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Grenfell: Police say there are 'reasonable grounds' to suspect corporate manslaughter
Campaigners have urged police to also consider gross negligence manslaughter charges against individuals, which can carry prison sentences if convicted. The probe tested different types of cladding in combination with the insulation used at disaster-hit Grenfell Tower, where at least 80 people died last month, the BBC reported . [Full Article...]
Couple Divorces Because Of President Trump
A former Miami Dolphins cheerleader has divorced her husband in what has been dubbed the "Trump divorce" due to their clashing political views. "After much consideration over the past few months, we've made a decision to respectfully and amicably part ways and end our marriage", the couple are quoted as saying in the press release. [Full Article...]
Russian legislator dismisses United States tightening sanctions as 'no disaster'
Two senior officials, from the US Petroleum Equipment & Services Association and the American Petroleum Institute, wrote to legislators warning that the new, broader sanctions could lead to loss of American jobs, economic contraction, and other unintended consequences. [Full Article...]
Russia Orders US To Cut Diplomatic Staff In Response To Sanctions Bill
Russia reserves the reciprocal right to respond to the latest sanctions bill passed in the US Senate by hitting US interests, the Russian Foreign Ministry said. Russia's response mirrors moves by outgoing President Barack Obama last December to expel 35 Russian diplomats and shut down two Russian estates in the U.S. [Full Article...]
Scaramucci mentions Priebus in since-deleted tweet on leaks
Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich blasted White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci for being "more pugnacious than effective" - and advised him to "slow down and learn the business". Lizza said Scaramucci ended the phone conversation with another shot at Preibus: "Yeah, let me go, though, because I've gotta start tweeting some s*** to make this guy insane". [Full Article...]
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Ousted Over Panama Papers Case
The court also asked the national anti-corruption bureau to launch a further investigation into the allegations against Mr Sharif , which stem from the Panama Papers leak previous year linking the premier's family to lucrative offshore businesses. [Full Article...]
Putin: Sanctions on Russian Federation 'malicious step'
Congress a day earlier. Russian Federation told the USA on Friday that some of its diplomats had to leave the country in just more than a month and that it was seizing some United States diplomatic property. It was not immediately clear how many USA diplomats and other workers would be forced to leave the country. "We reserve the right in a manner of reciprocity to other measures that may affe... [Full Article...]
Widespread RSS Violence in Kerala; Left Leaders' Houses Attacked
A case has been registered and investigation is underway, police said. The bribery and corruption affecting the Bharatiya Janata Party erupted after the leakage of a report of an enquiry committee set up by the party regarding charges against one of its leaders, R.S. [Full Article...]
Austin National Night Out set for August 1
National Night Out enhances the relationship between neighbors and law enforcement while bringing back a true sense of community. It also provides an opportunity to bring police and residents together under positive circumstances. National Night Out is created to build relationships between police and the communities they serve in order to keep neighborhoods safe and prevent crime. [Full Article...]
AstraZeneca revenue down as key drugs lose patent protection
It was hoped that the study would prove valuable and add to the groups new drug pipeline. Despite the setback, AstraZeneca says that it will continue with the MYSTIC trial to measure the remaining two primary endpoints which are overall survival (OS) for Imfinzi as a monotherapy and OS for the Imfinzi-tremelimumab combination. [Full Article...]
Israel removes controversial installations outside gates to Al-Aqsa Mosque
But Muslims alleged Israel was trying to expand its control at the Muslim-administered site and have launched mass prayer protests. Holy to both Islam and Judaism, it is called the Noble Sanctuary by Muslims and the Temple Mount by Jews. Israel has chose to remove metal detectors it placed at the entrance to a holy site in Jerusalem's Old City and use less obtrusive, high-tech surveillance ins... [Full Article...]
Trump on Twitter (July 25) - Jeff Sessions, Andrew McCabe, Hillary Clinton
Amid reports that Trump would like to fire Sessions, North Carolina's junior Republican senator defended Sessions' job performance in his current role and said he is a man of integrity. Sessions' recusal, Trump said, was "extremely unfair , and that's a mild word, to the president". I told you before Im very disappointed with the attorney general. [Full Article...]
Scientists in US Successfully Edit Human Embryo's Genes
Scientists in the USA have taken a first step toward genetically modified humans. Some countries have signed a convention prohibiting the practice on concerns it could be used to create so-called designer babies . The U.S. intelligence community said a year ago that the CRISPR editing technique was a potential "weapon of mass destruction ". In the United States, all efforts to turn edite... [Full Article...]
Anthony Scaramucci goes to war with Reince Priebus over financial disclosure leak
Kristol then explained that the release of Scaramucci's disclosure wasn't some criminal leak because it was not some piece of classified information. "When I put out a tweet and I put Reince's name in a tweet, they're all making the assumption that it's him because journalists know who the leakers are", Scaramucci told CNN on Thursday. [Full Article...]
Bernie Sanders and Larry David are related
Curb Your Enthusiasm returns to HBO , after a five-year hiatus, on October 1. The Seinfeld producer said he forgot the exact nature of their connection, but suggested that Sanders was possibly "like a third cousin or something ". [Full Article...]
National Weather Service confirms tornado touched down in Lebanon County
Rainfall could accumulate to between a tenth and quarter of an inch. Thunderstorms could push totals even higher in some areas. By late Thursday night or early Friday , a line of storms is expected to pass through the region ahead of a cold front that is going to usher in fall-like weather for the weekend. [Full Article...]
Rooney adamant Everton can improve after lacklustre Europa win
We would like to score more, we had chances but every clean sheet in European football is a good result'. The 25 goals scored by Romelu Lukaku last season have been subtracted from the Everton squad, but in a deal that will eventually reap the thick end of £100million for his former club. [Full Article...]
Bieber strikes paparazzo with pickup in Beverly Hills
Although the camera is close to the man when he is hit, it's still hard to see what part of the truck actually struck the man. A spokesman on behalf of the police department said, the paparazzo "was transported to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries". [Full Article...]
Umpire Will Little Goes Full Frank Drebin, Throws Out 3 Blue Jays
Toronto closer Roberto Osuna (3-0) pitched a flawless top of the 10th to earn the win. In his previous 20 starts, he has walked a total of 37 batters. Oakland broke a 3-all tie against Ryan Tepera in the eighth when Semien's two-out single scored Jaycob Brugman, but Morales answered in the ninth. The double was met with loud, enthusiastic cheers from the 41,984 in attendance, but the crowd quiet... [Full Article...]
Axis Bank may acquire FreeCharge for Rs 390 crore
The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and is expected to conclude in by end of September 2017. The deal will give Snapdeal, a cash-strapped online marketplace, the much required runway for day-to-day operations, until it finalises a separate deal to get acquired by rival Flipkart . [Full Article...]