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New York Post
1 day ago
Education

5 students, 1 security guard slashed in NYC high school cafeteria brawl: sources

Five students and a security guard were slashed in a brawl at a Queens high school.
Teens suffered minor slash wounds, two were hospitalized.
Miami Herald
4 months ago
Education

Police accuse Miami-Dade schools security guard of trying to sexually assault student

A school security guard in Miami-Dade County was arrested for inappropriate conduct with a student and trying to prevent the student from leaving his car after his advances were rejected.
This is the second case in a week involving a Miami-Dade public schools employee accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a student.
Los Angeles Times
4 months ago
Education

A 16-year-old girl was viciously beaten at Baldwin Park High School. A security guard is accused of watching

A 16-year-old girl has filed a claim against her local school district after being brutally attacked outside a bathroom stall.
The attack was witnessed by other students and a security guard who allegedly did nothing to intervene.
The girl's lawyer claims that the security guard allowed the attack to happen and even appeared to enjoy watching it.
www.mediaite.com
10 months ago
Education

Luka Doncic to Pay for Funerals After Serbia School Shooting

Emil T. Lippe/AP Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic has pledged to pay for the funeral services for the families affected by the recent school shooting in Serbia, ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reported Thursday.On Wednesday, a student of Belgrade's Vladislav Ribnikar Elementary School opened fire shortly after arrival.
New York Daily News
10 months ago
Education

Teen suspect guns down eight children, security guard during mass shooting at Serbia school

A 14-year-old boy unleashed carnage inside the halls of his elite school in the Serbian capital of Belgrade Wednesday morning, fatally shooting eight children and a security guard.Police responded to Vladislav Ribnikar school in Vračar, an upscale area of the Serbian capital, around 8:40 a.m. on Wednesday, the same day classes resumed after a long weekend for the May 1 holiday.
www.theguardian.com
10 months ago
Education

Pupil arrested after nine killed in Belgrade school shooting

A 14-year-old boy shot his teacher in a Belgrade classroom on Wednesday morning before opening fire on other students and security guards, killing eight pupils and a security guard, Serbia's interior ministry said.Milan Milosevic, the father of one of the pupils at the Vladislav Ribnikar elementary school, said his daughter was in the class where the gun was fired.
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East Bay (California)
www.mercurynews.com
1 month ago
East Bay (California)

Security guard shot in robbery at Oakland business

A security guard was shot multiple times during a robbery at a smoke shop in Oakland.
The guard was in stable condition after firing back at the robbers and is recovering at a hospital.
www.mercurynews.com
1 month ago
East Bay (California)

Third suspect in Kevin Nishita killing extradited from Missouri

The third suspect in the fatal shooting of TV news crew security guard Kevin Nishita has been extradited to Alameda County.
Laron Gilbert has been charged with murder, attempted second degree robbery, and assault with a semi-automatic firearm.
eastbaytimes.com
3 months ago
East Bay (California)

Oakland: Security guard fatally shot at convenience store near Lake Merritt Friday

A security guard at a convenience store in Oakland was fatally shot while trying to stop a theft.
The suspect fled the scene and a detailed description of the suspect has not been released.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles Times
1 month ago
Los Angeles

Man shot and killed in Home Depot parking lot by security guard

A security guard shot and killed a man in a Home Depot parking lot in South Los Angeles.
The victim had gotten into an altercation at the store and then tried to drive away.
Los Angeles Times
2 months ago
Los Angeles

After security guard is killed, daughter recalls a loving dad who 'did not deserve' his fate

A security guard named Eddie McAllister was shot and killed during an argument while having a meal with a friend.
The suspect has been arrested on suspicion of murder, but the motive for the argument is still unclear.
Los Angeles Times
9 months ago
Los Angeles

Man shot dead at possible illegal casino near Universal Studios

A man who was shot to death early Wednesday near Universal Studios may have been working as a security guard at an unlicensed casino, according to authorities.The unidentified man was found dead in the 3300 block of West Cahuenga Boulevard just outside Studio City, Los Angeles Police Officer Rosario Cervantes said.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

Volunteers step up in flooded Pajaro, where many lack food, clothing - and work

Jessica Sanchez felt awful about the catastrophic flooding that displaced hundreds of people in this Monterey County farm town.She felt worse when she heard families were sleeping in their cars because some of the shelters had reached capacity and they couldn't afford hotels."I have two daughters and I can't imagine having to sleep in a car when it's cold and raining outside," said Sanchez, 34.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

Lawyer who died in Mexico had 40 skull fractures, pathologist says. 'Someone did this to him'

The Orange County public defender who died while on vacation in a popular tourist area of Mexico last month sustained dozens of skull fractures, according to the family's lawyer.Case Barnett, the lawyer for the family of Elliot Blair - whose mysterious death at a resort in Rosarito in January has raised questions among his loved ones - said that an independent pathologist in Los Angeles hired by the family to perform an autopsy found Blair had about 40 fractures in the back of his skull.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

Elliot Blair, Orange County deputy public defender who died in Mexico, remembered for his generosity

Elliot Blair loved to help people.The 33-year-old Orange County public defender often stayed late at work to speak with his clients, people accused of crimes who could not afford to hire a lawyer."If he wasn't in trial, he was advocating for his clients," said Annie Rodriguez, a co-worker and friend.
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California
Los Angeles Times
2 months ago
California

California hires guards to monitor other businesses under 10 Freeway after L.A. fire

The state has hired security guards to watch over additional sites under the 10 Freeway after an arson fire at a storage yard damaged the freeway.
The state is fighting to evict Ahmad Anthony Nowaid and his subleasing tenants for violating contracts with the California Department of Transportation.
There are concerns about the government's vetting process for leasing land under California's freeways and highways.
Los Angeles Times
9 months ago
California

Four arrested in robbery at illegal casino that left a security guard dead

Detectives have arrested four men on charges of orchestrating the robbery of a gambling parlor last week in the Hollywood Hills.A security guard was shot to death during the incident.Matthew Scott Riley, 29, and Rudy Javier Madrid, 26, are charged with murder in the shooting death of Anthony Rivas, 32, who was providing security at the illegal casino in the 3300 block of Cahuenga Boulevard when he was gunned down in the early morning hours of May 31, said Los Angeles police Det.
Los Angeles Times
9 months ago
California

1 dead after shootout with security guards in South L.A., police say

One person was killed and a security guard was wounded Sunday morning following a shootout in South L.A., according to police.An armed security guard was trying to remove a man from a location near Washington Boulevard and Los Angeles Street about 7 a.m. when an argument broke out, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
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New York City
www.nytimes.com
2 months ago
New York City

An Overdose Antidote Becomes a Tricky Issue at Some Nightclubs

Partygoers carrying Narcan, a drug that can reverse opioid overdoses, have reported incidents of having it confiscated by security guards at music venues in New York City.
The incidents highlight the challenges the city faces in addressing the opioid epidemic, with one New Yorker dying of a drug overdose every three hours.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
New York City

I Paused in the Doorway and Placed the Bag in the Man's Hand'

Dear Diary: I was on my way in to see The Collaboration.A security guard who was checking my purse paused when he saw the small shopping bag I had.Looking inside, he was obviously curious about the 10 small bags I had there.These are candied pecans, I explained, hoping they wouldn't be confiscated.I'm meeting friends inside, and I always make them for the holidays.
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Mission Local
2 months ago
Mission District

Staff picks: Mission Local's favorite Mission Local stories of 2023

Coverage of the killing of Banko Brown and the aftermath
Reporting on the Potrero Hill projects and their dangerous conditions
Brooklyn Eagle
2 months ago
Parenting

Floyd Bennett Shelter guards snatched kids' mini-scooters; they were later returned

Security guards at a migrant shelter in Brooklyn confiscated toy scooters from children on Christmas Eve.
The guards claimed that scooters are not allowed inside dormitory areas and had asked the children to stop using them before confiscation.
www.independent.co.uk
3 months ago
UK news

Homeless man whose sleeping bag was soaked by McDonald's security guard speaks out

A homeless man in London claims to have been traumatised after a security guard working for McDonald's soaked his sleeping bag.
The incident, which was captured on video and shared on social media, sparked outrage and calls for accountability.
www.independent.co.uk
9 months ago
UK news

Protesters arrested attempting to stop Epsom Derby

Plans to disrupt the Epsom Derby were foiled as police arrested 31 suspected Animal Rising activists including one who ran on to the track just as the race began.The man, named by the group as Ben Newman, jumped the fence and sprinted on to the course, dodging a security guard who tried to tackle him.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Man with deep interest' in extreme violence accused over cemetery hammer murder

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails A man with a deep interest in extreme violence battered a man to death with a claw hammer in a cemetery, a court has heard.Erik Feld, 37, allegedly hit Ranjith Kankanamalage repeatedly in the face and head in the early hours of the morning, leaving him with catastrophic injuries.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Berlin Embassy spy hedged bets' during sting op with fake Russian officer

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails A British embassy spy was hedging his bets when he was accosted by a fake Russian operative during an undercover sting, a court has heard.David Ballantyne Smith, 58, began collecting secret information from the Berlin embassy where he worked as a security guard some four years before his arrest in August 2021.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Embassy spy wanted to give employer a bit of a slap' over treatment, court told

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails An ex-security guard has apologised for spying at the British Embassy in Berlin, saying he only wanted to give his employer a bit of a slap.David Ballantyne Smith admitted taking photographs of classified documents at the embassy some four years before he was caught in a sting by fake Russian operatives in 2021.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Berlin spy caught on camera during fake Russian agent sting op

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails A British embassy spy was caught on camera hedging his bets with a fake Russian operative during an undercover sting, a court has heard.David Ballantyne Smith, 58, had been collecting documents from the Berlin embassy where he worked as a security guard some four years before his arrest in August 2021.
homelessness
www.independent.co.uk
3 months ago
London

Homeless man whose sleeping bag was soaked by McDonald's security guard speaks out

A homeless man in London claims to have been traumatised after a security guard working for McDonald's soaked his sleeping bag.
The incident, which was captured on video and shared on social media, sparked outrage and calls for accountability.
www.independent.co.uk
3 months ago
London

Homeless man whose sleeping bag was soaked by McDonald's security guard speaks out

A homeless man in London claims to have been traumatised after a security guard working for McDonald's soaked his sleeping bag.
The incident, which was captured on video and shared on social media, sparked outrage and calls for accountability.
www.theguardian.com
3 months ago
London

Charities criticise treatment of homeless man by security guard in London

Homelessness charities criticize appalling treatment of homeless person by McDonald's security guard.
Incidents like these are unfortunately becoming more common and highlight the need for action to address homelessness.
www.independent.co.uk
3 months ago
UK news

Fury as security guard mops floor where homeless man is sitting outside McDonald's

McDonald's apologizes for security guard soaking homeless man's sleeping bag with water.
The security guards involved have been permanently removed from McDonald's and the restaurant team has been reminded to treat all people with respect.
McDonald's will work with the council to locate the homeless man and make amends as part of their ongoing support for homelessness charities.
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www.theguardian.com
4 months ago
US politics

Gunman in fatal New Hampshire hospital shooting identified

Gunman identified as John Madore, who shot and killed a security guard at a psychiatric hospital in New Hampshire.
Investigation ongoing to determine if Madore had ties to the hospital or the victim.
No other injuries reported and all patients at the hospital are safe.
Sun Sentinel
9 months ago
Miami

Heat are investigating rape allegations involving Conor McGregor at Game 4

In the wake of a media report of a sexual assault by former UFC champion Conor McGregor at a Miami Heat NBA Finals game at Kasaya Center, the team released a statement Thursday that read:
"We are aware of the allegations and are conducting a full investigation.Pending the outcome of the investigation, we will withhold further comment."
Chicago Tribune
9 months ago
Chicago

Editorial: Walking Man deserves justice, not the usual slow walk

"The Walking Man," real name Joseph Kromelis, became a beloved symbol of Chicago simply by walking around downtown streets, minding his own business.With his mop of hair, bushy mustache and worn-out but sharp attire, he inspired urban legends about his origins.Eccentric billionaire?Famous musician?
www.npr.org
9 months ago
Europe news

President Zelenskyy says 2-year-old is one of 500 Ukrainian children killed in war

Ukraine's President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during a press conference at the European Political Community (EPC) Summit in Bulboaca, near Chisinau, Moldova, Thursday, June 1, 2023.Carl Court/AP KYIV, Ukraine Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that Russia's war, now in its 16th month, has killed at least 500 Ukrainian children.
New York Daily News
10 months ago
San Francisco

No charges for San Francisco Walgreens security guard in fatal shooting of alleged shoplifter

The San Francisco District Attorney's Office has decided against pressing charges against a Walgreens security guard accused of fatally shooting a suspected shoplifter last month.In announcing the decision on Monday, District Attorney Brooke Jenkins cited insufficient evidence before releasing surveillance footage of the encounter, which unfolded on April 27 at a drugstore in downtown San Francisco.
www.dw.com
10 months ago
France politics

France puts ex-policeman on trial over Rwanda genocide DW 05/10/2023

A Paris court heard the charges against Philippe Hategekimana, who is charged with genocide and crimes against humanity in his home country.The trial is the latest to be held in France of alleged participants in the 1994 massacres, in which 800,000 people, most of them ethnic Tutsis, died."My name is Philippe Manier," said the accused using an assumed name when the president of the assize court, Jean-Marc Lavergne, asked him to state his identity.
www.mercurynews.com
10 months ago
San Francisco

San Francisco: No charges against guard in fatal shooting at Walgreens

A security guard who allegedly shot and killed a young man at a San Francisco Walgreens store last week won't face charges related to the case, according to prosecutors.Police had arrested the 33-year-old guard after the shooting, at 6:33 p.m. Thursday near Market and Fourth streets.Banko Brown, 24, was found on the sidewalk and was taken to a hospital, where he died of his injuries.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
Berlin

UK embassy guard in Berlin gets prison for spying for Russia

A former security guard at the British Embassy in Berlin was sentenced Friday to more than 13 years in prison for putting U.K. diplomats at maximum risk by selling secret information to Russia.David Ballantyne Smith admitted spying but claimed he was driven by depression and a desire to teach the embassy a lesson because he felt badly treated at work.
www.standard.co.uk
9 months ago
London

Hundreds of security guards at UCL told to reapply for jobs and face 13,000 pay cut, union says

H undreds of security guards at a London university will have to reapply for their roles in a major shakeup that could see them lose 13,500 per year, a union says.Up to 40 security officers who are contracted by Bidvest Noonan to work at UCL could lose their jobs or be offered work elsewhere in the company under new proposals.
BBC News
10 months ago
London

Pan Am flight 73 hostage learns from hijacker why life was spared

A hostage held at gunpoint in the fatal Pan Am flight 73 hijacking in 1986 has found out why his life was spared.Twenty-two people were killed and about 150 injured after a New York-bound plane was taken over by Palestinian militants at Karachi airport, Pakistan.Briton Mike Thexton, 63, has spoken to the hijacker who held him at gunpoint as part of a Sky documentary.
www.standard.co.uk
1 year ago
London

Three men jailed after taking turns' during alleyway rape in Barking

T hree men have been jailed for raping a woman in an alleyway in east London, the Met Police has said.The trio took turns' on the woman after luring her down an alleyway but were spotted by a security guard on CCTV who alerted police.The three appeared at Snaresbrook Crown Court on March 13 after they had been found guilty in January in what the police called an atrocious attack.
www.standard.co.uk
1 year ago
London

Boy, 8, killed and three injured after pedestrians hit by motorcycle outside mosque in Plumstead

A perfect boy was killed after a motorcyclist struck his family as they crossed the road to go to evening prayer at a south London mosque on Sunday night.A Scotland Yard spokesman said the fatal crash happened about 7.30pm outside Greenwich Islamic Centre in Plumstead Road.The football-loving boy, aged, 8, died at the scene according to family friends and three others, including the rider, were taken to hospital.
www.nytimes.com
9 months ago
New York City

Armed Guard Is Charged With Raping a Migrant at a Federal Building

A security guard who worked at a federal building in Manhattan has been accused of forcing an asylum seeker to perform oral sex on him, violating the migrant's constitutional rights, federal prosecutors said on Monday.On May 4, the guard, Jimmy Solano-Arias, 42, ordered the migrant, a man whose age and name were not released, into a locked room, where he sexually assaulted him, according to a statement released by the U.S. attorney's office for the Southern District of New York.
Mission Local
10 months ago
Mission District

Security guard shot multiple times on Shotwell Street

On Tuesday night at around 11 p.m., a man was shot multiple times on Shotwell Street near 26th Street, after confronting people attempting to break into his car, according to the police.Subscribe to our daily newsletter and have the latest stories from Mission Local delivered directly to your inbox.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
World politics

8 Dead in Shooting in Serbia, Day After School Massacre That Killed 9

BELGRADE, Serbia At least eight people were killed and 10 wounded late Thursday in a drive-by shooting in a town close to Belgrade, the second such mass killing in Serbia in two days, state television reported.The attacker used an automatic weapon to shoot randomly at people near the town of Mladenovac, about 30 miles south of Belgrade, the capital, the broadcaster RTS said early Friday.
New York Daily News
1 year ago
Education

High school student stabs two staff members, self in Canada

A Canadian high school student was arrested after stabbing two staff members and himself Monday morning, according to police.The student, who was not identified, was in an administrative office at Charles P. Allen High School in Bedford, Nova Scotia, when he pulled the knife, cops said.Both staffers were hospitalized due to their injuries.
www.barkinganddagenhampost.co.uk
1 year ago
London

'Evil' rapists jailed for 'atrocious' attack on woman

L-R: Miguel Clino, Devon Cato and Nizandro Caimanque have been jailed for rape (Image: Met Police) Three rapists have been jailed for an "atrocious attack" on a woman they coerced into an alleyway in Barking.A security guard saw the attack taking place on July 10 while monitoring CCTV and immediately called police.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Berlin embassy spy denies existence of Russian handler

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails An ex-security guard at the British Embassy in Berlin has admitted handing classified documents to Russia, but refused to name his alleged spymaster, saying: There is no-one.
Los Angeles Times
9 months ago
California

Banko Brown's family files suit against Walgreens and the security guard who shot him

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The family of Banko Brown has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Walgreens and a security guard who fatally shot Brown in April in San Francisco.Security guard Michael Earl-Wayne Anthony shot and killed Brown, 24, at a Walgreens on April 27 after Anthony confronted Brown about allegedly shoplifting $14 worth of merchandise.
KQED
10 months ago
California law

Group of SF Lawmakers Seek State, Federal Intervention in Banko Brown Killing, After DA Declines to Prosecute | KQED

One person making public comment at the City Hall meeting, but who declined to give their name to KQED, identified themselves as a brown transgender woman who has faced danger for her identity - including from a security guard."During my time in this city, I've been beat, been assaulted.I've had knives pulled on me.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
Wellness

How to Respond to a Stranger in Mental Distress

On May 1, Jordan Neely was killed in a New York City subway car by another passenger who held him in a chokehold for several minutes.Mr. Neely, who had a history of mental illness and was experiencing homelessness at the time, had been acting in a hostile and erratic manner, according to some who witnessed the incident, and was yelling that he needed food and something to drink.
www.mediaite.com
1 year ago
San Francisco

CNN Crew Robbed While Covering Street Crime in San Francisco

A CNN crew was robbed while trying to film a segment at City Hall in San Francisco, correspondent Kyung Lah revealed through Twitter on Friday, providing an image of the windshield to their rental car smashed in.Got robbed.Again.[CNN producer Jason Kravarik] & I were at city hall in San Francisco to do an interview for @CNN, Kah tweeted.
www.theguardian.com
9 months ago
UK politics

British universities can no longer financially depend on foreign students. They must reform to survive | Simon Jenkins

Universities are becoming primary victims of the chaos enveloping Britain's public sector.News reported in the Guardian has vice-chancellors pleading for a new model of government funding.This follows reports that one-third of England's universities are trading at a deficit.Since almost one-fifth of UK students in higher education now come from abroad 125,000 of them from China there is near panic at the Home Office's determination to slash student immigration.
www.cbc.ca
10 months ago
Toronto

System is broken says Ontario mom waiting 9 months to bring adopted Nigerian daughter home | CBC News

Nine months after receiving her daughter's official adoption papers from Lagos State in Nigeria, Andrea Eaton of Tillsonburg, Ont., is still waiting to bring her daughter, Maya, home.It's not an unfamiliar story Canada has a track record of delaying entry to adopted Nigerian children.It's a problem advocates say is inexcusable and contravenes Canada's international and domestic commitments to children.
www.cbc.ca
1 year ago
Toronto

Junos 2023: The Weeknd wins big, Avril Lavigne confronts topless protester onstage | CBC News

Toronto singer The Weeknd now has the second-most Juno awards of all time, after winning album of the year during Monday night's ceremony hosted by Shang Chi actor Simu Liu.The Canadian music awards show handed out five prizes throughout the evening: the TikTok Juno fan choice award, album of the year, breakthrough artist of the year, rap album/EP of the year and contemporary R&B recording of the year.
www.cbc.ca
1 year ago
Toronto

Police put 80 officers on the TTC a month ago. Has it made the transit system any safer? | CBC News

It's been just over a month since 80 police officers were placed across Toronto's transit system in response to a recent surge in violent acts on the system, but how much of a difference that's making depends on who you ask.TTC spokesperson Stuart Green said the transit agency is still collecting and verifying data about violent incidents that have occurred since the start of the program.
www.cbc.ca
1 year ago
Toronto

Toronto woman with disability says flying Air Canada made her feel like an 'unwanted burden' | CBC News

A Toronto woman is speaking out about the experience of flying with a disability, saying her most recent flight with Air Canada left her feeling like an "unwanted burden."Georgia Pike, a graduate student at York University, says she has travelled in and out of Toronto Pearson Airport many times, but her latest experience was so bad that it prompted her to come forward about "a system that discriminates against people with disabilities."
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
World politics

On the Run for Decades, a Fugitive of Rwanda's Genocide Is Finally Caught

For more than 20 years, Fulgence Kayishema, one of the world's most wanted fugitives of the Rwandan genocide, evaded authorities who say he orchestrated the killing of more than 2,000 Tutsis during the massacre.He remained at large, hiding among refugees in several countries, and masking himself behind various aliases.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
World politics

A U.K. court sentences a former Berlin embassy worker to 13 years in prison for spying for Russia.

A British court on Friday sentenced a former security guard at Britain's embassy in Berlin to more than 13 years in prison for spying for Russia.The former guard, David Ballantyne Smith, 58, whose intelligence gathering activities spanned four years, according to the judge in the case, had pleaded guilty to eight charges under Britain's Official Secrets Act, but said that he had been depressed, lonely and drinking heavily at the time.
www.theguardian.com
10 months ago
Spain news

It's not just in football': young players' families on racism in Spain

A little after 5pm on Tuesday, a young boy in a Real Madrid strip trotted on to a damp neighbourhood football pitch in the centre of the Spanish capital, oblivious to both the racism flung at the man whose name he wore on his back, and to the national and international debate it had generated.We haven't told him about the Vinicius thing yet, said Mohamed's mother, Milene Dos Santos, as she and her husband looked on from the sidelines.
sfist.com
10 months ago
LA Dodgers

Day Around the Bay: Dodgers Disinvite Sisters Of Perpetual Indulgence From Pride Night

Those bums, the LA Dodgers, are disinviting the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence from their annual LGBTQ Pride Night at Dodgers Stadium this year, caving to conservative pressure.The beloved drag queen nuns are just the latest target in the Republican push to villainize queer people, and the Dodgers say that the Sisters and the controversy would just be a "distraction" from Pride Night.
Mission Local
10 months ago
Mission District

Dozens of Banko Brown allies rally, calling for prosecution of Walgreens guard

Dozens of supporters of the Walgreens shooting victim Banko Brown rallied and marched to San Francisco City Hall Monday evening, expressing rage at video of the shooting and the decision by the district attorney today not to press charges against the security guard who shot Brown."Do you think it was murder?" chanted Nancy Robles, an organizer with the Party for Socialism and Liberation, which organized the rally.
Mission Local
10 months ago
Mission District

Video: Banko Brown retreating when Walgreens guard shot him

The San Francisco District Attorney's office today released video of the April 27 Banko Brown shooting, revealing that Brown was shot and killed by Walgreens security guard Michael Earl-Wayne Anthony as Brown was retreating from the store.DA Brooke Jenkins, who had earlier stated that evidence "clearly" showed Anthony acting in self-defense, today formally confirmed her office will not be bringing charges.
Mission Local
10 months ago
Mission District

DA Brooke Jenkins panel canceled ahead of Banko Brown protests

Earlier this evening, a slated panel featuring District Attorney Brooke Jenkins was canceled only a few hours before it was scheduled to begin after a planned protest by the family and supporters of Banko Brown, the Black trans man killed by a Walgreens security guard on April 27.The Alice B. Toklas LGBTQ Democratic Club had intended to hold a "Crisis on our Streets" event at 6 p.m. today at Manny's cafe, on the corner of 18th and Valencia streets.
Mission Local
10 months ago
Mission District

Pressure mounts as supporters, supes implore DA to release video

A man who says he was an eyewitness to the killing of Banko Brown on April 27 - and filmed the aftermath of the shooting - says that Walgreens security guard Michael Earl-Wayne Anthony had already ejected Brown from the store and gone back inside - before changing his mind, walking back outside, and shooting Brown.
Mission Local
10 months ago
Mission District

Family of Banko Brown calls for accountability at Supes' meeting

"This city," said Kimora Lanique as a dusting of rain fell outside City Hall, "has failed us to the fullest."Lanique, a friend and colleague of Banko Brown, was addressing a circle of around 30 supporters and loved ones of the slain 24-year-old before public comment at the May 2 Board of Supervisors meeting.
Mission Local
1 year ago
Mission District

Veteran Univision videographer robbed on Mission Street

Subscribe to our daily newsletter and have the latest stories from Mission Local delivered directly to your inbox.Read in Spanish / Leer en español It was just a regular Monday morning in Roque Hernandez's life when the Univisión cameraman and longtime journalist was robbed while working on a story in the Mission District, where he has worked and lived for more than 30 years.
www.theguardian.com
10 months ago
France news

De Humani Corporis Fabrica review gruesome surgery film gets under the skin

Lucien Castaing-Taylor and Verena Paravel are the French documentary film-makers who in 2012 gave us Leviathan, an experimental and immersively strange account of life on a fishing trawler in the north Atlantic.In 2017 their Somniloquies was a hallucinatory, image-driven film about sleep-talking, while Caniba was about the notorious Japanese murderer and cannibal Issei Sagawa and the strange half-life of his later years, when he was immobilised by a cerebral infarction.
Boston Condos For Sale Ford Realty
10 months ago
Boston real estate

Boston Condo Brokers Day - Different As Black Is To White Boston Condos For Sale Ford Realty

Boston condo brokers day - Different as black is to white
I gazed up to the bright blue sky with slight orange streaks of light that seemed to have been intricately painted, on this canvas.The sky was peppered with small, white bolls of cotton, slowly floating along the blue expanse.But then it was interrupted.
www.npr.org
10 months ago
Law

What we know about the deadly Allen, Texas, mass shooting

Robert Jackson and his mother Cheryl Jackson hug as they visit a memorial near the scene of a mass shooting at the Allen Premium Outlets mall on Monday in Allen, Texas.Joe Raedle/Getty Images More details are coming to light about the mass shooting at an outlet mall in Allen, Texas, on Saturday, when a gunman opened fire, killing eight people and wounding seven others.
Chicago Tribune
10 months ago
Chicago

What we know about the victims of the Texas mall shooting

Texans grieved Sunday in the aftermath of gunfire that killed eight people and wounded seven others at an Allen mall - leaving the community to grapple with the second-deadliest mass shooting in the United States this year.Just after 3:30 p.m. Saturday, police said an officer who was nearby on an unrelated call heard gunfire at Allen Premium Outlets in the 800 block of West Stacy Road, near U.S. Highway 75.
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

Flirting bank robber tells woman he's a 'sugar daddy,' will run for president, leading to charges after dramatic Loop shootout, leaving guard wounded: feds

Weeks after a man shot a security guard after robbing a Loop skyscraper's bank of more than $23,000, officials tracked him down and say his flirting led to charges, federal authorities said Wednesday.The criminal complaint, made public Wednesday, reveals new details of the March 9 bank robbery and shootout and shows the suspect, Jawad H. Hakeem, was identified by authorities in part because he stopped to flirt with a woman in an alleyway before holding up the Fifth Third Bank at 1 South Wacker Drive.
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

Security guard shot during Loop bank robbery: cops

A 59-year-old security guard was shot during a bank robbery in the Loop Thursday afternoon, Chicago police said.An "unknown offender" left a bank in the first block of South Wacker Drive about 3 p.m. when the guard confronted the robber, who shot the 59-year-old in the arm, police said.The guard, using his service weapon, returned fire and the robber fled east on Madison Avenue.
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

Former police Superintendent Garry McCarthy testifies in hearing on killing of Officer Clifton Lewis

In January 2012, then-Chicago police Superintendent Garry McCarthy emailed the police force about charges in the killing of Officer Clifton Lewis, but he also sought to debunk a rumor, he testified Tuesday.After Lewis was killed while working off-duty as a security guard at a West Side convenience store in December 2011, a rumor circulated throughout the force that Lewis was killed in a case of mistaken identity, McCarthy said.
www.dw.com
10 months ago
Education

Teenage boy kills nine people in Belgrade school shooting DW 05/03/2023

31 minutes ago31 minutes ago At least eight children are among the dead and several others wounded after teenager went on a shooting spree at an elementary school in Belgrade.Police said eight children and a security guard were killed when a teenage boy opened fire at a school in Serbia's capital of Belgrade on Wednesday.
www.dw.com
10 months ago
Education

Teenage boy kills nine people in Belgrade school shooting DW 05/03/2023

31 minutes ago31 minutes ago At least eight children are among the dead and several others wounded after teenager went on a shooting spree at an elementary school in Belgrade.Police said eight children and a security guard were killed when a teenage boy opened fire at a school in Serbia's capital of Belgrade on Wednesday.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
Europe news

7th-Grader Opens Fire at School in Serbia, Killing 8 Students

A seventh-grade student went on a shooting rampage at a school in Belgrade, Serbia, early Wednesday, killing eight children and a security guard, the Serbian police said.The police said in a statement that the shooting took place around 8:40 a.m. at Vladislav Ribnikar primary school in the capital.The boy, who was not identified and whose age was not given, used his father's handgun to fire multiple shots into a crowd at the school, the police said.
www.theguardian.com
11 months ago
Europe news

What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

Every week we wrap up the must-reads from our coverage of the Ukraine war, from news and features to analysis, visual guides and opinion.A heavily damaged residential building hit by a Russian missile in Uman, Cherkasy region, Ukraine 28 April 2023.Photograph: Interior Ministry Of Ukriane/Reuters Russia launched a wave of missile attacks across many of Ukraine's biggest cities before dawn on Friday, killing a mother and young child in the port city of Dnipro, and three people at a high-rise apartment building in the central city of Uman.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Poland arrests nine over alleged plot to sabotage Ukraine arms supplies

Polish authorities say they have detained nine members of a Russian spy ring who they say were gathering intelligence on weapons supplies to Ukraine and making plans to sabotage the deliveries.Six people have been charged with preparing acts of sabotage and espionage, and charges are being prepared against the other three.
www.dw.com
10 months ago
Education

Serbia: Teenage boy arrested after deadly school shooting DW 05/03/2023

23 minutes ago23 minutes ago One person was killed and several wounded when a teenager opened fire at an elementary school in Belgrade.A school security guard died and at least five students were wounded when a teenage boy opened fire at a school in Serbia's capital of Belgrade on Wednesday.The Interior Ministry said the seventh-grade student used his father's gun in the shooting.
sfist.com
11 months ago
San Francisco

Shooting at Market Street Walgreens Leaves One Dead, Security Guard Allegedly Detained

There was a fatal shooting Thursday evening near the busy section of Market Street outside the Westfield Mall, a few blocks from Union Square, possibly involving a store security guard armed with a gun.As NBC Bay Area reports, the shooting took place outside the Walgreens on the 800 block of Market Street just after 6:30 p.m.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Wellness

Tiny Love Stories: Her Gifts Drove Me Crazy Then Guilty'

Every birthday, my Filipino grandmother gave me pearls: necklaces, earrings, bracelets, rings.Always tissue-wrapped and labeled with her fine handwriting.Pearls are what she believed a woman should be: polished, elegant.When I was in my punk-rock teens, her gifts drove me crazy then guilty.Please, grandma, save your money!
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Sports

Fairleigh Dickinson, Princeton, Furman and the Joy of March Upsets

SACRAMENTO At its best, March isn't about madness so much as pure, unbridled joy.It stirs with the highly anticipated first peek at the men's and women's N.C.A.A. tournament brackets, then crescendoes with the unexpected emergence of giant-killers this year, Fairleigh Dickinson, Princeton and Furman slaying the men's powerhouses Purdue, Arizona and Virginia.
www.wfaa.com
1 year ago
Dallas Cowboys

Remembering the highs (and lows) of Zeke's Cowboys tenure

DALLAS An era in Dallas Cowboys history has come to an end.Cowboys owner Jerry Jones made it official on Wednesday that the team parted ways with Ezekiel Elliott.Elliott became a mainstay in the Cowboys backfield alongside quarterback Dak Prescott ever since being drafted No. 4 overall in the 2016 NFL Draft.
www.mediaite.com
1 year ago
Dallas Cowboys

WATCH: Cowboys Fans Brawl With EACH OTHER Following Loss To 49ers

Dallas Cowboys fans turned on one another as multiple fights broke out at a watch party outside the Cowboys' AT&T Stadium.In three videos that appeared on Twitter late Sunday night, Cowboys fans who went to a live viewing party at a bar outside of AT&T Stadium decided to take their anger out on one another after watching their team lose to the San Fransisco 49ers 19-12.
BBC Sport
1 year ago
Soccer (FIFA)

Police recover medal stolen from Salah's home

Police have recovered stolen goods including an Africa Cup of Nations runners-up medal and arrested two men following a burglary at the Cairo home of Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah.Egypt's Ministry of Interior said a former security guard at the residential complex was one of those arrested over the alleged break-in.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
US news

Federal lawsuit filed over Kenosha police officer who put his knee on a 12-year-old's neck while breaking up school fight

(CNN)A father and his middle-school-aged daughter have filed a federal lawsuit against a former school security guard in Kenosha, Wisconsin, after he put his knee on the child's neck while trying to break up a cafeteria fight last year.The security guard, Shawn Guetschow, also was a Kenosha police officer but was not on police duty at the time of the incident at Kenosha's Lincoln Middle School on March 4, officials have said.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Boy who murdered Asda shopper after row in supermarket toilet detained for life

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails A 15-year-old boy has been detained at His Majesty's pleasure for murdering a shopper after a row in a supermarket toilet.Ian Kirwan was knifed in the heart by the boy then aged 14 who was acting as a part of a masked gang that terrorised members of the public.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Berlin spy had ongoing relationship' with Russia and was paid for treachery'

Berlin spy David Smith had an ongoing relationship with Russia and was paid for his treachery, a senior judge has ruled.The 58-year-old Scot gathered secret documents and passed them on to Russian authorities while working as a security guard at the British embassy in Germany.He was caught following an undercover operation in 2021 and has admitted eight charges under the Official Secrets Act.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Court hears of potentially catastrophic' impact of Berlin embassy spy

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Berlin spy David Smith cost the taxpayer some 820,000 and left his colleagues angry and betrayed after passing secrets to Russia, a court has heard.On Thursday, prosecutor Alison Morgan KC read out a series of statements about the harm the 58-year-old security guard had caused.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Nearly 1m cost of Berlin spy that left embassy staff concerned' for safety

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Berlin spy David Smith's leaks to Russian intelligence cost nearly 1 million and left staff at the British embassy in Germany concerned over their safety.The damage the 58-year-old security guard caused by collecting secrets from his work over four years and passing an unknown quantity to the hostile state was laid bare at the Old Bailey by prosecutor Alison Morgan KC.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Ex-serviceman turned traitor while consuming conspiracy theories

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Berlin spy David Ballantyne Smith was a lonely ex-serviceman who turned traitor while consuming online conspiracy theories and pro-Putin propaganda.Born in Paisley in Scotland, the 58-year-old spent 12 years in the RAF before moving to Crawley in West Sussex and getting jobs at Gatwick Airport.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

The British spy with a Soviet hat who made no secret of his love for Russia

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails David Smith liked Russia.A lot.And he wasn't shy about expressing his feelings to colleagues at the British embassy in Berlin.The 58-year-old security guard kept a poster affixed to the inside of his work locker's door so that every time he opened it, he was greeted with a cartoon of a muscled Vladimir Putin, who was holding a bayonet in one hand and using the other to drag Angela Merkel by the neck.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Berlin spy case shows potential failings' in vetting system, says ex-MI6 spy

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The case of a Russian spy discovered in the UK's Berlin embassy throws up potential failings in vetting procedures, former MI6 officer Christopher Steele said.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Media industry

Compare the election-fraud claims Fox News aired with what its stars knew

A security guard looks out of the News Corp. headquarters in New York on April 19, 2017.Mary Altaffer/AP Election officials and major news channels reported there was no evidence of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 election to the fury of then-President Donald Trump.In the weeks following the election, Trump and his lawyers demanded recounts, refusing to accept his loss and claiming the election was stolen.
Portland Mercury
1 year ago
Portland

Good Morning, News: Accused Normandale Park Shooter Pleads Guilty, Gonzalez' Tent Ban Leads to Second Council Shutdown, and Trump Lawyer Admits She's a Goddamn Liar

The Mercury provides news and fun every single day-but your help is essential.If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us.Thanks for your support!GOOD MORNING, PORTLAND!Because you like all things "sexy," I feel the need to remind you that this weekend is your LAST CHANCE to see America's sweetest li'l porn festival HUMP! screening live at Revolution Hall, and... what's this?
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Health

The proud Pakistani tradition of feeding the hungry is strained as food prices soar

A little girl clutches a small bag of rice leftovers from a meal she was served at a free-food hall at a sprawling shrine to the Sufi saint Bari Imam on the outskirts of Pakistani capital Islamabad.Many visitors to the shrine scoop up the free meal they are given into plastic bags to feed children at home.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Books

Patrick Bringley on his book 'All the Beauty in the World'

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: *** Patrick Bringley suffered a profound loss and decided to seek shelter in the most beautiful place he knew.He would spend a decade there as a guard.Let's ask him to read from his new memoir, "All The Beauty In The World: The Metropolitan Museum Of Art And Me." PATRICK BRINGLEY: (Reading) The mornings are church-mouse quiet.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

Man arrested near Drake's Beverly Hills mansion after alleged burglary

A man has been arrested after allegedly breaking into hip-hop star Drake's Beverly Hills mansion on Thursday night.The Los Angeles Police Dept.confirmed Friday that officers were called around 9 p.m. to the 9900 block of Kip Drive in Beverly Hills regarding a burglary.Upon arrival, the security guard on the scene who called police about the suspected break-in told them that an unknown white male had made "an unauthorized entry into the property," LAPD Officer Moore Warren said Friday.
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