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U.S. Jets Intercept Russian Bombers Off Coast Of California And Alaska
Two Bombs In Central Nigeria By Boko Haram Kill 44 People
Confederate Statue On Univ. Of North Carolina Spray Painted
The Silent Sam statue, de- picting a Confederate soldier, on the grounds of the Univer- sity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has been spray-painted with various messages, includ- ing “Black Lives Matter,” “KKK” and “murderer,” WRAL reports.
The statue is one of the latest to be defaced in a recent spree targeting Confederate monu- ments in light of the horrific shooting at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C.
The Silent Sam statue was erected in the early 1900s to honor some 321 alumni who died in the Civil War and those who joined the Confederate Army.
According to the news site, the defacing of the statue has sparked conversation among UNC students about whether the statue should remain. UNC Chapel Hill isn’t the first campus with Confederate mon-
The Silent Sam statue was spray painted recently.
uments on its grounds to face controversy. University of Texas students have also been petitioning to get a statue of Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederate States of America, removed from cam- pus grounds. Davis’ statue was also spray-painted with the message “Black Lives Matter” almost two weeks ago.
While the United States cele- brated Independence Day, two pairs of Russian bombers flew off the coast of California and Alaska -- forcing the Air Force to scramble fighter jets to in- tercept both flights, two senior defense officials tell Fox News.
The first incident occurred at 10:30 a.m. ET on July 4 off the coast of Alaska. Two U.S. Air Force F-22 jets were scrambled from their base in Alaska to in- tercept two Tupolev Tu-95 long-range strategic bombers, capable of carrying nuclear weapons.
The second incident oc- curred at 11:00 a.m. ET also on July 4, off the central coast of California. Two F-15s from an
undisclosed location were scrambled to intercept another pair of Tu-95 Bear bombers.
A spokesman for NORAD would not confirm if either pair of bombers was armed.
At no time did either pair of bombers enter U.S. airspace, 12 nautical miles off the coast, ac- cording to one defense official. Neither official would reveal just how close the bombers came to U.S. shores.
At the same time the bombers were in the air prob- ing the West Coast of the United States, Russian Presi- dent Vladimir Putin called President Obama to wish him a happy July 4th.
Jack And Jill Of America Moms To Be Featured In Bravo Reality Show
Restaurant and Mosque were attacked.
JOS, NIGERIA -- At least 44 people were killed in twin bomb blasts in the central Nigerian city of Jos, the emergency serv- ices said on Monday, after a wave of mass casualty attacks blamed on Boko Haram mili- tants.
Sunday's bombings took the death toll from raids, explo- sions and suicide attacks to 267 this month alone and to 524 since Muhammadu Buhari became president on May 29, according to an AFP count.
But with the death toll rising, attacks increasing and the mili- tary seemingly unable to pre- vent attacks on civilians, he will be under pressure to act fast.
Sunday's deadly blasts hap- pened within minutes of each other at a shopping complex and near a mosque in the reli- giously divided capital of Plateau state, which the rebels have targeted before.
"At the moment we have 44 dead bodies and 47 others in- jured from the scenes of the two attacks," Mohammed Abdul- salam, from the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said.
"They fire an RPG (rocket propelled grenade) at the mosque but it hit a metal bar on the facade and exploded," he said. "Many people were killed and injured from the shooting and the explosion.
The second attack targeted the packed Shagalinku restau- rant in a shopping complex on the Bauchi Road, which is pop- ular with travellers from the northeast.
Local resident Mohammed Shafi'i, who is a regular at the restaurant, said the whole neighbourhood shook from the blast and he counted 25 bodies, including four waitresses. Last week, Islamist militants fight- ers raided a number of villages around the Lake Chad area, killing more than 150 worship- pers as they prayed in mosques.
Security analysts have sug- gested a decline in the intensity of operations by the existing multilateral force of Nigeria, Niger, Chad and Cameroon has allowed the rebels to regroup and rearm.
They also said the increase in attacks during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan has coin- cided with Buhari distracted by other pressing issues such as tackling the faltering economy.
Bravo has now turned its sights on America’s elite black families.
They confirm that a show about the black social organiza- tion, Jack and Jill is in devel- opment. Set in Washington D.C., where cameras would focus on six mothers, the Washington Post reports the program, tentatively titled Po- tomac Ensemble, will be “navi- gating the cattiness” within Jack and Jill.
There has been no reported comment from the national president, Tammy King.
However, the Post reports that when Jack and Jill learned about the series, King e-mailed members to voice concern that the program would show the organization in “a negative light.”
A copy of Bravo’s description of Potomac Ensemble, says the show offers an inside view of the organization that “becomes a playground for gossip and cattiness among its members,” who compete for status in their
Jack and Jill
social circle.
Bravo told The Root that the
show just started production, and it’s too soon to comment on Jack and Jill’s reported con- cerns. The network said there has been no direct communica- tion with the organization nor any plan to change course.
The last time a reality show tried to horn in on the life of a black social organization, it didn’t end well. VH1’s Sorority Sisters was canceled in a tor- rent of criticism from sorors around the country, Alpha Kappa Alpha even going so far as to expel two of its own who appeared on the show.
New Orleans Cop Arrested For Obstruction Of Justice
Officer Wardell Johnson’s shoddy police work con- tributed to the fatal shooting of fellow police officer Daryle Holloway by Travis Boys.
OFFICER DARYLE HOLLOWAY
A New Orleans cop has been arrested and suspended for al- legedly withholding evidence involving the suspect charged in a fellow officer's shooting death, police said.
Officer Daryle Holloway
was shot and killed while transporting aggravated as- sault suspect Travis Boys to jail.
The New Orleans Police De- partment has been investigat- ing how Boys allegedly killed Holloway and escaped cus- tody. It said in a statement Monday that an interview with the officer who initially ar- rested Boys for aggravated as- sault on June 20 revealed "sloppy police work"
Detectives allege Wardell Johnson "deliberately at- tempted" to leave a .40 caliber casing at the scene and "not process it for evidence," the force said in a statement. "In addition, detectives learned that Officer Johnson recov- ered a box of unused .40 cal- iber bullets at the scene and did not process it as evidence."
While Johnson told detec- tives he did not remember
Travis Boys in police custody.
where he had left the box of bullets, "shortly after the inter- view, detectives observed Johnson removing the box of bullets from his vehicle and throwing them out of the win- dow while driving," the state- ment said. "Johnson admitted to throwing the box of bullets out of his window," it added.
Johnson has been arrested for obstruction of justice, theft and malfeasance in office.
Boys, 33, appeared before Judge Karen K. Herman on Monday entering a not guilty plea to first-degree murder, punishable only by death or by life in prison, in the death of Officer Daryle Holloway, 45.
District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro has said he is seeking the death penalty.
South Carolina Senate Votes To Take Down Confederate Flag From Capitol
The South Carolina State Senate took a step toward re- moving the Confederate flag from the Capitol grounds on Monday.
In a second reading of a bill proposed to remove the con- troversial banner, the Senate voted 37-3 in favor of taking it down.
The vote, however, doesn't mean the flag is going to be lowered right away: This is the second of three required votes needed in the Senate before the bill goes to the South Carolina House for a similar procedure. The Senate is adjourned until Tuesday.
Even with the support of Gov. Nikki Haley, the bill could stall, as there are indica- tions the proposal could have a tougher road in the House. Some powerful Republicans have not said how they will vote, including Speaker Jay Lucas.
Haley said taking it down was one way to honor the nine black people who were shot to death by a racist white gunman last month at a church in Charleston.
In a statement Monday, she cheered the Senate's vote.
"The South Carolina Senate today rose to this historic occa- sion, with a large majority of members from both parties coming together in the spirit of unity and healing that is bind- ing our state back together and moving us forward in the right direction," Haley said.
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