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Another Body Found in Tampa Neighborhood Where 3 Were Killed
Witnesses told officers Fenton was crossing the street when he was shot and killed just a few blocks away from a memorial honoring three others killed in Seminole Heights. This comes almost a month after a killer shot and killed three people over the span of 10 days in Seminole Heights. Police urged Seminole Heights residents to stay inside Tuesday as they searched the area, which they sealed of... [Full Article...]
LiAngelo Ball, UCLA teammates reportedly leaving China after being detained
ESPN reported last Friday that police have surveillance footage of the trio committing the crimes in three stores in the high-end shopping center. The three students were taken in for questioning by police about alleged shoplifting during a November 8 to 10 team visit but were barred from leaving China and were being confined to a hotel in the city of Hangzhou. [Full Article...]
'The Ship Has Sailed': 'Outnumbered' Debates Joe Biden 2020 Presidential Run
Honest to God, that's the truth". However, Boothe agreed that Biden would have fared better against Trump than Hillary did, especially among the working class. "We'll see where it goes", he said. We'd have a president who understands the role of the presidency. "The Vice President and Lady Gaga share an interest in addressing the long-term physical and emotional effects of trauma and they have... [Full Article...]
Striking faculty across Ontario set to vote on latest contract offer
In a letter to Premier Kathleen Wynne and other members of the Ontario legislature, the Sheridan Student Union (SSU), which represents students at campuses in Brampton and Mississauga, expressed "deep disappointment and frustration" at the state of negotiations between the Ontario Public Sector Employees Union, which represents the 12,000 striking college workers, and the College Employer Council ... [Full Article...]
West Bengal Wins The Battle For Rosogolla
India, as member of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), enacted the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration & Protection) Act, 1999 that came into force from September 15, 2003. "We had provided documents to prove our claim that Rosogolla originated from Bengal" stated Dhiman Das, Executive Director of K C Das Pvt Ltd and great grandson of Nabin Chandra Das. [Full Article...]
Trump Declares Trade 'Rules Have Changed' as Asia Trip Concludes
But none can take America's place in the world, and no US leader should ever create a leadership vacuum for other nations to fill. The announcer's instructions briefly baffled Trump, who at first simply crossed his hands in front of him. "I think one of the things we really accomplished big is relationship, and also letting people know that from now on, things are going to be reciprocal", he sai... [Full Article...]
Trudeau: Legal impediments still preventing Canada from taking back toxic waste
Press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said human rights came up "briefly" in the context of the Philippines' fight against illegal drugs. "This is the way we engage in the world", the Canadian Prime Minister said. "We have legal barriers and restrictions that prevented us from being able to take it back". President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and his partner Honeylet welcome Canada Prime Minister Jus... [Full Article...]
Your Office Hole Puncher Just Got Its Own Adorable Google Doodle
Variations of the machine are commonly found in offices today, even in the digital age, and is not likely to change much as long as humans continue to use paper. Google Doodle recently honoured Urdu author Abdul Qavi Desnavi and Himalayan explorer Nain Singh Rawat . Soennecken was the son of a blacksmith who founded his own company, F Soennecken Verlag, in 1875. [Full Article...]
Vice President, PM pay tributes to Nehru on birth anniversary
November 14 is marked as Children's Day to commemorate the man, the freedom fighter and the first Prime Minister of a free India . They told, "The children of today will make the India of tomorrow, the way we bring them up will determine the future of the country". [Full Article...]
Hardik Patel "Sex CD"
This is just the beginning of dirty politics. "No one has right to breach your privacy", tweeted Jignesh Mevani , the Dalit leader who has pledged support to the Congress in the upcoming Assembly elections in Gujarat . The authenticity of the tape could not be verified. BJP's Union minister of state for Road Transport and Highways Mansukh Mandaviya commented: "BJP is not involved in uploading ... [Full Article...]
Stalemate as refugees dig in at closed Australia camp in PNG
This has previously been resisted, with official concerns that it would create a small group of "second-class citizens" in New Zealand that don't enjoy free access to Australia. "I'm interested in the fastest route". "He'll know the offer was genuine, it was genuine when it was first made by another Government and another leader, and it remains genuine now". [Full Article...]
Trump skips East Asia summit plenary, but says trip was a success
He told reporters on Air Force One that he had delivered his prepared remarks during the lunch instead of the summit meeting. "It is the first prime ministerial visit in thirty-six years from India to Philippines". His government says the police act in self-defense, but critics say executions are taking place with no accountability. In a meeting Monday, Trump praised Duterte's hospitality and ... [Full Article...]
Gwent Police appeals for "unlawful" guns during two-week surrender
Det Supt Jennings said she knows "people involved in gangs are hardened criminals are unlikely to hand in their weapons" but she urged their loved ones to help make South Yorkshire a safer place. Chief Inspector Mark Colquhoun said: "Compared with other areas of the country we don't have a significant gun problem, but we are keen to support this national campaign to help keep our communities safe"... [Full Article...]
Philippines' Duterte offers to host 'world summit' on human rights
Duterte last month declared the liberation of Marawi City from Islamist militants after 154 days of fighting, which killed more than 1,100 people, including 165 soldiers, and displaced almost 400,000 residents. "It has nothing to do with sovereignty", he also said. President Rodrigo Duterte and United States President Donald Trump did not talk about extrajudicial killings in the country duri... [Full Article...]
Japan Prime Minister Requests ASEAN Nations to Lift Food Import Ban
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held a meeting with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in Manila on Monday on the sidelines of a series of regional summits. Japan is a key dialogue partner of the regional bloc which marks its 50th founding anniversary with celebrations coinciding with the 31st ASEAN Summit and Related Summits. [Full Article...]
Lebanese cardinal arrives in Saudi Arabia to meet Hariri
Many Lebanese have suspected Hariri was placed under house arrest as part of a Saudi plan to unravel a coalition government he had formed a year ago with the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah. He added that a marathon planned in Beirut on Sunday in which tens of thousands are expected to participate should be "a national sports demonstration for solidarity with Prime Minister Hariri and his ret... [Full Article...]
Afghan Officers Killed by Taliban Militants Wearing Night-Vision Goggles
USA troops are in Afghanistan on a dual mission of training, advising and assisting Afghan forces in their fight against the Taliban and conducting counterterrorism operations against groups such as al Qaeda and the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). [Full Article...]
Shell sells entire Woodside Petroleum stake after institutions clamour for shares
Shell said the the sale of 71.6 million shares would produce pre-tax proceeds of about $US1.7 billion (A$2.2 billion). Shares in Australia's largest oil and gas company Woodside Petroleum Limited ( ASX: WPL ) are down over 3% this morning to $31.20 following global oil giant Royal Dutch Shell divesting its remaining $3.5 billion holding in the company. [Full Article...]
Army generals attend anti-Mugabe press conference
Zimbabwe - whose economy has halved in size since 2000 amid cash shortages and collapsing infrastructure and services - is witnessing increased polarisation within ZANU-PF over who will lead the party when 93-year-old Mugabe goes. For her part, Mrs. Mugabe has dared the army to shoot her, calling for the military to stay out of politics. "It is with humility and a heavy heart that we come before... [Full Article...]
British doctor 'punches shark' in Australia surfing scare
He said he had been inspired by surfer Mick Fanning, who famously fended off a shark during a competition in 2015. Mr Fry said he punched the shark while in the water before climbing back on his board and surfing to shore. Fray said he wasn't conscious of his injured and bleeding arm until he reached the shore. The Sun reported that lifeguards spotted a great white shark, reported to be an... [Full Article...]