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Black Man Found Hanging In Atlanta Park, KKK Lynching Suspected

Social media users tweeted that KKK members had been passing out flyers in the park that night and are known to often frequent the park.

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A young Black man was found hanging by a rope in an Atlanta park Thursday in a case officials claim was a suicide, but social media has questioned police accounts, saying the KKK was present in the area earlier that day. Kasim Reed, mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, said the FBI will investigate the unidentified man’s death hours after

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Chilcot: Iraq Was Not a Threat, War Was Not a Last Resort

«It is an account of an intervention that went badly wrong, with consequences to this day,» said the U.K.’s John Chilcot.

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In this handout photo released by the U.S. military, Iraqi Army Soldiers of 4th Iraqi Army Division exit a U.S. CH-47 Chinook helicopter in support of Operation Swarmer in Samarra, Iraq,in this file photo from March 16, 2006. (AP Photo/ U.S. Army, Sgt. 1st Class Antony Joseph,File)

The long-awaited Chilcot report was released on Wednesday, detailing a years-long investigation into the U.K.’s role in the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003, with former Prime Minister Tony Blair facing accusations of war crimes. At a press conference Wednesday morning, John Chilcot, chairman of the investigation, described his report as "an

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New Report Proves US Is Falsifying Drone Death Count

“Every previous (rare) public, on-record statement made by the Obama administration on the program has been shown to be false or deeply misleading,”

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A fully armed MQ-9 Reaper taxis down an Afghanistan runway. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson)

A new report, released by international human rights organization Reprieve, has detailed how the U.S. government's previous statements regarding civilian deaths from drone strikes have been false. Thursday's report comes ahead of an expected official announcement on the issue. RELATED: How The Drone King Turned Assassination Into Counter-Terrorism

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Mexican Activist Says NAFTA Should Act As A Warning Against TPP

Opponents warning that the is designed with the interests of transnational capital in mind and will only lead to greater misery and inequality.

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Activists from Canada, U.S., and Mexico gathered in Ottawa to demonstrate against the TPP and Mexican President Peña Nieto. | Photo: Ben Powless / Common Frontiers

The heads of government from Mexico, Canada, and the United States gathered in Ottawa Wednesday for the "Three Amigos" Summit in order to push trade liberalization, and specifically the TPP. Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and U.S. President Barack Obama were forced to defend free trade in light of

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UK Experiences 57% Rise In Hate Crimes Since Brexit Vote

Amid a surge of xenophobia since the Brexit result, teleSUR looks at five examples of the hate currently terrorizing minorities within the country.

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Demonstrators opposing Britain's exit from the European Union in Parliament Square following an EU referendum result hold a protest in London, Saturday, June 25, 2016. According to the Muslim Council for Britain (MCB) there have been more than 100 reports of 'hate crimes' against Muslims since the Brexit result.

Racism is nothing new to Britain but there is no denying hate crimes and abuse against minorities surged over the weekend after almost 52 percent of Britons voted to leave the European Union. There was a 57 percent increase in incidents reported between Thursday and Sunday compared with the same days four weeks earlier, according to the National

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Neo-Nazis Clash with Counter Protesters, 7 People Stabbed

Multiple people were reportedly stabbed in what the Sacramento Fire Department called a “mass casualty event” after counter-protesters crashed a rally in Sacramento organized by a far-right political group known as the Traditionalist Worker Party.

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Five people were transported to area hospitals after fascists were met by counter-protesters at a rally in California's capital. Multiple people were reportedly stabbed in what the Sacramento Fire Department called a “mass casualty event” after counter-protesters crashed a rally in Sacramento organized by a far-right political group known as the

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Colombia Agrees To Peace With FARC, Ending 50 Years Of War

The bilateral cease-fire announced between the government and the FARC is being widely interpreted as the end of the war.

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People celebrate the agreement between Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, FARC, and Colombia's government, in Bogota, Colombia, Thursday, June 23, 2016.

After more than 50 years of armed conflict, Colombia's government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, will sign a bilateral cease-fire on June 23. This is the latest and perhaps one of the decisive agreements in the mediated peace process which began in Cuba in 2012, and is set to culminate in July, 2016. The bilateral

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