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Las Vegas massacre: Shooter had money issues, motive still unclear

November 04, 2017

By the time authorizes made their way to the room in question, Paddock had already turned the gun on himself and taken his own life. He was known at numerous Vegas casinos for gambling thousands of dollars, and his brother described him as a wealthy and generous man.

Stampede kills 3 in Bihar during Kartik Purnima celebrations

November 04, 2017

They accused the administration of throwing two bodies into the river. "The news agency took it to Twitter to broke the news and wrote, "#SpotVisuals: "3 dead & 10 injured after the stampede at Simaria Ghat in #Bihar's Begusarai". The stampede took place on Saturday morning during the Kartik Purnima celebrations of Simaria Ghat where devotees had gathered for the holy dip. Following the incident, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had sanctioned Rs 2 lakh each to kin of those killed and Rs ...

Couple nabbed for extorting money from suspended Maharashtra IAS officer

November 04, 2017

Television actress Shraddha Mangle and her husband Satish, employed as a private detective, have been arrested by the Thane police for allegedly extorting a sum of Rs. He was supposed to receive Rs 1 crore of that amount on Friday in Thane. Mopwalwar then complained to Thane police and after an investigation, police then arrested him while accepting an INR 1 Cr bribe at Dombivali from Mopalwar.

Governor Vetoes Marijuana Legalization Bill

November 04, 2017

Lepage said he did not want to be in violation of federal law. "If we are adopting a law that will legalize and establish a new industry and impose a new regulatory infrastructure that requires significant private and public investment, we need assurances that a change in policy or administration at the federal level will not nullify those investments".

Graham's four tries lead Aussies to win over France

November 04, 2017

Wade Graham scored four tries as the holders triumphed 52-6 in their second Group A outing. He joins England's Keith Fielding, New Zealand's Manu Vatuvei and four fellow Australians in Wendell Sailor, Mat Rogers, Jarryd Hayne and Brett Morris.

After Mueller charges unsealed, senator has 'serious concerns' about Sam Clovis nomination

November 04, 2017

Sen. Debbie Stabenow is the top Democrat on the Senate Agriculture Committee, before which Clovis - President Trump's national campaign co-chairman - is set to appear next week for his confirmation hearing. Papadopoulos continued to email campaign officials about a possible meeting with individuals claiming to work for the Russian government who were offering "dirt" including emails about Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.

Corker: Trump's Pressure On DOJ, FBI Is 'Totally Inappropriate'

November 04, 2017

Trump's bloodlust for his former rival was broached on MSNBC Friday morning, as host Willie Geist lamented that the president is "imploring the Justice Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to go after his political opponents".

NY Voters Weigh In On Whether State Should Hold Constitutional Convention

November 04, 2017

Vote "yes" for a constitutional convention. The convention process is lawless. This Election Day, when voters go to the polls, they will not only be asked to choose their representatives for local and county offices, they will be asked to approve or reject three statewide ballot proposals.

Couple held for pushing Delhi girls into bar dancing

November 04, 2017

A team under the supervision of SP Tyagi, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Mayapuri, was constituted to rescue the girls and nab the accused. The accused also took away their IDs and their cell phones after she learnt that the two cousins had alerted their family in Delhi and did not allow them to leave Siliguri, they said.

Debate organised at BGH on Vigilance Awareness Week

November 04, 2017

The employees also took an "integrity pledge" the content of which was provided by the government, he added. Other officials who graced the today's event included MP Prasanna Patasani, chief secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi and director of vigilance department Debasis Panigrahi.

Amber Alert issued for 1-month-old boy in Fort Tejon

November 04, 2017

Bauer said he the man was armed with a handgun. They boy is described as Asian with brown hair and eyes. No other information has been released at this time. He is believed to be wearing a navy blue onesie, according to police officials. Call 911 if you see the suspect or Jefferson. The Amber Alert was issued for Kern, Kings, Fresno, Los Angeles and Tulare counties.

Police say man threatened to kill officers

November 04, 2017

The incident took place Thursday around 5:10 p.m. and began when a person called police to say they received threatening text messages from a man they knew. Rob Carver, with the Winnipeg Police Service, said. When the suspect attempted to leave the vehicle with a knife in hand, he was Tasered twice and officers arrested him.

Universal Display Jumps 7%: Q3 Crushes Consensus, Raises Year View

November 04, 2017

Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (RIGL) has risen 4.56% since November 3, 2016 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 30.41% the S&P500. In addition, information related to the demand of large area displays across various application segments including television, notebook, monitor, tablets and digital signage among others is also highlighted in this report.

Here come the sexual harassment stories from Congress

November 04, 2017

The Wisconsin Republican says lawmakers have approached him in recent days to express concerns about House policies against harassment. "It's a man's world, it's still a man's world", Bono said of Congress. Former Rep. Hilda Solis, now a Los Angeles County supervisor, recalls repeated unwanted harassing overtures from one lawmaker, though she declined to name him or go into detail.

Evans files application for bail, accelerated hearing

November 04, 2017

The judge, however, ruled that the application lacked merit. The Lagos State Government recently amended the charges against Evans accusing him of conspiracy and kidnapping. However, the Lagos State Director of Public Prosecutions, Titilayo Shitta-Bay, countered Evans bail application. Before the amended charges were read to the defendants, Mr Olukoya Ogungbeje, the counsel to Evans and Amadi had opposed the reading of the charges to them.

Girl Detained By Border Patrol After Emergency Surgery Released To Parents

November 04, 2017

When Border Patrol agents discovered that she did not have legal status, they followed the ambulance to the hospital, stood guard outside her hospital room and turned her over to immigration custody after her release. "Moving forward, we must address the Trump administration's callous actions", Castro said. The ACLU sued the government on Rosa Maria's behalf on October 31, just days after she and an adult cousin were followed by Border Patrol to a children's hospital.

Hillary Clinton Considers Dressing as the President for Halloween

November 04, 2017

When the interviewer pressed, Clinton had an answer to supply: "I think I will maybe come as the president", she declared, to cheers and applause from those in attendance. Over the weekend, Clinton posted a dig at former FBI Director James Comey, who one year ago reopened the bureau's investigation into her use of a private email server while at the U.S.

Nebraska DHHS reports first flu death of season

November 04, 2017

Last season, there were 58 flu-related deaths, including 2 children. "Sometimes you'll get a low-grade fever and a cough". Health officials will only say it was a person over 65 years old. Dr. Tom Safranek, Nebraska's state epidemiologist, said it is early for the state to record a flu-related death. Anyone can get the flu. "The death that we had underscores the seriousness of Influenza and the potential for a very serious health impact".

Hope Hicks to be interviewed by Mueller's team

November 04, 2017

Mueller has already interviewed former members of Trump's administration, including former press secretary Sean Spicer and former chief of staff Reince Priebus. News of Hicks' scheduled interview comes amid a flurry of developments for Mueller's team, which is investigating Russian meddling in the 2016 USA election.

Federal judge refuses order allowing Russian lawyer back in US

November 04, 2017

In a ruling issued Friday afternoon, U.S. District Judge William Pauley III of the Southern District of NY denied motions by Prevezon to grant immigration parole to Natalia Veselnitskaya, a Russian lawyer whose June 2016 meeting with Donald Trump Jr., Jared Kushner and Paul Manafort at Trump Tower raised concerns about Russian influence in last year's presidential election.

NY terror suspect was radicalized domestically, Gov. Cuomo says

November 04, 2017

SCENE PHOTOS: Truck mows down crowd on bike pathThe almost one-mile-long attack that killed eight people and injured about a dozen others spanned more than a mile, before the suspect crashed into a school bus and ran away. "It will endure." "It will endure" refers to ISIS . It's no longer about the training camps in a geographic area, they now have a platform with the internet and you can download material and they have a simple template: "rent a auto or truck, create mayhem", Cuomo said.

MA becomes the first state to ban bump stocks

November 04, 2017

Healey last week led a call from 33 state and territorial attorneys general to Congress to ban the devices, citing their use in the Las Vegas Route 91 Harvest festival shooting that left 58 dead. The Gun Owners Action League of MA, an affiliate of the National Rifle Association, had called on Republican Gov. Charlie Baker to veto the ban. "The provision passed by the legislature yesterday allows for excessive punishment including life imprisonment, with a minimum sentence of 18 months, for ...

Railway hotel tender case: ED summons Tejashwi Yadav on November 13

November 04, 2017

PATNA A spat between JD (U) and its former ally RJD, over success or otherwise of prohibition in Bihar, turned into a bitter slanging match between the two sides on Friday, with dignity of a woman turning an "incidental casualty".The ruling Janata Dal (United) accused RJD chief Lalu Prasad and his sons -Tej Pratap Yadav and Tejashwi Prasad Yadav as "habitual drinkers".

Trump reverses course, decides to attend the East Asia Summit

November 04, 2017

Frizzle . President Trump has chose to attend a summit meeting of Pacific Rim leaders in the Philippines on November 14, the White House said on Friday, a decision that will tack an extra day onto his already marathon tour of the region. We're here to talk about fashion. White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders later confirmed the move. Pence even offered to go in Trump's place, officials said, but was reminded that tradition says the president and vice president can't be ...

BTS Are Performing 'DNA' at the American Music Awards 2017!

November 04, 2017

The annual awards show will mark the K-pop group's first performance on USA television, according to an AMAs press release. "We are also excited to show our fans, ARMY, the first ever USA live TV performance of 'DNA'". Catch BTS perform LIVE on the American Music Awards on November 19th, 8/7c on ABC. As fans definitely remember, the group managed to win an award as Top Social Artist at the BMAs, beating artists like Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber.

Liberia's Presidential Runoff Delayed by Fraud Investigation

November 04, 2017

The vote is meant to mark Liberia's first democratic transition of power since 1944, but the Supreme Court this week halted preparations while it examined charges by third-place finisher Charles Brumskine's Liberty Party that the October 10 first round was marred by fraud.

Trump nominee in danger of being pulled after Russian Federation revelations

November 04, 2017

As controversy involving the Russian election scandal swirled around Sam Clovis , President Donald Trump's nominee for a high-level Agriculture Department position, Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kan., declined to discuss Clovis while Senate Agriculture ranking member Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., issued a statement reiterating that she opposes his nomination.

China says CPEC won't be affected by change of govt in Pakistan

November 04, 2017

Being a honest friend of Pakistan, China wants Pakistan to seize this opportunity", Chinese Foreign Ministry's Deputy Division Director on Asian Affairs Liu Pengfei said during a briefing held here for a Pakistani media delegation. She was addressing a ceremony of CPEC cultural Caravan at Pakistan National Council of Arts in Islamabad on Friday. She said in 2013 country was ailing because of terrorist activities and the current government, common people and armed forces through tireless ...

18-month-old girl raped by neighbour undergoes emergency surgery

November 04, 2017

Currently, she is stable and out of danger". Ramesh, who worked as a labourer, was arrested from a nearby village. Talking to the daily, Asthana cited an example of 18-year-old accused, who regretted his deeds but admitted that pornography had left him with an urge he was unable to control.

Florida police officers kill armed man who shouted slurs

November 04, 2017

Giddens said officers had been called to Roach's home eight times previously, though he was not specific about the timeframe over which those calls occurred. No officers were injured, Gross said. Police say that Roach is a convicted felon with a criminal history that includes three felony and two misdemeanor arrests.

Indians exercise club options on Brantley & Tomlin

November 04, 2017

If the option had been declined, he would have been owed a $1 million buyout. Brantley's career has been significantly slowed by shoulder and ankle injuries since. Over his last 10 starts after July 6, Josh went 6-0 with a 3.11 ERA (19ER/55.0IP) and his 0.89 walks per 9.0 innings was the lowest ratio in Major League Baseball.

Alabama teens arrested after laced gummies send 6 students to hospital

November 04, 2017

The three arrested teens are not being identified. The girls reportedly had elevated heart rates. "This is ridiculous", said Angela Woods, whose child attends Alma Bryant. "However, we've sent it to the department of forensic sciences for further testing to help us clear up what it is". News 5 has confirmed that the gummy bears that sent six Alma Bryant high school students to the hospital were laced with methamphetamine.

FEMA extends Hurricane Irma assistance deadline

November 04, 2017

Next to insurance, SBA low-interest disaster loans are the survivor's primary source of funding for disaster recovery. By phone, call the FEMA Helpline at 800-621-3362. on Sunday. "The SBA is committed to facilitating economic recovery in this disaster". Register with FEMA today to see whether it can help recover from the hurricanes.

Twitter Melts Down After Trump Revives 'Pocahontas' Slur Against Elizabeth Warren

November 03, 2017

There's a good number of Twitter users who are irate with President Trump for reverting to his racially-charged attacks against Elizabeth Warren . The Massachusetts Democrat, who exchanged barbs with the Republican via social media throughout the 2016 campaign, stressed that while she believes the Democratic National Committee "shouldn't play favorites", allegations facing Democratic Party leaders are "a whole lot different from illegally conspiring with Russian Federation".

Small Plane Lands On Highway Near Orlando After Running Out of Gas

November 04, 2017

It remained unclear if there were any passengers on board the aircraft, but authorities say no injuries were reported in the plane or on the ground. "She's cutting in and out". A short time later, the pilot contacted the tower again, saying he had to make an emergency landing. "He is one lucky bastard", a helicopter pilot near the landing scene said.

Mila Kunis Expertly Trolls Mike Pence Every Single Month

November 04, 2017

The Planned Parenthood branches of IN and Kentucky said two weeks after the 2016 presidential elections, they received "thousands IN donations IN the governor's honor". "This is just - I strongly disagree, and this is my little way of showing it". Trolling in honor of Planned Parenthood is the best kind of trolling.

Alabama reserve QB Mac Jones arrested for DUI

November 03, 2017

He was also charged with improver ID by a minor. He's 19 years old. According to a Tuscaloosa Police spokesperson, police responded to a minor auto accident at 2:14 a.m. The 6-foot-2, 190-pound true freshman was rated as the No. 9 pro-style quarterback and No. 162 player overall in the 2017 class. Jones is now third-string behind Tua Tagovailoa and Alabama's starter, Jalen Hurts .

676 more JFK assassination records released

November 04, 2017

There are 29,000 records in that section, and more than 6,000 have been released this year - 2,891 on October 26 and 3,810 on July 24. The release comes roughly a week after President Trump delayed certain records compiled during the investigation, citing national security concerns from the FBI and Central Intelligence Agency.

Wood Stove Causes House Fire Near Bothwell

November 03, 2017

The blaze near Haggerty Rd. and Johnston Rd. caused $186,000 in damage. No one was at home at the time of fire and the residence had working smoke alarms, according to the fire department. Install carbon monoxide detectors in your home near every sleeping area and change the batteries every six months. Fuel-burning appliances can include furnaces, hot water heaters, gas or wood fireplaces, portable fuel-burning heaters and generators, barbecues or stoves.

Trump Administration Issues Report That Climate Change Is Real

November 03, 2017

The Climate Science Special Report published today by the U.S. Global Change Research Program is the first component of the next National Climate Assessment, which is congressionally mandated to be updated every four years. - Heatwaves have become more frequent in the United States since the 1960s, while extreme cold temperatures and cold waves are less frequent. "Continued growth in Carbon dioxide emissions over this century and beyond would lead to an atmospheric concentration not ...

No stay on linkage with mobile, bank accounts

November 03, 2017

However, as per another report , the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) had said that the Supreme Court's ruling will have no effect until the Department of Telecom (DoT) makes any changes to it. The centre says that the 12-digit unique ID or Aadhaar assigned to citizens is a must for government services, filing returns, financial transactions and mobile phones services.

Trump on meeting with former campaign adviser Papadopoulos: 'I don't remember much'

November 03, 2017

Then it turned out that he had kind of talked about some campaign issues with Kislyak at the Mayflower Hotel and then he changed it to, I didn't meet with Russians to talk about interference with the campaign. Sen. Martin Heinrich, a New Mexico Democrat who sits on the Senate intelligence committee, said that despite Sessions' testimony before the panel earlier this year, "it turns out he was at this meeting with George Papadopoulos".

Ex-Catalan leader ponders re-election, awaits word on arrest

November 03, 2017

Also on Friday, the Spanish national court rejected the appeal of the leaders of pro-Catalan independence groups, Omnium Cultural and the Catalan National Assembly (ANC), against the decision taken by Judge Lamela to remand them in custody without bail, pending investigation on charges of sedition.

Russian and Venezuelan officials hit by Canada sanctions

November 03, 2017

A group of Venezuelan officials, including President Nicolas Maduro, were also named. Canada also sanctioned three individuals from South Sudan, the world's youngest country. Investigations by Russia's human-rights council eventually concluded he was beaten to death by prison staff. Mr. Browder says he was the first target last month, when Russian Federation put him on Interpol's most-wanted list for the fifth time.

As Terror Strikes New York, India-US Vow to Increase Cooperation

November 03, 2017

You can't go any lower. Trump also derided political correctness in his Wednesday remarks, complaining that the country is "so politically correct that we're afraid to do anything". Some administration officials are expected to be interviewed by Mueller's team while Trump is on a 12-day trip to Asia. Donald Trump's lawyer said Tuesday that his legal strategy remains unchanged in the wake of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's moves to indict the president's former campaign manager and ...

Boston-area man hurt in NYC attack expected to fully recover

November 03, 2017

Marro, who is originally from Argentina, was in NY to pick up four friends from the South American country who had arrived in the United States, according to Cote. They were expected to travel to Boston too, Cote said. Co-workers at Novartis, where Marro works as a scientist, have launched a crowdfunding campaign to help with the family's expenses.

Unexploded World War bomb confirmed to be huge courgette

November 03, 2017

The 81-year-old resident summoned police to his yard in the southwestern city of Karlsruhe on Thursday morning, the Associated Press said. The offending vegetable, which was very dark in color, weighed about 11 pounds. Concluding vegetable presented no threat to the public or the immediate vicinity, police chose to call off deploying its Explosive Ordnance Disposal Service.

NASA supporters start economic boycott

November 03, 2017

Nasa accuses Safaricom of aiding rigging of August poll in favour of President Kenyatta, a claim the firm has denied and dismissed. Nasa boycotted the fresh presidential elections in October on that the premise the exercise would not be free and fair.

Dalit leader Mewani won't join any party, wants 'arrogant BJP' to go

November 03, 2017

Gandhi in presence of Congress leader Ashok Gehlot and State party chief Bharatsinh Solanki, Mr. Mevani nearly declared open support to Congress by saying he would ask his supporters to vote against BJP. Meanwhile, the 14th legislative assembly elections in Gujarat are to be held by the end of 2017 as the term of 13th assembly ends on January 22, 2018.

U.S. launches air strikes against Isis fighters in Somalia for first time

November 03, 2017

The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the strikes were conducted in northeastern Somalia and an assessment was underway to see how many militants had been hit. It wasn't immediately clear how many militants had been hit, the USA official told media. A Somali security official claimed six missiles struck an ISIS base in Buqa, a remote village in the the nothern state of Puntland.

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