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http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/jemma-beales-rape-lies-could-see-guilty-men-go-free-says-judge-1636551

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http://fortune.com/2017/08/08/immigration-worker-shortage-rotting-crops/

Vegetable prices may be going up soon, as a shortage of migrant workers is resulting in lost crops in California.

Farmers say they're having trouble hiring enough people to work during harvest season, causing some crops to rot before they can be picked. Already, the situation has triggered losses of more than $13 million in two California counties alone, according to NBC News.
The ongoing battle about U.S. immigration policies is blamed for the shortage. The vast majority of California's farm workers are foreign born, with many coming from Mexico. However, the PEW Research Center reports more Mexicans are leaving the U.S. than coming here.

To make the jobs more attractive, farmers are offering salaries above minimum wage, along with paid time off and 401(k) plans, but even that's not proving enough.
It's unclear exactly how widespread the labor shortage is for farmers throughout the country, which would have a bigger impact on prices consumers pay. Ultimately, drought and flooding have a more significant impact on farms. Low oil prices could also offset any impact of the worker shortage.But for farmers, who have seen net farm income fall 50% since 2013, any lost income could be potentially devastating.

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As Wells Fargo & Co. continues to be hit with fallout from its sham-accounts scandal, the bank is facing allegations that it put the screws to customers in yet another way: by slapping them with fees for delays in processing mortgage applications.

>A former Wells Fargo mortgage banker who worked in Beverly Hills alleged in a lawsuit this week that the bank falsified records so it could blame holdups on borrowers — and that it fired him for trying to report the practice.

>The legal action follows a months-long internal investigation into the alleged abusive practices, one that contributed to an executive shake-up in the San Francisco bank’s mortgage business. ProPublica first reported on the alleged improper fees in January.

>When borrowers apply for a mortgage, they are typically guaranteed a set interest rate — assuming the loan is approved within a certain time frame, often 30 to 45 days. If approval takes longer, the borrower can still get the promised rate but there are financing costs associated with extending the guarantee.

>Wells Fargo’s policy, like that of most lenders, is to cover those costs itself unless the delay is the borrower’s fault. Then, borrowers are charged what’s called a rate-lock extension fee.

>In his lawsuit, former banker Mauricio Alaniz alleged that the Wells Fargo’s mortgage-processing and underwriting division was understaffed, leading to chronic delays that were not borrowers’ fault. But rather than have the bank waive the rate-lock fee, workers would falsely report that borrowers had submitted incomplete or inaccurate information, according to the suit.

>Rate-lock fees can be significant, typically ranging from 0.125% to 0.25% of the total amount of a mortgage, depending on the size of the loan and other factors. For a home buyer looking to borrow $400,000, a 0.25% fee is $1,000.

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-wells-fargo-rate-lock-20170714-story.html

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https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2017/08/26/too-alienating-catholic-school-removes-statues-of-the-virgin-mary-and-jesus-n2373209

>A Catholic school in California has removed statues of the Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ because it could be alienating and they so they can be more inclusive

>A California Catholic school is facing a backlash from parents after officials took down some religious statues -- including one of Mary and baby Jesus -- over concerns that they were “alienating” prospective students.

>The head of the San Domenico School in San Anselmo said parents of some prospective students who visited the campus – which was founded in 1850 and serves 671 students grades K-12 -- expressed concern about the religious figures, according to the Marin Independent Journal.

>“If you walk on the campus and the first thing you confront is three or four statues of St. Dominic or St. Francis, it could be alienating for that other religion, and we didn’t want to further that feeling,” Amy Skewes-Cox, who chairs the school's board of trustees.

>Cecily Stock, who is head of the school, said most students are not Catholic.

vatican 2 everybody

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Schoolgirl, 16, who ran away from home in Germany to join ISIS a year ago is captured in the ruins of Mosul alongside women wearing suicide vests

The runaway schoolgirl was identified as Linda Wenzel from Pulsnitz, Dresden
She flew from Frankfurt to Turkey around a year ago, before sneaking into Syria
After being radicalised in Germany, she posted images of herself with headscarf
Linda was captured in Iraqi city of Mosul which was recently liberated from ISIS
German officials said she was one of 20 ISIS followers captured after the city fell

Her friends told police she had started learning Arabic, taking the Koran to school, wearing conservative clothing and becoming fascinated with Islam before her disappearance.
She was under the observation of German intelligence officials suspected of plotting a serious crime against the state when she fled abroad, where she fell in with ISIS offshoot groups before being smuggled into Iraq.
Before fleeing, Linda told her mother she was going to stay with friends but instead forged a letter pretending to be Catherine which allowed her to withdraw money from the bank.

'I am devastated by the fact that she was apparently completely brainwashed and persuaded to leave the country by someone and that she managed to hide it from me.'
Her classmate Jule, 16, had noticed her best friend change over time, and said: 'More and more Linda shied away from the rest of us.
'She suddenly dressed in long clothes, was learning Arabic and reading the Koran.'

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4706248/Schoolgirl-16-ran-away-Germany-join-ISIS-captured-Mosul.html

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>https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2017/08/21/JPMorgan-pledges-2M-to-anti-hate-groups-after-Charlottesville/6251503333746/

Aug. 21 (UPI) -- JPMorgan Chase announced Monday it will split $2 million among two anti-hate groups after the violence in Charlottesville, Va.

Southern Poverty Law Center and the Anti-Defamation League will each receive $1 million, according to a memo from Peter Scher, the bank's head of corporate responsibility.

The New York-based bank will also begin matching employee donations to human rights organizations for as much as an additional $1 million, he said.

"The events in Charlottesville have increased the urgency to confront hate, intolerance and discrimination wherever it exists," Scher said in the memo. "The JPMorgan Chase community stands in support of all of those who reject racism and violence, and we must strive to create positive change from these dark events."

JPMorgan said the donations are being given to the organizations "to further their work in tracking, exposing and fighting hate groups and other extremist organizations. It's also giving $50,000 to the Charlottesville community foundation.

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“He’s a very, very good dog,” said Coco's owner.

Deborah Strange @DeborahJStrange
The robber might have thought little Coco, a 7-year-old Chihuahua, wouldn’t cause him any trouble when he assaulted the woman taking the dog for a walk.

And he would have been wrong.

Gainesville police say a man about 5 feet, 9 inches tall approached the woman from behind as she walked Coco at Bivens Cove Apartments, at 3301 SW 13th St., around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday. The robber struck her on the head with a glass bottle and demanded money.

Coco, a brown dog with graying fur on his muzzle and around his eyes, bit the robber’s leg, and the man fled into the nearby woods.

Coco was rewarded with treats.

“He had a bone; he had another bone,” said Blake Pfirrmann, 45, Coco’s owner and the woman’s caregiver of 21 years. They live together, along with two other women.

For safety, the woman who was attacked wished to remain anonymous.

The Gainesville Police Department was unable to find the robber, who the woman said smelled of alcohol. Officers urge anyone with information to call GPD’s detective bureau at 393-7670.

At his home on Wednesday, Coco barked at visitors, even as Pfirrmann held him. The dog growled and trembled at first, but soon warmed up to the guests and welcomed petting and Milk Bones, one of his favorite treats.

"He's very, very protective," Pfirrmann said. "He bites if he feels endangered."

After the robbery attempt, the woman walked near the complex’s pool until she was sure the man had gone. Then she returned to her apartment.

“I did not want him following us,” she said.

She wasn't carrying money when the man tried to rob her; she was checking the mail.
http://www.gainesville.com/news/20170823/gainesville-robber-flees-when-chihuahua-attacks

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Saudi Arabia authorities don arrest one 14-year-old boy wey dey dance the Macarena for road after im video go viral ontop twitter.
The people wey arrest am talk say im dey do "improper public behaviour" for road.
So, which other areas for the world you fit dance enter trouble?
Saudi Arabia
Still for dis same Saudi Arabia, dem ban dabbing wey be dance step because according to the Saudi Interior Ministry, the dance step be like say e dey promote the use of marijuana.
Dancing

Iran
For Iran, six teenagers bin chop 91 strokes of cane and jail sentence after video wey dem do for Pharrell song go viral.
Also for Iran, dem arrest six people say dem dey teach people how to dey dance western dance wey dem dey call Zumba.
For Iran na crime for woman to dance for person wey never marry am and dem don ban say nobody suppose dance Zumba.
Zumba na dance wey people dey use to do exercise for inside gym.

Sweden
Dancing for public fit put you for trouble and na only clubs with permit you fit go dance inside.
This law come because lawmakers think say dance fit cause violence for the country.

Germany
Easter celebration here dey very serious where nobody fit dance at all for that period for wetin them dey call "Tanzverbot".
If you dance you fit get fine wey go reach $1,000.


Football sef get e own as e be like say some ways dey wey players no suppose dance when dem score goal.
Na the hard way New England Striker, Kei Kamara, take learn dis one for 2016 after e collect yellow card say e twerk after im score goal.

https://www.bbc.com/pidgin/tori-41008942

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Na today di UK Home Secretary, wey be Amber Rudd, launch investigation to know di impact plus benefits wey international students get for di country society and economy.
Dem wan put eye for how students wey come from European Union and Non-European Union countries dey affect di labour market.

Di study go begin on August 24, di same day when UK publish im latest information on top immigration matter.
Ms Rudd say, "limit no dey to di number of genuine international students wey fit come UK to study, and di fact be say UK be di second most popular country for people wey wan study for university; dis na something to dey proud of."
Alistair Jarvis wey be chief executive of UK Universities still join mouth; im say "we welcome di way government take time to do this examination well-well. We hope say evidence go show say international students dey bring good thing to di UK economy."

For 2016, Lord Karan Bilimoria wey bi Chancellor of the University of Birmingham talk say "majority" of British people know say international students dey important.
Wetin dis 'international students' study go be?
Na UK Migration Advisory Committee go handle am
Di report go ready by September 2018

One focus of the study go be di money wey international students dey spend on top school fees
Dem go look if quality of education for UK citizens dey affected by international students wey dey di country

African students dey run back to house
Study don show say out of all di international students wey go UK go read book, 95% of dem dey pack their bags go back house after them finish.

https://www.bbc.com/pidgin/tori-41041403

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http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-40992656

>An Indian woman has been granted permission to divorce her husband because he would not build a toilet in their home.

>The woman in her 20s had been married for five years, but had been forced to relieve herself in nearby fields.

>Indian law only allows divorce in limited circumstances such as domestic violence or proven cruelty.

>The woman's lawyer told the AFP news agency that the judge said forced open defecation was a form of torture.

>The court, in the state of Rajasthan, said that women are often forced to wait until dark to travel to the open fields used instead of toilets.

>A report carried by the Times of India quoted the court's judgement as saying: "We spend money on buying tobacco, liquor and mobile phones, but are unwilling to construct toilets to protect the dignity of our family.

>"In villages, women have to wait until sunset to answer nature's call. This is not only physical cruelty but also outraging the modesty of a woman."

>Indian media said the woman had filed for divorce in 2015.

>Urination and defecation in open fields is common in parts of rural India. The government has set a goal to provide every household with a toilet by 2019, but the work has been met with some resistance.

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http://www.businessinsider.com/richard-spencer-stayed-at-trump-dc-hotel-while-planning-charlottesville-rally02017-8

I wanna see his receipt


Richard Spencer, a noted white nationalist and supporter of President Donald Trump, is one of many frequent guests at the new Trump International Hotel in Washington D.C., according to a New York Times report published Friday.

Spencer was spotted at the hotel in early August, the Times reported, along with Evan McLaren, who works at Spencer's white nationalist think tank, the National Policy Institute.

McLaren declined to answer Times' reporter Katie Rogers' request for comment at the time about his visit to the hotel because he said he was "too busy planning a rally" in Charlottesville, Virginia. That rally, where white nationalists clashed with counter-protesters, left one dead at the hands of an apparent white supremacist.

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>As he was leaving the press conference, Trump claimed to be knowledgeable about the town and added that he owned “one of the biggest” wineries in the country there.

>But the Trump Winery has a disclaimer on its website that says it is owned by Eric Trump Wine Manufacturing LLC, Mother Jones reported.

>"Trump Winery is a registered trade name of Eric Trump Wine Manufacturing LLC, which is not owned, managed or affiliated with Donald J. Trump, The Trump Organization or any of their affiliates,” the disclaimer reads.

>Donald Trump bought the winery in 2011, eventually handing control to his son.

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/346683-charlottesville-winery-trump-boasted-about-owning-claims-no-affiliation

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>Arizona State University Professor Breanne Fahs conducted a recent study in which "no participants described gaining 100 pounds as a positive thing to imagine."

>The result dismayed Fahs, who has described fatness as a "liberatory" experience that is only stigmatized because of the "patriarchy, sexism, and oppression of women."

An Arizona State University professor was distressed to discover in a recent study that her female peers do not desire "the stigma of extreme weight gain.”

Professor Breanne Fahs, a self-described “fat woman,” recently published an article in the Women’s Studies International Forum in which she declared that “the fear of fatness is far more extreme, exaggerated, and terrible than the lived realities of living in a fat body.”

"No participants described gaining 100 pounds as a positive thing to imagine."

Fahs interviewed 20 random females for the article, asking them questions about their current weight and what they thought of the prospect of gaining 100 pounds.

Not surprisingly, not a single one of the women she surveyed was enthused about the idea, leading Fahs to remark with dismay that “no participants described gaining 100 pounds as a positive thing to imagine” [emphasis in original].

During the survey, in fact, four women “shrieked in disgust” or “started laughing uncontrollably” in response to Fahs’ questions, thinking the professor was joking.


Fahs also bemoans the fact that not a single woman in the study “mentioned any positive aspects of fatness, and no women identified fatness as physically or personally important (even hypothetically)” [emphasis in original].

Fahs, who praises fatness as a potentially “liberatory” experience, argues that obesity should not be viewed negatively, since, according to “feminist theory,” stigmatizing fatness is “connected to patriarchy, sexism, and the oppression of women.”

https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=9634

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Large protests and rallies like the Women’s March have swept the nation in recent months, spurring road closures and stunting traffic in the process.

Now, a Florida state senator has introduced a bill seeking to criminalize protests that block traffic.

Republican Sen. George B. Gainer, who represents a portion of the Panhandle that includes parts of six counties, proposed a bill that would prohibit protesters from “obstructing or interfering with traffic during a certain protest or demonstration.”

Under the bill, if protesters have not received a public assembly permit from their respective county or municipality, they would be charged with a second-degree misdemeanor.

Additionally, if a motorist unintentionally kills or injures a protester blocking traffic, they would “not be liable” for injury or death.

Gainer isn’t the only senator who’s introduced a bill aimed at penalizing protesters for blocking traffic. Lawmakers in Iowa, Michigan, Washington, North Dakota and Minnesota have introduced similar proposals, according to NPR.

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/features/fl-reg-sen-bill-traffic-protesters-20170223-story.html