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Yanez will not return to work for St. Anthony police

June 17, 2017

Family members immediately tried to leave the courtroom, and did so after security officers briefly barred their way. On Friday he said he thinks Ramsey County Attorney John Choi "applied his version of Minnesota law in regards to the definition of reasonableness in charging the case, but the jury applied the actual Minnesota law, which isn't really that complex".

Congressional staffers boo Trump at unity baseball game

June 17, 2017

Rep. Bill Johnson (R-Ohio) is calling it an "act of God" that the shooter who opened fire at a congressional baseball practice Wednesday morning in Virginia did not have better aim. Sanders said he denounced the violence "in the strongest possible terms". Facebook messages that appear to have been posted by Hodgkinson regularly supported Sanders and criticized his Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton, and, with increasing vehemence and profanity, Trump.

U.S. warns Beijing of South China Sea Islands

June 17, 2017

The measures imposed a travel ban and asset freeze on four entities and 14 officials, including the head of North Korea's overseas spying operations. Mattis noted that this week the Pentagon conducted what it called a successful test of its missile defense system, which is being developed mainly with North Korea in mind.

Duterte confirms IS not behind casino attack

June 17, 2017

But authorities say the video footage shown to reporters Saturday by Resorts World bolsters the government's case that this was a botched robbery by a lone attacker with no known link to terrorism. He walked past a metal detector without stopping. His security adviser, Hermogenes Esperon, said all the evidence pointed to an attempt to steal casino chips.

Anger erupts in London over tower's feared renovation flaws

June 17, 2017

London Mayor Sadiq Khan said many questions must be answered about safety for the scores of other apartment buildings around the British capital. The Queen and Prince William , the Duke of Cambridge, greet members of emergency services near Grenfell Tower on Friday. Laminated signs bearing missing peoples' phone numbers are tied to the fence next to notices from happier times advertising the Summer Fete with its barbecue, children's games and giant slide.

London tower block fire protesters storm town hall

June 17, 2017

I am not sitting here and saying there are criminal offenses that have been committed, that's why you do an investigation". The monarch has expressed her sympathies to families of victims of the blaze that ripped through the 24-story building, killing at least 17.

Grenfell Tower tragedy: solidarity rally in Derry tonight

June 17, 2017

Dozens of protesters stormed the town hall on Friday shouting "we want justice" and "not 17" - referring to the previously announced official number of dead, which has now risen to 30. The protesters were angered when no one from the council came out to address their concerns, reporters said. Pressed again on whether she had failed to understand the anger felt by the public, she said: "This was a awful tragedy that took place".

Trump knows he is "being investigated for firing the FBI Director"

June 17, 2017

The president's anger appears to be directed at Acting Attorney General Rod Rosenstein who wrote a letter recommending Comey's termination. ABC said Rosenstein told Associate Attorney General Rachel Brand that she would have to assume those responsibilities if he disqualified himself from the investigation .

Victims of Orlando nightclub shooting remembered

June 17, 2017

Moments later, the officer pushes the man back and the man falls down. "This is all about bringing us together. remembering what's happened and looking to the future". on June 12, 2016. I don't know how I feel. "We have to stop the tremendous flow of Syrian refugees into the United States". But she said she is grateful for the outpouring of support.

May to visit those injured in London tower block blaze

June 17, 2017

The protesters barged their way through an automatic door at Kensington and Chelsea council town hall and sought to gain entry to an upper floor. The tower housed some 600 people in 120 apartments. The group previous year completed a 10 million pound ($12.8 million) renovation that included new outside insulation panels, double-paned windows and a communal heating system.

Deadly tower blaze highlights London's rich-poor divide

June 17, 2017

Dozens of residents are missing and authorities say the death toll could rise further after an inferno engulfed the building with terrifying speed as residents slept in the early hours of Wednesday. Mohammed came to this country for safety and the United Kingdom failed to protect him". Londoners were left searching for answers Thursday one day after a deadly high-rise fire - as experts eyed the apartment building's extremely flammable covering as a possible culprit in the fast-moving blaze.

G7 Italy summit ends without U.S. pledge on Paris climate pact

June 17, 2017

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers farewell remarks to State Department employees at the State Department in Washington. Before his departure, Pruitt's counterparts from Britain, France , Germany, Canada, Japan and Italy expressed their disappointment at President Donald Trump's recent decision to pull the US out of the 2015 Paris Agreement .

Libyan coast guard intercepts more than 900 migrants - spokesman

June 17, 2017

He also said that the rubber boats were perforated and submerged, and a large wooden boat was without an engine. LÉ Eithne crew rescue migrants from inflatable crafts . By Friday afternoon it had 431 migrants on board and was proceeding to further rescue sites. Due to the state of insecurity and chaos, Libya has become a main departure point of illegal immigration.

US Navy members missing after collision with container ship

June 17, 2017

It said the destroyer had experienced some flooding, and that the full extent of damage to the ship and injuries to its crew were still being determined. The 154-meter (505-foot) Fitzgerald is based at Yokosuka, south of Yokohama and Tokyo , and operates in the Pacific. Peter Mims , 23, was reported missing and assumed to have gone overboard June 8 about 9:30 p.m.as the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh was conducting routine operations 180 miles east of Okinawa, ...

Turkish president talks Qatar with emir, French leader

June 17, 2017

Some of the protesters were holding the flag of a Syrian Kurdish militia, which Mr. Erdogan and his government say shows them to be supporters of P.K.K. A second suspect who also seen in videos kicking a protestor, Virginia resident Sinan Narin, was charged with aggravated assault. Erdogan's security detail returned with him to Turkey after his visit, so it was unclear if any would face any immediate USA legal repercussions.

Mayor on Grenfell Tower visit heckled by crowds including boy, seven

June 17, 2017

According to the BBC , the cladding had a plastic core and was similar to that used by high-rise buildings in France, the United Arab Emirates and Australia, which had also suffered fires that spread. Paget-Brown said "I didn't consider retrofitting sprinklers because we were told that what you try to do when you are refurbishing is to contain a fire within a particular flat so that the fire service can evacuate that flat, deal with the fire.

Now Aadhaar card mandatory for opening bank account

June 17, 2017

But now instead of PAN, consumers will have to quote Aaadhar number. Citizens have until the end of this year to submit their Aadhaar details to banks. The proviso to section 139AA (2) provides that in case of non-intimation of Aadhaar , the PAN allotted to the person shall be deemed to be invalid from a date to be notified by the Central government.

US Navy ship collides with merchant ship

June 17, 2017

A US defense official said there is flooding in three compartments. Japan's Kyodo news agency said neither ship was in danger of sinking but that there was information some crew may have gone overboard. The American ship, the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald , was built at Bath Iron Works in ME and commissioned in 1995. Japan Coast Guard official Takeshi Aikawa said the one known wounded sailor suffered a head injury, but details of his or her condition ...

Darjeeling MP and MoS Ahluwalia Writes to Home Ministry on Gorkhaland Demand

June 17, 2017

The GJM youth wing, the Gorkha Janmukti Yuwa Morcha (GJYM), will hold a rally today in protest against police lathicharge and the arrest of its members and a GTA councillor. Though she had said that the hill districts would be exempted from the rule, the GJM started protesting which soon turned into the revival of their longstanding demand for a separate state of Gorkhaland .

Michelle Carter found guilty of involuntary manslaughter

June 17, 2017

Michelle Carter (seated right) is on trial for allegedly encouraging her boyfriend to commit suicide. You're ready." When Roy said, "Ok, I will.no more thinking", Carter replied, "Yes, no more thinking. "It got to the point that he was apologizing to her, ... apologizing to her for not being dead yet", Rayburn said in her closing argument. Carter maintained her innocence during the trial following the advice of the defense, but due to the overwhelming and reliable evidence, ...

Tory council leader claims that residents 'didn't want' sprinklers in Grenfell Tower

June 17, 2017

The exterior cladding and the insulation squeezed between its panels were added as part of an extensive renovation completed previous year. The cause of the fire is under investigation, and authorities have refused to speculate on what could have started the blaze.

Support Relay for Life

June 17, 2017

Select "Join Relay For Life", enter ZIP code 56474, search for a participant or team and make a donation. The funds are used to support cancer research and vital support services for people with cancer and their families. Relay is a great way to provide support, encouragement and motivation for the local community. Today, she is cancer-free. "But there are so many survivors who aren't here because they are out living their lives".

'It's profits before people': Angry residents of Grenfell Tower demand accountability

June 17, 2017

Firefighters continued to pick their way through the burnt-out wreckage of the building Friday. The Grenfell Tower housed about 600 people in 120 apartments. Residents said they had been complaining for years about lax standards while aspects of a recent $13 million refurbishment to the building have fallen under suspicion of allowing the fire to spread more rapidly than expected.

London highrise fire death toll rises to 30

June 17, 2017

The music mogul announced he will produce a track that "will raise some money for the many people affected by this tragedy". She said many identifications would probably be done via dental records, predicting that such samples would be more likely found from people who died of smoke inhalation, rather than those killed by the fire itself.

Blumenthal Wants Sessions' Resignation if Trump Fires Mueller

June 17, 2017

Trump, who isn't typically shy about leveling criticism, especially on Twitter, hasn't commented on the longtime former Federal Bureau of Investigation director. Rep. Adam Schiff, a California Democrat , says such a move would "be the last straw" for many in Congress and would have "echoes of Watergate", when President Richard Nixon dismissed special prosecutor Archibald Cox over Cox's subpoenas for White House tapes.

Polanski's victim begs court to end rape case

June 17, 2017

The now 54-year-old Samantha Geimer said that she had been traumatized by insults, mistreatment and media attention in the aftermath of the 1977 case that has yet to be resolved . Geimer made an impassioned argument that if the case was dropped, she could finally have freedom from it and being at the center of what was arguably one of the most controversial trials ever involving people in the movie industry.

List of Congress members found in pocket of suspected congressional shooter

June 17, 2017

She said he talked a lot about politics but, when pressed, said she didn't want to discuss her husband's views. Her husband was at home all day with them, she said, and she thought he might have wanted a break. Richard Wagner, chief deputy of the St. Clair County, Ill., Sheriff's Dept., said there was nothing in Hodgkinson's record that would prevent him from legally owning firearms in IL.

Cosby Rape Trial Goes To The Jury; Defense Called Only One Witness

June 17, 2017

Cosby's testimony in her civil case shows just how hard a witness he would be to control. It was read to them by the judge. The jury in Bill Cosby's sexual assault trial has been sent home after deliberating without reaching a verdict over whether the veteran entertainer drugged and molested a woman more than a decade ago.

Jury reaches verdict in death of Philando Castile

June 17, 2017

The shooting triggered a mass reaction on social media after the woman streamed the aftermath on Facebook Live. Gov. Mark Dayton issued a statement in the wake of the verdict, reiterating his condolences to Castile's family and friends.

France reprimanded after Wales match ended in chaos

June 17, 2017

Wales coach Rob Howley said then that replacement prop Uini Atonio's stoppage time substitution by starter Rabah Slimani was unlawful. An investigation into the controversial call in the late stages of their fixture against Wales also found no "clear evidence" of an intent to gain a competitive advantage.

Britain, EU in suspense as Theresa May tries to strike power deal

June 17, 2017

Her failure to win a majority has put May under pressure over her Brexit plans from inside and outside her party and has prompted complaints about her choice of partner due to the DUP's stance on social issues such as gay marriage and abortion.

Russia Claims to Have Killed ISIS Leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

June 17, 2017

Jeff Davis, a Pentagon spokesperson, said Friday. This is not the first time Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi has been romoured to have been killed or wounded, there has been many such instances prior to this where such claims where made. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson later said that it was a "matter of time" before the ISIS leader was killed. A spokesman for the USA -led coalition fighting the Islamic State said he would welcome such news but urged caution.

Scalise doctor hopes for 'excellent recovery' despite risk

June 17, 2017

He was shot multiple times, including at least once in the chest. Gabby Giffords was targeted by a gunman in 2011. Trump sat by Scalise's bedside during the half-hour visit, which Press Secretary Sean Spicer called "emotional". Lawmakers told reporters they saw Scalise dragging himself roughly 15 yards before the shooter was neutralized. "A guy who eventually became nearly like if not a third son as least a well loved nephew by my wife and myself" said Rep.

Professor Eats His Own Books On TV After Losing Bet On Elections

June 17, 2017

Spare a thought for Matthew Goodwin , a British professor whose overconfidence pre-UK election has led him to the absolute bizarrest form of rock bottom: eating his own book live on British TV. Appearing on Sky News yesterday, he was asked if he is a man of his word, to which he replied: "Well indeed I am". You may accuse Matthew Goodwin , a political science professor from the United Kingdom, of short-sightedness but you can not fault the man for not staying true to his words.

Trump transition team ordered to save materials on Russia, Ukraine

June 17, 2017

President Trump assailed the ongoing probes of Russia's role in the 2016 election on Friday, blasting Congress and the Justice Department for continuing the investigations despite not presenting "any proof" of collusion between his campaign and the Kremlin.

Otto Warmbier's Father Thanks Trump Administration for 'Bringing Otto Home'

June 17, 2017

He was returned to the US this week after 17 months in captivity, but a significant portion of his brain is damaged after falling into a mysterious coma. THOMPSON: Warmbier says he worked behind the scenes with USA and Swedish officials to get his son out. "We did not find any evidence of that". He said officials had counseled the family to not speak out about Otto's detention, to avoid antagonizing the North Korean regime.

UP to dissolve Shia, Sunni waqf boards

June 17, 2017

He added that the Central Waqf Council ( CWC ) has given evidence against both Shia and Sunni Waqf boards' chairmen, adding one former minister is also involved in the matter. The fact-finding committee was headed by Syed Ejaz Abbas Naqvi who is serving as in-charge of waqf boards of Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand. Raza had recently handed over separate reports of the Waqf Council with regard to the two boards to the Chief Minister.

Special Counsel Mueller Reportedly Looking Into Obstruction of Justice by Trump

June 17, 2017

Ruddy appeared to be basing his remarks, at least in part, on comments from Jay Sekulow, a member of Trump's legal team, who told ABC in an interview Sunday that he was "not going to speculate" on whether Trump might at some point order Rosenstein to fire Mueller .

Death toll rises to 152 in Bangladesh landslides

June 17, 2017

Rescuers pulled the bodies of two more people - Ibrahim, 28, and Mujibur, 12 - out of the rubble at Kaptai Lake and near Rangamati Circuit House in Rangamati on the fourth day of the rescue operation. The official who did not like to be named said it has now no information on the missing. In Mizoram and Assam, which border Bangladesh, at least 11 people were killed as incessant rains flooded major cities.

Ruth Davidson berates Nicola Sturgeon and her 'SINKING DREAM of independence'

June 17, 2017

The Tory politician used First Minister's Questions to accuse Mrs Sturgeon of "double standards" for failing to act quickly to rule out another referendum. During fiery exchanges at Holyrood, she accused the Conservatives of being a "shower of charlatans" and Ruth Davidson of being a "one-trick pony" only interested in challenging her on independence.

Juneteenth celebration set for Saturday in Salisbury

June 17, 2017

The celebration will take place June 19 from 5 to 8 p.m.at Daughters of Zion Seventh-day Adventist Church, 201 NW Third Ave., Delray Beach. Juneteenth is celebrated across the country to recognize when slaves in Galveston, Texas, found out they were free.

European Central Bank hints at end to ultra-easy monetary policy

June 17, 2017

Draft projections show consumer-price growth will be cut to roughly around 1.5 percent each year in 2017, 2018 and 2019, according to euro-area officials familiar with the matter. Meanwhile, the US Dollar Euro exchange rate was making gains in the region of 0.88. It pays for the purchases with newly created money. For those pining for the European Central Bank to bring its asset-buying program to an end and set the stage for eventual rate increases, economic data across the eurozone ...

Ninth Circuit Largely Upholds Injunction on President Trump's Revised Travel Ban

June 17, 2017

The 4th Circuit's ruling took that question head-on, agreeing that the ban officially disfavored Islam - as evidenced by Trump's campaign statements calling for a "total and complete shutdown" on Muslims entering the US - and was thus unconstitutional.

Trump makes Cuba policy announcement in Miami

June 17, 2017

Even Americans traveling legally to Cuba, according to the new Trump policy, would not be able to stay in any hotel connected to the Cuban military, including, presumably, the Four Points by Sheraton in Havana. Trump is expected to outline moves meant to reverse the trade-and-travel rapprochement by the Obama administration that will enrich Cuba's "oppressive regime", senior White House officials said.

Trump decides not to move US Embassy in Israel

June 17, 2017

Previous U.S. administrations held that the city was contested and its status must be negotiated directly between the Israelis and the Palestinians. Today, Gilboa says, the average Israeli is more interested in the U.S. The Palestinian ambassador to Washington, Husam Zomlot, said the move "gives peace a chance". "Given the choice between moving the embassy to Jerusalem or getting a waiver on visas", Gilboa said, "the second is preferable to most Israelis".

Starc, O'Keefe to miss Bangladesh Test series

June 17, 2017

Stephen O'Keefe, who broke out with a strong performance for Australia during their sub-continental battle with India also finds himself on the outer, with his age and a number of unsavoury incidents related to alcohol and abusive language thought to have counted against him with the decision makers at Cricket Australia.

Republicans, Democrats Play Ball for 'Team Scalise'

June 17, 2017

Davis said he then ran into the apartment of a "good Samaritan" named Ben Childers , where he first placed a call to emergency services and then called the rest of his family. The president spoke about the 51-year-old from Louisiana again Friday during a speech in Miami. House Speaker Paul Ryan has paid a visit to wounded Majority Whip Steve Scalise at the hospital.

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein says there's no cause to fire Mueller

June 17, 2017

Such a move would create a firestorm coming weeks after Trump fired FBI Director James Comey. Multiple House Republicans said that there was no discussion about the special counsel at the weekly GOP meeting. "The attorney general is still responsible for answering critical questions from this committee, " Shaheen said. Leahy told Rosenstein "you are not the witness who should be behind this table".

CentAm officials say US aid needed

June 17, 2017

Central American countries have been plagued by a number of intractable problems, including drug trafficking and gang violence that has been exacerbated by deportations from the United States. The conference comes as the Trump administration has dismayed experts on the region with a proposed 30 percent cut in foreign assistance to the three countries.

I'll come back, William vows after visiting Grenfell Tower community with Queen

June 17, 2017

The death toll is still expected to rise substantially. The lucky ones got out alive, but have lost everything. Barwell had told lawmakers that the government meant to review fire safety standards following a deadly blaze at the Lakanal House high-rise building in south London in 2009, in which three women and three children died.

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