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More towns evacuate amid flooding on Missouri River

March 24, 2019

And that's exactly what's been happening in Nebraska, where flood-protection infrastructure has been utterly overwhelmed by record-setting water levels. The state received Mr. Trump's federal disaster assistance approval on Thursday. Record floodwaters that submerged vast stretches of Nebraska and Iowa farmland along America's longest river reached a new crest on Friday at the waterfront city of St.

Final Syrian Islamic State stronghold falls, according to USA backed forces

March 24, 2019

He appeared in public only once, in 2014. At its peak, the extremist group controlled a stretch of Syria and Iraq that was nearly the size of Britain. Born Ibrahim Awad al-Badri in 1971, the passionate football fan came from modest beginnings in Samarra, north of Baghdad. Young, troubled men were eager to wage war against those branded enemies of Islam, while others were drawn to the promise of life in an Islamic state governed by God's law.

Somali attack update:Somali minister among 5 killed in Somalia attack

March 24, 2019

The attack was claimed by the Al-Shabaab Islamist group, which is fighting an armed insurrection in Somalia against what it sees as heretic and foreign influence. Among Al-Shabaab's adversaries is the United States military, which has killed over 800 people in airstrikes targeting the insurgents over the last two years.

Facebook admits its AI failed to flag New Zealand terror attack livestream

March 24, 2019

The shooter livestreamed 17 minutes of the horrific attack - which left 50 people dead - on Facebook . Not helping the matter was how new copies of the videos were being shared in different formats, making it harder for Facebook's automated systems to detect and pull it down.

NewsAlert: Wilson Raybould to reveal more details on SNC Lavalin affair

March 24, 2019

That's to say nothing of an interview former Treasury Board president Jane Philpott gave to Maclean's, hinting darkly that there's "much more to the story that needs to be told", or the resignation of MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes from the Liberal caucus, all in the same week as the budget.

Canada to send $3.5M to support Cyclone Idai relief efforts

March 24, 2019

The government has revealed that according to the United Nations, the number of deaths from Cyclone Idai in Zimbabwe has risen to 259. "At this time 417 deaths have been recorded", Lands and Environment Minister Celso Correia told reporters in the port city of Beira.

Harvard Sued for Profiting From Images of Enslaved Ancestors

March 23, 2019

In both cases, she said, Harvard did not address her requests. This July 17, 2018 copy photo shows a 1850 Daguerreotype of Renty, a SC slave who Tamara Lanier , of Norwich, Conn., said is her family's patriarch. Harvard University said in an email to CBS MoneyWatch that it hadn't yet been served with the complaint and couldn't comment on the lawsuit. "It is unconscionable that Harvard will not allow Ms.

Cruise ship off Norway evacuates passengers by helicopter

March 23, 2019

Passengers were hoisted one by one from the deck of the vessel and airlifted to a village just north of the town of Molde on Norway's west coast. TMZ reports the cruise ship had begun to drift toward shore but managed to restart an engine and regain its course as the evacuation continues.

YouTube terminates 'Fantastic Adventures' channel after adoptive mother arrested on abuse charges

March 23, 2019

Machelle Hackney, creator of YouTube's hit series, Fantastic Adventures, has been arrested and charged with abuse , neglect and unlawful imprisonment of her seven adopted children. After being taken into custody with Hobson, Logan allegedly admitted that the kids would be locked in the closet for extended periods as punishment.

European Union set to offer to delay Brexit until May 22

March 23, 2019

This comes as a petition to the United Kingdom government and parliament to cancel article 50 and call off Brexit has gathered nearly 1,100,000 signatures. She added that she was against Britain participating in the European elections. "There is a case for giving Parliament a bit more time to agree a way forward, but the people of this country have been waiting almost three years now", the source said.

NZ's foreign minister arrives in Turkey for Muslim summit

March 23, 2019

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan replayed graphic footage of New Zealand's worst mass shooting at an election rally on Friday - just hours after that country's foreign minister met him and said he believed the controversial showings had stopped.

College Admission Scandal, USC admissions scam explusion lori loughlin olivia-jade

March 23, 2019

School administrators announced that holds were placed on the students' accounts, which automatically prevents them from enrolling in classes or acquiring transcripts while their cases are under review. Prosecutors charged 50 people, including coaches, high-profile celebrities and CEOs, in the scheme. Singer has admitted that he helped facilitate SAT and ACT test cheating.

Truck Driver Sentenced to Eight Years for Humboldt Broncos Crash

March 23, 2019

Melfort provincial court Judge Inez Cardinal delivered her decision Friday, determining the 30-year-old's fate after he was in a rural Saskatchewan collision that killed 16 people and injured 13 others. He had ample time to stop his unit. Sidhu had been hired by a small Calgary trucking company three weeks before the crash. He had spent two weeks with another truck driver before heading out on his own for the first time.

India to boycott Pakistan National Day programme

March 23, 2019

Pakistan has welcomed a message from India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, calling for the cessation of violence and for a terror-free atmosphere, after weeks of clashes between the nuclear-armed rivals at their border in Kashmir. The Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist group claimed responsibility for the attack. Usually, a cabinet minister represented the Indian government at the event in the past.

Australia moving 2000 people from powerful cyclone's path

March 23, 2019

More than 1000 residents have been evacuated from Groote Eylandt and Numbulwar with another 1000 people being moved out of Borroloola, the McArthur River zinc mine, Robinson River and other communities all along the Gulf of Carpentaria coast to Queensland.

Six dead, 30 injured in China chemical plant blast

March 23, 2019

China Central Television and other media outlets report that the blast occurred shortly before 3 p.m. local time on Thursday in Yancheng city. People at the site said there were workers trapped in other factory buildings close to the blast-hit factory.

Takeover of Venezuela's NY consulate is "liberation", Guaidó official says

March 23, 2019

But a day after the U.S. announced new sanctions on a Venezuelan state mining company and Trump said he was ready "to go a lot tougher", Bachelet cautioned that Washington's moves could hurt ordinary Venezuelans. "As oil production has plummeted, they have turned to gold trade as a final frontier for their kleptocratic activities". The opposition attributes the power cut to corruption and mismanagement, while Maduro blames it on U.S.

Australian force helps evacuations ahead of major outback cyclone

March 23, 2019

Department of Fire and Emergency Services superintendent John Newman has warned Veronica's effect could be "catastrophic" in the worst instance. "You're not going to sit there for a Category 4 cyclone ". "Turn around, don't drown, we may not be there to save you", he told reporters in Darwin late on Friday. Current predictions suggest the cyclone will move more than 400 kilometres inland before it weakens to a tropical storm.

Why Facebook didn’t block live New Zealand shooting video

March 23, 2019

The death toll rose to 50 on Sunday and there are still people seriously injured in the hospital. As the attack happened, the killer live streamed the entire shooting on Facebook. People look on as men pray in a park near Al Noor mosque after a terrorist attack that killed 50 people . Machines can detect when users try to repost banned videos by matching patterns, or digital fingerprints, in the files.

American Countries Up Pressure on Maduro in Venezuela to Release Guaido Adviser

March 23, 2019

The United States has repeatedly warned Maduro's government to not arrest Guaido or his close aides or it would face unspecified repercussions. "Almost three million people have fled the country since 2015, placing extra pressure on neighboring Latin American countries such as Colombia and Brazil".

New Zealand women wear headscarves in solidarity with Muslims after Christchurch shootings

March 23, 2019

Thousands of New Zealanders have paid tribute to the fifty victims of the mass shootings in Christchurch one week ago today. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Friday said the reaction and empathy shown by New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern following the attack in two mosques in Christchurch should be an example to world leaders.

Sheriff’s deputy fatally shot, cop injured in Washington State

March 23, 2019

The fatally shot deputy was identified at a news conference in Ellensburg on Wednesday as 42-year-old Ryan Thompson. The suspect also died in the shootout and Chief Wade says there are no other suspects. about the suspect's erratic driving and road-rage-like behavior, law enforcement officials. The Kittitas County Sheriff's office requested the Ellensburg Police Department to conduct the investigation into the incident.

New Zealand to observe Muslim prayer after mosque attacks

March 23, 2019

Mourners leave the cemetery after the burial service of the body of a victim of the Friday March 15 mosque shootings at the Memorial Park Cemetery in Christchurch , New Zealand, Thursday , March 21, 2019 . Kawthar Abulaban, 54, who survived the shooting at Al Noor mosque told AFP. Fouda expects 3,000 to 4,000 people, including many from overseas. Lobby group Federated Farmers issued a statement backing tougher gun laws but acknowledged that many of its members would not support ...

MSNBC’s Katy Tur: Mueller Already Found ‘Quite a Bit’ on Trump

March 22, 2019

Trump is morally unfit to be president of the United States, I'm not rooting for Mr. Mueller to demonstrate that he is a criminal". "It's always interesting to me because a deputy, that didn't get any votes, appoints a man that didn't get any votes, he's going to write a report on me", he said , referring to Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein and Mueller.

Meghan McCain says she's 'emotionally exhausted' having to address Trump's comments

March 22, 2019

Bush and Barack Obama , who respectively defeated him for the presidency in 2000 and 2008, but with whom he had far more civil relationships. John McCain , and there can be "no positive outcome" from it, former White House Director of Communications Anthony Scaramucci said Thursday.

Russian and United States diplomats to hold consultations on Venezuela in Rome

March 22, 2019

Hours earlier, the United States imposed sanctions against Venezuela's state-run gold mining company Minerven and its president, Adrian Perdomo. He added that the United States is "not looking for anything other than taking care of a lot of people".

China, US to hold new rounds of trade talks in Beijing, Washington

March 22, 2019

Effective July 2018, access to full reports will only be available with a subscription. Despite his comments on the tariffs, Trump said "the deal is coming along nicely", adding that top USA negotiators leave for China this weekend for talks on an agreement.

Northern Lights may be visible from southeast Wisconsin this weekend

March 22, 2019

Editor of Astronomy Ireland magazine, David Moore, said that there is a "good chance" that the lights will be visible over Ireland. The NOAA predicts the phenomenon, also known as the aurora borealis, could illuminate the skies above Washington state, NY and Wisconsin over the weekend.

'Florida Man' Challenge: Here's Why Everyone Is Googling Their Birthdays

March 22, 2019

Every day, there's a new headline about the Florida Man. There was no disputing this even before a particular Florida Man cue went viral on Wednesday. The member in the AAMH group who posted the tweet had come up with: " Florida Man Impersonating a Police Officer Pulls Over Real Cops ". Florida is one of them.

Priest stabbed during mass at Canada’s biggest church

March 22, 2019

Montreal police officers flood Saint Joseph's Oratory after an alleged assailant attacked Father Claude Grou. "He had only one idea in his head - to attack Father Grou". "I ran out of the church screaming to alert the security and Father Grou at the same time ran out the stairs to come with me in the sacristy but he didn't get there", said Plamondon.

Trump cancels new North Korea sanctions

March 22, 2019

The Trump administration is sanctioning two Chinese shipping companies suspected of helping North Korea evade sanctions. This was an apparent reference to sanctions the Treasury Department had announced Thursday on Chinese shipping companies doing business with North Korea.

AOC Blames Right-Wing Media for Death Threats Against Her

March 22, 2019

Martínez added that mispronouncing and making an issue around Ocasio-Cortez's name - as was the case in the Fox News segment - is a specific way of weaponizing one of her most personal aspects, as well as an attempt to diminish her power and erase her identity.

Immigration activists speak out after Tucson family detained, separated by Border Patrol

March 22, 2019

It's unclear how many families will be released - and it will all depend on how much room is available in ICE detention centers, according to The Wall Street Journal . She said her agency is redirecting manpower to their first priority: "addressing what has been occurring and continues to occur at an alarming rate at the border".

Bus collision claims over 50 lives in Ghana

March 22, 2019

The VVIP bus with the registration number GT 3915-17 was traveling from Upper East Region specifically, Garu when it crashed head-on into a Grandbird bus with registration number GT 5694-18 which was traveling from Accra to Upper East Region capital, Bolgatanga.

Chinese, Italian media pledge to forge closer ties

March 22, 2019

Xi will hold talks with Italian President Sergio Mattarella and Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte in Rome, and visit the Sicilian capital of Palermo, Wang said. Culture and tourism officials will be meeting Saturday on the sidelines of Xi's visit. "Together with its European and worldwide partners, Italy is committed to dialoguing with Europe to make it possible for companies on the two sides to operate in a fair way and to favour access to the respective markets, while protecting, in ...

Fla. Man Pleads Guilty to Sending Bombs to Trump's Enemies

March 22, 2019

Appearing in court in a blue prison jumpsuit, and with his hair pulled into a gray ponytail, he apologized for his actions during an appearance in a US District Court in NY. Sayoc had been held without bail since his late-October arrest in Florida. Judge Jed Rakoff asked. "Thankfully no one was hurt by these unsafe devices, but his actions left an air of fear and divisiveness in their wake".

Indiana Teachers Shot with Plastic Pellets as Part of Training

March 22, 2019

How it summarized what allegedly occurred at Meadowlawn Elementary in Monticello in a tweet: "During active shooter drill, four teachers at a time were taken into a room, told to crouch down and were shot execution-style with some sort of projectiles-resulting in injuries to the extent that welts appeared, and blood was drawn".

White House rejects House Democrats' request for Trump-Putin communications

March 22, 2019

Mr Cummings said Mr Lowell told the committee that Mr Kushner's wife, Ms Ivanka Trump , continues to receive e-mails related to official business on her personal e-mail account but does not forward them to an official account unless she replies to it.

Jimmy Carter Becomes The Longest-Living President In U.S. History

March 22, 2019

Former President Jimmy Carter will become America's longest-living president tomorrow, surpassing George H.W. Bush. The Carter Center, a human rights and anti-poverty organization started by the former president, told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that employees at the center are "rooting for him" and appreciative of his lifelong dedication to serving the less fortunate.

North Korea abruptly withdraws staff from liaison office

March 22, 2019

Seoul's Vice Unification Minister Chun Hae-sung told reporters that South Korea plans to continue to staff the Kaesong liaison office normally and that it expects the North will continue to allow the South Koreans to commute to the office.

Stop Brexit - A million people sign United Kingdom petition to stay in EU

March 22, 2019

He says "there's no confidence". Meanwhile, May has asked the other EU countries for a three-month extension to Brexit, until just before the newly-elected European Parliament starts work at the beginning of July. "What the decision today underlines is the importance of the House of Commons passing a Brexit deal next week", she said. In a highly unusual move for European Union summits, the meeting saw leaders personally brainstorm what to offer the U.K.

Two US service members killed during operation in Afghanistan

March 22, 2019

In accordance with U.S. defense department policy, the names of the service members killed in action were being withheld until after notification of the next of kin. The US removed the Taliban from power in the 2001 invasion following the September 11, 2001 attacks in NY and Washington. The US military's mission is focused on guiding and aiding Afghan forces battling the Taliban, who were ousted from power in 2001.

Israel Ranks 13th in Annual UN 'World Happiness Report'

March 22, 2019

Norway, Iceland, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Sweden, New Zealand, Canada and Austria form the rest of the 2019 top ten, while the United States ranked 19th, dropping one spot from a year ago. The UK, Luxembourg and Germany come just before Belgium further down the rankings, two places lower but still just ahead of the United States. Meanwhile, the U.S.

Former Brazilian President Michel Temer Arrested On Corruption Charges

March 22, 2019

Temer's approval ratings were routinely below 10 percent, and he was frequently booed. Mr Temer's arrest comes after the attorney general attempted three times to charge him, but failed due to Congress protecting him and failing to lift his immunity.

United States abruptly endorses Israel's Golan sovereignty in big shift

March 22, 2019

Trump called the Golan - a strategic area seized from Syria and annexed in a move never recognized by the worldwide community - "of critical strategic and security importance to the State of Israel and Regional Stability!" Donald Trump has delivered a boost to Binyamin Netanyahu's prospects in a looming election by recognising Israeli sovereignty over the disputed Golan Heights.

Fugitive diamond magnate Nirav Modi arrested

March 22, 2019

The Crown Prosecution Service, representing the government of India, then charged Modi with conspiracy to commit fraud and to hide criminal property. He was produced before the Westminster Magistrates' Court on Wednesday, where he contested his extradition to India.

Death toll in China chemical plant blast jumps to 47

March 22, 2019

Children at a kindergarten on the site were injured in the blast, Chinese media reported. Thirty-two of them were critically injured, it said. More than 3,500 medical workers were mobilised to assist. Strong winds around the site helped disperse fumes though there were concerns about their toxicity, Yancheng's environment bureau said in a later statement, adding that residents in the surrounding areas have been "basically evacuated".

Pompeo pays pre-election visit to Israel, cites close Trump-Netanyahu ties

March 22, 2019

Netanyahu had previously urged top USA officials to make the declaration and he is expected to meet with Trump at the White House in the coming days. The U.S. "It's hard not to put two and two together", Panetta said on CNN. The South Carolina politican made his pledge during a tour of the frontier with Netanyahu and US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman.

Jacinda Ardern arrives in Christchurch to mark week since New Zealand shooting

March 22, 2019

Members of the public look on during a gathering for congregational Friday prayers and two minutes of silence for victims of the twin mosque massacre, at Hagley Park in Christchurch . The sombre ceremonies came a day after Ardern announced an immediate ban on assault rifles and military-style semi-automatic weapons, making good on a pledge to rid the country of the kinds of weapons used in the slaughter.

Counter-terrorism investigation launched after four mosques have windows smashed overnight

March 22, 2019

The attacks occurred less than a week after 50 people were killed during two mass shootings at mosques in New Zealand . Labour Councillor for Bromford and Hodge Hill Majid Mahmood said that the Witton Road Islamic Centre in Aston had been attacked overnight.

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