Black man left paralyzed after Texas police allegedly slam him on to concrete
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Lawyers of a Black Texas man and civil rights activists are calling for justice after he was allegedly grabbed and slammed on to concrete ground by police officers at a jail in Beaumont, Texas, leaving him paralyzed f...
Inquiry after Avanti passengers have to scale 7ft spiked fence to leave station
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One of the UK’s worst performing train operators has launched an investigation after passengers had to climb over a 7ft (2.1 metre) spiked fence to leave a station when staff locked up early. The Avanti West Coast tra...
‘Night after night I get harassed’: comedians call for safer working conditions
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Posey Mehta, like many performers at the Edinburgh fringe, has been flyering for her own show. It’s called I Am Not a Gorilla so she took to the streets in a gorilla costume. She did not expect to encounter daily sexu...
After Independence Day, how can India get rid of 200m flags?
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Indians were urged to buy and proudly display the national flag on Independence Day this week, with the prime minister, Narendra Modi, saying he wanted 200m flags flying in the wind. But now the question for those who...
Anne Heche’s death ruled accidental after fiery car crash
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Anne Heche died from inhalation injury and burns after her fiery car crash and the death was ruled an accident, according to coroner’s results released on Wednesday. Heche, 53, also had a fractured sternum caused by “...
Labour £4.8m in deficit after redundancy payouts and membership losses
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Labour lost more than 91,000 members last year and recorded a £4.8m deficit, caused by staff redundancies, a drop in membership subscriptions and ongoing legal battles with former staff members. But the party also rai...
Traffic builds up along Rhine after vessel’s engine failure
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About 20 ships were stuck in traffic along Germany’s Rhine River after a vessel’s engine failure temporarily closed part of the waterway. A ship with a 1,660-ton load was forced to drop anchor due to an engine failure...
Liz Cheney aims to be a leader for anti-Trump Republicans after primary loss – live
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