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'Give me back my gun,' train attacker pleaded with Americans
A gunman tackled by young Americans on a train between Amsterdam and Paris pleaded with them to hand back his Kalashnikov after they overpowered him, one of the group said. “Everything happened very fast,” Anthony Sadler, a student travelling with friends Alek Skarlatos and Spencer Stone, both members of the US military, told France’s BFMTV. My friends and I got down and then I said ‘Let’s get him’,” said Skarlatos,
Gunman slays guard at NYC federal building, kills himself
A gunman shot and killed a security guard at a federal building in Lower Manhattan on Friday before killing himself, and investigators are seeking a motive, police said. Police identified the gunman as Kevin Downing, a 68-year-old former federal employee from Fort Lee, New Jersey. The New York Daily News said he was a retired Army Reserve captain outraged over being fired by the Department of Labor.
Judge rules U.S. government must swiftly release immigrant children in detention
By Victoria Cavaliere LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A U.S. federal judge on Friday ordered the government to swiftly release immigrant children held at detention centers, affirming a July ruling that said some minors who crossed the border illegally were being detained in violation of a long-standing settlement. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Dolly Gee in Los Angeles gave the administration of President Barack Obama until Oct. 23 to comply
Spain's Rajoy under pressure to row back on healthcare cuts
Several Spanish regions have begun to reinstate free primary healthcare for illegal immigrants, piling pressure on Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy to extend the aid his government had cut back on across the country as a national election looms. Rajoy’s center-right People’s Party (PP) withdrew access to all but emergency treatment for undocumented immigrants in 2012, in a wave of spending cuts after it came to power and sought to cut
Kabul bomb targets foreign contractors, kills mostly Afghans
A car bomb targeting a convoy carrying civilian NATO contractors killed 12 people outside a Kabul hospital on Saturday, part of a wave of attacks in the capital since news broke last month of the death of Taliban leader Mullah Omar. “Twelve dead bodies and 66 wounded people were taken to several Kabul hospitals,” health official Kabir Amiry said. “Some were in a bad condition.” In a statement the Taliban
The 8 Best Produce Picks For Late Summer
Despite the fact that some kids are back in school and it’s getting dark earlier, summer is not over. And while the sun’s still shining, remember: Summertime is synonymous with delicious and abundant fresh produce.Though you can get most of these fruits and vegetables year-round, now is the time to take advantage of the peak flavor, freshness…
Down syndrome teens in Rhode Island crowdfund zombie movie dream
By John Larrabee PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Reuters) – Like many U.S. teens, Sam Suchman and Mattie Zufelt are fans of horror movies, which inspired them to begin work on a 30-minute action thriller they are due to finish shooting in the coming days. The 19-year-old friends and creators of “Sam & Mattie’s Teen Zombie Movie” decided not to let another trait they share – Down syndrome, a genetic disorder associated with
Ghana doctors union to suspend three-week strike
Doctors in Ghana will suspend a three-week strike they called to press for better conditions of service, the Ghana Medical Association (GMA) said on Friday. The decision will come as a relief to President John Mahama’s government, which is under pressure to control spending and stick to the terms of an International Monetary Fund deal aimed at reviving economic growth and ending a fiscal crisis. The strike was the first
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