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Road Accident Is First Pokemon-Go Related Death in Japan
- August 26, 2016
Meanwhile Igawa survived the accident, although reports indicate the injuries she sustained were grave. Players of Pokemon Go are finding critters everywhere, including some places that are considered to be hallowed ground and inappropriate for gaming. (more...)
- August 26, 2016
Meanwhile Igawa survived the accident, although reports indicate the injuries she sustained were grave. Players of Pokemon Go are finding critters everywhere, including some places that are considered to be hallowed ground and inappropriate for gaming. (more...)
Katie Ledecky throws out first pitch as Nats host Orioles
- August 26, 2016
The announcement came just hours before Strasburg was to take the mound in the series opener at Camden Yards. Fresh off winning four gold medals and a silver at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Ledecky was at Nationals Park to throw out the first pitch before Wednesday's game against the Baltimore Orioles. (more...)
- August 26, 2016
The announcement came just hours before Strasburg was to take the mound in the series opener at Camden Yards. Fresh off winning four gold medals and a silver at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Ledecky was at Nationals Park to throw out the first pitch before Wednesday's game against the Baltimore Orioles. (more...)
Sena takes a dig at Bhagwat's Hindu population comment
- August 26, 2016
During an interaction with teachers in Agra on Saturday, Bhagwat had said: "Which law in Bharat stops Hindus from producing more children? ". "No one has ever stopped anyone from producing more children; this is not a relevant question". (more...)
- August 26, 2016
During an interaction with teachers in Agra on Saturday, Bhagwat had said: "Which law in Bharat stops Hindus from producing more children? ". "No one has ever stopped anyone from producing more children; this is not a relevant question". (more...)
Camber Sands deaths - victims named
- August 26, 2016
People took to the beaches across the United Kingdom on Wednesday as thermometers recorded the hottest day of the year, with health officials warning people to take extra care of themselves and vulnerable friends in the blistering temperatures. (more...)
- August 26, 2016
People took to the beaches across the United Kingdom on Wednesday as thermometers recorded the hottest day of the year, with health officials warning people to take extra care of themselves and vulnerable friends in the blistering temperatures. (more...)
'Degrassi High' actor, three women charged in child pornography probe
- August 26, 2016
Police say Dickens and one of the other women arrested and charged sexually abused a child for years between 2000 and 2006, and then circulated the photos and video made during the abuse. Pauline Gray . "We are concerned there may be more victims". Call police if you have any information. Police say Dickens is also known to have used the screen names Retodeviant, Byrd_Dawg, Sir Dirk, as well as the email addresses of retrodeviant@gmail.com, retrodeviantdawg@gmail.com, ... (more...)
- August 26, 2016
Police say Dickens and one of the other women arrested and charged sexually abused a child for years between 2000 and 2006, and then circulated the photos and video made during the abuse. Pauline Gray . "We are concerned there may be more victims". Call police if you have any information. Police say Dickens is also known to have used the screen names Retodeviant, Byrd_Dawg, Sir Dirk, as well as the email addresses of retrodeviant@gmail.com, retrodeviantdawg@gmail.com, ... (more...)
Biden calls on Turkey to be patient in Gulen case
- August 25, 2016
Erdogan and U.S. Vice President Biden held a press conference in Ankara . The extradition of Fethullah Gulen, who lives in self-exile in Pennsylvania since leaving Turkey more than a decade ago, has become a bitter point of contention amid the Ankara government's repeated demands for the cleric to be handed over. (more...)
- August 25, 2016
Erdogan and U.S. Vice President Biden held a press conference in Ankara . The extradition of Fethullah Gulen, who lives in self-exile in Pennsylvania since leaving Turkey more than a decade ago, has become a bitter point of contention amid the Ankara government's repeated demands for the cleric to be handed over. (more...)
Turkey in cross-border operation to free IS-held Syrian town
- August 25, 2016
The agency published images of the forces walking into the village looking relaxed and facing no resistance. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said the Kurdish forces must retreat to the east of the river or Ankara would do "what is necessary". (more...)
- August 25, 2016
The agency published images of the forces walking into the village looking relaxed and facing no resistance. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said the Kurdish forces must retreat to the east of the river or Ankara would do "what is necessary". (more...)
SC says Jayalalithaa using cases to choke democracy
- August 25, 2016
Condemning the Jayalalithaa's action in strong words, the apex court observed that any criticism of public policy can not be the ground for filing defamation suits as it disrupts the functioning of democracy. Jayalalithaa, 68, has been brought to court by DMDK leader and former actor Captain Vijaykanth. You can't use defamation case to throttle democracy. (more...)
- August 25, 2016
Condemning the Jayalalithaa's action in strong words, the apex court observed that any criticism of public policy can not be the ground for filing defamation suits as it disrupts the functioning of democracy. Jayalalithaa, 68, has been brought to court by DMDK leader and former actor Captain Vijaykanth. You can't use defamation case to throttle democracy. (more...)
Turkey to repeat Gulen extradition demand during US VP visit
- August 25, 2016
Constitution to extradite someone", Biden said. "We will abide by our system". Turkish officials this month delivered four dossiers against Gulen asking for his extradition under a 1981 treaty. "The United States of America did not - did not - have any foreknowledge of what befell you on the 15th", Biden told reporters. "This shows the matter is being taken seriously by the US", he said. (more...)
- August 25, 2016
Constitution to extradite someone", Biden said. "We will abide by our system". Turkish officials this month delivered four dossiers against Gulen asking for his extradition under a 1981 treaty. "The United States of America did not - did not - have any foreknowledge of what befell you on the 15th", Biden told reporters. "This shows the matter is being taken seriously by the US", he said. (more...)
No 'Golden Week' for OH voters
- August 25, 2016
Judge McKeague noted the various voting lawsuits pending before the bench and complained such cases are "asking the federal courts to become entangled, as overseers and micromanagers, in the minutiae of state election processes". "Very easy, actually", according to the decision , which overturned federal Judge Michael Watson's May ruling to keep the extra week in place. He found those and other laws violated people's voting rights. (more...)
- August 25, 2016
Judge McKeague noted the various voting lawsuits pending before the bench and complained such cases are "asking the federal courts to become entangled, as overseers and micromanagers, in the minutiae of state election processes". "Very easy, actually", according to the decision , which overturned federal Judge Michael Watson's May ruling to keep the extra week in place. He found those and other laws violated people's voting rights. (more...)
Myanmar shudders through powerful natural disaster Latest
- August 25, 2016
Local officials told the news agency that there had been three deaths, including two children who were killed when a riverbank collapsed. At least one man was also killed there, said local MP Han Zaw Win of Pakokku township. A police officer from Bagan said a Spanish holidaymaker was slightly hurt when the quake knocked her from the temple where she was watching the sunset. (more...)
- August 25, 2016
Local officials told the news agency that there had been three deaths, including two children who were killed when a riverbank collapsed. At least one man was also killed there, said local MP Han Zaw Win of Pakokku township. A police officer from Bagan said a Spanish holidaymaker was slightly hurt when the quake knocked her from the temple where she was watching the sunset. (more...)
Brexit an anti-establishment victory, Nigel Farage tells Trump supporters
- August 25, 2016
In his speech accepting the Republican presidential nomination, Trump said, "Americanism, not globalism, will be our credo", an echo of the British nationalism that fueled the Brexit referendum. He went on to draw parallels between U.S. and British society - saying ordinary people had been "let down by government". Mr Farage added: "The moral of the story is, I shall not say at the end of this week who I think you should vote for, although I have to say, I wouldn't vote for Hillary if ... (more...)
- August 25, 2016
In his speech accepting the Republican presidential nomination, Trump said, "Americanism, not globalism, will be our credo", an echo of the British nationalism that fueled the Brexit referendum. He went on to draw parallels between U.S. and British society - saying ordinary people had been "let down by government". Mr Farage added: "The moral of the story is, I shall not say at the end of this week who I think you should vote for, although I have to say, I wouldn't vote for Hillary if ... (more...)
IL governor's office warns of crippling pension payment hike
- August 25, 2016
That's nearly the total combined state funding for six public universities previous year, Rauner's senior adviser for revenue and pensions warned. Mahoney cautioned that "unforeseen and unknown automatic cost increases would have a devastating impact" on Illinois' ability to fund social services and education. (more...)
- August 25, 2016
That's nearly the total combined state funding for six public universities previous year, Rauner's senior adviser for revenue and pensions warned. Mahoney cautioned that "unforeseen and unknown automatic cost increases would have a devastating impact" on Illinois' ability to fund social services and education. (more...)
Efforts on to secure release of Assam BJP leaders's son
- August 25, 2016
The ULFA-I had in a recent release admitted to have abducted Kuldeep. The ULFA (I) leader informed them that without the ransom, Kuldip's release is not possible. Kuldeep was reportedly abducted by the ULFA militants on August 1. "I request my parents, Bolin Chetia and Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal to get me released", Kuldeep is seen saying in the video. (more...)
- August 25, 2016
The ULFA-I had in a recent release admitted to have abducted Kuldeep. The ULFA (I) leader informed them that without the ransom, Kuldip's release is not possible. Kuldeep was reportedly abducted by the ULFA militants on August 1. "I request my parents, Bolin Chetia and Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal to get me released", Kuldeep is seen saying in the video. (more...)
British man accused in Bali police death confesses to fight
- August 25, 2016
It was a momentous change to his earlier story of being bitten while trying to help a man lying in the sand. Regional police chief Hadi Purnomo said: "As a police officer being searched by a member of the community, the officer was offended". (more...)
- August 25, 2016
It was a momentous change to his earlier story of being bitten while trying to help a man lying in the sand. Regional police chief Hadi Purnomo said: "As a police officer being searched by a member of the community, the officer was offended". (more...)
India names Urjit Patel as next central bank governor
- August 25, 2016
The controversy surrounding Mr Rajan's decision to go back to academia after his term expires on September 4, had unsettled investors both domestically and internationally. Patel's elevation to the governor's post indicates that contrary to popular perception, the government had no issues with Raghuram Rajan's policies, which came in for heavy flak from many quarters. (more...)
- August 25, 2016
The controversy surrounding Mr Rajan's decision to go back to academia after his term expires on September 4, had unsettled investors both domestically and internationally. Patel's elevation to the governor's post indicates that contrary to popular perception, the government had no issues with Raghuram Rajan's policies, which came in for heavy flak from many quarters. (more...)
Pentagon says U.S. jets supported Turkey in Jarabulus
- August 25, 2016
The initial focus has been an ISIS-held border town called Jarablus, Peter reports . Biden, who flew into Turkey, a key North Atlantic Treaty Organisation ally with the alliance's second-biggest armed forces, on a pre-planned trip hours after the operation began, tried to soothe Turkish concerns about Kurdish territorial gains in Syria. (more...)
- August 25, 2016
The initial focus has been an ISIS-held border town called Jarablus, Peter reports . Biden, who flew into Turkey, a key North Atlantic Treaty Organisation ally with the alliance's second-biggest armed forces, on a pre-planned trip hours after the operation began, tried to soothe Turkish concerns about Kurdish territorial gains in Syria. (more...)
Ryder Cup captain Clarke salutes Europe's 'fantastic' mix
- August 24, 2016
Rory McIlroy, Danny Willett , Henrik Stenson, Chris Wood, Sergio Garcia , Justin Rose, Rafael Cabrera-Bello and Andy Sullivan are the other automatic European qualifiers. Lee Westwood and Martin Kaymer are all-but certain to make the final cut. Clarke is scheduled to announce his three picks on August 29 after the Denmark event. (more...)
- August 24, 2016
Rory McIlroy, Danny Willett , Henrik Stenson, Chris Wood, Sergio Garcia , Justin Rose, Rafael Cabrera-Bello and Andy Sullivan are the other automatic European qualifiers. Lee Westwood and Martin Kaymer are all-but certain to make the final cut. Clarke is scheduled to announce his three picks on August 29 after the Denmark event. (more...)
Clinton Calls GOP Attacks on Her Health 'Wacky Strategy'
- August 24, 2016
Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions said Tuesday it "seems like" the Federal Bureau of Investigation has not fully investigated the relationship between the Clinton Foundation and the State Department under Hillary Clinton's leadership. "Donald Trump needs to come clean with voters about his complex network of for-profit businesses that are hundreds of millions of dollars in debt to big banks, including the state-owned Bank of China, and other business groups with ties to the Kremlin", Podesta said. (more...)
- August 24, 2016
Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions said Tuesday it "seems like" the Federal Bureau of Investigation has not fully investigated the relationship between the Clinton Foundation and the State Department under Hillary Clinton's leadership. "Donald Trump needs to come clean with voters about his complex network of for-profit businesses that are hundreds of millions of dollars in debt to big banks, including the state-owned Bank of China, and other business groups with ties to the Kremlin", Podesta said. (more...)
States file another lawsuit over Obama transgender rules
- August 24, 2016
And he appeared to agree with Texas' assertion that the guidelines "hold a gun to the head" of local school districts. Denniston has covered the Supreme Court since 1958. They are non-binding, and not following them will not have legal consequences. Thus, he said, those guidelines are both "legislative and substantive" and that the public should have been given an opportunity to comment on those guidelines. (more...)
- August 24, 2016
And he appeared to agree with Texas' assertion that the guidelines "hold a gun to the head" of local school districts. Denniston has covered the Supreme Court since 1958. They are non-binding, and not following them will not have legal consequences. Thus, he said, those guidelines are both "legislative and substantive" and that the public should have been given an opportunity to comment on those guidelines. (more...)
Wildfire Updates: Blue Cut Fire, Clayton Fire, Soberanes Fire
- August 24, 2016
Following a wildfire, a melted McDonald's sign stands outside a restaurant in Cajon Junction, Calif., on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2016. Scenes of destruction were everywhere Thursday after a huge wildfire sped through mountains and hi. Elsewhere, the fire's growth was limited because flames had reduced the land to a moonscape. "We have seen that throughout the state this year", said Miller, who is assigned to San Bernardino National Forest. (more...)
- August 24, 2016
Following a wildfire, a melted McDonald's sign stands outside a restaurant in Cajon Junction, Calif., on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2016. Scenes of destruction were everywhere Thursday after a huge wildfire sped through mountains and hi. Elsewhere, the fire's growth was limited because flames had reduced the land to a moonscape. "We have seen that throughout the state this year", said Miller, who is assigned to San Bernardino National Forest. (more...)
Second-grade teacher's homework policy goes viral
- August 24, 2016
One study published previous year found that first and second-grade children were being assigned three times the homework load recommended by the National Education Association (NEA). Brandy Young - setting an example for teachers everywhere. . "Share your values and your concerns with your teacher if you feel like your child is doing too much homework, and ask the goal of it". (more...)
- August 24, 2016
One study published previous year found that first and second-grade children were being assigned three times the homework load recommended by the National Education Association (NEA). Brandy Young - setting an example for teachers everywhere. . "Share your values and your concerns with your teacher if you feel like your child is doing too much homework, and ask the goal of it". (more...)
Philippines war on drugs: '1900 killed' amid crackdown
- August 24, 2016
The IMIS recommended the filing of charges against Pagdilao and Tinio after circumstantial, testimonial and direct evidence gathered were deemed strong to charge the two generals administratively. "I admit many are dying but our campaign, now, we have the momentum", national police chief Ronald dela Rosa told the opening on Monday of a Senate inquiry into the killings. (more...)
- August 24, 2016
The IMIS recommended the filing of charges against Pagdilao and Tinio after circumstantial, testimonial and direct evidence gathered were deemed strong to charge the two generals administratively. "I admit many are dying but our campaign, now, we have the momentum", national police chief Ronald dela Rosa told the opening on Monday of a Senate inquiry into the killings. (more...)
Clinton commits to visiting Louisiana flood sites
- August 24, 2016
The former secretary of state told CNN Monday she would plan her trip to Louisiana "at a time when the presence of a political campaign will not disrupt the response". Criticism of Obama's concern about the disaster is "politically motivated" and not reflective of the federal government's work to help Louisiana , he said. (more...)
- August 24, 2016
The former secretary of state told CNN Monday she would plan her trip to Louisiana "at a time when the presence of a political campaign will not disrupt the response". Criticism of Obama's concern about the disaster is "politically motivated" and not reflective of the federal government's work to help Louisiana , he said. (more...)
Turkey's Erdogan links coup suspects, PKK to bomb attacks
- August 24, 2016
The government has vowed to press on with its campaign to eradicate the PKK from eastern Turkey, despite the ongoing purge in the army to rid it of those connected to last month's failed coup attempt . Early Thursday, a vehicle bomb blew up at police headquarters in the eastern city of Elazig , killing five people including three police and injuring more than 200 people. (more...)
- August 24, 2016
The government has vowed to press on with its campaign to eradicate the PKK from eastern Turkey, despite the ongoing purge in the army to rid it of those connected to last month's failed coup attempt . Early Thursday, a vehicle bomb blew up at police headquarters in the eastern city of Elazig , killing five people including three police and injuring more than 200 people. (more...)
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