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Obama calls for nation to fix racially-damaged justice system
President Obama, speaking Thursday after the fatal police shootings of black men in two states, urged a national effort to repair our racially-fractured justice system.

“When incidents like this occur, there’s a big chunk of our fellow citizenry that feels as if because of the color of their skin, they are not being treated the same,” said an emotional Obama.

“And that hurts,” the President continued. “And that should trouble all of us. This is not just a black issue. Not just a Hispanic issue. This is an American issue that we should all care about.”

The President cited studies indicating black drivers are 30% more likely to be pulled over than whites — and three times more likely to be frisked.

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And while blacks and Hispanics make up about one-third of the U.S. population, they comprise more than half of the prison population.

“When people say ‘Black Lives Matter,’ they don’t mean blue lives don’t,” said Obama after arriving in Poland for a NATO summit. “All lives matter. Right now, the big concern is that data shows black folks are more vulnerable to these kind of incidents.”

Obama — who had earlier described himself as angry, frustrated and grieving — closed his address by asking people to imagine if a police officer killed someone in their family.

“How would you feel?” he asked. “To be concerned about these issues is not political correctness. It’s being American, and wanting to live up to our best and highest ideals.”

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President Obama urged a national effort to repair our racially-fractured justice system.
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Clive Palmer summoned to Federal Court
Clive Palmer summoned to Federal Court. (Source: AAP)

Clive Palmer has been issued with a Federal Court summons to face questions over the collapse of the company behind the Yabulu Nickel refinery.

Federal Court registrar Murray Belcher on Tuesday ordered Mr Palmer be issued a summons to appear on August 30 so he can answer questions about the collapse of Queensland Nickel, which is in liquidation.

A summons was ordered to be sent to Mr Palmer's Gold Coast home and his Brisbane office, as well as a fax number and five email addresses linked to his companies.

Summons were also issued for Queensland Nickel executives Ian Ferguson and Daren Wolfe.

Liquidators are seeking a summons for Mr Palmer's nephew Clive Mensink but a decision on whether to issue one has been adjourned.

Queensland Nickel collapsed earlier this year, resulting in the loss of hundreds of jobs of the Yabulu Nickel Refinery.
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Clive Palmer has been summoned to face questions over the collapse of Queensland Nickel in the Federal Court
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Chichen Itza Topics Page
6d 20h ago By Mark Stevenson, Associated Press Writer

Part of the stage being set up for a weekend concert by singer Elton John at Mexico's famed Chichen Itza ruins collapsed during construction, injuring three workers, authorities said Thursday.

The Grand Canyon, Mount Everest and Loch Ness will vie with more than 200 other spectacular places for the New 7 Wonders of Nature, organizers said Wednesday.

Mexico's Mayan Riviera is an easy flight from most of the USA, offers reasonable prices, and boasts attractions found nowhere else.

11/18/2008 08:40 PM By Mark Stevenson, Associated Press Writer

The director of Harvard's Peabody Museum said Tuesday he wants to return about 50 ancient carved Mayan jade pieces to Mexico, almost a century after a U.S. consul dredged the artifacts from the sacred lake at the ruins of Chichen Itza.

11/09/2008 12:34 PM By Mark Stevenson, Associated Press Writer

Legend says the afterlife for ancient Mayas was a terrifying obstacle course in which the dead had to traverse rivers of blood, and chambers full of sharp knives, bats and jaguars.

10/05/2008 12:29 AM By Mark Stevenson, Associated Press Writer

Tenor Placido Domingo's choice of a classical program peppered with local music and help from Mexican pianist and crooner Armando Manzanero appeared to smooth the controversy surrounding his Saturday concert at the Mayan pyramids of Chichen Itza.

10/04/2008 11:49 PM By Mark Stevenson, Associated Press Writer

Tenor Placido Domingo's choice of a program peppered with local music and help from Mexican pianist and crooner Armando Manzanero may smooth the controversy surrounding his Saturday concert at the Mayan pyramids of Chichen Itza.

10/03/2008 01:44 PM By Mark Stevenson, Associated Press Writer

Placido Domingo's concert at the Mayan ruins of Chichen Itza on Saturday night is being billed as "the world's greatest tenor at one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World," a claim few lovers of opera or history would dispute.

10/03/2008 01:41 PM By Mark Stevenson, Associated Press Writer

Placido Domingo's concert at the Mayan ruins of Chichen Itza on Saturday night is being billed as "the world's greatest tenor at one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World," a claim few lovers of opera or history would dispute.

George Bey, archaeologist at Millsaps College in Jackson, Miss., writes Dan Vergano about the complex story of the Maya collapse, how the movie Apocalypto missed essential historical points, and the surprising work that is archaeology.
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