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DeAndre Hopkins Donating Playoff Paycheck To Family Of Slain 7-Year Old
- January 04, 2019
Jazmine's mother LaPorsha Washington said the gunman looked "sick". Authorities on Thursday also released a short video of what they believe is the red truck the suspect drove. Currently, only limited information is known about the killer, who remains at large. Washington said she made a U-turn and hopped back on the Sam Houston Tollway, speeding, heading for the hospital. (more...)
- January 04, 2019
Jazmine's mother LaPorsha Washington said the gunman looked "sick". Authorities on Thursday also released a short video of what they believe is the red truck the suspect drove. Currently, only limited information is known about the killer, who remains at large. Washington said she made a U-turn and hopped back on the Sam Houston Tollway, speeding, heading for the hospital. (more...)
US issues fresh travel warning after China detentions
- January 04, 2019
The goal of the ban is to, "compel USA citizens to participate in Chinese government investigations, to lure individuals back to China from overseas, and to aid Chinese authorities in resolving civil disputes in favor of Chinese parties", according to the travel advisory . (more...)
- January 04, 2019
The goal of the ban is to, "compel USA citizens to participate in Chinese government investigations, to lure individuals back to China from overseas, and to aid Chinese authorities in resolving civil disputes in favor of Chinese parties", according to the travel advisory . (more...)
Teenager arrested after stabbing death at Sydney Church of Scientology Headquarters
- January 04, 2019
The victim, a 24-year-old believed to be from Taiwan, suffered "traumatic" stab wounds and was bleeding heavily when paramedics arrived, the outlet reported. "I came down when the first [media] camera crew showed up but I was told it wasn't a huge deal", he said. A man at the centre's reception told news.com.au he had "no idea" about the circumstances surrounding the incident. (more...)
- January 04, 2019
The victim, a 24-year-old believed to be from Taiwan, suffered "traumatic" stab wounds and was bleeding heavily when paramedics arrived, the outlet reported. "I came down when the first [media] camera crew showed up but I was told it wasn't a huge deal", he said. A man at the centre's reception told news.com.au he had "no idea" about the circumstances surrounding the incident. (more...)
Brooklyn Boy May Have Died From Allergic Reaction To Fish-Cooking Odors
- January 04, 2019
Dr. Purvi Parikh, an allergist with NYU Langone Health, told Fox8 that inhaling certain foods can cause an allergic reaction for some but it is less common than touching. "I love the family and we plan to go over today and give our sympathy", said neighbor Eloise Paul, 69. "My son's last words were 'Daddy I love you, daddy I love you, '" he added. (more...)
- January 04, 2019
Dr. Purvi Parikh, an allergist with NYU Langone Health, told Fox8 that inhaling certain foods can cause an allergic reaction for some but it is less common than touching. "I love the family and we plan to go over today and give our sympathy", said neighbor Eloise Paul, 69. "My son's last words were 'Daddy I love you, daddy I love you, '" he added. (more...)
British citizen Paul Whelan held in Russian Federation over 'spying for the West'
- January 04, 2019
Russia's domestic intelligence agency, the Federal Security Service (FSB), announced on New Year's Eve that it had detained Whelan, 48, accusing him of conducting "spying activity" while visiting Moscow. Russian authorities said that, if convicted, Whelan could face between 10 and 20 years in a Russian prison. He works as the director of global security for an automotive components supplier called BorgWarner. (more...)
- January 04, 2019
Russia's domestic intelligence agency, the Federal Security Service (FSB), announced on New Year's Eve that it had detained Whelan, 48, accusing him of conducting "spying activity" while visiting Moscow. Russian authorities said that, if convicted, Whelan could face between 10 and 20 years in a Russian prison. He works as the director of global security for an automotive components supplier called BorgWarner. (more...)
Auto egging leads to 14-year-old boy in custody for murder
- January 04, 2019
He was charged with murder and booked into the Harris County Juvenile Detention Center, Gonzalez said. She said she's glad the teen driver is facing charges. Teare said there is no evidence the driver brandished a firearm during the incident. Zavala was a mother of two and grandmother of four. Despite being pulled out of the wreckage, Ms Zavala sadly passed away at the scene. (more...)
- January 04, 2019
He was charged with murder and booked into the Harris County Juvenile Detention Center, Gonzalez said. She said she's glad the teen driver is facing charges. Teare said there is no evidence the driver brandished a firearm during the incident. Zavala was a mother of two and grandmother of four. Despite being pulled out of the wreckage, Ms Zavala sadly passed away at the scene. (more...)
Chinese 'Jack the Ripper' executed for slayings of 11
- January 04, 2019
Many of his victims were wearing red when their mutilated bodies were found. Between 1988 and 2002 the city was plagued by gruesome killings targeting young women and girls, often with victims raped prior to their deaths, and their bodies later defiled. (more...)
- January 04, 2019
Many of his victims were wearing red when their mutilated bodies were found. Between 1988 and 2002 the city was plagued by gruesome killings targeting young women and girls, often with victims raped prior to their deaths, and their bodies later defiled. (more...)
Pentagon comptroller to serve as acting deputy defense secretary
- January 04, 2019
At a Cabinet meeting Wednesday, Trump said Mattis "couldn't believe" how much federal money Trump had helped secure for the military. The defense official said Shanahan would later Wednesday attend a cabinet meeting with Trump, the president's first of 2019. (more...)
- January 04, 2019
At a Cabinet meeting Wednesday, Trump said Mattis "couldn't believe" how much federal money Trump had helped secure for the military. The defense official said Shanahan would later Wednesday attend a cabinet meeting with Trump, the president's first of 2019. (more...)
Saudi prosecutor will seek death penalties in Khashoggi case
- January 04, 2019
Saudi prosecutors first announced their intention to seek the death penalty in November. Saudi Arabia's Public Prosecution on Thursday held the first trial session against those involved in the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, a statement released Thursday has said. (more...)
- January 04, 2019
Saudi prosecutors first announced their intention to seek the death penalty in November. Saudi Arabia's Public Prosecution on Thursday held the first trial session against those involved in the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, a statement released Thursday has said. (more...)
US citizen Paul Whelan formally charged in Russia with espionage, lawyer says
- January 03, 2019
The FSB opened a criminal case against Whelan but gave no details of his alleged espionage activities. His family have said Whelan, a native of MI, was in Russian Federation for a wedding and that it is impossible he is a spy. He had been staying at the upscale Metropol hotel in central Moscow and had been involved in the wedding party. Former CIA agent John Sipher agrees, saying Paul Whelan's spotty military career would keep USA intelligence from hiring him for sensitive operations. (more...)
- January 03, 2019
The FSB opened a criminal case against Whelan but gave no details of his alleged espionage activities. His family have said Whelan, a native of MI, was in Russian Federation for a wedding and that it is impossible he is a spy. He had been staying at the upscale Metropol hotel in central Moscow and had been involved in the wedding party. Former CIA agent John Sipher agrees, saying Paul Whelan's spotty military career would keep USA intelligence from hiring him for sensitive operations. (more...)
Warren plans Iowa trip in another step toward 2020 campaign
- January 03, 2019
Former governor Mitt Romney kicked off his tenure as the new Republican Senator from Utah with a biting op-ed against the President's moral character. The senator will hold multiple events across the state this weekend. "I hope she does well". "It's one more way just to invite people into your home", Warren said. (more...)
- January 03, 2019
Former governor Mitt Romney kicked off his tenure as the new Republican Senator from Utah with a biting op-ed against the President's moral character. The senator will hold multiple events across the state this weekend. "I hope she does well". "It's one more way just to invite people into your home", Warren said. (more...)
Marine to death at Washington barracks
- January 03, 2019
Marine Gunnery Sgt. John Jackson said, as cited by CNN, that the Marine had not taken his own life, as the lethal injury was not self-inflicted. The shooting took place inside the Marine compound, known as Marine Barracks Washington, D.C., and "8th and I", in the nation's capital on January 1. (more...)
- January 03, 2019
Marine Gunnery Sgt. John Jackson said, as cited by CNN, that the Marine had not taken his own life, as the lethal injury was not self-inflicted. The shooting took place inside the Marine compound, known as Marine Barracks Washington, D.C., and "8th and I", in the nation's capital on January 1. (more...)
Iranian members of Taliban killed in Afghanistan
- January 03, 2019
Dressed in gym gear, Miller participated in a 60-minute open-air morning workout of sprints, squats, burpees and push-ups. But the administration has not denied reports that the United States plans to pull out nearly half of the 14,000-strong force now deployed. (more...)
- January 03, 2019
Dressed in gym gear, Miller participated in a 60-minute open-air morning workout of sprints, squats, burpees and push-ups. But the administration has not denied reports that the United States plans to pull out nearly half of the 14,000-strong force now deployed. (more...)
Russian building collapse death toll rises
- January 03, 2019
Officers take part in a rescue operation two days after a gas explosion rocked a residential building in Russia's Urals city of Magnitogorsk . A three-year-old girl was among the latest victims of the collapse of the 10-storey building in the Russian city of Magnitogorsk , Russian news agencies reported, citing the Russian emergencies ministry. (more...)
- January 03, 2019
Officers take part in a rescue operation two days after a gas explosion rocked a residential building in Russia's Urals city of Magnitogorsk . A three-year-old girl was among the latest victims of the collapse of the 10-storey building in the Russian city of Magnitogorsk , Russian news agencies reported, citing the Russian emergencies ministry. (more...)
Acting NK ambassador to Italy seeks to defect
- January 03, 2019
South Korean lawmaker Kim Min-Ki told reporters he has information about the case, but can not discuss it, according to Reuters. That said , he warned that North Korea could be left with no choice but to seek a new path to defend its sovereignty if Washington fails to make good on its promise, misjudges the patience of the Korean people - while seeking to force things unilaterally - and "remains unchanged in its sanctions and pressure" on the country. (more...)
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- January 03, 2019
South Korean lawmaker Kim Min-Ki told reporters he has information about the case, but can not discuss it, according to Reuters. That said , he warned that North Korea could be left with no choice but to seek a new path to defend its sovereignty if Washington fails to make good on its promise, misjudges the patience of the Korean people - while seeking to force things unilaterally - and "remains unchanged in its sanctions and pressure" on the country. (more...)
President Trump says he "essentially" fired General Mattis
- January 03, 2019
Patrick Shanahan , the acting USA defense secretary, started his first full day at the Pentagon's helm Wednesday by telling colleagues he sees China as a key priority. Former Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal, who commanded USA forces in Afghanistan from 2009 to 2010, called Trump "immoral" in an appearance on ABC News over the weekend, to which Trump responded that McChrystal had a "big, dumb mouth" and was a "Hillary [Clinton] lover". (more...)
- January 03, 2019
Patrick Shanahan , the acting USA defense secretary, started his first full day at the Pentagon's helm Wednesday by telling colleagues he sees China as a key priority. Former Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal, who commanded USA forces in Afghanistan from 2009 to 2010, called Trump "immoral" in an appearance on ABC News over the weekend, to which Trump responded that McChrystal had a "big, dumb mouth" and was a "Hillary [Clinton] lover". (more...)
Why isn't India fighting Taliban in Afghanistan, no point funding libraries there
- January 03, 2019
We paid Pakistan Billions of Dollars & they never told us he was living there. "They house the enemy, they take care of the enemy..." I pointed him out in my book just BEFORE the attack on the World Trade Center. He claimed that the Democrats were not willing to give him $5 billion for the wall, but were ready to siphon off $54 billion as foreign aid. The US cancelled $300 million in aid to Pakistan in September on the pretext that Pakistan had failed to take action against militants. (more...)
- January 03, 2019
We paid Pakistan Billions of Dollars & they never told us he was living there. "They house the enemy, they take care of the enemy..." I pointed him out in my book just BEFORE the attack on the World Trade Center. He claimed that the Democrats were not willing to give him $5 billion for the wall, but were ready to siphon off $54 billion as foreign aid. The US cancelled $300 million in aid to Pakistan in September on the pretext that Pakistan had failed to take action against militants. (more...)
United States and Israel officially leave UNESCO claiming 'anti-Israel bias'
- January 03, 2019
While it's largely procedural, the moment marks a blow to the agency, which the United States co-founded after World War II to foster peace. Both countries announced their decisions in 2017, but, according to the UNESCO statute of membership, withdrawals go into effect at the end of the following year - in this case after the final tick of the clock on December 31, 2018. (more...)
- January 03, 2019
While it's largely procedural, the moment marks a blow to the agency, which the United States co-founded after World War II to foster peace. Both countries announced their decisions in 2017, but, according to the UNESCO statute of membership, withdrawals go into effect at the end of the following year - in this case after the final tick of the clock on December 31, 2018. (more...)
Sudan police break up new protests as opposition leader arrested
- January 03, 2019
Sudanese authorities have announced a state of emergency and curfew in a number of provinces over the protests, with government officials accusing Israel of plotting with rebel groups to cause violence in the country. Amnesty International said it has "reliable reports" that 37 protesters were killed in the first five days of protests. FILE - A bonfire is lit along the street during protests against price increases in Atbara, Nile River state in northeastern Sudan , Dec. (more...)
- January 03, 2019
Sudanese authorities have announced a state of emergency and curfew in a number of provinces over the protests, with government officials accusing Israel of plotting with rebel groups to cause violence in the country. Amnesty International said it has "reliable reports" that 37 protesters were killed in the first five days of protests. FILE - A bonfire is lit along the street during protests against price increases in Atbara, Nile River state in northeastern Sudan , Dec. (more...)
Hilarious typo spotted in Sydney’s new year celebrations
- January 03, 2019
All you have to do to participate is join a game right before a new hour, and you should see the festive display. Fireworks explode around the London Eye during New Year's celebrations in central London just after midnight on January 1, 2019. (more...)
- January 03, 2019
All you have to do to participate is join a game right before a new hour, and you should see the festive display. Fireworks explode around the London Eye during New Year's celebrations in central London just after midnight on January 1, 2019. (more...)
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