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Police hunt 3 after Illinois cop's shooting death

«New York Daily News» 

An Illinois police officer known as “G.I. Joe” was shot and killed Tuesday morning — sparking a massive manhunt for three armed suspects who stripped the dying cop of his weapon, authorities said.

OYS: The Road to Nowhere

WRDW  

It's paved, painted and even has a speed limit sign. You paid for it but, get this, Benson Road is completely useless.

Preserving World Heritage

The Huffington Post 

Photo courtesy Bernard Gagnon

When I heard about ISIS's bombing of the Temples of Baalshamin and Bel in Palmyra, Syria, my first thoughts were that as horrible as such "monument terrorism" is, it is not nearly as horrific as the group's mass rapes and killings. Indeed, one of those killings combined both cultural and human destruction: a week before the papers announced that the 2,000-year-old Temple of Baalshamin had been blown up, ISIS members publicly beheaded Khaled al-Asad, the 82-year-old antiquities expert who was known as "Mr. Читать дальше...

'R' word challenges economists and politicians alike

The Vancouver Sun 

Canada sank into what’s technically considered a recession in the first half of the year, but some economists are hesitant to throw around the “R” word, worried that doing so could erode consumer confidence and lead to a self-fulfilling prophecy. Data released Tuesday by Statistics Canada for the second quarter of 2015 (April to June) show […]



Brown extends California colleges' reach in sexual assaults

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

(AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown has approved legislation allowing California community colleges to suspend or expel students for off-campus sexual assaults. The University of California and California State University systems say their policies already permit punishing students for off-campus sexual assaults.

State drafts film policy to boost tourism

«The Times of India» (indiatimes.com) 

Ranchi: Jharkhand government is drafting a film policy to develop and promote the state as a popular filming destination. With its rich forest cover and popular getaways, the state has been trying to develop itself as a tourism hotspot and now, the government plans to make Jharkhand a filming hotspot by creating infrastructure and attracting filmmakers with tax exemptions.

Washing machine catches fire in Maidstone

KentOnline (kentonline.co.uk) 

Firefighters tackled a washing machine fire this morning before dragging the appliance outside and removing the burnt washing.





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