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Firefighters Battle Huge Fire At Pico Rivera Apartment Complex

February 23, 2018

A second building nearby also has smoke coming off the roof. The Fire Department ordered all firefighters out of the complex because the roof was collapsing. The LA County Fire Department says one patient has been transported to a local hospital. Flames rise from an apartment building in Pico Rivera on February 22, 2018.

North Korea mine struggling as sanctions squeeze regime

February 23, 2018

Choi Moon-soon of the Gangwon-do provincial government. In an interview with the Washington Post's Josh Rogin during his flight home from South Korea , Pence said the U.S. In response, Moon said the two Koreas should create conditions to make it happen, asking the DPRK to more actively talk with the United States. Pence spokesman Nick Ayers said at the time that it was the North that 'dangled a meeting in hopes of the vice president softening his message'.

Top Aide to Ex-Nassau County Executive Charged With Lying to Feds

February 23, 2018

He was released from custody on a $200,000 bond. In 2017, according to prosecutors, when Walker learned that the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of NY and the FBI had launched a grand jury investigation into public corruption in Nassau County, Walker allegedly told the contractor to hide the payment from the grand jury.

Oregon Senate Votes To Strip Gun Rights From Stalkers, Abusers

February 23, 2018

Brown sent a statement praising the action by the state Senate. However, in the Senate, opposition, rather than support, was bipartisan. The state Senate approved it 16-13 on Thursday. Sen. Several Republicans supported the idea of sending the bill back to committee where it could be worked on more. "Once this bill is signed loopholes will finally be closed in state law that let domestic abusers possess guns".

Lee storms to share of Thailand lead

February 23, 2018

I didn't know if I was going to have enough. "My goal this week is to enjoy the game and try to do my best", she added. And with US$1.6 million (S$2.11 million) in prize money on offer, it is more than an ideal warm-up for the event at Sentosa Golf Club's New Tanjong Course .

German leader calls on Iran, Russia to end Syria violence

February 23, 2018

Reaffirming Germany's commitment to the EU's stability and growth pact, which seeks to enforce fiscal discipline, Merkel said funds should also be unlocked for member states who implement "structural reform" of labor markets and regulation.

Windows break, smoke billows from Red Line train

February 23, 2018

The MBTA says the train re-railed itself before stopping at Andrew Station. Shuttle buses were deployed to transport passengers, and officials say service was interrupted for almost eight hours. Pesaturo said the train has been taken out of service. "Until then, our team continues to assess the damage, and make necessary repairs, while working to identify the root cause".

Turkey condemns move by Dutch MPs to recognise Armenian 'genocide'

February 23, 2018

Relations between Turkey and the Netherlands soured prior to the Dutch general elections on March 14. In his new book, Killing Orders: Talat Pasha's Telegrams and the Armenian Genocide , Turkish historian and Clark University's Prof. Looking to attract votes from nationalists, the previous Dutch government exerted a number of undemocratic actions against Turkish politicians. She was quick to point out, however, that the visit should not be construed as the cabinet's affirmation that the ...

Detroit's only campground, Scout Hollow in Rouge Park, reopening this spring

February 23, 2018

Detroit Outdoors will renovate the land with the help of a $200,000 Kresge Foundation grant and a $20,000 Sierra Club grant. Over the past 10 years, the site had become overgrown with tall grass and even wildlife like deer and wild turkeys.

SC gives priority to Amrapali projects which are near completion

February 23, 2018

Today, the Amrapali told the apex court division bench that 13 co-developers have come forward and are willing to collaborate with Amrapali un-finishing the projects. Amrapali Group has a total of 10 incomplete residential projects in Noida and Greater Noida namely Centurion Park, Dream Valley, Golf Homes, Leisure Park, Princely Estate, Silicon City, Smart and Verona Heights.

Three men wanted in robbery of an armored truck

February 23, 2018

Hermon Road. The Loomis armored truck driver was robbed while filling an ATM with cash. The suspects approached the driver and demanded money. The suspects bound the victim's hands, stole his company-issued handgun and got away with an undisclosed amount of money.

Namewee remanded by cops over CNY video

February 23, 2018

The administrator of his Facebook page posted a statement Thursday (Feb 22), saying that the musician had been officially remanded. Police said at the weekend a probe had been launched into the artist who is from the country's ethnic Chinese minority for hurting religious feelings and "transmitting offensive communications".

OLYMPIC ROUNDUP: Two more medals push Canada into third place

February 23, 2018

The victory assures the US men of their best result in Olympic history: Now that they're through to the final, they'll be taking home nothing less than silver. No longer. "I didn't want all my Olympic highlights to be of failure", Shuster said after the semifinal win, feeling vindicated. Shuster and alternate Joe Polo were members of Fenson's team and will be the first USA curling Olympians with two medals.

Cave Art Shows Neanderthals Might've Thought Like Modern Humans

February 23, 2018

The discovery adds to a growing body of evidence upending the idea that Neanderthals were less evolved than early modern humans, says Marie Soressi , an archaeology professor at the University of Leiden who was not involved in the research .

Rohingya crisis consequence of society 'encouraged to hate': Amnesty

February 23, 2018

Amnesty secretary-general Salil Shetty said the United States travel ban "set the scene for a year in which leaders took the politics of hate to its most risky conclusion". "If the legendary Chinese activist Liu Xiaobo taught us anything, it is that we must speak truth to power precisely when it seems impossible to do so", said Salil Shetty.

Settlement related to defective Takata airbag system reached

February 23, 2018

The states and D.C., however, have agreed not to accept the money and instead will have the funds placed into an account so that plaintiffs pursuing private claims can receive larger settlements. That ruptures the metal inflator and throws shrapnel at drivers and passengers. The settlement was reached with TK Holdings Inc., the USA subsidiary of Japanese airbag maker Takata, according to Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden, who made the announcement on Thursday.

Valley Snow Will Give Way To Weekend Rain

February 23, 2018

The National Weather Service said between 1.5 and 4 inches had fallen shortly after midnight, followed by lighter flurries. The Oregon Zoo was closed Wednesday for the second day. Buses can't travel faster than 25 miles per hour when chains are being used, so riders should expect delays through at least the early part of the day.

Highest number of European Union nationals leaving United Kingdom in a decade

February 23, 2018

Net immigration has risen to 244,000 a year in a reminder of the scale of the task facing the government to curb numbers. The Bank of England said earlier this month that it expected the economy will grow by 1.8 per cent this year, faster than its previous forecast of 1.6 per cent, mostly because of the strength of the global economy.

Analysts See $0.03 EPS for Yamana Gold Inc. (YRI)

February 23, 2018

The stock decreased 8.39% or $0.36 during the last trading session, reaching $3.93. Inside the closing six months period the stock's performance raised 13.87% while overall yearly performance lost -9.30%. Short Ratio of stock is 7.28. BlackBerry Limited is a part of Technology sector and belongs to Communication Equipment industry. The recent session has given its stock price a 83.46% up lead over its 52-week low and showed lower move of -16.15% over its 52-week high.

Pakistan Supreme Court bans ex-PM from leading his party

February 23, 2018

Pakistan's Supreme Court ruled Wednesday to bar Nawaz Sharif from his position as president of the country's ruling party and reverse all of his decisions. "The court has made a decision and we accept it". The court's verdict was in response to petitions that challenged the Elections Act 2017, which was bulldozed through the Upper and Lower Houses past year, paving the way for Sharif to become the head of the ruling PML-N party.

Toddler's leg crushed in airport escalator

February 23, 2018

Andrea Diaczok took her toddler, Julian, down the escalator at Vancouver International Airport. Hold their hands and don't let them sit or play on the escalator. Diaczok is also calling for better safety measures from manufacturers, saying a sensor should have detected something was caught in the stairs and triggered an automatic stop.

US women's hockey team beats Canada for Olympic gold

February 23, 2018

As the Canadians duked it out with Team USA at Gangneung Hockey Centre on Thursday, the victorious ice dancer was spotted getting rowdy in the crowd. Numerous teammates, including its coach - Laura Schuler - said it was hard to see the game decided by a shootout. Lamoureux's twin sister Monique Lamoureux-Morando, who scored earlier in the game, said: "It's a move that our coach Peter Elander worked on with us over the last four years, not just on the goalie, but against defenders".

Indicted for Felony Invasion of Privacy

February 23, 2018

Greitens admitted in January to having an affair with an unidentified woman in 2015. The woman's husband told a St. Louis television station that he secretly recorded conversations with his ex-wife about the affair with Greitens. The incident referenced reportedly happened with his former hairdresser back in 2015, before he was elected governor. A number of Republican and Democratic lawmakers had called on him to resign, but Greitens said last month that he would not do so.

How Analysts Feel About Macquarie Infrastructure Corporation (MIC) After Today's Huge Decline?

February 23, 2018

About 104,842 shares traded. British American Tobacco p.l.c. (NYSEMKT:BTI) has risen 17.78% since February 22, 2017 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 17.04% the S&P500. The firm earned "Overweight" rating on Thursday, February 23 by Barclays Capital. The stock has "Buy" rating by RBC Capital Markets on Sunday, August 20.

Missouri governor indicted for felony invasion of privacy

February 23, 2018

Louis Circuit Attorney's Office reached out to a number of lawmakers in Jefferson City in the on-going investigation into allegations against Missouri Governor Eric Greitens, News 4 reported last week. In one of those conversations, the woman said Greitens took a compromising photo of her to use as blackmail if she spoke out about that relationship.

Pakistan looks to avoid being added to terror financing list

February 23, 2018

Pakistan has been scrambling to stay off the list compiled by the Financial Action Task Force, which is now meeting in Paris. Saudi Arabia is a cooperative ally of the US, Turkey is an ally that has differed greatly in the Syrian conflict, and China opposed the motion due to its rivalry with India.

JNA army veteran lobs grenade at US embassy in Montenegro

February 23, 2018

Police sources said Janukovic had Montenegrin citizenship and no criminal record. The Montenegrin man, aged about 41 and born in Serbia, was identified by police only by the initials D.J., though media named him as Dalibor Jaukovic, a decorated Yugoslav army veteran.

High Court nullifies Embu Governor Martin Wambora's win

February 23, 2018

Judge William Musyoka made the ruling on a petition by former Embu senator Lenny Kivuti, who lost to Wambora. "Errors in compliance of the law undermine the process of elections". "I hereby nullify the election", Justice Musyoka declared. Wambora is the third Governor to have their victory nullified after Wajir's Mohamed Abdi's and Homa Bay Governor Cyprian Awiti.

$0.16 EPS Expected for G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. (GIII) This Quarter

February 23, 2018

Personal Cap Advsrs has 81,208 shares for 0.05% of their portfolio. The stock decreased 0.14% or $0.05 during the last trading session, reaching $36.38. State Of Tennessee Treasury Department owns 0.22% invested in Lowe's Companies, Inc. Next Grp reported 0.04% of its portfolio in Lowe's Companies, Inc.

US conservatives meet as Trump faces pressure on multiple fronts

February 22, 2018

Le Pen is the granddaughter of Jean-Marie Le Pen, the founder of the far right National Front and the niece of the party's current leader Marine Le Pen. Her hardline stance on immigration, Islam and abortion commands a loyal grassroots following, but her party has recently shut down speculation that the young scion of the Le Pen family was making a political comeback.

Blue White Game Kick Set For 3:00

February 23, 2018

The Nittany Lions reeled off 10 unanswered points early in the second half to take a 41-38 lead. MI is now 23-7 overall. Wednesday's game will be a tough test for Penn State , as MI ranks 11th in the nation with just 63.5 points per game allowed.

Trump goes after violent video games in the wake of Parkland

February 23, 2018

During a meeting in the White House about school safety on Thursday, President Trump said that today's video games and movies are "so violent", and that the rating systems for both need to be reexamined. "So it's just, it's pathetic". "Everybody in this room, I can tell you", said Trump, referencing the federal, state and local officials present at the meeting, "they're into doing background checks that they wouldn't be thinking about, maybe, two weeks ago".

Former Netanyahu confidant agrees to turn state's evidence in corruption investigation

February 23, 2018

Israeli media reported that Netanyahu allegedly received favorable media coverage from a Bezeq website known as Walla , in return for the classified information. "If Shlomo (Momo) Filber indeed signed a state's witness agreement last night, it is the end of an era ", Ben Caspit wrote in the Maariv newspaper Wednesday, calling him Netanyahu's "closest and most intimate covert operations officer".

Haiti suspends Oxfam operations for two months

February 23, 2018

The country's ministry of planning and foreign aid said Oxfam had made a "serious error" by failing to inform Haitian authorities of the actions by its staff at the time they occurred. Oxfam's chief executive told MPs this week that it has received 26 new allegations of sexual misconduct since the scandal went public. An Oxfam report released Monday into the behavior of aid workers sent to Haiti revealed seven of them were accused of using prostitutes at an Oxfam-funded home and three of ...

Egyptian police save falling child

February 22, 2018

Luckily for the kid, police officer Kameel Fathy Geed, 45, was on regular patrol outside a bank at the time. Officers began scrambling to find something to catch the boy with before he fell, grabbing a carpet as the boy is falling. The child was dangling from the balcony of an apartment when he lost his grip. The boy was unhurt, but the officer sustained injuries. Ammar's dad said this harrowing incident was not the first time their son - who they said suffers a brain condition - had been ...

Caroline Mulroney urges Patrick Brown to drop out of PC leadership race

February 22, 2018

In a statement on Twitter, Caroline Mulroney says the Tories need a leader that will put the party before individual needs. Brown to step down. To discuss the implications of Brown's candidacy and what it means for the PC leadership race, Pollcast host Éric Grenier is joined by the CBC's Katie Simpson and Aaron Wherry.

Congress must address gun violence safety

February 22, 2018

The key facts to keep in mind are that the number of gun-related cases in the USA is unusually high and steadily climbing, and that the gun industry's political lobby is wealthy and influential. A straight-forward bill aimed at improving the reporting of criminal records and domestic violence data to the Federal Bureau of Investigation was defanged by being tacked on to the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, allowing those with concealed carry licenses to take their firearms into states ...

Justin Forsyth, former Save the Children chief, admits causing hurt

February 23, 2018

He "apologised unreservedly" to them for sending text messages commenting on how they looked and what they were wearing, which he accepted had "caused offence and hurt". On both occasions, the investigation led to "unreserved" apology from the chief executive and "the matters were closed", the statement said. He announced his resignation from Save the Children just months after concerns about his conduct were raised for a second time in 2015.

Woman Accusing Trump Of Sexual Assault Wants The Tape To Prove It

February 22, 2018

She said she approached him with her hand out, and he grabbed it and started kissing her. "My self-image was - I always wanted to be an accomplished person - was demolished". Crooks said in the feature. "Americans are really upset with politics as usual, and I want to be a voice for them". I don't need a lawsuit. She sent another email to her sister on the same day, which read: "I must just appear to be some dumb girl that he can take advantage of.ugh!" "His whole approach to this has been ...

Clay seal found in Jerusalem may be from Prophet Isaiah

February 22, 2018

The clay seal dates back to the eighth century B.C. and was discovered in a Jerusalem excavation site, National Geographic reported. In our City of David excavations (2005-2008), the seal impressions of Yehukhal ben Sheleḿiyahu ben Shovi and Gedaliyahu ben Pashḥur, high officials in King Ẓedekiah's court (Jeremiah 38:1), were found only a few feet apart.

Trump threatens to pull law enforcement from California

February 22, 2018

Speaking at a meeting about gun control Friday, he blasted the state's "sanctuary" law that bars cops asking people about their immigration status. Trump made the remarks as an aside in a listening session he hosted with state and local officials who have dealt with school shootings.

Feinstein: Trump must urge GOP to pass bump stock ban

February 23, 2018

Bump stocks, also known as " bump fire stocks ", can be attached to a semi-automatic weapon and can cost anywhere from $50 to several hundred dollars, making them much cheaper to obtain than fully automatic weapons, like an AK-47. The agency made this clear in a 2013 letter to Congress, writing that 'stocks of this type are not subject to the provisions of federal firearms statutes, ' " Feinstein said in a statement, referring to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

Students protest gun violence in wake of Florida shooting

February 23, 2018

Many signs read, "Enough is Enough". "We didn't want it to happen where students were jeopardizing their safety, (with) the staff not knowing where they were if they were going to walk out potentially", he said. We are Lumberton School Pirates. The room and hallway fell silent when Faydane Ouro-Akondo, a 17-year-old senior at Southwest High School, stepped to the microphone.

Queen Elizabeth attends Fashion Week

February 22, 2018

Here's everything you need to know about Richard Quinn . Quinn, who creates his designs in his own studio using Epson digital printers, including an Epson Sure Color SC-F9200 digital dye-sublimation printer, has received the inaugural Queen Elizabeth II Award for British Design .

Texas senator convicted of 11 federal felony charges

February 22, 2018

State Sen. Carlos Uresti has been found guilty of all 11 charges, including wire fraud and money laundering. Uresti was indicted a year ago on five counts of wire fraud, one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, one count of conspiracy to launder money, two counts of securities fraud, one count of engaging in monetary transactions in property derived from specified unlawful activity and one count of acting as an unregistered securities broker.

Sinclair submits new Tribune acquisition plan outlining proposed duopolies

February 22, 2018

Sinclair is updating its proposal to purchase Tribune Media's TV stations for $3.9 billion and including details about duopolies it wants to maintain following the merger. The FCC said last month it was pausing its informal 180-day timetable for completing its review of the transaction to evaluate Sinclair´s offer of divestitures.

Social media threats close Hill City, Riceville schools

February 22, 2018

If school was held on Thursday, a large law enforcement presence would have been needed and the decision was made to cancel school on Thursday to let law enforcement focus on investigating the threat, Rendle said. In response to the situation in Hill City, Grand Rapids schools are also taking precautions. Rendle said that he and school board members chose to close the school as police investigate, after considering what took place Wednesday at Orono Schools .

Rep. Tenney explains comments on people who carry out mass shootings

February 22, 2018

Appearing on Talk 1300 in Albany, a show called "Focus on the State Capitol" hosted by Fred Dicker, Tenney made the comment which has drawn criticism from her NY-22 opponent - Democrat NY Assemblyman Anthony Brindisi - and many, many others.

Daily Show's Michelle Wolf to Host White House Correspondents' Dinner

February 22, 2018

She gained notice a year ago for an HBO comedy special, " Nice Lady ", that Jason Zinoman, the comedy critic for The New York Times, praised for its "silly fart jokes tied to meaty social commentaries that spin out into unexpected personal confessions interrupted by nicely crafted one-liners".

Justin Forsyth resigns from Unicef to avoid 'damaging the cause'

February 22, 2018

Save the Children UK released a statement about Forsyth's "inappropriate behaviour" during his stint as the organisation's chief executive officer, Reuters reported. And it comes just days after Brendan Cox, the widower of murdered Labour MP Jo Cox, quit two charities he set up in her name after being accused of sexual assault during his time at Save the Children.

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