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    Jade Walker

    Jade Walker

    Overnight Editor, HuffPost

  • Wolf Blitzer Fails To Goad Protester Into Condemning Violence

    McKesson, an activist best known for his efforts in Ferguson, Missouri, during protests of the police killing of teenager Michael Brown, refused to condemn Baltimore protesters who turned to violence on Monday -- even after Blitzer noted at least 15 injured police officers, 200 arrests and 44 vehicles set ablaze. Blitzer then invoked the peaceful ways of Martin Luther King Jr. -- who was arrested on multiple occasions for getting rowdy with law enforcement while protesting.

  • Daughters Honor Widower Dad With Surprise Trip To Fenway Park

    A visit to Boston this week began with a major curveball for super Red Sox fan Brian Peterson.

  • Another Brian Williams Story Comes Into Question

    Another Brian Williams tale has come under scrutiny. As the Washington Post points out, Williams told two different versions of a story about covering the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah War. In one interview, he said he was nearly hit by rockets while flying in a helicopter over northern Israel.

  • North Korean Leader Misses Important Anniversary Event

    The apparent no-show will add to mounting speculation that something is amiss with the authoritarian leader, who hasn't been seen publicly in more than a month. An official state media dispatch listed senior government, military and party officials who paid their respects at an event marking the party's 69th anniversary, but not Kim. It said a flower basket with Kim's name on it was placed before statues of his father and grandfather, both of whom also ruled North Korea.

  • Suicide Bombers Attack Buses Carrying Afghan Army Troops, Killing 7

    Two suicide bombers in the Afghan capital targeted two buses carrying Afghan army troops on Wednesday, killing seven and wounding 21 people, police said. The bombings, for which the Taliban claimed responsibility, came a day after Afghanistan and the United States signed a security pact allowing U.S. forces to remain in the country past the end of the year to support Afghans as they take over the fight against the Taliban insurgency. The first attacker hit a bus with Afghan National Army officers, killing seven and wounding 15 in west Kabul, said the city's criminal investigation police chief Mohammad Farid Afzali.

  • Airstrikes Hit ISIS-Held Areas In Syria

    U.S.-led forces carried out at least 13 air strikes in Syria close to the Iraqi border on Wednesday, a second day of targeting Islamic State militants who have seized land on both sides of the frontier, a group that tracks the Syrian war said. Rami Abdulrahman, who runs the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, told Reuters the raids had hit the border town of Albu Kamal and surrounding areas. The United States with Arab allies launched air strikes on Islamic State in Syria on Tuesday.

  • Death Toll From China Earthquake Nears 400

    Rescuers dug through shattered homes Monday looking for survivors of a strong earthquake in southern China's Yunnan province as the death toll rose to at least 398 people, with more than 1,800 injured. About 12,000 homes collapsed when the quake struck Sunday afternoon in impoverished Ludian county, around 370 kilometers (230 miles) northeast of Yunnan's capital, Kunming, China's official Xinhua News Agency reported. Ma Yaoqi, an 18-year-old volunteer in the quake zone, said by phone that at least half of the buildings had collapsed on the road from the city center of Zhaotong to the hardest hit town of Longtou.

  • Dutch Cyclist Twice Cheats Death (UPDATE)

    UPDATE: July 23, 6:39 a.m. -- Slate has published a piece casting doubt on the fact that Maarten de Jonge was actually booked on both ill-fated flights. Maarten de Jonge is an incredibly lucky man. According to The Independent, the 29-year-old Dutch athlete who competes for Malaysia's Terengganu Cycling Team was scheduled to fly on Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, which was shot out of the sky on July 17 while en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur.

  • Top AIDS Researcher Among Crash Victims

    Joep Lange, a pioneer in the field of AIDS research and the former president of the International AIDS Society, was killed in a plane crash on July 17, The Sydney Morning Herald reported. Lange dedicated his life to researching HIV. According to his official bio, Lange was the architect and principal investigator of several pivotal trials on antiretroviral therapy and on the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV.

  • Moncton Shooting Suspect Apprehended After Massive Manhunt

    Royal Canadian Mounted Police have apprehended a 24-year-old man suspected of killing three officers this week, CBC News reported. Justin Bourque is accused of going on a shooting spree on Wednesday in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, an east coast city with little gun violence. Authorities launched a massive manhunt for Bourque, who was photographed on the day of the shooting wearing military camouflage and carrying two rifles.

  • Police Evacuate Penn Station After Reports Of Suspicious Package

    Parts of Penn Station in New York City were temporarily evacuated on Thursday evening following reports of a suspicious package, NBC New York reported. According to CBS New York, the package was reported to authorities at 10:13 p.m. The NYPD Bomb Squad was called in to inspect the package, which was found near Track 15, WABC-TV reported.

  • Julian Assange Punches Out Priest On Easter Sunday

    Julian Assange went mano-a-mano with a man of god at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London on Easter Sunday. The WikiLeaks founder met with boxing champion Solomon Egberime, then had a sparring match with Father David Smith (a.k.a. 'Fighting' Father Dave), his team tells The Huffington Post. Smith describes himself on Twitter as a professional boxer, 6th degree black belt and social activist (as well as an Anglican parish priest).

  • Man Killed, 3 Injured In Grisly Train Accident

    One man was killed and several commuters were injured in a train accident in New Jersey on Tuesday night, CBS New York reported. According NBC New York, the New York-bound train was carrying 300 people when it arrived at the New Brunswick station and struck a man. Become a founding member of HuffPost Plus today.

  • Putin Hopes Russia Won't Have To Use Force In Ukraine

    Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow reserves the right to use all means to protect Russians in Ukraine, but hopes Russia won't have to use force. "If I decide to use armed forces it will be in line with international law," Putin said. During a news conference on Tuesday, Putin described the recent turmoil in Ukraine as an anti-constitutional coup, and said that while the Ukrainian parliament was legitimate, acting President Olexander Turchynov was not.

  • Pussy Riot Members Arrested In Sochi: Reports

    Russian punk group Pussy Riot burst onto the Olympic scene Tuesday when two of its members were picked up by police in host city Sochi — and then ran away defiant down a rain-soaked street a few hours later, shouting and wearing their trademark garish balaclavas. The police questioning of Russia's most recognizable punk rockers, along with detentions of gay rights and other activists in recent days, brought political tensions to the fore at Vladimir Putin's showcase Winter Olympics. Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alekhina, along with seven others, were held by police near Sochi's ferry terminal, a popular area for fans celebrating the Olympics.

  • Opposition Leader's Execution Sparks Violent Protests In Bangladesh

    An Islamist political party has vowed to deepen the role of Islam in Bangladesh to avenge the execution of a party leader who was hanged for war crimes committed during the country's 1971 war of independence against Pakistan. Abdul Quader Mollah, 65, was hanged Thursday night in a case that has exacerbated the explosive political divide in Bangladesh, an impoverished country of 160 million. Mollah was a leader of the party, Jamaat-e-Islami, and a key member of the opposition.

  • Truck Carrying Nuclear Waste Stolen

    A truck carrying nuclear waste was stolen in Mexico earlier this week, Agence France-Presse reported. The truck was transporting the radioactive isotope cobalt-60 from a hospital in Tijuana to a radioactive waste storage facility when it was taken on Monday, NBC noted. According to the International Atomic Energy Agency, Mexican authorities are currently conducting a search for the missing truck, and have issued a press release to alert the public.

  • Everything You Need To Know About Syria's Turbulent History And Why It Matters Today

    As the members of the United Nations debate a Russian proposal to force the Syrian regime of President Bashar Assad to surrender its chemical weapons, HuffPost World looks back at the history of the conflict in the country. The coalition's mission statement notes: “Because of the deep crisis in Syria, our country, and the struggle our people are facing, all political opposition factions and have come together in unity with the goal of overthrowing the Assad regime, ending the suffering of the Syrian people, and to make the transition towards a free and democratic country.

  • Abbas: Signing Peace Agreement Will End The Conflict With Israel

    Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said he wants a negotiated peace agreement with Israel to include a clause stating that the conflict is officially over, Haaretz reported. During a meeting with a delegation from the Israeli left-wing party Meretz in Ramallah on Thursday, Abbas said the Palestinian people want sovereignty and independence as well as peace in the region. “People say that after signing a peace agreement we will still demand Haifa, Acre and Safed,” Abbas said.

  • Terror Threat Prompts U.S. To Evacuate Consulate

    The U.S. has ordered the evacuation of another consulate overseas in response to a terrorist threat, CNN reported. According to The Associated Press, the State Department issued the "ordered departure" for all of its diplomats in Lahore, Pakistan, on Thursday after receiving a threat specific to the site's mission. Diplomats will be moved to Islamabad, and only a handful of emergency personnel will be allowed to remain in Lahore.