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More than 1,500 people have been evacuated from the Derbyshire town since Thursday – and hundreds are still unable to access their homes.
The former Ohio University standout was handed a two-year suspension from FIBA for failing a drug test.
"Morrison was unapologetically black and exemplified the notion that the black writer does not have to seek white validation in order to be relevant," writes Nadine White.
Clauvino da Silva had donned a silicone mask, wig and women's clothes in his attempted jailbreak on Saturday
In 2013, Fredrick Brennan built 8chan, a forum-based website to rival 4chan's more restrictive platform. Within a few months, 8chan became known for its anonymous posts related to violence and extremism. Following the shootings in Ohio and Texas on 3 August, U.S. cyber security firm Cloudflare said it would terminate 8chan. The platform has allegedly hosted the manifestos of gunmen involved in mass shootings, including last week's attack in El Paso, Texas, and Christchurch, New Zealand in March.
The Indian Government announced it is revoking most of Article 370 from it’s constitution, which includes protections for the hotly-contested Jammu and Kashmir state. As the only Muslim-majority state in India, the regions special status became a lightening rod for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party. Pakistan has condemned the action as international organisations like the UN call for calm as Indian-administered side of Kashmir has seen a large military presence move into the region and a media black-out.
She was the first black woman to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature.
El Paso is mourning victims of Saturday's shooting. But from September 1, it will be even easier to carry guns in Texas churches, schools, apartment buildings and disaster zones.
The shooter may have acted alone, but he is part of a network that stretches from Christchurch to Charlottesville.
The heatwave that swept across much of Europe over July has made its way to Greenland, accelerating the melting of the island's ice sheet. Scientists from the Danish Meteorological Institute said that since 1 June, the ice sheet has lost 240 gigatonnes, compared to a loss of 290 gigatonnes in the whole of 2012. The melting of ice in Greenland alone will contribute between 5 and 33 centimetres to rising global sea levels by the year 2100.