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Deputies seek missing teen for questioning in grandmother's death
- November 25, 2017
Police said that the two were missing, along with firearms from a safe and French's 2015 silver Dodge Dart with a Florida tag DLLT42. Mott is believed to be armed and unsafe. Deputies said they believe they found the body of Kristina French, but her grandson is still missing, along with the auto they were believed to have been traveling in. (more...)
- November 25, 2017
Police said that the two were missing, along with firearms from a safe and French's 2015 silver Dodge Dart with a Florida tag DLLT42. Mott is believed to be armed and unsafe. Deputies said they believe they found the body of Kristina French, but her grandson is still missing, along with the auto they were believed to have been traveling in. (more...)
Donald Trump ' turned down Time magazine's Person of the Year award'
- November 25, 2017
It was a little over an hour before Murray responded to Trump, who was awarded the Person of the Year going in 2016. The monthly magazine gave Trump that distinction past year and motivated it with a scathing feature piece that appeared to lean more towards "worse" than "better". (more...)
- November 25, 2017
It was a little over an hour before Murray responded to Trump, who was awarded the Person of the Year going in 2016. The monthly magazine gave Trump that distinction past year and motivated it with a scathing feature piece that appeared to lean more towards "worse" than "better". (more...)
Bashar al-Assad needs to leave before there's peace, Syrian opposition says
- November 25, 2017
Iran-backed militias sowed "terrorism and sectarian strife" between Sunni and Shi'ite Muslims, the communique said. United Nations peace talks mediator Staffan de Mistura, preparing for the next round of Geneva talks, met on Friday with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who said Moscow was working with Riyadh to unify the Syrian opposition. (more...)
- November 25, 2017
Iran-backed militias sowed "terrorism and sectarian strife" between Sunni and Shi'ite Muslims, the communique said. United Nations peace talks mediator Staffan de Mistura, preparing for the next round of Geneva talks, met on Friday with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who said Moscow was working with Riyadh to unify the Syrian opposition. (more...)
Billy Baldwin accuses Trump of hitting on his wife
- November 25, 2017
Baldwin said Trump invited his wife on his helicopter to Atlantic City. The actor finished by adding: "She showed his fat a** the door" and the hashtag #TrumpRussia . The US President has been accused of sexual misconduct by at least 16 women, with allegations ranging from the early 1980s to 2013. Last year, allegations re-emerged when a 2005 "Access Hollywood" tape leaked where he bragged to TV host Billy Bush about allegedly grabbing women by their genitals. (more...)
- November 25, 2017
Baldwin said Trump invited his wife on his helicopter to Atlantic City. The actor finished by adding: "She showed his fat a** the door" and the hashtag #TrumpRussia . The US President has been accused of sexual misconduct by at least 16 women, with allegations ranging from the early 1980s to 2013. Last year, allegations re-emerged when a 2005 "Access Hollywood" tape leaked where he bragged to TV host Billy Bush about allegedly grabbing women by their genitals. (more...)
Shoppers' delight today with mostly sunny skies and warmer afternoon temperatures
- November 25, 2017
Mostly fair skies with afternoon temperatures in the 70s were found over our area Thanksgiving afternoon. Overnight lows fall into the upper 20s to middle 30s, so it's not as cold for many locations. A southwest wind on Saturday courtesy of high pressure offshore should make for afternoon highs in the mid 50s. Cold air rushes in behind this system, bringing a brief burst of chillier air. (more...)
- November 25, 2017
Mostly fair skies with afternoon temperatures in the 70s were found over our area Thanksgiving afternoon. Overnight lows fall into the upper 20s to middle 30s, so it's not as cold for many locations. A southwest wind on Saturday courtesy of high pressure offshore should make for afternoon highs in the mid 50s. Cold air rushes in behind this system, bringing a brief burst of chillier air. (more...)
Needle Marks Found on Toddlers at Beijing Kindergarten
- November 25, 2017
A parent, who refused to give her name, said some children were told to take two pills each after lunch. Some said their children, as young as three, relayed accounts of a naked adult man conducting "medical check-ups", on students, who were also unclothed. (more...)
- November 25, 2017
A parent, who refused to give her name, said some children were told to take two pills each after lunch. Some said their children, as young as three, relayed accounts of a naked adult man conducting "medical check-ups", on students, who were also unclothed. (more...)
Trump pledges no more weapon delivery to Syrian Kurdish YPG
- November 25, 2017
The Turkish minister welcomed Trump's assurance, saying Turkey wants to see the decision being implemented. After Assad's father, Hafez al-Assad, expelled Syrian Kurdish nationalist leader Abdullah Ocalan in 1998, Syria and Turkey maintained relatively warm relations until 2011 when protests against the younger Assad transformed into armed rebellion against the state. (more...)
- November 25, 2017
The Turkish minister welcomed Trump's assurance, saying Turkey wants to see the decision being implemented. After Assad's father, Hafez al-Assad, expelled Syrian Kurdish nationalist leader Abdullah Ocalan in 1998, Syria and Turkey maintained relatively warm relations until 2011 when protests against the younger Assad transformed into armed rebellion against the state. (more...)
Black Friday Fight Erupts at Alabama Shopping Mall
- November 24, 2017
Al.com reports that two women were fighting over a matter unrelated to shopping. WBRC reports an "undetermined" number of people were detained in connection to the brawl. An hour earlier, police received reports of gunfire outside the mall, but found no evidence of shots fired, according to a police statement. A check of Twitter and social media shows people selling Walmart employee vest and Best Buy employee shirts promising an easy in and a way to bypass the line. (more...)
- November 24, 2017
Al.com reports that two women were fighting over a matter unrelated to shopping. WBRC reports an "undetermined" number of people were detained in connection to the brawl. An hour earlier, police received reports of gunfire outside the mall, but found no evidence of shots fired, according to a police statement. A check of Twitter and social media shows people selling Walmart employee vest and Best Buy employee shirts promising an easy in and a way to bypass the line. (more...)
RK Nagar by-election on December 21, counting on December 24
- November 24, 2017
The Dr Radhakrishnan Nagar seat, referred to in short as RK Nagar, seat has been vacant since the death of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa in December 2016. Palaniswamy told IANS in Chennai. Also in the fray was Deepa Jayakumar, Jayalalithaa's niece, as an independent candidate. With Panneerselvam and Palaniswami factions coming together and the Election Commission allotting the "two leaves" symbol and the party name to Panneerselvam/Madhusudhanan, AIADMK leaders told ... (more...)
- November 24, 2017
The Dr Radhakrishnan Nagar seat, referred to in short as RK Nagar, seat has been vacant since the death of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa in December 2016. Palaniswamy told IANS in Chennai. Also in the fray was Deepa Jayakumar, Jayalalithaa's niece, as an independent candidate. With Panneerselvam and Palaniswami factions coming together and the Election Commission allotting the "two leaves" symbol and the party name to Panneerselvam/Madhusudhanan, AIADMK leaders told ... (more...)
EU, ex-Soviet states push ties in face of 'hostile' Russian Federation
- November 24, 2017
But the event is expected to be overshadowed by negotiations on the side about Britain's exit from the European Union as British Prime Minister Theresa May will be present. The EU is trying to walk a fine line between deepening cooperation with countries in the so-called Eastern Partnership, while emphasizing that the framework is meant to be non-confrontational towards Russian Federation, which might see these efforts as encroaching on its power over the region. (more...)
- November 24, 2017
But the event is expected to be overshadowed by negotiations on the side about Britain's exit from the European Union as British Prime Minister Theresa May will be present. The EU is trying to walk a fine line between deepening cooperation with countries in the so-called Eastern Partnership, while emphasizing that the framework is meant to be non-confrontational towards Russian Federation, which might see these efforts as encroaching on its power over the region. (more...)
Irish opposition leader says PM's party preparing for election
- November 24, 2017
This could lead to an Irish election . Analysts here say the no-confidence motion could collapse the opposition party's confidence and supply agreement with Fine Gael-led minority government and could lead to a general election, possibly before Christmas. (more...)
- November 24, 2017
This could lead to an Irish election . Analysts here say the no-confidence motion could collapse the opposition party's confidence and supply agreement with Fine Gael-led minority government and could lead to a general election, possibly before Christmas. (more...)
CM Mehbooba Mufti orders review of stone pelting cases against Kashmiri youth
- November 24, 2017
The RTI reply has come to light on a day the Centre's special representative Dineshwar Sharma was to visit Jammu and Kashmir for his second trip to the state. Security forces in the Valley have said they will extend all help to terrorists who want to get back to the mainstream. "Today, the situation has changed". (more...)
- November 24, 2017
The RTI reply has come to light on a day the Centre's special representative Dineshwar Sharma was to visit Jammu and Kashmir for his second trip to the state. Security forces in the Valley have said they will extend all help to terrorists who want to get back to the mainstream. "Today, the situation has changed". (more...)
Thane: Teenage girl killed in Bhiwandi building collapse
- November 24, 2017
At least 17 people are suspected to be trapped under the debris. In August, 34 people were killed when a 117-year-old six storey-building collapsed. "We're trying to figure out whether it was on the list of risky structures". A rescue operation has started, sources said. A senior civic official said that by around 10:00 am in the morning it was chose to call the National Disaster Response Force and two teams were organised. (more...)
- November 24, 2017
At least 17 people are suspected to be trapped under the debris. In August, 34 people were killed when a 117-year-old six storey-building collapsed. "We're trying to figure out whether it was on the list of risky structures". A rescue operation has started, sources said. A senior civic official said that by around 10:00 am in the morning it was chose to call the National Disaster Response Force and two teams were organised. (more...)
AIG Headquarters Ashraf Noor martyred in Peshawar blast
- November 24, 2017
The suicide bomber, on a motorbike, targeted the police convoy. The blast was so powerful that the windowpanes of the passing vehicles also broke and the nearby trees caught fire. No group immediately claimed responsibility but the Pakistani Taliban and Islamic State group have been accused by authorities for previous such attacks in various parts of the country. (more...)
- November 24, 2017
The suicide bomber, on a motorbike, targeted the police convoy. The blast was so powerful that the windowpanes of the passing vehicles also broke and the nearby trees caught fire. No group immediately claimed responsibility but the Pakistani Taliban and Islamic State group have been accused by authorities for previous such attacks in various parts of the country. (more...)
Germany's SPD says open to coalition talks with other parties
- November 24, 2017
Schulz has also come under fire from CDU politicians who consider a new grand coalition a better option than a minority government or new elections - both unprecedented in postwar Germany. Heil said the SPD would await the outcome of President Frank-Walter Steinmeier's meetings with the leaders of other parties. Steinmeier met SPD leader Schulz on Thursday as part of a series of talks he is holding with all parties. (more...)
- November 24, 2017
Schulz has also come under fire from CDU politicians who consider a new grand coalition a better option than a minority government or new elections - both unprecedented in postwar Germany. Heil said the SPD would await the outcome of President Frank-Walter Steinmeier's meetings with the leaders of other parties. Steinmeier met SPD leader Schulz on Thursday as part of a series of talks he is holding with all parties. (more...)
Pakistan releases terrorist behind Mumbai attacks that killed rabbi, wife
- November 24, 2017
Saeed and four of his aides were put under house arrest in January for 90 days under local laws by the Punjab provincial government in Pakistan. Indian Foreign Ministry has rightly said that it displayed Pakistan's lack of seriousness in bringing to justice perpetrators of heinous acts of terrorism, including by individuals and entities designated by the United Nations. (more...)
- November 24, 2017
Saeed and four of his aides were put under house arrest in January for 90 days under local laws by the Punjab provincial government in Pakistan. Indian Foreign Ministry has rightly said that it displayed Pakistan's lack of seriousness in bringing to justice perpetrators of heinous acts of terrorism, including by individuals and entities designated by the United Nations. (more...)
Black Friday deals lure some early USA shoppers, many buy online
- November 24, 2017
More than a half of the 1,500 respondents surveyed by the consultancy, said they would procrastinate on their holiday shopping until the week after Black Friday with 15 percent to complete their shopping between Christmas and New Year's Day. (more...)
- November 24, 2017
More than a half of the 1,500 respondents surveyed by the consultancy, said they would procrastinate on their holiday shopping until the week after Black Friday with 15 percent to complete their shopping between Christmas and New Year's Day. (more...)
Paramedics fulfil dying woman's final wish to see ocean one last time
- November 24, 2017
The patient was being transported to a palliative care unit in Queensland when she expressed that "she just wished she could be at the beach again", Queensland Ambulance Services posted on Facebook . "And she said: "I'm at peace, everything is right". Cooper told ABC that since the woman was on a stretcher and not able to get to the water herself, he scooped some into a bag for her. (more...)
- November 24, 2017
The patient was being transported to a palliative care unit in Queensland when she expressed that "she just wished she could be at the beach again", Queensland Ambulance Services posted on Facebook . "And she said: "I'm at peace, everything is right". Cooper told ABC that since the woman was on a stretcher and not able to get to the water herself, he scooped some into a bag for her. (more...)
More that 50 dead in Sinai Bombing, shooting attack
- November 24, 2017
A GUNMAN has attacked a packed mosque in Egypt and set off a bomb, wounding at least 75 people, health and police officials said. Some 75 people had been wounded in the attack, a health ministry spokesman told Egyptian TV. The Sinai Peninsula has been the epicenter of a low-intensity militant insurgency since mid-2013, when the army ousted and imprisoned Mohamed Morsi, Egypt's first freely elected president, in a bloody military coup. (more...)
- November 24, 2017
A GUNMAN has attacked a packed mosque in Egypt and set off a bomb, wounding at least 75 people, health and police officials said. Some 75 people had been wounded in the attack, a health ministry spokesman told Egyptian TV. The Sinai Peninsula has been the epicenter of a low-intensity militant insurgency since mid-2013, when the army ousted and imprisoned Mohamed Morsi, Egypt's first freely elected president, in a bloody military coup. (more...)
Derry issued with snow-ice weather warning
- November 24, 2017
Snow is predicted to fall overnight, mainly on higher ground, with up to 5cm of snow possible in some areas over 300 metres. "The north and west of the province will be most prone to showers coming in from the Atlantic, carried by the winds". (more...)
- November 24, 2017
Snow is predicted to fall overnight, mainly on higher ground, with up to 5cm of snow possible in some areas over 300 metres. "The north and west of the province will be most prone to showers coming in from the Atlantic, carried by the winds". (more...)
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