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Racism at The BBC: “Top Gear” Hosts Castigated for Derogatory Remarks Against Mexicans

• February 6, 2011 • Comments Off

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The Drug War in Mexico: What is Really Going On?

• September 1, 2010 • Comments Off

Posted in Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, American Foreign Policy, American History, American Politics, Chicanos/Latinos, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Documentary, Drug Culture/Industry, Drug Overdoses, Education, Health, Journalism and Ethics, Mexico, Obama Administration, Race, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
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Ex-L.S.U. Student Convicted in Fraternity Hazing Death of Freshman July 18, 2019
Matthew Naquin, 21, faces up to five years in prison for negligent homicide. His conviction is the latest example of the increasingly hard line prosecutors are taking with hazing deaths.
What Is the Heat Index? Is it the Heat, the Humidity, or Both? July 18, 2019
With a heat wave spreading to about two-thirds of the United States, you’re going to hear a lot about the heat index rather than the air temperature. Here’s what it all means.
Puerto Ricans in Protests Say They’ve Had Enough July 18, 2019
What’s Behind the Giant Protests in Puerto Rico?
California Today: Can California Curb Police Shootings? July 18, 2019
Thursday: California is poised to pass a landmark law. Also: Senator Kamala Harris surges in one poll and Comic-Con.
A Border Kept Him From His Daughter. Now He’s Here to Say Goodbye. July 18, 2019
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FaceApp Lets You ‘Age’ a Photo by Decades. Does It Also Violate Your Privacy? July 18, 2019
Some security concerns raised about the app at the center of a popular social media trend are exaggerated, but experts say the developer should be more transparent.
Iowa Official, 66, Says His Love of Tupac Wasn’t What Got Him Fired July 18, 2019
Jerry Foxhoven, the former director of the state’s Department of Human Services, was removed days after he sent an email celebrating the rapper to 4,300 employees.
Heat Wave to Hit Two-Thirds of the U.S. Here’s What to Expect. July 18, 2019
Dangerously hot temperatures are predicted from Oklahoma to New England. Here’s the forecast, with some tips on staying safe.

The Guardian, UK

Ursula von der Leyen: hard Brexit would be massive blow for both sides July 18, 2019
Exclusive: newly elected EU chief suggests there could be emergency help for IrelandThe European commission’s new president has said a hard Brexit would have “massively negative consequences” for both Britain and the EU, and said Brussels could provide emergency help for nations such as Ireland that bear the brunt of such an outcome.In her first interview si […]
Iran makes 'substantial' nuclear offer in return for US lifting sanctions July 18, 2019
Plan would allow enhanced, permanent nuclear inspectionsForeign minister: ‘It’s not about photo ops. We want substance’Iran has offered a deal with the US in which it would formally and permanently accept enhanced inspections of its nuclear programme, in return for the permanent lifting of US sanctions.The offer was made by the Iranian foreign minister, Moha […]
Boris Johnson refuses to answer questions over party in Lebedev mansion July 18, 2019
Potential PM will not say whether he had police protection during weekend in Italy while foreign secretaryBoris Johnson is refusing to give details of a trip he made to Italy when he was foreign secretary for a weekend-long party held at a restored castle owned by the media billionaire and socialite Evgeny Lebedev.The Guardian has learned that the likely nex […]
Ilhan Omar on Trump: 'I believe he is fascist' – live updates July 18, 2019
Minnesota Democrat hits back at Trump for goading crowd at rally in North Carolina and reiterates belief that he is a racistSign up for the US briefing and get a new perspective 8.22pm BST “The Squad” has a fan in UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet.According to Reuters, Bachelet praised the four congresswomen of color and targets of Donald Trump as “fan […]
Trump directly involved in talks that led to Stormy Daniels payment, FBI says July 18, 2019
Court filing says Trump and Hope Hicks spoke to Michael Cohen often as Daniels in 2016 threatened to go public with story of affairDonald Trump and his press secretary were directly involved in discussions that led to an illegal hush-money payment to Stormy Daniels during the 2016 election campaign, according to the FBI. Related: Senior Democrats voice fears […]
Jeffrey Epstein denied bail while awaiting sex trafficking trial July 18, 2019
Federal judge rules financier is a ‘danger to others’ while awaiting trial for the alleged sexual abuse of underage girls from 2002 to 2005Jeffrey Epstein has been denied bail while awaiting a federal sex trafficking trial in New York.“The government has established danger to others and to the community by clear and convincing evidence,” the Manhattan federa […]
Moroccan court orders death penalty for jihadists who beheaded tourists July 18, 2019
Three Isis supporters who killed two Scandinavian women given death sentence Three men have been sentenced to death in Morocco for the Isis-inspired murder of two Scandinavian hikers in the Atlas mountains last December.The two victims, Louisa Vesterager Jespersen, 24, from Denmark, and Maren Ueland, 28, from Norway, were beheaded by a group of men who wante […]
Kyoto Animation studio fire: at least 25 dead after arson attack in Japan July 18, 2019
Dozens more injured after ‘man threw liquid and set fire’ to building, police sayAn arson attack on an anime studio in Japan has left at least 33 people dead and dozens injured in Japan’s worst mass murder in nearly two decades.The perpetrator, who was also injured and has been taken into police custody, walked into the 1st Studio building of Kyoto Animation […]

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Trump - I disagree with Omar 'send her back' chants July 18, 2019
The chants, directed at non-white Democratic congresswomen, have been rebuked by some Republicans.
Kyoto Animation fire: Arson attack at Japan anime studio kills 33 July 18, 2019
Dozens are in hospital, some in a critical condition, after the attack on the Kyoto Animation studio.
Iran seizes 'fuel-smuggling' tanker in Gulf July 18, 2019
Iran says the foreign vessel and its 12 crew were smuggling one million litres of fuel.
Message-in-a-bottle author found after 50 years July 18, 2019
Briton Paul Gilmore says he always hoped to receive a reply to the note he dropped from an ocean liner.
Israel mosque find: Archaeologists unearth 1,200-year-old ruins in desert July 18, 2019
Researchers say the mosque, dating from the 7th or 8th century, would be a rare find anywhere.
Morocco hikers: Three get death penalty for Scandinavian tourist murders July 18, 2019
They killed two Scandinavian women, who were found beheaded in the Atlas mountains in December.
Polish newspaper to issue 'LGBT-free zone' stickers July 18, 2019
The US ambassador to Poland said the stickers would promote hatred and intolerance.
Man finds own amputated leg on cigarette packets without consent July 18, 2019
The image was used next to the message "smoking clogs your arteries", but the leg was lost after an assault.