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The US Democratic National Convention: Buried hatchets and party unity

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Preparations are underway for the National Democratic convention in Philadelphia which kicks off on the 25th July. The event is expected ...

Preparations are underway for the National Democratic convention in Philadelphia which kicks off on the 25th July. The event is expected to host 4769 delegates who will vote to officially usher in their Presidential nominee. Mayor Kenney unveils 2016 Democratic National Convention podium FOX29philly pic.twitter.com/ODARClUTQb— Steve Keeley (KeeleyFox29) July 22, 2016 The first woman nominee Having gained the most pledged delegates, Hilary Clinton will undoubtedly be the first woman to receive the nomination from a major US party. Speaking in New York on 7th July she announced: “Thanks to you we have reached a milestone. The first time in our nation’s history that a woman will be a major party’s nominee for President of the United States” Projecting unity Unlike her rival Donald Trump, Clinton has the support of many of her party’s heavyweights, including, her husband Bill(for obvious reasons), the Obamas, Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden. Historical parallels The party will play upon the parallels with Barack Obama’s nomination in August 2008 in Denver as the first Black presidential nominee of a major party. At that national convention, Obama joked: “I realise that I am not the likeliest candidate for this office. I don’t fit the typical pedigree.” Hug and make up There Will Be No Platform Fight at the Democratic National Convention https://t.co/70k8wsHv8K pic.twitter.com/QoMproqS5P— ➰ (@Nam_myoho_law) July 12, 2016 Despite their dog eat dog rivalry, Bernie Sanders endorsed Clinton on 12th July in Pourtsmouth. He perhaps learnt the lesson that party unity pays off at the polls. Or maybe the looming prospect of a potential President Trump was enough to bring them together. Sanders told crowds: “I intend to do everything that I can to make certain she will be the next President of The United States.” An awkward hug between the two symbolically united the party and left Clinton free to go after Trump unhindered in Washington on July 14th when she quipped: Taking on Trump “In Cleveland they will nominate someone who thinks that Latino outreach is tweeting a picture of a Taco Bowl” Trump eating a taco bowl is not love for #Latinos. But an insult, because in reality he is a pathological racist. pic.twitter.com/OuLImEalB8— Latinos for Hillary (@ForHillary) July 22, 2016 In any case the democrat’s convention promises to be a more conventional affair than the Republican’s. Less

US President Ronald Reagan’s would-be assassin to be freed

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Clinton confused, Trump takes it in his stride as protesters interrupt US rallies

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Hillary Clinton was left looking somewhat confused when animal rights activists interrupted a campaign rally in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Dem...

Hillary Clinton was left looking somewhat confused when animal rights activists interrupted a campaign rally in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Democratic party’s presidential candidate was quickly surrounded by US secret service agents, who urged her to keep talking. She did just that and managed to turn a protest against her into a statement about her rival contender, Donald Trump. “Okay, here we are,” she said, to cheers from her supporters. “Okay, we’ll keep talking and apparently these people are here to protest Trump, because Trump and his kids have killed a lot of animals, so thank you for making that point.” You saw the Democratic Convention.Now, watch the never-before-seen footage from backstage:https://t.co/mMjJFr02Wk— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) August 4, 2016 No stranger to protesters, Trump appeared to take it all in his stride when a group stormed his event in Portland, Maine. Some brandished copies of the constitution, while others chanted accusations of racism at the Republican nominee. They were swiftly removed amid boos from Trump’s supporters. “Sort of rude, you know, when you think of it. We have people interrupting constantly. But actually, it hasn’t been happening much. It’s happening a little bit today, but it hasn’t been happening much. I sort of miss my protesters,” Trump told the crowd. Thank you Portland, Maine! #MakeAmericaGreatAgain https://t.co/oVfF28rWL5 pic.twitter.com/RhblAXkNPw— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 4, 2016 A new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll suggests the real estate mogul is now nine points behind Clinton following the conventions. Although actor and director Clint Eastwood said he would support Trump as a vote against Clinton, backing within his party has waned in recent weeks. Clint Eastwood gets candid about Trump, Hillary, and America’s ‘Kiss-ass generation’: https://t.co/Kapvy43y4S pic.twitter.com/cl7GuMPM5j— Esquire (@esquire) August 4, 2016 Less

Dozens of suspected Mafia members arrested in busts across the eastern US

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US: man shot by police was holding loaded gun

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The mayor of the US city of Milwaukee says a still image pulled from a police officer’s body camera shows “without question” that the ...

The mayor of the US city of Milwaukee says a still image pulled from a police officer’s body camera shows “without question” that the black man shot by an officer was holding a gun in his hand at the time of the shooting. 23-year-old Sylville K.Smith was shot after a traffic stop on Saturday. His gun held 23 rounds of ammunition. Tom Barrett says 23-year-old Smith was more heavily armed than the officer. “I want our community to know that he had a gun in his hand. Now, the police officer did not know that at the time, but there were 23 rounds in that gun, which means he had more bullets in his gun than the police officer had in his gun.” “And, at the appropriate time, the state of Wisconsin will make available that body cam video, because there will be questions – undoubtedly there will be questions – that arise from that.” Aiming to reassure the community that the police had acted properly, Chief Edward Flynn said the officer’s body camera footage show Smith had turned toward him with a gun in his hand after a traffic stop. Have there been protests? Yes. The incident has sparked an outbreak of arson and rock-throwing in the city, which is in the state of Wisconsin. Tensions rose on Sunday night. One person was shot in the neighbourhood. Small groups of around 100 protesters had gathered to hold vigils. Police tried to disperse crowds after shots were fired and objects thrown. On Saturday, gunshots were fired, six businesses were destroyed by fire and police cars were damaged. 17 people were arrested. Four police officers were treated for injuries. State governor Scott Walker has activated the National Guard. What about the officer in question? Police chief Edward Flynn said the officer in question – who is himself black – is staying out of town with relatives. The decision was taken after social media users tried to identify him. The context Police violence against African-Americans has set off intermittent protests in the last two years. It has ignited a debate over race and policing in the US and given rise to the “Black Lives Matter” movement. Five officers were slain by a sniper in Dallas last month as they provided security at an otherwise peaceful protest against police killings. Three officers were killed by a gunman in Baton Rouge ten days later. Less

US election: Trump overhauls campaign team again

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Kosovo’s success is overwhelmingly in US interest – Biden

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The US Vice President has praised the independence of Kosovo during a political and personal visit to the Balkan country. On a visit to Pr...

The US Vice President has praised the independence of Kosovo during a political and personal visit to the Balkan country. On a visit to Pristina, Joe Biden also pushed for ties to be mended with Belgrade. “Your success is overwhelmingly in the interest of my country. Overwhelmingly,” Biden said. “For if you succeed, the region will succeed.” Biden also urged Kosovo and Serbia to normalise relations, a condition for both countries to join the EU. “A region of Europe that has never been fully, thoroughly integrated into Europe. And our vision, and the vision of most European leaders and the world, is for a Europe whole, free and united,” Biden said. Air strikes In Belgrade on Tuesday, Biden became the first senior US politician to offer condolences to Serbs who lost loved ones in the US-led NATO air strikes during the 1999 Kosovo conflict. The US is popular in Kosovo, which considers the country as its saviour since the air strikes halted killings by Serb troops. 1.8 million people, mainly ethnic Albanians, live in Kosovo. A personal journey Biden also took part in a private ceremony dedicating a road to his late son. Beau Biden worked in Kosovo after the 2000-2001 war, helping train local prosecutors and judges for the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). The former attorney general of Delaware died of cancer in 2015 at the age of 46. Biden credited his son with teaching him about the importance of the separation from Serbia in 2008. “He had an overwhelming sense of affection. And it was his strong belief from having been here in the depths of very difficult times that made me confident that calling for the independence of this great country was the right thing to do,” the US Vice President said. In tweets Thaçi: Beau Biden ishte i zoti, Kosova është storie suksesi Lexo në:https://t.co/k1uoPcKwIe pic.twitter.com/L7wYKRMmbc— Republika24 (@Republika24) August 17, 2016 A touching welcome for VP–Kosovo naming street for Beau Biden who trained prosecutors there https://t.co/zRf7RD8fBZ pic.twitter.com/oXv2eFLDDB— Samantha Power (AmbassadorPower) August 16, 2016 Serbian greeting for Joe Biden: ‘Vote for Trump’ https://t.co/SF5eN0avJE via POLITICOEurope | AFP/Getty pic.twitter.com/eSwWJ27Pog— POLITICO (politico) August 17, 2016 Less

Lochte ‘robbery’ case: US swimmers pulled off flight

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Brazilian police have pulled two US Olympic swimmers off a plane at Rio airport for questioning. They were part of a group of four swimme...

Rio police say US swimmers made up robbery claim

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Police in Rio say that four US Olympic swimmers who claimed they robbed at gunpoint made up the whole story. Gunnar Bentz and Jack Conger...

Police in Rio say that four US Olympic swimmers who claimed they robbed at gunpoint made up the whole story. Gunnar Bentz and Jack Conger, who were questioned after being stopped from flying back to the US, admitted the four had fabricated the story to try cover up what really happened – which was that they got into a dispute at a petrol station over paying for damage they drunkenly did to a toilet door. The head of Rio de Janeiro’s civil police, Fernando Veloso, said there is no evidence to support their robbery account. In addition CCTV video has emerged of the four arguing with security guards at the petrol station. The images from the CCTV cameras appeared to show the four swimmers, including Olympic gold medallists Ryan Lochte and Jimmy Feigen, being prevented from leaving the station by the security guards, who were armed. The police chief said nothing indicated a guard had overreacted in pulling out his gun to calm down Lochte. Globo reported that with the help of a Brazilian customer who spoke English a compensation arrangement for the damage to the toilet door and other fittings was eventually worked out with the Americans who have admitted to being very drunk during the incident. They then left and returned to their accommodation before the police arrived. Brazilian police: Ryan Lochte’s teammates Jack Conger and Gunnar Bentz say robbery story was fabricated. (via AP) https://t.co/Rm0f7cIGbK— ESPN (@espn) August 18, 2016 The armed robbery report increased fears for the safety of athletes and visitors at the Games, but organisers tried to play the whole thing down, defending the four swimmers. “Give these kids a break” Rio 2016 spokesman Mario Andrada: “We need to understand that these kids were trying to have fun. let’s give these kids a break. Sometimes you take actions that you later regret. They had fun. They made a mistake. It’s part of life, life goes on. Let’s go.” The police chief said it is not yet clear what crimes the swimmers might be charged with, adding that is up to a Brazilian judge. Feigen is still in Rio, while Lockte – who has vehemently stuck to the robbery story throughout – returned to the US on Monday. Less

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