Friday, 23 September 2016

Friday's Headlines: Charlotte mayor orders curfew, but police allow protests to continue

Tulsa officer is charged in shooting death of unarmed black man ; Release the video or not? Cities wrestle with approaches after police shootings. ; Congressman: Charlotte protesters 'hate white people, because white people are successful'; Key lawmakers say Putin likely ordered hacking in bid to influence U.S. election; From Hiroko to Susie: The untold stories of Japanese war brides; Trump once said TV ruined politics. Then it made him a star.;
 
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Charlotte mayor orders curfew, but police allow protests to continue
With the city reeling from a deadly police shooting, Mayor Jennifer Roberts imposed a curfew from midnight to 6 a.m., but police allowed peaceful protests to continue overnight. Demonstrations on Thursday night grew tense for a bit as police in riot gear blocked roads and the crowds became restive.
Tulsa officer is charged in shooting death of unarmed black man
The charge against Officer Betty Shelby came nearly a week after multiple cameras filmed her shooting 40-year-old Terence Crutcher as he stood beside his stalled sport utility vehicle. Moments earlier, the video showed Crutcher walking toward his car with his hands above his head.
 
Release the video or not? Cities wrestle with approaches after police shootings.
In Charlotte and in Tulsa, contrasting decisions — and much different aftermaths.
 
Congressman: Charlotte protesters 'hate white people, because white people are successful'
Rep. Robert Pittenger (R-N.C.) immediately apologized on Twitter after the remarks.
 
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Key lawmakers say Putin likely ordered hacking in bid to influence U.S. election
The accusation by two senior Democratic lawmakers with access to classified intelligence appeared aimed at putting pressure on the Obama administration to confront Moscow.
 
From Hiroko to Susie: The untold stories of Japanese war brides
They are sisters and daughters of the enemies who attacked Pearl Harbor. They married the soldiers who occupied their defeated country and came to the United States. And then? They disappeared into America.
 
Trump once said TV ruined politics. Then it made him a star.
Donald Trump has embraced television like no other presidential candidate in history and with his first debate against Hillary Clinton looming, he faces a fresh test of whether he is only a shallow showman or the perfect candidate in an age of celebrity.
 
 
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Yahoo says 500 million accounts hacked by 'state-sponsored actor'
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House passes bill rebuking ‘ransom’ payments to Iran
The 254 to 163 vote, which fell nearly along party lines, comes as lawmakers are making a final push toward the campaign trail, where Republicans bet their wholesale rejection of Obama's deals with Iran will play big with voters.
Syria launches an offensive to recapture Aleppo, ignoring U.S. calls to restore cease-fire
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Trump ratchets up nationalist, law-and-order rhetoric while trying to court minorities
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75 retired senior diplomats sign letter opposing Trump for president
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New sexual misconduct complaints at Yosemite, Yellowstone in widening Park Service scandal
Lawmakers berated a top agency manager during a congressional hearing Thursday for failing to punish wrongdoers in a work environment that Rep. Jason Chaffetz called "toxic, hostile, repressive and harassing."
 
     
 
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