Ocasio-Cortez throws her support to Bernie Sanders

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez officially announced her backing of Sen. Bernie Sanders for president on Saturday, calling him an inspiration for her own grassroots campaign. Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., lauded as a superstar among progressives, received a raucous reception from the crowd at Queensbridge Park, in Queens, N.Y., as she outlined her working-class upbringing and the effect of Sanders's 2016 primary campaign. Ocasio-Cortez introduced Sanders as her “tio” (uncle in Spanish), and he emerged to AC/DC's “Back in Black.” The New York City legislator was the last in a long series of speakers tasked with giving their official stamp of approval to Sanders, who is recovering from a recent heart attack.

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  Sanders endorsement is "most authentic decision to let people know how I feel," AOC says

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• If you like AOC, you should like Bernie too

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Turkey wants Syrian forces to leave border areas, aide says

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan wants Syrian government forces to move out of areas near the Turkish border so he can resettle up to 2 million refugees there, his spokesman told The Associated Press on Saturday. The request will top Erdogan's talks next week with Syria's ally, Russian President Vladimir Putin. Arrangements along the Syrian-Turkish border were thrown into disarray after the U.S. pulled its troops out of the area, opening the door to Turkey's invasion aiming to drive out Kurdish-led fighters it considers terrorists.

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  Turkey, Kurds trade accusations over shaky Syria truce

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  Turkey president Erdogan vows to ‘crush the heads’ of Kurdish fighters in Syria

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Let jihadists return home, French anti-terror magistrate urges

The refusal of the French government to take back Islamic State fighters from Syria could fuel a new jihadist recruitment drive in France, threatening public safety, a leading anti-terrorism investigator has told AFP. David De Pas, coordinator of France's 12 anti-terrorism examining magistrates, said that it would be "better to know that these people are in the care of the judiciary" in France "than let them roam free". Turkey's offensive against Kurdish militia in northeast Syria has sparked fears that some of the 12,000 jihadists, including thousands of foreigners, being held in Syrian Kurdish prisons could escape.

Chile protests: At least eight people killed during riots in Santiago

At least eight people have been killed in Chile during a second day of protests and rioting in the South American nation. Three people were left dead after a looted building was set ablaze, the governor of Santiago, the country's capital, said. The Chilean military declared another night-time curfew for Sunday evening as the government struggled to contain the violent protests.

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  Chile's capital shaken by violent street protests

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  Chile president declares state of emergency after violent protests

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At a School for Suicide Bombers' Children, Dancing, Drawing and Deradicalization

Her parents didn't want their daughter to dance. They didn't want her to sing. They wanted her to die with them for their cause.

Russia's Stealth Su-57 Is a Beast, But Can Russia Afford It?

Key point: The Su-57 is may not fundamentally change Russia's military strategy. The Russian defense ministry staged an impressive video shoot with four of its Su-57 stealth fighter prototypes. But the dramatic display doesn't make the Su-57 any more relevant.

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  The F-22 and F-35 Have a Big Problem. A Stealth Tanker Could Solve It.

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  Meet the Mythical F-52 Stealth Fighter

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7 Things To Do With Your Old Smartphone

Put those outdated gadgets to good use. From Popular Mechanics

Defense chief: US troops leaving Syria to go to western Iraq

ABOARD A U.S. MILITARY AIRCRAFT (AP) Defense Secretary Mark Esper says that under the current plan all U.S. troops leaving Syria will go to western Iraq and the military will continue to conduct operations against the Islamic State group to prevent its resurgence. Speaking to reporters traveling with him to the Middle East, Esper did not rule out the idea that U.S. forces would conduct counterterrorism missions from Iraq into Syria. Esper said he has spoken to his Iraqi counterpart about the plan to shift the more than 700 troops leaving Syria into western Iraq.

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  All U.S. troops withdrawing from Syria expected to go to western Iraq: Pentagon chief

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  US troops leave northern Syria for Iraq despite Trump's claims they are returning 'home'

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Burmese fishermen 'faint' after mistaking $20 million of floating crystal meth for natural deodorant

Sacks of crystal meth scooped from the sea by Burmese fishermen who mistook it for a deodorant substance had a street value of $20 million (£15.4m), an official said on Sunday, in a country believed to be the world's largest methamphetamine producer. The accidental drug haul off Burma's coastal Ayeyarwady region occurred when fishermen spotted a total of 23 sacks floating in the Andaman Sea on Wednesday. Each one contained plastic-wrapped bags labelled as Chinese green tea - packaging commonly used by Southeast Asian crime gangs to smuggle crystal meth to far-flung destinations including Japan, South Korea and Australia.

White House's Mulvaney did not mull quitting over "quid pro quo" flap

Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney said on Sunday he had not offered to resign for indicating last week that U.S. President Donald Trump had sought a political favor from Ukraine in exchange for military aid, comments he has since retracted. "I never said there was a quid pro quo because there isn't," Mulvaney told "Fox News Sunday," using a Latin phrase meaning a favor for a favor. Mulvaney told reporters on Thursday that Trump's decision to withhold $391 million in aid to Ukraine was linked in part to his desire for an investigation by Kiev into a debunked theory that a Democratic National Committee (DNC) computer server was held in Ukraine.

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  White House fights backlash over Syria withdrawal amid impeachment inquiry

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  Mick Mulvaney’s Appearance on Fox News Sunday Was Not to Be Believed, Literally

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Trump calls Mexico's president to express 'solidarity'

Mexico's president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, said on Saturday that President Trump called him to express his "solidarity" following an attempt to arrest a drug kingpin's son that prompted a wave of violence in the city of Culiacan.

How Catalan protest tactics are inspired by Hong Kong

From blocking airports to using encrypted messaging apps, Catalan separatists demonstrating against the jailing of nine of their leaders are openly copying tactics devised by pro-democracy protestors in Hong Kong. Shortly after Spain's Supreme Court on Monday sentenced nine Catalan leaders to prison terms of up to 13 years over their role in a failed 2017 independence bid, 240,000 users of Russian-designed messaging app Telegram received a message urging them to head to Barcelona's El Prat airport, Spain's second busiest. The goal according to the message -- sent by a new anonymous separatist organisation called Democratic Tsunami -- was to "paralyse" the airport, just as demonstrators did in Hong Kong in September.

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  Spanish PM under pressure over Catalan protests

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• UPDATE 5-Spanish government dismisses call for Catalan talks as protests resume

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Atomwaffen Division’s Washington State Cell Leader Stripped of Arsenal in U.S., Banned from Canada

Kaleb James Cole, the 24-year-old leader of Atomwaffen Division's Washington State Cell stripped of his firearms by a “red-flag law” late last month, was deported and banned for life from Canada earlier this year, according to court records, which also showed that he had been previously interrogated by American border agents about his extremist views. Cole, a National Socialist black metal enthusiast who goes by the alias “Khimaere,” was first identified as a member of Atomwaffen Division in a 2018 ProPublica investigation. Atomwaffen Division is an underground neo-Nazi guerrilla organization which had 23 chapters throughout the United States as of mid-2018.

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  Kaleb James Cole: Guns seized from suspected neo-Nazi leader over ‘race war’ fears

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  Police seize guns from man believed to be neo-Nazi leader

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Royal Caribbean’s ‘Adventure of the Seas’ requests help from Coast Guard off Jersey Shore

A cruise ship passenger suffered a stroke aboard Royal Caribbean's “Adventure of the Seas” and had to be airlifted to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center from more than 100 miles off the Jersey Shore, according to the Coast Guard. The medevac took place after the Coast Guard was contacted by the ship's crew via satellite phone about 6:20 p.m. Thursday, authorities said. The ship, which is 1,020 feet in length with a crew of 1,180 — and which can accommodate more than 4,000 passengers — is on a 13-day, one-way cruise from Quebec City, Canada to Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Could France and Germany Jointly Build an EU Aircraft Carrier?

While discussing France and Germany's joint development with France of the FCAS sixth-generation stealth fighter in March 2019, the new head of Germany's governing CDU party Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer raised eyebrows with her suggestion of a chaser. As a next step, we could start the symbolic project of building an aircraft carrier to give shape to the role of the European Union as a global force for security and peace. German chancellor Angela Merkel endorsed the idea a few days later.

70,000 California wildfire victims may miss out on payments

As many as 100,000 Californians are eligible to receive payments for the damages they suffered from a series of devastating wildfires over the last several years. Concerned that as many as 70,000 victims may miss out on payments, attorneys filed court papers Friday to alert the bankruptcy judge that wildfire survivors — many still traumatized and struggling to get back on their feet — aren't aware of their rights to file a claim. "People really are overwhelmed and don't understand what they need to do," said Cecily Dumas, an attorney for the Official Committee of Tort Claimants, a group appointed by the court to represent all wildfire victims in the bankruptcy.

Deadly protests in Guinea as Russia calls for change of rules to keep despot in power

When police shot dead nine pro-democracy protesters in Guinea this week, Western embassies quietly shared their misgivings with the country's president, Alpha Conde. François Patuel of Amnesty International denounced “a shameful attempt by Guinean authorities to stifle dissent by any means necessary”. Mr Conde's ruthless response to protests against his apparent efforts to cling to power not only suited Russia, it seems probable that they were tacitly endorsed by the Kremlin.

It’s Warren, Sanders or Biden vs Trump – all the other Democrats are irrelevant

The Democratic nominee in 2020 will be Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren or Bernie Sanders. Biden, Warren, and Sanders each continue to garner around 20% in the polls while all others are in the single-digit doldrums. By 13 November, the last date for meeting the Democratic National Committee criteria, I wouldn't be surprised if the former representative Beto O'Rourke, Senator Amy Klobuchar, the former housing secretary Juliían Castro and Representative Tulsi Gabbard were also on board.

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  First on CBSN: Amy Klobuchar and husband talk life and the 2020 campaign

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  Warren says she'll detail costs of her health plan soon

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Black security guard fired after asking student not to use racial slur

A black school security guard has been fired after asking a pupil not to call him the N-word. Marlon Anderson said the teenager, who is also African American, used the racial slur repeatedly to refer to him. He responded to a call about the student, who was being disruptive, on 9 October at Madison West High School, Wisconsin.

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  Wisconsin HS students walk out in protest of racial slur firing

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  Cher offers to pay legal costs for black security guard fired after telling student not to use racial slur

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Thousands protest against Haiti's president

Thousands of people demonstrated on Sunday in Port-au-Prince, demanding that Haiti's President Jovenel Moise step down. "Jovenel is incapable and incompetent, he must pack his bags because Haiti must live," said one of the protesters, Jean Ronald. "It is not normal to live in such an unequal country," Ronald added, standing in front of the float of "Prophet Mackenson," a popular and controversial Haitian religious leader.

School apologizes after photo showing students with cardboard boxes over their heads during exam goes viral

An school in India has issued an apology after a bizarre image of students wearing cardboard boxes on their heads went viral. The images were taken during a chemistry exam at Bhagat Pre-University College in the town of Haveri.