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Adidas RFID tracking could be used to spy on clothes’ owners

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August 29, 2014
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Adidas has sewn RFID tags into national football team’s jerseys, raising concerns from human rights organizations, claiming that such clothes could be easily turned into tracking devices revealing a person’s...

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OBAMA: ‘We need war plan against ISIS by the end of the week’

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August 28, 2014
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Top US officials say President Barack Obama wants to decide American strategy for combating extremist group Islamic State’s strongholds in Syria. Yet the administration is still scrambling to understand the...

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Research Shows Black Americans Feel Race Relations Worse Under Obama

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August 27, 2014
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African-Americans say relations between blacks and whites in the United States have gotten worse in the Obama era, according to a new a new Pew Research Center/USA Today poll. From...

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ISIS Committing War Crimes in Syria

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August 27, 2014
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Both the Islamic State militants and the Syrian government have committed crimes against humanity during the civil war in Syria, a report by a special UN panel says. The report,...

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Detroit Cutting Water Supply For Cash-Strapped Residents

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August 27, 2014
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The City of Detroit has once again begun shutting off water service for residents who are months behind on their bills. The move comes as a 30-day moratorium on shut-offs...

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Thousands Attend Funeral For Deceased #MikeBrown

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August 25, 2014
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It comes as no surprise that the biggest racists and race-baiters in America were present at the funeral for the deceased #MikeBrown. The teen was fatally shot after attacking and...

Welcome to George Orwell’s 1984

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August 25, 2014
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Many of our followers know of the George Orwell novel titled “1984”, and many of you have read it. It has been said time and again during the Obama presidency...

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Father of #MikeBrown: ‘All I Want is Peace’, as Hundreds Rally Against Police Violence

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August 25, 2014
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The father of #MikeBrown, the teen who was fatally shot after severely injuring officer Darren Wilson of the Ferguson, MO, police department is asking for “peace” during the funeral for...

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Cop Suspended For Posting ‘Ferguson Protesters Should Be Killed Like Rabid Dogs’ on Facebook

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August 23, 2014
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A police officer in a St. Louis suburb has been suspended over a series of Facebook posts, insulting Ferguson protesters, who have been rallying in condemnation of the shooting of...

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REPORT: NYC ‘stop-and-frisk’ policy proves ineffective at preventing murders, recovering illegal guns

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August 22, 2014
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Data on New York City’s stop-and-frisk policing program during the reign of former Mayor Michael Bloomberg show the policy, which disproportionately targeted minorities, was not effective in reducing shootings and...

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Officer Who Threatened to Kill #Ferguson Protesters and Journalists, Now Suspended

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August 21, 2014
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A suburban St. Louis police officer has been suspended indefinitely for threatening to kill protesters and journalists in Ferguson, Missouri while he pointed a rifle in the crowd’s direction during...

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Giant Palestinian Flag Raised Over NYC Bridge

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August 21, 2014
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Hundreds of protesters flooded the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City on Wednesday, carrying signs and chanting in support of Palestinians as violence continues to rage in Gaza. As demonstrators...

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[GRAPHIC] Questions Being Raised After Video Surfaces of Powell Shooting

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August 21, 2014
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The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department has released mobile phone footage that seems to be at odds with parts of its story surrounding the officer-involved shooting of Kajieme Powell in...

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REPORT: #Ferguson Officer Who Fatally Shot #MikeBrown was ‘Beaten Very Severely’

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August 20, 2014
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“The Assistant (Police) Chief took him to the hospital, his face all swollen on one side,” said the insider. “He was beaten very severely.” Darren Wilson, the Ferguson, Mo.,...

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Missouri Gov. Nixon: “A vigorous prosecution must now be pursued”

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August 20, 2014
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So much for ‘innocent until proven guilty’. The pathetic Missouri governor is throwing gasoline on the fire before the investigation is complete, further stoking tensions in the community of #Ferguson....

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47 arrested in #Ferguson on eve on Eric Holder’s visit

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August 20, 2014
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A relatively calm evening gave way to the arrest of 47 protesters early Wednesday morning in Ferguson, Missouri, marking the eleventh night of demonstrations touched off by the killing of...

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Ammunition Manufacturers Cashing In On Unrest

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August 20, 2014
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So-called less-than-lethal munitions used on protesters in Ferguson have become not only a symbol of a militarized mindset among law enforcement in the US, but have galvanized bonds between struggles...

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ISIS terrorists slaughter 80 men, kidnap women and children

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August 16, 2014
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Some 80 members of Iraq’s Yazidi minority have been massacred by Islamic State militants in a village in Iraq’s north, Kurdish officials said. “They arrived in vehicles and they started...