BBC News: Irish immigrant’s arrest highlights race’s role in deportation

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Irish immigrant’s arrest highlights race’s role in deportation – http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40332646

France 24 : Interpol circulates list of 173 IS group suspects

Interpol circulates list of 173 IS group suspects

Interpol has distributed a list of 173 Islamic State (IS) group fighters it believes might have been trained to launch suicide attacks in Europe.

http://www.france24.com/en/20170723-interpol-shares-list-173-suspected-isis-fighters-plotting-europe-attacks-militant-jihadist

According to this list, British daily The Guardian reported, these fighters may be entering Europe as part of a plan to hit back after theterrorist group’s battlefield losses in Iraq and Syria.

The Interpol database was composed by US intelligence, drawing on information obtained during the fight against the IS group as territory from its so-called caliphate was recaptured in Syriaand Iraq.

European counter-terror officials are concerned about the threat of IS group militants moving to Europe to carry out attacks as they move out of the Middle East after the “caliphate”’s demise.

So far there is no evidence that any IS group fighters – the names of which The Guardian obtained – on the list have crossed into Europe.

However, the Interpol report – with the purpose of seeing if EUintelligence agencies have further information on the people mentioned – highlights the difficulty of the task Europe faces.

Interpol classifies the group of IS group combatants as people who “may have been trained to build and position improvised explosive devices in order to cause serious deaths and injuries. It is believed that they can travel internationally, to participate in terrorist activities”.

US intelligence agencies originally collected the information – “through trusted channels”. They passed the material to the FBI, which in turn handed the list to Interpol, to be shared across countries.

A note added to the Interpol list circulated in Italy spells out the intelligence agencies’ method of composing it. They constructed the list by gathering lots of different forms of information, mostly obtained when allied forces took local IS group headquarters.

“The people,” the note says, “have been identified through materials found in the hiding places of Isil, the Islamic state of Iraq and the Levant.” The note emphasises that “those subjects may have manifested willingness to commit a suicidal attack or martyrdom to support Islam”.

The database contains the suspects’ names, the date when they joined the IS group, their last probable address including the mosque where they have worshipped while fighting in the Middle East, their mother’s name and any photographs.

In 2015 a UN estimate put the figure of foreign fighters in Iraq and Syria at 20,000 – with 4,000 of these from Europe. However, until this point there has not been a list of fighters including those born in the Middle East, who have been noted as potential suicide bombers.

BBC News: White House uncertain on fresh sanctions against Russia

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White House uncertain on fresh sanctions against Russia – http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40699751

BBC News: Jerusalem: Israel installs security cameras near holy site

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Jerusalem: Israel installs security cameras near holy site – http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-40698402

BBC News: San Antonio: Eight found dead in truck in Walmart car park

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San Antonio: Eight found dead in truck in Walmart car park – http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40696306

Heat Exhaustion and Heat Strke: If you’re going to hike this weekend, please hike in the early morning or late evening!

If you’re going to hike this weekend, please hike in the early morning or late evening (the Preserve is open sunrise to sunset). Take more water than you think you need (or rehydration fluid), wear a hat, and use all the usual precautions! Dogs can’t sweat enough to stay cool, so it’s best to leave them at home. Be safe out there as you enjoy the outdoors.

Today’s Holiday:Osorezan Taisai

Today’s Holiday:
Osorezan Taisai

Mt. Osore, located on the Shimokita Peninsula in the north of Honshu, Japan, is a spiritual center for many Japanese. It is known as a place where departed souls congregate. During the Osorezan Taisai Festival, or Osorezanrei Grand Festival, people flock to the mountain at Mutsu City, Aomori Prefecture, where psychics endeavor to summon the spirits of the dead by chanting. The priests who cross the weathered slopes of the mountain in procession add to the festival’s grim and ghostly atmosphere. More…: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tfd.mobile.TfdSearch

Today’s Birthday:Emil Jannings (1884)

Today’s Birthday:
Emil Jannings (1884)

Jannings was an acclaimed silent film actor who, in 1929, won an Academy Award for best actor—becoming the first person presented with an Oscar. He earned the award for his performances in two films, one of which, The Way of All Flesh, is now considered a “lost film” since no copies of it are known to exist. The advent of sound in film effectively ended his Hollywood career, as he had a thick German accent. What scandalous association doomed any chance he later had of making a comeback? More…: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tfd.mobile.TfdSearch

This Day in History:Egyptian Revolution of 1952 Begins (1952)

This Day in History:
Egyptian Revolution of 1952 Begins (1952)

The Egyptian Revolution was a coup d’état led by a group of army officers that overthrew Egypt’s King Farouk I. Organized by Gamal Abdel Nasser, the “Free Officers Movement” decried the Egyptian monarchy as corrupt, pro-British, and ineffective and was incensed by Egypt’s defeat in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. Days after the coup began, Farouk abdicated and General Muhammad Naguib took over as leader of Egypt. The monarchy was later abolished, and a republic was declared. What became of the king? More…: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tfd.mobile.TfdSearch

Quote of the Day:W. Somerset Maugham

Quote of the Day:
W. Somerset Maugham

When you are young you take the kindness people show you as your right. More…: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tfd.mobile.TfdSearch

Article of the Day:Jade Burial Suits

Article of the Day:
Jade Burial Suits

Considered a mere myth by archaeologists for years, the use of jade burial suits among wealthy Han Dynasty nobles was proved in 1968 with the discovery of two complete suits in tombs in China’s northern province of Hebei. Belonging to Chinese prince Liu Sheng and his wife Dou Wan, the ceremonial burial suits were constructed using 2,498 plates of solid jade and 2.5 lb (1.1 kg) of gold wire. Experts now believe the practice was fairly common. What other wire materials were used? More…: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tfd.mobile.TfdSearch

Idiom of the Day:jolly (someone) up

Idiom of the Day:
jolly (someone) up

To make (someone) happier or more cheerful; to cheer (someone) up. Watch the video…: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tfd.mobile.TfdSearch

Word of the Day:scathing

Word of the Day:
scathing

Definition: (adjective) Bitterly denunciatory; harshly critical.
Synonyms: vituperative
Usage: This scathing remark caused the Prince to hide his face for shame, and Steve to erect his head in the proud consciousness that this shot was not meant for him.: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tfd.mobile.TfdSearch