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Smith staffer put on leave after calling police on black student
A statement from Smith College said the employee, who has not been identified, was not now working at the college, and included a copy of the transcript of their call. Second, Kanoute demanded a private conversation between her, the employee and the administration that addresses the "reconciliation and acknowledgement of this wrongdoing from the employee and the college". [Full Article...]
New Mexico Sheriff leads recovery of 11 children from New Mexico compound
Hogrefe described the conditions at the property as "filthy" and said its residents were poorly clothed, without shoes, and appeared to have had access to a limited food supply, consisting of "a few potatoes and a box of rice". Hogrefe said the Federal Bureau of Investigation provided surveillance of the compound, which was located in an extremely rural, desert area. "You know how the Muslim w... [Full Article...]
Act on anti-Semitism or face 'eternal shame', deputy leader of UK's Labour
Mr Corbyn issued a video message apologising for the "hurt" caused. He said Corbyn's assertion that Labour was now consulting with Jewish community groups to look again at the party;s code for tackling antisemitism was misleading. Talking to the BBC later, Mr Watson added: "It's been heartbreaking to hear the anguish of our country's Jewish community these recent weeks". We have been too slow ... [Full Article...]
Saudi Arabia expelling Canadian ambassador and suspending new trade with Canada
In a statement , the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs accused Canada of making "false" statements and interfering with Saudi internal affairs, and said ambassador Dennis Horak was no longer welcome in the country. Two-way merchandise trade between Canada and Saudi Arabia exceeded $4-billion previous year, a significant portion of it from a controversial multibillion-dollar deal to sell combat ve... [Full Article...]
Venezuelans living in U.S. blamed for drone attack
President TrumpDonald John TrumpPastor at Trump rally prays to shield Trump from "jungle journalism" Bill Russell: Being criticized by Trump is the "biggest compliment you can get" Salmon farmers in California fear Trump will destroy their industry MORE's national security adviser, John Bolton, appeared on "Fox News Sunday", where he denied any USA involvement in the incident. [Full Article...]
Smith College Employee Reports Black Student Eating Lunch to Police
No police report was filed in the incident, as the officer found the complaint to be unfounded. After they talk for a minute, the officer seems to say he's sorry for approaching her. The employee's description of the student - similar to that used to refer to people of color who are wrongfully deemed " suspicious " for being in majority-White spaces and neighborhoods - was completely wrong. [Full Article...]
Wife of US military veteran deported to Mexico
Her husband, Temo Juarez, a combat veteran who served in the Marine Corps and voted for Donald Trump, is standing by her side. Juarez was ordered to deport to Mexico under President Trump's "zero tolerance" immigration policy. Juarez left Florida voluntarily to avoid being detained and plans to reside in Merida, a town that has a small community of deported military spouses that may be abl... [Full Article...]
Trump admits to misconduct in Trump Tower meeting
Attorney Jay Sekulow was confronted with a clip of his previous statements on the meeting where he said it was to discuss Russian orphans, before being asked about Trump's tweet Sunday morning admitting the meet-up was to get information about his opponent, Hillary Clinton . [Full Article...]