ECM WORLD WATCH: NATIONAL AND GLOBAL NEWS

September 27, 2016 (San Diego's East County) - East County Magazine's World Watch helps you be an informed citizen about important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflect all voices and views, we include links to a wide variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:

U.S.

Presidential race

• Six key moments of the first presidential debate between Trump and Clinton (NBC)
• The first Clinton-Trump debate, annotated (Washington Post)
• From Russia with Love (ABC)
• The 2016 election fact-checker (Washington Post)
• 75 retired senior diplomats sign letter opposing Trump for president (Washington Post)

General news

• ISIS suspected of mustard gas attack against U.S.and Iraqi troops (CNN)
• White Tulsa police officer charged with manslaughter in death of unarmed black man (Washington Post)
• Family releases video of Keith Lamont Scott’s shooting (CNN)
• Obama kept military out of the loop on Iran payments   (Jewish World Review)
• Feds Finalize Rule on a Native Hawaiian Government (Hawaii Public Radio)
• U.S. to pay 17 Indian tribes $492 million to settle long-standing disputes (Wash. Post)
• Dozens Of U.S., Canadian Tribes Unite Against Proposed Oil Pipelines (NPR)
• Wells Fargo's Unauthorized Accounts Likely Hurt Customers' Credit Scores (NPR)

WORLD

• Aleppo Under The Most Intense Air Bombardment Since Syrian War Began, U.N. Says(NPR)
• Colombia, Marxist rebels sign accord ending 52-year war  (Reuters)
• Two Palestinians and a Jordanian killed after attacking Israelis, officials say (San Diego Union-Tribune)
• After Aiding Injured Israelis, A Palestinian Is Targeted For Abuse (NPR)
• Christian writer who 'insulted Islam' murdered in Jordan (JPost)
• Suicide bombing in northwest Pakistan mosque leaves at least 23 people dead, many injured (San Diego Union-Tribune)
• Street clashes and election protests in Congo kill more than 44, Human Rights Watch says (San Diego Union-Tribune)
• Japan scrambles fighter jets as China gets too close (CS Monitor)

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U.S.

Presidential campaign

Six key moments of the first presidential debate between Trump and Clinton (NBC)

Hillary Clinton seemed to overpower Donald Trump in their first presidential debate Monday night as the Republican nominee stumbled over his words and found himself spending most of the night on his heels

The first Clinton-Trump debate, annotated (Washington Post)

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump went head-to-head for the first time Monday night in a debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y. The debate was moderated by Lester Holt of NBC News and came as polls both nationally and in swing states are increasingly tight. The complete transcript of the debate is posted below. The Fix team has annotated it with context, analysis and other thoughts, using Genius.

From Russia with Love (ABC)

ABC investigation finds  Trump given “hundreds of millions” in Russian money….Richard Painter, a University of Minnesota law professor who served as ethics advisor to Republican President George W. Bush, said…“The appearance is that a foreign government or other foreign organization has influence over the president of the United States through financial dealings with his family and that would be unacceptable.”

The 2016 election fact-checker (Washington Post)

The true, the false and everything in between.

75 retired senior diplomats sign letter opposing Trump for president (Washington Post)

A group of 75 retired career Foreign Service officers, including ambassadors and senior State Department officials under Republican and Democratic presidents over nearly a half-century, has signed an open letter calling Donald Trump “entirely unqualified to serve as President and Commander-in-Chief.”

General news

ISIS suspected of mustard gas attack against U.S.and Iraqi troops (CNN)

ISIS is suspected of firing a shell with mustard agent that landed at the Qayyara air base in Iraq Tuesday where US and Iraqi troops are operating, according to several US officials….No US troops were hurt or have displayed symptoms of exposure to mustard agent. One official said the agent had "low purity" and was "poorly weaponized."

White Tulsa police officer charged with manslaughter in death of unarmed black man (Washington Post)

…Tulsa District Attorney Steve Kunzweiler filed a first-degree manslaughter charge against officer Betty Shelby, nearly a week after cameras filmed her shooting 40-year-old Terence Crutcher as he stood beside his stalled SUV. Moments earlier, the video showed Crutcher walking toward his car with his hands above his head while several officers follow closely behind with weapons raised.

Family releases video of Keith Lamont Scott’s shooting (CNN)

… The video is the first publicly released footage related to the shooting, which spurred days of protests in Charlotte. "Don't shoot him. He has no weapon," Rakeyia Scott can be heard saying. The first portions of the shaky video appear to show a number of police officers surround a vehicle in a parking lot. A man repeatedly yells for someone -- apparently Keith Scott -- to "drop the gun." "He doesn't have a gun. He has a TBI (traumatic brain injury)," Rakeyia Scott says. "He's not going to do anything to you guys. He just took his medicine."

Obama kept military out of the loop on Iran payments   (Jewish World Review)

One might think President Barack Obama would have asked his top military officials to weigh in on his administration's decision in January to send $400 million in cash to Iran. After all, Iran is the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism….

 

Feds Finalize Rule on a Native Hawaiian Government (Hawaii Public Radio)

The U.S. Department of the Interior has finalized a rule that creates a pathway to federal recognition for Native Hawaiians…The Department of the Interior’s announcement allows Native Hawaiians the choice to determine whether and how to reorganize its government. The new relationship would be similar to the tribal status of Native American Indian groups.

U.S. to pay 17 Indian tribes $492 million to settle long-standing disputes (Washington Post)

The Washington Post - Obama administration has paid $3.3 billion to more than 100 tribes in mismanagement claims.

Dozens Of U.S., Canadian Tribes Unite Against Proposed Oil Pipelines (NPR)

At least 50 First Nations and tribes signed a treaty Thursday opposing tar sands expansion plans that they view as "a collective threat to our Nations."

Wells Fargo's Unauthorized Accounts Likely Hurt Customers' Credit Scores (NPR)

Regulators say millions of unapproved credit card and bank accounts were opened for Wells Fargo customers. A big question is how to compensate those whose credit scores were hurt by what the bank did

WORLD

Aleppo Under The Most Intense Air Bombardment Since Syrian War Began, U.N. Says(NPR)

Less than a week after a U.S.-brokered Syrian ceasefire collapsed, the city of Aleppo is being pummeled with the most intense air bombardment since the beginning of the conflict, according to the U.N….  Since late last week, "there have been repeated reports of airstrikes involving the use of incendiary weapons and advanced munitions such as bunker buster bombs," the statement continues.  "The secretary-general underlines that the apparent systematic use of these types of indiscriminate weapons in densely populated areas may amount to war crimes.”

Colombia, Marxist rebels sign accord ending 52-year war  (Reuters)

 Colombia's center-right government and the Marxist FARC rebel group signed a peace deal on Monday to end a half-century war that killed a quarter of a million people and once took the Andean country to the brink of collapse.

Two Palestinians and a Jordanian killed after attacking Israelis, officials say (San Diego Union-Tribune)

A Jordanian man was shot dead after he tried to stab police officers in Jerusalem on Friday, while in the West Bank, one Palestinian attacker was killed and another wounded after the pair rammed their vehicle into a bus stop. A third Palestinian was shot and killed after he tried to stab a soldier,...

After Aiding Injured Israelis, A Palestinian Is Targeted For Abuse (NPR)

An Israeli security officer next to an overturned vehicle belonging to a family of Jewish settlers ambushed near Hebron, in the West Bank, on July 1. Two Palestinians aided the wounded Israelis. One of the Palestinians has since lost his job and been targeted for abuse by fellow Palestinians.

Christian writer who 'insulted Islam' murdered in Jordan (JPost)

A gunman shot dead Jordanian writer Nahed Hattar on Sunday outside the court where he was to stand trial on charges of contempt of religion after sharing on social media a caricature seen as insulting Islam, state news agency Petra said.

Suicide bombing in northwest Pakistan mosque leaves at least 23 people dead, many injured (San Diego Union-Tribune)

A suicide bomber struck a mosque in northwest Pakistan’s troubled tribal region where worshipers gathered for Friday prayers, leaving at least 23 people dead and many injured, officials said.

Street clashes and election protests in Congo kill more than 44, Human Rights Watch says (San Diego Union-Tribune)

More than 44 people have been killed in Congo in two days of street clashes between security forces and protesters angered over a delayed presidential election, a senior Human Rights Watch researcher said Tuesday. Police said more than 100 people have been arrested in the unrest.

Japan scrambles fighter jets as China gets too close (CS Monitor)

Japanese fighter jets were sent to respond to Chinese forces coming too close to contested islands in the East China sea on Sunday. China has been conducting drills in the region.