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FBI now classifies far-right Proud Boys as ‘extremist group’, documents say

Group is now designated ‘with ties to white nationalism’ according to report produced by Washington law enforcement
The FBI now classifies the far-right Proud Boys as an “extremist group with ties to white nationalism”, according to a document produced by Washington state law enforcement.
The FBI’s 2018 designation of the self-confessed “western chauvinist group” as extremist has not been previously made public.
Senate Democrats file lawsuit against Matthew Whitaker’s appointment

- Donald Trump ‘acted unconstitutionally’ in replacing Sessions
- Senate must be allowed to approve acting attorney general
Three leading Democratic US senators filed a lawsuit on Monday accusing Donald Trump of illegally appointing Matthew Whitaker as acting attorney general, saying the president violated the US constitution and denied the Senate its right to approve the nomination.
The lawsuit was filed in US district court for the District of Columbia by senators Richard Blumenthal, Sheldon Whitehouse and Mazie Hirono. It is the most high-profile litigation so far to be brought challenging Whitaker’s appointment.
California fires: Finland president isn’t sure what Trump is talking about on raking and forests
America’s patchwork system of elections invites voter fraud paranoia. Congress should fix that.
To the editor: Our elections have always been a source of pride for Americans and admiration from many countries throughout the world. But the chaos, voter suppression and gerrymandering of late has put a blight on our reputation. Accusations of voter fraud from the president and others have not…
Video: Jeff Bezos Is Just Trying To Troll Trump On ‘Saturday Night Live’
It probably was inevitable that Saturday Night Live would tackle the news that Amazon will be setting up shop in Long Island City and Arlington, Virginia. But what you may not have guessed is that their comedic take on the whole affair has nothing to do with Amazon’s million dollar incentives or the destruction of local businesses and culture, but rather that the deal is just part of Jeff Bezos’ longterm obsession with publicly trolling archenemy Donald Trump. [ more › ]
Despite what Trump says, Finland fires are totally different from California fires
President Trump said California can learn from Finland on how to fight fires.
But the fires that burned Paradise and parts of Southern California are significantly different from the forest fires that hit Finland last year.
In an interview this week, Jonathan Pangburn, a fire behavior analyst for…
Imran Khan compares himself with Hitler, Napoleon
wtf He made these remarks while talking to journalists at his office in Islamabad on Friday. Critics in Pakistan have attacked Prime Minister Khan for backing out from most of his pre-election political positions and promises made to the country.
Flying fists and pelted bottles – warring politicians shock Sri Lanka

As an unstable coalition falls apart, MPs are resisting the return of former strongman president Mahinda Rajapaksa
In 1987 grenades ripped through Sri Lanka’s parliament, killing two people and narrowly missing the country’s president and prime minister.
Ranil Wickremesinghe, who until three weeks ago occupied the prime minister’s office, had been in the building that day, he reminded journalists on Friday. “I’ve been here when a bomb was thrown,” he said. Even so, the scenes in Sri Lanka’s parliament this past week have been shocking, he said. “This is the breaking-up of parliament by a group of people claiming to be the government.”
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