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Irish Vote by Landslide to Repeal Abortion Ban, According to Exit Polls

May 26, 2018

The vote decides whether to repeal the Eighth Amendment which effectively bans abortion in Ireland . "The 8th amendment did not create a right to life for the unborn child - it merely acknowledged that such a right exists, has always existed, and will always exist".

Investigation Finds Russian Missile Shot Down Flight MH17

May 26, 2018

Chief investigator Fred Westerbeke said the probe was now in its " last phase ". Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said the findings "should be of grave worldwide concern. Who conducted the investigation? In 2016, investigators announced they had evidence that the BUK system involved in the incident had crossed the border into eastern Ukraine from Russian Federation and returned after the plane had been shot down.

2 hurt in IN middle school shooting; suspect detained

May 26, 2018

The suspect was not injured. The student was taken to Riley Hospital for Children, and we're told by other students she is a 13-year-old girl. Authorities declined to provide their conditions. Noblesville Schools Supt. Dr. Beth Niedermeyer said she has visited the families of both victims. Other kids ran out of the building and into a nearby field where they called their parents and asked them to collect them.

Trump administration reaches deal to lift ZTE ban

May 26, 2018

In a tweet Friday evening, Trump confirmed a deal that his administration had outlined for members of Congress, according to two people familiar with the matter. Sen. Instead of reprimanding ZTE staff and senior management, ZTE rewarded them. Many hoped this time would be different. Trump told Fox News on Thursday that he personally negotiated the $1.3 billion fine with Chinese President Xi Jinping in a phone call.

No US-European Compromise Seen On Iran As Khamenei Steps Up Demands

May 26, 2018

Members to the Joint Commission of the nuclear deal, namely China , France , Germany , Russia , the United Kingdom, and Iran , are attending the meeting. Many countries, including America's European allies, have said that they would not back Trump's new plan. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has declared that it will continue cooperation with Governor of Iran's Central Bank (CBI) Valiollah Seif despite the new U.S.

Cyclone Mekunu forecast to have 'minimal' impact on the UAE

May 26, 2018

After thrashing the Yemeni island of Socotra, where nearly 17 people are feared dead, the cyclone is now expected to thrash near Salalah , Oman on early Saturday. Four people on the boat were rescued while three other people were missing when floods swept away their vehicles, the minister said. Salalah , the hometown of Oman's ruler, Sultan Qaboos, already began sandbagging low-lying doors and warning residents not to go into valleys for fears of flashing flooding.

Daughter of poisoned Russian spy speaks out after horrific attack

May 26, 2018

In a statement, Yulia Skripal said she and her father are "so lucky to have both survived this attempted assassination". Russia's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Russian Federation had continuously tried to contact Ms Skripal "to get information direct from the source".

Death toll from anti-Vedanta protests in south India rises to 13

May 26, 2018

Facing the wrath of protesters in Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin , Sterlite Copper has chose to axe almost 32,500 jobs at its controversial plant in the coastal city. Palaniswami said , "Opposition is instigating the protesters". The PIL filed by Advocate GS Mani prays for a case of murder under Section 302 IPC to be registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) against all concerned officers of the Tamil Nadu Police, specifically the Superintendent of Police of Thoothukudi ...

British Army Soldier Tried To Murder Wife By Sabotaging Her Parachute

May 26, 2018

Speaking outside court, Detective Inspector Paul Franklin, of Wiltshire Police, said: "The real danger with Emile Cilliers is he is cold, calculated, deliberate, and done for financial and sexual motives, and there was absolutely no consideration of his wife or anyone else, he serves his own needs and that makes him a very risky man".

ZTE may live, as Trump administration reportedly reaches deal to revive it

May 26, 2018

The Commerce Department will lift a seven-year ban on ZTE's ability to buy American parts, which was imposed after the company violated US sanctions and did business with Iran and North Korea. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., said on Twitter Friday that the president's proposed compromise benefits China at the expense of USA companies. Xi told Trump many of those jobs were in his hometown.

Mysterious wolf-like creature shot in Montana

May 26, 2018

The process of this DNA testing can take a week, but they do not know how long it will take depending on the lab's backlog of cases. A rancher shot the gray-haired beast on May 16 when it ventured too close to his livestock in Denton. A breeder in southern OR has spent the last three decades trying to create a new sort of dog called the American Alsatian that would look very much like the extinct species and the animals given to the children of House Stark.

Trump lawyer met Russian oligarch shortly before inauguration

May 26, 2018

Intrater said Vekselberg had not originally meant to meet with Cohen at Trump Tower, adding that if he had known Cohen would later be the focus of several federal criminal inquiries, he would not have hired Cohen or introduced him to Vekselberg.

Exit poll suggests hugely one-sided result in abortion referendum

May 26, 2018

Ireland voted overwhelmingly to liberalise some of the strictest abortion laws in Europe on Friday, according to an exit poll in a historic referendum in the traditionally Catholic country. If we don't remove the amendment from the constitution our doctors and lawmakers can't do anything for women. Yet the Irish Times exit poll showed overwhelming majorities in all age groups under 65 voted for change, including nearly nine in every 10 voters under the age of 24.

United States denies deadly strike on Syria army base

May 26, 2018

Eastern Syria was mostly held by Islamic State until a year ago, when two rival campaigns, one by the Syrian army backed by Russia, Iran and Hezbollah , the other by Kurdish and Arab militias backed by the USA coalition, took most of its land.

Police have no clue how a gun ended up in driver's bumper

May 26, 2018

Photos shared by a WSP spokesperson showed the gun embedded handle-out through the front of the Honda. The gun was missing its magazine, Gill told The Associated Press, adding that it was a "completely freakish way to recover a weapon". Gill said his agency recovered the handgun and turned it over to local police in Lakewood, Washington. "It could have been thrown from a auto, it could have been on the road and another vehicle drove over it flinging it into the air, we just don't know", Gill ...

Taiwan scrambles jets for Chinese bombers

May 26, 2018

BEIJING-Taiwan lost its second diplomatic partner in less than a month as the West African state of Burkina Faso severed relations amid a Chinese campaign to suppress global recognition of the self-ruled island, which Beijing claims as part of its territory.

Putin reveals when he will step down as Russian Federation president

May 26, 2018

Moscow's hopes for better ties with Washington under Mr. Trump have fizzled amid investigations into alleged collusion between Mr. Trump's campaign and Russian Federation. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF). Bilateral relations "are developing despite all the current complications". Macron responded on a serious note that France and its allies could stand for themselves.

Greek Passport ranked 6 most powerful in the world

May 26, 2018

Germany is now tied with Singapore for second place at 188 countries , while third place is held by South Korea, Finland, France, Italy, Spain and Sweden. With close to 40 visa-waiver agreements signed by governments since the start of the year, passport holders around the world go into the summer season with greater collective access than ever before, a statement said.

Flags placed on the graves at Springfield National Cemetery

May 26, 2018

Above, last year's Peachtree City Memorial Day observance featured a big crowd and a big flag. Greenwood Cemetery , 6231 W. 47th St. At Lakeview, lineup for the tribute begins at 1 p.m. The same volunteers are also needed to pick up the flags on Monday afternoon. There are more than 15,000 graves at the Woodbine Cemetery in Puyallup.

Brexit divorce bill to be settled without legal guarantees on trade deal

May 26, 2018

She insisted the bill and trade deal "will be connected when we vote in October", but only because of verbal indications and in "spirit". While Britain will leave in 2019, it had agreed to pay into the European Union budget until the end of the transition phase.

Sports Betting-Lawsuit, 1st Ld-Writethru,354

May 26, 2018

Wyoming was one of 20 states that filed a supporting brief. In its lawsuit the NJTHA claims that the leagues acted "in bad faith" by seeking a restraining order to block New Jersey's Monmouth Park Racetrack from offering sports betting in 2014.

Hannibal kicks off summer reading program with outdoor party

May 26, 2018

The artwork for Summer Reading is a partnership between the San Francisco Public Library and Chronicle Books and illustrated by Shawn Harris, illustrator of "Her Right Foot" by Dave Eggers. "The new computers at Bolivar will allow patrons to get the information they need faster and more reliably than they were able to with what we previously had", Director Collen Knight said in the release.

Explosion at Toronto restaurant injures 15 people

May 25, 2018

Police in a Toronto suburb are searching for two masked attackers who detonated an improvised bomb in a restaurant Thursday night. "We know this is an extremely hard time for them", said Peel Regional Police Chief Jennifer Evans at a news conference Friday morning.

At Least Two Wounded After Shooting at Indiana Middle School

May 25, 2018

The middle school was on lockdown part of the morning, said Jackie Chatteron, a receptionist for the school district. The man, who described the shooting as "chaos" for his family, said the boy texted his mother, "come get me". The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office said there is no indication any other suspects were involved in the shooting. At the nearby Noblesville East Middle School, "everybody just got so scared" and a lot of people were crying, one sixth-grade girl told ABC affiliate ...

NY judge evicts 30-year-old from parents' home

May 25, 2018

Thankfully for them, New York Supreme Court justice Donald Greenwood , who was forced to address the case due to familial nature, dismissed Michael's request for another six months of occupancy as "ridiculous" and ordered him to immediately vacate the premises.

Ireland abortion referendum: 'Yes' campaigners get behind #hometovote with generous cash offers

May 25, 2018

Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar accused campaigners opposing a referendum on liberalising Ireland's abortion regime of trying to dupe voters into thinking the government could still change the laws even if they voted "No" . But many thought that the change was not enough progress, and that having an abortion in Ireland was still almost impossible. She said she felt isolated, ashamed and excluded when she returned.

Forecasters expect active hurricane season, with 10 to 16 named storms

May 25, 2018

The northern Gulf Coast could experience its first tropical system of the season in the next five days, the National Hurricane Center said . Past year started with Hurricane Harvey on August 17 lasting through September 3, which slammed into central Texas and Florida with wind speeds of 130mph.

'Black' Rachel Dolezal charged with welfare fraud

May 25, 2018

If she had received a book advance, she did not report it to the state, the investigator found. Court documents allege Dolezal, who has legally changed her name to Nkechi Diallo , illegally received $8,747 in food assistance and $100 in child care assistance starting in August 2015 up until November 2017.

Royal Wedding 2018: Meghan Markle coat of arms revealed

May 25, 2018

The coat of arms includes a songbird "with wings elevated as if flying and an open beak" - also a symbolic representation of the power of communication. "It is composed of two crosses patée, four fleurs-de-lys and two strawberry leaves". In 2011 a coat of arms was designed for the family of the Duchess of Cambridge - then Kate Middleton - which featured white chevronels symbolising mountains representing the family's love of the Lake District and skiing.

US and North Korea Are Talking Again, Summit May Still Happen

May 25, 2018

Naval Academy. We are talking to them now. "They very much want to do it, we'd like to do it", he told reporters. "The US has been increasingly sceptical towards China as they think the meeting in Dalian with President Xi may have changed Kim Jong-un's mind", Nanjing University worldwide relations professor Zhu Feng said.

Australian woman sentenced to death for drugs in Malaysia

May 25, 2018

Maria Elvira Pinto Exposto has been sentenced to death by hanging after she was found with more than three pounds of crystal methamphetamine (street name "ice") in the seams of her backpack. The foreign reaction to the case of Mr. Barlow and Mr. Chambers has provoked widespread criticism in Malaysia and elsewhere in Southeast Asia, where Government officials said they would not be deflected from their "war on dadah" by Western or global protests when Western lives were involved.

Trump Calls Informant on His 2016 Campaign 'Spygate'

May 25, 2018

Further, many of my Democratic friends are in the dark about numerous smaller events and facts surrounding the Mueller investigation. The Democrats who took part in the meetings on Thursday - House and Senate Minority Leaders Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer and the top Democrats on the House and Senate intelligence committees, Adam Schiff and Warner - released a collective statement rejecting Trump's claim.

Road rage suspect hits man with sledgehammer

May 25, 2018

Police say they're looking for both the victims and the perpetrator. The entire incident was captured on surveillance video by a nearby business. The footage shows an SUV drive into the vehicle park and is followed by a red ute. But we're certain that whatever the driver of the SUV did didn't warrant a sledgehammer attack that took out all his windows. - Police are investigating after a violent sledgehammer attack in Port Richmond.

Oklahoma City Restaurant Shooter Injures 4 Before ‘Good Samaritan’ Guns Him Down

May 25, 2018

Police say Tilghman was then shot dead outside the restaurant by two citizens: Carlos Nazario and Bryan Wittle. The civilian has not been identified, "but all I know is it was just a Good Samaritan, and it looked like he took the right measures to put an end to the awful incident", Mathews said .

Ireland votes in historic abortion referendum

May 25, 2018

For years, global pro-abortion forces have targeted Ireland because of its defense of the right to life, and in 2016 DCLeaks.com revealed that left-wing billionaire George Soros has been using his Open Society Foundations (OSF) to turn Ireland into a pro-abortion country.

Baby dies after father forgets her in hot pickup truck

May 25, 2018

No charges have been filed in the case and police said the District Attorney's Office is being kept apprised of detectives' continuing work on the case, but officials said there is no plan to file charges against them. Police have launched an investigation into the death and so far the parents have not been identified. According to the National Weather Service, temperatures in Nashville reached a high of 89 degrees, meaning the inside of the truck could have reached almost 120 degrees.

Trump raises fears of U.S. tariffs on vehicle and truck imports

May 25, 2018

If investigators can prove that foreign vehicle makers are harming the prospects of United States auto makers, it could provide the legal basis to impose tariffs on auto imports. Lawmakers lash out on Trump auto tariffs Overnight Health Care - Sponsored by PCMA - Abortion rights group plans M campaign to flip the House Senate GOP sounds alarm over Trump's floated auto tariffs MORE (Utah), the chairman of the Finance Committee - warned on Thursday that the administration's proposed plan ...

Russian Federation ‘must be held to account’ for MH17: Australia

May 25, 2018

He threw the UK's support behind a call from Australia and the Netherlands for Russian Federation to accept "state responsibility ". Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop on Friday called for global support for the Dutch-Australian legal initiative.

Meet Iran's first female manufacturer, a victim of Donald Trump

May 25, 2018

Highlighting how hard it will be, the U.S. Treasury announced Thursday more sanctions on several Iranian and Turkish companies and a number of aircraft in a move targeting four Iranian airlines. Another Iranian official said Iran expects European powers to give it a package of economic measures by the end of the month to compensate Washington's withdrawal.

Trump says U.S., North Korea talking again

May 25, 2018

The South Korean president, Moon Jae-in, called an emergency meeting just before midnight local time , saying: "I am very perplexed and it is very regrettable that the North Korea-US summit will not be held". "The deal was not there - even in the concept, in the abstract sense", said Park, a professor emeritus of worldwide relations at the University of Georgia who has visited North Korea more than 50 times .

This family's Echo sent a private conversation to a random contact

May 25, 2018

Just a couple of months ago, users began reporting unusual sound emitting from their devices, describing them as "creepy laughs" coming from the smart speakers . "Think about how uncomfortable the millions of people who own these things now feel", Calo said. Companies like Amazon and Google say their devices only begin recording when their microphones hear a trigger word or phrase, like "Alexa" or "Hey Google".

Formal vote before passing NFL's anthem policy not taken, league says

May 25, 2018

The policy contains six points, the first of which says players must "show respect for the flag and the anthem". The NFL would just prefer players do it in the locker room, where nobody can see it. Not so for any league personnel such as game officials, sideline crews, et al. I stood. However, I'm sitting here telling you that I'm disappointed in the NFL's policy.

AAP govt urged to roll back Value-Added Tax on petrol, diesel

May 25, 2018

Apparently, the OPEC has passed a unilateral decision of reducing the production of crude oils raising their prices in the worldwide market to as much as 80$ per barrel which has increased its demand than its supply. Unlike excise duty, Value-Added Tax is ad valorem and results in higher revenues for the state when rates move up. Among the proposals being discussed is that OMCs, too, should be asked to take a small hit by way of compensating petrol and diesel dealers a cut in their commission.

Harvey Weinstein Surrenders To Authorities On Sexual Assault Allegations

May 25, 2018

That's common at this stage in a criminal case in NY. USA media reported that the former powerbroker - once the toast of Hollywood , with his films winning scores of Oscars - had been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury. The two spoke for a bit and then, according to Evans, Weinstein pulled out his penis and forced her to perform oral sex on him inside the office.

Kanye West Paid $85k for Whitney Houston Bathroom Pic

May 25, 2018

I like this other artwork.' Now this other artwork is [US] 85 grand [$A112,000]. I'ma pay for dat.' I say, 'You my man! We picked the pictures. "This is what the people need to see to go along with this music ", Kanye said at the time.

Pinay golfer stars as Arizona advances to US NCAA national championship match

May 25, 2018

On Tuesday , she earned 3&2 and 3&1 victories in matches against UCLA and Stanford, respectively. In the quarterfinals against UCLA, Pagdanganan won her match 1 up, her birdie on the 18th hole sending Arizona to the next round. Pagdanganan had no idea that one putt would carry her team so far. Abe's approach shot landed in a bunker just in front of the green while Moore's went left off the fringe, barely rolling into the rough.

Rusal CEO, board members quit in quest for United States sanctions relief

May 25, 2018

The US has given American customers and suppliers of the company until October 23, to wind down business , a deadline which was extended after the chaos of the initial sanctions announcement. sanctions, had already announced his intention not to stand for re-election to the board. EN+ and Rusal are part of a tangled web of corporate entities under Deripaska's control.

Memorial Day traffic the downside of the holiday

May 25, 2018

As of 5 p.m. Thursday, the Gasbuddy site ( www.toledoblade.com/gas ) reported a local average price of $2.961 per gallon, up 60 cents per gallon from a year ago and 21 cents higher than a week ago. That's a almost five percent increase from previous year. Travelers can expect some relief when paying for airfare, auto rentals and most mid-range hotels.

Donald Trump Suggests Deporting Kneeling NFL Players After New Policy Revealed

May 25, 2018

Trump fueled the controversy further during a rally in Alabama in September when he said, "Wouldn't you love to see one of the National Football League owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, to say "Get that son of a b-- off the field right now"?" Speaking to Fox News' Brian Kilmeade Thursday morning, Trump praised the NFL for the new policy , which will require players to either stand for the national anthem or remain in the locker room.

Iowa governor candidate Nate Boulton faces sexual misconduct allegations

May 25, 2018

The Des Moines Register reported on Wednesday that three women have come forward to accuse Boulton of unwanted sexual advances. Des Moines lawyer Sharon Wegner, a Democrat, told the Register that Boulton grabbed her buttocks at a Des Moines bar in 2015.

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