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USA Today HQ evacuated after report of man with weapon
- August 08, 2019
Police searched the building floor by floor and cleared out employees during the search, but many employees self-evacuated early in the incident. Law enforcement officers with rifles and body armor were patrolling the area and a helicopter hovered overhead. (more...)
- August 08, 2019
Police searched the building floor by floor and cleared out employees during the search, but many employees self-evacuated early in the incident. Law enforcement officers with rifles and body armor were patrolling the area and a helicopter hovered overhead. (more...)
Iran's Rouhani to Trump: Lift sanctions first
- August 08, 2019
Tensions between Iran and the USA have been rising since Trump unilaterally withdrew the United States from the nuclear deal in May 2018 and began imposing sanctions on it as part of a campaign of "maximum pressure". with Washington imposing new economic sanctions against the Islamic Republic. "Peace for peace and oil for oil ", he added. Iran has reacted to renewed USA sanctions meant to strangle its oil trade by retreating from some of its commitments to limit its nuclear activity made ... (more...)
- August 08, 2019
Tensions between Iran and the USA have been rising since Trump unilaterally withdrew the United States from the nuclear deal in May 2018 and began imposing sanctions on it as part of a campaign of "maximum pressure". with Washington imposing new economic sanctions against the Islamic Republic. "Peace for peace and oil for oil ", he added. Iran has reacted to renewed USA sanctions meant to strangle its oil trade by retreating from some of its commitments to limit its nuclear activity made ... (more...)
Morning showers could become severe storms Wednesday afternoon
- August 08, 2019
Highs: Upper 80s to near 90. Tomorrow: Partly sunny, a bit less humid, isolated storm? Tomorrow most models are taking the storms out of the area by the afternoon leaving the afternoon mainly dry. The greatest chance will be in locations north of the I-20 corridor. Additional storms may form to the northwest after midnight and drop into parts of our area Thursday morning so be sure to check in for a quick weather update before the morning drive. (more...)
- August 08, 2019
Highs: Upper 80s to near 90. Tomorrow: Partly sunny, a bit less humid, isolated storm? Tomorrow most models are taking the storms out of the area by the afternoon leaving the afternoon mainly dry. The greatest chance will be in locations north of the I-20 corridor. Additional storms may form to the northwest after midnight and drop into parts of our area Thursday morning so be sure to check in for a quick weather update before the morning drive. (more...)
China warns India of ‘reverse sanctions’ if Huawei is blocked
- August 08, 2019
According to Reuters , China has issued a statement warning India of "reverse sanctions" if the country blocks Huawei and other Chinese firms from conducting business in India. The Chinese Communist Party "moves to strong-arming countries into exposing themselves to surveillance and espionage", the top US Congressman said. Huawei and two of the other companies - ZTE Corp 000063.SZ and Hytera 002583.SZ - did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Wednesday. (more...)
- August 08, 2019
According to Reuters , China has issued a statement warning India of "reverse sanctions" if the country blocks Huawei and other Chinese firms from conducting business in India. The Chinese Communist Party "moves to strong-arming countries into exposing themselves to surveillance and espionage", the top US Congressman said. Huawei and two of the other companies - ZTE Corp 000063.SZ and Hytera 002583.SZ - did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Wednesday. (more...)
UN fact-finding mission calls for sanctions on Myanmar's military
- August 07, 2019
The report offers a guide for anybody hoping to hit the commanders in their pockets by attempting "to map as comprehensively as we've been able to the economic activities of the military", Christopher Sidoti, an individual from the board and a worldwide human rights legal counselor, told Al Jazeera. (more...)
- August 07, 2019
The report offers a guide for anybody hoping to hit the commanders in their pockets by attempting "to map as comprehensively as we've been able to the economic activities of the military", Christopher Sidoti, an individual from the board and a worldwide human rights legal counselor, told Al Jazeera. (more...)
Woman who killed sex-trafficker released from prison
- August 07, 2019
Brown, 31, was released from the Tennessee Prison for Women . Her publisher announced that Brown will release a memoir in October that will describe her traumatic childhood, how she transformed her life from behind bars and the events that led to her murder conviction and eventual release. (more...)
- August 07, 2019
Brown, 31, was released from the Tennessee Prison for Women . Her publisher announced that Brown will release a memoir in October that will describe her traumatic childhood, how she transformed her life from behind bars and the events that led to her murder conviction and eventual release. (more...)
Madagascar plane fall: Alana Cutland's body found by villagers
- August 07, 2019
The identity of the body has not yet been confirmed. At a conference in the capital Antananarivo, police said post-mortem tests would be carried out on Thursday. "The door did not open itself", he added. Ms Cutland had contacted her supervisor on her second day in Madagascar and at least twice more after that, the colonel said. (more...)
- August 07, 2019
The identity of the body has not yet been confirmed. At a conference in the capital Antananarivo, police said post-mortem tests would be carried out on Thursday. "The door did not open itself", he added. Ms Cutland had contacted her supervisor on her second day in Madagascar and at least twice more after that, the colonel said. (more...)
Missing British scientist found dead in Greece
- August 07, 2019
Her partner said he woke up in the morning and she wasn't there so he called her mobile and Christopher told him she was out jogging in the Kerame Ayios Kirikos area. The two were due to return home to Cyprus the day she went missing. "Beautiful spot for swimming and deep water solo ... had so much fun here today!" she wrote. (more...)
- August 07, 2019
Her partner said he woke up in the morning and she wasn't there so he called her mobile and Christopher told him she was out jogging in the Kerame Ayios Kirikos area. The two were due to return home to Cyprus the day she went missing. "Beautiful spot for swimming and deep water solo ... had so much fun here today!" she wrote. (more...)
Police Chief Addresses Officers Leading Black Man Behind Horse with Rope
- August 07, 2019
Others questioned why the white officers couldn't wait for a vehicle to transport their suspect opposed to marching the handcuffed Neely through the streets. "This facility is closed on Saturdays, so we would not be here to make that phone call", said Jaree Fortin with the Galveston Parks Board. Despite that, the Galveston Police Chief says that the way the arrest was conducted wasn't racially motivated. (more...)
- August 07, 2019
Others questioned why the white officers couldn't wait for a vehicle to transport their suspect opposed to marching the handcuffed Neely through the streets. "This facility is closed on Saturdays, so we would not be here to make that phone call", said Jaree Fortin with the Galveston Parks Board. Despite that, the Galveston Police Chief says that the way the arrest was conducted wasn't racially motivated. (more...)
Strong to severe storms possible this afternoon
- August 07, 2019
A cold front over the northern United States will arrive in Indiana Tuesday afternoon/evening. There is a very small chance for an isolated storm tomorrow evening, but most areas across the Valley stay dry. Muggy high temps well into the 80s along with the chance of some pop-up showers are pretty standard fare for early August. By the weekend , a drier, somewhat cooler and less humid pattern may move in - at least for a couple days. (more...)
- August 07, 2019
A cold front over the northern United States will arrive in Indiana Tuesday afternoon/evening. There is a very small chance for an isolated storm tomorrow evening, but most areas across the Valley stay dry. Muggy high temps well into the 80s along with the chance of some pop-up showers are pretty standard fare for early August. By the weekend , a drier, somewhat cooler and less humid pattern may move in - at least for a couple days. (more...)
UK Flights Axed as IT Fail Downs British Airways Systems
- August 07, 2019
In May 2017, tens of thousands of passengers were stranded when a global computer failure grounded hundreds of British Airways flights over three days. Folk travelling with the airline are having problems checking in online at London's lynchpin airports, which is affecting travel across the United Kingdom, including shorthaul flights to other United Kingdom airports. (more...)
- August 07, 2019
In May 2017, tens of thousands of passengers were stranded when a global computer failure grounded hundreds of British Airways flights over three days. Folk travelling with the airline are having problems checking in online at London's lynchpin airports, which is affecting travel across the United Kingdom, including shorthaul flights to other United Kingdom airports. (more...)
Millionaire charged with wife's death arrested in Mexico
- August 07, 2019
Investigators discovered his bank accounts worth millions of dollars had been cleared out and learned of books that Chadwick had read titled, "How to Change Your Identity", and "How to Live on the Run Successfully", and "Surviving in Mexico", according to the arrest warrant affidavit. (more...)
- August 07, 2019
Investigators discovered his bank accounts worth millions of dollars had been cleared out and learned of books that Chadwick had read titled, "How to Change Your Identity", and "How to Live on the Run Successfully", and "Surviving in Mexico", according to the arrest warrant affidavit. (more...)
China calls Hong Kong protesters 'criminals,' threatens retaliation
- August 07, 2019
He also criticized the protesters' frequent chants and graffiti tags quoting Edward Leung, an imprisoned former legislative candidate who once advocated for the city's independence from China , saying: "Liberate Hong Kong! ". Fire on the surface of a road is seen after protesters throw a molotov cocktail towards Wan Chai police headquarters in Hong Kong, China August 5, 2019 in this still video image. (more...)
- August 07, 2019
He also criticized the protesters' frequent chants and graffiti tags quoting Edward Leung, an imprisoned former legislative candidate who once advocated for the city's independence from China , saying: "Liberate Hong Kong! ". Fire on the surface of a road is seen after protesters throw a molotov cocktail towards Wan Chai police headquarters in Hong Kong, China August 5, 2019 in this still video image. (more...)
Anti-Brexit MPs plotting to replace Boris Johnson with 'unity' prime minister
- August 07, 2019
Election dates are set by royal proclamation according to the prime minister's own advice, so an election may be set to take place after the Brexit deadline and the UK's European Union withdrawal finalised before it can be carried out. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has signalled that he is ready to table a no-confidence motion in the Government in early September when MPs return from their summer break. (more...)
- August 07, 2019
Election dates are set by royal proclamation according to the prime minister's own advice, so an election may be set to take place after the Brexit deadline and the UK's European Union withdrawal finalised before it can be carried out. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has signalled that he is ready to table a no-confidence motion in the Government in early September when MPs return from their summer break. (more...)
Taliban Threatens Afghan Election
- August 07, 2019
No third-party representatives have attended the ongoing US-Taliban talks, except for representative of Qatar, which is hosting the negotiations, a spokesman for Taliban's political office in Doha said on Monday. "We have no preconditions to begin talks, but the peace agreement is not without conditions", Ghani wrote in Pashto on his Facebook page on Friday ahead of the talks. (more...)
- August 07, 2019
No third-party representatives have attended the ongoing US-Taliban talks, except for representative of Qatar, which is hosting the negotiations, a spokesman for Taliban's political office in Doha said on Monday. "We have no preconditions to begin talks, but the peace agreement is not without conditions", Ghani wrote in Pashto on his Facebook page on Friday ahead of the talks. (more...)
"Loudest Noise I Ever Heard": Lightning Strike Causes Toilet To Explode
- August 07, 2019
Ward and her husband are not only without a toilet but the indoor plumbing is destroyed , along with the septic tank, Wink News reports. It just went 'BOOM!,' " MaryLou Ward told Tampa's WFLA . "There have been documented incidents of people injured on toilets", Jensenius told The Charlotte Observer . It might be terrifying to think about, but the plumbing company said this is as rare as a person getting struck by lightning . (more...)
- August 07, 2019
Ward and her husband are not only without a toilet but the indoor plumbing is destroyed , along with the septic tank, Wink News reports. It just went 'BOOM!,' " MaryLou Ward told Tampa's WFLA . "There have been documented incidents of people injured on toilets", Jensenius told The Charlotte Observer . It might be terrifying to think about, but the plumbing company said this is as rare as a person getting struck by lightning . (more...)
Judicial Watch Lawsuit Challenges Calif. Tax-Return Law
- August 07, 2019
Constitution. It requires candidates running for US president to release five years of their tax returns , which the state would publish for public viewing. The president's complaint notes that a previous version of the bill "nearly identical" to this one was first proposed in the state legislature in 2017, when it was authored by State Senators Scott Wiener and Mike McGuire, only for Weiner to later confess the political nature of the bill. (more...)
- August 07, 2019
Constitution. It requires candidates running for US president to release five years of their tax returns , which the state would publish for public viewing. The president's complaint notes that a previous version of the bill "nearly identical" to this one was first proposed in the state legislature in 2017, when it was authored by State Senators Scott Wiener and Mike McGuire, only for Weiner to later confess the political nature of the bill. (more...)
17 dead in vehicle explosion in central Cairo - health ministry
- August 07, 2019
The explosion injured 47 other people, some of whom suffered burns and broken bones, the Health Ministry said. The explosion in Cairo near Egypt's main cancer hospital was triggered by a multiple vehicle crash. A huge explosion happened in the center of Cairo . "It was no way two cars crashing". It also underscored the lingering threat posed by militant groups, even as the country has not experienced a large-scale attack since November 2017. (more...)
- August 07, 2019
The explosion injured 47 other people, some of whom suffered burns and broken bones, the Health Ministry said. The explosion in Cairo near Egypt's main cancer hospital was triggered by a multiple vehicle crash. A huge explosion happened in the center of Cairo . "It was no way two cars crashing". It also underscored the lingering threat posed by militant groups, even as the country has not experienced a large-scale attack since November 2017. (more...)
Cloudflare terminates 8chan as customer on 'hate-filled' content - CEO
- August 07, 2019
US website infrastructure and security services provider Cloudflare announced late Sunday it would stop providing service to 8chan, after the alleged gunman in the El Paso shooting apparently posted a racist screed to the website before his attack. (more...)
- August 07, 2019
US website infrastructure and security services provider Cloudflare announced late Sunday it would stop providing service to 8chan, after the alleged gunman in the El Paso shooting apparently posted a racist screed to the website before his attack. (more...)
North Korea reportedly funds weapons program with stolen crypto
- August 07, 2019
The U.N. report said targeting crypto exchanges allowed North Korea "to generate income in ways that are harder to trace and subject to less government oversight and regulation than the traditional banking sector ". The illegally collected money was laundered via cyberspace techniques . U.S. President Donald Trump has met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un several instances in a bid to steer the country to drop its nuclear weapons program. (more...)
- August 07, 2019
The U.N. report said targeting crypto exchanges allowed North Korea "to generate income in ways that are harder to trace and subject to less government oversight and regulation than the traditional banking sector ". The illegally collected money was laundered via cyberspace techniques . U.S. President Donald Trump has met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un several instances in a bid to steer the country to drop its nuclear weapons program. (more...)
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