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Announcement Total 100 articles, created at 2016-07-07 18:02 1 Blair defends Iraq war after damning inquiry report (1.20/2) Former British prime minister Tony Blair on Wednesday defended his case for going to war in Iraq, after a long-awaited report found the 2003 invasion was based on flawed evidence and woefully executed. 2016-07-07 18:01 4KB www.timeslive.co.za 2 FBI director to face Republican fire over Clinton email probe (1.02/2) Republicans will get their first chance to grill FBI Director James Comey when he appears before Congress on Thursday to explain his decision not to recommend criminal charges against Democrat Hillary Clinton over her use of private email servers. 2016-07-07 18:01 4KB www.timeslive.co.za 3 Speak up on Zimbabwe unrest‚ DA urges ANC government (1.00/2) The Democratic Alliance has called on President Jacob Zuma and Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Maite Nkoane- Mashabane‚ to break their silence and condemn the atrocities currently being carried out in Zimbabwe. 2016-07-07 18:01 2KB www.timeslive.co.za 4 British military equipment ‘wholly inadequate’ in Iraq, says Chilcot — RT UK (0.08/2) Equipment shortages and logistical failures helped to doom Britain’s war effort in Iraq by leaving troops with “wholly inadequate” kit, the Chilcot Inquiry has found. 2016-07-07 18:01 2KB www.rt.com 5 Blair pledges ‘no excuses’ for Iraq, then spends 2hrs making excuses — RT UK (0.04/2) Tony Blair has taken responsibility for the Iraq War but refused to accept that Britain’s toppling of Saddam Hussein could have anything to do with spreading instability in the region. 2016-07-07 18:01 2KB www.rt.com 6 AKA gushes over Bonang on New York's Sway In The Morning (0.02/2) Hip-hop sensation AKA gave fans a glimpse into his romantic side when he spilled the beans on his romance with Bonang Matheba during a guest appearance on popular US hip-hop morning show, Sway In The Morning, on Wednesday. 2016-07-07 18:01 2KB www.timeslive.co.za 7 Italy’s wealthiest region urges lifting of Russia sanctions — RT News (0.01/2) The legislative assembly of Italy’s most populated and richest province, Lombardy, has passed a resolution urging the lifting of anti-Russia sanctions and recognition of Crimea’s right to self- determination. 2016-07-07 18:00 4KB www.rt.com 8 Video footage, dispatch tape from Alton Sterling police shooting released (GRAPHIC) — (0.01/2) RT America “Shots fired, shots fired!” one of the Baton Rouge police officers who shot and killed Alton Sterling can be heard telling dispatchers in a recording. Meanwhile, newly released cellphone video shows that Sterling never had a gun in his hand during the fatal encounter. 2016-07-07 18:00 4KB www.rt.com 9 FBI recommends no charges against Clinton, but Snowden & others didn’t get off so (0.01/2) easy — RT America Hillary Clinton was called “extremely careless” in handling classified information by the director of the FBI, who recommended no charges be brought against her – an easy ride compared to what Edward Snowden and even David Petraeus faced. 2016-07-07 18:00 5KB www.rt.com 10 Clinton campaigns with official POTUS seal — RT America (0.01/2) The internet has erupted after President Obama provided Hillary Clinton with more than just a warm-up speech at a campaign stop in Charlotte, North Carolina. She was welcomed to use the Seal of the President of the United States, which many found objectionable. 2016-07-07 18:00 1KB www.rt.com 11 Portugal beats Wales 2-0 to reach Euro 2016 final — RT Sport (0.01/2) Portugal defeated Wales 2-0 in their Euro 2016 semi-final in Lyon thanks to second-half goals from Cristiano Ronaldo and Nani, sending the side into the final in Paris on Sunday. The result ends Wales’ fairytale run in the tournament. 2016-07-07 18:00 2KB www.rt.com 12 'Infringement on free speech': KKK Adopt- A-Highway lawsuit goes to trial — RT America The free speech rights of the Ku Klux Klan were violated when the Georgia Department of Transportation denied the white supremacist group's request to participate in a highway cleanup program, the state’s highest court has ruled. 2016-07-07 18:00 2KB www.rt.com 13 Pentagon nurses take ‘zombie pandemic’ course to train for real life outbreaks — RT America The US Department of Defense is using an animated online course about a zombie pandemic to teach active-duty military nurses about population health. There are actual Pentagon guidelines for a zombie outbreak as well. Do they know something we don’t? 2016-07-07 18:00 3KB www.rt.com 14 Background check data confirms typical US response to mass shooting The FBI conducted more than 2.1 million background checks for firearm purchases in June, about a 40 percent increase on the same month last year. If the current pace keeps up, 2016 is set to be a banner year for background checks. 2016-07-07 18:00 4KB www.rt.com 15 Hillary Clinton announces Sanders-like plan for free college education — RT America Hillary Clinton has proposed a plan to eliminate college tuition at public universities for families earning under $125,000 a year. The presidential candidate is taking a cue from rival Bernie Sanders, who made free college a central part of his campaign. 2016-07-07 18:00 2KB www.rt.com 16 FSB searches Russia’s leading opposition radio station over ‘hate speech’ article — RT News A squadron of investigators from Russia’s security agency FSB confiscated disks containing communication between the radio news station Ekho Moskvy, and one of its guest columnists, who has been charged with inciting racial hatred. 2016-07-07 18:00 2KB www.rt.com 17 German activist says she lied to police about sex assault perpetrators to avoid ‘racial hatred' — RT News A German left wing youth movement activist admitted that she lied to police about a sexual assault and concealed the ethnicity of her attackers out of fear of provoking “more hatred” against refugees. 2016-07-07 18:00 4KB www.rt.com 18 ‘Severe and pervasive’: Fox News CEO accused of sexual harassment by ex-host — RT America Former Fox News host Gretchen Carlson has accused the company’s chief executive Roger Ailes of sexual harassment and retaliation, saying she was penalized after refusing to sleep with Ailes and reporting “disparaging treatment in the newsroom.” 2016-07-07 18:00 3KB www.rt.com 19 Freddie Gray case: Highest-ranking officer charged opts for bench trial — RT America Like the two previous Baltimore police officers tried and acquitted before him, Lieutenant Brian Rice has chosen a bench trial rather than a jury trial over charges he faces related to the death of Freddie Gray. 2016-07-07 18:00 4KB www.rt.com 20 Mumford & Sons boycott Swedish festival over sexual assault reports — RT Viral Folk-rock band Mumford & Sons have said they will no longer play at Bravalla music festival in Sweden, after a “disgustingly high” number of sexual assaults were reported at the event. 2016-07-07 18:00 2KB www.rt.com 21 Box of Haribo & sausages spark bomb scare, controlled explosion in City of London — RT UK The City of London was partially sealed off Tuesday, with police carrying out a controlled explosion on a suspicious package, which eventually turned out to be just a box of Haribo sweets, along with some other food. 2016-07-07 18:00 1KB www.rt.com 22 Chicago’s blood-soaked Independence Day: 62 injured, 4 killed — RT America Chicago was the scene of more than 60 shootings on what was an Independence Day of deadly gun violence across the city. 2016-07-07 18:00 2KB www.rt.com 23 New Apple update will push iPhone users to become organ donors — RT America Apple are encouraging US iPhone users to become organ donors with their next software update in an effort to reduce America’s longstanding donor shortage. 2016-07-07 18:00 1KB www.rt.com 24 Leave your laptop in the bag: TSA to use CT scanner for carry-ons — RT America Seeking to speed up security lines at US airports, TSA is turning to automation. Computers are going to scan carry-on luggage at one Arizona airport, while several major airports around the country will be outfitted with “smart” bins, the agency has said. 2016-07-07 18:00 3KB www.rt.com 25 Kiev’s new nuclear project puts Europe at risk, Greens warn — RT News The construction of a spent nuclear fuel storage facility in Ukraine poses “significant safety risks for the whole of Europe” because of numerous rule and standards violations, Ukrainian environmentalists warn. 2016-07-07 18:01 3KB www.rt.com 26 Former Army National Guardsman arrested for trying to support Islamic State — RT America A former member of the Army National Guard has been arrested and charged in federal court with offering material support to jihadist group Islamic State. 2016-07-07 18:01 3KB www.rt.com 27 Niiice! Totally Borat moment in Kazakhstan as fiancée proves strength by carrying fridge (VIDEO) — RT Viral 'This is my soon-to-be wife. She's very niiice. So niiice that she carries refrigerator hanging out of car while I driiive it.' 2016-07-07 18:01 1KB www.rt.com 28 Pac-Man for scientists: Micro-organisms unleashed into videogame-style maze (VIDEO) — RT Viral A group of Norwegian scientists have taken inspiration from ’80s cult videogame Pac-Man to create an epic real life version of the computerized maze, involving predatory microorganisms hunting its weaker counterparts.