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BJP sweeps Mira-Bhayander civic polls, Shiv Sena suffers big jolt

August 21, 2017

The saffron party emerged as the clear victor as Shiv Sena and Congress won 22 seats and 10 seats respectively. The BJP that was in power in the Mira-Bhayander Corporation with Shiv Sena doubled its tally from 31 to 62. Assuring the million-strong population of Mira Road-Bhaynder twin towns of "speedy development", he thanked the people for giving the BJP a spectacular victory.

NAFTA Negotiators Pledge Fast-Paced Talks For Revamped Deal

August 21, 2017

The joint statement said the three countries made "detailed conceptual presentations" across the scope of NAFTA issues and began work to negotiate some of the agreement's texts, although it did not provide details on the topics. It was practically required under US law. However, economists believe reducing USA trade deficits through NAFTA renegotiations could prove to be hard.

Elysee clarifies Brigitte Macron's role

August 21, 2017

Brigitte would not have a salary or formal title, according to The Times , but the Associated Press reported that she now has an office at the Elysée Place, two advisers, two secretaries, and bodyguards. She said she would now post a job description online, highlighting her charity work and other engagements, which she will do for free. Past French presidential wives have had small teams working for them at the Elysee, but did not receive a salary.

Dutch Bros recalls eclipse glasses, tells customers not to use them

August 21, 2017

Dutch Bros said it had purchased its giveaway glasses after receiving certification of ISO compliance from the manufacturer. Dutch Bros is offering a free drink to make up of the mistake of providing unreliable eye protection meant to help people experience a once in a generation event.

President Moon vows to build strong, self-reliant defense to ensure peace

August 21, 2017

Trump had promised to seek negotiations and approval from South Korea before taking any options regarding North Korea , Moon also said. Dunford was in Seoul speaking to South Korean military officials, including Defence Minister Song Young-moo.

United Kingdom urges European Union to consider goods and services together in Brexit proposals

August 21, 2017

To ensure patient safety and consumer protection in the EU27 and United Kingdom are maintained by agreeing continued oversight of products to ensure the necessary action can be taken for non-compliant or unsafe goods. Meanwhile, the Government's new chief trade negotiation adviser, Crawford Falconer, said the trade deals Britain could strike after Brexit would help boost global security.

Secret Service nearing spending limit for protecting Trump

August 21, 2017

According to the paper, this is largely due to Donald Trump's decision to split time between multiple residences and vacation frequently, with each of those trips costing a small fortune . For starters, the president's legally mandated protectors exited their Trump Tower post following a lease dispute with its namesake's company. "I can't change that".

American killed, 1 injured in Spain attacks

August 21, 2017

It was the latest in a string of attacks across Europe in the past 13 months in which militants have used vehicles as weapons - a crude but deadly tactic that is near-impossible to prevent and has now killed almost 130 people in France, Germany, Britain, Sweden, and Spain.

Another US Rep. Says He's Bringing Impeachment Articles Against Trump

August 21, 2017

The Memphis Democrat made the announcement Thursday morning in a statement. Cohen took issue with those words, writing, "There are no good Nazis". Democrats and Republicans alike have criticized Trump over his response to the bloody clashes in Charlottesville that left one dead and at least 19 others after James Alex Fields Jr., a 20-year-old who came to participate in the rally, allegedly rammed his auto into a crowd of counterprotesters.

Police say 'terrorist cell from Barcelona' broken as manhunt continues

August 21, 2017

Moussa Oukabir , the 18-year-old who was previously reported as the key suspect in Barcelona attack, was one of five men shot dead by police in a second terror attack in the coastal town of Cambrils, authorities said on Friday night. Authorities said 53 people injured in the attacks were still in hospital on Saturday, with 13 in a critical condition and 22 in a serious condition.

Judge shot outside OH courtroom; 1 suspect killed, 1 in custody

August 21, 2017

He was flown to a Pittsburgh-area hospital. Mavromatis said Bruzzese was talking after being shot and was in stable condition. Police said a man who was in the vehicle with the suspected shooter was taken into custody. Officials told WTOV the courthouse would be closed Monday, in light of the shooting. Witnesses told the news station that they heard what sounded like seven to eight gunshots.

Korea to provide $300000 to disaster-hit Sierra Leone

August 21, 2017

A front-page story published by The New York Times says a software author linked to the hacking of the committee's servers had surrendered and was cooperating with authorities, citing a police cyber unit in Ukraine. Although the government has not provided official figures yet, Red Cross estimates more than 600 possible missing people under the mud. The government has called for the evacuation of another 10,000 people living on an unstable hillside in Freetown, where a large crack has opened.

Man, woman killed in fall at Zoar Valley

August 21, 2017

Two adults have died, and two children were hospitalized after a fall from one of the cliffs at Zoar Valley early Sunday afternoon. Rescue crews also found sneakers that were too large for the 4-year-old and began a search. GOWANDA, N.Y. (CBS/AP) Police in western NY say two adult hikers died and one of their children was hurt when they fell from a cliff. "They flagged down a third hiker who made the call".

Afghanistan: Clashes under way between armed forces and militants in Jowzjan province

August 21, 2017

The militants set fire to several mosques, torched at least 30 houses, beheaded a number of villagers and shot dozens of others dead, officials said. Back then, the local Afghan officials had claimed that more than 50 civilians, including women and children had been killed by the militants.

Palm Beach Zoo announces decision to move event from Mar-a-Lago

August 21, 2017

In a defiant news conference on Tuesday, Trump defended white nationalist and neo-Nazi groups who incited violence during demonstrations in Charlottesville last weekend. Also on Thursday, The American Cancer society said "it has become increasingly clear" that hosting its fundraiser on Trump-owned property presents a "challenge" to its values.

Filipinos killed in fresh Abu Sayyaf attack in southern Philippines

August 21, 2017

The attack happened at around 5:30 a.m. Monday in Barangay Tubigan, Maluso while most of the residents are still asleep, the military reported. Col. Do Trung Hieu along with five other crew of M/V Royal 16 crew members - identified as Pham Minh Tuan, Tran Khac Dung, Hoang Trung Thong, Hoang Van Hai, and Huang Vo - were abducted by the group of Sulu-based sub-leader Alvin "Arab Puti" Yusop, Alhabsy Misaya and Basilan-based sub-leader Radzmil "Kubayb" Jannatul while sailing near Sibago ...

Iman Shares Image Of Bowie's Daughter Lexi On 17th Birthday

August 21, 2017

Iman , 62, and Bowie were married from 1992 until Bowie's death of cancer in 2016 at the age of 69. Gary Graff is an award-winning music journalist who not only covers music but has written books on Bob Seger, Neil Young and Bruce Springsteen.

US, South Korea launch joint military drills despite N Korea threats

August 21, 2017

The Ulchi Freedom Guardian exercise will bring together as many as 50,000 South Korean soldiers and approximately 17,500 United States service members for a computer simulation of war on the Korean Peninsula. During last year's Ulchi drills, North Korea test-fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile that flew about 500 kilometres (310 miles) in the longest flight by that type of weapon.

Vladimir Putin appoints new Russian ambassador to US

August 21, 2017

The 62-year-old recently completed a almost six-year stint as a deputy in Russia's defence ministry. Previously he served as a deputy defence minister. There were numerous speculations, especially in USA mainstream media, over Kislyak's alleged activity of spreading Russian influence in the United States, including during the 2016 U.S.

Chhattisgarh CM orders probe into death of babies in hospital

August 21, 2017

Four babies died on Sunday in a hospital in Chhattisgarh's capital Raipur allegedly because an attendant, drunk on duty, passed out and the oxygen supply stopped for around 30 minutes. The boy's father, Prakash Vishwakarma, a resident of Balaghat, said his child had a hole in his heart. The incident comes days after the death of over 72 children in state-run hospital in Gorakhpur, apparently due to encephalitis.

Powerball jackpot climbs to $535 million after no victor drawn

August 21, 2017

No one claimed the winning numbers of 17, 19, 39, 43, 68 and a Powerball of 13 on Saturday evening - ultimately extending the lottery's streak with no winners, which began on June 10. The lottery estimates there's a one in 292 million shot of matching all six winning numbers and a one in 11.68 million chance of matching five of them.

Powerball jackpot rolls over to $650M for Wednesday

August 21, 2017

The winning numbers were 17, 19, 39, 43 and 68 with a Powerball of 13; the Power Play was 4. The numbers have been drawn for one of the nation's biggest lottery jackpots. Pennsylvania did have a $150,000 Powerball with Power Play victor Wednesday night., That ticket was sold in Luzerne County. The Multi-State Lottery Association runs Powerball for 44 U.S.

Malaysia insists leading SAR for missing U.S. sailors

August 21, 2017

Malaysia's navy chief Ahmad Kamarulzaman Ahmad Badaruddin tweeted that two Malaysian naval ships were deployed to help look for the missing USA sailors. The guided-missile destroyer collided with a merchant ship in waters east of Singapore and the Straits of Malacca early Monday. ORIGINAL: A U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer has collided with a merchant ship in waters east of Singapore and the Straits of Malacca.

Scientists warn fake solar eclipse glasses could cook your retina

August 21, 2017

The Maryville R-II School District has announced that it is canceling classes Monday due to concerns that darkened glasses intended for distribution to students in order to view that day's solar eclipse may be defective. "There are serious risks associated with viewing a solar eclipse directly, even when using solar filter glasses", USA Today quotes OH optometrist Michael Schecter as saying.

S.Korea, US kick off joint annual war game amid de-escalating tension

August 21, 2017

On the eve of the exercises, North Korea's leading mouthpiece Rodong Sinmun said in an editorial: " The joint exercise is the most explicit expression of hostility against us, and no one can guarantee that the exercise won't evolve into actual fighting ".

Tejashwi, Rabri demand Nitish's resignation over Srijan scam

August 21, 2017

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday had recommended a CBI probe into what's now being termed as Rs 1500 crore Srijan scam. During investigation, the Bihar police said that Mandal had admitted to receiving Rs. Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar had later confirmed that a scam of siphoning off government money from the Bhagalpur district treasury by the NGO had happened.

United States embassy to suspend issuance of nonimmigrant visas in Russian Federation

August 21, 2017

Outside of the Russian capital, at the consulates in St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg, and Vladivostok, visa operations would remain suspended indefinitely, the U.S. decision to reduce its visa services in Russian Federation after Moscow ordered the USA to sharply cut its diplomatic and technical staff. Now those wanting to visit the USA face travelling to Moscow for the application process.

U.S. embassy in Russian Federation temporarily halts issue of non-immigrant visas

August 21, 2017

The U.S. embassy said on its website that it would suspend all nonimmigrant visa operations across Russian Federation on August 23 and restart them on September 1 "on a greatly reduced scale". "We will operate at reduced capacity for as long as our staffing levels are reduced", it said. Trump signed the legislation earlier this month. However, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson criticized the Russian decision to expel diplomats, saying that "this had created serious mistrust", and vowed ...

Sexy actress Ileana D'Cruz crossed six million followers on her Instagram

August 21, 2017

Then he said sorry can I have a selfie, I said no you can't, behave yourself". "It was like a power trip for them", she shuddered apprehensively, admitting she didn't want to put her chauffeur in an unsafe situation, where he'd have been up against six men.

Russian Aerospace Forces Destroy Daesh Convoy Heading To Syrian Deir ez-Zor

August 21, 2017

The militants were heading towards Deir Ezzor city, the Russian Ministry of Defence reports. The defense ministry added that throughout August militants had been trying to focus on the province of Deir ez-Zor, while the Russian air forces and Syrian government troops were ousting them from the south of Raqqa province and the west of Homs province.

University of Texas removes Confederate statues

August 21, 2017

The University of Texas at Austin is removing the statues of four figures tied to the Confederacy, the school's president said on Sunday, saying they had become symbols of white supremacy. Heather Heyer, 32, was killed when James A. Fields Jr. rammed his vehicle into a crowd of protestors at a "Unite the Right" rally. White nationalists and counterprotesters clashed this month in Charlottesville, Virginia, and one woman was killed when a suspected white nationalist crashed his auto into ...

Maharashtra Class 12th Supplementary Result 2017 declared, check at mahresult

August 21, 2017

Now all the candidates who have attended the for the Supply exams are surfing the internet for Maharashtra HSC Supplementary Results 2017 . On Aug 21st, officials have published the Maharashtra Board HSC Supply Results 2017. There are a total of 2,710 examination centres across the nine divisions of Pune, Nagpur, Aurangabad, Mumbai, Kolhapur, Amaravati, Nashik, Latur and Konkan.

Finnish police request detention of five suspects arrested over knife attack

August 21, 2017

Police also arrested four other Moroccan men over possible links to him and issued an global arrest warrant for a sixth Moroccan, they said. Mechkah, who is now being treated in hospital, is charged with murder and attempted murder with terrorist intent, the District Court of Southwest Finland said Monday.

Backed Iraqi forces launch operation to retake Tal Afar from ISIS

August 21, 2017

Iraqi troops, backed by warplanes, on Sunday stepped up their attack on the terrorists in Tal Afar and inflicted major losses on them, Iraq's al-Sumaria news website reported. Grande says more than 30,000 people have already fled, but didn't say since when. Maj-Gen Najm al-Jabouri told Reuters news agency the jihadists were "worn out and demoralised" and that he did not expect a fierce battle for the town like the one for Mosul, which lasted nearly nine months and took a heavy toll on ...

House Democrats co-sponsor resolution to censure Trump

August 21, 2017

President Donald Trump is taking a swipe at fellow Republicans and decried American "history and culture" being ripped apart in a series of tweets . "It could give them some cover for not so much endorsing the president, but for not moving away from him". The Movement for Black Lives, which includes the Black Lives Matter Global Network, Black Youth Project 100 and Color of Change, has been among the social-justice activist groups leading the charge against a feared resurgence in white ...

Hot and humid for Sunday with a chance for storms

August 21, 2017

After the eclipse, temperatures will cool a few degrees and rain chances will go down in the afternoon. Late Monday night and into Tuesday is our next expected chance for showers and storms. Increasing shower chances by late evening for Monday . Chance of rain around 30%. We see plenty of sunshine with light northerly winds. Rain chances for Monday and Tuesday will be at 40%.

Mattis traveling to Jordan, Turkey, Ukraine next week

August 21, 2017

The Pentagon says Defense Secretary Jim Mattis will visit Ukraine next week to reassure government leaders that the USA does not accept Russia's annexation of Ukraine's Crimea region. The Defense Department (DOD) said in a statement he will offer held USA assistance to President Erdoğan in "the fight against the PKK". State Department , has been responsible for numerous attacks in Turkey.

Darjeeling Blast: GJM Alleges Bengal Govt's Hand, Gurung Demands NIA Probe

August 21, 2017

The situation in Darjeeling remained tense as the strike, demanding a separate state of Gorkhaland, entered its 67th day today. A massive manhunt was today launched to track those behind the grenade blast in Kalimpong police station that left a civic police volunteer dead and two others injured even as the police is suspecting the hand of the GJM behind the attack.

Indian woman granted divorce over husband's failure to build toilet

August 21, 2017

As per a family court, the absence of toilet inside home constituted to "cruelty" against the wife. The woman who was married in 2011, had approached the court in 2015, The Times of India reported. This kind of divorce petition has been perhaps the first of its kind. The court allowed for the marriage to be dissolved stating that it amounts to "outraging the modesty of a woman".

Supreme Court grants bail to Malegaon blast accused Shrikant Purohit

August 21, 2017

Salve told the apex court that Lieutenant Colonel Purohit was allegedly caught in the political crossfire and was falsely implicated in the case. Seven people were killed and almost 100 others injured when a bomb strapped to a motorcycle exploded in Nasik district's Malegaon town on September 29, 2008.

Barcelona attack van driver search extended to Europe

August 21, 2017

Spanish authorities have now revealed they have widened the search and admitted he could have already crossed over the border. The Australian, Philippines and British governments announced Friday that the 7-year-old son of a woman seriously injured in the attack had become separated from her and was missing.

Weather forecast "uncertain" for eclipse Monday

August 21, 2017

Otherwise it will be partly cloudy during most of the eclipse. Lingering moisture and instability will result in periodic cloudiness, showers and possible isolated thunderstorms today . Showers will be scattered throughout the afternoon and evening hours. Those showers could move in right at the start of the solar eclipse. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent.

Neymar Was Taking The Piss With His Goal Against Toulouse Tonight

August 21, 2017

Neymar , who moved to Parc des Princes this summer in a world record transfer of £196 million, was previously linked to make a switch to Old Trafford, according to different reports. Neymar's creative brilliance surpassed his rivals in Europe per 90, with 0.90 assists compared with Messi's 0.22 and Ronaldo on 0.37. But he's exceeded them through two Ligue 1 (French first division) games.

Stolen auto crash kills Adelaide woman

August 21, 2017

Officers briefly went after the two cars travelling in convoy minutes before the crash, but quickly broke off due to how dangerously they were being driven. The sedan was briefly pursued at this time, but the pursuit was terminated nearly immediately due to the unsafe driving, police said. The cars had been spotted travelling at speeds of up to 110kmh in suburban Adelaide.

Did Sasikala move out of jail? CCTV footage raises question

August 21, 2017

The video shows Sasikala along with her relative Ilavarasi, convicted by the Supreme Court in a disproportionate assets case, walking into the main entry area of the high-security jail. Sasikala has been lodged at the Parappana Agrahara central jail in Bengaluru since her conviction in February in a disproportionate assets case along with her two relatives, VN Sudhakaran and Elavarasi, all serving a four-year jail term.

Radio Host Files Defamation Suit Against Ohio Man Behind White Nationalist Website

August 21, 2017

AFP was able to access the page briefly on Wednesday evening, where one headline read "A tale of true friendship: Trump called Putin to get us a new domain!" "In the Civil Rights era, cases that formed the basis of today's protections of freedom of speech, the NAACP's voice was the one attacked ", EFF wrote .

North Korea warns of 'merciless strike' ahead of US-South Korea drills

August 21, 2017

Pyongyang later said it was holding off firing towards Guam while it waited to see what the United States would do next. The messages in Rodong Sinmun, the official government newspaper, come a day before the United States starts the Ulchi Freedom Guardian military exercises with South Korea.

Tennessee congressman to file articles of impeachment

August 21, 2017

Cohen took issue with those words, writing, "There are no good Nazis". One person, Heather Heyer, died in Charlottesville on Saturday after a white supremacist allegedly drove his auto into a crowd of counterprotesters. The House Judiciary chairman - a Republican - would have to allow for impeachment hearings for this legislation to get off the ground. Last month, Rep.

Pyongyang hits out at S. Korea-US war games

August 21, 2017

Earlier this month, President Donald Trump pledged to answer North Korean aggression with " fire and fury ". The warning comes a day ahead of the start of the joint US and South Korean Ulchi-Freedom Guardian military exercises, amid escalating tensions between the countries.

USA troop reduction in exercise not due to N.Korea concerns: Mattis

August 21, 2017

A reduction in US troops taking part in a joint exercise with South Korean forces this year simply reflects a need for fewer personnel and is not because of tensions with North Korea, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Sunday. Trump administration announced the 10-day military exercises set to begin Monday, would go ahead as scheduled. The United Nations in a unanimous vote recently adopted new sanctions against North Korea.

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