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Investigation Finds NYPD Impeding Undocumented Immigrants From Reporting Crimes

In one case, the NYPD refused to certify an undocumented crime victim because of a summons charging him with being an unlicensed vendor.

Adam Klasfeld
作者 Adam Klasfeld
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers escort an arrestee in an apartment building, in the Bronx borough of New York, during a series of early-morning raids. (AP/Richard Drew, File)

MANHATTAN — Since President Donald Trump’s election, cities across the United States have seen a sharp decline in undocumented immigrants reporting crimes against them, from domestic abuse to sexual assault. This disturbing trend has been one of the main public-safety arguments behind “sanctuary” jurisdictions like New York City, which — at

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Dupont’s “Cancer Alley” Chemical Plant Sued By Louisiana Residents

A stretch of land that is home to a DuPont-owned chemical plant has been nicknamed “Cancer Alley” due to the plant’s emissions of chloroprene, a carcinogenic chemical. Thirteen people living near the plant are suing DuPont in order to stop the production of the pollutant.

MintPress News Desk
作者 MintPress News Desk
White smoke hovers over a DuPont chemical plant in Belle, W.Va. DuPont - a chemical company with a long history of endangering public health - is being sued by 13 people in Louisiana over emissions from one of its plants. (AP/Jeff Gentner)

NEW ORLEANS-- 13 Louisiana residents who live in the shadow of one of the most toxic factories in the country recently filed a lawsuit against the facility’s co-owners, DuPont and Denka, in an attempt to stop or reduce the production of an air pollutant linked to serious health problems, including cancer. The plaintiffs are currently seeking

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詹姆斯勒梅苏里尔：英国前雇佣兵创立白盔

英国前雇佣军James Le Mesurier于2013年成立了白盔部队。该团体因其在叙利亚的“人道主义”努力而受到称赞，但他们实际上更多地是叙利亚基地组织分支的后勤和宣传部门，完成Le Mesurier的培训。

Whitney Webb
作者 Whitney Webb
James Le Mesurier: The British Ex-Military Mercenary Who Founded The White Helmets

Over the past two years, enlightening information has been revealed that thoroughly and unequivocally debunks the “humanitarianism” of the White Helmets in Syria, sometimes referred to as the Syrian Civil Defense. Since they were founded in 2013, much of Western media has sought to elevate the White Helmets as the “bravest” and most heroic of

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World’s Richest Man Escapes Scrutiny From His Own Paper—And Its Rivals

With Amazon’s stock surging to well over $1,000 a share, and its head recently crowned the richest person in the world, the stakes for putting Amazon and Bezos in a critical light couldn’t be higher

Adam Johnson
作者 Adam Johnson
Amazon CEO and Wahsington Post owner, Jeff Bezos on an elevator for a meeting with then President-elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower in New York, Dec. 14, 2016. (AP/Evan Vucci)

The three most prominent US newspapers haven’t run a critical investigative piece on Jeff Bezos’ company Amazon in almost two years, a FAIR survey finds. A review of 190 articles from the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and the Bezos-owned Washington Post over the past year paints a picture of almost uniformly uncritical–ofttimes

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Trump Openly Calls For Police Brutality In Long Island Speech

“America is once again a nation of laws, says Trump, who just told cops to beat the shit out of people they arrest.”

Jake Johnson
作者 Jake Johnson
Trump Cops

In a speech before law enforcement officials in Long Island, New York on Friday, President Donald Trump celebrated his administration's crackdown on immigration and encouraged police officers to be "rough" with those they detain—a statement that was widely seen as an explicit call for police brutality. "Don't be too nice," Trump said after

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战争建筑师穆罕默德本萨勒曼将成为沙特国王

沙特王储穆罕默德·本·萨勒曼（Mohammed bin Salman）开始了这个国家对也门的残酷战争，鉴于目前萨尔曼国王的健康状况不断恶化，他可能成为该国的国王。本·萨勒曼已经巩固了王位下的权力，并定位于保持对所述权力的控制。

Whitney Webb
作者 Whitney Webb
Saudi King Salman, left, speaks with his son Prince Mohammed bin Salman as they wait for Gulf Arab leaders ahead of the opening of a Gulf Cooperation Council summit, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. On Wednesday, April 29, 2015. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

While his health and even sanity have been in doubt for years, fresh rumors are spreading that King Salman of Saudi Arabia’s physical condition has further deteriorated. According to Saudi sources cited by Oil Price, Salman’s health will likely forced him to abdicate the throne in the next few months. Though it was long believed that Mohammed

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