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Google Doodle celebrates World Wide Web's 30th birthday

March 13, 2019

The technique that really made the web possible was the marriage of his idea with the existing Hypertext standard to form the HTTP protocol which is still in use today. His World Wide Web Foundation wants to enlist governments, companies, and citizens to take a greater role in shaping the web for good under principles laid out in its " Contract for the Web ".

Frozen mammoth cells come to life, but only just

March 13, 2019

Cells from the mammoth's frozen bone marrow and muscles were used for the experiment. Scientists in Japan have "awakened" 28,000-year-old cells from a woolly mammoth that lived on our planet years ago, and their observations could provide a better understanding of extinct animals' lives.

California governor to place moratorium on death penalty

March 13, 2019

Calif., Gov. Gavin Newsom will sign an order on Wednesday imposing a moratorium on California's death penalty. "The intentional killing of another person is wrong". It's also costly - California has spent $5 billion since 1978 on its death row, he said. Newsom's action on the death penalty will no doubt place him in the national spotlight.

JPMorgan still sees UK May's deal as the most likely Brexit option

March 13, 2019

Tabled by the West Midlands MPs Caroline Spelman and Jack Dromey and backed by senior figures from all sides of the Commons including Sir Oliver Letwin, Hilary Benn, Nick Boles and Yvette Cooper, as well as all 11 members of the Independent Group , this amendment simply rejects a no-deal Brexit at any time and under any circumstances.

UK’s Theresa May fights to save Brexit deal

March 13, 2019

This story has not been edited by Firstpost staff and is generated by auto-feed. However, policymakers are expected to vote against a no-deal Brexit and then, on Thursday, vote in favour of seeking a delay to Brexit. Alternative arrangements to the backstop will be considered by the Irish government, Simon Coveney told the Dáil yesterday. In an article for the Daily Mail, he said: "I hope that everyone who believes in our democracy - in the importance of delivering Brexit, but also in ...

Israel shuts Al Aqsa mosque after unrest

March 13, 2019

In the weeks since, the Israeli authorities have banned scores of Palestinians - including religious officials - from entering the Al-Aqsa, which for Muslims represents the world's third holiest site. Jordan , the custodian of the site, condemned its closure as "unacceptable". The clashes came amid a dispute between Israel and Muslim worshipers over the status of the Bab al-Rahma ("Gate of Mercy") structure within the Al-Aqsa mosque complex, which was closed off by Israel in 2003 over ...

Young mom killed by rock tossed from highway overpass: cops

March 13, 2019

Keila Flores, 33, was riding in a auto with her three children and boyfriend when an unknown person threw a "large rock" off of a railroad overpass, which crashed through the car's windshield Saturday night, according to ABC News. "An explosion just comes right through the window". An autopsy has been ordered. "I flipped on a light, and that's when I [saw] where the rock struck her".

As blackout eases, Venezuela braces for rival rallies

March 13, 2019

As night fell, people banging saucepans could be heard around the capital: a form of popular protest often seen in South America. High-ranking officials have been accused in United States court proceedings of looting government money earmarked for the electrical system.

Australian cardinal sentenced to 20 years for child sex abuse

March 13, 2019

Pell maintained his innocence throughout the trial and plans to appeal his conviction. He also noted the offending contained "a degree of physical aggression and venom " but said it was not at the worst end of the scale. Almost 100 people lined up outside the doors of the courtroom this morning, including media from around the world and protesters. The court's associate warned the crowd shortly before the sentence was handed down to listen in complete silence.

Don Lemon Nails Why Trump's Ridiculous 'Tim Apple' Lie Matters

March 13, 2019

This is something that very clearly happened and it was pretty amusing. Trump tweeted Monday morning - five days after the incident - that he meant to call Tim Cook "Tim Apple " "as an easy way to save time & words". "I just thought, why would you lie about that", one of the donors told Axios reporter Jonathan Swan. "It doesn't even matter!" Tim Cook showed no reaction to Trump's mistake at the time but replaced his last name with an Apple logo emoji after the video went viral.

New York Attorney General Opens Investigation into Major Trump Organization Projects

March 13, 2019

According to the Times , James' investigation in NY is a civil case, not criminal. In the civil inquiry, James is seeking loan applications, mortgages, lines of credit and other financial transactions related to the Trump International Hotel in the District of Columbia, the Trump National Doral and the Trump International Hotel and Tower in Chicago.

Assembly Election 2019: Simultaneous polling in 4 states with Lok Sabha elections

March 13, 2019

We don't want to say anything against them. Expressing his displeasure over the EC's decision, Hakim, a Minister for Urban Development and Municipal Affairs, said that the seven-phase election will be make it hard for Muslims to vote as they will be observing Ramzan at the time.

Colombia: Plane crash kills 14 in Meta province

March 12, 2019

Doris Villegas, the mayor of the small town Taraira, and her husband and daughter were among the victims. It crashed near its destination of Villavicencio and the wreckage was discovered an hour after air traffic control lost contact with the plane.

Backed Syrian Forces Resume Assault Against ISIL Enclave

March 12, 2019

Rami Abdel Rahman, the head of the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said that, despite the ongoing battles in Baghuz, around 120 Islamic State fighters had surrendered with their families to SDF fighters on Monday. SDF military operations continued on Monday along with coalition airstrikes. The SDF waited outside Baghouz for weeks before launching the assault so that civilians could be evacuated.

The IRA claims responsibility for bombs targeting Heathrow and Waterloo

March 12, 2019

Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan said he is "deeply concerned" regarding the claims the IRA were behind the parcel bombs. In a joint statement , the Metropolitan Police and Police Scotland said a claim of responsibility was received on Monday by a media outlet in Northern Ireland outlet using a recognised codeword.

Web inventor calls for 'fight' to protect internet on its 30th birthday

March 12, 2019

In 1992, Berners-Lee needed a photo to test out the World Wide Web's new image-hosting capabilities. World Wide Web turns 30 today and Google is marking the day with a special doodle . "The web is for everyone and collectively we hold the power to change it". "[But] it has also created opportunity for scammers, given a voice to those who spread hatred, and made all kinds of crime easier to commit", he added.

Jim Acosta Says Democratic Party Not Anti-Semitic. Sarah Sanders Schools Him

March 12, 2019

Trump's comments came after Democrats refused to directly condemn anti-Semitic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar by name and watered down a resolution originally drafted to punish her. "The president has been clear on what his position is, certainly what his support is for the people and the community of Israel". "I think that is a great shame".

U.S. warns Germany against using technology of China's Huawei

March 12, 2019

The U.S. has been openly skeptical of Huawei's independence since at least 2012, when the House Intelligence Committee issued a report criticizing the tech company over its ties to China's communist government (and possibly the military) and a lack of transparency.

Pompeo: U.S. to withdraw all remaining embassy personnel From Venezuela

March 12, 2019

The U.S. has already imposed sanctions created to choke off Venezuelan oil sales, the lifeblood of the leftist government in Caracas . The notice of withdrawal comes as Venezuela enters its fifth day struggling with a massive power outage that has brought the capital Caracas' subway system to a standstill and has caused airlines to cancel flights, among other issues.

Passenger aircraft return to the airport post-takeoff, after passenger forgets baby

March 12, 2019

The flight crew quickly informed the pilot that a passenger had left her baby at the airport. The mother eventually got united with her baby after the flight returned. The operator then gave them permission to return to King Abdul Aziz International Airport. "Ok, head back to the gate", said the controller. The pilot was lauded on agreeing to return to the airport after takeoff and considering the situation as an "emergency case".

PM Imran Khan lauds Iran's stance of supporting Kashmiris

March 12, 2019

He is set to meet Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi, President Barham Saleh and the country´s chief Shiite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, according to the Iranian government´s website. But Iraq, which shares a 900-mile border with Iran, relies on its eastern neighbor for everything from electricity to military assistance in the fight against the Islamic State.

Christmas carols in March lead to strangulation attempt: Cops

March 12, 2019

The NY Daily News reports that, the driver reportedly told cops that his 25-year-old passenger grabbed his throat while he was driving south on Route 28 and choked him to where he was barely conscious because he wouldn't stop singing Christmas songs.

Theresa May Gets "Legally-Binding" Changes To Brexit Deal

March 12, 2019

British lawmakers are scheduled to vote Tuesday on whether to approve May's Brexit deal, which they resoundingly rejected in January. European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker said: 'Our agreement provides meaningful clarifications and legal guarantees to the Withdrawal Agreement and backstop.

Sanders Won't Say Whether Trump Really Thinks Democrats 'Hate' Jews

March 12, 2019

The Democrats have become an anti-Israel party; they've become an anti-Jewish party, and that's too bad. Trump did not participate in that condemnation. Top Democrat in the Senate, minority Leader Chuck Schumer said over the weekend that the president has "redefined chutzpah" by issuing a hypocritical declaration against the Democratic party, of which many US Jews are supporters.

Bill Nye Joins The Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Fan Club: She 'Gets It'

March 12, 2019

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez referred to capitalism as "irredeemable", but said that doesn't mean the "actual concept of capitalistic society should be abolished". "We should be excited by that". "But the reason we're not excited by it is because we live in a society where if you don't have a job, you are left to die, and that is at its core a problem".

Guaido calls for 'state of alarm' as Venezuela blackout continues

March 12, 2019

A man sells yuca as residents shop for food, mainly non-perishable to store, following a nationwide blackout, in Caracas, Venezuela , on March 10, 2019. Power was restored late Sunday in some areas of the capital Caracas, sparking enthusiastic cheers. Guaido in a Sunday press conference criticized severely the government for failing to explain what was going on.

Sheriff: Mom killed 11-year-old to keep her from having sex

March 12, 2019

She was later charged with murder. Aleyda Rivera had 15 stab wounds to her back and a defensive wound to her arm when first responders found her in her mother's auto. Rivera initially denied stabbing her daughter but eventually admitted to doing it "to prevent her from having sex with other men", police said in the arrest report .

Pelosi opposes impeaching Trump as too divisive: 'He's just not worth it'

March 12, 2019

I'm going to give you some news right now because I haven't said this to any press person before". Still, nobody has found anything against Trump that appears significant enough that it could potentially lead to an impeachment conviction.

Nearly 100 passengers injured when jetfoil ferry collides with whale in Japan

March 12, 2019

Sado Steam Ship Company, which operates the Ginga ferry, says it managed to reach its destination under its own power about an hour behind schedule. The boat is powered by jets of seawater and can travel at up to 80km/h (49mph). Five people were seriously injured in the accident, which occurred just before the hydrofoil was due to arrive on Sado island. Officials are still investigating the incident's cause, but they said the ferry may have hit a whale.

Algeria judges refuse to oversee vote if Bouteflika participates - statement

March 12, 2019

Algerian media and protest leaders expect it could be a decisive day for the gas-rich North African country , after Bouteflika returned home Sunday from two weeks in a Swiss hospital. This is enough", protester Zakaria said in front of the Central Postal Office. "The current system is unable to provide jobs", said Farid Kahil, 27, who is unemployed.

Jaguar that attacked selfie-taking woman won't be put down

March 12, 2019

A spokesman for a local police department confirmed that the woman was trying to take a selfie near the jaguar enclosure when one reached out and clawed her. Adam Wilkerson, who was at the zoo on Saturday, told FOX10 he heard the woman scream for help. On Sunday, the woman returned to the zoo, reports AZFamily.com , to speak with the zoo's owner and apologize for her actions.

California Police Identify Dead Girl’s Body Found In Duffel Bag

March 12, 2019

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department confirmed that the body was positively identified as Trinity Love Jones in a statement released on Sunday evening. The night before her death was announced as a homicide, dozens of people participated in a vigil, reported CBSLA , near the entrance to the trail where her body was found.

Body found in search for missing British backpacker Catherine Shaw

March 12, 2019

Her parents put up a video appeal on the Twitter account of the Lucie Blackman Trust , a British charity that provides support to the families who have relatives missing, murdered or in a crisis overseas. Catherine's parents have "great concern for her safety". The trust has received many sightings of female travellers matching Ms Shaw's description, and it has become clear that there are at least three travellers similar to her hiking in the area.

Work harder, Kim tells hungry North Koreans

March 11, 2019

South Korea is " closely tracking and looking into all activity for possible scenarios including a missile launch " across the border, said Kim Joon-rak, spokesman of the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff. Behind the scenes, administration officials say the concept of another summit feels increasingly distant because working-level talks with the North Koreans have yet to resume.

Trump defends 'Tim Apple' comment, says he was saving time

March 11, 2019

But now Trump is arguing that the whole incident is "fake news", according to Axios reporter Jonathan Swan . During the inaugural meeting of the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board in the State Dining Room on Wednesday, Trump referred to Cook as " Tim Apple " as he thanked him for the tech giant's help in expanding the USA economy.

Britain needs a Brexit extension of up to 21 months

March 11, 2019

The EU has insisted a so-called "backstop" is necessary as a way of ensuring there will be no hard border between British-controlled Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic if no permanent trading deal is found. He said Theresa May should quit as prime minster after Brexit. She has also been trying to win over Labour MPs from leave-voting constituencies with a 1.6 billion pounds ($2.1bn) fund and promises of more workers' rights.

116-year-old Japanese woman honored by Guinness as oldest person

March 11, 2019

They would go on to have four children and adopt a fifth. The world's oldest person, a 117-year-old Japanese woman, has died. Her full age is 116 years and 66 days as of 9 March 2019 - the day on which she took the record. The title passed to her after another Japanese woman, Madam Chiyo Miyako, died on July 22 a year ago at the age of 117. Later she was asked how many chocolates she wants to eat today, and replied: "100".

Budget showdown looms over Trump's expected request for border wall funding

March 11, 2019

It will not. A bruising battle with Congress over wall funding resulted in a five-week partial federal government shutdown that ended in January. The same thing will repeat itself if he tries this again. A resolution opposing the emergency declaration quickly passed in the House, and the Republican-controlled Senate is poised to vote on that resolution this week.

Daylight Savings Time changes clocks, urges residents to check emergency preparedness

March 11, 2019

The national policy of switching from standard time to daylight saving time and back again is under legislative challenge from coast to coast. Lang-Perez says the board of health also studied impacts on traffic wrecks, depression, and work injuries, but those results were not conclusive.

British ISIS bride Shamima Begum’s newborn son has died in Syria

March 11, 2019

The UK Home Office said it did not comment on individual cases, adding that "decisions to withdraw citizenship from individuals were evidence-based and not taken lightly". Begum's son is one of scores of children who have died fleeing from fighting in ISIS' last remaining Syrian enclave Baghouz. Shamima Begum's father has apologised to the British public for his daughter's decision to join the Islamic State group in Syria.

Diver gets swallowed by whale, comes out alive to narrate the incident

March 11, 2019

The 51-year-old was snorkeling near Port Elizabeth Harbour when a series of photos captured him being sucked headfirst into a Bryde's whale's mouth. "Whales are not man-eaters". This picture taken on November 20, 2016 shows the dorsal fin of a Bryde's whale in the Gulf of Thailand, off the coast of Samut Sakhon province.

Malaysia agreed to Indonesia's request to free Aisyah, AG says | Malaysia

March 11, 2019

Siti Aisyah along with Vietnamese Doan Thi Huong had been accused of smearing toxic VX nerve agent on Mr Kim's face in Kuala Lumpur airport in 2017. It is completely different from what the prosecutors had painted. Their lawyers have previously said they were pawns in a political assassination with clear links to the North Korean Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, and that the prosecution failed to show the women had any intention to kill.

Nigerians React To Death Of Nigerian Scholar Pius Adesanmi

March 11, 2019

Pius Adesanmi was among those that died in the ill-fated Ethiopian Airline . Adesanmi , a writer, graduate of University of Ilorin as well as a literary critic and professor with Carlton University in Canada, was believed to be heading for the African Union Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC) committee meeting in Nairobi, Kenya.

Atiku: Many didn’t vote today because presidential poll was rigged

March 11, 2019

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had on February 27 declared the president victor of the 2019 presidential election held on February 23. Most Nigerians take state elections seriously because their lives are directly impacted by the governor and representatives in the state legislature.

Jaguar attacks woman who crossed over barrier for selfie

March 10, 2019

Wilkerson's video shows the aftermath of the attack. The woman can be seeing lying on the ground and shrieking in pain, with several deep lacerations to her arms. Officials said the attack is under investigation but noted that the animal was not outside her enclosure at any time. Since the zoo posted about the incident online, animal-lovers have responded to urge them not to punish the animal, with one writing: "Please don't do anything to that animal.

Canada's no-sex, no-money scandal could topple Justin Trudeau

March 10, 2019

For weeks, Trudeau's government has been rocked by accusations of meddling in the criminal prosecution of engineering giant SNC-Lavalin, which was charged with corruption over alleged bribes paid to secure contracts in Libya. Pressed on whether he would apologize, Trudeau said he could not apologize for defending jobs. Trudeau responded to the Globe report by telling the news media that his government did not "direct" her on the matter.

Met Office issues snow and ice warning for north

March 10, 2019

Forecasters from the National Weather Service say a large area of low pressure will slide from the Great Lakes region into eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey late Saturday night and early Sunday morning, bringing batches of moderate to heavy rain to most of the Garden State.

Andhra Pradesh and Telangana To Go For Elections on 11th April

March 10, 2019

Notification for the first phase could be issued by the end of March for voting some time in early April, sources suggested. Only LokSabha elections would be held in Jammu and Kashmir. "What happened to @rajnathsingh's assurance to Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha as well as to the all party meeting recently in Delhi that all forces would be made available for simultaneous polls?", Omar said in one tweet.

JUST IN: Ethiopian Airlines plane crashes, 157 on board

March 10, 2019

Records show that the plane was new. The plane showed unstable vertical speed after takeoff, air traffic monitor Flightradar 24 said in a Twitter post. Under worldwide rules, responsibility for leading the crash investigation lies with Ethiopia but the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will also participate because the plane was designed and built in the United States.

Clashes erupt at anti-Bouteflika protest in Algerian capital

March 10, 2019

Algeria has more than 1.7 million students, of whom almost 630,000 are housed on campuses. Algerians desperate for jobs and angry at unemployment, corruption and an elderly elite seen as out of touch with the young have taken to the streets since february 22 to protest against the 82-year-old's plans to remain in office.

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