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SC asked to derail TRAIN

January 12, 2018

Solons from Makabayan bloc in a 33-page petition asked the SC for a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) against the TRAIN law, for the grounds of being unconstitutional by having no "quorum" after the Congress leadership succeeded in ratifying it in the last three minutes of the session.

Investigation into Jayda Fransen video in Belfast council chamber

January 12, 2018

Fransen, from Anerley in southeast London, also faces four unrelated charges over alleged threatening behaviour concerning remarks made on December 13 beside a peace wall dividing Catholics from Protestants in Belfast . "I don't know if there's maybe an issue with the videoing in the council chamber but I know that I have taken many of my family members and my friends into the chamber".

Mercedes' Latest Infotainment System Has More Screen Space, Digital Assistant

January 12, 2018

While other auto manufacturers are busy integrating Amazon's Alexa or Google Assistant into their cars, Mercedes-Benz has chosen to develop an entirely new system for its infotainment experience. The new MBUX interface will allow users to make changes through a graphical representation of their vehicle. Like Alexa and Google Assitant, the AI can be used to gain information of the weather and to change various controls in the auto, including climate and volume.

Gwyneth Paltrow is About to Have a Very GOOP Wedding

January 12, 2018

Gwyneth Paltrow has made a decision to give marriage another shot as it's reported that she and her partner of four years Brad Falchuk are offi cially engaged. Earlier in November, she stoked the rumors that she and Falchuk's engagement announcement was imminent by Instagramming a photo of him sitting with Martin with the hashtag #ModernFamily.

Police Pursuit Ends With Couple Making Out Before Being Arrested

January 12, 2018

He ran red lights and passed cars on a shoulder. The auto went off the road, crashed through a fence and drove into a rugged desert area. Cops from several departments joined the pursuit. After his arrest, Perkins, who sustained a broken hand, told Phoenix's KSAZ-TV 10: "I'm sorry, everybody. It was a really stupid thing", as police escorted him out of the building on their way to the station for booking.

Voters could halt Brexit with special general election, suggests Tony Blair

January 12, 2018

In an article on his website , Tony Blair says no-one disputes the 2016 vote on European Union membership, and no-one disputes that if it stands as the expression of British opinion, the United Kingdom will leave the EU. Mr Blair accused his party on Thursday of making a tactical error by failing to oppose and reverse the impact of Brexit . Lord Adonis, who last week quit as Theresa May's infrastructure tsar in part because of her position on Brexit , said that a second poll was justified ...

Hyundai Shows Next-gen Fuel Cell at CES

January 12, 2018

Hyundai says driving range is pegged at 595 km, 169 more than what its predecessor offers. Unlike the Tucson FCV launched five years ago, the Nexo is built with a dedicated vehicle architecture for lighter weight, improved power-to-weight ratio, faster acceleration from 0 to 60 miles per hour than the Tucson, more cabin space, battery relocation to the boot and an improved fuel cell system layout.

Quake jolts Iran's Kerman

January 12, 2018

The depth of the epicentre was around 10 km. Seven had a preliminary magnitude of at least 5, while the eighth quake was a magnitude 4. There were no immediate reports of casualties or property damage caused by the quake near the western city of Kermanshah.

France contract with China for 184 A320s to be finalised soon: Macron

January 12, 2018

French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday during an official visit to Beijing called for a more coordinated European Union (EU) approach to trade with China . The French president also said China had assured him it would respect market-share parity between Airbus and Boeing. Both leaders met at the Great Hall of the People during the French President's first official visit to China and discussed bilateral, European and worldwide cooperation, Efe news reported.

Constable Thrashed, Arrested For Raping Six-Year-Old Girl in Greater Noida

January 12, 2018

She was playing outside her house when Subhash, taking advantage of the situation lured the girl with a ten rupee note inside his house, said Akhilesh Pradhan, SHO, Surajpur police station. "He attacked the locals but later was overpowered by a mob and thrashed for two hours". Earlier too a child had been raped by a constable in Hyderabad.

Madison Mayor Announces Run For Governor

January 12, 2018

Governor Scott Walker is running for a third term. Soglin is also downplaying being the oldest announced candidate at 72. "We want to go forward". In Walker's criticism he tweeted a photo of Soglin giving a Madison city key to Cuba's communist leader Fidel Castro in what he called an "unabashed throwback to the 1960s radical liberal".

Local hospitals restricting young visitors through the remainder of the flu season

January 12, 2018

Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Cone Health, High Point Regional, Novant Health, Randolph Health and Carolinas Healthcare System are all enacting visitor restrictions due to the flu season , Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center said. All visitors and family members should be healthy - free from fever, cough, colds, or stomach virus symptoms - in order to visit patients. To reduce the odds of getting the flu, medical officials recommend frequent hand-washing with soap or use of an ...

Ranveer & Deepika to get engaged in Sri Lanka on Friday?

January 12, 2018

Many celebrities and notable members from all walks of life, being huge fans of Deepika, have also wished her! She left sports because she wanted to become a model. On her birthday today, we'd like to wish her a very Happy Birthday and take a trip back to her sexiest outfits of all the time. She is a great example of versatility and ease.

Spokesman says lawmakers forge immigration deal

January 12, 2018

The administration and lawmakers are under pressure to find a breakthrough before a deadline next week that could lead to a government shutdown. The Trump administration announced in September that the Obama-era program, which prevents deportation for enrollees who were brought to the US illegally as children, would end, arguing that it was never legally sound.

The EC Offers 1 Billion Euros of Investment in European Supercomputers

January 12, 2018

By 2020, a total of about € 1 billion of public funding will be invested, and private members of the initiative will also be involved with non-cash participation, the institution says. The use of high performance computing has a growing impact on industries and businesses by significantly reducing product design and production cycles, accelerating the design of new materials, minimising costs, increasing resource efficiency and shortening and optimising decision processes.

USAG Sessions Green Lights Federal Marijuana Prosecutions

January 12, 2018

The order further rolls back previous ruling that was also linked to the cannabis laws and its enforcement, while also instructing the U.S. Attorneys to "follow the well-established principles that govern all federal prosecutions". Marijuana stock investors are wagering that Jeff Sessions' bark will be bigger than his bite. "I knew we were breaking the federal law when I started giving it to my daughter Charlotte, but the risk was worth it because it was a matter of life or death", said ...

Mikhail Popkov, Russian ex-cop, on trial for 59 murders

January 12, 2018

Also known as the "Angarsk maniac", Popkov was given a life sentence in 2015 for the original 22 murders and two counts of attempted murder, the BBC News said. "The same situation would come up again, only this time I did everything more cold-bloodedly, controlling myself, realising it wasn't so scary after all".

Gloucester Township standoff ends with suspect in custody, woman uninjured

January 12, 2018

The dramatic scene unfolded on Hampshire Road in Gloucester Township. Law enforcement did not fire any shots. The suspect suffered injuries, but police have not detailed the extent of those injuries, but say they were not caused by police.

Celebrity Big Brother 2018: Emma Willis to join all female house?

January 12, 2018

Normally, Emma introduces the stars and then has a quick Q&A with them in front of the live audience and a load of flashing cameras, before they get sent on their way up those precarious metal stairs. You just can't quite imagine these are the choices that the Suffragettes had in mind. I do think we should be equal, I fought very hard for that and I think we've achieved it'.

Five Accused of Terror Attack in Somalia Are Sentenced to Death

January 12, 2018

Somali-based al-Shabaab militants killed five police officers Tuesday and burnt a police vehicle in the town of El-Wak close to the Kenya-Somali border. This is the latest such incident in a series that have happened in the recent past. The stretch which connects Mandera and Wajir and Garissa is notorious with such terrorist attacks.

Iran Drug Law Softening Could Spare 5000 on Death Row

January 12, 2018

An unknown number of people are executed every year in Iran , but it is estimated by rights human groups to be in the hundreds, mainly for drug crimes. According to the Iranian parliament's judicial committee, more than 5 ,000 convicts on death row could benefit from the amendment, the majority said to be aged between 20 to 30.

Alibaba Group (BABA) Rating Lowered to Hold at Zacks Investment Research

January 12, 2018

Hartwell J M Limited Partnership who had been investing in Alibaba Group for a number of months, seems to be bullish on the $484.30B market cap company. They expect $1.12 EPS, up 30.23% or $0.26 from last year's $0.86 per share. BABA attains analyst recommendation of 1.70 with week's performance of 3.15%.

Chiefs close to hiring USC running backs coach to replace promoted Bieniemy

January 12, 2018

Before USC, McCullough spent six seasons as the running backs coach at IN, where his backs broke 19 school rushing records, including most rushing yards IN a season (3,163) and most rushing yards per game (263.6) IN 2014, when he was named the Big Ten Network's Running Backs Coach of the Year.

Fodder scam: Court to pronounce sentence tomorrow

January 12, 2018

Even after being convicted in the fodder scam, he failed to learn any lesson and instead went on to amass properties illegally to the tune of about Rs. In the same case, former Bihar chief minister Jagannath Mishra and six others were acquitted by the court. However, the lawyers would not attend the court after paying condolences to the dead, the RJD chief's lawyer told reporters.

Cook and Servant Lodged Themselves in Jail in Anticipation of Lalu's Arrival

January 12, 2018

The court said that they could have lived in the Open Jail with their families. They can stay with their family in one of the 100 cottages built for them, earn a living and even pick up a skill or two during their prison stay. But if he expected that scenario to persuade the judge to change his mind, it didn't work. However, Gupta said he was yet to receive such orders from the state government.

Goldman expects hit from new tax law

January 12, 2018

About 1,948 shares traded. (NYSE:EL) has risen 1.49% since December 29, 2016 and is uptrending. It has underperformed by 20.43% the S&P500. In other Goldman Sachs Group news, insider David M. Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE:GS) opened at $255.52 on Friday. The stock of The EstÃ©e Lauder Companies Inc. Washington Trust Bank's holdings in Goldman Sachs Group were worth $7,945,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen Sues Buzzfeed, Fusion GPS Over Dossier

January 12, 2018

Both lawsuits argue that the dossier had "false and defamatory" information that harmed the president personally and professionally. Sure enough, BuzzFeed published the unedited dossier one year ago. Cohen is mentioned in the dossier as having suspicious ties to Russian figures. BuzzFeed responded with a Twitter post saying the dossier continues to be the subject of investigations by Congress and intelligence agencies, was shown to two USA presidents and described in detail by news ...

Israeli Excavation Bolsters Biblical Narrative of Jerusalem 'Governor'

January 12, 2018

Israeli archaeologists discovered a 2,700-year-old governor's seal Monday that scholars say corroborates part of Biblical history and supports Jerusalem as Israel's capital. "And he brought all the priests out of the cities of Judah, and defiled the high places where the priests had burned incense, from Geba to Beersheba, and brake down the high places of the gates that were in the entering in of the gate of Joshua the governor of the city, which were on a man's left hand at the gate of the ...

Jeremy Corbyn insists United Kingdom can not remain in single market after Brexit

January 12, 2018

Ian Blackford, SNP Westminster leader, Vince Cable, Plaid Cymru leader Liz Saville-Roberts and Green Party leader Caroline Lucas held talks on Brexit . "It is families, workers, businesses and farmers that will ultimately pay the price with a drastically restricted worldwide market, lower wages, higher food and fuel prices and a poorer standard of living".

17 with suspected MS-13 ties indicted in Nassau

January 12, 2018

A grand jury in Nassau County, on Long Island just east of New York City, earlier this week indicted the alleged members of MS-13, or Mara Salvatrucha, on 21 criminal counts that prosecutors said could result in prison sentences for each of 25 years to life.

Analysts See $0.39 EPS for Axcelis Technologies, Inc. (ACLS); Dsc Advisors LP Has Trimmed By $3.92 Million Its Cbs New (Put) (CBS) Position

January 12, 2018

Brunswick Corporation now has $4.98B valuation. (NYSE: CBS ) traded down 0.36% during trading on Monday, reaching $63.26. Fortress Investment Group Llc sold 1.41M shares as the company's stock rose 2.51% with the market. Among 35 analysts covering CBS Corp (NYSE:CBS), 28 have Buy rating, 0 Sell and 7 Hold. Therefore 80% are positive. CBS has a one year low of $52.75 and a one year high of $70.10.

(NYSE:XOM) Holdings Raised by Alpha Cubed Investments LLC

January 12, 2018

Schwab Charles Investment Management Inc. now owns 20,523,456 shares of the oil and gas company's stock valued at $1,656,859,000 after buying an additional 1,406,529 shares during the period. Lpl Ltd Liability Co has 0.24% invested in Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM ). Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM ) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, October 27th.

Erdogan says Turkey will continue its military operation in northern Syria

January 12, 2018

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan condemned the recent conviction of a Turkish bank executive for violating US sanctions against Iran, calling it a "political coup attempt" against his government. Since then, it has been responsible for the deaths of more than 40.000 of lives, including a number of women and children. The Kurdish group operating in Syria has been labeled as terrorist by Ankara.

Caitlyn Jenner takes another swipe at the Kardashians

January 12, 2018

She then joked: "I do a lot of the things Bruce used to do". "It's been a little tough over the last couple of years on the Kardashian side". The lovely wife of Kanye West allegedly "feels that when Caitlyn withheld her truth from her family for so many years, and then again even after she split from Kris, she fostered the lack of trust in the family".

Israel has own problem with illegals, issues ultimatum

January 12, 2018

But there is a financial stipend for those who cooperate and leave by March 31. Those who leave by the end of March will be given $3500 (R43 200), along with airfare and other incentives. In the first six months of a year ago, no one made it across. Uganda and Rwanda were two countries that agreed to accept voluntary deportees. "They are given no rights and have no status".

Philippines president sacks official over "excessive" travels

January 12, 2018

The Palace official did not clarify whether the instruction came from Duterte himself. He earlier said the big announcement will happen Wednesday. This was stated by Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque Jr.in a radio interview and regular press briefing in Malacañang on January 3.

COLOMBIA: Government Accuses ELN Of Carrying Out Attacks

January 12, 2018

He noted Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has recognized "the need for access to land ownership as a major incentive for reintegration" for FARC members. Last September the ELN agreed on a temporary ceasefire with the Colombian government but that expired on Tuesday. "But if there's no positive response we will have to return to Colombia".

Wiley, Purifoy to remain with team this season

January 12, 2018

Auburn men's basketball student-athlete Austin Wiley will not be eligible for competition until the 2018-19 season following an NCAA reinstatement decision. "I think it's still a possibility", he said. Despite the uncertainty surrounding their future, though, both are still enrolled in classes and started the spring semester with the rest of the student body on Wednesday.

Trump Accuser Brands Ivanka's Time's Up Tweet 'Very Hypocritical'

January 12, 2018

Ivanka Trump sent Twitter into a frenzy with one single tweet on January 8. Her tweet drew criticism from users, who accused her of being a part of the problem and keeping quiet about sexual harassment allegations aimed at her father. Chrissy Teigen was one of the many stars to respond directly, with a simple "ew go away". Actor Natasha Rothwell also weighed in, reminding Ivanka of the accusations against her dad, as did author Michael Wolff, who said , "Who does she think her ...

Kenya's gov't 'unhappy' with presentation of European Union election report

January 12, 2018

The bad blood continued on Wednesday with Kenya's ambassador to Belgium and the EU, Johnson Weru, accusing Schaake of issuing the report ahead of schedule and of "contemptuous political grandstanding". And, in an interview with the Financial Times, she said Kenyan officials wanted the release postponed. "However, the political environment deteriorated sharply", Schaake said.

Houthi rebels say they fired ballistic missile at Saudi Arabia

January 12, 2018

Houthi rebels said Thursday that they have fired a ballistic missile targeting a special forces camp and a facility for helicopter gunships in the Saudi border province of Najran. The area between Lahj and Taez provinces is one of several fronts where pro-government forces are advancing with support from the coalition, which includes the UAE.

European Union court encouraged to invalidate fisheries agreement with Morocco

January 12, 2018

The principle concern is over the status of the Western Sahara, a territory that Morocco has claimed since 1975 but which remains partially administered by the independence-minded Polisario Front. "The fisheries agreement does not contain the legal safeguards necessary for the fisheries exploitation to be for the benefit of the people of Western Sahara", he said.

UConn's Williams on Wooden Award Midseason Top 25

January 12, 2018

Despite a season-worst performance of 9 points and 2 rebounds on Wednesday night at Missouri, he's still averaging 19.3 points and 8.9 rebounds per game and 1.8 assists and 1.2 blocks. Young came to OU after averaging 42.6 points, 4.1 assists and 5.8 rebounds during his senior year at Norman North High School - just three miles from the heart of the OU campus.

Trump Calls Feinstein's Release Of Dossier Firm Testimony 'Possibly Illegal'

January 12, 2018

The transcript detailed the conversation between congressional investigators and Glenn Simpson, founder of the research firm that commissioned the famous dossier on Trump and Russian Federation during the 2016 presidential campaign. Must have tough Primary! What Feinstein violated was the normal rules of Senate decorum, which Republicans had been using to cover up a key point that debunks some of their own talking points about this matter.

Sen. Tina Smith Sworn In; Record Number of Women in US Senate

January 12, 2018

Smith , 59, the former lieutenant-governor of Minnesota, was appointed by that state's governor to fill the seat left vacant by the departure of Al Franken , who resigned amid allegations he had forcibly kissed one woman and groped several others.

Brown snake bite victim dies within an hour

January 12, 2018

The brown snake is commonly referred to as "the most unsafe snake in the world" due to its deadly venom and common presence in populated areas. The man's identity has not been released. About 300 people are bitten by snakes in the country each year and 35 people died from the bites between 2000 and 2016, the news channel reported. "Grabbing a brown snake in any scenario is the craziest thing to do", he told The Telegraph.

NOAA: Damage from disasters hit record in 2017

January 12, 2018

Hurricane Harvey carried a cost of roughly $125 billion. As many as 16 weather and climate disasters were identified by the NOAA with each amounting to a $1 billion loss to the government each. So, too, was the dollar value of the damage they caused. In historical context, these expensive storms are becoming far more common. Western wildfires cost an additional $18 billion and 54 lives, the report found.

Indy Eleven may have no spring soccer season

January 12, 2018

It's now hoping to play its season during the global soccer schedule (anywhere in the window between August 11, 2018 and June 1, 2019). But the NASL is involved in a legal battle with the U.S. It appears that this is a big public relations statement. The league has also confirmed the additions of independent clubs Las Vegas Lights FC, Fresno FC, and former NASL club North Carolina FC (formerly known as the Carolina Railhawks).

CT governor postpones transportation projects

January 12, 2018

The postponements - which include the widening of Interstate 95 from Bridgeport to Stamford, completing the interchange between Routes 15 and 7 in Norwalk, and reconstruction of I-84 between exits 3 and 8 in Danbury - will remain in effect until new revenue is appropriated for the Special Transportation Fund.

Millions of Catholics join Black Nazarene procession in Philippines

January 12, 2018

A devotee reaches out to touch a replica of the Black Nazarene. "I will be the hermano mayor again for the feast of the Black of Nazarene", Estrada said. On the other hand, Quiapo Church Parochial Vicar Fr. Douglas Badong said they are ready for the annual celebration. The SC said it expects "difficulty of travel to and from the courts" in the city.

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