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Brandon Banks Sentenced to 15 Years In Vanderbilt Gang Rape Case

August 18, 2017

Criminal Court Judge Monte Watkins sentenced Banks on Friday morning. Two of his co-defendants, Brandon Vandenburg and Cory Batey, were also convicted and are already serving time in prison. The victim was unconscious when carried into a dorm room by Vandenburg early on June 23, 2013. Jaborian "Tip" McKenzie, the fourth former player charged, has testified against his teammates in hopes of a favorable plea deal.

Durham County Closes Downtown Offices Amid Rumors of White Supremacist Rally

August 18, 2017

Durham County Sheriff Mike Andrews said he had no verified information of any KKK groups and urged people to remain calm and not overreact. A number of business in downtown Durham closed and sent workers home as the protests started to ramp up.

United States will not leave Syria after Daesh, SDF spokesman says

August 18, 2017

The United States has a strategic interest in staying, the SDF spokesman told Reuters. "We are therefore urging the coalition, the SDF whom we can deal with to allow as [many] as they can people to escape and come out, and to avoid civilian casualties of which there have been many", Egeland told a briefing.

Two teens killed as train slams into vehicle at Lincoln rail crossing

August 18, 2017

It happened near the railroad crossing of Folsom Street and Homestead Expressway. The crash location has flashing red lights, Dale said. Almost 300 people on the train were uninjured, but are still onboard as crews work to get them off the train and clean up the scene.

Charlottesville mayor to change vote on removing Lee statue

August 18, 2017

Signer is also expected to announce Department of Justice community outreach programming, which was already in the works. The rally's organizer, white activist Jason Kessler, had stated that the event was in support of keeping the Lee statue in Emancipation Park.

Hope Hicks named interim WH communications director

August 18, 2017

Hicks, now the White House director of strategic communications, will be Trump's third communications director; Mike Dubke announced his resignation in May. The White House has had difficulty filling the role of communications director. A senior White House source told Fox News that Hicks will fill the role until the White House finds a permanent replacement.

Avoiding Irish border checks is top priority for United Kingdom in Brexit negotiations

August 18, 2017

The paper stated that the UK must avoid a return to a hard border, and trade and everyday movements across the land border must be protected as part of the UK-EU deal. Image caption Will ports like Holyhead be required to carry out greater customs checks after Brexit? "The European Commission, the EU's executive arm, said it would "take note" of the proposals, but warned: "'Frictionless trade' is not possible outside the single market and customs union".

Court docs: Teen was high on opiates, driving 107 miles per hour when she crashed into Clinton County home

August 18, 2017

Two sisters, 17-year-old Haleigh Fullerton and 9-year-old Callie Fullerton, were watching TV in the living room when they were hit by the auto. Authorities told Fox 59 the crash occurred before 9:30 p.m. Fox 59 reported that court documents reveal Sierra was not alone in the vehicle at the time of the crash. Another passenger said he never saw anyone in the vehicle using drugs or alcohol, but that he repeatedly asked Sierra to let him out of vehicle because she was driving fast.

Teen accused of killing sisters after crashing vehicle into Clinton County home will be charged as adult

August 18, 2017

Sierra was westbound on West County Road 300 North when she left the right side of the road, traveling roughly 100 yards and missing several obstacles before becoming airborne and slamming into the side of the home, according to court documents.

Trump's Search for an Afghan War Policy Takes Him to Camp David

August 18, 2017

Currently, the United States has about 8,400 troops in Afghanistan which are primarily training and advising Afghan forces, and are also hunting down al-Qaida and other extremist groups. "Our forces, the Afghan people have not been forgotten". Trump's unhappiness helped fuel interest by some at the White House in a plan floated by Erik Prince, the founder and former chief of the Blackwater security firm, who's proposed contracting out much of the effort.

There Will Be Questions About Whether Barcelona Attack Was 'Copycat' of Charlottesville

August 18, 2017

This attack comes only five days after the Charlottesville riot where a young woman was killed when a white supremacist rammed his auto into a crowd of protesters. ISIS claimed responsibility for the Barcelona attack, as they have for similar vehicle-ramming incidents in London and Berlin over the course of the previous year.

Xi calls for calm after Trump says USA is 'locked and loaded'

August 18, 2017

The talks ramped up after President Donald Trump's inauguration, according to the source familiar with the negotiations, with the USA side aiming to secure the release of Warmbier and the other Americans held in North Korea . On Friday, the Defense Ministry said it was deploying four of Japan's surface-to-air Patriot interceptors in western Japan to respond to a possible risk of fragments falling from missiles.

Settlement reached in ACLU lawsuit against CIA interrogation

August 18, 2017

Due to their status as contractors rather than government employees, the lawsuit had targeted Jessen and Mitchell as private citizens. It claimed the psychologists designed, implemented, and personally administered an experimental torture program after the 9/11 attacks.

President Trump announces move to elevate Cyber Command

August 18, 2017

Elevating Cyber Command will help secure funding for cyberspace operations, Trump said . In the statement, Trump said he is directing the Secretary of Defense to explore whether to separate Cyber Command from the NSA. Created in 2009, Cyber Command now shares resources, headquarters, and its commander with the National Security Agency, America's premier signals intelligence agency.

White House Arts Panel Resigns in Protest Over Trump's Charlottesville Comments

August 18, 2017

It draws from Hollywood, Broadway and the broader arts and entertainment community. "Reproach and censure in the strongest possible terms are necessary following your support of the hate groups and terrorists who killed and injured fellow Americans in Charlottesville", the letter (below) reads.

ACLU won't defend hate groups protesting with guns

August 18, 2017

The ACLU's Virginia affiliate defended the right of white-power hate groups to organize the "United the Right" rally in Charlottesville in which numerous protesters showed up cockily dressed in military fatigues and wielding assault-style rifles, shotguns and pistols.

United Nations leader urged to blacklist Saudi Arabia over child deaths in Yemen

August 18, 2017

In July, Watchlist and Save the Children issued a joint publication listing a number of incidents in which the coalition conducted airstrikes in civilian areas, resulting in the deaths and injuries of more than 120 children and damage and destruction to schools and hospitals .

Hurriyat terror funding: Key financial facilitator Watali arrested by NIA

August 18, 2017

Documents reportedly seized from his possession revealed that Watali played a key role in the routing of funds to the separatists in Kashmir , according to the NIA . The property documents seized have shown huge amount of cash transactions in sale and purchase. Watali was also accused of travelling on a cancelled passport knowing that it was illegal, the NIA alleged.

White Rock All-Stars hit field at Little League World Series

August 18, 2017

The global teams averaged more runs during regionals than the United States teams did, though the competition levels of the different regions vary. Robert Grano believed his Holbrook Little League team had a run in it, so when Chris Cartnick ripped a homer to left in the sixth the manager wasn't surprised.

US JCS Chief Thanks Japan for Support Against N. Korea's Guam Threats

August 18, 2017

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held talks Friday with the chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff on Japan-U.S. alliance and regional tensions. Hagerty, a private equity executive, spent several years in Japan with the Boston Consulting Group and later served in the White House under former President George H.W.

Spain Terror Attacks: 13 Killed, 100 Injured in Barcelona, Cambrils

August 18, 2017

Police in Spain say a fourth person has been arrested in connection with the attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils as the death toll Friday was raised to 14. Trapero said the two suspects in custody were directly linked to the attack, "but that doesn't mean that either was the author of the attack". Oukabir's criminal history was also reported in local media.

Lingfield College students 'rise to the challlenge'

August 18, 2017

He is off to study Accounting and Finance, with a year in Business at Royal Holloway University in London. These results are a further reminder of the hard work of our students and staff, which means that our students are ideally placed to progress to the UK's top competitive universities as well as taking up exciting and challenging job opportunities.

Buildings around the world light up to mark Barcelona attack

August 18, 2017

A witness describes the van crash in Barcelona as "complete panic" in what police are calling an attack.Catalonia's regional police said on Twitter that they had activated the protocol for attacks after a van mowed down people in Barcelona's Las Ramblas tourist area, though they added that the motive behind the crash was not yet clear.

Van Rams Into Crowd in Barcelona, Dozens Reportedly Injured

August 18, 2017

Two of them are seriously injured. Investigators were inspecting belts the suspects were wearing to determine whether they held explosives. This came hours after a van jumped a curb and ran over dozens of people in Las Ramblas, a promenade and a large tourist attraction in Barcelona, Spain on Thursday.

Threat looms of more mudslides in Sierra Leone amid burials

August 18, 2017

Forty people were killed in a landslide on Thursday in a fishing village in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, said Pacifique Keta, the vice governor of Ituri province, adding that a search was under way for bodies buried in mud. More than 100 children are among the victims. "We fear there are no more survivors", he said. The main focus is getting people away from areas still under threat, Zuliatu Cooper, the deputy minister of health and sanitation, told The Associated Press.

Turkey's Erdogan Calls German Leaders 'Enemies'

August 18, 2017

She also angered Erdogan earlier this year when Turkish politicians were barred from addressing rallies of expats in Germany to drum up support for a referendum to expand Erdogan's powers. Tensions between the two countries have also been strained as German nationals - including a journalist and a rights activist - have been caught up in the crackdown in the wake of last year's failed coup.

Monuments around the world honour the victims of Barcelona attack

August 18, 2017

Hours later, an Audi sedan ran into pedestrians and police in the resort city of Cambrils, killing one person and injuring at least five others. Police said they were investigating a possible link between the explosion and Thursday's attack.

Wildlife conservationist Wayne Lotter shot dead in Tanzania

August 18, 2017

Wayne Lotter, a director of anti-poaching NGO the PAMS Foundation , was shot and killed in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on Wednesday night during a taxi ride from the airport to his hotel, reports the Guardian . "The tide was starting to turn in Tanzania, elephant poaching had decreased in a number of areas, and this was in no small measure because of PAMS and the extraordinary partnership that it forged with the National and Transnational Serious Crimes Investigation Unit (NTSCIU)".

OkCupid bans white nationalist for life after Charlottesville rally

August 18, 2017

Cantwell was the subject of a Vice documentary about the white-supremacist Unite The Right marches in Charlottesville, Virginia, over the past weekend, where he offered numerous racist and threatening comments while acting as a march organizer and riding in a auto alongside former KKK Grand Wizard David Duke.

Trump abandons plans for infrastructure advisory council

August 18, 2017

Anyone who is shocked or crying on cable networks after Donald Trump's Charlottesville press conference have either been blind to his entire administration or feel guilty about their complicity in normalizing it. And more than half of Republicans polled, 56 percent, thought Trump was having no effect on race relations around the country, while 70 percent of Democrats said Trump's actions were creating more division.

Devon Energy Corporation (NYSE:DVN) Rating Lowered to Sell at BidaskClub

August 18, 2017

Wafra Investment Advisory Group Inc. Plante Moran Advisors Ltd Liability Company invested in 0% or 87 shares. The stock's market capitalization is 16.11B. On Friday, July 14 the stock rating was maintained by RBC Capital Markets with "Sell". The company was downgraded on Friday, February 19 by Wolfe Research.

Man arrested after woman's remains found in shopping cart

August 18, 2017

Wednesday. Police say two men called 911 when they found a black garbage bag covering a box containing the human remains inside the cart. Soon after, a woman who was later identified as an apartment maintenance worker, tried to move it before leaving it next to a tree on East 182nd Street, where it sat until the two men happened upon it the following day.

Finland stabbings: Man shot and held after Turku attacks

August 18, 2017

Police said they arrested one person after a shootout and had launched a manhunt for other possible attackers. One person tweeted: "At least 5 victims, most likely some fatalities one was a woman with a baby". "Police shot the suspected perpetrator in the legs", police wrote on Twitter. "We recommend that people avoid central Turku". People have been warned to stay away from the city centre.

Palestinian terrorist deported from United States after lying on immigration forms

August 18, 2017

In both applications, she failed to disclose her arrest and convictions in the bombings. Was she preparing them for filling out their immigration applications? According to a plea agreement Odeh signed, she admitted that she lied about her criminal history.

Michael Barrymore wins police payment over wrongful arrest

August 18, 2017

The TV star was detained in 2007, six years after the body of the 31-year-old was discovered in the swimming pool of Barrymore's home in Lubbock, Essex . The ruling dealt only with the level of damages - not a specific sum - to be... No one has yet been brought to justice over the death. "Essex Police remain committed to establishing what happened".

Erdogan Calls on Turks in Germany to Vote Against Turkey's Foes

August 18, 2017

He complained that German authorities are not doing enough to assist Turkey in its push to prosecute members of the Gülen movement, which it blames for a failed coup a year ago. Erdoğan blamed Germany for a downturn in bilateral relations and said it was up to the Germans to fix it. "Turkey has no responsibility", the Turkish president said.

Fox CEO rips Trump, donates $1M to Anti-Defamation League

August 18, 2017

According to the New York Times , James Murdoch , son of Fox News magnate and Trump confidante Rupert Murdoch, has done just that. CNN reported that the letter also stated that "There are no good Nazis, standing up to Nazi's is essential".

Sword attack outside Taiwan presidential office

August 18, 2017

The 51-year-old man, identified by his surname, Lu, was overpowered by other guards and prevented from entering the almost 100-year-old structure in the center of the capital. Taiwan's Defence Minister Feng Shih-kuan said there had been an event for palace workers and their families going on at the time, and thanked security guards for their actions.

Four HRs sink Grosse Pointe Woods-Shores in Little League World Series

August 18, 2017

Lamade Stadium in South Williamsport, Pa. Now Woods-Shores is in the same situation it faced in the Great Lakes Regional, when Grosse Pointe lost the opener to OH 10-2 before winning four straight games to come out of the loser's bracket and reach the LLWS for the first time since 2013.

Americans Are Sharply Divided Over Trump's Charlottesville Response, Poll Shows

August 18, 2017

Some of those dissatisfied with Trump's response voted for him in the 2016 election. The survey was taken after Trump's comments on Monday in which he named white supremacists as a hate group, but nearly entirely before his press conference Tuesday, in which he assigned blame for the violence in Charlottesville to both the white supremacist rally and the counter-protesters.

Calif. Woman Searching for Husband in Barcelona After Attack

August 18, 2017

About eight hours after a vehicle rammed into a crowd of pedestrians in Las Ramblas, killing at least 13 people and injuring dozens of others, another attack was carried out in the Spanish resort town of Cambrils, where at least one person was killed.

US, Chinese military leaders sign agreement to increase communication

August 18, 2017

In an apparent warning message to Pyongyang, Dunford on Wednesday visited an air base in Shenyang, the capital of Liaoning Province, which borders North Korea. The chairman also told Chinese officials that President Donald J. Trump expects the chairman to have credible military options in the event the diplomatic and economic pressure fails to achieve denuclearization.

Heated rhetoric on N. Korea alarms global leaders

August 18, 2017

In South Korea, where both the military and civilians are used to facing threats from North Korea, Defense Minister Song Young-moo warned the country's armed forces "to maintain full readiness" to "immediately punish with powerful force" any action against the South.

President Trump: North Korea 'will regret it fast'

August 18, 2017

On Friday, Trump indicated that he believed he was sending a clear message to North Korea. President Trump on Friday sought to calm frayed nerves over his war of words with North Korea, saying "hopefully it will all work out", writes The Hill .

Nitish Kumar for probe in Srijan scam

August 18, 2017

The cases are being investigated by the Economic Offences Unit of Bihar Police. "The lookout notice against NGO secretary Priya Kumar and her husband Amit Kumar has been sent to all airports of the country to prevent them from leaving the country", Additional Director General of Police (Headquarters) S K Singhal said.

China official rebukes Bannon: 'No victor in a trade war'

August 18, 2017

He was dismissive of Mr Trump's vow to bring down "fire and fury" on North Korea if it continued to threaten the United States with missiles and nuclear weapons. is at economic war with it, prompting Beijing to warn that "there is no victor in a trade war ". A foreign ministry spokeswoman, Hua Chunying, said Thursday both sides have benefited from trade.

Top US general: North Korean nuclear attack is 'unimaginable'

August 18, 2017

U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Marine Corps Gen. Joseph Dunford , left, shakes hands with China's Central Military Commission Vice Chairman Fan Changlong, at the Bayi Building in Beijing , China, Thursday, Aug. This month, China agreed to the toughest United Nations Security Council sanctions to date against the DPRK. They called the joint exercises defensive in nature, but North Korea has long denounced them as a rehearsal for a nuclear war against it.

Osinbajo in Rwanda for Kagame's Swearing

August 18, 2017

The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat also arrived in Kigali on Thursday with former Botswana President Festus Mogae and former Tanzania President Benjamin Mkapa. After taking oath of office, Mr. Kagame said that "there's no fight that scares Rwanda because God has been/is always on our side". In his congratulatory message, Uhuru said the re-election of President Kagame renews friendship and alliance between the two countries.

Forecast: 40 percent chance of morning showers, thunderstorms

August 18, 2017

High pressure will build in on Sunday and Monday . Monday (Solar Eclipse ).Partly cloudy. Saturday night: Partly cloudy with a low around 74. For Friday into the weekend typical August weather is expected with a chance for showers and thunderstorms each day with highs in the 90s and lows in the 70s.

Make your DIY solar eclipse viewer

August 18, 2017

Even those glasses you ordered from Amazon specifically for this event might not be safe , and at this point, eclipse glasses for sale online are expensive or not available until after the eclipse (tres helpful). Stand with your back to the sun and hold the colander up, with the shadows pointing down on a piece of paper. Is it a little like Plato's cave in that you're experiencing a shadow of the thing and not the thing itself? A longer box will give you a larger projection! Watch as the ...

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