Toronto Man Faces 23 Charges After Van Attack Leaves 10 Dead
A Toronto man was charged with 10 counts of first degree murder and 13 of attempted murder after a van struck dozens of pedestrians on a busy sidewalk Monday afternoon in the worst mass attack in Canada in almost three decades.
bloomberg.com
Trump threatens 'big problems' for Iran
US President Donald Trump has warned Iran of "big problems" if it resumes the nuclear programme it agreed to curb in a 2015 international accord.
bbc.com
UK Sold Israel $445M in Arms, Including Sniper Rifles likely used Against Gaza Protesters
Labor leader Jeremy Corbyn has called for a review of arms sales after use of lethal force against Palestinian protesters in the Great March of Return.
telesurtv.net
U.S. Supreme Court Shields Corporations From Human-Rights Suits
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that victims of overseas atrocities can’t use a centuries-old law to sue foreign corporations for complicity, blunting what once was a favorite legal tool for human-rights advocates.
bloomberg.com
Israel abandons plan to forcibly deport African migrants
The Israeli government said on Tuesday it was abandoning a plan to forcibly deport African migrants who entered the country illegally.
reuters.com
Police kill at least 37 Maoist militants in central India
The number of Maoist militants killed in an ambush by Indian security forces has risen to 37 after more bodies were pulled out of a river on Tuesday, authorities said.
reuters.com
Threat of Nuclear Weapons Use Keeps Growing, UN Warns
A top UN official sounded the alarm Monday over a new, looming arms race and warned that the risk that devastating nuclear weapons could be used was on the rise.
telesurtv.net
CDC chief makes $375K, far exceeding his predecessors’ pay
The new head of the nation’s top public health agency is getting paid nearly twice what his predecessor made and far more than other past directors, government officials confirmed.
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Texas man who used $1.2M of county money to purchase fajita meat sentenced to 50 years
A former South Texas juvenile justice department employee was sentenced Friday to 50 years in prison after pleading guilty to stealing $1.2 million worth of fajitas with county funds.
baynews9.com
Black woman left topless as Alabama police throw her to floor in Waffle House arrest
A video of police officers exposing a woman’s breasts as they brutally arrested her in a Waffle House in Saraland, Alabama, has been widely shared on social media.
rt.com
Burgerville Workers Vote To Become US' First Fast Food Union
The historic win comes after two years of efforts, which peaked in February when workers called for a boycott of the fast-food chain.
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