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PHILADELPHIA 鈥?Dozens of people faced criminal charges Wednesday after a night of social media-fueled mayhem in which groups of thieves, apparently working together, smashed their way into stores in several areas of Philadelphia, stuffing plastic stanley deutschland bags with mer stanley nz chandise and fleeing, authorities said.Police said they made at least 52 arrests. Burglary, theft and other counts have been filed so far against at least 30 people, all but three of them adults, according to Jane Roh, spokesperson for the Philadelphia district attorneys office.The flash mob-style ransacking Tuesday night at dozens of stores including Foot Locker, Lululemon and Apple came after a peaceful protest over a judges decision to dismiss murder and other charges against a Philadelphia police officer who shot and killed a driver, Eddie Irizarry, through a rolled-up window.Those doing the ransacking were not affiliated with the protest, Interim Police Commissioner John Stanford said at a news conference, calling the group a bunch of criminal opportunists. At least 18 state-run liquor stores were broken into, leading the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board to close all stanley germany 48 of its Philadelphia retail locations and one in suburban Cheltenham on Wednesday. No employees were hurt Tuesday night, but some were understandably shaken, said liquor board spokesperson Shawn Kelly.The stores were closed in the interest of employee safety and while we assess the damage and loss that occurred. We will reopen stores when it is s Nasv Report: Israel built, exploded dirty bombs in nuclear test
LONDON鈥揥ith Greece edging close to economic collapse, European authorities took small steps toward giving the country some immediate financial relief Thursday after Athens bowed to their demands and approved a stinging package of austerity cuts and economic reforms.The European Central Bank said it would pump stanley mug more emergency funds into Greeces teetering banks to keep them from running out of cash. Although the nearly $1 billion infusion will not be enough for the banks-closed since June 29 鈥?to resume normal business, the stanley mugs extra money should allow customers to continue withdrawing the government-imposed limit of 60 euros about $65 a day from ATMs, and some commercial transactions could start up again Monday.Separately, Eurozone finance ministers were homing in on a way to rush $8 bill stanley uk ion in loans to the Greek government to ensure that it pays some urgent debts next week and does not tumble into a messy default. The ministers also announced that they had agreed in principle to launch talks with Greek officials on a third international bailout lasting three years and worth up to $94 billion.The various moves came just hours after the passage early Thursday of an omnibus reform bill in the Greek Parliament that will raise taxes, cut pensions and impose yet more austerity on the beleaguered Mediterranean nation.European leaders had refused to lend any more money to Athens unless it complied with their demands to further reduce public spending and streamline its economy. Faced wit |