Dog trained to illegally dump rubbish, Italian authorities say

A dog owner in Italy has been accused of training their canine to dump bags of rubbish on the side of a road.

Video footage released by police shows a small dog leisurely walking down a road in Catania’s San Giorgio district in Sicily carrying a bag of rubbish in its mouth before dropping it.

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Avi Lewis Puts The Crazy In NDP

NDP Leadership Candidate Proposes Government-Run Grocery Stores, Telecom Services

Avi Lewis says he will push for government-run grocery stores, telecom services, and banking in Canada if he becomes the next NDP leader.

Lewis was one of five candidates to participate in the final NDP leadership debate on Feb. 19. He said his campaign has promoted the “essential role of public ownership” in Canada and noted that, in addition to public health care and child care, he would like to see a similar option for groceries and phone and internet services.

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U.S. Secret Service agents shot and killed armed man who entered the secure perimeter of Mar-a-Lago

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Secret Service announced Sunday that an armed man was shot and killed after entering the secure perimeter of Mar-a-Lago, President Donald Trump’s resort in Palm Beach, Florida.

Although Trump often spends weekends at his resort, he was at the White House during this incident. First lady Melania Trump was also with the president at the White House on Saturday night.

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Royal Skank Isle: Prince Andrew Island to be renamed after arrest

An island in Canada named after Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor before he was stripped of his title will be renamed in the wake of his arrest.

Prince Andrew Island is on the Otonabee River that runs by Lakefield, Ontario, where the former Duke of York went to school for a term. It is located next to Gordonstoun Island, named after the

Scottish boarding school attended by Mr Mountbatten-Windsor, the King and Prince Philip.

Sherry Senis, the mayor of Selwyn Township, where the islands are located, said council staff had been directed to explore the formal process to rename the island.

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Police ‘turn blind eye’ to sharia courts in Britain

‘Privatisation of justice’ in some Muslim communities blamed as only 3pc of so-called honour crimes are successfully prosecuted

Police have been accused of turning a blind eye to the spread of sharia courts in Britain.

Newly released Government figures show that less than 3 per cent of so-called “honour crimes” were successfully prosecuted last year.

The data show the authorities are consistently failing to prosecute and prevent honour-based abuse, which can include offences such as female genital mutilation, homicide (honour killings) and forced marriage.

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Justice for Quentin: Lyon Prepares for Major March

A heavy police presence is being deployed in Lyon on Saturday as thousands prepare to march in honour of slain activist Quentin Deranque, whose death last week has shaken France and intensified political tensions ahead of next year’s presidential race.

The rally, expected to draw between 2,000 and 3,000 participants, will proceed under tight security despite calls from Lyon’s Green mayor to ban it. Residents along the planned route have boarded up ground-floor windows, fearing clashes with counter-protesters.

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