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| British MP's murder throws EU campaign into chaos | British MP's murder throws EU campaign into chaos |
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| British MP murdered amid Brexit campaign | British MP murdered amid Brexit campaign |
| The horrific daylight murder of a British MP has thrown political campaigning over Britain’s future as a member of the European Union into chaos. Jo Cox, 41, a rising star of Britain’s Labour party, was killed by an alleged neo-Nazi sympathizer in a town near Leeds in the north of the country. Cox, who was shot and stabbed to death, had been campaigning for Britain to remain a part of the EU in next week’s referendum. It was the first killing of a serving MP since an IRA attack on Conservative Ian Gow in 1990. Cox’s death led to the suspension of campaigning in the EU referendum until Saturday. A man arrested after the daylight attack, Thomas Mair, reportedly shouted “Britain first” during the assault. He was reported to be a volunteer gardener with a history of mental health problems. Last night, the Southern Poverty Law Center, the US civil rights organization, published receipts that appeared to show Mair bought, among other extremist books and literature, a manual on how to make a homemade pistol from the National Alliance, a US-based neo-Nazi group. In an editorial, the Guardian called the attack an assault on “humanity, idealism and democracy”. | The horrific daylight murder of a British MP has thrown political campaigning over Britain’s future as a member of the European Union into chaos. Jo Cox, 41, a rising star of Britain’s Labour party, was killed by an alleged neo-Nazi sympathizer in a town near Leeds in the north of the country. Cox, who was shot and stabbed to death, had been campaigning for Britain to remain a part of the EU in next week’s referendum. It was the first killing of a serving MP since an IRA attack on Conservative Ian Gow in 1990. Cox’s death led to the suspension of campaigning in the EU referendum until Saturday. A man arrested after the daylight attack, Thomas Mair, reportedly shouted “Britain first” during the assault. He was reported to be a volunteer gardener with a history of mental health problems. Last night, the Southern Poverty Law Center, the US civil rights organization, published receipts that appeared to show Mair bought, among other extremist books and literature, a manual on how to make a homemade pistol from the National Alliance, a US-based neo-Nazi group. In an editorial, the Guardian called the attack an assault on “humanity, idealism and democracy”. |
| Jo Cox: grief and shock over death of ‘Labour MP with huge compassion’ | Jo Cox: grief and shock over death of ‘Labour MP with huge compassion’ |
| Sanders no longer challenging Clinton | Sanders no longer challenging Clinton |
| The leftwing Vermont senator – who shocked the political world with a surprisingly strong presidential campaign that proved a serious challenge to Hillary Clinton – has urged supporters to look beyond the Democratic presidential nomination process and help “defeat Trump badly”. While he signalled that he was in effect at the end of a 14-month campaign for the party nomination, Sanders insisted his “political revolution continues”. But he stopped short of endorsing Clinton. “Election days come and go but political and social revolutions that attempt to transform our society never end,” he said. | The leftwing Vermont senator – who shocked the political world with a surprisingly strong presidential campaign that proved a serious challenge to Hillary Clinton – has urged supporters to look beyond the Democratic presidential nomination process and help “defeat Trump badly”. While he signalled that he was in effect at the end of a 14-month campaign for the party nomination, Sanders insisted his “political revolution continues”. But he stopped short of endorsing Clinton. “Election days come and go but political and social revolutions that attempt to transform our society never end,” he said. |
| Bernie Sanders says he will work with Hillary Clinton to stop Donald Trump | Bernie Sanders says he will work with Hillary Clinton to stop Donald Trump |
| Catholic church in Pennsylvania accused of mafia-like tactics | Catholic church in Pennsylvania accused of mafia-like tactics |
| The Catholic church in Pennsylvania has been accused of using intimidatory tactics in a lobbying campaign against the passage of legislation designed to give victims of sexual abuse more time to sue their abusers. Philadelphia archbishop and staunch conservative Charles Chaput inadvertently sent an email to state representative Jamie Santora, in which he accused the lawmaker of “betraying” the church and said Santora would suffer “consequences” for his support of the legislation. A staff member was apparently the only intended recipient. One Republican legislator, Mike Vareb, called this a “mob boss approach” and told the Guardian the church was “going down a road that is frankly dangerous for the status of the church in terms of it being a non-profit”. | The Catholic church in Pennsylvania has been accused of using intimidatory tactics in a lobbying campaign against the passage of legislation designed to give victims of sexual abuse more time to sue their abusers. Philadelphia archbishop and staunch conservative Charles Chaput inadvertently sent an email to state representative Jamie Santora, in which he accused the lawmaker of “betraying” the church and said Santora would suffer “consequences” for his support of the legislation. A staff member was apparently the only intended recipient. One Republican legislator, Mike Vareb, called this a “mob boss approach” and told the Guardian the church was “going down a road that is frankly dangerous for the status of the church in terms of it being a non-profit”. |
| Pennsylvania Catholic church using ‘mafia-like’ tactics to fight sex abuse bill | Pennsylvania Catholic church using ‘mafia-like’ tactics to fight sex abuse bill |
| Facebook, Twitter and Google sued over Paris attacks | Facebook, Twitter and Google sued over Paris attacks |
| The family of a California design student killed in November’s terror attacks in Paris is claiming that the social media companies violated the US Anti-Terrorism Act by providing “material support” to the militant group Islamic State. Nohemi Gonzalez’s family filed the lawsuit in federal court in San Francisco. “For years, defendants have knowingly permitted the terrorist group Isis to use their social networks as a tool for spreading extremist propaganda, raising funds and attracting new recruits,” the lawsuit said. | The family of a California design student killed in November’s terror attacks in Paris is claiming that the social media companies violated the US Anti-Terrorism Act by providing “material support” to the militant group Islamic State. Nohemi Gonzalez’s family filed the lawsuit in federal court in San Francisco. “For years, defendants have knowingly permitted the terrorist group Isis to use their social networks as a tool for spreading extremist propaganda, raising funds and attracting new recruits,” the lawsuit said. |
| Family of student killed in Paris attacks sues Facebook, Twitter and Google | Family of student killed in Paris attacks sues Facebook, Twitter and Google |
| Nazi guard faces sentencing | Nazi guard faces sentencing |
| Reinhold Hanning was an SS guard at Auschwitz. Now aged 94, Hanning is expected to be sentenced today after a four-month trial and more than 70 years since he served at the Nazi death camp. The retired dairy farmer is accused of being an accessory to murder in more than 170,000 cases. Scores of Holocaust survivors gave testimony to the court but Hanning avoided their gaze. | Reinhold Hanning was an SS guard at Auschwitz. Now aged 94, Hanning is expected to be sentenced today after a four-month trial and more than 70 years since he served at the Nazi death camp. The retired dairy farmer is accused of being an accessory to murder in more than 170,000 cases. Scores of Holocaust survivors gave testimony to the court but Hanning avoided their gaze. |
| Auschwitz guard set to hear verdict in Holocaust murder trial | Auschwitz guard set to hear verdict in Holocaust murder trial |
| School sued over mock lynching | School sued over mock lynching |
| The parents of a 12-year-old black girl are to sue her Texas school after a group of white classmates allegedly wrapped a rope around her neck and “violently jerked” her to the ground. The incident happened at the Live Oak classical school, a largely white private school in Waco, Texas, during the sixth grade’s overnight campout earlier this year. The lawsuit alleges the school was negligent in its failure to protect the girl and in its response to the injuries. | The parents of a 12-year-old black girl are to sue her Texas school after a group of white classmates allegedly wrapped a rope around her neck and “violently jerked” her to the ground. The incident happened at the Live Oak classical school, a largely white private school in Waco, Texas, during the sixth grade’s overnight campout earlier this year. The lawsuit alleges the school was negligent in its failure to protect the girl and in its response to the injuries. |
| White classmates pulled black girl by the neck with a rope, lawsuit alleges | White classmates pulled black girl by the neck with a rope, lawsuit alleges |
| Profits up for gunmaker Smith & Wesson | Profits up for gunmaker Smith & Wesson |
| The gunmaker’s profits soared by 50% to $293m last year on surging weapons sales following a wave of mass killings that have sparked fears among buyers of tighter gun control laws. There is anecdotal evidence that the same pattern has followed the murder of 49 people at a gay club in Orlando last weekend. The company’s sales have risen over 200% since Barack Obama took office. | The gunmaker’s profits soared by 50% to $293m last year on surging weapons sales following a wave of mass killings that have sparked fears among buyers of tighter gun control laws. There is anecdotal evidence that the same pattern has followed the murder of 49 people at a gay club in Orlando last weekend. The company’s sales have risen over 200% since Barack Obama took office. |
| Smith & Wesson’s gun sales boosted profits by 50% on last year | Smith & Wesson’s gun sales boosted profits by 50% on last year |
| Cleveland Cavaliers force winner-take-all Game 7 in NBA finals | Cleveland Cavaliers force winner-take-all Game 7 in NBA finals |
| Only days ago, Les Carpenter reports, the NBA finals were an indictment of LeBron James’s failings as a sports superstar. Not only were the Cleveland Cavaliers on the verge of losing the championship to the Golden State Warriors, it looked unlikely that the superstar could lead a comeback. Last night, James had perhaps re-established himself as the league’s best player. He scored 41 points, and had eight rebounds and 11 assists as he carried Cleveland to a 115-101 Game 6 victory. “The Warriors are now on the verge of going from an almost certain second straight title to an epic collapse,” writes Carpenter. | Only days ago, Les Carpenter reports, the NBA finals were an indictment of LeBron James’s failings as a sports superstar. Not only were the Cleveland Cavaliers on the verge of losing the championship to the Golden State Warriors, it looked unlikely that the superstar could lead a comeback. Last night, James had perhaps re-established himself as the league’s best player. He scored 41 points, and had eight rebounds and 11 assists as he carried Cleveland to a 115-101 Game 6 victory. “The Warriors are now on the verge of going from an almost certain second straight title to an epic collapse,” writes Carpenter. |
| Cavaliers thrash Warriors to force winner-take-all Game 7 in NBA finals | Cavaliers thrash Warriors to force winner-take-all Game 7 in NBA finals |
| In case you missed it … | In case you missed it … |
| After a recent court ruling, Jamie Shupe became the first legally non-binary person in the US. “As a transgender person with male biology and distinctly feminine traits, I believe myself to be a unique variation of nature,” Shupe writes. “I am free. I am the first non-binary person in the United States to be officially recognized. I refused to be classified. And now, I’ve been vindicated.” | After a recent court ruling, Jamie Shupe became the first legally non-binary person in the US. “As a transgender person with male biology and distinctly feminine traits, I believe myself to be a unique variation of nature,” Shupe writes. “I am free. I am the first non-binary person in the United States to be officially recognized. I refused to be classified. And now, I’ve been vindicated.” |
| I am the first official genderless person in the United States | I am the first official genderless person in the United States |