Saturday, June 13, 2020
Three indicted for allegedly throwing Molotov cocktails at NYPD vehicles, face life in prison
An upstate woman and two Brooklyn lawyers were indicted Friday on federal explosives and arson charges for allegedly tossing Molotov cocktails at NYPD vehicles during George Floyd protests in New York City.
Samantha Shader, 27, of Catskill, is accused of hurling the makeshift explosive at an NYPD vehicle occupied by four police officers on early Saturday morning, May 30.
Prosecutors allege Shader bit one of the officer’s legs when she was being taken into custody.
Around the same time, Brooklyn lawyers Urooj Rahman, 31, and Colinford Mattis, 32, were accused of tossing their own Molotov cocktail at an unoccupied police vehicle in Brooklyn during a separate attack.Enlarge Image
All three face life in prison on the seven-count indictments, charging them with the use of explosives, arson, use of explosives to commit a felony, arson conspiracy, use of a destructive device, civil disorder, and making or possessing a destructive device.
“Such criminal acts should never be confused with legitimate protest,” said United States Attorney Richard Donoghue in a statement. “Those who carry out attacks on NYPD Officers or vehicles are not protesters, they are criminals, and they will be treated as such.”
No police were hurt by the explosives. Shader’s lit bottle never ignited. The explosive Rahman and Mattis tossed did ignite and set the empty, parked police vehicle ablaze, prosecutors allege.
Prosecutors said Shader, whose actions were allegedly caught on camera, has an extensive rap sheet that includes arrests in 11 different states.
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VIDEO: Teen Surprised with Car, Scholarship for Spending 10 Hours Cleaning Up After Riots
A young man in Buffalo, New York, was recognized for helping his city recover from riots and protests that followed the death of George Floyd.
When 18-year-old Antonio Gwynn Jr. saw a news report that showed the damage left behind by the protesters, he grabbed some cleaning supplies and got to work on Monday morning, according to WSVN.
Starting at 2 a.m., Gwynn swept and picked up trash for the next ten hours, before a group of neighbors showed up only to find he had already done most of the work.
The story of the teenager’s selfless act later reached the ears of resident Matt Block, 27, who decided to give Gwynn his 2004 red Mustang convertible after he saw the young man ask for car buying advice on Facebook.
“I couldn’t come to grips with selling it, and this was a good way for me to get rid of it and know someone that gets it is going to appreciate it, I think,” Block explained.
To his surprise, the teenager told him that his mom, who passed away in 2018, had also driven a red Mustang. Block said the news gave him “goosebumps.”
In addition to the car, Briceland Insurance Agency pledged to cover the teen’s insurance costs for an entire year.
“I just felt compelled to help him out. We just need to get together our whole city and show people how there’s so many good people here,” the...
European Commission accuses China of spreading Covid-19
For the first time since the start of the health crisis, China is officially accused by the European Commission
For several weeks, the accusations against China punctuated the Coronavirus crisis. Several countries, led by the United States, notably criticized Beijing for having concealed information on the pandemic and thus for having caused the death of hundreds of thousands of people.
The anti-Chinese rhetoric has now taken a more concrete turn with the publication of a report from the European Commission which officially denounces the “disinformation campaign” in China but also in Russia.
French daily Le Parisien reported that these two countries “are the main providers of content aimed at misinforming European citizens,” according to Věra Jourová, vice-president of the institution responsible for values and transparency. The EU challenged China the first time – directly: “I’m glad we did, because if we have evidence, we need to report it. […] It’s time to tell the truth, ” said Věra Jourová.
“For the first time, we have clearly seen China becoming one of the main actors in disinformation,” according to the European Commission.
In detail, the institution accuses China and Russia of circulating “dangerous hoaxes” and “misleading medical information with false allegations” on the Coronavirus. In particular, Jourová cites statements such as “it would be pointless to wash your hands” or “the Coronavirus is only dangerous for the elderly”. The European Commission also points to “conspiracy theories” such as the circulation of the virus by 5G antennas, or those accusing an ethnic or religious group of being at the origin of the pandemic.
“One of the main arguments is to say that the virus is not from China,” says the European Commission. The Chinese Embassy in Paris has regularly...
The anti-Chinese rhetoric has now taken a more concrete turn with the publication of a report from the European Commission which officially denounces the “disinformation campaign” in China but also in Russia.
French daily Le Parisien reported that these two countries “are the main providers of content aimed at misinforming European citizens,” according to Věra Jourová, vice-president of the institution responsible for values and transparency. The EU challenged China the first time – directly: “I’m glad we did, because if we have evidence, we need to report it. […] It’s time to tell the truth, ” said Věra Jourová.
“For the first time, we have clearly seen China becoming one of the main actors in disinformation,” according to the European Commission.
In detail, the institution accuses China and Russia of circulating “dangerous hoaxes” and “misleading medical information with false allegations” on the Coronavirus. In particular, Jourová cites statements such as “it would be pointless to wash your hands” or “the Coronavirus is only dangerous for the elderly”. The European Commission also points to “conspiracy theories” such as the circulation of the virus by 5G antennas, or those accusing an ethnic or religious group of being at the origin of the pandemic.
“One of the main arguments is to say that the virus is not from China,” says the European Commission. The Chinese Embassy in Paris has regularly...
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UK police union afraid that illegals will become violent if fingerprinted
The union which represents Britain's Border Force warned that officials taking fingerprints of illegals could face violent reactions from the migrants.
Border control officers working at Eurotunnel, have been ordered by UK Home Secretary Priti Patel to take fingerprints of migrants illegally trying to board trains heading for the UK. The tunnel connects the UK and France under the English Channel.
The policy had been in place until 2010 but was discarded. Patel wants to reinstate the policy to stop the flood of migrants from crossing the Channel.
The move by Britain’s Home Office would make it easier for migrants to be returned to France, the BBC reported. According the EU’s Dublin Rules, fingerprinting would provide evidence that an illegal migrant had been in France, therefore making it easier to send the migrant back.
Border control officers working at Eurotunnel, have been ordered by UK Home Secretary Priti Patel to take fingerprints of migrants illegally trying to board trains heading for the UK. The tunnel connects the UK and France under the English Channel.
The policy had been in place until 2010 but was discarded. Patel wants to reinstate the policy to stop the flood of migrants from crossing the Channel.
The move by Britain’s Home Office would make it easier for migrants to be returned to France, the BBC reported. According the EU’s Dublin Rules, fingerprinting would provide evidence that an illegal migrant had been in France, therefore making it easier to send the migrant back.
But a spokeswoman for the ISU trade union representing British immigration officers, said: “That is quite a challenge, particularly if they really don’t want to have their fingerprints taken.”
“We don’t have digital fingerprint recorders, we only have wet ink. So you have literally got to hold their hands and roll their fingers from side to side to get a print. That’s quite a lot of avenue to fight back if that’s what they want to do. I’m very concerned about the levels of violence that will result and the fact that...
“We don’t have digital fingerprint recorders, we only have wet ink. So you have literally got to hold their hands and roll their fingers from side to side to get a print. That’s quite a lot of avenue to fight back if that’s what they want to do. I’m very concerned about the levels of violence that will result and the fact that...
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