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‘Violent mob’ had no right to tear down statue of slave trader in Bristol on impulse, Farage argues (VIDEO)

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The Black Lives Matter protesters in Bristol who toppled a statue of slave trader Edward Colston should be condemned because the angry crowd acted without democratic consent, Nigel Farage has said.

The Brexit Party leader was challenged by Good Morning Britain host Piers Morgan to explain why monuments to Adolf Hitler in Germany should be destroyed, but not a statue in the UK honoring a slave trader.

“Because they did it as a violent mob making their own decisions on what they think was right and wrong,” Farage said of the demonstrators. He added that fighting for justice and equality is a “laudable aim,” but accused Black Lives Matter of being a “far-left” organization which aims to “defund and close down police forces.”

A Sky News correspondent reporting from Bristol claimed that the “vast majority” of people she had spoken to in the city agree with what the protesters did. However, a poll conducted by the Bristol Post in 2014 found that 56 percent of respondents wanted the statue to remain, while 44 percent called for its removal.

Although no one denied that the statue was removed by extra-legal means, many argued that the debate over whether to pull down the monument had been going on for “years” and “wasn’t getting anywhere” – a stalemate that required direct action.

Colston was one of Bristol’s chief benefactors, and used his vast wealth to construct hospitals, schools and other public buildings in the city and across England. After attacking the monument in his honor, Black Lives Matter demonstrators dumped the statue into Bristol Harbor. Videos of the vigilante act divided Britain. The incident is just one of many acts of vandalism that have taken place across Europe and the United States and elsewhere, following anti-racism protests sparked by the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police. A day before Colston’s statue was toppled, London protesters defaced a monument to iconic British leader Winston Churchill. The act was deemed particularly offensive because it occurred on the 76th anniversary of the D-Day landings.

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Turkish minister escapes fire blast (VIDEO)

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Government official Fahrettin Koca was visiting an area devastated by the recent earthquakes when the incident happened

Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca escaped injury after embers exploded from a fire as he was inspecting rescue efforts in the southern province of Hatay, which was badly hit by the devastating recent earthquakes.

According to Turkish media, the incident occurred early Thursday morning when the official was speaking to doctors at a field hospital.

The group had lit a fire to keep warm, although the embers suddenly burst into the air, shooting out flames and hot residue. Koca and others quickly jumped to safety.

Journalist Adem Metan, who shared a video of the incident, said Koca’s team had informed him that the minister was unharmed.

More than 36,000 people were killed and over 108,000 injured across multiple Turkish provinces when 7.6 and 7.7 magnitude earthquakes struck on February 6. In neighboring Syria, the disaster claimed more than 5,500 lives.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan described the tragedy as “the disaster of the century.”

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NASA delays moon rocket launch due to potential hurricane

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA is skipping next week’s launch attempt of its new moon rocket because of a tropical storm that’s expected to become a major hurricane.

It’s the third delay in the past month for the lunar-orbiting test flight featuring mannequins but no astronauts, a follow-up to NASA’s Apollo moon-landing program of a half-century ago. Hydrogen fuel leaks and other technical issues caused the previous scrubs.

Currently churning in the Caribbean, Tropical Storm Ian is expected to become a hurricane by Monday and slam into Florida’s Gulf coast by Thursday. The entire state, however, is in the cone showing the probable path of the storm’s center — including NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.

 

Given the forecast uncertainties, NASA decided Saturday to forgo Tuesday’s planned launch attempt and instead prepare the 322-foot (98-meter) rocket for a possible return to its hangar. Managers will decide Sunday whether to haul it off the launch pad.

If the rocket remains at the pad, NASA could try for an Oct. 2 launch attempt, the last opportunity before a two-week blackout period. But a rollback late Sunday or early Monday likely would mean a lengthy delay for the test flight, possibly pushing it into November.

The Space Launch System rocket is the most powerful ever built by NASA. Assuming its first test flight goes well, astronauts would climb aboard for the next mission in 2024, leading to a two-person moon landing in 2025.

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Coco Austin and Ice-T’s 6-Year-Old Daughter Bathes in Sink Before First Fashion Show

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Coco Austin shared an inside look at how she got her 6-year-old daughter Chanel, who she shares with husband Ice-T, ready for Chanel’s first fashion show. Their list of to-dos included Coco doing her own hair and makeup, as well as the both of them picking out their outfits for the event. But before getting to that last step, the process started off with Chanel taking a bath in the sink while scrolling on her iPad.

Why not use the actual tub? Coco explained in her Sept. 22 Instagram post that they only had one hour to get ready for the occasion. The 43-year-old wrote, “The sink is easiest when you have to be fast.”

But even though Coco gave her reasoning behind the hygiene hack, the soak in the sink has caused quite the divide in her comment section. One user wrote, “Yall still treating her like an Infant.” While another added, “Are you kidding?! In the kitchen sink!! SHE’s not a BABY ANYMORE!”

Meanwhile, some users had a positive take on the matter with one writing, “The sink tub so adorable.” Another added, “Sink baths are the best.

Later in the day, the pair attended a Patricia Field fashion show where Coco sported a blue dress paired with a multi-colored sparkling necklace. Chanel’s outfit featured a pink plaid skirt, black long sleeve shirt and matching headband.

It’s not the first time that Coco has faced criticism over her choices when it comes to Chanel. Back in May, Coco and Ice-T received backlash for posting a snap of Chanel sitting in a stroller during a family trip to Atlantis Bahamas.

After the stroller spectacle was covered by CNN, Ice-T stepped in to give his thoughts.

“Lol… CNN? Really?” he wrote in a May 24 tweet. “MFs ain’t got s–t else to talk about.. F em all. Smh. Lol.”

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More recently, the couple celebrated her first day of first grade. Coco got candid with the milestone by sharing a video of herself crying after dropping Chanel off at school that first day.

“I know you moms can relate,” she wrote in her Sept. 8 Instagram post. “Who else is an emotional wreck on the 1st day of school?”

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