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New Post has been published on http://thecommoner.co.uk/2017/11/07/texas-attack-worst-mass-shootings-us-history/

Texas attack: The worst mass shootings in US history

As a man shoots dead 26 people at a Texas church, Sky News looks at other massacres in the country's long history of gun violence. A gunman has killed 26 people, the youngest of whom was just 18 months old, at a church in a small town in Texas. Devin Kelley attacked the church where

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New Post has been published on http://thecommoner.co.uk/2017/11/07/fake-whatsapp-app-downloaded-one-million-times/

Fake WhatsApp app downloaded more than one million times

A fake version of the WhatsApp messenger app was downloaded more than a million times from the Google Play Store before it was removed. The app, "Update WhatsApp Messenger", appeared to have been developed by the firm behind the real program - WhatsApp Inc. According to users on web forum

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New Post has been published on http://thecommoner.co.uk/2017/11/07/air-force-didnt-flag-texas-gunmans-convictions/

Air Force didn't flag Texas gunman's convictions

The US Air Force has launched a review after failing to provide information to authorities that would have stopped the Texas shooter from legally buying firearms. Devin Kelley killed 26 people and injured 20 others when he opened fire in the First Baptist Church in the town of Sutherland

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New Post has been published on https://thecommoner.co.uk/2017/11/06/the-macabre-choreography-of-us-mass-shootings/

The macabre choreography of US mass shootings

At this stage in the grotesque history of mass shootings in this country, there is a familiar, macabre choreography that plays out for journalists tasked with covering such things. A notification on your phone.Stomach lurches.A phone call from work.Can you get on a plane?:: 'Act of evil': 26 dead

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New Post has been published on http://thecommoner.co.uk/2017/11/05/saudi-prince-killed-in-helicopter-crash/

Saudi prince killed in helicopter crash

A Saudi prince has been killed in a helicopter crash near the kingdom's southern border with Yemen. Prince Mansour bin Muqrin, the son of the former crown prince Muqrin bin Abdulaziz and deputy governor of Saudi Arabia's Asir province, was travelling with several officials when the aircraft

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New Post has been published on http://thecommoner.co.uk/2017/11/05/paradise-papers-lord-ashcroft-stayed-non-dom-despite-pledges/

Paradise Papers: Lord Ashcroft stayed non-dom despite pledges

Image copyright EPA Lord Ashcroft remained a non-dom, and continued to avoid tax despite attempts by Parliament to make peers pay their full share, leaked documents reveal.The peer was domiciled for tax purposes in Belize at a time when it was widely believed he had given up the status, the

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New Post has been published on http://thecommoner.co.uk/2017/11/05/paradise-papers-queens-private-estate-invested-10m-in-offshore-funds/

Paradise Papers: Queen's private estate invested £10m in offshore funds

Image copyright Getty Images About £10m of the Queen's private money was invested offshore, leaked documents show.The Duchy of Lancaster, which provides the Queen with an income, held funds in the Cayman Islands and Bermuda.A small amount ended up in the company behind BrightHouse, a chain

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New Post has been published on https://thecommoner.co.uk/2017/11/05/corbyn-defends-promoting-mp-kelvin-hopkins-despite-reprimand/

Corbyn defends promoting MP Kelvin Hopkins despite reprimand

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionJeremy Corbyn 'knew Kelvin Hopkins was reprimanded'Jeremy Corbyn has defended his decision to appoint an MP to his shadow cabinet who had been reprimanded for allegations of inappropriate behaviour.The Labour leader said he was aware

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New Post has been published on http://thecommoner.co.uk/2017/11/05/hundreds-of-anti-putin-protesters-detained/

Hundreds of anti-Putin protesters detained

Hundreds of anti-Putin activists have been arrested in Moscow and Saint Petersburg following a call for a "people's revolution". Russian police say they have detained more than 260 activists in central Moscow on Sunday "for breaches of public order", in an unauthorised protest against President

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New Post has been published on http://thecommoner.co.uk/2017/11/05/ousted-catalan-leader-surrenders-to-police/

Ousted Catalan leader surrenders to police

Ousted Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont and four colleagues have handed themselves in to police in Belgium. The Brussels prosecutor's office confirmed that the region's former president and his sacked ministers surrendered after Spain issued a warrant for their arrest."They were deprived of their

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New Post has been published on https://thecommoner.co.uk/2017/11/05/ousted-catalan-leader-freed-on-bail-in-belgium/

Ousted Catalan leader freed on bail in Belgium

Disputed Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont and four of his ministers have been released on conditional bail in Belgium after turning themselves in to face a Spanish warrant for their arrest. A Belgian judge ordered the five, who fled Spain earlier this week after being accused of rebellion and

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New Post has been published on http://thecommoner.co.uk/2017/11/05/australia-snubs-new-zealand-asylum-seeker-offer/

Australia snubs New Zealand asylum seeker offer

New Zealand's offer to take 150 asylum seekers being held in a Papua New Guinea detention centre has been rejected by Australia. In a situation the UN have called a "humanitarian emergency", around 600 men have barricaded themselves inside the camp on the remote island of Manus, frustrating

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New Post has been published on http://thecommoner.co.uk/2017/11/05/trump-trip-will-get-tougher-after-golf-with-abe/

Trump trip will get tougher after golf with Abe

The last time an American president embarked on a tour of Asia this long, it ended with George H W Bush collapsing during a state banquet, and vomiting on the Japanese prime minister. Donald Trump's team will be hoping this goes better.The President himself has been assuring reporters that the

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New Post has been published on http://thecommoner.co.uk/2017/11/05/trump-warns-dont-underestimate-america/

Trump warns: Don't underestimate America

US President Donald Trump has warned that "no dictator, no regime" should underestimate the US. His words came as he spoke to US and Japanese service personnel at the Yokota Air Base near Tokyo, at the beginning of his Asian tour.He told the crowd: "No one, no dictator, no regime... should

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New Post has been published on http://thecommoner.co.uk/2017/11/04/bush-presidents-join-to-slam-blowhard-trump/

Bush presidents join to slam 'blowhard' Trump

George HW Bush has described the current US president as a "blowhard" who is driven by "a certain ego". Mr Bush, who voted for Hillary Clinton in last year's election, reportedly made the criticisms in historian Mark Updegrove's coming book The Last Republicans.In the book, he and his son George

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New Post has been published on http://thecommoner.co.uk/2017/11/04/riyadh-missile-the-last-thing-yemens-war-needs/

Riyadh missile: The last thing Yemen's war needs

Yemen's Houthi rebels have fired missiles into Saudi Arabia before - even one aimed at Mecca, and another at an oil field. But lobbing one towards Riyadh's international airport - and with surprising accuracy - is a significant escalation.The Houthis have a stockpile of what they call Burkan or

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New Post has been published on http://thecommoner.co.uk/2017/11/04/girl-7-found-injured-in-wimbledon-house-dies/

Girl, 7, found injured in Wimbledon house dies

Image copyright Google Image caption Police were called to Blenheim Road in Wimbledon A seven-year-old girl who was found with serious injuries in a house has died in hospital.Robert Peters, 55, who is known to the child, appeared before Wimbledon magistrates earlier charged with attempted