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National Security Agency Triples Collection Of Phone Records in United States

May 05, 2018

The metadata records collected by the NSA include the numbers and time of a call, but not content. While the overall call record collection jumped, the number of invasive orders dropped by almost half to 33, TechCrunch reports . The call detail records, obtained from USA telecommunications providers, include the numbers and the time and duration of the phone calls. The figures were released Friday in an annual report from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI).

Heavy police force deployed for anti-Macron agitation in Paris

May 05, 2018

Authorities warned protesters against violating public order after May Day demonstrations turned violent, sparking rioting and clashes with police. Organizers asked participants to attend in a festive mood after violent protests earlier in the week.

National Basketball Association players in awe as LeBron James owns playoffs

May 05, 2018

After that series, he became the head coach in Toronto , and is now trying to figure out a way to defeat James again in the postseason. "I wasn't that good player in that series. McConnell, who sparked the Sixers with eight points, five assists and two steals in 17 minutes of Game 2. Larry Nance Jr . has played just three minutes against the Raptors through two games.

Sibanye-Stillwater mine death toll climbs to 7

May 05, 2018

Sibanye-Stillwater spokesperson James Wellsted said all 13 miners have now been accounted for, with six still being treated in hospital, EWN reported. Officials in South Africa have confirmed the death of four mine workers who were trapped following an quake. "These mines continue killing workers", said Mathunjwa.

Mnangagwa Launches Zanu-PF Manifesto As Supporters Protest Over Primary Elections

May 05, 2018

Bishop Mutendi said the Zanu PF manifesto should be a product of the people for it to be acceptable adding that the launch should be totally different from what has gone before. Mnangagwa and the Zanu-PF will take on the main opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party, now led by Nelson Chamisa following the death of Morgan Tsvangirai in February.

North Korea returns to Korean Standard Time

May 05, 2018

North Korea has asked the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) for permission to open an air corridor to South Korea , the United Nations agency said Friday. "I think you're going to see very good things", Trump said. It remains unclear if Kim has relaxed that demand as he turns to diplomacy with adversaries after a year of escalating tensions.

McCain Rips Trump's 'Convictions' in Upcoming Memoir

May 05, 2018

He has always been a strong critic of President Donald Trump and that is written down in black and white in the book's pages. It caused him to overlook seeing higher than a hundred of his friends and colleagues, for instance, newest secretary of country, Mike Pompeo, and Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis, who came into Arizona to go to the yearly meeting of his worldwide policy think tank, also the McCain Institute.

Trump tells United States gun lobby that London hospital like a 'war zone'

May 05, 2018

Knives, knives, knives. London hasn't been used to that, they're getting used to it, it's pretty tough. "They say it's as bad as a military war zone hospital", Trump said , thus defending gun ownership. "There is more we can all do to combat this violence, but to suggest guns are part of the solution is ridiculous". "We are proud of our world-leading service and to serve the people of London".

United States says Chinese lasers targeted its planes, Beijing denies claim

May 05, 2018

The US offered no evidence that the Chinese military had actually been behind the lasers. USA officials said the beam is coming from a military grade laser, and that they are confident the Chinese are behind the incidents. Representatives of the Ministry of defense has accused China in the direction of a powerful laser at US warplanes flying over Djibouti. The US also issued a notice to airmen 'to exercise caution when flying in certain areas in Djibouti", which "was issued due to lasers ...

Comey Advisers James Baker And Lisa Page Resign From FBI

May 05, 2018

In a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray on Friday, Grassley said that "work-related communications on non-government systems could shed more light on how the FBI handled the Clinton investigation" and argued that such communication would constitute federal records the FBI is obligated to preserve.

BJP President Amit Shah to visit Assam on May 20

May 05, 2018

Shah said that the Congress has reached such a point that even if its President Rahul Gandhi were to use binoculars, he would not be able to locate his party. Vijayendra. Reacting to Shah's speech, leader of the Opposition Ajay Singh said people will give a befitting reply to the BJP in Karnataka , Madhya Pradesh and other states where assembly elections are scheduled.

German seat on UN Security Council likely as Israel withdraws bid

May 05, 2018

Friday's withdrawal by Israel almost ensures Germany and Belgium victory within the June eight election and seats on the council. With Israel's withdrawal, Belgium, the Dominican Republic, Germany and South Africa will most likely enter the top United Nations body, while competition is left only within the Asia-Pacific Group, where Indonesia and Maldives seek to take the one place available.

Emma Watson sends her support to lawyer who's fighting Kathua rape incident

May 05, 2018

The British actress has been a United Nations women goodwill ambassador and she has actively dedicated her efforts towards the empowerment of young women. As many as nine accused, including a police head constable and two special police officers (SPOs) and a sub-inspector of police, were arrested in the case.

Donald Trump Says Payments to Stormy Daniels Wasn't Against Campaign Laws

May 05, 2018

And of course Donnie had to make his commentary via Twitter. Rudy Giuliani , Mr Trump's lawyer, confirmed that Mr Trump personally reimbursed Mr Cohen the money over a period of several months. Giuliani was brought aboard to publicize Trump's message that he had not been treated fairly, that Hillary Clinton had received better treatment from investigators and that former FBI Director James Comey should not be believed.

United Kingdom probe goes on despite Cambridge Analytica bankruptcy

May 05, 2018

Speaking earlier this week at the Privacy XChange Forum , a cybersecurity conference in Lisbon, Portugal, Franken discussed how the business models of Facebook and search giant Google, built on digital advertising, are at odds with their users' privacy interests.

System may produce one more round of storms

May 05, 2018

This can also happen on occasion along the Front Range of the Rockies in late spring or summer when moist winds blowing from up the High Plains fuel nearly daily afternoon thunderstorms in eastern Colorado. Round #3: This will be nearly a repeat of Wednesday night's round, with round of thunderstorms producing heavy rainfall, and could bring severe weather in the form of damaging winds and large hail.

Fifty live crocodiles seized by Heathrow border staff

May 05, 2018

One crocodile has died since the discovery on April 27 and the remaining animals are being cared for before being re-homed. They were each around a foot long and they were all very much alive. Andrea Gruber, International Air Transport Association's head of Special Cargo, said: 'The IATA Live Animals Regulations are the worldwide standard for transporting live animals by air and have been established to ensure all animals are transported safely and humanely.

'Trying to Go Viral': Conway Says April Ryan Sought 'Confrontation' With Sanders

May 05, 2018

I am". "I had never heard about that during the campaign", Conway told reporters at the White House. Speaking about a little brouhaha earlier in the day at the White House press briefing, when Sanders told the Trump-hating reporter that she does not know her after Ryan tried to put words in Sanders' mouth, Ryan claimed that was "gutter" talk meant to provoke a fight.

Lib Dems score major victory against the Tories in South Cambridgeshire

May 05, 2018

Speaking after the result, Anstee said: "Clearly elements of the result are particularly disappointing, we saw a number of seats change that we would have rather have not changed hands". The last time these seats were contests, in 2014, the Lib Dems had a shocking night. We won Plymouth from the Conservatives, who lost control of Trafford, their flagship northern council.

Dodgers Throw Combined No-Hitter Against Padres

May 05, 2018

This was a special game for other reasons as well, played in Monterrey, Mexico, the first Major League Baseball regular season game played in Mexico in 19 years. "My curveball was off, but that's why I have a slider, too". "And it worked out". He removed then-rookie Ross Stripling from a bid against San Francisco with one out in the eighth inning in 2016.

US Navy resurrects Second Fleet in Atlantic

May 05, 2018

The US Navy has said it will re-establish its Second Fleet , as Russian Federation becomes more assertive. Davidson is departing the top position at Fleet Forces Command to take the PACOM role. In particular, the unknown number and who will be included in his command. They ranged from improved training on seamanship, navigation and the use of ship equipment to more basic changes to improve sleep and stress management for sailors.

Usa-Ue, Trump prende tempo sui dazi: decisione slitta al primo giugno

May 05, 2018

Una mossa che minaccia di dividere il mercato Usa dell'auto. Adesso il presidente americano, Donald Trump , ha detto che sta valutando anche Singapore come possibile luogo in cui vedere Kim per discutere la denuclearizzazione della penisola coreana.

Kansas City outslugs Tigers to snap winning streak

May 05, 2018

The Tigers and Royals spent most of the afternoon trading stiff jabs. The Tigers are in 2nd place in the division, but with a 13-17 record (as of this writing). Putting up a slash line of.180/.274/.262 across 208 plate appearances, Cabrera seemed to take a step back when hitting righty pitching on the road previous year (compared to his overall season line of.249/.329/.397).

Minor gang-raped, burnt alive

May 05, 2018

In another shameful rape incident in Palamau district, the village Panchayat asked the rape accused to pay Rs 15,000 to settle the matter. When the father of the victim informed the local head and other members of the Panchayat, the accused were made to kneel down a hundred times and a fine of Rs 50,000 was imposed on them.

Executive-Judiciary turf war reaches Supreme Court

May 05, 2018

The problem due to vacancies is more critical in the high courts of northeastern states of Megahlaya, Tripura and Manipur where the working strength of judges is only two and litigants have no forum to challenge a single-judge bench order before a division bench.

United States man who killed Indian immigrant sentenced to life

May 05, 2018

The Indian techie was shot dead on February 22, 2017 in Kansas in an alleged racial attack, after Adam Purinton was heard shouting " get out of my country ". Purinton will also not be eligible for parole until after he is 100 years old. The shooting came a month after President Donald Trump was sworn into office, and ignited worldwide outrage amid concerns of rising racial prejudice following the Republican's divisive election campaign.

Map: Here's how warm it will get - and when it will rain

May 05, 2018

The National Weather Service is warning of possible severe weather for the Ada area today into Thursday . AccuWeather said the biggest risk is in northern Pa. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. As for the rest of the week, you can look forward to warm, dry days until our first chance of showers and a few thunderstorms creeps into the picture on Friday afternoon.

The United States asked Israel to release PA 4 Arab quarter

May 05, 2018

Note that these are neighborhoods of Jerusalem, like Abu Dis, Jabal-Mukaber, Isawiya and Shu'fat. US Ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, began sending invitations for a ceremony organised by the United States and Israel on 14 May to celebrate the American embassy's move from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

Mahira Khan headed to Cannes Film Festival

May 05, 2018

But I don't know yet what I'll be wearing weather I'll be opting for more traditional clothes or western couture. "I think we got into a more hard situation with the Cannes Film Festival than we meant to because, you know, we're not trying to disrupt the movie system; we are trying to make our members happy".

Vladimir Putin to attend 2018 World Cup opening match

May 05, 2018

The host nation goes into the tournament with no victories from its last five friendlies and also failed to win a game at the 2016 European Championship or 2014 World Cup. There, both Infantino and Putin received their FAN IDs , a new system for the World Cup, which is obligatory for fans in order to access stadiums.

British PM May avoids London wipeout in local elections

May 05, 2018

However the Tories held on simply regardless of Labour choosing up a couple of councillors. The Tories picked up Basildon and Peterborough, which were previously under no overall control , and won Redditch from Labour . "If you look at the overall picture, Labour gained a lot of seats across the country, we gained a lot of votes in places we never had those votes before".

Random Shootings in Holmdel, Freehold and Asbury Park May Be Connected

May 05, 2018

There was no longer a threat to the public after the suspect - who has not been identified - was collared, according to the Monmouth County prosecutor's office. The investigation is ongoing. Detectives are confident that there is no connection between the homicide of Earl Sanders on April 29th and the shooting of Sciasia Calhoun.

Police officer shot at Terre Haute apartment complex

May 05, 2018

He says the shooter was a suspect in that homicide. Indiana State Police says the suspect is still barricaded inside the residence. A police officer was fatally shot early Friday night throughout a confrontation with a suspect who was later discovered injured, however died quickly afterward.

Referee cancels Fenerbahce-Besiktas derby

May 05, 2018

The teams were locked at 0-0 when the match was halted in the 57th minute after Besiktas coach Senol Gunes was struck by an object thrown from the stands. Minutes before the start of the game, Besiktas pointedly posted pictures on social media accounts of the side busy training for an upcoming league match against Kayserispor.

Scientific Games names Barry Cottle as new president and CEO

May 05, 2018

Shares have outperformed the industry in the past year. Zacks' sales averages are an average based on a survey of sell-side research firms that that provide coverage for Scientific Games. The ratio turned negative, as 85 active investment managers opened new and increased equity positions, while 84 decreased and sold positions in Scientific Games Corp.

Traders Sell Avis Budget Group (CAR) on Strength (CAR)

May 05, 2018

It has outperformed by 25.14% the S&P500. The mean target price as estimated by the analysts for the company has been recorded at $23.48. The hedge fund run by Karthik Sarma held 12.00M shares of the consumer services company at the end of 2017Q4, valued at $526.56M, up from 8.50M at the end of the previous reported quarter.

President George HW Bush discharged from Houston Methodist Hospital

May 05, 2018

Bush arrives on the field for the coin toss at Super Bowl LI in February 2017. Bush 41 tweeted that he was quite moved by the announcement by the hospital and that while the atrium is handsome, he has not taken up residence at the hospital.

Kennedy's cousin Michael Skakel faces murder retrial over death of Martha Moxley

May 05, 2018

At the time, Bishop said Sherman was trying to represent Skakel while trying to placate the Internal Revenue Service in an unrelated issue; failed to follow up on leads; and was too distracted by the media spotlight. The choice overturned the courtroom's earlier ruling that reinstated Skakel's conviction after a decrease courtroom had ordered a brand new trial. October 24, 2012 - Skakel is denied parole by the state parole board in Suffield, Connecticut.

Senior citizen injured in Pakistan firing on Line of Control

May 05, 2018

Sources said that the Indian and Pakistani troops targeted the posts of each other in Tangdar sector along the LoC. The intermittent exchange of fire continued for some time and few shells hit the local population, injuring a woman and causing damage to some residential houses.

Twitter Recommends All Users Change Passwords After Security 'Bug' Discovered

May 05, 2018

The morning ritual of tweeple in India was altered on Friday, with Twitter urging its users to change their passwords, announcing it had a file with passwords of all users stored in plain text. Users who visited the site saw a pop-up message encouraging them to change their passwords "out of an abundance of caution". "We found this error ourselves, removed the passwords, and are implementing plans to prevent this bug from happening again".

Federal prosecutors tapped Michael Cohen's phones; recorded calls from the White House

May 05, 2018

Questions also emerged about why Mr Giuliani, who is representing the president in the Mueller probe, spoke about sensitive security matters during his interview with Fox News , including the suggestion that three American hostages may be released by North Korea .

Sutherland Springs church members attend White House National Day of Prayer

May 05, 2018

George W. Bush , who was president before him, started his own Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives. Find the full executive order here. Critics of the executive order, like the Center for Inquiry, which opposes government partnerships with religious groups, claimed that it includes a stealth feature that would make it much harder for people to obtain federally funded social services from an organization that doesn't have religious ties.

Kathy Griffin Rants On 'The View'

May 05, 2018

Not when I see his policies", said Griffin. "Calm down, girl, you weren't there!" Griffin and her husband Randy Bick both came to the White House Correspondents' Association dinner at the Washington Hilton in D.C. She explained that her intention of the controversial Trump's severed head photos was to reveal how misogynist the president is. "At that time he had only done it to political figures".

New Voters Registered By INEC

May 05, 2018

Considering that there are few if any flawless voters roll anywhere, we can continue to work together with stakeholders and indeed all citizens to ensure that all ineligible registrants and entries are removed from the register and that eligible voters who have not registered take advantage of the ongoing CVR", said Yakubu.

Nine dead in crash of USA military plane on retirement flight

May 05, 2018

At the time of Wednesday's crash, Puerto Rico's 156th Airlift Wing was still in the process of rebuilding its heavily damaged Muñiz Air National Guard Base, which took the brunt of two back to back hurricanes last fall. A Puerto Rican Government source said that none of the personnel apparently survived the plane crash. At the time, Georgia's Air National Guard was working with its counterpart in Puerto Rico to fix communication equipment at Muñiz Air National Guard Base, which was heavily ...

Trump May 'Get Involved' To Stop Mueller Probe, He Warns

May 05, 2018

This comes as the White House discusses whether the president will agree to an interview, with Trump saying he's the victim of a witch hunt. Outside the White House, Jay Sekulow and John Dowd were put in charge of handling the president's personal legal matters related to the Russian Federation probe.Dowd abruptly resigned earlier this year, and Cobb plans to depart at the end of the month.

Northeast Ohio weather: Some strong storms possible today!

May 05, 2018

Highs reach the 70s, and it'll feel a touch humid. More scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible through the day on Thursday , but the threat of heavier rain will most likely hold off until Thursday night and Friday morning as the above mentioned front slowly drifts southward and into West Michigan.

WB Panchayat polls: Calcutta HC refuses to interfere in EC notification

May 05, 2018

The observations came while the Division Bench was hearing an appeal by Ritju Ghosal, a PCC general secretary against a Single Bench judgment that refused to interfere in the SEC decision on the poll schedule. The notification listed an additional date for filing nominations, for scrutiny and for withdrawal but neither the poll date nor the date by which the election process needed to be completed.

Falana: Melaye receiving little dose of the humiliation Nigerians get from police

May 05, 2018

He quoted Section 60 of the Penal Code, which stated that the offence of conspiracy was bailable according to the Kogi State Administration of Criminal Justice. He also presented two medical reports from the national hospital, which signified that Melaye is bedridden owing to a spinal cord injury he sustained and that he "cannot jump bail", stressing that "as a vocal senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, he could not have jumped bail".

IDF drones downed during Gaza border protests

May 05, 2018

Facing worldwide censure over its use of live fire in the protests, the Israeli army claimed it is protecting its border and takes such action only when protesters approach too closely. Used to film the masses of Gazans gathering at the border, protesters reportedly threw stones causing the aircraft to fall, marking the second drone to have been downed near Khan Younis.

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