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Saturday October 29th, 2022 evening edition

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Summary Companies Russia says UK navy personnel blew up pipelines.

LONDON, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Russia's defence ministry said on Saturday that British navy personnel blew up the Nord Stream gas pipelines last month, a claim that London said was false and designed to distract from Russian military failures in Ukraine.

"According to available information, representatives of this unit of the British Navy took part in the planning, provision and implementation of a terrorist attack in the Baltic Sea on September 26 this year - blowing up the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines," the ministry said.

Russia, deeply isolated by Western nations since its Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine, has previously blamed the West for the explosions that ruptured the Russian-built Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 pipelines on the bed of the Baltic Sea.

Gas leak at Nord Stream 2 as seen from the Danish F-16 interceptor on Bornholm, Denmark September 27, 2022.

The Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 pipelines have a joint annual capacity of 110 billion cubic metres - more than half of Russia's normal gas exports volumes.

Sections of the 1,224-km (760-mile) long pipelines, which run from Russia to Germany, lie at a depth of around 80-110 metres. »

Arizona woman sues city after arrest for feeding homeless: "Criminalized kindness"

Authored by cbsnews.com

Now she's suing Bullhead City, alleging the city law violates her 14th Amendment right to engage in charitable acts.

According to the city, Thornton broke the law because she was serving food at Bullhead City Community Park, a public park.

A video created by the Institute for Justice about a Bullhead City woman feeding the homeless in City parks is... Posted by Bullhead City, Arizona, Government on Tuesday, October 25, 2022. »

Fox News and the GOP think crime is up, but the numbers don't agree

Authored by msnbc.com
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Republicans, on the other hand, insist there’s a nationwide “crime crisis,” as the Republican National Committee has dubbed it.

That goes double for a climate like today’s, where the GOP is determined to frame cities as liberal-created hellscapes.

There’s often a disconnect between the perception of increased crime in an area and whether that purported increase can accurately be measured. »

'Enough Is Enough': Biden Rips Attack On Paul Pelosi, Right-Wing Hate That Fueled It

Authored by huffpost.com

“This is despicable,” Biden said in a speech at a Philadelphia fundraiser as he decried the political hate that has become increasingly violent.

“There’s too much violence — political violence — too much hatred, too much vitriol,” Biden said.

Every person of good conscience needs to clearly and unambiguously stand up against the violence in our politics, regardless of what your politics are.” »

City ordered bikini baristas to cover up. That’s unconstitutional, WA judge rules

Authored by yahoo.com

Bikini baristas in a Washington city were banned from wearing pasties and g-strings to work, and a U.S. district court ruled that it was unconstitutional.

The judge also agreed that the dress codes could risk subjecting the women to arbitrary enforcement by police.

A representative for the city of Everett said the city is assessing the court’s decision and will determine next steps in the next several days. »