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False narratives about the holding of Grace Meyer against her will at the Salmon Creek Medical Center in Vancouver, Washington Friday with allegations that her daughter refused to enter the hospital without a mask. The Clark County, Washington Sheriff's Department claiming that the people supporting Grace Meyer outside the hospital were heavily armed and wearing gas masks. There is no evidence of that on videos of the situation as it unfolded Friday evening... Another day of protests in Russia supporting the jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny... Its Monday in Myanmar(Burma) where the military has again taken power after almost a...

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell on Tuesday issued a memo to all 32 teams addressing the issue of players not standing for the national anthem before games. In the memo, Goodell stated that the league believes that "everyone should stand for the national anthem" and "our country, and our fans expect that of us." "It only took Roger, what, two or three weeks of public humiliation to finally get the message?" Newt Gingrich said on "Fox & Friends," noting that President Donald Trump has been a fierce critic of NFL players who refuse to stand for the national anthem, and the...

A Los Angeles gay rights organization has protested the decision by Manhattan Beach police to release -- and many local media to publish -- the names and photos of 18 men arrested in an undercover sex sting at a public restroom. Leaders of the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center charged that last week’s release of the mug shots, names and birthdates of the men could lead to public humiliation and more severe consequences. The social service agency said one of the arrestees had reported to them that a fellow suspect attempted suicide after the results of the sting were made...

MUM has ignited a national debate after making her 10-year-old son stand in a busy park wearing a sign saying, "Do not trust me. I will steal from you as I am a thief". The mother, who confessed to having a criminal past when she was young, said it was to ensure he did not follow in her footsteps, the Herald Sun reported. "I have lived a life that most people would not dream of and I am trying to stop my child from going down the same road as I did, because even though I have sorted myself...

Mel Gibson says he has been made stronger by the "public humiliation" of his drink-drive arrest in 2006. Gibson's arrest sparked outrage after a leaked police report quoted him making anti-Semitic comments to the arresting officer in California, who was Jewish. "You ask anybody what their number one fear is and it's public humiliation," he told the UK's Mirror newspaper. "Multiply that on a global scale and that's what I've been through. It changes you," he added. But the Lethal Weapon star was philosophical about his troubles, saying: "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger. It's really that simple." "You...

NBC White House correspondent David Gregory ate a little crow Sunday on this "Meet The Press," apologizing for his arrogant behavior during White House press briefings dealing with the shooting of a hunting companion by Vice President Cheney. Reacting to the storm of criticism leveled by the public at the Washington press corps for complaining that they were not told immediately about the incident, leaving the job of reporting it to a small-town Texas newspaper, Gregory apologized for his boorish behavior. "I think I made a mistake,” he told host Tim Russert. "I think it was inappropriate for me to...