Headlines for August 22, 2017
by mail@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) from Democracy Now! on (#2ZZ38)
- Trump to Continue U.S. War in Afghanistan, Likely Deploy 4,000 More Troops
- Syria: U.S.-Led Bombing Reportedly Kills Dozens of Civilians in Raqqa
- University of Texas in Austin Removes 3 Confederate Monuments
- Baltimore Activists Take Sledgehammer to Christopher Columbus Statue
- Liberty Grads to Return Diplomas to Protest University Head's Support for Trump
- Secret Service Has Run out of Money to Protect Trump & Family
- Remains Discovered of Some U.S. Sailors Missing after USS McCain Crash
- Pope Francis Calls on Governments to Protect Refugees, Not Criminalize Them
- "50 Years Is Too Long!": Protests Erupt in Togo Against Ruling Family Dynasty
- Spain: Police Kill Suspected Driver of Van in Barcelona Attack
- Spain: German-Turkish Author Critical of Erdogan Briefly Arrested at Turkey's Request
- India: Bank Workers Strike to Protest Privatization of Banking Sector
- Chile Rolls Back Strict Anti-Abortion Laws Imposed Under Military Dictatorship
- Tens of Thousands Expected to Protest Trump's Speech in Arizona
- Ohio: Father of Steubenville HS Football Player Shoots & Wounds Judge
- Pokanoket Nation Launches Occupation at Brown U. to Reclaim Ancestral Land