Thursday, 10 November 2016
Manhunt after two police shot in Pennsylvania
People have been told to stay inside their homes in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania after two police officers were shot.
It happened at about 4am local time, WPXI.com said, after the officers had attended a domestic incident on Woodcrest Road.
A neighbour said they had heard two gunshots.
Police are still searching for the attacker.
One of the injured officers was apparently taken to Canonsburg General Hospital, while the other was flown to a hospital in the Pittsburgh area, about 20 miles away.
Their names have not been made public.
The mayor of Canonsburg, Dave Rhome, confirmed to radio station WJPA that two officers had been shot, but was unable to give an update on their conditions.
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'Still here?' Celebrities mocked for not leaving US
Celebrities have defended themselves after being mocked on social media for threatening to leave the US in the event of a Trump victory.
Comedian Amy Schumer and Lena Dunham were two of Hillary Clinton's supporters who promised to move to Canada if Mr Trump became president of the United States.
Since results came out Wednesday morning, Trump supporters have been sending celebrities online messages, mocking their plans to leave the country.
One Twitter user wrote to singer Miley Cyrus and Girls creator Dunham asking "How's Canada?", while another quipped that "the real loser is Canada, as it seems they are getting Lena Dunham after this".
Comedian Ricky Gervais also posted a tweet mocking the announcements, saying "the only funny thing about today is all those celebrities having to move to Canada or look like liars".
The only funny thing about today is all those celebrities having to move to Canada or look like liars.
— Ricky Gervais (@rickygervais) November 9, 2016
In April, Dunham said: "I know a lot of people have been threatening to do this, but I really will.
"I know a lovely place in Vancouver, and I can get my work done from there."
Singer Cher, another vocal Clinton supporter, threatened to "pack her bags for Jupiter" in the event of a Trump presidency.
Image Caption: Twitter users made a photo montage with real estate ads about moving to JupiterOne Twitter user wrote "petition circling on Jupiter to keep Cher away", while others posted pictures of real estate adverts for the planet with the singer's face on them.
While most celebrities have kept away from social media since the results, singer Miley Cyrus posted a video of herself crying, saying she accepts President Trump.
"I accept you," she said, "I even accept you as the president of the United States."
Schumer posted a long message to her critics on her Instagram page, explaining how her threat to leave the US "was said in jest", and shouldn't "count as official news".
"Anyone saying pack your bags is just as disgusting as anyone who voted for this racist homophobic openly disrespectful woman abuser," she wrote.
Video: Sobbing Cyrus says she 'accepts Trump' as PresidentShe also called Trump supporters "weak" and "misinformed".
"People who voted for him you are weak. You are not just misinformed. You didn't even attempt information," Schumer said.
She also posted a fake Donald Trump quote, in which he claims if he were ever to run for Presidency, he would run as a Republican because "they're the dumbest group of voters in the country".
She added: "Yes this quote is fake but it doesn't matter."
Celebrities who threatened to leave the country include Breaking Bad actor Bryan Cranston, Barbra Streisand, Samuel L Jackson, comedian Chelsea Handler, talk show host Jon Stewart and singer Amber Rose.
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MPs propose urgent steps to restore Russia-US relations after Trump elected
A member of the State Duma Foreign Relations Committee has a proposal to launch a special group for restoring normal relations between Russia and the US, while other MPs seek to launch a week of Russian-US friendship to mend broken ties.
Vitaly Milonov wrote that the principles of mutual respect and peaceful coexistence are the basis of global security, and that relations between the Russian Federation and the United States are especially important in maintaining the balance.
“Our nations are the largest economic and cultural centers of our planet. Our nations possess developed economies, powerful military forces, the largest trade ties all over the world and this allows them to influence global political agenda. Unfortunately, due to myopic policies of the US administration and its push towards global hegemony, the relations between our countries have deteriorated to record lows,” Milonov wrote.
“In the current situation it might be reasonable to set up a working group of Russian and US lawmakers who would concentrate on normalization of relations between our countries… This group could start developing a roadmap for the process as well as work on particular contradictions between our states that have accumulated over recent years,” he added.
Milonov also stated that US President-Elect Donald Trump has previously made positive statements about Russia and expressed a readiness for a genuine restart of relations.
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In a separate move, State Duma MP Vladimir Sysoyev (Liberal-Democratic Party) and a member of Russia’s Public Chamber, Sultan Khamzayev, asked the Culture Ministry to consider introducing a week of Russian-American friendship to promote mutual understanding and peaceful coexistence.
Deputy Culture Minister Vladimir Aristarkhov told RT that the ministry would support the initiative, adding that he personally was also in favor of such soft power projects.
On Wednesday, senior Russian officials, including President Vladimir Putin, welcomed Trump’s victory in the US presidential elections and expressed hope that the subsequent changes in the US foreign policy would help to restore bilateral relations.
“We heard [Trump's] campaign rhetoric while still a candidate for the US presidency, which was focused on restoring the relations between Russia and the United States,” Putin said at a presentation ceremony of foreign ambassadors' letters of credentials in Moscow.
“We understand and are aware that it will be a difficult path in the light of the degradation in which, unfortunately, the relationship between Russia and the US are at the moment,” he added.
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