Congress returns to Washington this week amid mounting pressure from Democrats and the public to enact new gun restrictions, but lawmakers from both parties say meaningful action hangs solely on President Trump. Since lawmakers were last in session Aug. 2, three mass shootings have killed 38 people and injured many more. The White House is expected to release gun policy proposals that Trump supports, possibly this week. But few gun safety advocates or Democrats are optimistic that the proposals will be as expansive as they want, Los Angeles Times reported.
A New York college student was arrested in Russia for allegedly possessing medical marijuana. Audrey Lorber, a student at Pace University in New York, was stopped at Pulkovo Airport in St. Petersburg with 19.05 grams of cannabis, according to a news release from the city's court system published by the Moscow Times last week. She pleaded guilty to drug possession, a charge that carries a sentence of up to three years, according to the Times. “The defendant’s patent issued in the U.S. on marijuana use as part of a medical program doesn’t extend to Russian territory,” the news release said. The statement was posted on the encrypted messaging platform Telegram Sept. 2, but it's unclear when Lorber was taken into custody. Lorber is accused of violating Article 228 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, according to the @police_frequency in the Telegram.
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WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT! #Meanwhile in Brazil ... A truck drove through the body of a motorcyclist who suffered a road accident.😱
Rocks from the most pivotal moment in Earth's history were discovered offshore of the Yucatan Peninsula, according to a study released Monday. The finding is "the most detailed look yet into the aftermath of the catastrophe that ended the Age of Dinosaurs," said study lead author Sean Gulick, a research professor at the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics. When the asteroid smashed into the Earth 66 million years ago, the impact ignited wildfires, triggered tsunamis and blasted so much sulfur into the atmosphere that it blotted out the sun, which caused the global cooling that killed off the dinosaurs. The study found hard evidence of this scenario in the hundreds of feet of rocks that filled the impact crater within the first 24 hours after the strike.💥🦖
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EXCLUSIVE: 'He wanted to be a demon.' How Satanist who killed two men and buried them in his own backyard boasted about murder, sacrificed rabbits in his bedroom and drank his girlfriend's blood before finally taking his own life. 😱
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September 11, 2001. 7:59 a.m.: American Airlines Flight 11, a Boeing 767 carrying 81 passengers and 11 crew members, departs 14 minutes late from Logan International Airport in Boston, bound for Los Angeles International Airport. Five hijackers are aboard.…
On the eve of the 18th anniversary of the September 11 attacks comes a grim stastic: 241 #NYPD cops have died of illnesses related to their work at the World Trade Center after the tragedy. That's 10 times the number of officers who actually died when the towers came down. 'The unfortunate part is that number continues to grow,' Deputy Commissioner Robert Ganley told ABC News. 'It's heartbreaking. It's very sad. It's sad for the department. It's sad for the families left behind.' Similarly, the FDNY lost 22 members from 9/11-related ailments, and that's only since the last anniversary of the worst terrorist attack on US soil, which claimed almost 3,000 lives. The names of the almost two dozen fire personnel were added to the FDNY World Trade Center Memorial Wall. 🗿
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Four crewmen trapped aboard a burning capsized vessel are ALIVE: Coast Guard rescuers have drilled a hole into the hull after they heard noises and are working to free them. The Golden Ray rolled over Sunday in St. Simons Sound as it left for Baltimore, inset.…
The smile that says 'I'm safe!': One of the three cargo ship crewmen rescued after 35 hours in burning, capsized vessel that reached temperatures of 120F beams as he's rescued - while US Coast Guard works to free a fourth man stuck behind glass.
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A brave young woman was captured on surveillance video fighting off an attacker who was trying to abduct her on a Philadelphia street in broad daylight. The incident occurred on Sunday at about 10am on the 800 block of North 15th Street in North Philadelphia. Police are now hunting for the unidentified black man and have released surveillance images of him grabbing the woman from behind as she walked down the street. In the video, the woman could be seen struggling to fight off the man as she screamed for help. 👮🏻♂️ #WANTED
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WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT! An elephant taking part in a religious ceremony in Sri Lanka ran berserk and trampled through crowds, injuring at least 18 people. 😱
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Elevator nightmare! A terrible incident happened in one of the Karelian elevators, Russia. 😱😱😱
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Hong Kong police issue extendable batons to off-duty officers, but critics concerned over potential for abuse
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2019/09/10/hong-kong-police-issue-extendable-batons-off-duty-officers-critics-concerned-potential-abuse/
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Hong Kong police issue extendable batons to off-duty officers, but critics concerned over potential for abuse
Hong Kong police on Tuesday started issuing extendable batons to off-duty officers, sparking concern from rights groups about the potential for abuse of force. In an internal memo leaked on, the force said it gave “blanket approval” for officers to be issued…
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Strange road accident at Ukraine, Kiev. 😂 #lol
Granddad, 64, 'shot dead his six-year-old grandson before turning the gun on his wife, 61, and then himself in horrific murder-suicide' as four-year-old granddaughter ran for help. Terry Majors, left, is believed to have shot dead his wife, Leigh Shea-Majors, right, and grandson, Ty Dodson, inset, before taking his own life on Saturday night in Hermitage, Tennessee. Metropolitan Nashville Police said his young granddaughter was uninjured and ran to a neighbor for help. It is understood the youngsters were visiting their grandparents in a routine visit. Neighbors say they are 'dumbfounded' as Majors loved his 'grandkids very much'.😱
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About 130 people fleeing the Bahamas were forced off a ferry before it left for Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Sunday evening. Bahamians were left stunned and confused after initially being told they could board with just a passport and police record. But before…
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Bahamas have 'some very, very bad drug dealers' says Donald Trump as he DEFENDS stopping people fleeing Hurricane Dorian catastrophe from getting on ferries to the U.S. without visas. President Donald Trump said 'everybody needs totally proper documentation,' when fleeing the Bahamas, hours after a ferry kicked off those lacking a proper visa to enter the U.S.
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(WARNING 21+) On July 26, 2019, around 9:40 p.m., #LAPD, uniformed Gang Enforcement Detail officers, assigned to 77th Division were conducting extra patrol in the vicinity of 47th Street and Budlong Avenue for gang suppression in the Vermont Square Park. As the officers were conducting a footbeat through the park, they saw a male suspect (later identified as 39-year old, Jarron Edmond) run from their location, and appeared to be armed. The officers ran after Edmond and followed him into the courtyard of an apartment building, located on the 4700 block of S. Budlong Avenue. Edmond then produced a handgun and an Officer-Involved- Shooting occurred. Edmond was struck and was taken into custody without further incident. A representative from the Office of the Inspector General responded and monitored the scene investigation. 🔫👮🏻♂️(cam1 & cam2) #shooting
Donald Trump defended his hair as being ‘mine’ during a campaign rally here Monday evening, where he attacked Barack Obama, joked about having a third term and threw out random bits of information – such as claiming first lady Melania Trump told him of Diamond and Silk’s support of his candidacy and turned him on to the duo. Originally scheduled for the Fayetteville Regional Airport, it was moved to the Crown Expo Center, because it had a bigger capacity and the weather forecast predicted rain. ‘I was even willing to stand out in the rain and get my hair soaking wet but they said it was a little bit out of your district,’ Trump told the crowd of his original thought of where to hold the rally, which would have been outside of the 9th congressional district that is holding the special election Trump was in town to tout. #MAGA