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Minneapolis transit authority investigating officer grills rider about immigration Status

Metro Transit in Minneapolis opened an investigation into a police officers actions after a video was posted on 20 May, showing the officer asking a light rail rider about his immigration status.Artist Ricardo Levins Morales posted the video of the incident, which he said happened on 14 May, under the banner asking why transit police are asking riders about their immigration status. The officer asks the man for his name and then says that it isnt what the man gave the officer. The officer then asks the man if he has state identification and if hes here illegally. Morales said via email to Storyful that the car was being spot checked by the officer to ensure everyone had paid. Everyone was asked to produce proof of payment, but the man in the video could not produce proof of payment, he said.He did not know what happened to the man in the video because everyone exited the train at the next stop for a bus because the tracks ahead were under repair. Metro Transit Police Chief John Harrington issued a statement on Friday about the incident saying they had opened an internal affairs investigation.It is not the practice of the Metro Transit police to inquire about the immigration status of our riders, he wrote. The main priority for our officers is to ensure that our riders and the communities we serve are safe. Our officers do this by enforcing our local and state statutes and have not been trained or empowered to act as federal immigration authorities. May 22, 2017

Jeremy Corbyns surprise concert appearance whips up crowd at Libertines gig

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn whipped up the crowd at a Libertines concert in Birkenhead on 20 May. Some members of the crowd chanted, Oh, Jeremy Corbyn, as seen in this video.Corbyn criticised Premier League clubs during his address to the 16,500 people gathered at Prenton Park. He reiterated Labours promise to force clubs to reinvest five percent of TV revenue back into grass-roots football. May 22, 2017

Jeremy Corbyns surprise concert appearance whips up crowd at Libertines gig

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn whipped up the crowd at a Libertines concert in Birkenhead on 20 May. Some members of the crowd chanted, Oh, Jeremy Corbyn, as seen in this video.Corbyn criticised Premier League clubs during his address to the 16,500 people gathered at Prenton Park. He reiterated Labours promise to force clubs to reinvest five percent of TV revenue back into grass-roots football. May 22, 2017

Ivanka Trump at Twitter forum: Young Muslims can build a future of tolerance, hope and peace

Ivanka Trump stepped in for her father on Sunday (21 May) as host for a Twitter forum for young people in Saudi Arabia where she spoke about the power of social media and its ability to promote peace. Speaking to a crowd of about 400 people, she said: Social media is an incredibly powerful tool. It empowers the people, particularly the next generation. Your generation. May 22, 2017

Trump urges Muslim leaders to drive out the terrorists

US President Donald Trump urged Muslim nations to tackle extremists in their own backyard as he delivered a speech in front of leaders from 40 Middle Eastern countries in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Sunday (21 May). Drive them out of this earth, the US president declared. He added that the countries cannot wait for America to take the lead in fighting terrorism and that each country has to fulfil their part of the burden.  May 22, 2017

Trump urges Muslim leaders to drive out the terrorists

US President Donald Trump urged Muslim nations to tackle extremists in their own backyard as he delivered a speech in front of leaders from 40 Middle Eastern countries in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Sunday (21 May). Drive them out of this earth, the US president declared. He added that the countries cannot wait for America to take the lead in fighting terrorism and that each country has to fulfil their part of the burden.  May 22, 2017

Watch as firefighters stop man from jumping off building

Firefighters saved a man from committing suicide. The intoxicated man was sitting on a window ledge threatening to jump. The rescuers tried to calm him down for 10 minutes without success. One of the firefighters managed to grab the mans arm in the last second. They managed to drag him back into the building to safety. May 21, 2017

8 injured after passenger jet collides with utility truck at Los Angeles airport

Eight people were injured in a collision between a plane and a utility truck at LAX airport. The truck was flipped over when the Aeromexico flight crashed into it on a taxiway.Two people in the truck were seriously hurt, and six people suffered minor injuries. The right wing of the aircraft was damaged in the crash.None of the 149 passengers and crew on board were hurt. The cause of the crash is still unclear. May 21, 2017

Wikileaks Julian Assange remains wanted by UK police despite dropped rape investigation by Sweden

Even though Sweden dropped the rape investigation against Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, he isnt exactly walking free. In 2012, Assange took refuge in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London to avoid extradition to Sweden over rape allegations. By doing so, Assange violated his bail conditions set by the UK and he still has an arrest warrant out. Assange has feared Sweden or the UK would hand him over to the US to face prosecution over one of the largest classified military and diplomatic document leaks in US history. May 21, 2017

Wikileaks Julian Assange remains wanted by UK police despite dropped rape investigation by Sweden

Even though Sweden dropped the rape investigation against Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, he isnt exactly walking free. In 2012, Assange took refuge in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London to avoid extradition to Sweden over rape allegations. By doing so, Assange violated his bail conditions set by the UK and he still has an arrest warrant out. Assange has feared Sweden or the UK would hand him over to the US to face prosecution over one of the largest classified military and diplomatic document leaks in US history. May 21, 2017
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