More than 80 arrested as riot police break up St. Louis protest over officer's acquittal
More than 80 people were arrested on Sunday night as protests in St Louis over the acquittal of a white policeman who had shot a black man turned violent for a third night running.
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St Louis: Police 'chanted' after clearing violent protests
Police in St Louis, Missouri, have come under fire for chanting after clearing protests over the acquittal of an officer who shot dead a black man. The chant, "whose street, our street", is a phrase often repeated by those demonstrating against the verdict.
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US mulls embassy closure in Cuba with historic thaw in relations under threat
Two years after the US made the historic step to re-open its embassy in Cuba, Washington says a new closure is “under evaluation” – the latest move in a fragile relationship which has seen claims of “health attacks” on US diplomats.
rt.com
Iran's military chief threatens to turn Israel to 'dust'
The commander-in-chief of Iran's army has threatened Israel with "[turning] Tel Aviv and Haifa into dust" in case of "any stupid move against the Islamic Republic of Iran."
ibtimes.co.uk
Pelosi Shouted Down by Activists Over DACA Deal With Trump
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi held a press conference Monday in San Francisco to discuss her tentative deal with President Donald Trump to protect young undocumented immigrants from deportation, but the event was disrupted for more than half an hour by activists angry at her compromise to increase border security.
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Acid Attack on Four U.S. Students Wasn't Terror Act, France Says
Four American college students were attacked with acid Sunday at a train station in France, but French authorities so far do not think extremist views motivated the 41 -year-old woman who was arrested as the alleged assailant, the local prosecutor's office and the students' school said.
bloomberg.com
Egypt mass trial sees hundreds imprisoned over 2013 protests
Forty-three people have been sentenced to life in prison after a mass trial in Egypt that also saw years-long sentences given to hundreds of others.
bbc.com
Germans fined over pensioner left to die in bank branch
A judge has imposed heavy fines on three people in the western German city of Essen for ignoring a pensioner who collapsed next to bank cash machines.
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Banning Saudi Arabia from Labour conference hints at Corbyn’s likely tough stance as PM
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn’s decision to bar Saudi Arabia from his party’s annual conference next week suggests he would not be afraid to cut military and diplomatic ties with the Gulf kingdom over its war on Yemen if he becomes prime minister.
rt.com
Snap says removes Al Jazeera's Discover Publisher channel in Saudi Arabia
Snap Inc has been asked by the Saudi Arabia government to remove the Al Jazeera Discover Publisher Channel in that country because it violated local laws, the social media company said on Sunday.
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U.S. cracks down on debt collection of private student loans
The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said on Monday it had ordered National Collegiate Student Loan Trusts and their debt collector, Transworld Systems, Inc to pay at least $21.6 million in penalties and restitution for illegally filing debt collection lawsuits.
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US Navy will use Xbox controllers to operate its most advanced submarines
For gamers, the battle over which console has the best controller will continue, but for the the US Navy it looks like they've sided with Microsoft after revealing plans to use Xbox 360 controllers to operate periscopes aboard its newer submarines.
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