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Police officer shoves elderly woman to the ground during migrant protest in Arizona

A Tucson, Arizona police officer pushes an elderly woman to the ground and pepper sprayed another protester during a rally for migrant workerss rights.

Feb 28, 2017

Pakistani man responds to Gurmehar Kaur's video; calls himself brother from 'dushman dash'

A Pakistani youth put up a video extending his support to Kargil martyr's daughter Gurmehar Kaur.

Feb 28, 2017

Trump card: Democrats are inviting immigrants as their guests to Donald Trump's Congressional speech tonight

Donald Trump is scheduled to give his first joint Congressional address in a State of the Union-style speech.

Feb 28, 2017

Donald Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway causes media outrage for kneeling on White House sofa with shoes on

The image in question shows Conway kneeling on the sofa in the Oval Office with her shoes on and taking pictures of Trump with the leaders of historically black colleges and universities.

Feb 28, 2017

Former football star OJ Simpson could be released from prison within months; will be free to access his multi-million dollar NFL pension

Simpson has served nine years of his 33-year prison sentence after he was jailed for a number of crimes including robbery and kidnapping in 2008.

Feb 28, 2017

Nigel Farage renews calls for Ukips sole MP Douglas Carswell to be removed

Former Ukip leader Nigel Farage has renewed his feud with Ukips only MP Douglas Carswell on 28 February. Speaking at a press conference at a Fishing for Leave event in London, Farage declared that Carswell sabotaged him during an EU summit in 2015 and questioned why Carswell joined Ukip when he disagrees with all of the main policies.

Feb 28, 2017

Amit Singhal: 5 things you need to know about Uber's disgraced senior VP

Amit Singhal who quit Google last year had to quit a month after joining Uber when Recode reported on the sexual allegations he had been accused of.

Feb 28, 2017

Agitation against Neduvasal hydrocarbon project in Tamil Nadu intensifies with each passing day

The protesters, which have organised under the Neduvasal Hydrocarbon Agitation Committee, have decided to launch various forms of agitations in days to come.

Feb 28, 2017

Ramjas Row: Yogeshwar Dutt reacts to Javed Akhtar's 'hardly literate' tweet

The reaction came after the lyricist had lashed out at former cricketer Virender Sehwag and wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt for trolling Delhi University student Gurmehar Kaur on social media.

Feb 28, 2017

Train slams into car after driver goes through level crossing

A car was rammed by a train in the Polish town of Czerwionka-Leszczyny on 16 February as it was driving past a level crossing. The footage was released as a stark reminder by the Polish railway lines, saying that 98% of accidents are caused by driver, we want to draw attention to how important it is to exercise caution and observe traffic regulations. It was reported that the driver was taken to hospital in a serious condition

Feb 28, 2017

Carnival float in Düsseldorf shows Donald Trump assaulting Statue of Liberty

A float at Germanys Rosenmontag (Rose Monday) carnival in Düsseldorf on Monday, 27 February, depicts the new American president sexually assaulting the Statue of Liberty. The traditional parade uses political satire for decoration, with Donald Trump, Brexit, Germanys upcoming election and the rise of populism being targeted.

Feb 28, 2017

Jurgen Klopp says he feels ‘maximum responsibility’ for Liverpool’s loss

Liverpool were beaten by Leicester city 3-1 on 27 February, just days after Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri was fired.

Feb 28, 2017

UP Elections 2017: Can Sakshi Maharaj's 'kabristan' comment bury BJP's hopes of winning Assembly polls?

Sakshi Maharaj's comments come at a time when Assembly elections are going on in Uttar Pradesh and also violate the Election Commission's Model Code of Conduct.

Feb 28, 2017

Sean Spicer on second executive order for Trump travel ban

White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer defended President Trumps second executive order for a national travel ban, though the 9th Circuit Court had just struck down the administrations latest appeal. When asked why the administration should continue to fight for the first order while preparing a second one that would accomplish the same goal, Spicer stated that the administration believes it had the right and authority in the first place.

Feb 28, 2017

Trump promises insurers catastrophic year for Obamacare

President Donald Trump told several chief executives of large insurance companies on Monday (27 February) that 2017 will be a catastrophic year for the Affordable Care Act as he seeks to make good on a campaign promise to repeal the measure.The Republican president told the insurers they must all work together to save Americans from the law known as Obamacare and try to bring down health care prices. He said he hoped to work with Democrats on a health care plan to repeal the law, which provided coverage for millions of uninsured Americans.

Feb 28, 2017