex-trafficking-american-prisons

 

 

 

 

 

Revealed: how US sex traffickers recruit jailed women for prostitution

 

Guardian investigation finds incarcerated women are groomed by pimps and forced into sex work once released

 

Annie Kelly and Mei-Ling McNamara

Fri 29 Jun 2018 07.00 BST

 

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2018/jun/29/revealed-how-us-sex-traffickers-recruit-jailed-women-for-prostitution-the-trap

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1 July

Riot in Portland as far-right marchers clash with anti-fascists

 

Police use pepper spray and non-lethal ammunition on rival protesters after rally

 

 

Sun 1 Jul 2018 09.15 BST

Jason Wilson

 

 

 

 

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Notorious thief flees Paris jail by helicopter

 

Rédoine Faïd, once France’s most wanted man, broke out in minutes, aided by armed men

 

Agence France-Presse in Paris

Sun 1 Jul 2018 13.22 BST

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jul/01/notorious-thief-flees-paris-jail-by-helicopter

 

 

 

Russians protest pension age rise announced during World Cup

 

Authorities accused of trying to bury unpopular news amid tournament euphoria

 

Shaun Walker in Moscow

Sun 1 Jul 2018 15.34 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jul/01/russians-protest-pension-age-rise-announced-during-world-cup

 

 

 

 

Idaho stabbing attack leaves nine people injured at apartment complex

 

Complex is home to many refugee families

 

Police say a 30-year-old man is in custody

 

Associated Press in Boise, Idaho

Sun 1 Jul 2018 13.39 BST

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jul/01/idaho-stabbing-attack-nine-injured-apartment-complex

 

 

 

 

Faang-tastic five: can US tech giants continue their stellar rise?

 

Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix and Google have so far dodged impact of trade war

 

Nick Fletcher

Fri 29 Jun 2018 15.58 BST Last modified on Fri 29 Jun 2018 18.40 BST

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2 July

Indiana police seize orange ecstasy pills featuring Trump's face in drug bust

 

Orange Trump ‘great again’ pills are the latest drug trend, turning up in a series of busts

 

Sam Wolfson

Mon 2 Jul 2018 18.04 BST Last modified on Mon 2 Jul 2018 18.12 BST

 

 
 
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The pills have Trump’s face on one side and ‘Great Again’ on the other
Photograph: Indiana State Police/Guardian

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jul/02/indiana-ecstasy-pills-trump-face-seized

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‘Nothing to worry about. The water is fine’: how Flint poisoned its people

 

When the people of Flint, Michigan, complained that their tap water smelled bad and made children sick, it took officials 18 months to accept there was a problem

 

 

Tue 3 Jul 2018 06.00 BST

By  Anna Clark

 

 

 

 

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Activists continuing to campaign for clean water in Flint, Michigan, earlier this year
Photograph: Michael Gleason/2018 Goldman Environmental Prize
 
 
 
 
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Happy 4th of July Everybody .... Even  you  sweet & wonderful (sigh...) negger...

 

Can you pass the US citizenship test?

 

The national success rate – getting six of these 10 questions right – is 91%. How will you do?

 

 

Tue 4 Jul 2017 13.00 BST

Mona Chalabi

 

 

 

 

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Do you deserve to wave the Stars and Stripes? Find out below
Photograph: Loic Venance/AFP/Getty Images
 
 
 
 

 

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11 minutes ago, umbertino said:

 

Negger....You gave a ruby. to post above...Therefore you are Un-American...

 

Most likely you failed the test......Miserably

 

Gave you a trophy to off set the Ruby Umbertino. I thinks its personal against some.

  Just My :twocents:

 

  pp

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Kenyan domestic worker assaulted by mob in Lebanon faces deportation

 

Brutal attack on two women – caught on video – has led to deportation order against one victim, prompting fresh anger over mistreatment of maids in the country

 

Richard Hall in Beirut

Thu 5 Jul 2018 15.17 BST

 

 

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https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2018/jul/05/kenyan-domestic-worker-assaulted-by-mob-lebanon-deportation

 

 

 

 

 

 

'Gun to head': French prison break helicopter pilot describes ordeal

 

Stéphane Buy was beaten, his family threatened and forced to fly low on fuel

 

Kim Willsher in Paris

Thu 5 Jul 2018 15.08 BST

 

 

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Under the pretence of wanting a lesson, the armed men insisted on flying in an old Alouette 11 helicopter
Photograph: Geoffroy van der Hasselt/AFP/Getty Images
 
 
 
 

 

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Woman to appear in court after Fourth of July Statue of Liberty protest

 

Protester demonstrating against Trump administration immigration policies is apprehended by police after four-hour standoff

 

 

Thu 5 Jul 2018 13.09 BST

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On July 4, 2018 at 9:26 AM, umbertino said:

 

Happy 4th of July Everybody .... Even  you  sweet & wonderful (sigh...) negger...

 

Can you pass the US citizenship test?

 

The national success rate – getting six of these 10 questions right – is 91%. How will you do?

 

 

Tue 4 Jul 2017 13.00 BST

Mona Chalabi

 

 

 

 

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Do you deserve to wave the Stars and Stripes? Find out below
Photograph: Loic Venance/AFP/Getty Images
 
 
 
 

 

 

Since when is 6 out of 10 = to 90 %? That would be 60 % or 6/10 or 3/5. 

 

I managed 8 out of 10. 

 

Just wondering. And no, I did not neg the post. :)

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5 hours ago, nstoolman1 said:

 

Since when is 6 out of 10 = to 90 %? That would be 60 % or 6/10 or 3/5. 

 

I managed 8 out of 10. 

 

Just wondering. And no, I did not neg the post. :)

 

I know you didn't ....And thanks, nstoolman....Happy belated 4th to you and your Family.....

 

About your legitimate question....I do not honestly know......

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'He died a hero': Canadian man mauled by polar bear while protecting his family

 

Father said to have put himself between the bear and his three children after the animal charged one at a fishing and hunting spot

 

 

Thu 5 Jul 2018 21.16 BST

Ashifa Kassam in Toronto

 

 

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The last polar bear mauling in the region is believed to have happened 18 years ago in Rankin Inlet, about 200km north of Arviat, the hamlet near the attack
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Parents of boys trapped in Thai cave tell coach: don't blame yourself

 

Letters written by parents taken to boys as rescuers continue race against time

 

Michael Safi and Jacob Goldberg in Mae Sai

Sat 7 Jul 2018 15.18 BST

 

 

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Thai rescue teams instal a pumping system at the entrance to a flooded cave complex where 12 boys and their coach are trapped
Photograph: AP

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/jul/07/parents-boys-trapped-thai-cave-tell-coach-dont-blame-yourself-rescuers-race-against-time

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thai cave rescue: authorities say three- to four-day window to free 12 boys

 

Rainfall is forecast to grow more intense in coming days as levels of carbon dioxide pose additional danger

 

 

Sat 7 Jul 2018 13.16 BST

Michael Safi and Jacob Goldberg in Mae Sai

 

 

Vid

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/jul/07/thai-cave-rescue-authorities-say-three--to-four-day-window-to-free-12-boys

 

 

 

Five people hurt in Pamplona bull run

 

At least one of the injured was gored by a bull’s horn during event in northern Spanish city

 

Associated Press in Pamplona

Sat 7 Jul 2018 09.35 BST

 

 

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Participants run on the first day of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona
Photograph: via ZUMA Wire/Rex/Shutterstock
 
 
 
 
 
TPAC ...... These Pamplonans ( and Tourists / Foreigners joining them....) Are Crazy ( as bulls....)
 
 
 
 
 
 

Possum rescued after getting head stuck in Nutella jar

 

RSPCA Queensland officer helped the sweet-toothed possum while trying to avoid getting scratched by its claws

 

Pádraig Collins

Sat 7 Jul 2018 03.01 BST Last modified on Sat 7 Jul 2018 03.54 BST

 
 
 
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A possum in Queensland had to be rescued after getting its head stuck in a jar
Photograph: RSPCA Queensland

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jul/07/possum-rescued-after-getting-head-stuck-in-nutella-jar

 

 

 

 

 

 

The truth about black unemployment in America

 

As Trump highlights declining jobless figures, Kansas City offers a window into how the recovery has passed many African Americans by

 

Caleb Gayle in Kansas City, Missouri

Sat 7 Jul 2018 11.00 BST

 

 

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In a city nearing full employment, Carl still struggles to find work
Photograph: Jason Dailey for the Guardian
 
 
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Ryanair strikes: 'Their brand is built on being reliable bastards'

 

How much pain will a summer of industrial action inflict on Europe’s largest airline?

 

Sat 7 Jul 2018 08.00 BST Last modified on Sat 7 Jul 2018 08.36 BST

Rob Davies

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/jul/07/ryanair-strikes-their-brand-is-built-on-being-reliable-bastards

 

 

 

 

 

'I was shocked it was so easy': meet the professor who says facial recognition can tell if you're ***

 

Psychologist Michal Kosinski says artificial intelligence can detect your sexuality and politics just by looking at your face. What if he’s right?

 

 

Sat 7 Jul 2018 10.00 BST

By  Paul Lewis

 

 

 

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Michal Kosinski: ‘I don’t believe in free will.’
Photograph: Jason Henry for the Guardian
 
 
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Police officer charged for shooting that sparked riots in France

 

Manslaughter charge for officer who now says he fired weapon by accident

 

AFP in Nantes

Fri 6 Jul 2018 22.30 BST Last modified on Fri 6 Jul 2018 22.44 BST

 

 

 

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The wreckage of a burnt-out car in the Bellevue neighbourhood in Nantes after riots relating to the shooting
Photograph: Sebastien Salom Gomis/AFP/Getty Images
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Tensions rise as US border agents stop Canadian fishermen in disputed waters off Maine

 

Boats have reportedly been stopped near islands of Machias Seal and North Rock as US agents search for undocumented migrants

 

 

Fri 6 Jul 2018 21.40 BST

Ashifa Kassam in Toronto

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jul/06/canada-investigates-reports-of-us-border-patrol-in-disputed-waters

 

 

 

 

 

Blistering heat wave claims 54 lives in Quebec

 

By Nicole Chavez and Nadeem Muaddi, CNN

Updated 2214 GMT (0614 HKT) July 6, 2018

 

 

Vid

https://edition.cnn.com/2018/07/06/americas/quebec-heat-wave/index.html

 

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Thailand cave rescue begins as four of 12 boys freed in day of drama

 

Eight remain trapped in cave in Mae Sai, with rescue operation to resume on Monday

 

Michael Safi, Jacob Goldberg and Veena Thoopkrajae in Mae Sai

Sun 8 Jul 2018 18.43 BST

 

 

Vid

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jul/08/thailand-cave-rescue-begins-four-boys-freed

 

 

 

 

 

The Guardian view on forcible integration in Denmark: this cannot end well

 

The attempt to force Muslim immigrants to integrate by putting children into daycare from the age of one is discrimination that will certainly backfire

 

 

Sun 8 Jul 2018 18.09 BST Last modified on Sun 8 Jul 2018 18.15 BST

Editorial

 

 

 

 

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Refugee tent camp in Thisted, Denmark, 2016. ‘Danish politics have been marked by a xenophobic and sometimes racist tendency for decades now.’ Photograph: Sarah Gangsted/EPA
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

German author sues Random House for not releasing book on Islam

 

Munich court to hear dispute between ex-central banker Thilo Sarrazin and publisher

 

 

Sun 8 Jul 2018 11.37 BST

Philip Oltermann Berlin bureau chief

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jul/08/german-author-thilo-sarrazin-sues-random-house-for-not-releasing-book-on-islam

 

 

 

 

 

Generation wealth: how the modern world fell in love with money

 

Lauren Greenfield has spent years photographing the world’s richest people. Now she’s made a documentary on society’s obsession with extreme wealth – and its cost to us all

 

 

Sun 8 Jul 2018 08.00 BST

By  Rupert Neate

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/global/2018/jul/08/generation-wealth-how-the-modern-world-fell-in-love-with-money

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Why America’s cheese capital is at the center of Trump’s trade war

 

Residents of Plymouth, Wisconsin, are worried as Canada, China, the EU and Mexico, target the cheese industry in retaliation

 

 

Mon 9 Jul 2018 06.00 BST

Dominic Rushe in Plymouth, Wisconsin

 

 

 

 

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Dairy farmer Scott Ditter: Trump’s “a rattler and he knows how to rattle cages.”
Photograph: Sara Stathas for the Guardian
 
 
 
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Geovani Martins: the favela-raised author hailed for capturing Rio's spirit

 

Martins, who grew up in Rio’s favelas and did not have any formal study, became a local role model with his debut book

 

 

Sat 7 Jul 2018 08.00 BST

Dom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro

 

 

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A boy flies a kite in the Vidigal favela, where author Geovani Martins lives, on 18 May
Photograph: Carl de Souza/AFP/Getty Images
 
 
 
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Denmark’s ‘anti-ghetto’ laws are a betrayal of our tolerant values

 

 

From a niqab clampdown to circumcision debates, my country is becoming explicitly Islamophobic

 

Tue 10 Jul 2018 11.07 BST Last modified on Tue 10 Jul 2018 13.10 BST

 
 
 
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‘Denmark’s minister of immigration and integration Inger Støjberg celebrated with a cake when she reached the first 50 restrictions for foreigners.’
Photograph: Scanpix Denmark/Reuters

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jul/10/denmark-ghetto-laws-niqab-circumcision-islamophobic

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Elon Musk pledges to fix Flint's water contamination crisis

 

Tesla CEO says he will speak to Flint’s mayor on Friday while leading activist said she has been working with his team for over a week

 

 

Oliver Milman

Thu 12 Jul 2018 17.07 BST Last modified on Thu 12 Jul 2018 17.13 BST

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Nevis: how the world’s most secretive offshore haven refuses to clean up

 

The years since 2008 have seen a global crackdown on offshore finance. Yet a few places have doubled down on offering secrecy to the super-rich. Among these, one tiny Caribbean island might be the worst offender

 

 

 

Thu 12 Jul 2018 06.00 BST

By Oliver Bullough

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/jul/12/nevis-how-the-worlds-most-secretive-offshore-haven-refuses-to-clean-up

 

 

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