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Pittsburgh synagogue massacre leaves 11 dead, 6 wounded

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People hold candles as they gather for a vigil in the aftermath of a deadly shooting at the Tree of Life Congregation, in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) PITTSBURGH (AP) — A gunman who’s believed to own spewed anti-Semitic slurs and rhetoric on social media barged into a metropolis temple on Sabbatum and opened hearth, killing eleven individuals in one in every of the deadliest attacks on Jews in U.S. history. The 20-minute attack at Tree of Life Congregation within the Squirrel Hill neighborhood left six others wounded, together with four cops WHO broken to the scene, authorities aforesaid. The suspect, Henry Martyn Robert Bowers, listed shooting with police and was shot many times. Bowers, WHO was in honest condition at a hospital, was charged late Sabbatum with twenty-nine federal counts, together with hate crimes and weapons offenses. It wasn’t forthwith famed if Bowers had AN professional to talk on his behalf. CORRECTS

Trump calls Pittsburgh synagogue attack ‘evil’ anti-Semitism

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President Donald Trump arrives for a rally at Southern Illinois Airport in Murphysboro, Ill., Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) MURPHYSBORO, Ill. (AP) — President Donald Trump mourned the dead and forcefully condemned anti-Semitism weekday when a mass shooting at a Pittsburgh house of worship that left eleven dead. however visaged with another national tragedy, he failed to long flip his focus off from the midterm elections or himself. Nine days from elections that may confirm the management of Congress, Trump stuck to his plans to seem at the associate degree agricultural convention and a political rally. Throughout the day, he expressed sorrow, mixed up justice and bemoaned hate, obtaining regular updates on the shooting. however, he additionally campaigned for candidates, took shots at favorite Democratic targets House legislator city Pelosi and fractional monetary unit. Elizabeth Warren and created jokes regarding his hair. At an enormous rally in southern Illinois

Turkey to Publicize Details From Its Investigation Into Jamal Khashoggi's Killing

                                         (ISTANBUL) — in a very sign of growing pressure on Asian country, Turkey aforesaid it'll announce details of its investigation into the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi on Tues and U.S. general assembly leaders aforesaid the Gulf kingdom — particularly its prince — ought to face severe consequences for the death of the author within the Saudi diplomatic building in Istanbul. The announcement on Sunday by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that he can “go into detail” regarding the Khashoggi case in a very speech in parliament heightened hopes for a few clarity in a very case that has been shrouded in mystery, conflicting accounts and stunning allegations since Khashoggi, a critic of patrician Mohammad bin Salman, disappeared once coming into the diplomatic building on Oct  Erdogan spoke once Asian country, in a very statement early Sat, finally acknowledged that 59-year-old Khashoggi had died within the diplomatic building, tho'

This hub nurtures investigative journalism in LatAm

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Huertas: Developing the next generation BOGOTA, Colombia -- Independent news media in Latin America often lack the financial resources to act as a counterweight to the political powers and multinational businesses in the region. But these media, many of them digital natives, have found that by banding together they can multiply their scarce resources and magnify their impact beyond their borders to challenge these powers. One example is a platform for journalists interested in investigative journalism, Connectas.org, based in Bogota, which organizes training and operates a collaboration hub for investigative journalists (in Spanish, ConnectasHub), offers grants of up to $3,000 , and publishes investigative projects from all over the region. Versi�n en espa�ol The founder and director of Connectas, Carlos Eduardo Huertas , told me in an interview that the goal of the platform is to "pull together a new generation of journalists with training in practical methods of doing in-depth

Messi to miss Clasico with fractured arm

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The five-time Ballon d'Or winner was forced off within the first-half at the Camp Nou when landing awkwardly on his arm Barcelona's incomparable record goalscorer Lionel Messi can miss next weekend's El Clasico against the Real capital of Spain when suffering a broken arm. The five-time Ballon d'Or winner fell awkwardly on his right arm within the seventeenth minute of the La Liga clash with metropolis at the Camp Nou on a weekday and was instantly in visible pain. He underwent treatment  because the game continued along with his arm being wrapped by trainers whereas he arranged on the sidelines. However, he remained down when treatment in obvious discomfort and was unable to continue, eventually being replaced by Ousmane Dembele when twenty-six minutes. ❗ [INJURY NEWS] Tests carried out on the first team player Leo Messi have confirmed that he has a fracture of the radial bone in his right arm. He will be out for approximately three weeks  #FuerzaLeo pic.twitter.com/kp

Trump says the US will pull out of intermediate-range nuke pact

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ELKO, Nevada (AP) — President Donald Trump said Saturday he will pull the United States from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty due to the fact Russia has violated the agreement, however, he supplied no important points on the violations. The 1987 agreement, which ensures the security of the U.S. also, its partners in Europe and the Far East, precludes the United States and Russia from having, creating or test-flying a ground-propelled journey rocket with a scope of 300 to 3,400 miles.   "Russia has abused the understanding.  They have been damaging it for a long time," Trump said after a rally in Elko, Nevada. "Also, we're not going to give them a chance to damage an atomic         understanding and go out and do weapons and we're not permitted to."   The assertion has obliged the U.S. from growing new weapons, however, America will start creating them except if Russia and China concur not to have or build up the weapons, Trump said. China isn

Innovation studies go back to the future

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Predicting the future has always been a dangerous business in the creative industries . As any economist will tell you, products like books, movies, TV shows, and music are "experience goods", which can only be evaluated after they are purchased or experienced. Making predictions or recommending strategies is especially difficult now with rapid technological change disrupting every creative industry. This theme appeared in several of the presentations at the Creative Industries and Media Management Conference held at the University of Porto, Portugal, Sept. 19-21. The conference was organized by Paulo Faustino of Porto and Nova universities. -- Michal Glowacki , professor of journalism at the University of Warsaw, presented preliminary findings from a study of the dynamics of organizational culture in public media that identified success factors in what he calls creative media clusters . Read more �