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GuardianOct 19Preview

Mississippi attorney general rules fatal police shooting of one-year-old as ‘justified’

Officers responding to an alleged shoplifting call fired into the vehicle of Vellesiya Wiley, killing her son, KohenOn Monday, the office of the Mississippi attorney general, Lynn Fitch, announced that the police shooting of Kohen Wiley, a one-year-old, as he sat in his mother’s lap “was justified”. The statement came four months after the baby was killed in Senatobia, Mississippi.On 14 June, officers in Senatobia, a small city near Memphis, were responding to a shoplifting call alleging Vellesiya Wiley, the baby’s mother, and Latoya Ferrell, a friend, had stolen a pack of diapers. Neither woman has been charged with a crime. Officials have not released any evidence of shoplifting. Continue reading...

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GuardianOct 19Preview

France protests escalate with riots, looting and 2,400 arrests - The Latest

Last weekend there were mass protests across France, with more than half a million people estimated to have been involved. The unrest included rioting, looting and violent clashes with outnumbered police in cities including Paris, Marseille and Limoges. The interior minister conceded that police ‘lost control’ in some cities, while President Emmanuel Macron demanded a full security review. Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian’s Europe correspondent, Jon Henley – watch on YouTube Continue reading...

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BBCOct 19Preview

US airman dies as daredevil descent goes wrong before Texas college football game

The game continued after the incident. The American Conference said the decision was made before his death was known.

GuardianOct 19Preview

Anti-Zionism: A Jewish History by Benjamin Moser review – the deep roots of a contemporary movement

A biographer’s affecting account of prominent critics of Zionism, from Hannah Arendt to Nan Goldin“Everyone in America – at least as far as I knew – was a Zionist,” recalls Benjamin Moser, “especially but not only if you were Jewish.” A Pulitzer-winning biographer of Susan Sontag, he remembers being brought up short in his 20s, when a friend described Israel as “a bunch of foreigners who had no business in the Middle East” and Zionism as a “terrible mistake”. Moser, who recently turned 50, admits: “I was not even aware that Zionism was controversial.” The shift in perspective culminated in a visit to the occupied territories in 2016, during which he found “the reality of the occupation of Palestine … deranging”.His new book includes 12 portraits of Jewish figures who have opposed Zionism, a movement formed in the late 19th century to advocate for the creation of a homeland for Jewish peo

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GuardianOct 19Preview

Four arrested after police officer shot in foot in Nottingham

Officer in stable condition after incident in city centre in early hours of SundayFour people have been arrested after a police officer was shot in the foot in Nottingham city centre.The officer was struck by a projectile believed to have been fired from a shotgun after approaching two suspects in the early hours of Sunday morning. Continue reading...

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NYTOct 19Preview

Ukraine Uses F-16s to Shoot Down Russia’s Jet-Powered Drones

The fighters are a key tool against Moscow’s latest weapon of choice. But deploying the multimillion-dollar planes to counter drones is an imperfect fix.

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BBCOct 19Preview

Bollywood actor Tiger Shroff survives shooting attempt in Mumbai

Videos showed gunmen firing shots at Shroff's car while it was moving slowly past a crowd.

BBCOct 19Preview

Watch: Shops looted and restaurants gutted in Paris riots

Violence broke out across France, with more than half a million people taking to the streets over the weekend.