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Oprah: 'Not Trying to Test Any Waters' With Abrams Speeches
- November 02, 2018
I've earned the right to think for myself. Winfrey, who has been urged to run for office for months now, told the crowd: "I'm not trying to test any waters, don't want to go in those waters". The rally was the first of two the media magnate is holding for Abrams on Thursday in one of the nation's most closely watched gubernatorial races. (more...)
- November 02, 2018
I've earned the right to think for myself. Winfrey, who has been urged to run for office for months now, told the crowd: "I'm not trying to test any waters, don't want to go in those waters". The rally was the first of two the media magnate is holding for Abrams on Thursday in one of the nation's most closely watched gubernatorial races. (more...)
United States charges 2 ex-Goldman Sachs bankers in Malaysia's 1MDB scandal
- November 02, 2018
Fugitive financier Low Taek Jho, or Jho Low, has not given up on trying to obtain immunity from the Malaysian government, said former finance minister Daim Zainuddin in a report published on Wednesday (Oct 31). Ng. In an online chat between Low and Leissner in June 2014, Low and Leissner "discussed the need to "suck up to" a 1MDB official and to send "cakes" to a person believed to be the wife of Malaysian Official #1", USA authorities said in a statement . (more...)
- November 02, 2018
Fugitive financier Low Taek Jho, or Jho Low, has not given up on trying to obtain immunity from the Malaysian government, said former finance minister Daim Zainuddin in a report published on Wednesday (Oct 31). Ng. In an online chat between Low and Leissner in June 2014, Low and Leissner "discussed the need to "suck up to" a 1MDB official and to send "cakes" to a person believed to be the wife of Malaysian Official #1", USA authorities said in a statement . (more...)
Second migrant caravan just 250 miles behind first group
- November 02, 2018
Police rescued the man as he was being beaten and took him to a hospital for treatment, though his condition was not immediately clear.On Sunday, several in the caravan took to microphones to denounce the attack."Is that the way we're going to always behave?" a woman from Honduras asked.Others complained of trekkers smoking marijuana or warned that images of litter and uneaten food made them appear disrespectful.The group planned to set out early Monday for Niltepec , 54 kilometers (33 ... (more...)
- November 02, 2018
Police rescued the man as he was being beaten and took him to a hospital for treatment, though his condition was not immediately clear.On Sunday, several in the caravan took to microphones to denounce the attack."Is that the way we're going to always behave?" a woman from Honduras asked.Others complained of trekkers smoking marijuana or warned that images of litter and uneaten food made them appear disrespectful.The group planned to set out early Monday for Niltepec , 54 kilometers (33 ... (more...)
Twitter contemplating on removing the \'Like\' button to improve quality of debate
- November 02, 2018
Right now, Twitter users can either retweet or "like" a post that they approve of, but Twitter will no longer be allowing users to like posts. Despite the social network's claims that a change would not come soon, Dorsey's company has previously implemented controversial features shortly after assuring users that a change would not be imminent. (more...)
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- November 02, 2018
Right now, Twitter users can either retweet or "like" a post that they approve of, but Twitter will no longer be allowing users to like posts. Despite the social network's claims that a change would not come soon, Dorsey's company has previously implemented controversial features shortly after assuring users that a change would not be imminent. (more...)
Turkey wants to know where Khashoggi’s body is, says justice minister
- November 01, 2018
He was killed after entering the kingdom's consulate in Istanbul on October 2 to obtain paperwork for his marriage to his Turkish fiancee. Khashoggi's body was then dismembered and destroyed in yet another sign his killing was planned in advance, the prosecutor's office said. (more...)
- November 01, 2018
He was killed after entering the kingdom's consulate in Istanbul on October 2 to obtain paperwork for his marriage to his Turkish fiancee. Khashoggi's body was then dismembered and destroyed in yet another sign his killing was planned in advance, the prosecutor's office said. (more...)
CIS: Coming caravan both good and bad for Trump
- November 01, 2018
Northern Command Commander Air Force Gen. Terrence O'Shaughnessy said Monday. A deployment of 15,000 troops would be roughly equivalent to the size of the United States military's presence in Afghanistan , and three times the size of the presence in Iraq. (more...)
- November 01, 2018
Northern Command Commander Air Force Gen. Terrence O'Shaughnessy said Monday. A deployment of 15,000 troops would be roughly equivalent to the size of the United States military's presence in Afghanistan , and three times the size of the presence in Iraq. (more...)
Alleged Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooter Indicted on 44 Counts
- November 01, 2018
One after another, services were held for three more victims of the rampage: Joyce Fienberg , 75; Melvin Wax , who was in his late 80s, and Irving Younger , 69. "Hate is not political", he told The Washington Post . Trump has not said whether he will visit the area. This would be like desecrating those people who were killed. (more...)
- November 01, 2018
One after another, services were held for three more victims of the rampage: Joyce Fienberg , 75; Melvin Wax , who was in his late 80s, and Irving Younger , 69. "Hate is not political", he told The Washington Post . Trump has not said whether he will visit the area. This would be like desecrating those people who were killed. (more...)
Kurds in Syria: We Have Right to Respond to Turkish Attacks
- November 01, 2018
The SDF responded on Wednesday with retaliatory artillery and machine gun fire, an SDF spokesperson told Syria Direct, resulting in the destruction of one Turkish military vehicle as well as a border post near Abu Salim, a village west of Kobane. (more...)
- November 01, 2018
The SDF responded on Wednesday with retaliatory artillery and machine gun fire, an SDF spokesperson told Syria Direct, resulting in the destruction of one Turkish military vehicle as well as a border post near Abu Salim, a village west of Kobane. (more...)
Supreme Court Orders Japanese Firm to Provide Compensation for Wartime Forced Labor
- November 01, 2018
Japan's government has taken the position that the issue of compensation is "completely and finally" resolved, as declared by a 1965 pact attached to the Japan-South Korean treaty that normalized their post-colonial relationship. Seoul and Tokyo's bitter disputes over history, including issues surrounding South Korean women forced into wartime sexual slavery, have complicated Washington's efforts to strengthen trilateral cooperation to deal with North Korea's nuclear threat and China's ... (more...)
- November 01, 2018
Japan's government has taken the position that the issue of compensation is "completely and finally" resolved, as declared by a 1965 pact attached to the Japan-South Korean treaty that normalized their post-colonial relationship. Seoul and Tokyo's bitter disputes over history, including issues surrounding South Korean women forced into wartime sexual slavery, have complicated Washington's efforts to strengthen trilateral cooperation to deal with North Korea's nuclear threat and China's ... (more...)
Palestinian killed in clashes with Israeli soldiers in northern Gaza: medics
- November 01, 2018
Gaza Health Ministry Spokesman, Ashraf al-Qedra, told reporters that Mujahed Aqqel, 23 years old from al-Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza Strip, died of his chest wounds in a Gaza hospital on Saturday morning. The latest was shot dead on Monday. Israel justifies its blockade by the need to contain Hamas and accused the islamist movement that runs the enclave of orchestrating the protests for "terrorists". (more...)
- November 01, 2018
Gaza Health Ministry Spokesman, Ashraf al-Qedra, told reporters that Mujahed Aqqel, 23 years old from al-Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza Strip, died of his chest wounds in a Gaza hospital on Saturday morning. The latest was shot dead on Monday. Israel justifies its blockade by the need to contain Hamas and accused the islamist movement that runs the enclave of orchestrating the protests for "terrorists". (more...)
Donald Trump Snaps At Paul Ryan: 'He Knows Nothing About' Birthright Citizenship
- November 01, 2018
Ryan did add that the House GOP " obviously totally agree " with Trump on stopping " unchecked illegal immigration ". "It's in the process", Trump said . But attorney George T. Conway, Kellyanne Conway's husband, has parted company with his wife when it comes to birthright citizenship. "Finally, a president willing to take on this absurd policy of birthright citizenship". (more...)
- November 01, 2018
Ryan did add that the House GOP " obviously totally agree " with Trump on stopping " unchecked illegal immigration ". "It's in the process", Trump said . But attorney George T. Conway, Kellyanne Conway's husband, has parted company with his wife when it comes to birthright citizenship. "Finally, a president willing to take on this absurd policy of birthright citizenship". (more...)
Khashoggi's fiancee calls on Trump to prevent 'cover-up'
- October 31, 2018
The Turkish fiancee of Jamal Khashoggi called on U.S. President Donald Trump and other leaders late Monday to ensure that the journalist's killing at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul was not covered up. Both Saudi Arabia and Turkey are investigating Khashoggi's death. Khashoggi walked into the Saudi consulate on October 2 in Istanbul , to finalize his divorce so he could marry his fiancée. (more...)
- October 31, 2018
The Turkish fiancee of Jamal Khashoggi called on U.S. President Donald Trump and other leaders late Monday to ensure that the journalist's killing at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul was not covered up. Both Saudi Arabia and Turkey are investigating Khashoggi's death. Khashoggi walked into the Saudi consulate on October 2 in Istanbul , to finalize his divorce so he could marry his fiancée. (more...)
'Woman blows herself up' in Tunis
- October 31, 2018
The explosion took place on the Habib Bourguiba avenue, the central thoroughfare of Tunis , and the historical political and economic heart of Tunisia, Reuters reported. The attack was the first in the Tunisian capital since November 24, 2015 when a suicide bombing killed 12 security agents on a bus for presidential guards. (more...)
- October 31, 2018
The explosion took place on the Habib Bourguiba avenue, the central thoroughfare of Tunis , and the historical political and economic heart of Tunisia, Reuters reported. The attack was the first in the Tunisian capital since November 24, 2015 when a suicide bombing killed 12 security agents on a bus for presidential guards. (more...)
An ex-nurse admits at trial to murdering 100 patients
- October 31, 2018
Each time, the nurse followed a similar procedure; he would inject his patient with a medication triggering a cardiac arrest, which would follow an attempted resuscitation. German criminals sentenced to life in prison usually only spend 15 years behind bars. "We have fought for four years for this trial and expect Hoegel to be convicted of another 100 killings", said Christian Marbach, representing the patients' relatives. (more...)
- October 31, 2018
Each time, the nurse followed a similar procedure; he would inject his patient with a medication triggering a cardiac arrest, which would follow an attempted resuscitation. German criminals sentenced to life in prison usually only spend 15 years behind bars. "We have fought for four years for this trial and expect Hoegel to be convicted of another 100 killings", said Christian Marbach, representing the patients' relatives. (more...)
Voting access dominates Georgia governor debate between candidates Abrams, Kemp
- October 31, 2018
The lawyers behind both lawsuits had filed emergency requests asking May to make certain immediate changes while the litigation is pending, though they sought different remedies. Lawyers for both groups applauded May's order. May provided Georgia's secretary of state office until noon Thursday to respond to her proposal before she enters an injunction. (more...)
- October 31, 2018
The lawyers behind both lawsuits had filed emergency requests asking May to make certain immediate changes while the litigation is pending, though they sought different remedies. Lawyers for both groups applauded May's order. May provided Georgia's secretary of state office until noon Thursday to respond to her proposal before she enters an injunction. (more...)
Harry and Meghan wrap in Rotorua
- October 31, 2018
The Queen and Prince Philip never do it. Prince William and Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge (aka Kate Middleton ) rarely do it. From thigh-high slits to overlooked tags , the Duchess's first royal tour was chock-full of envelope-pushing moments. (more...)
- October 31, 2018
The Queen and Prince Philip never do it. Prince William and Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge (aka Kate Middleton ) rarely do it. From thigh-high slits to overlooked tags , the Duchess's first royal tour was chock-full of envelope-pushing moments. (more...)
Two Saudi sisters found dead, tied together in NY
- October 31, 2018
The New York Police Department says the bodies that were found Wednesday lying on rocks along the river were 22-year-old Rotana Farea and her 16-year-old sister, Tala Farea, both of Fairfax, Virginia. A NY police spokesman said Sunday that police were awaiting the results of autopsies on the sisters before determining whether the case was a homicide. (more...)
- October 31, 2018
The New York Police Department says the bodies that were found Wednesday lying on rocks along the river were 22-year-old Rotana Farea and her 16-year-old sister, Tala Farea, both of Fairfax, Virginia. A NY police spokesman said Sunday that police were awaiting the results of autopsies on the sisters before determining whether the case was a homicide. (more...)
Couple dies in Yosemite while apparently taking selfie
- October 31, 2018
A friend told the Chronicle that the couple had lived in NY but moved to California after Viswanath took a job with San Jose-based Cisco Systems. The couple, who through their social media posts chronicled their traveling adventures, also wrote a blog called " Holidays and HappilyEverAfters ". (more...)
- October 31, 2018
A friend told the Chronicle that the couple had lived in NY but moved to California after Viswanath took a job with San Jose-based Cisco Systems. The couple, who through their social media posts chronicled their traveling adventures, also wrote a blog called " Holidays and HappilyEverAfters ". (more...)
Asia Bibi: Pakistan acquits Christian woman on death row
- October 31, 2018
She had been accused by three women who had an argument with her over fetching water at the farm they worked at back in June 2009 - refusing to drink from a bucket she had touched because she was not Muslim. "The message must go out that the blasphemy laws will no longer be used to persecute the country's most vulnerable minorities". Asia Bibi , a mother of four, has been living on death row since 2010 when she became the first woman to be sentenced to death under Pakistan's draconian ... (more...)
- October 31, 2018
She had been accused by three women who had an argument with her over fetching water at the farm they worked at back in June 2009 - refusing to drink from a bucket she had touched because she was not Muslim. "The message must go out that the blasphemy laws will no longer be used to persecute the country's most vulnerable minorities". Asia Bibi , a mother of four, has been living on death row since 2010 when she became the first woman to be sentenced to death under Pakistan's draconian ... (more...)
Mother reunited with son 31 years after parental abduction
- October 31, 2018
Her son responded by saying, "Mommy you have my eyes". Jermaine Mann had been told by his father that his mother died shortly after his birth, Toronto police said. A mother and son have been reunited 31 years after the man vanished while on a visit with his father in Canada. 'I said, "Oh my God, my baby". "He ate every living piece off that plate". (more...)
- October 31, 2018
Her son responded by saying, "Mommy you have my eyes". Jermaine Mann had been told by his father that his mother died shortly after his birth, Toronto police said. A mother and son have been reunited 31 years after the man vanished while on a visit with his father in Canada. 'I said, "Oh my God, my baby". "He ate every living piece off that plate". (more...)
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