Chile judge jails over 100 ex-agents of Pinochet dictatorship
A Chilean judge ordered jail sentences for over 100 former secret police from Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship this week, the biggest mass sentence to date for human rights abuses from the period.
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‘I was being sarcastic’: Duterte hits back at Chelsea Clinton over ‘rape joke’ criticism
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has lashed out at Chelsea Clinton, daughter of former US President Bill Clinton, for her criticism of comments the Filipino leader made about rape. In an expletive-filled attack, Duterte asked if Clinton was critical of her father’s infidelities, adding: “Be careful because you live in a glass house.”
rt.com
36 dead after attack on Philippines' Resorts World casino as photos of gunman released
The gunman who stormed the Resorts World Manila casino in the Philippine capital and torched gambling tables in the crowded space, created a deadly cloud of smoke that killed at least 36 people, local authorities have said.
ibtimes.co.uk
Trump Takes Battle Over Travel Ban to Nation’s Highest Court
President Donald Trump’s administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court to immediately reinstate his stalled travel ban, aiming to reverse a string of courtroom losses and setting up the biggest legal showdown of his young presidency.
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Trump misunderstood MIT climate research, university officials say
Massachusetts Institute of Technology officials said U.S. President Donald Trump badly misunderstood their research when he cited it on Thursday to justify withdrawing the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement.
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France to ban MPs from hiring family members following 'Penelopegate'
French Prime Minister Emmanuel Macron's new government has proposed a bill to ban lawmakers from hiring family members. The legislation aims to clean up French politics after the François Fillon fake jobs scandal rocked the country.
ibtimes.co.uk
U.S. job growth slows; unemployment rate drops to 4.3 percent
U.S. job growth slowed in May and employment gains in the prior two months were not as strong as previously reported, suggesting the labor market was losing momentum despite the unemployment rate falling to a 16-year low of 4.3 percent.
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TV stations ditching election polls because they’re too unreliable
British broadcasters have given up on polls ahead of the June 8 general election because they are a “waste of time.”
rt.com
‘F*ing bulls*’: Ex-DNC official responds to Clinton’s ‘ironic’ election loss blame game
A former DNC official has slammed Hillary Clinton for saying the Democratic Party contributed to her election loss, calling the claim “f*ing bulls*.” He went on to accuse her of ignoring warnings about how competitive the races in three states were.
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Afghan protesters demanding better protection shot and killed by police in Kabul
A demonstration in downtown Kabul turned violent on Friday as police fired at rock-throwing protesters demanding better security in the Afghan capital in the wake of a powerful truck bomb attack that killed 90 people. Several demonstrators were killed and police injured, authorities said.
ibtimes.co.uk
Wal-Mart Asks Employees to Deliver Packages on Their Way Home
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is testing a program that sends store employees to deliver online orders at the end of their shifts, a new push by the world’s biggest retailer to use its large physical footprint to match Amazon.com Inc.’s convenient options for web purchases.
bloomberg.com
Fighter jet: 60 assault rifles found hidden onboard Miami-Rio flight
Brazilian police seized 60 assault rifles hidden in a shipment of swimming pool heaters on a plane flying into Rio de Janeiro's Galeao International Airport from Miami on Thursday.
rt.com
