Iranians are participating this year after missing the last Hajj over a deadly stampede in 2015. Source: http://bppro.link/?c=S8J
A race riot forever changed my city. Hollywood only told half the story | Bankole Thompson
Kathryn Bigelow’s Detroit, a film about the unrest of 1967, failed to provide needed context surrounding the uprising. It is an incomplete narrativeDetroit’s unrest in the summer of 1967 forever shaped the identity of the city. It all began with a 23 July early morning police raid of a “blind pig”...
Harvey lashes Texas and Louisiana as officials warn 30,000 people will need shelter
Police chief says 2,000 people already rescued from heavy floodsMillions of Texans stranded in their homes awaiting helpIt’s a fact: climate change made Hurricane Harvey more deadlyTropical storm Harvey – live updatesThe full scale of the disaster unfolding in Houston and across large parts of...
Trump to undo Obama-era limits on military-style gear for US police
President will sign order to revive program that provides departments with surplus military equipment such as high-caliber weapons and armored vehiclesUS police will again have access to high-caliber weapons, grenade launchers, heavily armored vehicles and other surplus military equipment that the...
US gas prices expected to rise as Harvey forces Gulf coast refineries to close
Gasoline futures up by 5%, their highest price since July 2015Shutdown along Texas’s Gulf coast means prices at the pumps likely to riseTropical storm Harvey – follow the latest updatesUS gasoline prices have increased to a two-year high as crude oil refineries along the Texas Gulf coast shuttered...
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