Global brief rounds up diverse events and incidents
A compilation of short items reports Muslims facing racism in Sydney amid rising jihadist fears, a Philippine court convicting U S Marine Lance Cpl Joseph Scott Pemberton of homicide over Jennifer Laude, Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan pledging to donate 99 percent of their Facebook stock, a call by Human Rights Watch to reopen CIA torture probes, and a Tunisian Red Cross worker abducted in Sanaa with a second staffer released unharmed.
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Pentagon expands forces to target Islamic State
Defense Secretary Ashton Carter says the Pentagon will send more special operations troops to Iraq to advise Iraqi and Kurdish forces and enable targeted raids. The move aims to break the stalemate with ISIS as Gen. Dunford hints at possible further troop deployments beyond about 3,500 already in place.
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Chicago police chief fired amid McDonald shooting backlash
Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel demanded the resignation of police superintendent Garry McCarthy amid protests over the Laquan McDonald shooting. The firing follows video release showing the 17 year old shot by officer Jason Van Dyke, and McCarthy acknowledged missteps in the initial statement while defending the city’s response to protests.
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Obama pledges aid to climate threatened island nations
At the Paris conference President Obama pledged support for island nations endangered by climate change. He cited his upbringing in Indonesia and Hawaii and warned of possible climate refugee flows while keeping opposition to loss and damage payments intact. He announced $52 million in aid to the world’s poorest nations and urged diplomacy on Syria and the ISIS threat alongside Turkey.
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Gene editing summit debates future of CRISPR
Hundreds of scientists policymakers and the presidents science adviser met in Washington for a three day summit on CRISPR gene editing Discussed when if ever to use gene editing to alter human inheritance and whether it should enable human enhancement The meeting at the National Academy of Sciences drew sponsors from NAS NAM the Royal Academy and the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
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