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Wealthy Financier Charged With Molesting Dozens of Girls
- July 10, 2019
He "intentionally sought out minors and knew that many of his victims were in fact under the age of 18", prosecutors said. The U.S. Attorney said the girls were paid hundreds of dollars in cash to perform sexual acts and to recruit other girls. (more...)
- July 10, 2019
He "intentionally sought out minors and knew that many of his victims were in fact under the age of 18", prosecutors said. The U.S. Attorney said the girls were paid hundreds of dollars in cash to perform sexual acts and to recruit other girls. (more...)
Grandfather Who Dropped Baby From Cruise Ship Could Face Charges
- July 10, 2019
Chloe Wiegand's family blames Royal Caribbean for what they say was negligence in her fatal fall Sunday from the docked boat in Puerto Rico, the "Today" show reported Tuesday . Sotelo said that the family of the child that was on the ship-which included her parents and all four grandparents-would remain in the USA territory until the investigation was completed. (more...)
- July 10, 2019
Chloe Wiegand's family blames Royal Caribbean for what they say was negligence in her fatal fall Sunday from the docked boat in Puerto Rico, the "Today" show reported Tuesday . Sotelo said that the family of the child that was on the ship-which included her parents and all four grandparents-would remain in the USA territory until the investigation was completed. (more...)
Amy McGrath to take on Sen. Mitch McConnell in 2020
- July 10, 2019
Trump is expected to back McConnell, as he did for Rep. Andy Barr , the lawmaker who defeated McGrath previous year by just three percentage points. McGrath, 44, will nearly certainly be able to raise enough money to mount a serious challenge to McConnell, 77, but she is still a decided underdog in a state that has not elected a Democrat to the Senate since Wendell Ford in 1992. (more...)
- July 10, 2019
Trump is expected to back McConnell, as he did for Rep. Andy Barr , the lawmaker who defeated McGrath previous year by just three percentage points. McGrath, 44, will nearly certainly be able to raise enough money to mount a serious challenge to McConnell, 77, but she is still a decided underdog in a state that has not elected a Democrat to the Senate since Wendell Ford in 1992. (more...)
Heart-wrenching footage of mountaineers' final moments
- July 09, 2019
The camera, which was carried by the final climber in the line, was later found buried in snow near where seven bodies were uncovered. Nanda Devi East is a twin peak of Nanda Devi, India's second-highest mountain, and the two are connected by a razor-sharp 1.2-mile ridge at an elevation of 22,000 feet. (more...)
- July 09, 2019
The camera, which was carried by the final climber in the line, was later found buried in snow near where seven bodies were uncovered. Nanda Devi East is a twin peak of Nanda Devi, India's second-highest mountain, and the two are connected by a razor-sharp 1.2-mile ridge at an elevation of 22,000 feet. (more...)
Flash flooding in DC turns roads into rivers
- July 09, 2019
In Washington, the deluge was so powerful that more than a dozen motorists were stranded on top of their cars along Canal Road near Arizona Avenue, the Washington Post reported . Though some areas could see scattered showers until 8 p.m. before the weather clears up and temperatures drop to 64 degrees overnight. Flash flooding in Maryland is causing service disruptions for Amtrak trains between Washington, D.C. (more...)
- July 09, 2019
In Washington, the deluge was so powerful that more than a dozen motorists were stranded on top of their cars along Canal Road near Arizona Avenue, the Washington Post reported . Though some areas could see scattered showers until 8 p.m. before the weather clears up and temperatures drop to 64 degrees overnight. Flash flooding in Maryland is causing service disruptions for Amtrak trains between Washington, D.C. (more...)
Afghan foes resume talks for peace
- July 09, 2019
The attack in Ghazni also injured at least 179 people, Wahidullah Mayar, spokesman for the Ministry of Public Health, said in a tweet. "So I took up the opportunity and addressed to them on behalf of everyone in Afghanistan of how desperate we are for peace". (more...)
- July 09, 2019
The attack in Ghazni also injured at least 179 people, Wahidullah Mayar, spokesman for the Ministry of Public Health, said in a tweet. "So I took up the opportunity and addressed to them on behalf of everyone in Afghanistan of how desperate we are for peace". (more...)
Britain’s seizure of Iranian oil tanker won’t go ‘unanswered,’ officer says
- July 09, 2019
On Monday, Iran's defense minister General Amir Hatami had said that impounding the Iranian oil tanker was "a sort of sea piracy" and "will not be tolerated and will not go unanswered". "If Britain does not release the Iranian oil tanker, it is the authorities' duty to seize a British oil tanker", Mohsen Rezai, a Major General in the Revolutionary Guards Corps and head of the country's influential Expediency Council, which advises the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. (more...)
- July 09, 2019
On Monday, Iran's defense minister General Amir Hatami had said that impounding the Iranian oil tanker was "a sort of sea piracy" and "will not be tolerated and will not go unanswered". "If Britain does not release the Iranian oil tanker, it is the authorities' duty to seize a British oil tanker", Mohsen Rezai, a Major General in the Revolutionary Guards Corps and head of the country's influential Expediency Council, which advises the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. (more...)
Drug makers perk up on block of price disclosures in TV ads
- July 09, 2019
While these companies' pricing decisions do impact Medicare and Medicaid, a reading of the statutory text, says the decision, does not plainly support the idea that Congress meant to give HHS the authority to regulate prescription drug marketing. (more...)
- July 09, 2019
While these companies' pricing decisions do impact Medicare and Medicaid, a reading of the statutory text, says the decision, does not plainly support the idea that Congress meant to give HHS the authority to regulate prescription drug marketing. (more...)
Snowball the cockatoo learned 14 dance moves himself, including hilarious Queen tribute
- July 09, 2019
Aniruddh Patel , a psychology professor at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts, said: "We were amazed". These included "head-banging", a "body roll" and what researchers dubbed "Vogue", where the cockatoo moves his head from one side of his lifted foot to the other. (more...)
- July 09, 2019
Aniruddh Patel , a psychology professor at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts, said: "We were amazed". These included "head-banging", a "body roll" and what researchers dubbed "Vogue", where the cockatoo moves his head from one side of his lifted foot to the other. (more...)
Anaheim Police Reviewing Disneyland Fight Case
- July 09, 2019
The incident was caught on video and published on YouTube shortly afterward. What do you expect to see in Disneyland once you are there? El Paso's Hanks High School football coach Jason Blair, who helped subdue one of the brawlers spoke to KFOX14 about the altercation. (more...)
- July 09, 2019
The incident was caught on video and published on YouTube shortly afterward. What do you expect to see in Disneyland once you are there? El Paso's Hanks High School football coach Jason Blair, who helped subdue one of the brawlers spoke to KFOX14 about the altercation. (more...)
IN toddler dies after falling from cruise ship in Puerto Rico
- July 09, 2019
The Royal Caribbean cruise ship , Freedom of the Seas was stopped at the San Juan, Puerto Rico docks when the incident happened yesterday. The girl is the daughter of IN police officer Alan Wiegand and his wife, Kimberly. Maarten, St. Kitts, Antigua, St. Lucia and Barbados, before returning to Puerto Rico . "He's a very selfless man, he's got a servant's heart, as we say". (more...)
- July 09, 2019
The Royal Caribbean cruise ship , Freedom of the Seas was stopped at the San Juan, Puerto Rico docks when the incident happened yesterday. The girl is the daughter of IN police officer Alan Wiegand and his wife, Kimberly. Maarten, St. Kitts, Antigua, St. Lucia and Barbados, before returning to Puerto Rico . "He's a very selfless man, he's got a servant's heart, as we say". (more...)
Tom Steyer reverses course, jumps into presidential race
- July 09, 2019
An environmentalist and advocate for the movement to impeach Mr Trump, he has donated millions to liberal causes. Notably, in his 4-minute announcement video , he doesn't mention the word impeachment and instead focused on making a more equal society. (more...)
- July 09, 2019
An environmentalist and advocate for the movement to impeach Mr Trump, he has donated millions to liberal causes. Notably, in his 4-minute announcement video , he doesn't mention the word impeachment and instead focused on making a more equal society. (more...)
Jeremy Corbyn Challenges Next PM To Second Brexit Referendum
- July 09, 2019
She announced her resignation last month after failing to get Parliament to back her divorce deal with the EU. Yet what it will do if it takes power before Britain has left is dependent on what type of deal it could agree with Brussels. The Liberal Democrats pointed to Labour's lack of clarity on what the party would do if it won control of Parliament in an election. "We got 14% of the vote", he said. (more...)
- July 09, 2019
She announced her resignation last month after failing to get Parliament to back her divorce deal with the EU. Yet what it will do if it takes power before Britain has left is dependent on what type of deal it could agree with Brussels. The Liberal Democrats pointed to Labour's lack of clarity on what the party would do if it won control of Parliament in an election. "We got 14% of the vote", he said. (more...)
Former presidential candidate Ross Perot dies at 89
- July 09, 2019
Bush and his Democratic challenger, Bill Clinton . He championed patriotic causes, and in the late 1970s and 1980s claimed that hundreds of missing U.S. However, Perot's ideas on trade and deficit reduction remained part of the political landscape. He was known for his catchphrase the "giant sucking sound", referring to American jobs that would head to Mexico because of NAFTA. (more...)
- July 09, 2019
Bush and his Democratic challenger, Bill Clinton . He championed patriotic causes, and in the late 1970s and 1980s claimed that hundreds of missing U.S. However, Perot's ideas on trade and deficit reduction remained part of the political landscape. He was known for his catchphrase the "giant sucking sound", referring to American jobs that would head to Mexico because of NAFTA. (more...)
Trump slams ‘wacky’ United Kingdom ambassador on Twitter after documents leak
- July 09, 2019
Donald Trump has dramatically stepped up the war of words over Britain's United States ambassador, branding him a "pompous fool". Trump said Darroch should "speak to his country, and Prime Minister May, about their failed Brexit negotiation, and not be upset with my criticism of how badly it was handled". (more...)
- July 09, 2019
Donald Trump has dramatically stepped up the war of words over Britain's United States ambassador, branding him a "pompous fool". Trump said Darroch should "speak to his country, and Prime Minister May, about their failed Brexit negotiation, and not be upset with my criticism of how badly it was handled". (more...)
Trump Punishes UK Ambassador Who Called Admin 'Inept'
- July 09, 2019
May has given her full support to Washington envoy Kim Darroch after a series of memos in which he described Trump's administration as "dysfunctional" and "diplomatically clumsy and inept " were leaked to a British newspaper on Sunday. The tweets, together with a similar barrage on Monday, will serve to ratchet up pressure on Britain's government over Darroch, who also has been accused by some Brexit-backing United Kingdom politicians of lacking enthusiasm for Britain's departure from the ... (more...)
- July 09, 2019
May has given her full support to Washington envoy Kim Darroch after a series of memos in which he described Trump's administration as "dysfunctional" and "diplomatically clumsy and inept " were leaked to a British newspaper on Sunday. The tweets, together with a similar barrage on Monday, will serve to ratchet up pressure on Britain's government over Darroch, who also has been accused by some Brexit-backing United Kingdom politicians of lacking enthusiasm for Britain's departure from the ... (more...)
Sudan’s military council ‘to be dissolved’ in transition deal reached with protesters
- July 09, 2019
A diplomatic push by the United States and its Arab allies was key to ending a weeks-long standoff that raised fears of all-out civil war, AP said, citing both sides. The statement also noted that Mr. Guterres welcomes the parties' commitment to conducting an independent investigation into the violence perpetrated against peaceful protesters, including the events on 3 June, when security forces and militia fired on pro-democracy protesters in the capital Khartoum, leaving dozens dead and many ... (more...)
- July 09, 2019
A diplomatic push by the United States and its Arab allies was key to ending a weeks-long standoff that raised fears of all-out civil war, AP said, citing both sides. The statement also noted that Mr. Guterres welcomes the parties' commitment to conducting an independent investigation into the violence perpetrated against peaceful protesters, including the events on 3 June, when security forces and militia fired on pro-democracy protesters in the capital Khartoum, leaving dozens dead and many ... (more...)
Trump Speech on Environment Doesn't Pass Smell Test with Activists
- July 09, 2019
Incredible", Trump said. "Standing on the steps of the great Lincoln Memorial and looking out on the crowd, these incredible, big handsome crowds braving the weather all the way back to the Washington Monument, we celebrated freedom and all of its magnificence while saluting our great military. (more...)
- July 09, 2019
Incredible", Trump said. "Standing on the steps of the great Lincoln Memorial and looking out on the crowd, these incredible, big handsome crowds braving the weather all the way back to the Washington Monument, we celebrated freedom and all of its magnificence while saluting our great military. (more...)
Three people gored running with bulls at Pamplona festival
- July 09, 2019
One of the injured reportedly tried to take a selfie while running from the bulls and was hurt in the stampede. "The impact was unlike anything I've ever felt". A 23-year old man from Florence, Kentucky and a 40-year-old Spanish man were both gored in the thigh. Injuries are also not uncommon at the event, with records dating back to 1910 listing 16 deaths, according to the outlet. (more...)
- July 09, 2019
One of the injured reportedly tried to take a selfie while running from the bulls and was hurt in the stampede. "The impact was unlike anything I've ever felt". A 23-year old man from Florence, Kentucky and a 40-year-old Spanish man were both gored in the thigh. Injuries are also not uncommon at the event, with records dating back to 1910 listing 16 deaths, according to the outlet. (more...)
Ukraine's president says ready to meet Russia's Putin in Minsk
- July 09, 2019
Do we need to talk? "Yes, we do. Let's discuss who owns Crimea and who is not present in Donbass", TASS cited him as saying. "I propose the following list of participants: myself, you, U.S. "This is an absolutely new format". "This is a new initiative". "You can not look at each other through gun sights". On what is likely to be their last visit in office before a changing of the guard in Brussels later this year, President of the European Council Tusk and President of the European ... (more...)
- July 09, 2019
Do we need to talk? "Yes, we do. Let's discuss who owns Crimea and who is not present in Donbass", TASS cited him as saying. "I propose the following list of participants: myself, you, U.S. "This is an absolutely new format". "This is a new initiative". "You can not look at each other through gun sights". On what is likely to be their last visit in office before a changing of the guard in Brussels later this year, President of the European Council Tusk and President of the European ... (more...)
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