Jury clears Pennsylvania police officer of murder in Antwon Rose shooting

By David DeKok

 

Pittsburgh police officer Michael Rosfeld is seen in this Allegheny County District Attorney photo released from Pennsylvania, U.S., June 27, 2018. Courtesy Allegheny County District Attorney/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

 

HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) - A Pittsburgh jury on Friday unanimously found that a white police officer did not commit murder when he fatally shot black teenager Antwon Rose, an incident that sparked protests and fueled a debate about racial bias in the U.S. criminal justice system.

 

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Missouri River flooding forces evacuation of 7,500 from waterfront city

By Karen Dillon

 

Buildings are submereged in floodwater in Bellevue, Nebraska, U.S., March 20, 2019, in this still imgage taken from social media. Bellevue (Nebraska) Police Department via REUTERS

 

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (Reuters) - Record floodwaters that submerged vast stretches of Nebraska and Iowa farmland along America's longest river reached a new crest on Friday at the waterfront city of St. Joseph, Missouri, forcing chaotic evacuations of thousands from low-lying areas.

 

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Trump's son-in-law Kushner cooperating with U.S. House probe - source

By David Morgan and Mark Hosenball

 

FILE PHOTO: White House Senior Adviser Jared Kushner arrives for his appearance before a closed session of the Senate Intelligence Committee as part of their probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. July 24, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/Files

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner is cooperating with a wide-ranging probe by the U.S. House Judiciary Committee into Trump and possible obstruction of justice and abuse of power, a person knowledgeable about the matter said on Friday.

 

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Many 'march for love' in New Zealand as mosques reopen

By Tom Westbrook

 

People take part in the "March for Love" at North Hagley Park after the last week's mosque attacks in Christchurch, New Zealand March 23, 2019. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

 

CHRISTCHURCH (Reuters) - About 3,000 people walked through Christchurch in a 'march for love' early on Saturday, honouring the 50 worshippers massacred in the New Zealand city a week ago, as the mosques where the shooting took place reopened for prayers.

 

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Russian fugitive arrested in Phuket on Interpol notice
By The Phuket News

 

Immigration Chief Maj Gen Surachate Hakparn announced the arrest of Igor Treriakov yesterday (Mar 22). Photo: Immigration Bureau
 

PHUKET: A Russian fugitive wanted in his home country for extortion has been arrested by Thai police in Phuket.

 

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Rains to come late this year: Phuket Met 

By The Phuket News

 

The average rainfall and temperatures for Phuket from 1981-2010. Image: TMD
 

PHUKET: The Phuket branch of the Thai Meteorological Department (Phuket Met) has warned that the annual rains that usually arrive with the southwest monsoon may be late this year due to the El Nino global weather pattern.

 

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Chiang Mai remains most air-polluted city in world

By The Nation

 

 

Chiang Mai on Saturday remained the most air-polluted city in the world for the second consecutive day, according to the AirVisual.com website.

 

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EC confident in safe and orderly transfer of early votes

Tarin Angskul

 

 

BANGKOK, 22 March 2019 (NNT) - Thailand’s Election Commission (EC) Secretary-General Pol Col Jarungwit Phumma has confirmed the EC’s readiness in facilitating Sunday’s general election and was confident that there will be no issues of fake or erroneous ballots.

 

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Phalang Pracharat campaign trucks tour Bangkok

By The Nation

 

 

Phalang Pracharat leaders paid respect to to sacred spirits at their head office on Saturday before sending out campaign trucks to seek support on the day before the election on Sunday.

 

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Early voting ballots get police escort to 350 constituencies

 

 

Election ballots cast by both local and overseas early voters and which have already been sorted at Lak Si post office in Bangkok, are being transported in a convoy of trucks to their destinations in 350 electoral constituencies nationwide.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1091110-early-voting-ballots-get-police-escort-to-350-constituencies/

 

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