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ATLANTA (AP) -- Wanda Melton has voted for every Republican presidential nominee since Ronald Reagan in 1980, but now the Georgia grandmother plans to cross over to support Democrat Hillary Clinton....
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Bernie Sanders' crusade to shape the Democratic party platform scored a win late Friday night, with the approval of an amendment calling for increasing the federal minimum wage to $15 over time....
VALDOSTA, Ga. (AP) -- Police say a Georgia police officer and his assailant should survive a shootout that began with an ambush only hours after a sniper in Dallas killed five officers and wounded seven more....
(Vatican Radio) The Bishop of Dallas, Kevin Farrell has issued a statement following the shootings which killed 5 police officers and injured 9 others in the city, saying “the magnitude of the violence in downtown Dallas on Thursday night is staggering."He added, “our first concern is for the families who have lost loved ones in this tragic attack. The Bishop also said that, “all lives matter, whether they be black, white, Muslim, Christian, Hindu. We are all children of God and all human life is precious.”Below is full statement from the Bishop of TexasThe magnitude of the violence in downtown Dallas Thursday night is staggering. Five police officers were killed and seven other officers and two civilians were wounded in a deadly spate of gunfire at the conclusion of a peaceful march protesting recent killings of black men in Baton Rouge and Minneapolis.Our first concern is for the families who have lost loved ones in this tragic a...
(Vatican Radio) The Bishop of Dallas, Kevin Farrell has issued a statement following the shootings which killed 5 police officers and injured 9 others in the city, saying “the magnitude of the violence in downtown Dallas on Thursday night is staggering."
He added, “our first concern is for the families who have lost loved ones in this tragic attack. The Bishop also said that, “all lives matter, whether they be black, white, Muslim, Christian, Hindu. We are all children of God and all human life is precious.”
Below is full statement from the Bishop of Texas
The magnitude of the violence in downtown Dallas Thursday night is staggering. Five police officers were killed and seven other officers and two civilians were wounded in a deadly spate of gunfire at the conclusion of a peaceful march protesting recent killings of black men in Baton Rouge and Minneapolis.
Our first concern is for the families who have lost loved ones in this tragic attack. We pray for consolation and healing for both the families and those killed and wounded. We are reminded of the ever -present danger to those who are dedicated to protecting us.
We have been swept up in the escalating cycle of violence that has now touched us intimately as it has others throughout our country and the world. All lives matter: black, white, Muslim, Christian, Hindu. We are all children of God and all human life is precious.
We cannot lose respect for each other and we call upon all of our civic leaders to speak to one another and work together to come to a sensible resolution to this escalating violence. Let us implore God our Heavenly Father to touch the minds and hearts of all people to work together for peace and understanding.
Let us recall the words of Pope Francis, "May the God of peace arouse in all an authentic desire for dialogue and reconciliation. Violence cannot be overcome with violence. Violence is overcome with peace."
(Vatican Radio) Leaders of the NATO military alliance have agreed to deploy thousands of multinational forces in the Baltic states and Poland to deter what they view as potential Russian aggression amid the worst East-West tensions since the Cold War.Listen to Stefan Bos' report The official approval came during a two-day summit in Warsaw, Poland, despite opposition from Moscow, which has threatenedto respond with its own troop movements towards borders with NATO countries.NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg confirmed that for the first time since the collapse of the Soviet Union,multinational troops will continuously rotate through four countries in Eastern Europe.He announced that as many as 4,000 troops in four battalions will be in place starting next year inPoland and the Baltic states of Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia."We have decided to enhance our military presence in theEastern part of the alliance," he said. "And I am pleased to announce that C...
(Vatican Radio) Leaders of the NATO military alliance have agreed to deploy thousands of multinational forces in the Baltic states and Poland to deter what they view as potential Russian aggression amid the worst East-West tensions since the Cold War.
Listen to Stefan Bos' report
The official approval came during a two-day summit in Warsaw, Poland, despite opposition from Moscow, which has threatened
to respond with its own troop movements towards borders with NATO countries.
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg confirmed that for the first time since the collapse of the Soviet Union,
multinational troops will continuously rotate through four countries in Eastern Europe.
He announced that as many as 4,000 troops in four battalions will be in place starting next year in
Poland and the Baltic states of Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia."We have decided to enhance our military presence in the
Eastern part of the alliance," he said. "And I am pleased to announce that Canada will be the framework nation for Latvia,
Germany will lead the battalion in Lithuania, the United Kingdom will lead in Estonia and United States will serve as a
framework nation in Poland,” Stoltenberg told reporters.
The deployment comes amid mounting concerns in these former Communist countries that they could be targeted by
Russia after it already annexed Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula and allegedly began supporting pro-Russian separatists
in eastern Ukraine.
LITHUANIA PLEASED
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius told reporters that he welcomed the decision to deploy
a NATO battalion to his country. "We are not talking just about one battalion to be deployed. We are talking about a system,
about engagement about a framework, about the rotation of multinational troops," the minister explained.
"And this is more important. So we will have several times more presence of allied soldiers on our territory, in the proximity
of our region. That gives us really more credibility, more security and that is exactly that we expected." Linkevicius added.
Yet, NATO chief Stoltenberg denied that the alliance was threatening Russia or seeking a new Cold War and said
the measures were part of efforts to deal with an increasingly dangerous world. “We do not seek confrontation. We continue
to seek a constructive dialogue with Russia," he said.
"Russia is our biggest neighbour, it is a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council and it plays an important role
in security challenges in and around Europe,” Stoltenberg stressed.
RUSSIA UPSET
As the summit began, Moscow said talk of a threat from Russia was absurd, adding that it hoped “common sense”
would prevail and that it remained open to dialogue with NATO.
Beside tensions with Russia, NATO leaders also discussed threats in the Middle East. U.S. President Barack Obama, who was
to leave Europe earlier to deal with the aftermath of deadly shootings in Dallas, Texas, said NATO must summon the political
will and make commitments to meet challenges from not only Russia but also from Islamic State group
extremists.
He added that it also was crucial to deal with Britain's decision to leave the European Union in a recent referendum and
and to deal with conflicts that have prompted millions of people to seek refuge in Europe.
The summit in Warsaw has been described as NATO's most important meeting since the Cold War.
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A look at protests and related events nationwide and in the United Kingdom on Friday following the police shootings of black men in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and suburban St. Paul, Minnesota, and the deadly sniper attack on police officers in Dallas....
DALLAS (AP) -- A black Army veteran upset about fatal police shootings of black men and bent on exterminating white police officers killed five lawmen in a sniper attack that layered new anxiety onto a nation already divided about guns and how police treat African-Americans....
