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A ten-year-old schoolgirl is fighting for her life after a group of men set her on fire and threw her into a dry well for resisting rape in Jharkhand, India. Hindustan Times reports: Police have registered attempt to rape and murder charges against two men who are missing and have detained five suspects for questioning. The Class 4 girl, whose father is a daily-wager, was playing outside her home in Seraikela-Kharsawan district’s Kandra village on Wednesday morning when two men tried to lure her with sweets.

Just hour after anti-Islam Dutch politician Geert Wilders was convicted of insulting and inciting discrimination against Maroccans, moments ago the local police announced they have arrested a man in Rotterdam, suspected of planning a terrorist attack, according to local media reports. Law enforcement found a Kalashnikov assault rifle and an Islamic State flag while raiding the man’s house, RT adds.

CNN is being sued by former black employees who say the giant news organisation routinely discriminates workers based on the color of their skin.  A multi-million dollar class action lawsuit has been launched by former and current employees, claiming that CNN, Turner Broadcasting and Time Warner discriminate black employees. Dailycaller.com reports: Filed on behalf of two black employees, Celeslie Henley and Ernest Colbert Jr, the lawsuit alleges that black employees were paid less and had fewer opportunities for promotions.

Only in California.  California State Senator Kevin de Leon has introduced a bill, SB-54 or the "California Values Act" (because if you disagree with this legislation then you're obviously just an immoral, racist asshole), that explicitly prohibits "state and local law enforcement agencies" from investigating, detaining, detecting, reporting or arresting people for "immigration enforcement purposes."  Moreover, the bill would force "public schools, hospitals, and courthouses" to establish "safe zones" that "limit im

Hundreds of British police officers have been accused of abusing their power to sexually abuse vulnerable victims of crime a watchdog report has revealed The latest in a string of institutional abuse accusations was revealed by the royal Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) in a damning study on Thursday. Home Secretary Amber Rudd said she was shocked by how deep the issue was rooted within the British law enforcement. The Independent reports: HMIC’s initial findings identified more than 400 claims of abuse of authority for sexual gain over two years.