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Akubra girl "Dolly" killed herself due to bullying, company says
The father then invited the people who'd tormented his 'precious little angel' to a service in her honor so that they could 'witness the complete devastation' they created. "This powerful message tells the dark, scary place our attractive angel had travelled to". Akubra Hats also posted a tribute to Dolly online and changed their profile picture to Dolly modelling one of their iconic hats... [Full Article...]
United States case against banker is 'political coup attempt': Turkey's Erdogan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan condemned the recent conviction of a Turkish bank executive for violating US sanctions against Iran, calling it a "political coup attempt" against his government. "Those who could not succeed in the coup attempt in Turkey on July 15 are now searching for a different attempt in our country", Erdogan said on January 9, calling the case against Atilla the latest... [Full Article...]
Parineeti Chopra to star opposite Akshay Kumar in Kesari
Parineeti Chopra has been roped in to play the lead role opposite Akshay Kumar in Kesari and the 29-year-old actress is "excited to be a part of this legendary journey", she tweeted on Wednesday. This film also marks Arjun Kapoor and Parineeti's collaboration after six years. The movie, which is directed by Anurag Singh, is all set to hit the theatres on Holi , 2019. [Full Article...]
Syrian Army Reports Israeli Missile Attack on Greater Damascus
Israel has acknowledged carrying out repeated air and missile strikes in Syria since the outbreak of the bloody civil war six years ago to stop arms deliveries to Hezbollah, with which it fought a devastating 2006 conflict. "The recurring Israeli attacks on Syria will not succeed in protecting the terrorist organisations, which are Israel's partners and proxies", the official news agency SANA ... [Full Article...]
Carphone Warehouse fined GBP 400000 by ICO for data breach
As well as inflating the maximum penalties for data protection failures, the GDPR imposes an obligation on companies processing European Union citizens' data to bake in data protection by design . Back in August 2015, Carphone Warehouse announced that it had suffered a major cyber-attack that led to the loss of personal details of millions of customers and over 1,000 employees. [Full Article...]
Small Fire Breaks Out on Trump Tower Roof
Video footage showed several firefighters on the roof while smoke spewed out. More than 84 firefighters and 26 units responded to the fire on the roof at Trump Tower in NY. News reported that the fire appeared to be caused by an electrical issue. Smoke rises from Trump Tower in New York City after a fire started in the heating and air conditioning system on the roof. [Full Article...]
AAP welcomes SC decision for new SIT to probe 186 anti-Sikh
A bench headed by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra asked the Centre to suggest the names on Wednesday itself for the proposed three-member panel. The apex court's decision came after a petition was filed seeking re-investigation into these cases. It had said that nine cases were still being investigated by the SIT, while two were being probed by the Central Bureau of Investigation. [Full Article...]
Rep. Darrell Issa surprises with plans to not seek re-election
On Tuesday, activists with a local Indivisible group huddled under umbrellas outside Issa's Vista office for a premature "retirement party" for the congressman, complete with festive signs and a cake shaped like a Hawaiian shirt. Issa says he will not seek re-election after serving out his ninth term in Congress. Issa's decision continues a string of GOP lawmakers who have chose to retire rather... [Full Article...]
'Sneaky' Feinstein must be primaried for releasing Fusion GPS transcript
It is laughable that Trump would suggest that Dianne Feinstein , who is cautious to a fault would do anything sneaky, underhanded, or illegal. Dianne Feinstein for releasing the transcript of an interview with the co-founder of a political opposition firm that commissioned a dossier of allegations about Trump's presidential campaign and Russian Federation. [Full Article...]
7.6-magnitude quake strikes off the coast of Honduras
The tremor struck in the sea about 125 miles (202 kilometers) north-northeast of Barra Patuca, Honduras, and 188 miles (303 kilometers) southwest of George Town, Cayman Islands. "Overall, the population in this region resides in structures that are vulnerable to natural disaster shaking, though resistant structures exist", it said. [Full Article...]
South Africa police hunt rapist with bitten penis
The men then threatened the woman at gunpoint, warning her not to scream, police said in a statement , adding that the men were driving a white Toyota Tazz near the town of White River. The police appealed to health institutions to contact them if they found a man with an injured private part, said Hlathi. Sexual assault remains a huge problem in South Africa , with 39,828 reports of rape re... [Full Article...]
Game Boy is respawning thanks to Hyperkin
With the working title of "Ultra Game Boy", Hyperkin's creation - now on display at CES 2018 in Las Vegas - is an attempt to bring the jaunty Tetris music into 2018. Thanks to the phenomenal success of the NES Classic and SNES Classic , it's always been rumored that Nintendo is working on a Game Boy Classic as well. [Full Article...]
'I'll beat Oprah' Trump welcomes 2020 presidential match-up
Then there is the backlash to Trump , whose presidency is hobbled because he's never served in government until the White House. He even appeared on her talk show twice - once in 1988 by himself and more recently in 2011 with his family. [Full Article...]
Warm today, rain tonight, possible snow tomorrow
In other words, it's going to be another cloudy day. Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 27. That means you should plan for warm south winds gusting upwards of 30 miles per hour at times today . "A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for the West Glacier Region until 5pm Wednesday where 4"- 6" are possible in the West Glacier area and more (perhaps up to 10") as you head to Marias Pass. [Full Article...]
In Kerala CM chopper row, CPM may foot bill
Later, he returned to Thrissur to participate in the party meeting again. The Chief Minister and the CPI-M can not absolve themselves now and it was a "naked misuse of power", he alleged. "He (Vijayan) is doing what Modi and of late Trump have been doing, treating the media with absolute disdain", said Thomas. He also flayed the statement of BJP that the Centre should monitor the utilisation o... [Full Article...]
Boy charged over Mill Hill shop worker murder
The 49-year-old died in hospital on Monday evening after spending two days fighting for his life. Scotland Yard said a line of enquiry was that Mr Patel had allegedly been set upon by the group outside the shop after they became angry that he would not serve them cigarette papers, because he believed they were under 18 years of age. [Full Article...]
Zainab murder: Riots in Pakistan's Kasur after child rape and killing
This vicious act happened when her parents were in Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah and were clueless as to what their daughter had gone through. Passersby discovered the body of the minor, identified as Zainab , "dumped in trash" on Jan.9, according to the local newspaper The News International. [Full Article...]
Former leading Chinese general Fang suspected of bribery
The adjustment in the leading and command system of the armed police force is "an important political decision" the CPC Central Committee made to fully realize the absolute leadership of the Party over all armed forces and to develop "a socialist military system with Chinese characteristics", Xi said at a CMC ceremony to confer the flag on the armed police force. [Full Article...]
Federal Bureau of Investigation chief: Encryption is 'urgent public safety issue'
FBI not being able to access electronic devices due to strong encryption is an "urgent public safety issue", according to FBI Director Christopher Wray. Phone and email metadata records, including the time and date of communications, can be used to draw associations between suspects but it "won't get you very far" in prosecuting a case. [Full Article...]
Burning oil tanker off China's coast in danger of exploding
Chinese authorities have since dispatched three cleaning boats to the site. The Panama-registered tanker Sanchi was steaming from Iran to South Korea carrying 136,000 tons of crude oil when it collided with a Chinese freighter on Saturday evening, sparking a massive fire. [Full Article...]