Hurricane Harvey makes landfall in Texas - latest updates
Most powerful storm to hit the US since 2005 hits the coast as a category 4 storm. Follow live updates hereTeams in Portland are getting briefed to respond to several 911 calls made of roofs that have collapsed here in town. #HurricaneHarvey
The American Red Cross has opened a second shelter in Dallas.
JUST IN: @RedCrossDFW just opened a second Dallas shelter for up to 200 evacuees at the Tommie Allen Recreation Center. #HurricaneHarvey
KIII-TV reports that 10 people have been treated in Rockport since Hurricane Harvey slammed into the Gulf Coast city on Friday night.
Rockport volunteer fire department spokeswoman Gillian Cox told the Corpus Christi Caller-Times that the roof of Rockport’s high school has partially caved in. But Cox said social media posts that the school has “disappeared” are inaccurate.
Isis uses 10-year-old American boy to issue threat to Donald Trump: 'The battle will end in your lands'
Analysts warn group has been indoctrinating children 'on an industrial scale'
Isis has used a 10-year-old American boy to issue a threat to Donald Trump as the group seeks to inspire terror attacks around the world.
The boy, named in the propaganda video as Yusuf, appeared in footage Isis claimed was filmed in its de-facto capital of Raqqa, which is surrounded by advancing US-backed forces.
“My message to Trump, the puppet of the Jews,” he said, staring into the camera.
Venezuela preps war games after US sanctions, threat from Trump
Venezuela kicks off two days of military drills on Saturday in response to US President Donald Trump's threat of military action and newly announced sanctions on the crisis-stricken nation.
Trump warned on August 11 that the United States was mulling a range of options against Venezuela, "including a possible military option if necessary."
His Vice President Mike Pence later played down the threat, insisting that Washington was prioritizing a diplomatic solution and economic sanctions.
National security advisor HR McMaster followed suit, saying "no military actions are anticipated in the near future."
'Terrorism' has arrived in Myanmar's Rakhine State, says Aung San Suu Kyi
Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi has declared "terrorism" has arrived in her country's western Rakhine State, as fighting escalates between Islamic militants and security forces, triggering a fresh exodus of refugees to Bangladesh.
"I strongly condemn today's brutal attacks by terrorists on security forces in Rakhine State," said Ms Suu Kyi, who has been widely criticised for failing to condemn atrocities by Myanmar's army in the state that is home to more than 1 million Rohingya Muslims.
At least 89 people, including a dozen security forces, have been killed since about 150 insurgents, some carrying guns and home-made explosives, attacked 30 police posts on Friday.HOW WHITE NATIONALISM BECAME NORMAL ONLINE
ONE OF THE MOST shocking images from the “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Aug. 11 was the spectacle of several hundred young people taking up torches and marching in support of white nationalism.
The avalanche of media coverage that followed the murder of antiracist activist Heather Heyer by far-right member James Alex Fields Jr., the 20-year-old who drove his car into a crowd of counter protesters, has touched on many reasons for the recent explosion in white supremacist organizing. The dehumanization of marginalized groups, from immigrants to racial minorities to Muslims, has played an increasingly overt role in mainstream conservative media and Republican election campaigns, culminating in the open bigotry of Donald Trump’s presidential bid. Many experts point to backlash against shifting racial demographics, newly won rights for gays and lesbians, and the rising economic power of women as other reasons to explain the growth of racist, far-right organizations.
Ex-police inspector sues yakuza boss over gunshot wound
(Mainichi Japan)
FUKUOKA -- A former police inspector who was seriously injured in a shooting incident linked to the Kudo-kai gang has filed a suit against the leader and five other members of the Kitakyushu-based crime syndicate, demanding nearly 30 million yen in compensation, it has been learned.
The plaintiff, who formerly served as a Fukuoka Prefectural Police inspector, filed the damages suit with the Fukuoka District Court on Aug. 25. A growing number of civil suits nationwide are demanding that top gang members be held responsible for employer's liability over gang-related incidents involving their underlings, but this is the first lawsuit filed against the head of the Kudo-kai.
The former inspector is demanding Kudo-kai head Satoru Nomura, 70, and five other members pay a total of 29.68 million yen in compensation based on employer's liability and the Civil Code's joint tortfeasors liability over the actions of a gang member who committed the crime.
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