John Hinckley Jr., the man who attempted to assassinate president Ronald Reagan in an effort to impress actress Jodie Foster, is set to be released soon, after spending 35 years at St. Elizabeth’s hospital, a government run psychiatric institution, where he has been in custody since the 1981 shooting. John Hinckley Jr.’s attempt to assassinate Ronald Reagan was the culmination ...
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While a majority of young voters wanted Britain to stay in the European Union, some young Brexiteers now find themselves caught in an unwanted perception that they voted to leave the EU over concerns about immigration. CBC | World News
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Prosecutors have dropped the remaining charges against Baltimore police officers accused in the death of Freddie Gray, bringing an end to the case without a conviction. CBC | World News
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The Republican National Convention delivered the bump Donald Trump needed in the polls. But it will only matter if it survives the convention bump Hillary Clinton is likely to get by her party’s convention this week. CBC | World News
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The Democratic Convention is under a gentle but persistent siege as peaceful protests from a variety of democratic and liberal groups, seek recognition of their causes. Clean energy groups protested on Sunday, with easily 5000 protesters, perhaps more. Green-minded activists feel neither the Democratic Party nor the Republican Party is paying attention to their pleas to protect the earth. Protesters ...
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Two bomb blasts claimed by ISIS hit the northeastern Syrian city of Qamishli near the Turkish border on Wednesday, killing at least 44 people and injuring 170 others, state television reported. CBC | World News
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Two bomb blasts claimed by ISIS hit the northeastern Syrian city of Qamishli near the Turkish border on Wednesday, killing at least 31 people and wounding 170 others, state television reported. CBC | World News
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EUROPEAN UNION boss Jean-Claude Juncker today appointed a former French foreign minister to lead Brussels’ negotiations over Brexit. Daily Express :: News Feed
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Republican Party officials set up a war room in Philadelphia to monitor and respond to the Democratic convention this week. They can’t help but smile when they talk about the venue — a boxing gym. They say it’s appropriate given the fighting within the Democratic Party. CBC | World News
Read More »A YOUNG boy has died after his family home went up in flames in the early hours of the morning. Daily Express :: News Feed
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