| 'It hurt': Clinton says Sanders dragged out nomination fight Posted: 12 Sep 2017 06:51 AM PDT  Hillary Clinton says Bernie Sanders's reluctance to quickly endorse her following the 2016 Democratic primary was disrespectful, hurtful and stood in stark contrast to the way she handled her primary loss to Barack Obama in 2008.
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| 1 Dead, 3 Injured After Student Opens Fire At Washington State High School Posted: 13 Sep 2017 11:37 AM PDT  One student is dead and three others are injured after a shooting at Freeman High School in Rockford, Washington, on Wednesday morning. Three teenage students are being treated for serious injuries at Sacred Heart Medical Center, Spokane Fire Chief Brian Schaeffer told reporters outside the high school.
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| CNN anchor Don Lemon's body-positive remarks to 'chunky' reporter go viral Posted: 12 Sep 2017 06:36 AM PDT  CNN anchor Don Lemon's body-positive remarks during a recent segment are now going viral. Lemon was talking to CNN news reporter Sara Sidner who was in Daytona Beach, Fla., to cover Hurricane Irma. Sidner told Lemon that the windy, torrential rainstorm was strong enough to topple her over.
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| Major Break in Cold Case More Than Four Decades Old Posted: 11 Sep 2017 09:00 PM PDT  A convicted sex offender, now 60 and already serving time for another case, confessed to the crime of abducting and killing two young girls forty years ago.
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| Myanmar's Suu Kyi To Skip UN General Assembly Amid Outrage Over Rohingya Crisis Posted: 13 Sep 2017 08:18 AM PDT  Myanmar's civil leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, has announced she will skip the upcoming United Nations General Assembly amid escalating tensions in crisis-torn Rakhine state.
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| White House aide: Trump may not insist on border wall funds in DACA bill Posted: 12 Sep 2017 07:21 AM PDT  President Donald Trump waves as he walks across the South Lawn to board Marine One at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017, for a short trip to Andrews Air Force Base, Md. and then onto Yuma, Ariz. to visit the U.S. border with Mexico and attend a rally in Phoenix. WASHINGTON — White House Director of Legislative Affairs Marc Short told reporters Tuesday that President Trump will not necessarily insist on having border wall funding in a bill to protect young unauthorized immigrants. Early last week, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the end of the Obama-era DACA program, which throws the fate of nearly 800,000 young unauthorized immigrants without criminal records into question.
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| Who posted this on Facebook? A neo-Nazi? A Klansman? No: The son of the prime minister of Israel. Posted: 12 Sep 2017 10:30 AM PDT  There's an outcry in Israel over Benjamin Netanyahu's son posting an allegedly anti-Semitic cartoon on Facebook — winning praise from David Duke and neo-Nazis. Why did he do it, and what does it mean for Netanyahu?
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| Mexico withdraws Hurricane Harvey aid offer after Trump fails to send condolences for their earthquake Posted: 12 Sep 2017 06:27 AM PDT  Mexico has withdrawn its offer of aid to US victims of Hurricane Harvey after a 8.1 magnitude earthquake hit the southern states of Oaxaca and Chiapas, killing 96 people. A statement released by Mexico's Foreign Ministry said the aid would now be redirected to help those affected by the devastating earthquake and Hurricane Katia that wreaked havoc on home soil. As many as 5,000 homes were destroyed in Chiapas, with authorities fearing the damage in Oaxaca could be even worse.
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| At Least 6 Dead at Florida Nursing Home Hit by Irma, Cops Conducting 'Criminal' Investigation Posted: 13 Sep 2017 10:09 AM PDT  Police are conducting a criminal investigation into the nursing home deaths.
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| The Healthy Benefits of Turmeric Posted: 12 Sep 2017 10:36 AM PDT  Turmeric, a cousin of ginger, is one of the principal spices in curry powder. Fresh turmeric is a rhizome root, like ginger—though smaller, with a tawny skin and a bright orange interior.
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| Trump Voter Fraud Commissioner Was Alarmed Democrats Would Have A Say On Panel Posted: 13 Sep 2017 10:46 AM PDT  A member of President Donald Trump's voter fraud commission expressed outrage that Democrats would be appointed to sit on the panel, saying they would only obstruct its work.
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| Christie: I hope Bannon enjoys his 'last 15 minutes of fame' Posted: 12 Sep 2017 08:38 AM PDT  New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is dismissing former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon's claim that his failure to defend Donald Trump following the release of the infamous "Access Hollywood" tape cost him a Cabinet position.
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| Boeing lands $600M contract to design new Air Force Ones Posted: 13 Sep 2017 12:24 PM PDT  The U.S. Air Force on Tuesday awarded Boeing a contract worth just less than $600 million to begin the preliminary design of the next Air Force One planes.
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| One dead, others wounded in Washington state school shooting Posted: 13 Sep 2017 10:40 AM PDT  (Reuters) - One person was killed and at least several others wounded when a suspect opened fire on Wednesday at a high school near Spokane, Washington, police and local media said.
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| Eric Bolling's Former Fox News Colleagues Pay Tribute To His Late Son Posted: 12 Sep 2017 12:21 AM PDT  "The Five" closed its Monday broadcast with a tribute to the late son of theFox News show's former co-host, Eric Bolling.
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| Hope Hicks Named White House Communications Director Posted: 12 Sep 2017 05:29 AM PDT  Hope Hicks, who has served as interim White House communications director since Anthony Scaramucci was abruptly ousted from the position in July, will remain in the job on a permanent basis, CNN, NBC and Bloomberg report.
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| Irma's wrath was especially hard on Keys, Jacksonville Posted: 13 Sep 2017 11:57 AM PDT  FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Irma seemed to inflict special wrath on some unlucky communities, even though it didn't cause the catastrophic destruction that was feared in Florida and the rest of the Southeastern United States.
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| Harvey storm-water releases were unlawful government takings: lawsuits Posted: 13 Sep 2017 08:39 AM PDT  Owners of homes flooded during Hurricane Harvey are claiming billions of dollars in damages by federal and state water releases from storm-swollen reservoirs, using a legal tack pursued without success in Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina. Several lawsuits filed in federal and state courts in Texas claim properties were taken for public use without compensation. The lawsuits name the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and a state agency responsible for water releases.
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| House Rejects Sessions Order Giving Cops More Power To Take Innocent People's Stuff Posted: 13 Sep 2017 08:36 AM PDT  U.S. House lawmakers on Tuesday adopted a trio of bipartisan measures meant to rein in civil asset forfeiture, a controversial law enforcement practice that allows police to confiscate property from individuals without ever convicting them of a crime, and often without even charging them.
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| Eric Trump and wife Lara welcome baby boy Posted: 12 Sep 2017 09:43 AM PDT ![Eric Trump and wife Lara welcome baby boy]( "Eric Trump and wife Lara welcome baby boy") President Trump's son, Eric Trump, and his wife Lara welcomed their first child together on Tuesday.
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| These Florida cops are going viral for a fairly obvious reason Posted: 13 Sep 2017 08:28 AM PDT  It's not often the internet finds something it can wholeheartedly agree on. SEE ALSO: The internet descends upon this super hot selfie of the Queen's former page boy This Facebook photo of three members of Florida's Gainesville Police Department really seems to have brought people together, though: That picture was originally posted on Sunday. At the time of writing it's been shared almost 200,000 times, and received over 334,000 reactions. If you can't guess why, a quick glance over the comments section should clear things up: Image: facebook/gainesville police department Image: facebook/gainesville police department Image: facebook/gainesville police department Image: facebook/gainesville police department Image: facebook/gainesville police department Image: facebook/gainesville police department Image: facebook/gainesville police departmentThe image went so impressively viral that Gainesville Police Department shared the following update: Image: facebook/gainesville police departmentIn the days since, they've been sharing more photos of their officers. Image: facebook/gainseville police department Image: facebookThat calendar is going to sell well. WATCH: How to respond when your coworker asks you, "How was your weekend?"
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| Biracial Boy Pushed Off Table With Rope Around His Neck: Family Posted: 12 Sep 2017 10:24 AM PDT  The boy was brought to a hospital where he was treated for cuts to his neck.
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| Nearly 40 People Got Sick After Playing With Petland Puppies Posted: 12 Sep 2017 03:02 PM PDT  The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Monday that 39 people contracted a bacterial infection from contagious puppies at the pet store chain Petland.
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| Anthony Weiner And Huma Abedin Appear In Divorce Court Posted: 13 Sep 2017 12:04 PM PDT  NEW YORK ― Former Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) met his estranged wife, Huma Abedin, for their first hearing in divorce court Wednesday, months after he pleaded guilty to sending explicit text messages to a minor.
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| Texan man goes to house of woman who was divorcing him and shoots her dead along with seven of her friends Posted: 12 Sep 2017 05:29 PM PDT  A man gunned down his estranged wife and seven of her friends who were attending a party at her home. Spencer James Hight brought "multiple firearms of different types" to the house in the sprawling Plano suburb in Dallas, Texas, police said. After confronting Meredith Lane Hight, the 32-year-old killed her, said Plano Police Chief Gregory Rushin.
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| Irma Evacuations Prioritized White People on St. Martin Posted: 12 Sep 2017 03:10 AM PDT  The hurricane left scores of people dead in the Caribbean.
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| Where Are Our Nine Farthest Probes? Posted: 13 Sep 2017 01:20 AM PDT  As Cassini prepares for its final plunge into Saturn's atmosphere, let's take a look our nine farthest scouts in the solar system and beyond.
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| Hillary Clinton's Supporters Don't Want Her To Shut Up Posted: 12 Sep 2017 12:41 PM PDT  NEW YORK ― By 6:30 a.m., Perry and Maddie were out of their homes and in a line.
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| Tesla CEO Elon Musk's 69-year-old mother Maye dazzles at New York Fashion Week Posted: 13 Sep 2017 08:05 AM PDT  Maye Musk went out with a bang at New York Fashion Week! The 69-year-old mother of Tesla CEO Elon Musk hit her last Spring 2018 runway at the Zero + Maria Cornejo show on Tuesday looking absolutely flawless in a striped satin top tucked into matching pants and some leather slides. A great way to end #nyfw #model#justgettingstarted," Maye captioned the snap.
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| Report: Egypt cuts military ties with North Korea Posted: 12 Sep 2017 10:10 AM PDT  Egypt's defense minister, on a visit to Seoul, announced that his country has cut military ties with North Korea, according to a report by South Korea's Yonhap news agency.
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| Rich donor's girlfriends testify at Menendez bribery trial Posted: 12 Sep 2017 02:22 PM PDT  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Prosecutors in the corruption trial of U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez and a wealthy donor put two of the donor's reputed former girlfriends on the witness stand Tuesday in an attempt to put Menendez's efforts to smooth their visa applications into the context of a larger bribery scheme, with mixed results.
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| Woman Accused Of Shooting Homeless Man Who Asked Her To Move Porsche Posted: 12 Sep 2017 02:14 PM PDT  A Nashville woman has been charged with attempted murder after she allegedly shot at a homeless man who asked her to move her Porsche.
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| McConnell Says Republicans Got More Out Of Trump's Fiscal Deal Than People Think Posted: 12 Sep 2017 02:00 PM PDT  WASHINGTON ― Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) raised eyebrows on Capitol Hill this week after he claimed that Democrats had prematurely celebrated the fiscal deal they negotiated with President Donald Trump.
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| 'Fluffy' the great white shark heads back to sea Posted: 11 Sep 2017 11:27 PM PDT  A baby great white shark that stunned onlookers when it washed up on a popular Sydney beach was released back into the ocean Tuesday after spending the night in an aquarium. The thrashing 1.5-metre (4.9-foot) animal, nicknamed "Fluffy" by marine experts, came ashore at busy Manly beach on Monday. "When you see a real-life shark, it's scary," Dan Korocz, who was at the beach with his young family, told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
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| US Virgin Islands refusing entry to non-American Irma evacuees, survivors say Posted: 12 Sep 2017 02:32 PM PDT  British army commandos and local residents take part in recovery efforts after Hurricane Irma passed Tortola, in the British Virgin Islands. The US government is turning away people trying to flee the hurricane-devastated British Virgin Islands for the nearby US Virgin Islands unless they are American citizens, refusing even those with US visitor visas, storm survivors have told the Guardian.
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| Family Falls To Their Death In Volcanic Crater In Italy Posted: 12 Sep 2017 06:05 PM PDT  A father and mother plummeted into a volcanic crater after they attempted to rescue their son who fell in.
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| Hezbollah declares Syria victory, Russia says much of country won back Posted: 12 Sep 2017 11:25 AM PDT  By Tom Perry and Katya Golubkova BEIRUT/MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Lebanese Shi'ite group Hezbollah has declared victory in the Syrian war while Russia said government forces had driven militants from much of the country where President Bashar al-Assad's rule seemed in danger two years ago. The comments from two Syrian government allies mark the most confident assessments yet of Assad's position in the war, though significant parts of the country remain outside the government's control. Russia's assertion that the army had won back 85 percent of Syria was dismissed by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
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| The Burger Joint Everyone Is Talking About In Your State Posted: 13 Sep 2017 01:27 PM PDT |
| Watch Trump Fans Get Trolled Into Saying What They Really Think Posted: 13 Sep 2017 02:22 AM PDT  Maybe supporters of Donald Trump should have heeded the warning before they spoke to Klepper and his camera at a rally for the president in Phoenix last month. A former "Daily Show" correspondent, Klepper is about to launch a new show called "The Opposition," where he appears to take on the role of a faux right-wing conspiracy theorist.
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| Chicago Teen Found Dead In Hotel Freezer Sparks Outrage, Confusion Posted: 12 Sep 2017 01:59 PM PDT  The mysterious death of a Chicago teenager at a local hotel has angered her family and friends, some of whom are demanding that the hotel be closed.
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| ESPN Host Committed 'Fireable Offense' With Trump 'White Supremacist' Tweet: White House Aide Posted: 13 Sep 2017 12:21 PM PDT  WASHINGTON — ESPN should consider firing host Jemele Hill for calling President Donald Trump a "white supremacist," White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders says.
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| Air Berlin scraps more flights as pilots call in sick Posted: 13 Sep 2017 01:52 PM PDT  Insolvent Air Berlin cancelled dozens more flights Wednesday as pilots again called in sick, despite warnings from the airline that the wildcat action could jeopardise rescue talks. The mass "sick-out" comes ahead of a Friday deadline for potential investors to submit bids for Air Berlin assets. "More than 30 flights" had to be scrapped early Wednesday as some 150 pilots handed in sick notices for a second day, an Air Berlin spokeswoman said.
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| One more time, y'all: There are no sharks swimming in Irma's floodwaters Posted: 12 Sep 2017 01:18 PM PDT  Oh freeway shark, we wish we could quit you. A photo of a shark swimming on a flooded freeway made the rounds on social media during Hurricane Irma. But those affected by Irma flooding needn't worry about sharks—the photo is fake. A shark photographed on I-75 just outside of Naples, FL This is insane. #HurricaneIrma pic.twitter.com/cRBDsRJQsF — Maury Page (@mopage19) September 10, 2017 Published in National Geographic in 2005, the original photo of the shark was actually taken by photographer Thomas Peschak in South Africa. But it gets frequently doctored and recycled whenever there's a massive storm. SEE ALSO: No Fox News, Houston is nothing like 'Sharknado' When Peschak took the photo, he was in the ocean — not a city street — observing the great white from a kayak. Which sounds terrifying, but at least the shark was safely in the ocean where it belonged. Now, hoaxsters take the shark out of open waters and plop him onto freeways whenever and wherever streets are flooding. Over and over. IreneSandyJoaquinHarveyMatthew IrmaThis shark has been everywhere! https://t.co/kfzYtbC8oq — Greg Diamond (@gdimeweather) September 11, 2017 The edited photo most recently appeared in the Twitter melee during Hurricane Harvey — and this time around, Twitter was quick to point out the shark's amazing powers of cross-country teleportation. Amazing shark swims from Hurricane Harvey to Hurricane Irma. Where will it swim next! pic.twitter.com/1K4XyYTYlX — (((Josh))) (@Tyrangiel) September 11, 2017 Speaking of... Believe it or not, this is a shark on the freeway in #Miami #Florida #hurricaneimra #Irma2017 pic.twitter.com/wLBlAiCKNu — Rex Kramer® (@RexDangerSeeker) September 11, 2017 Truly iconic. An inspiration. I've seen this same shark swim up a different highway after a major hurricane for 12 YEARS. How does he do it? https://t.co/zMpAvhTPgI — Raychel Briggs (@RaychelBriggs) September 11, 2017 Have we considered that this shark may just be trying to find its family? Matthew. Sandy. Harvey. Now Irma. #GetHimHome https://t.co/4P4ie5n1z8 — Stephen Port (@realstephenport) September 11, 2017 So while Irma may have sucked up the sea and created urban oceans across Florida, it didn't pick up any great white sharks with it — Sharknado was on the SyFy Channel, remember? WATCH: Extremely organized flamingos show how orderly evacuation is done
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| Shhh… 5 Secrets You Can Keep From Your Partner Posted: 12 Sep 2017 01:59 PM PDT  You don't have to be 100 percent transparent to have a happy marriage.
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| Iraq sentences Russian Isil fighter to death by hanging in first ruling of its kind on foreign jihadists Posted: 13 Sep 2017 03:12 AM PDT  Iraq has sentenced to death by hanging a Russian who fought for Islamic State in Mosul, in the first such ruling on a foreign fighter and one which could set a precedent. The man admitted to being a member of the jihadist group and "carrying out terrorist operations" against Iraqi security forces since 2015, according to a statement released by Baghdad's central criminal court. He was charged under the country's anti-terrorism laws, which provides for death by hanging or firing squad. Most suspected local Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isil) members are being tried in northern Iraq, however most foreigners have been taken south to Baghdad. Members of the Iraqi National Security Service take a suspected Isil collaborator to their base in Bartella, near Mosul. Credit: Sam Tarling for the Telegraph While the number of detainees has not been made public, Iraqi authorities are thought to be holding several dozen non-Iraqis. General Yahya Rasool, a spokesman for Joint Operations Command, said the Russian was "the first (jihadist) to surrender" to Iraqi forces in west Mosul, scene of the most ferocious battles. The 28-year-old fighter was said to have been captured after running out of ammunition. The Russian was handed over to Iraqi intelligence and then to judicial authorities, said Gen Rasool. During his interrogation, the Russian said he had studied engineering and discovered Islam in Moscow, where Uzbek construction workers introduced him to the religion. Omar al-Shishani, a senior Chechen fighter who was killed in an air strike Credit: AP After obtaining his degree in 2014, the Russia said he travelled to Turkey with the intention of entering Syria to join Isil. According to his testimony, he pledged allegiance to the jihadist group in Mosul, trained for a month and took the nom de guerre Abu Yasmina al-Russi. The Russian said he was wounded during combat in Iraq - in the Isil-held cities of Baiji and in Fallujah - before his surrender in Mosul. Iraqi forces detained hundreds of suspected jihadists during the nine-month operation to recapture the country's second city, which culminated in July. They included foreign fighters from a number of Arab and other countries, including Russia, which has faced insurgencies by Chechens and other Muslim groups in the North Caucasus. It is estimated as many as 7,000 extremists from Russia and other former Soviet states left to join Isil in Iraq and Syria. A group of German women were also apprehended in the ruins of Mosul's Old City, including a 16-year-old convert to Islam who married a Chechen fighter. Linda Wenzel's case became infamous after pictures and videos were published of her looking dishevelled as she was led away by security forces. German 16-year-old Linda Wenzel in Mosul's Old City The teenager could theoretically face the death sentence, according to Iraq's counter-terrorism law. However, even if she is sentenced to death in Iraq, she would not be executed before the age of 22. Iraq has said it will try all foreign Isil suspects, however several European governments have said they will apply for extradition to see their citizens tried at home. Last month, Baghdad sentenced 27 Iraqi Isil fighters to death by hanging over their role in a massacre of up to 1,700 army recruits in 2014. Judges have told he Telegraph that as many as 5,000 men are being held in prisons around Mosul awaiting trial. Human rights group have raised their concern at Iraq's use of the death penalty. Human Rights Watch said it was working to confirm the ruling but said if true, it would be a "dangerous" if not predictable decision. In 2016, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi attempted to fast-track death sentences as his government faced growing anti-government protests demanding reform. However, the United Nations warned the move would likely result in "gross, irreversible miscarriages of justice ... given the weaknesses of the Iraqi justice system."
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