#North Carolina voter rally ends with pepper spray, 8 arrests

#North Carolina voter rally ends with pepper spray, 8 arrests

“#North Carolina voter rally ends with pepper spray, 8 arrests” GRAHAM, N.C. (AP) — A get-out-the-vote rally that ended with North Carolina police pepper spraying and arresting attendants was the result of participants blocking the roadway without authorization, authorities said Saturday. Graham police said they issued several warnings to the crowd at Alamance County’s courthouse…

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#NYPD’s Strategic Response Group preps for post-election riot

#NYPD’s Strategic Response Group preps for post-election riot

“#NYPD’s Strategic Response Group preps for post-election riot” Fearing riots after Tuesday’s election, New Yorkers are on edge — and that includes the NYPD. While Manhattan shopkeepers board up their businesses, the NYPD’s elite Strategic Response Group has been amping up tactical training for weeks now in anticipation of possible violence and unrest. Their secret…

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#Muslims call for French goods boycott to protest caricatures

#Muslims call for French goods boycott to protest caricatures

“#Muslims call for French goods boycott to protest caricatures” DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Muslims in the Middle East and beyond on Monday broadened their calls for boycotts of French products and protests, as a clash over depictions of the Prophet Muhammad and the limits of free speech intensified. Kuwaiti stores pulled French yogurts and…

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