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Syria claims to shooting down Israeli jet
- January 10, 2018
Damascus says Israel and its Western and regional allies are aiding Takfiri terrorist groups operating inside the Arab country, while the Tel Aviv regime's military carries out such sporadic strikes against Syrian government forces. The General Command meanwhile warned against risks posed by such aggressions and held the Israeli entity full responsible for their repercussions. It said Israel was "primarily" assisting Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, a ... (more...)
- January 10, 2018
Damascus says Israel and its Western and regional allies are aiding Takfiri terrorist groups operating inside the Arab country, while the Tel Aviv regime's military carries out such sporadic strikes against Syrian government forces. The General Command meanwhile warned against risks posed by such aggressions and held the Israeli entity full responsible for their repercussions. It said Israel was "primarily" assisting Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, a ... (more...)
Carphone Warehouse fined £400000 for data breach
- January 10, 2018
Carphone Warehouse has been fined £400,000 by the Information Commissioner's Office for a series of "systemic failures" uncovered following a data breach in 2015 . Outsiders should not be getting to such systems in the first place. Since the attack in 2015 we have worked extensively with cyber security experts to improve and upgrade our security systems and processes. (more...)
- January 10, 2018
Carphone Warehouse has been fined £400,000 by the Information Commissioner's Office for a series of "systemic failures" uncovered following a data breach in 2015 . Outsiders should not be getting to such systems in the first place. Since the attack in 2015 we have worked extensively with cyber security experts to improve and upgrade our security systems and processes. (more...)
Another California House Republican announces his retirement
- January 10, 2018
This year, Democrats need to flip 24 seats over to their control to regain the House majority and many analysts expect more retirement announcements to come. One possibility was a rematch between Issa and Democrat Doug Applegate, who already announced his plans to run again, but who faces at least one other Democrat in a primary. (more...)
- January 10, 2018
This year, Democrats need to flip 24 seats over to their control to regain the House majority and many analysts expect more retirement announcements to come. One possibility was a rematch between Issa and Democrat Doug Applegate, who already announced his plans to run again, but who faces at least one other Democrat in a primary. (more...)
Trump is preparing for an interview with the Russian Federation probe
- January 10, 2018
Clinton became the first sitting president ever questioned by prosecutors about his own conduct. So did Pete Carr, a spokesman for the special counsel's office. According to the anonymous source speaking to the Washington Post , Trump has no issues participating in such an interview, believing it will quiet claims of his campaign's involvement with Russian Federation. (more...)
- January 10, 2018
Clinton became the first sitting president ever questioned by prosecutors about his own conduct. So did Pete Carr, a spokesman for the special counsel's office. According to the anonymous source speaking to the Washington Post , Trump has no issues participating in such an interview, believing it will quiet claims of his campaign's involvement with Russian Federation. (more...)
It's Unclear How Oregon Could Block Federal Cannabis Crackdown
- January 10, 2018
In Nevada, where recreational use is legal, the business of marijuana is extremely profitable to many local areas. Along with Washington, D.C., 21 other states have approved the use of cannabis for medical use. "Honestly, I really don't see them doing it", said manager Lucas Gardner. Texas Democrat Beto O'Rourke joined the list of people criticizing Attorney General Jeff Sessions for his stance on marijuana in a video released via Facebook. (more...)
- January 10, 2018
In Nevada, where recreational use is legal, the business of marijuana is extremely profitable to many local areas. Along with Washington, D.C., 21 other states have approved the use of cannabis for medical use. "Honestly, I really don't see them doing it", said manager Lucas Gardner. Texas Democrat Beto O'Rourke joined the list of people criticizing Attorney General Jeff Sessions for his stance on marijuana in a video released via Facebook. (more...)
Two injured in fire at New York's Trump Tower
- January 10, 2018
Trump's son Eric Trump tweeted about "a small electrical fire in a cooling tower" on the roof of the building and praised the FDNY for arriving "within minutes and did an incredible job". We've got more newsletters we think you'll find interesting. Crews were called to President Donald Trump's namesake skyscraper at East 57th Street and Fifth Avenue at 6:58 a.m., according to fire officials. (more...)
- January 10, 2018
Trump's son Eric Trump tweeted about "a small electrical fire in a cooling tower" on the roof of the building and praised the FDNY for arriving "within minutes and did an incredible job". We've got more newsletters we think you'll find interesting. Crews were called to President Donald Trump's namesake skyscraper at East 57th Street and Fifth Avenue at 6:58 a.m., according to fire officials. (more...)
Anti-Sikh Riots: SC to reopen earlier cases
- January 10, 2018
It was of utmost importance to speed up the investigation and bring the guilty to books, Badal said. The top court held that the previous Special Investigation Team ( SIT ) had not carried out further probe into these 186 cases in which closure reports were filed, and directed that the fresh SIT would comprise of a former High Court judge and two police officers. (more...)
- January 10, 2018
It was of utmost importance to speed up the investigation and bring the guilty to books, Badal said. The top court held that the previous Special Investigation Team ( SIT ) had not carried out further probe into these 186 cases in which closure reports were filed, and directed that the fresh SIT would comprise of a former High Court judge and two police officers. (more...)
Trump Calls Feinstein's Release Of Dossier Firm Testimony 'Possibly Illegal'
- January 10, 2018
Ms. Feinstein, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the testimony of Glenn Simpson , Fusion GPS co-founder, on Tuesday to prove there was no political motivation behind the inquiry into Mr. Describing the California Senator as "sneaky", Trump called for Feinstein to face a primary challenge when seeking reelection this year. Feinstein, under a wave of criticism for the move, said Tuesday she wanted to release the testimony to "set the record straight". (more...)
- January 10, 2018
Ms. Feinstein, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the testimony of Glenn Simpson , Fusion GPS co-founder, on Tuesday to prove there was no political motivation behind the inquiry into Mr. Describing the California Senator as "sneaky", Trump called for Feinstein to face a primary challenge when seeking reelection this year. Feinstein, under a wave of criticism for the move, said Tuesday she wanted to release the testimony to "set the record straight". (more...)
Strong Earthquake in Caribbean Sea Triggers Tsunami Warning
- January 10, 2018
Geological Survey. Tsunami sirens were heard going off along the coast of Belize shortly after the magnitude 7.6 quake hit northeast of Honduras. A tsunami adviory had been issued for the Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands. It was also lightly felt in Belize's capital, Belize City. It occurred about 6 miles below the surface. "We have reports that it was felt in the majority of the country, but we don't have reports of damage", said Lizandro Rosales, director of Honduras' contingencies ... (more...)
- January 10, 2018
Geological Survey. Tsunami sirens were heard going off along the coast of Belize shortly after the magnitude 7.6 quake hit northeast of Honduras. A tsunami adviory had been issued for the Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands. It was also lightly felt in Belize's capital, Belize City. It occurred about 6 miles below the surface. "We have reports that it was felt in the majority of the country, but we don't have reports of damage", said Lizandro Rosales, director of Honduras' contingencies ... (more...)
Police did not advise CM's chopper ride, says police chief
- January 10, 2018
Pinarayi flew on board a chartered chopper on December 26 from Thrissur, where he was attending a Communist Party of India-Marxist meeting, to the state capital to meet a central team that had come from Delhi to study the damage caused by the cyclone Ockhi on November 30. (more...)
- January 10, 2018
Pinarayi flew on board a chartered chopper on December 26 from Thrissur, where he was attending a Communist Party of India-Marxist meeting, to the state capital to meet a central team that had come from Delhi to study the damage caused by the cyclone Ockhi on November 30. (more...)
London shopkeeper dies after row over cigarette papers
- January 10, 2018
Mr Patel, from the Colindale area, was taken to hospital but died during the evening of Monday, 8 January. An Indian-origin shopkeeper was killed after he was punched for refusing to serve cigarette paper to under-age United Kingdom teenagers at his shop in north London . (more...)
- January 10, 2018
Mr Patel, from the Colindale area, was taken to hospital but died during the evening of Monday, 8 January. An Indian-origin shopkeeper was killed after he was punched for refusing to serve cigarette paper to under-age United Kingdom teenagers at his shop in north London . (more...)
Please don't play politics over Zainab's savage murder
- January 10, 2018
The cleric is a staunch political rival of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League party and he has led violent rallies in the capital, Islamabad, since 2014 after eight of his supporters were killed in anti-government rallies in Lahore , Punjab's provincial capital. (more...)
- January 10, 2018
The cleric is a staunch political rival of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League party and he has led violent rallies in the capital, Islamabad, since 2014 after eight of his supporters were killed in anti-government rallies in Lahore , Punjab's provincial capital. (more...)
Federal Bureau of Investigation locked out of 7775 encrypted devices in 2017, says director
- January 10, 2018
FBI Director Christopher Wray speaks during the FBI National Academy graduation ceremony in Quantico, Va., Dec. 15, 2017. FBI Director Christopher Wray stated Tuesday that the inability of law enforcement agencies to surpass the strong encryptions on electronic devices poses an "urgent public safety issue". (more...)
- January 10, 2018
FBI Director Christopher Wray speaks during the FBI National Academy graduation ceremony in Quantico, Va., Dec. 15, 2017. FBI Director Christopher Wray stated Tuesday that the inability of law enforcement agencies to surpass the strong encryptions on electronic devices poses an "urgent public safety issue". (more...)
Rand weakens as NEC decides not to discuss Zuma exit today
- January 10, 2018
News-reading algorithmic traders may have been further confused by reports on the wires of a United States congressional aide saying that Zuma was lost. Zuma's sacking previous year of Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan triggered downgrades of South Africa's credit rating to junk status, significantly raising borrowing costs for Africa's most industrialized economy. (more...)
- January 10, 2018
News-reading algorithmic traders may have been further confused by reports on the wires of a United States congressional aide saying that Zuma was lost. Zuma's sacking previous year of Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan triggered downgrades of South Africa's credit rating to junk status, significantly raising borrowing costs for Africa's most industrialized economy. (more...)
32 missing after tanker collides with freighter near Shanghai
- January 10, 2018
It caught fire after the collision and was still ablaze, state-run Xinhua news agency quoted the ministry as saying. Poor conditions, with heavy winds, rain, and high waves, continue to hamper efforts to tame the fire and search for the 31 remaining crew members on the tanker, China's Transport Ministry said. (more...)
- January 10, 2018
It caught fire after the collision and was still ablaze, state-run Xinhua news agency quoted the ministry as saying. Poor conditions, with heavy winds, rain, and high waves, continue to hamper efforts to tame the fire and search for the 31 remaining crew members on the tanker, China's Transport Ministry said. (more...)
Trump endorses earmarks despite conservative opposition
- January 10, 2018
Watch Trump make those remarks below, via Fox News. Sarah Huckabee Sanders later in the day tried to put a damper on the conservative outrage, emphasizing during the Tuesday press briefing that "the president said you have to be careful with that and you have to have controls on earmarks". (more...)
- January 10, 2018
Watch Trump make those remarks below, via Fox News. Sarah Huckabee Sanders later in the day tried to put a damper on the conservative outrage, emphasizing during the Tuesday press briefing that "the president said you have to be careful with that and you have to have controls on earmarks". (more...)
Warming temperatures to lead to melting snow, rain later this week
- January 10, 2018
Before an incoming system brings warming temperatures throughout southern Ontario into Thursday , there will be the risk of freezing drizzle and freezing rain for parts of the region. Be sure to check out the Wednesday morning video weather forecast. Temperatures will be crashing after a cold front passes through, which could lead to a lot of that water re-freezing on area roads for the final commute of the traditional workweek. (more...)
- January 10, 2018
Before an incoming system brings warming temperatures throughout southern Ontario into Thursday , there will be the risk of freezing drizzle and freezing rain for parts of the region. Be sure to check out the Wednesday morning video weather forecast. Temperatures will be crashing after a cold front passes through, which could lead to a lot of that water re-freezing on area roads for the final commute of the traditional workweek. (more...)
Mueller ready to question Donald Trump over Russian links
- January 10, 2018
Mueller raised the issue of interviewing Trump during a late December meeting with the president's lawyers John Dowd and Jay Sekulow. "And unfortunately, there's no real way to do that other than taking the Fifth (Amendment), which I'm sure that the president doesn't want to do", Mariotti said during a Tuesday appearance on CNN's "New Day." It's an open legal question as to whether a sitting president can be indicted. (more...)
- January 10, 2018
Mueller raised the issue of interviewing Trump during a late December meeting with the president's lawyers John Dowd and Jay Sekulow. "And unfortunately, there's no real way to do that other than taking the Fifth (Amendment), which I'm sure that the president doesn't want to do", Mariotti said during a Tuesday appearance on CNN's "New Day." It's an open legal question as to whether a sitting president can be indicted. (more...)
Discovery Is Leaving Silver Spring
- January 10, 2018
Discovery says it will still maintain a Maryland Network Hub to house select network and support functions, as well as select other functions such as government relations. The company said its media facility in Sterling, Virginia will become a global technology center in the near future, and it plans to develop its "technology footprint" into Knoxville as well. (more...)
- January 10, 2018
Discovery says it will still maintain a Maryland Network Hub to house select network and support functions, as well as select other functions such as government relations. The company said its media facility in Sterling, Virginia will become a global technology center in the near future, and it plans to develop its "technology footprint" into Knoxville as well. (more...)
Aadhaar and privacy: UIDAI brings Virtual IDs, Limited KYC to protect cardholders
- January 10, 2018
They can create as many Virtual IDs as possible - it is a temporary number that ceases to exist once the user generates a fresh one. As per the circular, a virtual ID will be valid for a defined period of time and every time a new one gets generated by the user, the older one gets automatically cancelled. (more...)
- January 10, 2018
They can create as many Virtual IDs as possible - it is a temporary number that ceases to exist once the user generates a fresh one. As per the circular, a virtual ID will be valid for a defined period of time and every time a new one gets generated by the user, the older one gets automatically cancelled. (more...)
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