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UK Police Six Times More Likely To Stop And Search Black People

Black people in Britain are more likely to be stopped and searched by police than white people, according to new official figures.

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Stop and search has always been a controversial method used by police officers in England and Wales and has always disproportionately targeted black and minority ethnic (BME) communities in Britain. According to official figures released in 2013, 27 percent of stop and searches were not based on reasonable grounds for suspicion and concerns,

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Space Wars Likely In The Future As US, Russia Develop Satellite Weapons

Mankind will have to decide whether to militarize space or not. There are very difficult negotiations in process. Moreover, the US wants to pass a bill to declare certain orbits exclusively American.”

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Recently, the Russian space agency Roscosmos kicked off tenders for three GLONASS satellites to be launched in 2017-2018. The company is expected to spend over one billion rubles ($16 million) on the program. The first launch is scheduled for December 25, 2017, the other two – for November 25, 2018. The satellite will be carried by a

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German FM: EU In ‘Violent Turmoil’ That ‘Might End Up With Union’s Collapse’

“The financial crisis, the refugee influx into Europe and the shock from the Brexit referendum in Great Britain have brought the European Union into violent turmoil.”

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The Strasbourg seat of the European Parliament. Germany's Federal Foreign Office is set to launch a public debate on the future of the EU. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

The German Federal Foreign Office is set to open up a public debate on the future of the EU in a bid to secure the union's future; financial crisis, refugee influx and the shock from the Brexit referendum has sent the block into "violent turmoil" which might end up with its collapse, according to German FM Frank-Walter Steinmeier. "The

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US’ Syrian ‘Regime Change’ Operation Part Of ‘Broader Plan’ For Middle-East

Washington’s unwillingness to cooperate with Russia in Syria and its hesitancy to separate moderate rebels from terrorists on the ground means, apparently, that the US “has never prioritized confronting terrorism in Syria,” a journalist notes, suggesting that the US’ Syrian operation could have been part of a broader agenda.

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The US' "regime change" operation in Syria could have been part of a broader plan aimed at destabilizing the Middle East, Joseph Thomas, chief editor of Thailand-based geopolitical journal, The New Atlas, suggests, citing Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist Seymour Hersh and retired US Army General Wesley Clark. Thomas calls

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Poll: Election A Source Of ‘Significant Stress’ For Most Americans

Those who use social media are more prone to stress, the survey revealed. Some 54 percent of social media users claimed that “the election is a very or somewhat significant source of stress,” compared with 45 percent of non-users.

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Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, right, speaks as Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump listens during the second presidential debate at Washington University in St. Louis, Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016.

According to an August poll of adults in the US conducted by the American Psychological Association, the 2016 presidential campaign is causing significant stress among many Americans. The poll pointed to the amount of attention and worry many Americans have about the upcoming election, in one of the most hotly-contested electoral cycles

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WikiLeaks Releases 12th Batch Of Clinton Campaign Emails

The latest release brings the number of emails leaked so far by the whistleblowing site to almost 19,000.

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Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, gets up from her seat after speaking at an event hosted by the Center for American Progress (CAP) and the America Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), in Washington, Monday, March 23, 2015. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

WikiLeaks uploaded on Wednesday the 12th batch of emails of US Democratic party presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s campaign chairman John Podesta on its website. The latest release brings the number of emails leaked so far by the whistleblowing site to almost

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North Carolina GOP Headquarters Firebombed

In an act one official has called “political terrorism,” the offices of the Republican Party in Orange County, North Carolina have come under attack, according to the Charlotte Observer.

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In an act one official has called "political terrorism," the offices of the Republican Party in Orange County, North Carolina have come under attack, according to the Charlotte Observer. Police say the words "Nazi Republicans get out of town, or else!" were also spray-painted on a nearby

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