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La inteligencia turca sabía que el golpe militar se llevaría a cabo por adelantado

Las Fuerzas Armadas de Turquía confirmaron en un comunicado el martes que tenían conocimiento previo del plan de golpe de estado de una facción militar a fines de la semana pasada.

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Turkish soldiers are seen on the Asian side of Istanbul, Friday, July 15, 2016. A group within Turkey's military has engaged in what appeared to be an attempted coup, the prime minister said, with military jets flying over the capital and reports of vehicles blocking two major bridges in Istanbul. Prime Minister Binali Yildirim told NTV television: "it is correct that there was an attempt," when asked if there was a coup.

Media reports emerged that an uncovered plot forced the faction to move the coup's date — initially it had been planned to be carried out in the early hours of July 16. "On July 15 the Turkish National Intelligence Organization (MIT) was informed [about the coup attempt]… in this regard… the country’s airspace was closed, military aircraft flights

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80% Living On US-Mexico Border Oppose Trump Wall

Only 2 percent of those living in the United States believe Mexico should pay for its construction, as Trump demands.

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Border Patrol Kidnapping Assault

About 80 percent of people living along the U.S.-Mexico border reject the plan by the presumptive Republican candidate for the White House, Donald Trump, to build a wall separating the two countries, according to a survey published Monday. The poll, taken jointly by Latino television channel Univision, the Dallas Morning News and Arizona State

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2 Years After Eric Garner’s Death, Witness Is Only One Charged

A mourner places a candle at a memorial for Eric Garner, a Staten Island man who died while being arrested by New York City police, Tuesday, July 22, 2014, in New York. Two years after Eric Garner was killed by New York City police officers using a fatal chokehold as he gasped the now-iconic words “I can’t […]

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Arrest Struggle Death

Two years after Eric Garner was killed by New York City police officers using a fatal chokehold as he gasped the now-iconic words “I can’t breathe,” the only person being sent behind bars isn’t the cop, but the man who filmed the killing. Ramsey Orta, the man who filmed Garner’s death on his cell phone on July 17, 2014, was sentenced earlier

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France Vows More Bombing In Iraq And Syria Following Deadly Terrorist Attack

Hours after the attack, French Prime Minister Francois Hollande said he would «strengthen our actions» in Syria and Iraq and extend the state of emergency by another three months.

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People stand next to covered bodies in the early hours of Friday, July 15, 2016, on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice, southern France.

French Prime Minister Francois Hollande said Friday morning local time that he would "strengthen our actions" in Syria and Iraq and extend the state of emergency by another three months, hours after a truck plowed into a crowd of Bastille Day revelers in Nice, killing at least 84 people and injuring scores more. The assault was the third such

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Donations To Jill Stein Up 1000% After Sanders’ Clinton Endorsement

The Green Party candidate said many Bernie Sanders supporters are joining her camp after he endorsed Hillary Clinton for president.

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Green Party presumptive nominee Jill Stein.

Bernie Sanders supporters seem to be turning their donations and support to Jill Stein, the Green Party presidential candidate, as her campaign saw a 1,000 percent surge in donations in just 24 hours after Sanders endorsed former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for president. The second-time runner for the presidency Stein said Wednesday that

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Black Lives Matter To Visit Brazil Police Brutality Victims Before Rio Games

Brazilian police reportedly kill eight people every day, and the situation is even more dire in Rio de Janeiro. The vast majority of victims are Black men.

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People march in a Black Lives Matter rally in Oklahoma City, Sunday, July 10, 2016.

Members of the Black Lives Matter movement and the Boston-based Brazil Police Watch announced plans Tuesday to travel to Rio de Janeiro this month ahead of the start of the Olympic Games to stand in solidarity with Black communities suffering a crisis of police brutality. Liz Martin, who founded Brazil Police Watch after her nephew, a young

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Conservative MP Theresa May To Become Britain’s Next Prime Minister

Before she can assume Cameron’s position, May needs to seek the consent of Britain’s unelected head of state, Queen Elizabeth, she could become prime minister in a matter of days.

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British Home Secretary and leadership candidate for Britain's ruling Conservative Party Theresa May leaves after attending a cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street, in London, Tuesday, July 5, 2016.

Conservative lawmaker Theresa May is set to replace David Cameron as British Prime Minister, after current PM David Cameron announced he would resign Wednesday. May became the only candidate for the top spot once her rival for the job, Andrea Leadsom, dropped out of her party's leadership challenge on Monday morning, leaving May uncontested in

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