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- Trump endorsement puts new spin on fierce Alabama Senate race
- Details of Manafort Raid Raise New Questions
- Former Google Engineer Fired For Anti-Diversity Memo Stands By His Words
- Inside the North Korean military: A look at the rogue nation's armed services
- Babysitters Arrested After Putting A Crying Baby In The Fridge
- Qatar offers visa-free entry to 80 nationalities
- DC Metro sued after rejecting an advertisement reprinting the First Amendment
- Engraved prehistoric human bones show ritualistic cannibalism
- Sea Princess Cruise Ship Goes Into 'Ghost Mode' To Avoid Pirates
- #AintNoCinderella: Woman who sparked viral twitter campaign by Indian women 'vindicated' after two men arrested
- Donald Trump Is Dropping Bombs at Unprecedented Levels
- Lester Holt Goes Behind the Scene of SNL’s ‘Weekend Update’
- Man, 77, Arrested For Raping Woman, 20, Who Posted Assault on Snapchat: Cops
- The Latest: Canada sends soldiers to migrant border crossing
- Donald Trump's dire warning to North Korea 'is message in language Kim Jong-un will understand', Rex Tillerson says
- The Milky Way’s Supermassive Black Hole is Proving Einstein Correct
- Scores of Teenage Migrants Were 'Deliberately Drowned' by Smugglers off the Coast of Yemen
- Walmart Removes Controversial Display That Marketed Guns as 'Back-To-School' Items
- Iran arrests six for dancing Zumba
- Father Defends Wife Accused of Dragging Daughter's Body into Woods
- AP Explains: 70 years of India-Pakistan tensions unresolved
- Car attack on soldiers in Paris suburb
- US military plans B-1 Bomber strike on North Korea missile sites
- Suspended Fox News Host Files $50 Million Defamation Lawsuit Against Reporter
- Shark Bites 10-Year-Old On South Carolina Beach
- Chief suspect in 'kidnap' of model Chloe Ayling says he was not involved in any crime
- Saudia Airlines trends on Twitter after issuing strict dress code policy
- U.S. judge deals blow to Texas 'sanctuary' city law
- Guam defends Trump's fiery words over North Korea nuclear threat as it finds itself in middle of global crisis
- American extreme right calls to 'unite' at rally
- The True Meaning of the Great American Eclipse
- The Nissan Leaf Will Cost $5K Less Than Tesla's Model 3
- Opposition protesters clash with riot police in Kenya
- Microsoft Surface devices fail on reliability: Consumer Reports
- 2018 Ford F-150 boasts best-in-class towing rating, improved fuel economy
- How far can North Korean missiles travel? Everything you need to know
- Hillary Clinton Benghazi email review ordered nine months after she lost the presidential race to Donald Trump
- The U.S. Oil Industry Is Pushing Back on Sanctions Against Venezuela
- New Evidence In Holly Bobo Murder
- The Latest: Trump escalates feud against Senate leader
Trump endorsement puts new spin on fierce Alabama Senate race Posted: 09 Aug 2017 12:53 PM PDT |
Details of Manafort Raid Raise New Questions Posted: 09 Aug 2017 11:56 AM PDT |
Former Google Engineer Fired For Anti-Diversity Memo Stands By His Words Posted: 08 Aug 2017 09:00 PM PDT |
Inside the North Korean military: A look at the rogue nation's armed services Posted: 10 Aug 2017 06:00 AM PDT |
Babysitters Arrested After Putting A Crying Baby In The Fridge Posted: 10 Aug 2017 03:28 PM PDT |
Qatar offers visa-free entry to 80 nationalities Posted: 09 Aug 2017 05:53 AM PDT Qatar, isolated by its neighbours in a diplomatic crisis, on Wednesday introduced a visa-free entry programme for 80 nationalities to stimulate air transport and tourism. "The visa exemption scheme will make Qatar the most open country in the region," tourism department official Hassan al-Ibrahim told a news conference in Doha. Interior ministry official Mohamed Rashed al-Mazrouei said that nationals of 80 countries would only need to present a valid passport for entry to the energy-rich Gulf state which is to host football's 2022 World Cup. |
DC Metro sued after rejecting an advertisement reprinting the First Amendment Posted: 09 Aug 2017 10:23 AM PDT A leading civil rights group in the United States is suing Washington, DC's public transportation company after the organisation rejected advertisements featuring the First Amendment — the portion of the US Constitution that establishes freedom of speech in America. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed the lawsuit after the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) deemed its ad featuring the text of the First Amendment in three languages to be "controversial". "This case highlights the consequences of the government's attempt to suppress all controversial speech on public transit property," Arthur Spitzer, the legal director for the ACLU in Washington, said in a press release. |
Engraved prehistoric human bones show ritualistic cannibalism Posted: 09 Aug 2017 11:03 AM PDT Engravings on a human bone from a prehistoric archaeological site in a cave in southern England shows that human cannibals ate their prey and then performed ritualistic burials with the remains, scientists said on Wednesday. The forearm bone appears to have been disarticulated, filleted, chewed, and then engraved with a zig-zag design before being broken to extract bone marrow, said scientists from Britain's Natural History Museum who conducted the analysis. The finding, published in the journal PLOS ONE, adds to previous studies of bones from the site, called Gough's Cave, thought to be from Britain's Palaeolithic period - the early Stone Age. |
Sea Princess Cruise Ship Goes Into 'Ghost Mode' To Avoid Pirates Posted: 10 Aug 2017 12:01 AM PDT |
Posted: 10 Aug 2017 01:37 AM PDT A young woman at the centre of a high profile stalking case that has gripped India for days has spoken of her surprise at becoming a rallying call for women's rights across the South Asian nation of 1.3 billion. Varnika Kundu, a 29-year-old DJ, told the Telegraph that she felt "vindicated" after two men were arrested and charged on Wednesday with attempting to kidnap her when they chased her car late on Friday night through the northern Indian city of Chandigarh. The arrests followed an impromptu "AintNoCinderella" Twitter campaign of Indian women posting defiant pictures of themselves out after midnight after a senior male politician suggested Ms Kundu was at fault for being "out so late in the night." In a Facebook post that quickly went viral, Ms Kundu described a terrifying ordeal where the perpetrators drove parallel to her car for 25 minutes and then blocked her car before "aggressively" trying to enter her vehicle. Indian woman victim-blamed after being stalked is defended by Twitter users 01:28 She said they enjoyed her distress, and felt lucky that she was "not lying raped and murdered in a ditch somewhere." In an interview, Ms Kundu said her story had struck a chord with many Indian women who had told her of similar experiences. Their support had helped her through attempts to sully her character for driving alone at night. "It's been overwhelming," she said. "I think Indian women are just so sick and tired of being treated like second class citizens, of just being told because you were born different you're not good enough, you can't do the same things that a boy can do." Dear Regressive India, We ain't damsels in distress. We are independent & we don't need you to curb our freedom#AintNoCinderella here! pic.twitter.com/mulliSsKwY— Rekha Navani (@rekha_navani) August 7, 2017 #AintNoCinderella ... it's time to step out ! pic.twitter.com/CAWBJ83guk— Sharmiela Mandre (@sharmilamandre) August 8, 2017 Women's rights, and victim shaming, has been a particularly sensitive issue in India since the horrific gang rape and murder of physiotherapy student Jyoti Singh, 23, in a moving bus in Delhi in 2012. The case shocked India to the core, but the victim was also criticised for going to the cinema in the evening with a male friend. The defence lawyer for her attackers claimed that if his own daughter "allowed herself to lose face and character" that he would "set her alight." Hey it's midnight and I'm "out"!#AintNoCinderellapic.twitter.com/oKFNwtVIz0— Palak Sharma (@Palaksharmanews) August 7, 2017 If I'm out at 12am, it DOES NOT mean I'm to be raped, molested, chased. My dignity is my right 24X7 #AintNoCinderellapic.twitter.com/6SN0I5NbSN— Sharmistha Mukherjee (@Sharmistha_GK) August 7, 2017 In Ms Kundu's case, a senior politician from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, Ramveer Bhatti, appeared to question her morals when speaking to the Times of India. "Why was she allowed to roam around at night? Parents should not allow their children to stay out late … what is the point of roaming around at night?" he said. It's midnight and I can be wherever I want to be, because I #AintNoCinderella - Regressive India, please take note pic.twitter.com/TgycSQP17U— Elixir Nahar (@ElixirNahar) August 7, 2017 I am a free soul! I am a woman of today ! I live with my free will #AintNoCinderellapic.twitter.com/afSmmBdH6t— seema (@seemaadhikari) August 8, 2017 Mr Bhatti later back-tracked on his comments, but not before Ms Kundu dismissed his questions as "none of his business." She said she was grateful through her ordeal to have been given a platform to challenge deep-seated patriarchal attitudes in modern Indian society. "I've said things that all Indian women have always wanted to say. Basic questions like why does the victim have to answer?" she said. |
Donald Trump Is Dropping Bombs at Unprecedented Levels Posted: 09 Aug 2017 12:59 PM PDT |
Lester Holt Goes Behind the Scene of SNL’s ‘Weekend Update’ Posted: 09 Aug 2017 09:05 AM PDT |
Man, 77, Arrested For Raping Woman, 20, Who Posted Assault on Snapchat: Cops Posted: 09 Aug 2017 05:43 PM PDT |
The Latest: Canada sends soldiers to migrant border crossing Posted: 09 Aug 2017 10:48 AM PDT |
Posted: 09 Aug 2017 05:29 AM PDT Mr Tillerson sought to downplay the escalating diplomatic crisis, saying Americans "should sleep well at night". "I do not believe that there is any imminent threat" from North Korea, he added. Pyongyang in turn said it was "carefully examining the operational plan for making an enveloping fire at the areas around Guam", an island in the Pacific home to around 6,000 US military personnel. |
The Milky Way’s Supermassive Black Hole is Proving Einstein Correct Posted: 09 Aug 2017 05:19 AM PDT |
Scores of Teenage Migrants Were 'Deliberately Drowned' by Smugglers off the Coast of Yemen Posted: 10 Aug 2017 01:18 AM PDT |
Walmart Removes Controversial Display That Marketed Guns as 'Back-To-School' Items Posted: 09 Aug 2017 11:44 PM PDT |
Iran arrests six for dancing Zumba Posted: 10 Aug 2017 06:01 AM PDT Iran has arrested six people for teaching Zumba classes to children, accusing them of trying to "change lifestyles" in the Islamic Republic. The group of four men and two women were charged over their dancing and for not adhering to the country's strict hijab dress code. "The members of a network teaching and filming Western dances have been identified and arrested," said Hamid Damghani, an official with the Revolutionary Guards. He said the Latin American fitness classes had been mixed and videos of their practices were published on social media. "They were arrested by the Guards' intelligence forces while teaching and creating video clips... as they sought to change lifestyles and promote a lack of hijab," Mr Damghani said. Iranian chess players Mitra Hejazipour (L) and Sara Khademalsharieh play at the Chess Federation in the capital Tehran on October 10, 2016. Credit: AFP They were charged with dancing and failing to wear proper hijab - Islamic regulations that require women to wear headscarves and ban revealing clothing in public. Dancing is banned in Iran for women in front of men outside their immediate families, but in recent years Zumba and other dances have been banned even in women-only gyms, even if the rules are widely flouted. In June this year, the country's sporting federation said the exercise included "rhythmic motions and dance and are unlawful in any shape and title". "The promotion and teaching of dancing in the name of sport in women's gyms is a serious issue," Mr Damghani added. One gym manager told the Iranian daily newspaper Aftab-e Yazd that he would continue to teach Zumba but call it something else. "We need to have these classes. We have been teaching Zumba for 12-13 years and if they ban it, we will continue our class under a different name," he said. In 2014, seven young Iranians were arrested for dancing to Pharrell Williams's hit "Happy" in a home-made video that went viral on the internet. They were given suspended jail and lashing sentences. |
Father Defends Wife Accused of Dragging Daughter's Body into Woods Posted: 10 Aug 2017 11:18 AM PDT |
AP Explains: 70 years of India-Pakistan tensions unresolved Posted: 10 Aug 2017 01:23 AM PDT NEW DELHI (AP) — When the British ended two centuries of colonial rule on the Indian subcontinent in August 1947, they left a jigsaw legacy — the vast country of India flanked on either side by a newly created Pakistan split in two parts. Excitement over independence was quickly overshadowed by some of the worst bloodletting the world has ever seen, leaving up to 1 million people dead as gangs of Hindus and Muslims slaughtered each other. |
Car attack on soldiers in Paris suburb Posted: 09 Aug 2017 05:29 AM PDT |
US military plans B-1 Bomber strike on North Korea missile sites Posted: 10 Aug 2017 12:30 PM PDT The American military is ready with a plan to strike North Korean missile sites in a preemptive attack if Donald Trump decides to do so. The plan involves flying a B-1B heavy bomber from Andersen Air Force Base in Guam accompanied by satellites, drones, higher jets, and aerial refuelling warplanes. "Of the military options … [President Trump] could consider, this would be one of the two or three that would at least have the possibility of not escalating the situation," retired Admiral James Stavridis, the former Supreme Allied Commander Europe, told NBC. |
Suspended Fox News Host Files $50 Million Defamation Lawsuit Against Reporter Posted: 10 Aug 2017 04:34 AM PDT |
Shark Bites 10-Year-Old On South Carolina Beach Posted: 10 Aug 2017 07:09 AM PDT |
Chief suspect in 'kidnap' of model Chloe Ayling says he was not involved in any crime Posted: 09 Aug 2017 07:31 AM PDT The chief suspect in the alleged kidnap of a British model in Milan has said he did not knowingly take part in any crime. Lukasz Pawel Herba says his involvement stems from wanting to raise money to treat his leukaemia and that he was hired by a group of Romanians to rent properties around Europe to store garments they were selling, according to reports. He is also said to have told investigators he posed as a photographer and met Chloe Ayling. He said he was paid £500,000, found out the Romanians intended to kidnap her, and backed out of the plan. His side of the story has emerged as Ms Ayling's representatives dismissed doubts about the ordeal, saying it was real and terrifying. Lukasz Pawel Herba Credit: AP Italian police said she was snatched last month by a group calling itself Black Death. She is believed to have been drugged and transported in a bag to an isolated village near Turin, where she was held for six days as her captors tried to auction her online. As more details emerged about the episode, including that she went shopping for shoes and groceries with her captor, her lawyer and an agent have spoken out to defend her. Lawyer Francesco Pesce said it is "evil" to suggest she was involved while Phil Green, of Supermodel Agency, said what took place was "real and very frightening for all concerned". Ms Ayling left her house in Coulsdon, south London, on Tuesday morning wearing black leggings and a gold-coloured jacket. The photo studio, where according to investigators, Lukasz Pawel Herba kidnapped Chloe Ayling in Milan Credit: AP Pulling on a white helmet and black coat, she climbed on to the pillion seat of a motorbike before it set off in the direction of Purley. Speaking previously, Ms Ayling said she had feared for her life "second by second, minute by minute, hour by hour" during the incident and thanked the Italian and UK authorities "for all they have done to secure my safe release". A friend of Ms Ayling's said the young model said she was doing a Page Three photo shoot on Tuesday. Carla Bellucci, who runs a modelling agency, told the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme: "I wouldn't say she's the wisest of girls. "She can be a little bit naive, she's young. To us it's new but for her she's had a few weeks to get used to it." Ms Bellucci said the decision to pose so soon after the incident was "maybe... her way of dealing with what's happened to her, to get back out there". Ms Ayling was informed she was going to be sold to somebody in the Middle East for sex and complied with her captor during the alleged kidnap because she was told she would be killed if she tried to flee, Mr Pesce said. Francesco Pesce, lawyer of the British model Chloe Ayling Credit: AP He told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "So she thought that the best idea was to go along with it and to be nice in a way to her captor because he told her that he wanted to release her somehow and sometime and she thought that the best thing to do was not to go in conflict with him. "So she abided to his request, 'let's go and buy groceries' and 'you need shoes, let's go buy shoes', and she didn't try to flee. "But I believe she was terrified at the moment and even if she could've asked for help she didn't because she was subjugated to this person, or people as she was given to understand." The Sun reported she told police she had developed a trusting relationship and even shared a bed with her kidnapper, who gave her chocolate and underwear, but she said he had not sexually assaulted her. Mr Green, of Supermodel Agency, said: "I can assure everybody that it was real and very frightening for all concerned." He also said, as reported by the Associated Press, that the person who made the booking for the photo shoot had "a website, previous pictures, details of his studio, details of what the shoot was going to be, times, locations, fee - everything". Chloe Ayling Credit: Instagram Mr Green said Ms Ayling was taken to the British Consulate in Milan after the alleged kidnap but was not allowed to return home for almost three weeks, arriving back in the UK on Sunday. A Polish man who lives in Britain was arrested on July 18 on suspicion of kidnap and extortion, Italian state police said. The UK's National Crime Agency (NCA) said it has been assisting with the investigation and that a house in the Oldbury area linked to Herba had been searched and computer equipment seized. It is alleged the men tried to sell Ms Ayling online for more than $300,000 (£230,000) and demanded Mr Green pay to secure her release. What is the dark web? 01:33 She was kept handcuffed to furniture in the village of Borgial but was freed after six days and taken to the British Consulate in Milan, despite the ransom not being paid, police said. It has been reported the captor demanded £50,000 on her release and threatened to kill her if she told police about the incident. Milan police spokesman Lorenzo Bucossi told reporters the group the suspect was allegedly working for offered "mercenary services" on the dark web. |
Saudia Airlines trends on Twitter after issuing strict dress code policy Posted: 10 Aug 2017 03:53 AM PDT Netizens were quick to pick up on a strict dress code advisory issued on Saudi Arabia's national carrier website, warning that passengers who violate their rules of conduct could be barred from flying. Fliers are asked to refrain from wearing anything that could cause discomfort or offense to other passengers. Saudi Arabia imposes a strictly-enforced dress code throughout the country: Women are expected to wear conservative, loose-fitting clothes as well as a full-length cloak called the abaya and cover their heads with a headscarf. |
U.S. judge deals blow to Texas 'sanctuary' city law Posted: 10 Aug 2017 11:21 AM PDT By Jon Herskovitz AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - A U.S. district judge in Austin has rejected an effort by Texas to have a law that would punish so-called sanctuary cities be declared constitutional ahead of the measure taking effect next month. The Republican-backed law is the first of its kind since Republican Donald Trump became president in January, promising a crackdown on illegal immigrants and localities that protect them. Texas is the U.S. state with the longest border with Mexico. |
Posted: 10 Aug 2017 03:04 PM PDT The Governor of Guam, the US territory threatened with attack by North Korea, has backed Donald Trump's fiery rhetoric toward the nuclear-armed nation, saying that a President who whole-heartedly embraces forceful retaliation over attacks on US territory is "what I want". Days of escalating rhetoric between the Trump administration and the regime of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un have alarmed Asian allies - and placed the Pacific island in the middle of a global political crisis - after Mr Trump made clear that any further action from Pyongyang over its banned missile and nuclear programmes will be "met with fire and fury". It is not the first time North Korea has threatened Guam, a small United States territory that hosts a US military outpost. |
American extreme right calls to 'unite' at rally Posted: 10 Aug 2017 10:21 AM PDT A sizeable contingent of members of the extreme right and white nationalists are expected to descend on a small US university town Saturday -- and a fierce opposition front is uniting against it. Thousands of white nationalists, including supporters of the Ku Klux Klan white supremacist group, and anti-fascist activists are expected to clash in Charlottesville, Virginia, a sleepy town planning to remove a statue of General Robert E. Lee, who led Confederate forces in the US Civil War. Last month a few dozen Ku Klux Klan marchers gathered in Charlottesville to protest the statue's removal. |
The True Meaning of the Great American Eclipse Posted: 10 Aug 2017 04:00 AM PDT |
The Nissan Leaf Will Cost $5K Less Than Tesla's Model 3 Posted: 09 Aug 2017 03:57 PM PDT |
Opposition protesters clash with riot police in Kenya Posted: 10 Aug 2017 09:10 AM PDT |
Microsoft Surface devices fail on reliability: Consumer Reports Posted: 10 Aug 2017 05:37 AM PDT By Salvador Rodriguez SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The breakage rate for Microsoft Corp's Surface devices is significantly worse than for other manufacturers' laptops and tablets, Consumer Reports said, adding that it was removing its "recommended" designation for Surface products. The non-profit publication surveyed 90,000 tablet and laptop owners and found that an estimated 25 percent of those with Microsoft Surface devices would be presented with "problems by the end of the second year of ownership," according to a study published on Thursday. "If you are very concerned about how long your products are going to last, it might be better for you to go with a brand that has a higher predicted reliability," Jerry Beilinson, electronics editor at the consumer goods testing publication, said in an interview. |
2018 Ford F-150 boasts best-in-class towing rating, improved fuel economy Posted: 10 Aug 2017 08:45 AM PDT The Ford F-Series has been the best-selling vehicle line in the United States for decades, and Ford isn't ready to give that crown up anytime soon. Instead, it has doubled down on technology to boast best-in-class towing and payload ratings, and fuel-economy figures for the 2018 Ford F-150. The towing accolade arrives with the 2018 F-150 powered by the 3.5-liter Ecoboost V-6 engine, now paired to a 10-speed automatic transmission. |
How far can North Korean missiles travel? Everything you need to know Posted: 09 Aug 2017 11:35 PM PDT North Korea's missile arsenal is under the control of the Strategic Rocket Forces, based South Pyongan province, outside Pyongyang. A branch of the Korean People's Army, it operates six primary fixed launch sites but also has mobile tractor-erector-launcher units that are able to travel around the country and launch missiles, making them more difficult to track. The North's early missiles were copies of Russian Scud-class weapons but the regime has invested heavily in developing advanced new missiles in recent years. In total, North Korea is believed to have around 1,000 ballistic missiles, although the majority are shorter-range weapons - with ranges of between 30 miles and 300 miles - aimed at targets in South Korea. North Korean missile ranges In the last two years, however, the North Korean military has stepped up its test launches of a number of new missile variants, demonstrating with the most recent launches that they can travel more than 7,400 miles. That range is sufficient to put London - which is 5,380 miles from North Korea - within range, with Moscow, Delhi and Sydney also viable targets. North Korea's most advanced rockets are now also believed to be able to reach virtually all of the continental United States, with only the Florida peninsula presently beyond their range. North Korea's nuclear threat 01:34 North Korea successfully tested a liquid-propelled Hwasong-10, with a range of around 2,500 miles, in June 2016. Analysts say the weapon may be able to carry a nuclear warhead of as much as 2,700 lbs. In February, a 1,800-mile capable Pukguksong-2 missile was successfully launched, while the Hwasong-14 that was successfully launched on a lofted trajectory in early July is estimated to have an effective range of 6,210 miles. The Hwasong-13 intercontinental ballistic missile that was last tested in October 2016 is understood to have a range of 7,450 miles and is capable of carrying a nuclear warhead. North Korea claim 'missile can reach all of U.S.' 01:05 As well as nuclear warheads, North Korea is understood to have large stockpiles of chemical weapons, such as sarin, VX gas and tabun, which could theoretically be weaponised and attached to ballistic missiles. North Korea's nuclear history: key moments North Korea and Donald Trump: Timeline of tensions North Korea & Donald Trump: Timeline of tensions 02:27 |
Posted: 10 Aug 2017 09:35 AM PDT A federal judge has ordered a new search of Hillary Clinton's Benghazi emails, nine months after the Democrat lost the 2016 election. US District Court Judge Amit Mehta ruled that the State Department hasn't done enough to track down emails Ms Clinton may have sent out related to the 2012 Benghazi attack that left four Americans dead. The new directive asks for a review of emails received or sent to Ms Clinton's by aides using State Department servers. |
The U.S. Oil Industry Is Pushing Back on Sanctions Against Venezuela Posted: 09 Aug 2017 07:26 PM PDT |
New Evidence In Holly Bobo Murder Posted: 10 Aug 2017 02:49 AM PDT |
The Latest: Trump escalates feud against Senate leader Posted: 10 Aug 2017 05:07 PM PDT |
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