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Cyclist killed in Canberra collision may have been competing in endurance race
- March 31, 2017
Hall was regarded as one of the world's best ultra-endurance racers and held the record for the fastest completion of the Trans-Am and Tour Divide bike-packing races in the United States. Organisers called off the remainder of the race several hours after the accident. The road remains closed in both directions with traffic diversions in place. (more...)
- March 31, 2017
Hall was regarded as one of the world's best ultra-endurance racers and held the record for the fastest completion of the Trans-Am and Tour Divide bike-packing races in the United States. Organisers called off the remainder of the race several hours after the accident. The road remains closed in both directions with traffic diversions in place. (more...)
Great idea! This seat in Mexico Metro system makes men uncomfortable!
- March 31, 2017
Almost 44 percent of women in Mexico have been victims of "sexual violence" at least once in their lives, according to a 2010 report from the United Nations . The "penis seat" video was shared by a user on Youtube . A second spot, below, emphasized the same message by filming men's butts on the subway platform and broadcasting the footage on TV screens in the subway. (more...)
- March 31, 2017
Almost 44 percent of women in Mexico have been victims of "sexual violence" at least once in their lives, according to a 2010 report from the United Nations . The "penis seat" video was shared by a user on Youtube . A second spot, below, emphasized the same message by filming men's butts on the subway platform and broadcasting the footage on TV screens in the subway. (more...)
Paris terrorist binged on drugs, alcohol before rampage
- March 31, 2017
Incoming flights were diverted and thousands of passengers stranded at Paris's second-largest airport, but normal service resumed by mid-afternoon. The shooting came after a similar incident last month at the Louvre Museum in which an Egyptian man attacked soldiers guarding the site and was shot and wounded. (more...)
- March 31, 2017
Incoming flights were diverted and thousands of passengers stranded at Paris's second-largest airport, but normal service resumed by mid-afternoon. The shooting came after a similar incident last month at the Louvre Museum in which an Egyptian man attacked soldiers guarding the site and was shot and wounded. (more...)
Grenade attack as Bangladesh police raid Islamist hideout
- March 31, 2017
The raids came just a day after Bangladesh Army commandos ended an operation codenamed "Operation Twilight" in Moulvibazar's neighboring Sylhet city. "Up to eight militants, including a female, were killed", Monirul Islam, the chief of police for counter-terrorism and transnational crime, told reporters. (more...)
- March 31, 2017
The raids came just a day after Bangladesh Army commandos ended an operation codenamed "Operation Twilight" in Moulvibazar's neighboring Sylhet city. "Up to eight militants, including a female, were killed", Monirul Islam, the chief of police for counter-terrorism and transnational crime, told reporters. (more...)
United States 'squabbles' and 'lies' keeping Trump away from a meeting, Putin says
- March 31, 2017
He suggested the encounter could take place in July, at the G-20 summit in Germany, or at a summit of the Arctic Council scheduled for September in Finland. Rubio drew attention to Putin's critics, "mysteriously poisoned on multiple occasions, thrown out of windows, murdered, all this just this year alone, and we're only in March". (more...)
- March 31, 2017
He suggested the encounter could take place in July, at the G-20 summit in Germany, or at a summit of the Arctic Council scheduled for September in Finland. Rubio drew attention to Putin's critics, "mysteriously poisoned on multiple occasions, thrown out of windows, murdered, all this just this year alone, and we're only in March". (more...)
Passings: Chuck Barris, Game Show Producer/Host, Writer of "Palisades Park" (1929 - 2017)
- March 31, 2017
Barris also created other classic 1970s game shows " The Dating Game " and " The Newlywed Game " but became best known for hosting the wacky talent show in which the more freaky and very bad the performer, the better. But Barris bet, successfully, that American audiences would eat up a show where private lives were made public (a concept he evolved further, and more explicitly, with The Newlywed Game ). (more...)
- March 31, 2017
Barris also created other classic 1970s game shows " The Dating Game " and " The Newlywed Game " but became best known for hosting the wacky talent show in which the more freaky and very bad the performer, the better. But Barris bet, successfully, that American audiences would eat up a show where private lives were made public (a concept he evolved further, and more explicitly, with The Newlywed Game ). (more...)
Kim Jong Nam's Body Flown Out of Malaysia
- March 31, 2017
With Thursday's exchange, both Malaysia and North Korea lifted the travel bans. Malaysian investigators are also seeking seven North Korean suspects, four of whom left Malaysia on the day of the murder. Some speculated that the Malaysian government would cremate Kim's body before handing it over to Pyongyang , but it was known that the body was cryo-treated or embalmed when it was delivered to the North. (more...)
- March 31, 2017
With Thursday's exchange, both Malaysia and North Korea lifted the travel bans. Malaysian investigators are also seeking seven North Korean suspects, four of whom left Malaysia on the day of the murder. Some speculated that the Malaysian government would cremate Kim's body before handing it over to Pyongyang , but it was known that the body was cryo-treated or embalmed when it was delivered to the North. (more...)
US House Speaker Ryan understands Trump's frustration on health bill
- March 31, 2017
For those who praised the selfless actions of the Freedom Caucus, Trump's tweet was a shot heard round the nation. Soon after House Speaker Paul Ryan called to say that there were not enough votes, President Trump agreed to pull the bill. (more...)
- March 31, 2017
For those who praised the selfless actions of the Freedom Caucus, Trump's tweet was a shot heard round the nation. Soon after House Speaker Paul Ryan called to say that there were not enough votes, President Trump agreed to pull the bill. (more...)
Arab summit highlights two-state solution as cornerstone of peace
- March 31, 2017
Arab leaders on Wednesday said they would renew a historic reconciliation offer with Israel in return for its withdrawal from land it has occupied since the 1967 war. Arab leaders also took the opportunity to strenuously urge other countries not to relocate their Israeli embassies to Jerusalem, a clear reference to Trump's recent talk of moving the United States embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. (more...)
- March 31, 2017
Arab leaders on Wednesday said they would renew a historic reconciliation offer with Israel in return for its withdrawal from land it has occupied since the 1967 war. Arab leaders also took the opportunity to strenuously urge other countries not to relocate their Israeli embassies to Jerusalem, a clear reference to Trump's recent talk of moving the United States embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. (more...)
Israel approves first new West Bank settlement in 20 years
- March 31, 2017
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had promised to build a new settlement for its residents after their eviction. The new settlement will be constructed near the settlement of Shilo. A Palestinian woman said to be the mother of a man killed a year ago attempted to stab Israeli police with scissors at the entrance to Jerusalem's Old City Wednesday before being shot dead, officials said. (more...)
- March 31, 2017
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had promised to build a new settlement for its residents after their eviction. The new settlement will be constructed near the settlement of Shilo. A Palestinian woman said to be the mother of a man killed a year ago attempted to stab Israeli police with scissors at the entrance to Jerusalem's Old City Wednesday before being shot dead, officials said. (more...)
Supreme Court unanimously strikes down Gorsuch ruling
- March 31, 2017
Supreme Court, has handled involving students with disabilities, he has ruled in favor of the districts and not the students, and according to NPR , he was asked about that on Wednesday by Texas Sen. Gorsuch rejected that suggestion, saying he was following court precedent and has ruled in favor of disabled students in other cases. "If I was wrong, senator, I was wrong because I was bound by circuit precedent , and I'm sorry", he said . (more...)
- March 31, 2017
Supreme Court, has handled involving students with disabilities, he has ruled in favor of the districts and not the students, and according to NPR , he was asked about that on Wednesday by Texas Sen. Gorsuch rejected that suggestion, saying he was following court precedent and has ruled in favor of disabled students in other cases. "If I was wrong, senator, I was wrong because I was bound by circuit precedent , and I'm sorry", he said . (more...)
'No liquor vends on highways will decrease accidents'
- March 31, 2017
Several associations across states challenged the top court through petitions. "Where were you after December 15", it said. The bench prima facie disagreed with the views of attorney-general Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for Kerala and Tamil Nadu, and the other advocates that any such ban should be restricted to national highways, not state highways. (more...)
- March 31, 2017
Several associations across states challenged the top court through petitions. "Where were you after December 15", it said. The bench prima facie disagreed with the views of attorney-general Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for Kerala and Tamil Nadu, and the other advocates that any such ban should be restricted to national highways, not state highways. (more...)
Pravin Gordhan axed as finance minister
- March 31, 2017
Gordhan is supported by several senior ministers and many global investors, as well as being widely admired by ordinary South Africans and veterans of the anti-apartheid struggle. In a brutal display of power, the president fired five ministers, including former tourism minister Derek Hanekom, who asked for Zuma to be recalled past year. (more...)
- March 31, 2017
Gordhan is supported by several senior ministers and many global investors, as well as being widely admired by ordinary South Africans and veterans of the anti-apartheid struggle. In a brutal display of power, the president fired five ministers, including former tourism minister Derek Hanekom, who asked for Zuma to be recalled past year. (more...)
White House invites intelligence committee leaders to review National Security Council documents
- March 31, 2017
The news comes as Nunes faces sharp challenges from Democrats in his role as the head of the House's investigation into ties between the Trump campaign and Russian Federation. Schiff said separately on CNN that he and Nunes are scheduled to meet Thursday, and "I hope that we can somehow get back on track". This struck reporters as odd - that Nunes would go to be briefed at the office building that houses most of the White House staff, and then return to the White House to brief the ... (more...)
- March 31, 2017
The news comes as Nunes faces sharp challenges from Democrats in his role as the head of the House's investigation into ties between the Trump campaign and Russian Federation. Schiff said separately on CNN that he and Nunes are scheduled to meet Thursday, and "I hope that we can somehow get back on track". This struck reporters as odd - that Nunes would go to be briefed at the office building that houses most of the White House staff, and then return to the White House to brief the ... (more...)
Trump threatens to "fight" Freedom Caucus over legislative agenda
- March 31, 2017
Corker appeared to be responding to the speaker's comments in an interview that aired today on " CBS This Morning ", in which Ryan said Republicans should support the GOP legislation to repeal and replace Obamacare or risk that the president could work with Democrats. (more...)
- March 31, 2017
Corker appeared to be responding to the speaker's comments in an interview that aired today on " CBS This Morning ", in which Ryan said Republicans should support the GOP legislation to repeal and replace Obamacare or risk that the president could work with Democrats. (more...)
China's Xi Jinping to meet Donald Trump in Florida
- March 31, 2017
This will be the first meeting between President Trump and President Xi. On Thursday, White House spokesperson Sean Spicer said that the upcoming meeting between the USA and Chinese leaders could be an opportunity to develop bilateral ties, however, many issues stand in the way, including trade. (more...)
- March 31, 2017
This will be the first meeting between President Trump and President Xi. On Thursday, White House spokesperson Sean Spicer said that the upcoming meeting between the USA and Chinese leaders could be an opportunity to develop bilateral ties, however, many issues stand in the way, including trade. (more...)
David Rockefeller, banker and philanthropist, dies at 101
- March 31, 2017
Rockefeller died Monday in his sleep at his home in Pocantico Hills at age 101, according to his spokesman, Fraser P. Seitel . Fraser Seitel, a spokesperson for the family, said the former chairman and chief executive of Chase Manhattan Corporation died peacefully in his sleep at his home in Pocantico Hills, in NY state. (more...)
- March 31, 2017
Rockefeller died Monday in his sleep at his home in Pocantico Hills at age 101, according to his spokesman, Fraser P. Seitel . Fraser Seitel, a spokesperson for the family, said the former chairman and chief executive of Chase Manhattan Corporation died peacefully in his sleep at his home in Pocantico Hills, in NY state. (more...)
House Republicans consider reviving healthcare push: lawmaker
- March 31, 2017
The president has been warring with the caucus since its members forced House Speaker Paul Ryan to pull the GOP's American Health Care Act without a vote last week. "I'm going to let the tweet for itself", White House spokesman Sean Spicer told reporters. They weren't going to give us a single vote, so it's a very hard thing to do. (more...)
- March 31, 2017
The president has been warring with the caucus since its members forced House Speaker Paul Ryan to pull the GOP's American Health Care Act without a vote last week. "I'm going to let the tweet for itself", White House spokesman Sean Spicer told reporters. They weren't going to give us a single vote, so it's a very hard thing to do. (more...)
Howling winds, heavy rain pound Australia's northeast; massive damage to houses
- March 31, 2017
It has since been downgraded to a low pressure system but is still moving slowly down the eastern coast, dumping many inches of rain. Queenslanders woke up on Wednesday to a huge cleanup following the "monster" Cyclone Debbie, as the now ex-tropical cyclone brought yet more heavy rain as it worked its way through the state. (more...)
- March 31, 2017
It has since been downgraded to a low pressure system but is still moving slowly down the eastern coast, dumping many inches of rain. Queenslanders woke up on Wednesday to a huge cleanup following the "monster" Cyclone Debbie, as the now ex-tropical cyclone brought yet more heavy rain as it worked its way through the state. (more...)
South Korea's Park questioned in graft probe
- March 31, 2017
Hundreds of Park's flag-waving supporters gathered outside her home in Seoul's upmarket Gangnam district to see her off, and later gathered outside the prosecution office. Prosecutors could detain her but the official from the prosecutors' office, who briefed reporters on the condition he not be identified, said Park would go home after this session. (more...)
- March 31, 2017
Hundreds of Park's flag-waving supporters gathered outside her home in Seoul's upmarket Gangnam district to see her off, and later gathered outside the prosecution office. Prosecutors could detain her but the official from the prosecutors' office, who briefed reporters on the condition he not be identified, said Park would go home after this session. (more...)
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