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Sriracha meth bust: Police find $200M of drugs in hot sauce bottles

November 01, 2019

But testing by the Australian Border Force earlier this month found the bottles contained large amounts of meth, which has an estimated potential street value of over 300 million Australian dollars ($208 million). The Plumpton and Victoria men were held without bail pending court hearings in December. It is alleged they accessed the shipment at Minchinbury then took it to the hotel.

Jeremy Corbyn would be 'so bad' for Britain, according to Donald Trump

November 01, 2019

But Trump said: "I'd like to see you and Boris get together because you'd really have some numbers, because you did fantastically in the last election, and he respects you a lot". "And I think he's willing to do what no one else would do", Mr Trump said. The president said that a U.S. -U.K. trade deal would be impossible under the current terms of Brexit, which Johnson reached with the European Union.

State Dept official knew Trump attorney involved in campaign against ambassador

October 31, 2019

On Wednesday, Livingston became the latest Washington figure to be mentioned in testimony before House impeachment investigators. Yovanovitch, during her testimony earlier this month in front of a House panel leading the impeachment probe, warned against "private interests" circumventing "professional diplomats for their own gain, not the public good".

Chicago’s teacher strike is over. CPS students back in class Friday

October 31, 2019

They're ages 7 and 14. Despite the mayor's insistence, IL state law says that after nine days, district students are required to make those days up in school, according to Chicago ABC station WLS . "Here we are after students have missed 10 days of class and the CTU leadership has chosen to throw a curveball into the process instead of saying yes to their victory for their members and for our students", she said in a press conference .

US Democrats push Trump impeachment rules package through House

October 31, 2019

He called on Republicans to rally behind him even as he faced the embarrassing likelihood of becoming the third president in history to be impeached and placed on trial for removal in the Senate, over an alleged extortion scheme to obtain Ukraine's help to get him reelected in 2020.

WhatsApp files lawsuit over spyware exploit

October 31, 2019

The disclosure follows a lawsuit filed Tuesday in a U.S. federal court in San Francisco in which WhatsApp alleged that the Israeli NSO Group targeted some 1,400 WhatsApp users with Pegasus . Citizen Lab, a Canada-based cyber security organisation, had said in September 2018, "We found suspected NSO Pegasus infections associated with 33 of the 36 Pegasus operators we identified in 45 countries".

Islamic State Mole Crucial To Success Of Baghdadi Raid

October 31, 2019

Two suspected militants were detained and taken from the site, and USA airstrikes then flattened the compound. The troops who raided the site in the Syrian province of Idlib killed a man and four women inside the compound who were "behaving in a threatening manner with suicide vests", McKenzie said, and captured two other men.

Hong Kong falls into first recession in 10 years - government estimate

October 31, 2019

Protesters, many of whom still wear now-illegal face masks, are planning to march from Victoria Park in the Causeway Bay shopping district to the Lan Kwai Fong bar and entertainment area near Central. From a year earlier, gross domestic product (GDP) contracted 2.9%. This month Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam banned protesters from wearing face masks under a British colonial-era emergency law, but the measure has been largely ignored.

Malaysian financier Jho Low ready to address other issues after USA settlement

October 31, 2019

According to the Department of Justice civil forfeiture complaints, "from 2009 through 2015, more than $4.5 billion in funds belonging to 1MDB were allegedly misappropriated by high-level officials of 1MDB and their associates, including Low, through a criminal conspiracy involving worldwide money laundering and bribery".

Body of British backpacker missing in Cambodia found

October 31, 2019

Police later found her bag and phone in the area where she was last seen. Police held six men for questioning but they were found not to be involved and released. On Wednesday, Bambridge's sister Georgie Bambridge said her sister wanted to live life to the fullest. A search party began the hunt for Amelia on the island soon after concerns were raised.

Top Commentator's Election Prediction: Boris Johnson Could Lose His Seat

October 31, 2019

It will also be the country's third general election in less than five years. Mr Johnson, who had promised to deliver Brexit on October 31 "do or die", had repeatedly demanded an election to end what he casts as a nightmare paralysis that is sapping public trust by preventing any Brexit outcome at all.

Foie Gras Banned in NYC Stores, Restaurants

October 31, 2019

The sale of foie gras (fwah-GRAH') in New York City is about to become a faux pas (foh-PAH'). "It's a big day for animals and we should continue to be at the forefront of the movement", Rivera said. The production of foie gras is banned in several countries, including Britain. "We're grateful to Speaker Corey Johnson for spearheading this landmark package of animal protection measures through the City Council and thankful to all the sponsors who've championed their individual measures through ...

Trump Welcomes Dinosaurs To The White House for Halloween

October 31, 2019

Halloween has been celebrated at the white house since 1958 when then-First Lady Mamie Eisenhower decked out the White House with fake skeletons and jack-o-lanterns. The child in question couldn't reach his head because of the inflated costume, and the bars fell to the ground, so the child thought he wasn't getting any from the POTUS and FLOTUS.

Wild video shows moment El Chapo's son Ovidio Guzman was busted

October 31, 2019

Shortly afterward Defense Minister Luis Crescencio Sandoval played helmet camera footage of the October 17 swoop by heavily armed military police on Ovidio Guzman in a residential compound near the center of Culiacan in the state of Sinaloa.

3rd strong earthquake this month jolts southern Philippines

October 31, 2019

The US Geological Survey said a 6.5 magnitude quake that was centred 10 kilometres deep occurred near Kisante today. The powerful shaking caused serious damage to a condominium building in the major southern city of Davao, which was about 45km from the epicentre.

North Korea fires suspected missile

October 31, 2019

The projectile was sacked into the East Sea, also known as the Sea of Japan. The weapons were launched from South Pyongan province in an easterly direction over the sea, Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement, without specifying the type of device involved.

Missing Amelia Bambridge: Six men questioned over Worthing backpacker’s disappearance

October 31, 2019

Amelia Bambridge, 21, from Worthing, Sussex, was last seen at a beach party on the island of Koh Rong on Wednesday. Many locals consider the backpacker could have drowned, as a result of her bag containing cash and a cellphone was discovered on a rock near the water's edge close to the celebration web site.

First Female UN High Commissioner For Refugees Chief Dies At 92

October 31, 2019

They included Empress Emerita Michiko, who shares Ogata's alma mater. Mitsuo Yoshizawa, 67, a cousin of Ogata who is a math professor at J.F. Oberlin University, told reporters after attending her funeral at a Tokyo church on Tuesday, "She was always proactive and sympathetic to the weak".

Measurable snow expected in Lawrence this week

October 31, 2019

By about 9-11 PM Our system will continue to cruise down the I-90 corridor, bringing low visibility and slick roads. This evening we will expect some light rain and some drizzle. In addition, it will be cold with strong winds and wind chills in the teens. Since many trees still have leaves, the snow loading on trees will likely result in branches falling on power lines.

Grenfell groups welcome report on ‘gravely inadequate’ fire brigade preparation

October 31, 2019

Survivors group Grenfell United stated they were "disappointed that the dignity of the bereaved and survivors has not been respected". It also accused commissioner Ms Cotton (pictured) of "remarkable insensitivity" for saying she would not have done anything differently on the night, during which officials told residents to "stay put" in the burning building for almost two hours.

Facebook says it suspended Russian disinformation campaign targeting Africa

October 31, 2019

According to Facebook, the networks were traced to entities tied to Yevgeny Prigozhin , a Russian financier who has been indicted in the USA in relation to a campaign targeting the country's 2016 presidential election. Note : Facebook is among NPR's recent financial supporters . In total, they spent around $160 in advertising on Facebook. "We're constantly working to detect and stop this type of activity because we don't want our services to be used to manipulate people", Gleicher mentioned.

Impeachment testimony details lobbyist bid to get U.S. envoy to Ukraine fired

October 31, 2019

During the conversation, summarized in a memo released by the White House, Trump also sought an investigation into a debunked conspiracy theory that Ukraine, not Russian Federation, interfered in the 2016 U.S. Two State Department officials are headed to Capitol Hill to testify on Rudy Giuliani's Ukraine policy. According to one filing, Republican former congressman Bob McEwen of OH, working as a consultant to Livingston's firm, the Livingston Group, introduced former Ukrainian Prime ...

Saudi Arabia's sovereign fund to invest $10bn in Brazil

October 31, 2019

His comments come ahead of a major auction next week for oil rights in Brazil , which is rapidly boosting output. Additionally, the Brazilian food processor BRF announced that it signed an agreement to invest around $120 million to build its first chicken processing plant in Saudi Arabia in a bid to strengthen its position in a key growth market.

Police find 12 migrants alive in refrigerated truck in Belgium

October 31, 2019

The Belgium human cargo was discovered on Tuesday on a road linking the city of Antwerp to the capital, Brussels , the police spokeswoman told AFP news agency. The find came after 39 trafficked migrants were found dead in a truck in Britain after crossing from the Belgian port of Zeebrugge. The Essex Police have since arrested several people from Northern Ireland and the United Kingdom, and are now searching for two men with links to Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic.

Taliban Ceasefire Would Prove Their Control

October 31, 2019

United States chief negotiator for Afghan reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad , underscored the financial and safety advantages that peace within the war-torn nation can deliver to the area throughout his talks with the highest Pakistani management, the U.S.

Denmark allows Russia-Germany gas pipeline

October 31, 2019

US President Donald Trump has also said it makes Germany "a hostage to Russian Federation", and threatened the project and those tied to it with sanctions. Denmark has granted Russia's state-controlled energy company Gazprom permission to build a controversial gas export pipeline through Danish waters.

Kamala Harris Cutting Staff To Save Sinking Presidential Bid

October 31, 2019

The move, which comes roughly three months before the caucuses formally usher in the Democratic contest, make the California senator the most prominent candidate so far to announce a major campaign restructuring. According to recent Iowa polls complied by FiveThirtyEight , Harris is now mired at 2-3 percent. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and 27 percentage points behind Biden.

OR falls back in spite of new Daylight Saving Time law

October 31, 2019

It's like imposing a "one-hour jet lag on the entire population", Antweiler said. Currently, daylight time begins in early spring in British Columbia and ends in the fall, with the result that daylight ends earlier in the evening starting in November.

46 dead after gas cylinder explosion sparks fire on Pakistan train

October 31, 2019

Authorities said they were still trying to identify the victims and that the lists of fatalities and those injured were not ready yet. The fire started when a gas cylinder exploded in a carriage of a train carrying members of Tablighi Jamat - a non-political global Islamic missionary movement - near the Rahimyar Khan district in the Punjab province, city police chief Amir Taimoor Khan told reporters.

Fire burns down structures at historic Shuri Castle on Okinawa

October 31, 2019

The cause of the fire was not immediately known. Police said firefighters are still battling the fire, and nearby residents were evacuated to safer areas. Located on a hilltop overlooking the city of Naha and enclosed by curved stone walls, the castle and its surrounding structures were painted a vivid red, and recognizable by their sloped tiled roofs.

Obama Slams Cancel Culture as Detrimental

October 31, 2019

Obama - who did not support same-sex marriage when he ran for president in 2008 but did in his reelection campaign- criticized the idea that people are "always politically woke ", saying they "should get over that quickly". But he pointed out that tweeting isn't enough, and that being "woke" is not real activism and doesn't amount to real change. Mr Obama said he was particularly concerned by young people thinking they could spark change by calling out people in power for petty mistakes, ...

Grenfell Tower: Damning report shows 'stay-put' policy prevented dozens escaping blaze

October 31, 2019

In the file, Sir Martin stated basically the necessary motive the flames shot up the building at such scamper used to be the combustible aluminium cladding frail in the refurbishment of the tower. "It is right to recognise that those shortcomings were for the most part systemic in nature". In defence of her team, Cotton told the inquiry that nothing could have prepared firefighters for the speed with which the blaze had taken hold.

WaPo: Headline Calling ISIS Leader ‘Austere Religious Scholar’ Was ‘Written in Haste’

October 31, 2019

During an interview with Fox News' Martha MacCallum, Kellyanne Conway, counselor to President Donald Trump, slammed the Washington Post for their obituary blunder. He took three young children with him as he fled American soldiers , likely in hopes that they would deter an attack, and then detonated his own suicide vest while they were all cornered in a dead-end tunnel.

Boeing CEO faces another grilling on Capitol Hill over Max

October 30, 2019

On this and other problems related to the plane, Muilenburg said: "We've made mistakes and we got some things wrong". Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), chair of the Commerce Committee, said to Muilenburg during the hearing. More than a dozen relatives of passengers who died in the accidents attended the hearing. As they have been at Tuesday's Senate listening to, relations of victims have been seated intently behind Muilenburg on Wednesday on the Home listening to.

Twitter will stop accepting political ads, Jack Dorsey announces

October 30, 2019

Twitter had previously implemented rules and restrictions for political advertising. In response, Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren, another presidential hopeful, ran an ad on Facebook taking aim at its Mr Zuckerberg. "We considered stopping only candidate ads, but issue ads present a way to circumvent", he said. The policy has sparked criticism from Democrats , civil rights groups and even its own employees , all of whom worry Facebook is allowing the spread of misinformation.

Chile scraps Asia-Pacific and climate summits amid protests

October 30, 2019

Chile has withdrawn as host of an APEC trade summit in November where the United States and China had been expected to take major steps toward ending a 15-month-old trade war that has slowed world economic growth. (Rodrigo Abd/AP Photo) Seen through a burning street barricade, an anti-government demonstrator waves a Chilean flag in Santiago, Chile, on October 28, 2019.

California wildfires: New blaze erupts as crews brace for winds

October 30, 2019

The combination of powerful offshore winds and dry air is expected to bring "very high fire danger" to the region, according to the National Weather Service. As of Tuesday morning, there were at least 11 active fires at levels of containment ranging from 15 percent to 95 percent, according to Cal Fire . That included about 400,000 customers blacked out in a power shutoff that PG&E instituted days earlier, the company said.

Russian Nuclear-Powered Submarine Test-Launches Ballistic Missile

October 30, 2019

Each missile is expected to carry between four and six nuclear warheads, the Moscow Times noted. This means that each missile is between 50 and 60 times more powerful than the bomb dropped on Hiroshima, which was around 15 kilotons, according to Forbes.com .

Australia's 'backpacker tax' ruled invalid by court

October 30, 2019

The treaties require Australia to tax nationals from those countries in the same way as local workers. The tax was ruled illegal after a successful court challenge on behalf of British waitress Catherine Addy, who worked in a restaurant in Sydney.

Some communities postponing trick-or-treating due to rainy Halloween forecast

October 30, 2019

Most of this rain should be on the light-to-moderate side, but a few batches of heavier rain can't be ruled out later Wednesday evening into Thursday morning. Still the southeast corner won't have too cold of wind chills. Capital region residents may need to find a way to incorporate an umbrella into their children's costumes this Halloween, as rain and strong winds are could affect trick-or-treating this year.

Doctor hired by family: Epstein injuries seem like homicide

October 30, 2019

Add Jeffrey Epstein Case as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Jeffrey Epstein Case news, video, and analysis from ABC News. "There were multiple, three fractures in there", Baden told Fox News' "Fox and Friends ". Baden, a 50-year veteran investigator who has probed deaths after prison riots, also said there was a "total breakdown" in security at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan, where Epstein died.

Chilean ministers replaced in response to protests

October 30, 2019

The interior, finance and economy ministers were all dismissed, with Pinera naming a younger, more centrist team to convince protesters that their voice has been heard. "It is some 7,000 people, who have nothing to do with the 1.2 million that marched on Friday", she added, in reference to last week's mobilisations. Clashes between protesters and police later took place in central Santiago , not far from the presidential palace, as a peaceful rally of several thousand people gradually gave ...

Three dead in Los Angeles Halloween party shooting

October 30, 2019

The shooting comes just days after a gunman opened fire at a homecoming party in north Texas, killing two and injuring 12. The scene was filled with chaos when firefighters reached the residence, Long Beach Police Department spokeswoman Karen Owens said.

67-year-old becomes Chinas ‘oldest new mother

October 30, 2019

Speaking to the Qilu Evening News , Tian's husband, a 68-year-old surnamed Huang, said the couple had chose to name their new baby Tianci, which means "gift sent from heaven". "They hadn't shrunk like a 60-year-old's ovaries would have, which might explain how she got pregnant naturally", added Liu. A 67-year-old woman has potentially become the oldest new mum in China.

Arlene Foster says DUP will consider general election call

October 30, 2019

DUP leader Arlene Foster said the party has been forced to send Boris Johnson to the "naughty step" in Parliament twice this week over his proposed Brexit deal. The party does not want Northern Ireland to leave the European Union on different terms to the rest of the UK. "Johnson's sell-out Brexit is a blueprint for a deregulated economy, where vital rights and protections are torn up".

House Overwhelmingly Votes to Recognize Armenian Genocide, But Guess Who Voted 'Present'

October 30, 2019

Furthermore, President Ronald Reagan issued a Presidential Proclamation on April 22, 1981 referencing the Armenian Genocide. In 2017, newly inaugurated US President Donald Trump criticised the early 20th century killings as "one of the worst mass atrocities of the 20th century", but in keeping with longstanding US practice, he stopped short of using the word genocide.

House Will Vote To Formalize Impeachment Proceedings Thursday

October 30, 2019

Democrats and Republicans got into a shouting match behind closed doors on Tuesday while interviewing a witness in the impeachment investigation, with Democrats accusing Republicans of trying to out the anonymous whistleblower who sparked the impeachment inquiry , according to five sources from both parties.

Trick or Treat Forecast

October 30, 2019

Details: Games, crafts, entertainment and trick-or-treating at participating locations in the partly-outdoor Lakemore Plaza Shopping Center. The sun begins setting before 5 p.m. until 9 p.m.at the Kern County Museum. "Any time they can get in here and we can have fun with them, we love it", Duchrow said. In addition to the chilly temperatures, a brisk north wind will make it feel even colder.

Hong Kong leader says expects city to record negative growth in 2019

October 30, 2019

Democracy activist Joshua Wong is the only candidate who has been "disqualified" from running in district polls. The government confirmed Wong's disqualification, without identifying him. But Wong denied that, saying his answers to the officer's questions were twisted. The protesters' demands include full democracy. Lam told reporters before weekly Cabinet meeting that finding political solutions to the problem would take a backseat to authorities' efforts to quell the violence.

Student Tasered After Primary School Teacher Stabbed

October 30, 2019

The incident happened at Heatley State Primary School in Townsville, 9News reported. The child is said to be "in a good condition". 'Police deputies gave the girl multiple verbal instructions before using a conductive energy device and taken into administration '.

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