Four men held without charge at the Guantanamo Bay Detention Center have been released and returned to afghanistan. We begin with a story developing. Two new York City Police officers were shot and killed in what some described as an execution style murder. The Police Commissioner called it an assassination. The officers were in their patrol car in brooklyn, eating, a gunman walked up and opened. He is oiled as ismail brindley. After the shooting he ran into a subway station and shot himself in the head. He was pronounced dead at the scene. According to witness statements the suspect has been identified as 28yearold Ismail Brinsley walked up to the police car. He took a shooting stance on the passenger side and fired the weapon, his weapon, several times through the front passenger window, striking both officers in the head. The officers never had the opportunity to draw their weapons. They may never have actually seen their assailant, their murderer. Approximately 5 45 this morning an
Dozen times. Red the a released a statement about the killing of the policemen, making reference to the deaths of eric garner and michael brown. It underscores the dangers. As a nation we must not forget in. Reverent sharpton issued a statement daying saying reaction from the Brooklyn New York community has been outrage, many called the shooting senseless. This is senseless behaviour by anyone. At the end of the day two families are sad for the holidays. What are we, it doesnt happen like this, who does this. The Police Investigation is ongoing. Bill bratton said several times during the press conference. There was no indication. This is the 7th time since 1972 that the Police Partners had been murdered in new york city. Thank you very much. Cuban president. Our people must understand that the announced changes will require a long and hard fight which will require the participation of the International Community and the american society. While the cuban leader welcomed the americans em
Fever, no cure, little treatment. So far no one has caught the disease called chikundunya in the United States. The sufferers have contracted it while suffering and brought it home. But Public Health authorities in the u. S. Know its just a matter of time before its here. Chikungunya. The name comes from the language of the miconda people of tanzania. It means to become distorted. It is transmitted to humans by infected mosquitoes, causes fever, severe longterm joint pain. Headache rash, nausea. There is no cure for the disease, which is not fatal. It cannot be transmitted through human contact. It was first seen in 1952, but only arrived in the western hemisphere in 2015 on the caribbean island of st. Maarten. And in the u. S. There were only 2,000 cases last year. But only a tiny percentage of those originated here. By the end of this program you might be thinking, why havent i heard about this . A lot . Before today . Chikungunya can bring di billtation to working people pain that c
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