Here are the top stories for Sunday, July 10th: Inmates help save ill officer; Bullfighter gored in ring; Obama in Spain; Cow dung slinging festival.
Timeline: Snapshot July 10, 2016
Perspective: Of Peace And Tumult
The people of the United States have rarely, if ever, been united on issues of civility. How do we relate to people who are different from us? That is the question. How do we resolve our differences? That is also the question.
There is no denying that police forces have a history of discriminatory treatment based on race. Recent reports show that racism has been cultivated in some stations. Now, it can all be seen on social media on the internet. Now, when cops use excessive force, it can often be seen immediately by the public. And now — today — the American public sees and must acknowledge that something is wrong.
So they protest. And then what happens?
In Dallas, where police are making an effort to improve relations with the public, people held a protest against recent incidents in other parts of the country. The demonstrators coordinated the demonstration with the police, and the police showed up to protect them. And then a sniper shot at the police.
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And then what happens?
A grief-stricken nation tries to come to terms with itself. There is an outpouring of sadness and grief for all who had been harmed in recent days – the victims of police-brutality as well as the policemen in Dallas who had lost their lives.
And the protests continue. Peacefully? Yes, probably most of them. But there were still incidents of noisy and dangerous confrontations between protestors and police in some places.
Even as everyone – it seems – is calling for the nation to come together, Americans still cannot get it together. Uniting – It could happen. It could still happen.
Obama Calls for Mutual Respect After Painful Shootings
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U.S. President Barack Obama
WASHINGTON/DALLAS—
U.S. President Barack Obama is calling on Americans to mutually respect fellow citizens days after two fatal police shootings of African Americans and an ambush that killed five policemen in Dallas, Texas.
“Maintaining a truthful and serious and respectful tone is going to help mobilize American society to bring about real change and that is our ultimate objective,” Obama said in a response to a question from a reporter as he met Sunday in Madrid, Spain, with Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy.
“I would like all sides to listen to each other,” Obama said in reference to protestors such as those involved with the ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement and police organizations throughout the U.S.
Obama said violence against police by anyone concerned about fairness in the criminal justice system does “a disservice to the cause.”
The president also called for balance from law enforcement. “It is in the interest of police officers that their communities trust them.”
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Archeological Find May Help Solve Mystery of Biblical Philistines
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Archeologists excavating an ancient Phillstine cemetery near Ashkelon, Israel
ASHKELON, ISRAEL—
An archaeological discovery announced on Sunday in Israel may help solve an enduring biblical mystery: where did the ancient Philistines come from?
The Philistines left behind plenty of pottery. But part of the mystery surrounding the ancient people was that very little biological trace of them had been found – until 2013.
That’s when archaeologists excavating the site of the biblical city of Ashkelon found what they say is the first Philistine cemetery ever discovered. They say they have uncovered the remains of more than 200 people there.
The discovery was finally unveiled Sunday at the close of a 30-year excavation by the Leon Levy Expedition, a team of archaeologists from Harvard University, Boston College, Wheaton College in Illinois and Troy University in Alabama. Read More
Nigeria’s Music Scene Becomes a Cultural Export
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Singer Temi Dollface in the compound where she works
LAGOS —
Each night as darkness descends on Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital, sweat-drenched young men and women descend on the megacity’s numerous nightclubs to dance to the latest hit songs.
Much like the famous “Nollywood” film industry, music is now big business in Africa’s most populous nation.
The music industry’s revenue from music sales was $56 million in 2015 and is forecast to grow to $88 million in 2019, auditing firm Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC) reported last year.
It said the country’s entertainment and media industry had an estimated total revenue of $4.8 billion in 2015 and is likely to grow to some $8.1 billion in 2019, making it “the fastest-expanding major market globally.”
As in many Nigerian cities, music is inescapable in Lagos, whose 21 million inhabitants can hear popular songs in the form of mobile phone ringtones or blaring out of speakers on the private transit buses, known as danfos, that are ubiquitous.
Artists who sing and rap over electronic backing tracks, in a genre known as Afrobeats, have seen their popularity in Nigeria spill over into record sales and sold-out concerts across Africa and in both Britain and the United States. Read More
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