#Thailand’s ‘Bad Students’ demand minister’s resignation, reforms

#Thailand’s ‘Bad Students’ demand minister’s resignation, reforms

“#Thailand’s ‘Bad Students’ demand minister’s resignation, reforms” BANGKOK – Thailand’s self-styled “Bad Student” campaigners demanded the resignation of Education Minister Nataphol Teepsuwan on Friday after touring some of Bangkok’s high schools in a brightly painted truck and calling for reforms. “Get out, get out, get out!” they chanted from the open-top truck after it parked…

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#Irina Slavina dies after setting herself on fire in Russia

#Irina Slavina dies after setting herself on fire in Russia

“#Irina Slavina dies after setting herself on fire in Russia” A Russian journalist died after setting herself on fire outside a government building Friday — writing on Facebook an hour before her suicide, “Blame the Russian Federation for my death.” Irina Slavina, editor-in-chief of the small local news outlet Koza Press, self-immolated in front of…

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#Ballistics report contradicts AG’s Breonna Taylor shooting account

#Ballistics report contradicts AG’s Breonna Taylor shooting account

“#Ballistics report contradicts AG’s Breonna Taylor shooting account” A Kentucky ballistics report raises questions about state prosecutors’ version of the police shooting death of Breonna Taylor, casting doubt on the claim that Taylor’s boyfriend fired at cops first and wounded one officer, according to a new report. The state police report also contradicts Attorney General…

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#Rochester names first female chief after protests

#Rochester names first female chief after protests

“#Rochester names first female chief after protests” NEW YORK – The mayor of Rochester, New York named the city’s first female police chief on Saturday, weeks after firing the previous chief amid protests over the death of a Black man in police custody. Cynthia Herriott-Sullivan, a top official at the Rochester Housing Authority who previously…

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