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Prescription drug take back in Moorhead on Saturday
- October 27, 2016
The Green Bay Police Department, at 307 S. Adams Street, also serves as a drop-off location year round and has a receptacle for unwanted drugs in the lobby year round. Medications will be accepted without question with Missoula City-County Health Department officials saying that while pills in bottles will be accepted, no liquids, syringes or inhalers will be taken. (more...)
- October 27, 2016
The Green Bay Police Department, at 307 S. Adams Street, also serves as a drop-off location year round and has a receptacle for unwanted drugs in the lobby year round. Medications will be accepted without question with Missoula City-County Health Department officials saying that while pills in bottles will be accepted, no liquids, syringes or inhalers will be taken. (more...)
Iraqi army's elite force pauses advance near Mosul
- October 27, 2016
Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced on Tuesday, that the Iraqi forces reached an advanced stage in the battle to liberate Mosul , while expressed his intention to continue the training of security forces. Al Sumaria News stated: "ISIS terrorist gangs executed nine of its members for fleeing the battle against the security forces in Mosul , by throwing them in trenches containing a burning oil, after tying their hands and legs". (more...)
- October 27, 2016
Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced on Tuesday, that the Iraqi forces reached an advanced stage in the battle to liberate Mosul , while expressed his intention to continue the training of security forces. Al Sumaria News stated: "ISIS terrorist gangs executed nine of its members for fleeing the battle against the security forces in Mosul , by throwing them in trenches containing a burning oil, after tying their hands and legs". (more...)
Missiles may have been fired at United States warships in Red Sea
- October 27, 2016
He added that they were calling for the implementation of the ceasefire "as rapidly as possible, meaning Monday, Tuesday". The release caps a week of turmoil in the war-torn country where the US military has been drawn directly into the conflict. (more...)
- October 27, 2016
He added that they were calling for the implementation of the ceasefire "as rapidly as possible, meaning Monday, Tuesday". The release caps a week of turmoil in the war-torn country where the US military has been drawn directly into the conflict. (more...)
Suicidal dad jumps from N.J. bridge while holding young sons
- October 27, 2016
Local media reports suggested that he had been involved in a domestic dispute with his wife. The area where the children and their dead father were found in close proximity was near the Wanaque River. Both suffered concussions and one has a bruised lung - but they're expected to be OK. "It's just terrible." A high fence is supposed to prevent people from being able to jump over the side of the bridge , but police said Spincken found a way around it. (more...)
- October 27, 2016
Local media reports suggested that he had been involved in a domestic dispute with his wife. The area where the children and their dead father were found in close proximity was near the Wanaque River. Both suffered concussions and one has a bruised lung - but they're expected to be OK. "It's just terrible." A high fence is supposed to prevent people from being able to jump over the side of the bridge , but police said Spincken found a way around it. (more...)
Nepal ranked 39th in World Giving Index 2016
- October 27, 2016
According to the report, Nepal achieved its highest ranking this year and is one of the most improved countries. In terms of donations to charity, Myanmar held the top position, with nine out of ten surveyed saying had they given during the previous month. (more...)
- October 27, 2016
According to the report, Nepal achieved its highest ranking this year and is one of the most improved countries. In terms of donations to charity, Myanmar held the top position, with nine out of ten surveyed saying had they given during the previous month. (more...)
Quick repairs planned for damaged Trump star
- October 27, 2016
Trump received the star in 2007 for his work firing people on The Apprentice, and based on new revelations about how his mind works , it may well have been his proudest moment on Earth. Otis - who says he is a nonviolent activist who has been arrested up to 24 times - released a video to TMZ explaining his actions and acknowledging his guilt for the act of vandalism. (more...)
- October 27, 2016
Trump received the star in 2007 for his work firing people on The Apprentice, and based on new revelations about how his mind works , it may well have been his proudest moment on Earth. Otis - who says he is a nonviolent activist who has been arrested up to 24 times - released a video to TMZ explaining his actions and acknowledging his guilt for the act of vandalism. (more...)
Philippines' Duterte hits out at U.S., then heads to Japan
- October 27, 2016
The meeting, an annual get-together to plan events for the year ahead, could bring some clarity to a Philippine position muddied by President Rodrigo Duterte's pronouncements about ending an alliance that he says has little value, contrary to the opinions of some military commanders. (more...)
- October 27, 2016
The meeting, an annual get-together to plan events for the year ahead, could bring some clarity to a Philippine position muddied by President Rodrigo Duterte's pronouncements about ending an alliance that he says has little value, contrary to the opinions of some military commanders. (more...)
Extremists plotting attacks on West from Raqqa
- October 27, 2016
The battle for Raqqa will overlap with the ongoing fight to push the Islamic State group from its final stronghold in Iraq - Mosul. President Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey's military operations in Syria aim to secure al-Bab and the town of Manbij, which a group of US-backed Kurdish and Arab fighters seized from IS in August, but were not meant to stretch to Aleppo. (more...)
- October 27, 2016
The battle for Raqqa will overlap with the ongoing fight to push the Islamic State group from its final stronghold in Iraq - Mosul. President Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey's military operations in Syria aim to secure al-Bab and the town of Manbij, which a group of US-backed Kurdish and Arab fighters seized from IS in August, but were not meant to stretch to Aleppo. (more...)
Iraq seeks arrest of ex-Mosul official
- October 27, 2016
Kurdish peshmerga forces also announced a "large-scale operation", and peshmerga forces stationed on mountains northeast of Mosul descended from their positions and charged toward the front line. "I had one brother who became a martyr in 2007 and another who became a martyr in 2014", he said. Western allies have tried to limit the role of Shi'ite militia fighters known as the Popular Mobilization Forces , which human rights groups say have carried out killings and kidnappings of Sunnis in ... (more...)
- October 27, 2016
Kurdish peshmerga forces also announced a "large-scale operation", and peshmerga forces stationed on mountains northeast of Mosul descended from their positions and charged toward the front line. "I had one brother who became a martyr in 2007 and another who became a martyr in 2014", he said. Western allies have tried to limit the role of Shi'ite militia fighters known as the Popular Mobilization Forces , which human rights groups say have carried out killings and kidnappings of Sunnis in ... (more...)
Only 170 more years until the gender gap fully closes!
- October 27, 2016
The Switzerland-based forum's annual Global Gender Gap Report also finds that the pay gap has reverted to where it was in 2008 after peaking in 2013. A preference for boys in China has encouraged the phenomenon of "missing women" - selective abortions that pushed the ratio of boys to girls to more than 115 since 1994. (more...)
- October 27, 2016
The Switzerland-based forum's annual Global Gender Gap Report also finds that the pay gap has reverted to where it was in 2008 after peaking in 2013. A preference for boys in China has encouraged the phenomenon of "missing women" - selective abortions that pushed the ratio of boys to girls to more than 115 since 1994. (more...)
Northrop profit rises 16.7 pct, raises full-year forecast
- October 27, 2016
Northrop's third-quarter net earnings rose to $602 million, or $3.35 per share, from $516 million, or $2.75 per share, a year earlier. The results topped Wall Street expectations. Another trade for 12,731 shares valued at $2.63 million was made by CHESTON SHEILA C. on Monday, May 2. Finally, Renaissance Technologies LLC purchased a new position in shares of Northrop Grumman Corp. (more...)
- October 27, 2016
Northrop's third-quarter net earnings rose to $602 million, or $3.35 per share, from $516 million, or $2.75 per share, a year earlier. The results topped Wall Street expectations. Another trade for 12,731 shares valued at $2.63 million was made by CHESTON SHEILA C. on Monday, May 2. Finally, Renaissance Technologies LLC purchased a new position in shares of Northrop Grumman Corp. (more...)
Typhoon Sarika heading for Vietnam: meteorological agency
- October 27, 2016
Three others are missing, according to disaster official Tran Le Dang Hung said. State-run VTV warned viewers that many reservoirs were almost full now and could burst at any time. The state weather bureau sounded the alarm after seeing incoming Typhoon Lawin (international name Haima) further intensifying while at sea before it reaches the Luzon landmass around Wednesday or Thursday . (more...)
- October 27, 2016
Three others are missing, according to disaster official Tran Le Dang Hung said. State-run VTV warned viewers that many reservoirs were almost full now and could burst at any time. The state weather bureau sounded the alarm after seeing incoming Typhoon Lawin (international name Haima) further intensifying while at sea before it reaches the Luzon landmass around Wednesday or Thursday . (more...)
Pro-Daesh militants kill 30 civilians in Afghanistan
- October 27, 2016
Militants from the Islamic State (IS) group have shot dead 38 civilians in western Ghor province, local official said on Wednesday. Further in the news release , UNAMA underscored that killing of civilians or taking them hostage are serious violations of global humanitarian law that all parties to an armed conflict, including anti-Government elements are required to uphold. (more...)
- October 27, 2016
Militants from the Islamic State (IS) group have shot dead 38 civilians in western Ghor province, local official said on Wednesday. Further in the news release , UNAMA underscored that killing of civilians or taking them hostage are serious violations of global humanitarian law that all parties to an armed conflict, including anti-Government elements are required to uphold. (more...)
Vatican: No more scattering of cremation ashes
- October 27, 2016
Since its founding, the Roman Catholic Church as an institution has always preferred burial to cremation. Church authorities concluded that the ashes of loved ones must be kept "in a holy place, that is a cemetery or a church or in a place that has been specifically dedicated to this purpose". (more...)
- October 27, 2016
Since its founding, the Roman Catholic Church as an institution has always preferred burial to cremation. Church authorities concluded that the ashes of loved ones must be kept "in a holy place, that is a cemetery or a church or in a place that has been specifically dedicated to this purpose". (more...)
United Kingdom economy defies Brexit slowdown fears
- October 27, 2016
The ONS linked the pickup to strong box office receipts in July when the latest releases in the Jason Bourne and Star Trek series hit the screens along with other blockbusters. "The pattern of growth continues to be broadly unaffected following the European Union referendum with a strong performance in the services industries offsetting falls in other industrial groups". (more...)
- October 27, 2016
The ONS linked the pickup to strong box office receipts in July when the latest releases in the Jason Bourne and Star Trek series hit the screens along with other blockbusters. "The pattern of growth continues to be broadly unaffected following the European Union referendum with a strong performance in the services industries offsetting falls in other industrial groups". (more...)
California tour bus, truck collision kills 13
- October 27, 2016
Abele said the bus had been inspected as recently as April and there was no indication of mechanical problems. Vides, USA Holiday and bus driver Paulino Camacho Ceballos were sued after a USA Holiday bus was involved in a crash with a auto on the westbound 60 Freeway in Riverside on June 27, 2003, according to court documents. (more...)
- October 27, 2016
Abele said the bus had been inspected as recently as April and there was no indication of mechanical problems. Vides, USA Holiday and bus driver Paulino Camacho Ceballos were sued after a USA Holiday bus was involved in a crash with a auto on the westbound 60 Freeway in Riverside on June 27, 2003, according to court documents. (more...)
IL has highest number of registered voters since 1970
- October 27, 2016
Registered voters without one of the seven accepted forms of ID can complete a Reasonable Impediment Declaration form indicating why they're unable to obtain one. The Carrollton Public Library was the last location to close Monday, with the last voter casting a ballot about 7:30 p.m., said Lannie Noble, county elections administrator. (more...)
- October 27, 2016
Registered voters without one of the seven accepted forms of ID can complete a Reasonable Impediment Declaration form indicating why they're unable to obtain one. The Carrollton Public Library was the last location to close Monday, with the last voter casting a ballot about 7:30 p.m., said Lannie Noble, county elections administrator. (more...)
Jordan Henderson: Liverpool 'frustrated' by draw with Man United
- October 27, 2016
The Spanish goalkeeper denied Jurgen Klopp's side the chance to go level with league leader Manchester City, pulling off two magnificent saves from Philippe Coutinho and Emre Can. There was one moment when Zlatan Ibrahimovic ought to have hit the target after Paul Pogba's cross in the second half. We lost patience far too early and our passing game was not good. (more...)
- October 27, 2016
The Spanish goalkeeper denied Jurgen Klopp's side the chance to go level with league leader Manchester City, pulling off two magnificent saves from Philippe Coutinho and Emre Can. There was one moment when Zlatan Ibrahimovic ought to have hit the target after Paul Pogba's cross in the second half. We lost patience far too early and our passing game was not good. (more...)
José Mourinho proud his players gave something back after heavy defeat
- October 27, 2016
AFP/Getty Images Fans outside the ground before the EFL Cup, round of 16 match at Old Trafford, Manchester . Old Trafford chief Mourinho has not been enjoying living in a Manchester hotel, apparently. His side should have gone ahead in the second minute when Kelechi Iheanacho headed over from Jesus Navas's cross and they might have had a penalty when Michael Carrick caught Garcia near the byline. (more...)
- October 27, 2016
AFP/Getty Images Fans outside the ground before the EFL Cup, round of 16 match at Old Trafford, Manchester . Old Trafford chief Mourinho has not been enjoying living in a Manchester hotel, apparently. His side should have gone ahead in the second minute when Kelechi Iheanacho headed over from Jesus Navas's cross and they might have had a penalty when Michael Carrick caught Garcia near the byline. (more...)
Opryland Hotel fire began at Old Hickory Steakhouse
- October 27, 2016
The fire was extinguished but officials told News 2 there was a lot of smoke and minimal water damage. A cooking incident has been ruled as the cause of a fire at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel and Resort. Video showed heavy smoke coming from part of the hotel complex. Fire officials said the fire was contained quickly and there was little to no visible damage outside of the steakhouse. (more...)
- October 27, 2016
The fire was extinguished but officials told News 2 there was a lot of smoke and minimal water damage. A cooking incident has been ruled as the cause of a fire at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel and Resort. Video showed heavy smoke coming from part of the hotel complex. Fire officials said the fire was contained quickly and there was little to no visible damage outside of the steakhouse. (more...)
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