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NBCSports.com 

Theft and battery charges against Matt Elam dropped

Matt Elam’s in less trouble than he was previously, but he still doesn’t have a job. According to Jeff Zrebiec of the Baltimore Sun, grand theft and domestic battery charges against the former Ravens safety have been dropped. Court papers showed that there was a lack of evidence and an uncooperative victim, which kept prosecutors…

Los Angeles Times (latimes.com) 

Native Americans are getting cheated again by a white president

To the editor: I am a Japanese American who was born at the Manzanar internment camp during World War II, so although I am not a Native American, I can empathize with them in their betrayal by the federal government over the Bears Ears National Monument proclamation. (“Shrinking Utah's Bears Ears...

ATPWorldTour.com (Tennis) 

Gerry Weber Open Celebrates 25 Years On Tour

Looking back at events of the past 25 years reveals that the world was in many ways very different more than two decades ago. In 1993, Nelson Mandela and FW de Klerk were the Nobel Peace Prize winners. The European Union and the North American Free Trade Agreement were established. Bill Clinton became President of the United States.

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«The Times of India» (indiatimes.com) 

OHRC seeks report from HRPC on UTP death in Sambalpur

Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) on Wednesday directed the additional director general of police, Human Rights Protection Cell (HRPC), to conduct probe into the death of an under trial prisoner Abhay Singh, 35, in Sambalpur on Monday. It also asked the officer to submit the probe report within two weeks.

TheRepublic.com 

Ukrainian government, separatists agree on new cease-fire

MOSCOW — The Ukrainian government and Russia-backed separatists have agreed on a new cease-fire in the country’s war-torn east, a spokesman for the Ukrainian government said Wednesday. Fighting between government forces and Russia-backed rebels in Ukraine’s industrial heartland has killed more than 10,000 people and displaced more than a million since it began in 2014.

BusinessInsider.com 

How the most horrifying 'Game of Thrones' scene was shot: 'We wanted everyone to be incredibly shocked'

Helen Sloan / HBO

The Red Wedding is one of the most upsetting scenes to ever unfold on television and definitely one of the most upsetting things to ever happen on "Game of Thrones," a show filled with upsetting things. The Red Wedding aired four years ago in the ninth episode of season three, "The Rains of Castamere."

The scene on the HBO drama is remembered most (no matter how hard we try to forget) for all of the deaths, but what about all the work that went on behind the scenes... Читать дальше...