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Japan activates first marines since WW2 to bolster defenses against China

Not Pearl Harbor but… old super-nationalism still simmers among wannabe samurai. SASEBO/TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) – Japan on Saturday activated its first marine unit since World War Two trained to counter invaders occupying Japanese islands along the edge of the East China Sea that Tokyo fears are vulnerable to attack by China.

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Facebook suspends data firm hired by Vote Leave over alleged Cambridge Analytica ties

No eye-patch from looking the other way while hauling in cash for trash?

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AggregateIQ, which played a pivotal role in the Brexit campaign, suspended after reports it may have improperly obtained user data

Facebook has suspended the Canadian data firm that the official Vote Leave campaign spent 40% of its budget with, as the Cambridge Analytica scandal continues to unfold.

On Friday, Facebook announced that it had suspended AggregateIQ (AIQ) from its platform following reports that the company may be connected to Cambridge Analytica’s parent company, SCL.

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Latest on FC Cincinnati site selection: Oakley down, no Newport deal, West End still on the table

Will racism and greed win? jeff-berding*100xx719-719-0-46.pngA new statement from FC Cincinnati casts doubt on the team putting a Major League Soccer stadium in Oakley or Newport and said talks about the West End site continue.

“Experience shows that successful MLS teams have stadiums in the urban core. While we believe in Oakley, it is not as close to the urban core as desired,” said Jeff Berding, FC Cincinnati’s president. “[W]e do not believe Oakley is the best fit for a move into MLS at this time.”

The team had set a March 31 deadline to pick…

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Dangerous, growing, yet unnoticed: the rise of America’s white gangs

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White gangs are less covered by the media, and less punished – even though 53% of gang members in Mississippi are white

When he was 13, three white teenage boys beat Benny Ivey. They aimed for his chest as his back pressed against the wall of his friend’s house in Florence, Mississippi. The skinny blond adolescent had to show he was tough enough to become a Black Gangster Disciple.

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Video: Traditional mindsets evolving on Iranian island of Qeshm

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The Iranian island of Qeshm, in the Persian Gulf, is home to one of the country’s most traditional societies. Young women are often married off at puberty, rarely venture out of their villages alone, and sometimes mask their faces. But things are beginning to change. More and more young women are being encouraged to study and now dream of leading a different life from that of their mothers. Our correspondents report.