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Tube Strike January 2017 Could See Almost All Zone One Stations Shut
RMT general secretary Mick Cash accused authorities of lacking "serious plans to tackle the staffing and safety crisis caused by the axing of almost 900 safety-critical station jobs". "We have started to recruit them and will continue to work with the unions". We are recruiting additional staff for stations and believe this will help us to provide a better service.
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Major inauguration day protest against Trump set for Miami
The State Department reportedly informed all politically appointed ambassadors that they were to submit letters of resignation effective January 20 the day after the election, and instructed those seeking extensions to submit formal requests.
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Chicago Torture Case Wasn't 'Evil' Just 'Bad Home Training — CNN's Don Lemon
Brittany Covington , 18, of Chicago , was charged with aggravated kidnapping, hate crime, aggravated unlawful restraint, aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and residential burglary. Authorities are still looking at whether the attack falls under any hate crimes statutes. All four will be tried as adults. "Kids make stupid decisions" Commander Kevin Duffin from the Chicago Police Department said.
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Mexico brings back adviser who quit because of Trump meeting
The officer died on Wednesday after he was hit by a vehicle while "preventing a theft at a service station", the city police department said in a statement. Mexico City Mayor Miguel Angel Mancera said 64 arrests were made in the capital alone. Pena Nieto also thanked Ruiz Massieu for her work, addressing her to say "Claudia, many thanks for your friendship, your loyalty, your commitment to Mexico and the delivery of your work".
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Four dead in Turkish courthouse attack blamed on PKK
Izmir , Turkey's third-largest city after Istanbul and Ankara, has largely been spared from an escalation of violence in the country since mid-2015. 2 terrorists, a police officer, and a court worker died in the shootout. IS claimed that attack, which it said was a reprisal for Turkey's military operations in Syria.
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Leader of pro-IS group in Phl killed
Train said the militant group has flown Islamic State flags in their camps and Maguid, along with other local militant group leaders, appeared in a video circulated a year ago, pledging allegiance to IS. Maguid, 32, appeared in a video circulated on social media networks past year with the leaders of other local militant groups pledging allegiance to ISIS.