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Harris skewers Trump for incident at Arlington National Cemetery...

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  Vice President Kamala Harris is criticizing former President Donald Trump over his controversial handling of a  visit to Arlington National Cemetery  earlier this week, saying in part that Trump “is unable to comprehend anything other than service to himself.” “It is my belief that someone who cannot meet this simple, sacred duty should never again stand behind the seal of the President of the United States of America,” Harris  wrote in a lengthy post  on social media.  “I will always honor the service and sacrifice of all of America’s fallen heroes, who made the ultimate sacrifice on behalf of our beloved nation and our cherished freedoms. I mourn them and salute them. And I will never politicize them,” she added. It’s the first time the vice president appears to be directly addressing the controversy. Michael Tyler, the Harris campaign communications director, had previously called the incident “pretty sad,” but said it’s what they’ve “come to expect from Donald Trump and his team.
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Trump says Florida shouldn’t arrest adults with "personal amounts" of Marijuana on them...

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  Former President Donald Trump on Saturday said he thinks adults in Florida shouldn’t be arrested for having “personal amounts” of marijuana in their possession, as the state’s voters are set to weigh in this November on recreational use of the drug.  Trump said in a  new post on Truth Social  that he thought the proposal, known as Amendment 3, would pass. “In Florida, like so many other States that have already given their approval, personal amounts of marijuana will be legalized for adults with Amendment 3. Whether people like it or not, this will happen through the approval of the Voters, so it should be done correctly,” Trump wrote.  Trump called for the Florida state legislature to “responsibly create laws that prohibit the use of it in public spaces, so we do not smell marijuana everywhere we go, like we do in many of the Democrat run Cities.” “At the same time, someone should not be a criminal in Florida, when this is legal in so many other States. We do not need to ruin lives
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Brave Irish teen saves mother and daughter from drowning in Co Carlow

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 Miley Doran, 17, didn't think twice before rescuing a mother and her teen daughter who had gotten into difficulty in the River Barrow in Co Carlow. Miley Doran, 17, is rightfully being praised as a hero after rescuing Stacey Foley and her daughter Sophie Foley-Smith who met difficulty while in the River Barrow in Co Carlow. Ann Langton, Stacey’s mother, told local radio station KCLR that Stacey was at the park with Sophie, who, as Langton says, “like all teenagers saw no danger of water.” When it was apparent that Sophie had gotten into difficulty in the river, Stacey’s “instincts kicked in” and she jumped in to rescue her. In the panic, however, Sophie latched onto Stacey’s neck, making it difficult for Stacey to breathe. Hearing the shouts for help, Doran “didn’t even think of his own safety, just got up and jumped straight in, brought my granddaughter to the river banks, and then went back for my daughter," Langton said. “He’s just our hero,” Langton continued.
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Google diversity head removed over anti-Semitic blog post

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  Google has removed its head of diversity over a 2007 blog post that said Jewish people had "an insatiable appetite for war and killing". In a post about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that resurfaced this week, Kamau Bobb also claimed Jewish people had an "insensitivity" to suffering. The post has now been deleted. On Thursday, a spokesperson for Google told the BBC that Mr Bobb would "no longer be part of our diversity team going forward". "We unequivocally condemn the past writings by a member of our diversity team that are causing deep offence and pain to members of our Jewish community," they said. "These writings are unquestionably hurtful. The author acknowledges this and has apologised. He will no longer be part of our diversity team... and will focus on his Stem [science, technology, engineering and maths] work. "This has come at at a time where we've seen an alarming increase in anti-Semitic attacks,"
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Jung Joon-young: K-pop star quits over secret sex videos

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A second K-pop star has dramatically quit the music business, in a growing industry sex scandal. Jung Joon-young, 30, admitted to secretly filming himself having sex with women and sharing the footage. "I admit to all my crimes," said Jung in a statement. He also promised to drop all his TV and music work. It comes a day after  superstar Seungri from the group Big Bang quit the industry  after he was charged with sex bribery. Jung, who is accused of taping 10 or more women, is due to be questioned by Seoul Metropolitan Police on Thursday. "I filmed women without their consent and shared it in a chatroom, and while I was doing so I didn't feel a great sense of guilt," said Jung in the statement released late on Tuesday. It came after South Korean broadcaster SBS reported allegations that he had filmed his own sex videos without his partners' permission, and shared them with friends in a mobile chat group during 2015-16. S Korea women protest
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