🇺🇸 "We're going to be changing the name of Lake Ontario, effective immediately, to Lake America," President Trump announced Thursday from the Oval Office before signing an executive order to rename the lake.

Trump said earlier this week that the U.S. was giving "serious consideration" to changing the name, the latest move amid his trade war with Canada.

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🇬🇧 A diplomatic row has erupted between the UK and China after Beijing's embassy workers in #London were accused of brandishing electroshock weapons at protesters.

The UK Government has warned China that attempts by a foreign state to “coerce, intimidate, harass, or harm” individuals on UK soil will not be tolerated, The i Paper has been told.

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🇺🇸 High school football player dies after “textbook tackle” left him with a traumatic brain injury, and the family is suing the school district.

16-year-old Christopher Garcia was playing in a football game in #LosAngeles when a tackle led to him hitting his head on the ground. Christopher suffered a traumatic brain injury and underwent emergency medical treatment, but died 11 days later.
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Attorney Michael P. Hernandez, the Garcia family’s lawyer, is arguing on their behalf that the “primary assumption of risk” doesn't apply to the poor conditions of the field. The lawsuit against the LAUSD failed to demonstrate that it “provides safe facilities, proper equipment, and adequate supervision.”

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🇺🇸 62-year-old man on the run after allegedly spray-painting a swastika on Gavin Newsom's face and skipping court.

David Lawrence Smith Jr. was arrested by the #LasVegas Police Department in connection with an ongoing political campaign sign vandalism spree. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department’s Counter Terrorism Section used automatic license plate readers to catch Smith, who allegedly spray-painted over 60 swastikas on Newsom’s ads.

Smith was released from jail and failed to appear for his court hearing, prompting the judge to issue a warrant for his arrest.

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🇺🇸 #Brooklyn. Rockaway Avenue & Livonia Avenue, a 22-year-old female was arrested after a police encounter that began over a vehicle allegedly stopped in a no-standing zone.

Police say the situation escalated during the enforcement, resulting in the female being taken into custody.

What could've ended in a simple parking ticket of $115, ended in an arrest with legal fees. Obstruction of governmental administration 2nd degree, resisting arrest, no standing zones – driveways.

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🇪🇬 Egyptian “Fast & Furious”: gang robbed a moving truck and stole 105 kilograms of... frozen chicken.

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🇰🇿 #Kazakhstan (August 28) FlyArystan Airbus A320 catches on fire during maintenance work at Almaty International Airport.

As a result of the incident, an Air Astana employee was injured. He was provided with the necessary medical assistance. The aircraft has been temporarily taken out of service. An assessment of the extent of the damage and the necessary repair work is currently being carried out.

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🇺🇸 Married Illinois lawmaker releases video of her kissing Bridgeview Mayor Steven Landek on the lips, says the kiss was just a "non-romantic moment among colleagues."

Lyons Township Clerk Elyse Hoffenberg says she is releasing the video because her "political opponents attempted to extort" her. "While the video lacks proper context to make it clear what is happening, what it shows is a lighthearted, friendly, and non-romantic moment among colleagues," she told the Daily Mail.

What do you think?

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🇺🇸 Free climber has to be rescued from the side of a cliff by firefighters in #Georgia.

The unidentified climber was scaling Mount Yonah, a 3,166-foot mountain ridge in the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest in North Georgia. White County firefighter Will Roper rappelled down the cliffside and rescued the man.

- “I’ve done a lot with dummies and a lot with other firefighters in training, but that’s the first time that I’ve ever done it, kind of in the heat of the moment with a live subject… It was a little nerve-racking going over the edge.”

Will Roper is a fitting name..

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🇪🇸 People in Ceuta, #Spain dismantle a homeless encampment that was built by Morocco migrants that crossed over into Spain illegally.

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🇺🇸 The homeless woman lost her temper a little. They pinned her to the ground and handcuffed her. Everything is simple.

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🇺🇸 #Chiicago. Nothing but chaos. According to the person recording, the two women became upset and trashed the store after the clerk refused to sell them alcohol.

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🇺🇸 #Houston man says he ordered burgers on DoorDash but was surprised when a "glizzy" showed up.

A Houston father says he was shocked to realize his DoorDash driver was delivering his food without clothes - "We all had some double cheeseburgers. I had a Whopper, but Buddy brought some hot dogs or something. He brought a glizzy, and ain't nobody want that," Kiante Matlock said.

DoorDash says the driver has been permanently removed from the platform.

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🇺🇸 A #Chicago PD officer pulled his firearm on a suspect who refused to comply and the people watching think the officer is at fault.

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🇺🇸 Elderly man beats up a younger man after he stepped on his foot and swung at him in a #SouthCarolina restaurant. The younger man, Gregory Tyricus Jacobs, was arrested and charged with two counts of assault and battery.

"I saw it was a young guy jumping on an older man and then I saw a lobby full of men and nobody moved... I just do what I expect another person to do if they see that happening to my father or grandfather." - Boots and Sonny's worker, Hakeem LaPierre.

"I'm the man that got hit. I've had 3 heart attacks and on blood thinners that's why I went to the ER. I didn't want to go but my wife made me," says the elderly man..

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🇺🇸 Furious parent trips football player, 9, as he runs for touchdown.

A #Wisconsin parent was cited for disorderly conduct after tripping a 9-year-old player from the opposing team during a youth football game in Mount Pleasant. Police said the 41-year-old admitted to the act. The child was not injured, according to authorities.

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🇺🇸 Three students were stabbed at Americas High School in El Paso, #Texas, on August 28. All three were hospitalized in stable condition, and the suspect was taken into custody shortly after the attack.

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🇺🇸 Five arrested after fight at East Coweta football game; firearm found.

A "teen" brawl broke out at halftime at a #Georgia high school football game... and when deputies moved in to break it up, they found a handgun.

This happened at East Coweta High School's stadium in Coweta County, Georgia, during the East Coweta vs. Newnan game. At halftime, a fight broke out behind the home stands, right near the concession stands where families and little kids buy their popcorn and hot dogs.

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