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THIS WEEK'S STORIES
From a myriad of news and feature articles published throughout the world each week, a selection is made to republish on Connect. From those selected, our local editorial team choose specific themes to share.
Our intention is to make available thought provoking articles on major topics of interest in today's world. Whilst we have no answers, we understand enough to know, we all need to ask searching questions.
We hope you find the selection valuably informative.
SHOOTING BY ICE - REACTIONS
Witnesses to the fatal shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis by an ICE officer tell what they saw - and people from Detroit and Minnesota gather in front of the ICE building to protest at this latest brutality.

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WHAT'S THE REAL INTENT HERE?
Such a tragic story - but gives rise to a host of major questions. Among them - oddly - was this staged to further inflame local civil unrest? Why would that be? Then there're the comments by D.Trump. All odd!

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POLICE ARE A TOTAL DISGRACE
Police chiefs were placed under massive pressure to recruit new officers. Who took the decision to relax the vetting of the recruits to simply increase the numbers. Result now being massive risk to citizens.

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AN INVASION? NOT ON THE BBC
The BBC called Trump's threat to capture Greenland with military force, "acquire." Anyone might be forgiven for wondering whether - if the UK is invaded - will the Beeb see the situation in the same way?

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GREENLAND - A DATA CENTRE?
Greenland is being eyed up by Donald Trump. As well as all the lucrative minerals, the island offers a perfect location for data centres. Is Trump building - or is he aiming for world domination by corporations?

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MET POLICE FULL OF RAPISTS
UK police service today is a million miles from where it was a decade ago - and even further from where it should be. Vetting and training now appears non-existent - and puts us where we are - until changed!

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