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Monthly Archives: August 2015
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Man Charged With Murder For Fatal Street Fight Over Umbrella
The Bronx resident who is accused of killing one person in a double stabbing during a street fight over an umbrella has been charged with murder. [ more › ]
NY Times, Sane People Struggle To Understand Donald Trump’s Appeal: Gothamist
Donald Trump is a racist, sexist hypocrite who doesn’t understand the economy (or basic math) and probably doesn’t have anything resembling an inner life—but the man sure can put on a good show! Good enough that thousands of people who get off on the xenophobic, hate-filled subtext of his blathering will pack half a stadium to watch his combover blow in the wind. Which leaves one question for the sane among us: why is a television punchline appealing to people now?
via NY Times, Sane People Struggle To Understand Donald Trump’s Appeal: Gothamist.
Lebanese PM apologizes for crackdown against ′You Stink′ protests | News | DW.COM | 23.08.2015
Macedonia throws open border gates, refugees resume trek to EU

Beleaguered refugees and migrants who had been stranded at the Macedonian border have resumed their journeys to seek asylum in western Europe. Mass movement has resumed after Macedonia reopened its frontier with Greece.
via Macedonia throws open border gates, refugees resume trek to EU.
Lebanese police clash with protesters in Beirut
Lebanese police have used a water cannon to disperse anti-government demonstrators on a second day of protests in the capital, Beirut. The protests have been triggered by a crisis over rubbish disposal.
Study links gun ownership rates to mass shootings
A recent study by a US criminal justice expert presents data from 171 countries to show a link between gun ownership and mass shooting rates. It claims to be the first study to provide global statistics on this topic.
Thousands protest against Lebanese govt over uncollected rubbish
Lebanese police fired tear gas and water cannon and shot in the air to try to disperse thousands of protesters in Beirut calling on the government to step down for mishandling a dispute which left rubbish uncollected in the streets for weeks.
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