In Other News for Oct. 6

Published 9:47 pm Wednesday, October 5, 2016

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Immigrants altering English language

Visitors expecting to hear the Queen’s English spoken on the streets of London in 50 years may need to “fink” again. By 2066, linguists are predicting that the “th” sound will vanish completely in the capital because there are so many foreigners who struggle to pronounce interdental consonants — the term for a sound created by pushing the tongue against the upper teeth. Already Estuary English — a hybrid of Cockney and received pronunciation which is prevalent in the South East England — is being replaced by Multicultural London English which is heavily influenced by Caribbean, West African and Asian communities. — The Telegraph

Justice Department drops charges against arms dealer who threatened to expose Clinton

The Obama administration is moving to dismiss charges against an arms dealer it had accused of selling weapons that were destined for Libyan rebels. Lawyers for the Justice Department filed a motion in federal court to drop the case against the arms Marc Turi, whose lawyers also signed the motion. The deal averts a trial that threatened to cast additional scrutiny on Hillary Clinton’s private emails as Secretary of State, and to expose reported Central Intelligence Agency attempts to arm rebels fighting Libyan leader Moammar Qadhafi. — Politico

Teen brutally beaten after making pro-police remarks

A 17-year-old Alabama boy — who had recently received threats after voicing his support for law enforcement amid protests over fatal police shootings — was severely beaten in an empty parking lot in Sylacauga, an attack his mother called a racially motivated hate crime. Brian Ogle suffered a skull fracture in the brutal attack following a Friday-night football game. — The Washington Post

Mexican senators tout ‘Tell Them To Vote’ in U.S. election

A group of Mexican senators is backing a “Tell Them To Vote” campaign that encourages Mexicans to urge relatives living in the U.S. to vote in the November election. Sen. Gabriela Cuevas says she will push for the full Senate to back the campaign, which includes videos that call on Mexican-Americans in the U.S. to register to vote. An estimated 12 million people of Mexican descent live in the United States. While Cuevas didn’t mention Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump by name, she said the campaign is important to discourage any “campaign of hate against Mexicans.” — The Associated Press