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on July 10, 2016 in World News

More Than 200 Protesters Arrested in Baton Rouge and St. Paul Overnight

David Caplan While thousands of demonstrators flooded the streets of major U.S. cities again Saturday night — protesting the recent killings by police of black men Philando Castile in suburban St. Paul, Minnesota, and Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana — a demonstration in St. Paul took a particularly violent turn, with participants hurling Molotov cocktails, fireworks, rocks, glass bottles, concrete slabs, and bricks at riot gear-wearing police officers. And between demonstrations in Baton Rouge and St. Paul alone, there were more than 200 arrests. The St. Paul protesters, who kicked off the night at 8 p.m. from the governor’s… View Article

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on July 10, 2016 in World News

Petition To ‘Formally Recognize BLM As A Terrorist Organization’ Picks Up Steam

Christian Datoc A White House petition to “formally recognize Black Lives Matter as a terrorist organization” has started to pick up steam in the wake of the Dallas police shooting. At the time of publication, the petition — which was created the day before the attack — had earned more than 12,000 signatures, but still has far to go before reaching its goal of 100,000 by the August 5 deadline. “Terrorism is defined as the use of violence and intimidation in pursuit of political aims,” it reads. “This definition is the same definition used to declare ISIS and other groups, as terrorist… View Article

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on July 10, 2016 in World News

22 Percent of Resettled Refugees in Minnesota Test Positive for Tuberculosis

by Michael Patrick Leahy One of every five refugees resettled in Minnesota by the federal government tested positive for latent tuberculosis in 2014, according to the state’s Department of Health. Only 4 percent of the general population in the United States tested positive for latent tuberculosis in the most recent report provided by the Centers for Disease Control. The April 2016 edition of the Refugee Health Quarterly, published by the Minnesota Department of Health reports that: Minnesota had 150 cases of TB in 2015, compared to 147 cases in 2014 (a 2 percent increase). The most common risk factor for TB cases in… View Article

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