Tuesday, August 22, 2017

World News Links

Image credit: picture-alliance/dpa/Polizei Osnabruk
From Deutsche Welle: "Make Partying Great Again." German Police drug raid nets thousands of Ecstasy pills...in the shape of Donald Trumps' head.
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Middle East Eye: Yemenis flock to view public executions.
...Muhammad al-Maghribi, a man in his 40s, was led from a prison van by armed police, hands tied behind his back, and moved to a clearing in Sanaa's Tahrir square.

[He] was led to a carpet, held face down, and shot several times in the back with an automatic rifle. His public execution was the first in what the Houthi movement says is a new crackdown on hardened criminals.
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Turkish security kill three terrorists planning a vehicle bomb attack.  Turkey World Bulletin:
Security forces also seized weapons and ammunition and destroyed two shelters and 250 kilograms (550 pounds) of ammonium nitrate, an ingredient in bomb making.
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Der Spiegel Op/Ed: The Unforgivable Disgrace of President Trump.
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Sky News: The U.S. "Fire and Fury" plane. (Can't miss video).

"Fire and Fury."

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Cannabis News:
 * In the U.S.; From The Republic: Denver eyes opening legal marijuana clubs.
 * In the U.K.; From Sky News: Liberal Dems seek "common sense" to "regulate and control" marijuana.
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News Asia: Dumped dye in Mumbai turning dogs blue.

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RTT News: Survey says...Parents are a bad role model when it comes to texting while driving.
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Gaming; from Engadget: State of Decay 2; who will be Zombie food?

State of Decay 2 screenshot.
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The N.Y. Post: WILD Cape Cod party leads to two Kennedys' arrested.(Only two???)

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