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Title: World News
Post by: Darrin on 2016-03-16 11:43:26
World News

Welcome to our world news topic, a place to talk about news around the world. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: FoxTail on 2016-03-16 12:19:41
21 year old American sentenced to 15 years hard labour in North Korea for trying to steal political banner. (http://sacredheartspectrum.com/2016/03/north-korea-sentences-american-student-to-15-years-hard/)

He kind of screwed up. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Grapefoot on 2016-03-18 12:06:01
I found this kind of interesting.

Crucifix found in Denmark possibly means Christianity as a religion was believed much earlier in Europe then first believed (http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/amateur-metal-detector-finds-crucifix-which-may-change-historical-record-a6936301.html).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Grapefoot on 2016-03-18 12:07:18
ISIS Terrorist responsible for Paris bombing captured by police in Brussels. (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3498786/Prime-suspect-Paris-attacks-escaped-police-Brussels-shoot-Salah-Abdeslam-s-fingerprints-raided-flat.html)
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Grapefoot on 2016-03-18 12:27:42
Interesting times we are living in.

Chinese company buys Sheraton Hotels in biggest Chinese deal to an American company ever, so far (https://ca.news.yahoo.com/starwood-hotels-end-marriott-deal-chinas-anbang-hikes-125424536--sector.html). 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-03-18 14:46:34
Wow, that's cool about the crucifix though. I'll show that to my BF, he loves reading things about religion, even though he's not religious XP
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Soda on 2016-03-19 00:21:31
I'm happy they caught one of the masterminds, and thankfully alive so they can hopefully get more info.

Also, I found the crucifix one interesting too.  It looks really pretty. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: ✨proponypal✨ on 2016-03-19 13:45:11
I'm too lazy to watch the news :I
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Soda on 2016-03-19 15:37:57
I'm too lazy to watch the news :I

Which is why we have this topic for people too lazy to watch the news.  They can instead get snippets of the news here.  :)
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Soda on 2016-03-19 15:39:13
Chinese building mysterious Space Station deep in Argentina (http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/lifestyle/2016/03/18/chinese-military-space-station-in-remote-argentina-shrouded-in-mystery/).  <--You know you wanna click this delicious click bait.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2016-03-19 15:43:09
Protesters in Arizona block highway to Trump rally (http://www.azfamily.com/story/31516829/trump-protesters-block-streets-in-fountain-hills).

Trump effigies be-headed in Salt Lake City (https://twitter.com/NicoleVowellKSL/status/710994335131500544/video/1).

Donald Trump Protest in Manhattan, from Central Park to Trump Tower (http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2016/03/19/donald-trump-protest-manhattan/).

Title: Re: World News
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2016-03-19 15:55:17
Mexico City tries to ban 1 million cars after recent pollution spate (http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/16/choked-mexico-city-bans-1m-cars-in-air-pollution-alert).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2016-03-22 06:29:09
Western Civilization Attacked, Brussels Airport and Metro Station Attacked (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3503928/Two-explosions-heard-Brussels-Airport.html).

Over 20 killed in suicide bomber attacks in Brussels (http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/23/world/europe/brussels-airport-explosions.html?_r=0).

ISIS celebrates Brussels attacks (http://www.vocativ.com/news/299762/chaos-erupts-as-two-explosions-rock-brussels-airport/).

Belgian's unprepared (http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/brussels-attacks/shocking-unpreparedness-belgians-ex-official-n543286).

Attacks just days after Paris bomber captured in Brussels (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/belgium/12201068/Brussels-explosions-terrorist-attack-bombings-on-Belgium-airport-and-Metro-live.html).

Europe vows to defend democracy on 'Black day' (http://news.yahoo.com/whole-europe-hit-hollande-113424766.html;_ylt=AwrXgCOrR_FWVG4A06fQtDMD;_ylu=X3oDMTByYnR1Zmd1BGNvbG8DZ3ExBHBvcwMyBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzcg--).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2016-03-22 07:06:54
Well this isn't good. :-/  Thoughts and prayers go to the Belgian's and all those affected. 

Something has to be done before this problem keeps growing.  What the solution is, I don't know. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Soda on 2016-03-23 17:13:30
Man spends 25 hours perched in Seattle tree finally comes down (http://komonews.com/news/local/man-trapped-at-top-of-tall-tree-in-downtown-seattle-rescue-launched).

This is a weird story.  it is still developing but I saw it in social media today. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2016-03-28 08:45:28
Some bad news that made me upset...

ISIS Kidnaps and crucifies Catholic Priest (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3512288/ISIS-carries-Good-Friday-crucifixion-Indian-Catholic-priest-Yemen-kidnapped-three-weeks-ago.html).

Fidel Castro Lectures Pres. Obama, not wanting gifts from USA (http://www.politico.com/story/2016/03/fidel-castro-obama-221279).

Title: Re: World News
Post by: Captain Ridiculous on 2016-03-30 13:45:47
Something seems odd to just capture this on film, but here goes...

Object captured on film hitting Jupiter (http://www.king5.com/features/object-crashes-into-jupiter-caught-on-video/110241697).

Other sources (http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/30/world/object-hits-jupiter-irpt/index.html).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Darrin on 2016-03-30 14:07:08
Something seems odd to just capture this on film, but here goes...

Object captured on film hitting Jupiter (http://www.king5.com/features/object-crashes-into-jupiter-caught-on-video/110241697).

Other sources (http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/30/world/object-hits-jupiter-irpt/index.html).

I.... I am skeptical.  How can that explosion be seen so fast.  Were those sped up? 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Miggs on 2016-03-30 16:15:13
Something seems odd to just capture this on film, but here goes...

Object captured on film hitting Jupiter (http://www.king5.com/features/object-crashes-into-jupiter-caught-on-video/110241697).

Other sources (http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/30/world/object-hits-jupiter-irpt/index.html).

I guess you can say this news was out of this world.

Hahah! HA.. ha...?

(Seriously though, that's really weird. Kinda reminds me of like those situations when someone just HAPPENS to be filming and there's a really blurry thing happening. Eg: Bigfoot. In this case though, it happens to be Jupiter.)
Title: Re: World News
Post by: 1234 on 2016-03-30 16:19:47
I guess you can say this news was out of this world.

Hahah! HA.. ha...?
>:( ...

Why didn't I think of that one?... :'(

Anyway, they just happened to film that? Some coincidence. :o
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Smiles2us on 2016-03-30 16:45:17
The first link shows TWO people filmed it.  One in the US and the other in Austria.  Weird. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: 1234 on 2016-03-30 16:46:34
??? ...getting slightly two- er- too coincidental now...

(That's the best I could come up with... :()
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Smiles2us on 2016-03-30 16:49:36
??? ...getting slightly two- er- too coincidental now...

(That's the best I could come up with... :()

That was pretty good.  Let's see your scores.

USA: 6
Russia:6
China: 7
Germany: 7
Canada: 2

Awwwwww. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: 1234 on 2016-03-30 16:57:24
I don't get it. What scores are these? ???

Though I'm serious, it gets too coincidental when two people film the same incredibly unpredictable event.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Wolfwood on 2016-03-30 16:59:49
Jupiter.... Drops of Jupiter (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Xf-Lesrkuc)... Throwback Thursda***  Uhhhm. Wednesday.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Wolfwood on 2016-04-07 05:09:35
People are dumb.

College Students Mistake Priest for KKK Member (http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2016/04/06/indiana-university-students-mistake-priest-for-kkk-member/)....
Title: Re: World News
Post by: 1234 on 2016-04-07 05:14:29
Wh-what.

S-seriously?

What hopeless idiots. Mistaking a priest for a... n-no... people are that dumb...
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Wolfwood on 2016-04-07 05:15:40
Wh-what.

S-seriously?

What hopeless idiots. Mistaking a priest for a... n-no... people are that dumb...

Tell me about it.  Is that how out of touch people are now days? 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-04-07 05:19:17
I... I can't even.
Wh-why. Just why.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2016-04-09 10:15:48
China removing Crosses from Churches to silence Christianity (http://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/land_type/2103359707_zpid/any_days/48.290731,-122.12308,48.217009,-122.313624_rect/12_zm/1_fr/).

China silencing other religions as well in the west (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2015/05/08/why-china-is-removing-crosses-from-hundreds-of-churches/).

North Korea claims successful ICBIM engine tests (http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/north-korea-claims-successful-test-icbm-engine-n553336).

Russia influencing Western European elections (https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/russias-influence-in-western-elections/2016/04/08/b427602a-fcf1-11e5-886f-a037dba38301_story.html?hpid=hp_no-name_opinion-card-f%3Ahomepage%2Fstory).

Nigeria in fuel shortage (http://www.businessinsider.com/nigeria-fuel-crisis-bad-for-economy-2016-4).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2016-04-09 12:10:36
World news stinks. :-/
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2016-04-10 13:55:38
You all know who she is.  Beverly Cleary (http://www.oregonlive.com/books/index.ssf/2016/03/beverly_cleary_turns_100.html) turns 100!  I used to read her books all the time growing up.  Chances are you have too!  Happy birthday! 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2016-04-11 09:53:11
Christianity as a whole has been under attack it seems lately... this latest places Bible's at the top of the list for books schools shouldn't buy... (http://komonews.com/news/entertainment/holy-bible-on-list-of-challenged-books-at-libraries-04-11-2016)
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2016-04-15 11:58:00
Japan is being pounded by earthquakes.  Just yesterday they had a 6.4 and today they had a 7.4.

Source (http://news.sky.com/story/1679484/magnitude-7-1-earthquake-hits-southern-japan)

To add to the bad news, Japan is printing money like mad (http://www.businessinsider.com/japan-printing-more-10000-bills-as-folks-hoard-cash-2016-4).  Country leaders say that if this recent push of money doesn't help, that by 2018, Japan will be a failed state and collapse. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-04-15 14:11:31
Oh damn. Getting hit by earthquakes again? Poor Japan.

Printing money? Shouldn't they know that doesn't work, the Germans tried it, it doesn't work. Oh Japan...
Title: Re: World News
Post by: mysteryserpent on 2016-04-15 14:45:21
NOOOOO!!!! :( JAPAN! Ya can't collapse...:(

Seriously though, printing money just really speeds up decay and overabundance of $. Too much of a currency means decline of value. Honestly it's the way of anything. If suddenly a flood of diamonds were found, diamonds would lose value.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-04-15 14:52:04
Well actually, there are a lot of diamonds. They're just like, held back I guess? They don't sell many so that the price can stay high or something like that. But that's also in addition to it being hard to cut and stuff. At least that's what I've heard.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: mysteryserpent on 2016-04-15 15:27:37
...Evil way to think...but honestly that's pretty smart if they're holding them back. I have heard they are hard to cut. I can't imagine having to try to cut the fancy designs diamond rings have X_X
Title: Re: World News
Post by: yasl on 2016-04-17 07:36:11
Not to mention that it's pretty straight-forward to make artificial diamonds.  All industrial diamonds are made this way, and my understanding is that jewellery-grade diamonds are equally manufacturable, but that De Beers and the diamond industry at large have expended great effort to keep artificial diamonds out of commercial jewellery.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2016-04-17 08:01:25
I may be wrong, i got an alert on my phone saying Japan got hit by another magnitude seven quake. I hope it is an old alert.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-04-17 08:03:53
Oh damn. Poor Japan.
Those tectonic plates must really be shifting around. Though, if I recall, aren't Japan's buildings built to withstand earthquakes? That really bad one they had a few years ago, wasn't the devastating blow the tsunami and not the earthquake itself? Or am I remembering that wrong.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Grapefoot on 2016-04-17 13:49:08
It was Equador that got hit by a major quake today.  Over 7.0.

The Ring of Fire around the Pacific is certainly awake right now.  Watch out American west coast.  :-/ 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2016-04-20 11:45:26
What do you guys think of this?  Our $10 and $20 dollars bills are about to change dramatically.

SOURCE (http://www.wsj.com/articles/harriet-tubman-to-be-added-to-20-bill-1461170454?mod=trending_now_)

"Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew will announce plans Wednesday to put Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill, following an extended campaign to solicit public input on his initial proposal to put a woman on the front of the $10 bill, according to a Treasury official.

The subplot over what would happen to Alexander Hamilton, who will remain on the $10 bill, often overshadowed the Treasury Department’s campaign to celebrate the contributions of female historical figures.

It isn’t clear when the new $20 note will be introduced into circulation. Currency officials began moving ahead with a redesign of the $10 note in 2013, and that bill won’t be introduced until 2020.

A woman hasn’t appeared on the nation’s paper money in more than a century. Tubman, an escaped slave, became a famous abolitionist and ferried other slaves to freedom through the Underground Railroad. She served as a Union spy during the Civil War."

Thoughts?  Do you think it is good to have bills celebrate occasions, movements, and groups, or is it better to have President's and other founding fathers on them? 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-04-20 13:19:29
Oh my god, if they change the $20 bill I'd be so happy! I honestly don't understand why Andrew Jackson was on the bill for, from what I learned in history class he really fudged up the banking system with his "pet banks". I remember hearing about this in economics class, at the times they were thinking about putting that big woman's rights activist, something Anthony? But I think it's pretty cool if Harriet Tubman was put on a bill, she did do a lot for so many escaping slaves. She was a brave woman.

As for the $10 bill... Eh? Do average people even know what Alexander Hamilton did for the country? I mean, they barely talk about him in any of the history classes I've been in. At least with Adrew Jackass they talk about him. So on the topic of whether the $10 should be changed, I'm neutral.

I'm surprised they mention in over a century a woman hasn't been on US currency. Does this mean there has at one point been a female on US currency? I don't recall this, but it is cool if that is true.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Soda on 2016-04-20 14:03:38
I for some reason always associate twenties with Andrew Jackson. But changing it is fine I guess. I think it should be a founding father.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-04-20 14:19:24
We already got Bush on one of them though and Benjamin Franklin too.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Rainberry on 2016-04-21 03:11:09
Bush isn't on any money, lol.  Neither Bush is, no modern presidents are. ;)

I feel George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, who were so important for our country, kind of got shafted being on such small denominations.  I guess that way you see them the most.

I am fine with keeping the bills with who is already on them, but if they have to change, I don't know how showing a "women's movement" on money will work.  I also don't think that should be on money, nor should any movement.  I think it should be a person on the money, usually of Presidential caliber, or very big importance.

I am not demeaning Harriett Tubman and the good she did, along with others, but I don't think they should be on money.  Maybe have the first female senator or or congressman, or maybe the first female of political importance. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-04-21 05:24:50
I meant George Washington. Oh my gosh, how embarrassing. I don't know what I was thinking when I wrote that. Wow, that is wow. That's my dumb blonde moment OTL

But hm, that's actually a really good point, Raine. I guess they want to put someone who everybody would know of. Not everybody knows off hand who the first woman senator or congress woman is.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Grapefoot on 2016-04-21 06:32:21
Harriet Tubman was an important figure in American history. 

The article is wrong when it said a female hasn't been printed on American tender in over a century.  Remember the dollar coins?  It had Shoshone woman, Sacajawea on it.  She helped the Lewis and Clark Expedition with her husband on their journey to the Pacific Ocean. 

I think two other awesome women candidates to American money should be Clara Barton and Susan B. Anthony.  Also you could consider, Eleanor Roosevelt, Amelia Earhart, and possibly Lady Deborah Moody.

Many would also say, Betsey Ross, who is credited with sowing the first American flag, but the history on that is a bit unknown, too much so, to give her credit.  Margaret Manny is credited with actually creating the flag. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2016-04-21 07:46:41
Former presidential hopeful, Ben Carson, says we should put Tubman on the $2 and not the $20.

Source (http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2016/04/20/ben-carson-harriet-tubman-dollar-two-twenty/83301140/)
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-04-21 09:12:48
The $2 bill? Seriously? Those went out of circulation for a reason, no?

But oh! Eleanor Roosevelt would be a great candidate to be on a dollar bill! I can't believe I didn't think of that.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Darrin on 2016-04-21 11:59:36
Prince, Passed away at 57 (http://insider.foxnews.com/2016/04/21/prince-dead-rumors-swirl-after-death-reported-pop-superstars-minnesota-home). 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-04-21 12:13:04
Prince? As in, 'The Artist Formerly Known as Prince' Prince?
Oh.... How terrible....
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Darrin on 2016-04-21 12:20:56
Yeah, it is sad.  He had music that he didn't allow anyone to hear or buy unless it was from his own music downloading website or radio stations... :-/
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2016-04-22 02:42:34
This is pretty cool, two sophomores from the University of Washington in Seattle created gloves that interpret American Sign Language.  Not only can they decode the language, it can speak the language to those who are deaf!

Source (http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2016/04/20/sign-language-gloves/)
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2016-04-22 03:05:41
^ That is pretty amazing they can do that!  Wow!  Good job for those students!  Gonna be smart guys. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Darrin on 2016-04-22 06:19:07
Prince at the latest Superbowl 50. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2016-04-22 08:16:14
He did a great performance at half time. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Darrin on 2016-05-07 23:55:26
Been following the wildfire in Alberta.  Parts of the "urban service area (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_communities_in_Alberta#Urban_service_areas)" of Fort McMurray have been completely burned out.  Homes, stores, etc.  Here is some photos and the latest news on the devastating fire in this remote populated area in Canada's wild north. 

http://www.macleans.ca/news/canada/inside-a-burned-out-fort-mcmurray/
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-05-07 23:59:57
Oh damn that's awful.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2016-05-08 00:02:06
I've been following it somewhat.  I can't imagine how horrible it would be to lose everything. :-/ 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2016-05-12 00:08:21
Welcome to the new generation of America where middle class shrinks and families are shrinking... yet becoming bigger?  Read one below!

Multi-generational living on the rise (http://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2016-05-11/the-new-american-home-multi-generational-living-on-the-rise).

Incomes have fallen in four fifths of U.S. cities (http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/695bfa18-1797-11e6-b197-a4af20d5575e,Authorised=false.html?siteedition=intl&_i_location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F695bfa18-1797-11e6-b197-a4af20d5575e.html%3Fsiteedition%3Dintl&_i_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F6666cd76f96956469e7be39d750cc7d9&classification=conditional_standard&iab=barrier-app).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2016-05-18 14:32:10
36 years ago today, the biggest volcanic eruption on American soil in recent memory occurred.

Mt. Saint Helens in Washington State erupted, killing just over 50 people.  The ash clouds circled the globe and left portions of the region blanketed in ash.  New reports show an increase in earthquakes around Mt. Saint Helens, and scientists monitoring the volcano (with some of the most high tech gear in the world, seriously, this volcano is hooked up with gear), they say the volcano is building up magma again, though they doubt it will erupt anytime soon.  More concerns are being shown as other nearby volcanos, Rainier, also in Washington, and Mt. Hood, in Oregon, have also seen increased earthquake swarms.  Could there be a major Pacific Northwest event brewing?

Extra reading: http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2016/05/36_years_ago_mount_st_helens_e.html
http://www.kgw.com/news/local/swarm-of-small-quakes-hitting-mount-hood/196573876?c=n
http://www.infowars.com/major-eruption-imminent-earthquake-swarms-reported-at-mt-hood-mt-rainier-and-mt-st-helens/
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Soda on 2016-05-18 14:35:55
That wouldn't be good. :-/  I know Mt. St. Helens was huge. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2016-05-18 14:39:39
I figured it was a pretty big deal, so I would post something on it.  Especially since earthquakes are all the rage in conversation right now on the West Coast.  Earthquakes and volcanos kind of go hand in hand.

We also have the collapse of Venezuela right now, another buzzing by the Russian military of an America ship and possibly Putin wanting to make more moves in the Balkins.  We also have increased military aggression against the U.S. by China too.  So lots of bad things going on. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Soda on 2016-05-18 14:40:44
So much going on. :-/  I don't like the continued aggression by countries against the US.  I feel it is because they think we have weak leadership. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-05-18 15:37:31
So Russia's trying to bust a move and reclaim its old friends the Baltic's? Wait, *rereads that* the Balkins? Not sure whether to think you mean the Baltic States or the Balkan States. Or is there actually something called the Balkins... *goes to look it up* I get a fixed search for Balkans. But huh, I didn't know Putin would be interested in those countries.

But yeah, seems a lot of aggression against America. Hm, because they think we're weak... My friend tells me Russia and Germany like Trump and his... Trump-ness. I wonder how other countries will freak if Trump actually succeeds.

It does appear we are in some difficult times, but then again, in recent times, when haven't we been?
Title: Re: World News
Post by: yasl on 2016-05-19 03:29:38
I don't like the continued aggression by countries against the US.  I feel it is because they think we have weak leadership.

Russia and China's stunts are much better understood as domestic plays, showmanship for the benefit of their own polities.  Both are trying to convince their population (or maintain their conviction) that they are beset by enemies and require the continued "strong leadership" of their current leaders.  Which is of course a crock.

The ebb and flow of geopolitical power has more to do with institutions than "strong" or "weak" figurehead leaders.

@LP:
Putin's interested in using the memory of a powerful USSR to help maintain his position as de facto dictator.  All those wretched countries that split from Russia when the USSR unraveled are fair game in his eyes, at least as targets for rhetoric and bluster.

In the face of a refugee crisis, Germany, along with many other European countries, is politically shifting towards the poisoned chalice of nationalism, and is even developing a charming little faction of fascists.  Apparently 70 years is long enough to forget anything.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-05-19 06:49:52
Were the Balkans part of the USSR? I thought it was the Baltics, Ukraine, Belarus, and a few other smaller countries, like Moldova. Hence my confusion. It'd make sense if Putin were targeting the Baltics, since they were part of the USSR. Putin, what a magnificent bastard. He knows how to push other countries leaders buttons. I recall my friends AP history classes and my Economics classes had quite a few discussions about him.

Mm, frightening thoughts really...
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2016-05-19 11:33:04
Were the Balkans part of the USSR? I thought it was the Baltics, Ukraine, Belarus, and a few other smaller countries, like Moldova. Hence my confusion. It'd make sense if Putin were targeting the Baltics, since they were part of the USSR. Putin, what a magnificent bastard. He knows how to push other countries leaders buttons. I recall my friends AP history classes and my Economics classes had quite a few discussions about him.

Mm, frightening thoughts really...

Yes, some Balkan states were part of the Iron Curtain, USSR control.  Wiki read!! (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Balkans#Cold_War)

We also now just got word of an Egyptian airplane with 66 people on board went down.  Greek, Egyptian, and US authorities are searching for the wreckage and it seems that foul play was involved. 

quite honestly, I think Europe is going to explode again.  We got the EU struggling with countries like Spain, Portugal, and Greece, then of course we got NATO not wanting to be too forceful on Russia incase of all out war breaking loose.  We also have Russia's aggression, their support with other unsavory nations, and we have Germany growing more and more radical in terms of racism and fascism.  Yes, the re-rise of the German Nazi party.  Did I even mention the continued flow of emigrants into the EU.  Nations once accepting these people with open arms are quickly retreating on that message as places like France, the Netherlands, Sweden, and others quickly are seeing violence outbreaks and anger among the citizens.  Emigrants bring cultural baggage after all. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2016-05-20 03:11:32
The Mediterranean is not that deep.  I am surprised the wreckage has not yet been found. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2016-05-20 04:37:08
*Opens newspaper.*

Lets see what glorious news we have today, shall we?

China denies shipping marinated human flesh to Africa (http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/china-denies-shipping-marinated-human-8011122).

Rare photos of Hitler he wanted no one to see (http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/bizarre-photos-adolf-hitler-didnt-8009804).

TV reporter poops on persons lawn (http://www.theamericanmirror.com/crappy-tv-journalist-arrested-pooping-subjects-lawn-news-report/).

Naked women perform "Tempest" in Central Park (http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/central-park-hosts-an-all-female-naked-production-of-the-tempest-a7038841.html).

England's National Health Service (NHS) says eating poop will cure diseases (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/05/19/swallowing-human-faeces-will-cure-disease-nhs-say/).

Sounds like we got a great deal of news here today...  *Lowers head in shame.*
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-05-20 07:12:27
O_o and I thought you were playing around with the link names and the actual news reports, but holy shit they're all actual news reports. What the heck is up with the world!?
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Smiles2us on 2016-05-20 07:16:30
We've really hit the crapper today.

Pun intended.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Soda on 2016-05-24 13:00:58
I feel this isn't even worthy of a post in "World News."  But it is shocking and shows just how stupid people are.

Girl has sex with 2 dozen students in Florida (http://wtvr.com/2016/05/23/south-fort-myers-high-school-students-bathroom-sex-afterschool/).

Like seriously....
Title: Re: World News
Post by: 1234 on 2016-05-24 13:25:11
*spit-take* O_O
Title: Re: World News
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2016-05-24 20:05:43
Yeesh, the worst thing they did in the boys' room at my high school was shoot craps. (By which I mean playing dice, not, you know, poop crap.)

You don't do that sort of thing in the bathroom, guys.    That's what broom closets are for.    ;)

Paris mayor moves to stop public urinating (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/1567451/Paris-mayor-moves-to-stop-public-urinating.html)
See, the way that title is phrased it sounds like the mayor himself has been peeing in public.   I did not realize the problem of public urination was so bad in France.

Police kill 107-year-old man in shootout (https://www.yahoo.com/news/107-old-arkansas-man-killed-shootout-police-175605336.html?ref=gs)
Um...wow.   How dangerous is a 107-year-old guy that it takes an entire SWAT team to take his wrinkly butt down?
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Darrin on 2016-05-25 08:56:29
^ No joke, public urination in France (specifically the big cities) is actually an ongoing issue.  It is becoming a greater issue too, due in part to incoming refugee's from developing nations in certain quarters of varying cities.  I read about this in depth somewhere and if I re-find the article, I will share it.

That 107 year old man must have been truly frightening to waste all that tax payer money.  I like the police, but when I read something like that, I am pretty sure they didn't need to go all out.... but hey, I wasn't there, and I know they all want to get home to their families.  So safety first.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2016-05-28 17:25:57
Latest from Venezuela, the quick decline of a developing nation (http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/28/world/americas/venezuela-economic-government-collapse.html?_r=0).



HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY (http://www.history.com/topics/holidays/memorial-day-history).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2016-05-29 12:33:40
Happy Memorial Day.  I got to thank all our veterans for their sacrifices.  Sometimes I look around and wonder if people if even care.  Looking at this country, it seems so many people want it radically changed and different...

Nonetheless, I have to thank our veterans, and I will let them know that I personally will do what I can to keep the American dream alive, and fight for the freedoms they fought for. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Soda on 2016-06-12 18:46:36
Over 50 killed by terrorist in Florida night bar (http://nypost.com/2016/06/12/suspected-gunman-in-florida-gay-club-mass-shooting-idd/).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-06-12 19:09:38
Over 50 killed? First I heard it was 20 killed and 50 some injured. Did that many die from their injuries? That's really sad. My thought go out to those who were hurt and the families of those that lost loved ones.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2016-06-12 20:39:28
^ Sounds like it was 50 killed from gun shots wounds by this radical nut job terrorist. 

The FBI identified the gunman as Omar Mateen who was 29, and had a three year old child.  He had already been separated from his wife whom he regularly beat and he was a radicalized Muslim.  ISIS sympathizers have praised this killer for his actions. 

This is the most deadly terrorist attack on U.S. soil since 9/11 2001.

Police were in a standoff for nearly 3 hours before ramming a Bearcat armored police vehicle into the building and firing at the suspect and releasing all the hostages they could.  Another 53 were hospitalized.  It appears no officers were injured from what I can tell. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: yasl on 2016-06-13 08:12:11
For many years, I and many others have been commenting that this obsession with bombs, both by terrorists and law enforcement, is pretty silly since a far higher number of deaths could be achieved by gunmen.  We've even used this as evidence that killing people is not the core aim of terrorists, but rather that they are seeking attention and spectacle, and thus that fearing them is not only playing into their hands but thoroughly irrational.

Going by the last couple of years, it's starting to look like there's been something of a pivot towards seeking casualties.  I don't know enough to say whether this is specifically an ISIS thing, but correlation is wiggling its eyebrows at me.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2016-06-13 10:16:05
For many years, I and many others have been commenting that this obsession with bombs, both by terrorists and law enforcement, is pretty silly since a far higher number of deaths could be achieved by gunmen.  We've even used this as evidence that killing people is not the core aim of terrorists, but rather that they are seeking attention and spectacle, and thus that fearing them is not only playing into their hands but thoroughly irrational.

Going by the last couple of years, it's starting to look like there's been something of a pivot towards seeking casualties.  I don't know enough to say whether this is specifically an ISIS thing, but correlation is wiggling its eyebrows at me.


Attention seeking and dying for their cause is what a lot of them go by.  They view it as martyrdom. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-06-13 14:38:21
I thought ISIS had said the guy was affiliated with them. Guess I heard the news wrong from my friend.


I hate to mention this among all of this sadness and casualty but... Peru finally actually won at football. Against Brazil. For the first time in 41 YEARS!
By a hand goal.
That shouldn't have counted...
Peru still won.
Yay?
Title: Re: World News
Post by: HulkbowSMASH on 2016-06-13 15:40:59
correlation is wiggling its eyebrows at me.
Correlation is a saucy wench.

I recall seeing somewhere that the shooter called 911 to say he was doing it for Daesh, though I'm far too lazy to look up a citation right now.  I also have a rather morbid fascination for how people seem to get the martyrdom bug like it's a communicable virus.  It's like, one day just sitting there in your office job pushing papers, then suddenly you come down with a bad case of extremism.

Not to make light of the situation.
Title: World News
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2016-06-14 01:04:39
Fart causes fight in another Florida hotspot (http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/florida-keys/article83320742.html)

I have a feeling this guy's girlfriend actually cut the squeaker, but didn't want to own up to it....





Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-06-14 04:07:09
Florida man is back at it again!
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2016-06-14 11:49:18
Well...

Radicalized convict stabs French police captain to death, then tortures wife in front of toddler, all while live streaming it to Facebook (http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/06/14/muslim-terrorist-kills-french-cop-wife-while-livestreaming-on-facebook.html).  Done as an act of terror, or according to the killer, a "Ramadan sacrifice."

German ten year bonds will now have negative returns, first time ever (http://www.cnbc.com/2016/06/14/brexit-news-uncertainty-around-eu-vote-causing-volatility-in-markets.html).

Polls show Britain supported EU leave more then ever (http://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-poll-idUSKCN0YZ2FY).

London's first Muslim mayor bans ads with sexualized women on all public transit (http://dailycaller.com/2016/06/13/londons-muslim-mayor-bans-sexy-women-in-advertisements/).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Miggs on 2016-06-14 11:56:09
There was also apparently 2 more attacks in the States yesterday. One in West Virginia and another in New Mexico. Nothing on a major scale with a lot of people dying or anything but like.... that doesn't dismiss that it HAPPENED, you know?
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2016-06-14 11:59:05
Yeah, the one in new Mexico doesn't seem to be terrorist related, but it was a nut job who took people hostage before police swooped in and got him.  The West Virginia one is still at large, after the unknown suspect shot three at a state park and fled. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: HulkbowSMASH on 2016-06-14 16:04:45
Hostages held at Wamart in Amarillo:

http://abcnews.go.com/US/armed-subject-reported-texas-walmart-police/story?id=39848693

It's a big country, lots of stuff goes on which don't get national attention because there's just too much.  Even that young singer's shooting has been overshadowed by the nightclub.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Smiles2us on 2016-06-16 16:39:39
Gun sales surge upward among Gays/Lesbians following Orlando shooting (http://kdvr.com/2016/06/14/gun-sales-surge-after-orlando-shooting/).

Philadelphia passes soda tax (http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/20160617_Philadelphia_City_Council_to_vote_on_soda_tax.html).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-06-16 16:50:37
Lol, soda tax?

But oh god. Did you guys hear about that bullshit report about someone who bought a gun in "7 minutes right after the shooting". Nevermind how that doesn't prove anything, or how illegal that was and proves nothing. I'll dig up link if it's still around.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Smiles2us on 2016-06-16 17:12:04
I didn't hear that.  O_O 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-06-16 17:23:50
Yeah, so apparently some hyper liberal journalist either payed off the gun man, made it up, or the seller was breaking the law and didn't care.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Smiles2us on 2016-06-16 18:15:48
Yeah, so apparently some hyper liberal journalist either payed off the gun man, made it up, or the seller was breaking the law and didn't care.

I'll have to keep my eyes open for that one.  Hadn't heard it.

How is getting news in Peru?  Is it harder?  What do they talk about there? 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-06-16 18:27:22
Yeah it's stupid. I'm waiting on my friend for link.

No. There's tons of news channels. And politics, crimes, accidents. Sometimes stuff from outside the country.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Smiles2us on 2016-06-16 18:46:57
Yeah it's stupid. I'm waiting on my friend for link.

No. There's tons of news channels. And politics, crimes, accidents. Sometimes stuff from outside the country.

Do they talk about world issues a lot or how Peru is beat Brazil in soccer? 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-06-16 18:54:32
Eh I don't watch the news much. I catch it a bit when it's on. The beating Brazil thing was repeated over and over again for the day after it happened. World news I have no idea. They did talk about Orlando though.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Darrin on 2016-06-16 19:16:07
I know when I have been in other countries, the majority of news is still about the good old US of A.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: yasl on 2016-06-18 01:02:53
My experience is that, everywhere, the bulk of news is domestic.

Also, the proportion of domestic news from a source is generally inversely proportional to how much I care for consuming its news...
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2016-06-22 20:38:48
This will be huge if Britain exits the EU.

Brexit (http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/06/22/when-we-know-result-brexit-vote/86221668/).

Hypothetically, if Britain leaves the EU, who will follow?  Europe has always been shaky, and the fact that we have relative peace and a union has resulted in no wars between nations since WWII.  If a major player leaves the EU, especially a US ally, could this allow for a more negative EU to US interests?  What about a weaker EU, or a EU that crumbles apart and begins wars again.  The EU collapses or shows weakness, who's to say that Russia won't sweep in and take over nations or gather their bloc again? 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-06-22 21:12:56
Considering Russia's been trying to get its foot back in the door with its dear old allies recently, I wouldn't put it past them swooping in and trying to take huge blocks for themselves once more. Russia's pretty scary mang. But Putin is awesome. What a magnificent bastard he is.

But yeah, my Welsh friend is on edge about this election thing. It will determine whether he chooses to stay or move out of Wales.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2016-06-22 21:17:59
With Europe so fragile right now, and about to be either more fragile or not, anything can happen.  :-/  I would not want to live in Europe right now.  They got a lot of problems and the poo is about to hit the fan.  You got the refugee and immigration problems, as well as the radical Islamic terrorists ready to start attacking Europe from their hotbed in Libya. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2016-06-23 21:08:48
So it looks like Britain is going to vote to get out of the European Union. 

I am both happy for Britain, our best ally, but also worried.  World stock markets are going to tank tomorrow, and I am worried what will happen to Europe as a whole.  As American's, our government needs to immediately unite and support our British allies like they have done for us so many times... sadly I feel Obama and his administration won't do that. 

We need to set up vigorous trade agreements to help both our economies more, not that Britain is free to control their own economic future more, and devote it all to themselves and not the EU.  They can also control they immigration once again.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Rainberry on 2016-06-24 00:07:10
CNN highlights (http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/23/europe/five-reasons-europe-miss-uk/index.html) five major reasons the UK leaving the EU will hurt the EU.

Economy, Diplomacy, their military, ideology, and the union they have with others... which can be tied to diplomacy. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2016-06-24 12:44:52
Prime Minister David Cameron resigns as Britain votes to leave EU (http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/news/politics/prime_minister_david_cameron_resigns_as_britain_votes_to_leave_the_eu_latest_reaction_and_analysis_1_4590680).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-06-24 17:26:34
Well, they did it. GB has left the EU.
Britain just likes being alone doesn't it. My friend says the pound will drop in value, but it should stabilize (hopefully) as it's something that's a given. I think they're also going to tighten security at the Northern Ireland border or something.

I wonder what GB will call the day they left. Independence Day is already taken :P
Title: Re: World News
Post by: yasl on 2016-06-24 18:29:02
I think it's a shame.  London will probably decline a bit, particularly as its financial services sector contracts.

I'd have much preferred to see the introduction of real, vigorous democracy in the EU (more power vested in the Parliament, less in the Commission) but I fear that the departure of the UK will only hasten the EU's ongoing spiral into a mire of hopeless bureaucracy.

That assumes that Brexit doesn't catalyze the EU to fall apart entirely in the next 10-20 years, which would be an awful outcome for the West, and is more or less Putin's wettest dream.

@Silverwing: A pan-Anglo trade deal seems modestly likely, and I think it would be a very good thing on the whole, though I do fear it could promote further insularity if relied on too heavily.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2016-06-24 18:37:15
The EU has been doomed for awhile honestly, and this was a main pillar that left the foundation.  Putin is really excited about this development and has certainly viewed all his options.  Not just Putin, but other outside people who want the West to crumble. 

@ Yasl.  I understand that.  But the EU definitely needs to keep trade going with incentives to Britain and yeah, same with the US. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-06-24 18:56:13
Well, apparently GB has been getting trade deals all over the place, so that doesn't seem to be an issue. Let's hope the other issues they have and have catalyzed in the EU don't lead to terrible things. And don't lead to the rise of Putinism.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2016-06-24 19:40:41
Earlier, I feel what I said seemed very negative or fearful of Britain's leaving of the EU.  Yes, it is a scary unknown, but I am actually happy in the short term.  A rise of nationalism for our great friends.  They pride themselves in independence, much like we American's do.  We are of the same family generally speaking. ;)  So Britain leaving the EU is a big smack down in the face of Globalism, One world order folks, Obama, Hillary, and progressives.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2016-06-24 20:06:34
At this moment in time, the person who came out on of Brexit are Donald Trump and the British people.  But it won't be easy being independent again.  It's going to take a lot of hard work, something Britain knows how to do!  Barely a century ago, they had an empire that spanned the entire world.  Never did the sun set on their empire.

Here (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/06/23/eu-referendum-what-the-world-is-saying---britains-historic-decis/) are some reactions from people below about Britain's leave from the EU. 

The EU's leadership has demanded Britain activate Article 50 exit talks "as soon as possible" as they attempt to end the uncertainty over the bloc, "however painful that process may be".  "Any delay would unnecessarily prolong uncertainty. We have rules to deal with this in an orderly way," it said. Donald Tusk, president of the European Council, earlier said: "We are determined to keep our unity as 27 ... I will propose that we start a period of wider reflection on the future of our union," adding: "What doesn't kill you, makes you stronger."

German Chancellor Angela Merkel voiced regret at the decision to leave the European Union, calling it a "blow" to Europe. "We take note of the British people's decision with regret. There is no doubt that this is a blow to Europe and to the European unification process," she said.

Obama urged Britain to remain in the EU when he visited London in April and warned that a trade agreement between the two countries would not happen anytime soon if Britain left the bloc. But on Friday, President Barack Obama released a brief statement, saying the US respected the decision, and that the relationship between the two countries was "enduring". He added: "The United Kingdom and the European Union will remain indispensable partners of the United States even as they begin negotiating their ongoing relationship to ensure continued stability, security, and prosperity for Europe, Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the world." However, the White House on Friday night said that the president stood by his warning that Britain would move to the back of the queue when it comes to trade deals.

The Pentagon said it was confident that defence ties with Britain would continue and that U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter spoke with his counterpart, Michael Fallon, by phone after Britain voted to leave the European Union.

Vladimir Putin has said Britain's vote to leave the EU reflects growing concerns about immigration and security. Speaking to reporters, the Russian president also said the vote is a response to unhappiness with Brussels bureaucracy. Mr Putin said Brexit would have both "positive and negative" consequences for Russia and the rest of the world, but that he expected markets to stabilise from the initial shock.

French President Francois Hollande said he profoundly regrets the decision, but that the union must make changes in order to move forward. He said, "To move forward, Europe cannot act as before."

"We hope Britain and the EU can reach a negotiated agreement at an early date. A prosperous and stable Europe is in all sides' interests," a Chinese foreign ministry spokesman has said, warning there would be “impacts on all sides” from the vote. "Britain's decision to leave the EU has prised off the first brick from the mansion of globalisation," added Xinhua, the Chinese state news agency.

Paolo Gentiloni, the foreign minister in Italy, said that Britain would remain an ally, despite the vote.

Carl Bildt, the former Swedish prime minister, has predicted chaos "beyond comprehension" after the result. He noted that the Zimbabwean dollar was gaining on sterling.  Annie Lööv, the leader of Sweden's Centre Party, called the vote "a day of mourning. A nightmare".

Geert Wilders, the leader of an anti-immigration party, called for a referendum on the Netherlands' EU membership following the British result. "We want be in charge of our own country, our own money, our own borders, and our own immigration policy," he said.

The British territory voted by 19,322 votes to 823 to stay in the EU, meaning 96 per cent of the electorate chose Remain. Turnout was 84 per cent. Just minutes after the referendum result was confirmed, Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel García-Margallo took the opportunity to propose shared sovereignty with the UK over Gibraltar. 

Turkey has expressed disappointment over the UK's vote to leave the European Union.

Britain's vote to leave the European Union has very significant implications for Ireland, the Irish government said ahead of an emergency cabinet meeting on Friday. Britain is by far the largest trading partner for Ireland and any loss of access to the UK market would be devastating for the country's economy.

We must respect the choice that a majority of the British people have made. At the same time, I won’t hide the fact that I think it is a very sad result for Europe and for Denmark,” said Lars Lokke Rasmussen, the prime minister.

Poland’s foreign minister said the British vote “is bad news for Europe and bad news for Poland.”

“The British voters have spoken and that’s the way it is,” said Norwegian prime minister Erna Solberg, the prime minister. She also warned that the decision will be "a boost for extreme forces that want less cooperation in Europe." Solberg whose country is not an EU member, said Friday they are "anti-establishment, anti-globalization, anti-EU forces (...) that can be pretty extreme."

Malcolm Turnbull, Australia’s prime minister, has told Australians not to panic over the Brexit decision  as the local share market slumped. He said Australia’s relationship with Britain would remain “as close as any two nations' relations could be”.

Shinzo Abe, the Japanese prime minister, said financial markets need to be stabilised in the aftermath of Britain's vote to leave the European Union, with the yen surging against other currencies and Japanese stocks plunging. "We must respond firmly", the prime minister said in a speech in northern Japan on Friday. "The foreign exchange market and other financial markets need to be stabilized". There are also concerns in Tokyo that Britain's departure from the EU will affect negotiations on a free trade agreement between Europe and Japan, Kyodo News reported, with Motoo Hayashi, the trade and industry minister, admitting completing a deal before the end of the years has "become difficult".

South Korea reacted to Britain's decision to leave the European Union by announcing that it is willing to consider a bilateral free trade deal with the UK.

Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, has released a statement on Cameron's resignation: "I have great appreciation for Prime Minister David Cameron, a respected leader and a true friend of Israel and the Jewish people. "Throughout his premiership the security, economic and technological cooperation between the United Kingdom and Israel has greatly expanded. 

Donald Trump hailed Britain's vote to leave the EU as "fantastic" shortly after arriving in Scotland on Friday for his first international trip since becoming the presumptive Republican presidential nominee.

Presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton pointed to the stunning Brexit vote as yet another reason why she should be elected president. "This time of uncertainty only underscores the need for calm, steady, experienced leadership in the White House to protect Americans' pocketbooks and livelihoods, to support our friends and allies, to stand up to our adversaries, and to defend our interests," she said in a statement. "It also underscores the need for us to pull together to solve our challenges as a country, not tear each other down."
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-06-26 10:10:07
A friend was mentionin how Scotland and Ireland were mad. Said something like, "What's the point of the United Kingdom leaving the EU if it's not going to stay united after it leaves." Then someone else brought up that that's a major issue when 3 countries have to share the same space.

Scotland amuses me with its whole, "We're not represented!" Meanwhile Wales be like, "... Srsly?"

If you find that joke, it will probably make my day haha. It gave me a chuckle, good old Britain, eh?
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Smiles2us on 2016-06-26 10:20:04
Britain leaving the union is a backstroke for folks who want a one world government.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-06-26 10:24:17
But isn't that unrealistic?
Title: Re: World News
Post by: yasl on 2016-06-27 02:43:38
There's also a joke in there somewhere about Britain deciding they didn't like being part of someone else's empire, but I'm too lazy to find it right now.

XD

Globalism, One world order folks, Obama, Hillary, and progressives.
This bit confuses me.

Me too.  I'm not really getting the "one world government" thing.  It's presently filed under "tinfoil hats" in my brain.

Actually, "globalism", "one world order", and "progressives" are currently all in very different buckets.

Does anyone have some links/detail on this?
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Smiles2us on 2016-06-27 11:14:14
There are theories that suggest the people in charge (some) have been trying to make a one world government.  Various organizations has furthered this.  The EU, for example.  There have been talks about a global tax, and other things that suggest a one world government.  Body chips, world identification, etc. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2016-06-27 11:37:56
The one world order conversation is quite common, and often the United Nations is seen as the top proponent of it.  Surprised you guys aren't heard about it.  Here is a good mix of news sources all talking about.

Yahoo News (https://www.yahoo.com/news/collapse-liberal-world-order-204356418.html)

USA Today (http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2016/06/26/brexit-global-order-united-kindom-effects-column/86404790/)

BrietBart (http://www.breitbart.com/london/2016/06/23/brexit-signals-end-new-world-order/)

Boston Globe (https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/world/2016/06/25/does-brexit-foretell-new-new-world-order/wTmf1ahE23Ul5vsbn3yrWO/story.html)

Fair Observer (http://www.fairobserver.com/region/north_america/brexit-success-trump-not-surprise-you-23303/)

Huffington Post (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sheldon-filger/brexit-has-implications-f_b_10654910.html)

The Nation (http://thenationonlineng.net/the-brexit-debate/)

Washington Post (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/06/27/sarah-palin-celebrates-brexit-says-uk-avoided-apocalyptic-one-world-government/)

Title: Re: World News
Post by: HulkbowSMASH on 2016-06-27 13:54:59
That just muddies things further.  My original confusion was at the implication that globalism, which I've always understood as a primarily economic concept, was somehow to be laid at the feet of two current politicians of one party, when it goes back decades with support from both parties.  NWO is an old and rather vague term which has been used to mean a generalized global paradigm, sometimes an ominous but nebulous one.  And now talk of a single global government apparently based at least in part on America's dubious but also long-running policy of "keeping the world safe for democracy."  I'm still not getting how this is somehow a recent, partisan issue.  Though, this is starting to sound like it might fit in better in the Politics thread anyway.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Rainberry on 2016-06-27 19:13:57
^ If people want to continue talking about it, lets just move it to politics.  This is for world news. :)  Good idea. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2016-06-27 19:19:40
Two bits here.

Express (http://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/683739/EU-referendum-German-French-European-superstate-Brexit).

Daily Mail (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3662827/Has-Britain-avoided-European-superstate-France-Germany-draw-plans-morph-EU-countries-one-control-members-armies-economies.html).

So imagine a "superstate" Europe.  Margaret Thatcher back in the day said uniting Europe as one wouldn't work like it did in the United States.  She said, in simpler terms, that Europe was made up of many histories and distinct cultures that can't just morph together.  The US, at the time, had a common goal, despite all the different backgrounds, to want to start a new, create their own path, and be free.  Liberty.

In these articles, this superstate would have one power, one government, and dissolve national identity into one "EUROPE" superstate.  Sure, each country would be like a state or province, with their own uniqueness, but there would be one army, and cut back on tons of waste.

I won't give any opinions here. 

So yeah, take this news source as you wish.

Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2016-06-27 19:25:37
And this is always kind of there.... in the background.

Is Mexico North America or South America?  They've been shoved into a sub category to make them feel special leading what is called, "Latin America" or "Central America."  They are neither south, nor really north?  What are they?

Mexico's leaders recently talked with Canadian's about wanting to be accepted into part of North America's exclusive region of exclusiveness.  Where beaches are sandy, mountains are high, and people get higher using Mexico's drugs.

Yahoo News (https://www.yahoo.com/news/mexico-president-urges-north-american-integration-brexit-200300558.html).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-06-27 20:24:09
I always thought Mexico, Canada, and America made up North America. Then there was Central America and South America.

"It's like America... But south!"
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Wolfwood on 2016-06-27 21:55:21
Mexico is to some people Central America, and some say North America.  Then there are still some who remove Central America and just have North and South America. 

But there is a diff in Latin America and Central America.  Latin America is a demographic term.  Not Geographic.  So Latin America is everything including Mexico south.  Central America, depending on what you use as a source, is everything south of Mexico to Columbia.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: HulkbowSMASH on 2016-06-28 10:18:10
And yet they don't speak Latin.  So confusing.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2016-06-28 10:18:52
Study show that applicants who wear low-cut tops more likely to land job (https://www.yahoo.com/style/happens-wear-low-cut-top-150506053.html)

A pity this doesn't work for guys as well....  (tears open top of shirt to show extremely hairy chest)
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Darrin on 2016-06-28 10:53:22
A pity this doesn't work for guys as well....  (tears open top of shirt to show extremely hairy chest)

Ain't nobody got time for that!  Cover up! 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Rainberry on 2016-06-28 12:42:14
Study show that applicants who wear low-cut tops more likely to land job (https://www.yahoo.com/style/happens-wear-low-cut-top-150506053.html)

A pity this doesn't work for guys as well....  (tears open top of shirt to show extremely hairy chest)

Did they really need to spend money to have a study for this?  Or was this study for them to have thousands of photos of low cut blouses? 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2016-06-28 14:58:47
... I'd looked into vet school for a while; in the process, I noticed an awful lot of the students were remarkably top-heavy.  I guess big boobs makes you a better vet?
Maybe they remind the patients of their mothers.  The pets, I mean.  Even older dogs and cats like to cuddle up and suckle when they feel insecure or nervous.

I've noticed the same thing in dental assistants.  Makes sense, I guess... if I'm in the chair having the doc pick and drill away at my rotten teeth, I want something nice to look at to alleviate the pain a bit.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-06-28 16:14:24
Nostradumus you crack me up XD
But the bigger busts come in handy when the doctor situates themselves where the head of the chair is in front of their chest and over their legs, and they tell the patient too scoot up. It tends to make the patients end nestle up on boobs.

As for vets with big busts, I can't really confirm. I have a small bust, my roommate has an even smaller bust, I have another friend going into vet stuff who is a DD, and then one who's DDD maybe bigger. In my classes there's mostly flat chested girls (A-B's). No need for me to explain why I notice these things >3<
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-06-28 19:11:47
Hahaha, guilty as charged :P but I actually prefer ass than busts. Butts are just so nice. Boobs be just fat hanging off your chest :P

Heh, 3D's got a guy, and DD has said she's going to be a "good girl" this year. Shame too haha
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2016-06-29 00:08:39
Nostradumus you crack me up XD
But the bigger busts come in handy when the doctor situates themselves where the head of the chair is in front of their chest and over their legs, and they tell the patient too scoot up. It tends to make the patients end nestle up on boobs.

As for vets with big busts, I can't really confirm. I have a small bust, my roommate has an even smaller bust, I have another friend going into vet stuff who is a DD, and then one who's DDD maybe bigger. In my classes there's mostly flat chested girls (A-B's). No need for me to explain why I notice these things >3<

Really all of you are cracking me up.  I will say that my dental assistant has a larger bust then other women.  That's all I got to add.  Though when you are in a dental chair, you're to lay like, flat on this chair thing.  It can be rather strange... I would assume.

And yes, I think you should explain these things.  j/k. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: HulkbowSMASH on 2016-06-29 03:58:45
Hahaha, guilty as charged :P but I actually prefer ass than busts. Butts are just so nice. Boobs be just fat hanging off your chest :P
Oy, who am I to judge?

And I like all manner of things in good shape.  Boobs have a slight advantage in that they almost always remain entertaining if packaged up properly, whereas a flabby unshapely anything else is a bit more challenging.  Also:  https://e621.net/post/show/337701  (semi-NSFW)
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-06-29 16:22:54
Haha, yeah, true true. Though, some boobs are pretty gross, like gawd plz no.
Butts are either flat, which is sad, they can be nicely rounded, satisfyingly firm, or big ass raised things like Brazilian lady butt. And then there's the... Uh.... *shudders* cottage cheese ones. Plz no DX
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Smiles2us on 2016-06-30 10:53:20
Hahaha, guilty as charged :P but I actually prefer ass than busts. Butts are just so nice. Boobs be just fat hanging off your chest :P
Oy, who am I to judge?

And I like all manner of things in good shape.  Boobs have a slight advantage in that they almost always remain entertaining if packaged up properly, whereas a flabby unshapely anything else is a bit more challenging.  Also:  https://e621.net/post/show/337701  (semi-NSFW)

Bwaaa-haaahaaa!  That's where da poop comes from!  :3

I find this very entertaining to read what you guys are saying.  I want to add to it, but I will refrain. :)

Butts.    Oops.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Smiles2us on 2016-06-30 10:54:03
Lets move this conversation to the plot topic. ;) 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: HulkbowSMASH on 2016-06-30 11:31:31
But I just ran across something relevant to both that comic and world news!

http://www.wbtv.com/story/32343265/nypd-man-stuffed-bag-of-feces-in-womans-pants
https://i.imgur.com/skK2L.jpg
Title: World News
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2016-06-30 15:48:29
And here I thought "here, hold my shit for me" was just a figure of speech....

Maybe he thought she looked a little sickly and needed a pick-me-up.... (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/05/19/swallowing-human-faeces-will-cure-disease-nhs-say/)
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2016-07-02 11:36:16
41 Killed, 140 wounded in Terrorist Attack in Turkey, blame is on ISIS (http://www.sundayworld.com/news/crime-world/turkey-pm-blames-isis-for-heinous-airport-suicide-attack).

ISIS claims responsibility in terrorist attack in Bangladesh, at least 20 dead (http://www.wsj.com/articles/terror-attack-on-bangladesh-cafe-leaves-20-dead-1467455938?tesla=y).

As a side note, since Ramadan has started, 27 days ago, there have been 1,458 (http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/images/Ramadan-Bombathon-2016.jpg) kills in the name of Islam both by ISIS and other radical terrorist groups. 

Killings in the name of Christianity, Buddhism, Judaism, Hinduism, etc is zero in that same time.  (Believe what you will)
Title: Re: World News
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2016-07-02 21:27:03
Barring a few isolated nuts, of course. I mean, any crazy can hide behind a Bible or a Torah and claim he's killing people in the name of God, but Islam is a whole different thing.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2016-07-03 00:07:41
It is concerning the rise in terrorist attacks in the name of Jihad lately. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: yasl on 2016-07-03 07:29:21
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Barring a few isolated nuts, of course. I mean, any crazy can hide behind a Bible or a Torah and claim he's killing people in the name of God, but Islam is a whole different thing.

Eeeh.  People want to find meaning in their lives.  Since there's no objectively discernible point to existence, this can be a bit tricky.

The well-adjusted plod along and amplify the importance of local events.  They get a passable job and fill in the gaps with entertainment media and some socialization.  Maybe even a hobby.  Bread and circuses.

The less well-adjusted find escape through drugs.  Many eventually can't find their way back.

Further down the chain you have gangs.  And most religious violence is really just a riff on the same theme, afaict.

The reason that Islam is flavor-of-the-week probably boils down to:

1. The middle-east is a hell-hole & has been for some time; and
2. Inertia / Self-fulfilling-prophecy-ism.

Islam as widely practiced is regressive wrt modern sensibilities, and I don't have much love for it.  But if it disappeared tomorrow, I'm confident that the scum would just grow around some other poor host meme.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2016-07-03 12:56:41
Elie Wiesel Passes Away at 87 (http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/A-Personal-Retrospective-Was-Elie-Wiesel-Happy-459326).

Terrorist Bombing Kills 115 in Baghdad, end of Ramadan (http://bigstory.ap.org/article/62b113a9cf764acfa907a65506805e42/iraqi-officials-death-toll-claimed-car-bombing-iraqi).

Man Injured by explosive device in Central Park NYC (http://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2016/07/3/man-hospitalized-after-central-park-explosion--police-investigating.html).

Those who could cite Quran spared, more updates in Bangladesh terrorist attack (http://www.thedailystar.net/city/those-who-cited-quran-verse-were-spared-1249228).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2016-07-05 17:29:40
Who wants to own Snow White's house?  It's real and in the forests of Washington State! 

Official Link + Video (http://www.king5.com/life/home-garden/home-appreciation/snow-white-cottage-for-sale-in-olalla/259518490).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Wolfwood on 2016-07-06 11:27:58
This will be removed quickly from online.

Baton Rouge, Lousiana Police tackle a suspect with a gun that ends in a fatal shooting.  The suspect had just held someone at gun point before the police arrived.  Social media is exploding calling this racist once again.   

Video (Graphic Shooting and death) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcYQPZfK6gE)
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-07-06 18:21:35
I hate this world sometimes.
Mothercucking SJW's. They ruin everything.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Darrin on 2016-07-06 19:05:21
Hmmm.  :-/ 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2016-07-07 23:04:35
Horrible news out of Dallas tonight.

At least two snipers shooting, one female and two masked men caught, one man still firing at police (http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Protests-in-Dallas-Over-Alton-Sterling-Death-385784431.html).
11 Police officers shot, at least four dead in Dallas (http://abcnews.go.com/US/shots-fired-dallas-amid-protest-recent-police-killings/story?id=40422456).
Suspect yells that, "End if near," and he will kill many more officers. (http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Police-shooting-Images-0707_Dallas-Fort-Worth-385948011.html)

Four officers are dead – three Dallas police officers and one DART transit officer – after two snipers ambushed and opened fire on police at the end of a peaceful protest against nationwide officer-involved shootings Thursday night, officials say.
Eleven officers were shot by gunmen who were still at large hours after what was believed to be a coordinated shooting, according to Dallas Police Chief David Brown.
"We believe that these suspects were positioning themselves to triangulate on our officers and planned to injure and kill as many law enforcement officers as they could," Brown said.
One person was taken into custody at about 11:30 p.m., Dallas police said, following an exchange of gunfire with Dallas SWAT officers. A suspicious package was located near that person, and the package is being investigated by bomb squad personnel.

Title: Re: World News
Post by: Wolfwood on 2016-07-08 10:49:56
Death toll reaches 5 Officers Killed (http://abcnews.go.com/US/shots-fired-dallas-amid-protest-recent-police-killings/story?id=40422456).

Black Lives Matters Supporters Celebrate Murder of Dallas Officer Deaths, even when Dallas cops protected them during shootout (http://www.infowars.com/sick-black-lives-matter-supporters-celebrate-murder-of-dallas-cops/).

Aggitators Mock Cops In Video (https://twitter.com/JaredWyand/status/751293856520478720/video/1).

Black Lives Matters Supporter Loot Downtown Dallas Store (http://www.wfaa.com/news/crime/convenience-store-looted-downtown-after-attack/267260288).

Shooter Wanted to kill white people and white cops (https://twitter.com/CNN/status/751397808343842816).

Obama turns the issue into a race issue, blames Republicans for Dallas officer deaths. (http://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/obama-war-on-cops-police-advocacy-group-225291)

"On Thursday, before the Dallas shootings, Obama tried to strike a balance as he talked about anger and grief in the African-American community after the latest killings by police and the feeling among some law enforcement officials that Obama has not always supported them."
Title: Re: World News
Post by: HulkbowSMASH on 2016-07-08 15:25:48
There are real problems with law enforcement in the US, some places more than others.  I can't say how much is racially motivated, only that it's definitely not restricted to any particular demographic, which means it still boils down to a LE problem.  The media--and I mean media of all political biases--has been stoking the racial angle for a while now, I would guess for the boost in ad revenue they get from the viral traffic which hot-button topics like this generates.  Between this and BLM, I'm honestly surprised something like this hasn't happened sooner.  BLM (er, not the Bureau of Land Management, that Oregon standoff is a completely different flavor of nutty) is really doing themselves, and likely others, more harm than good.

/soapbox
Title: Re: World News
Post by: yasl on 2016-07-08 18:26:55
I came here to give my opinion, but I see that Hulkbow already gave it ^^

The online ads funding model seems to provide very perverse incentives to news publishers, incentives that did not exist to anything like the same extent in the age of the newspaper.  (To the extent that they did exist, we got tabloids.)  It's more than a little troubling.

I wonder to what extent this moral hazard is to blame for the recent surge in political populism?  A (Euro-focused) paper I read a few days ago gave the opinion that populism bottomed out in the early 80s and has been coming back since, which I suppose is contra evidence.  On the other hand, most of populism's rapid gains have been concentrated in the last decade.  On the gripping hand, perhaps that just means that the GFC was the primary trigger?
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-07-08 19:51:07
My friend wrote this out and posted it on a pro BLM post only for it to get deleted by posted because "her post her rules". Anyway. I felt like sharing it.

990 people were shot by cops last year.
748 of those were while an attack was in progress.
216 were other factors.
44 were undetermined.
Of the 990: 948 were male. 42 were female.
494 were white.
258 were black.
172 were Hispanic.
66 were other races.
782 of the 990 had a deadly weapon on them.
54 used a vehicle as a weapon.
34 had a toy weapon.

The only disparity out there is, whites are killed more often and have more run ins with cops than black people do. On average, 4,472 black men were killed by other black men annually between Jan. 1, 2009, and Dec. 31, 2012, according to the FBI’s Supplementary Homicide Reports. Using FBI and CDC statistics, Professor Johnson calculates that 112 black men, on average, suffered both justified and unjustified police-involved deaths annually during this period.

This equals 2.5 percent of these 4,472 yearly deaths. For every black man — criminal or innocent — killed by a cop, 40 black men were murdered by other black men. The, at most, 2.5 percent of the problem generates relentless rage. And, yet, it is rude-to-racist to mention 97.5 percent of the problem.

FACT 1. Over 1,400 more black Americans murdered other blacks in two years than were lynched from 1882 to 1968.
According to FBI data, 4,906 black people murdered other blacks in 2010 and 2011. That is 1,460 more black Americans killed by other blacks in two years than were lynched from 1882 to 1968, according to the Tuskegee Institute.

FACT 2. Black People (mostly men) commit a grossly disproportionate amount of crime.
In 2012, white males were 38 percent of the population and committed 4,582 murders. That same year, black males were just 6.6 percent of the population but committed a staggering 5,531 murders.
In other words: black people–at just a fifth of the size–committed almost 1,000 more murders than their white counterparts.
The figures above highlight a horrific truth that black racialists and white liberals routinely ignore: Lawbreaking black Americans, young black males particularly, put themselves in close proximity to (mostly white male) police officers at rates sometimes five to 10 times higher than whites. This is a recipe for disaster. Thusly….

FACT 3. Despite making up just 13% of the population, blacks committed half of homicides in the United States for nearly 30 years.

DOJ statistics show that between 1980 and 2008, black people committed 52% of homicides.
In 2013, black criminals committed 38% of the murders. Whites accounted for just 31 percent.
There are five times fewer black people than white people in America and, yet, they consistently carry out a larger share of the crimes? Given this rate, it’s no wonder that there aren’t more assistances where cops kill black criminals.

FACT 4. Chicago’s death toll is almost equal to that of both wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, combined.
There have been almost as many deaths in one American city as there have been in the two major wars carried out by the U.S. military this century.
Chicago’s death toll from 2001–November, 26 2015 stands at 7,401. The combined total deaths during Operation Iraqi Freedom (2003-2015: 4,815) and Operation Enduring Freedom/Afghanistan (2001-2015: 3,506), total 8,321.

FACT 5. It would take cops 40 years to kill as many black men as have died at the hands of others black men in 2012 alone.

University of Toledo criminologist Dr. Richard R. Johnson examined the latest crime data from the FBI’s Supplementary Homicide Reports and Centers for Disease Control and found that an average of 4,472 black men were killed by other black men annually between Jan. 1, 2009, and Dec. 31, 2012.
Professor Johnson’s research further concluded that 112 black men died from both justified and unjustified police-involved killings annually during this same period.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2016-07-08 21:04:59
Lots to read, but good research.

Prayers to the officers killed and all the other loved ones lost.  This divide among the LE community and certain groups is a real shame. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: HulkbowSMASH on 2016-07-08 22:10:13
The online ads funding model seems to provide very perverse incentives to news publishers, incentives that did not exist to anything like the same extent in the age of the newspaper.  (To the extent that they did exist, we got tabloids.)  It's more than a little troubling.
Heh, my previous post is a grammatical mess.  Glad it wasn't completely incomprehensible.

I'm not sure the ad revenue issue is all that new though.  It seems more that the media has gotten a lot bolder over time in how far they're willing to go for those views.

Professor Johnson calculates that 112 black men, on average, suffered both justified and unjustified police-involved deaths annually during this period.
[...]
This equals 2.5 percent of these 4,472 yearly deaths.
[...]
That same year, black males were just 6.6 percent of the population
There's way more in that post than I want to tackle, so I'll only hit some parts which stood out.  Though firstly, a [citation needed] on those numbers; not saying they're necessarily wrong, but they need to be supported before they can be taken seriously.

While looking at absolute numbers is of course one valid way of presenting data, it comes with implications.  In absolute terms the figures look more or less as your friend stated, but consider in terms of deaths compared to population percentages and you get a wholly different picture--one that indicates that in any given interaction with LE, a black male is more likely to wind up dead.  But trying to draw any sort of conclusion based solely on raw figures would be premature, so crying "Racism!" in response is just as faulty as crying "Thug culture!" or whatever else one cares to come up with.  (In truth, both probably play their parts, but to say the numbers support either is the error.)

Using the same percentage-based figures rather than absolute numbers for crimes by different demographics also changes the picture, in this case to an even stronger disparity in crimes perpetrated by each. 

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The figures above highlight a horrific truth that black racialists and white liberals routinely ignore
Politics-baiting only serves to polarize people further.  This alone could've been reason enough for your friend's post to get deleted.  The point is also largely irrelevant to the topic of LEO abuse of power.  It is a problem, just a separate one, and muddling them together only makes for a muddied argument.  Same with BLM's argument, where I see two separate issues:  LEOs violating the public's civil rights, and a question of racial discrimination.  Actually a third as well, being the judicial system failing to maintain checks on enforcement, which only exacerbates the situation, and likely leaves members of the public feeling that the only way to find justice is by their own hands; hence, Dallas.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: HulkbowSMASH on 2016-07-09 06:29:27
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/dallas-shooter-micah-xavier-johnson-decorated-army-veteran-article-1.2704275
The Dallas sniper was a lone gunman; other suspects were released.

http://www.wrex.com/story/32406917/protest-over-minnesota-police-shooting-calm-but-constant
"My son would not have approved of the shootings," Valerie Castile told CNN Friday night, "because he believed that all lives matter."
Title: Re: World News
Post by: HulkbowSMASH on 2016-07-10 19:07:52
http://nypost.com/2016/07/08/video-surfaces-of-nypd-cops-road-rage-shooting/
Brooklyn Assemblyman Charles Barron insisted “things can get out of control” if the attorney general doesn’t bring charges against the cop.

“We won’t have any next steps to tell our people to even bother with this system,” he said. “People will take matters into their own hands because they won’t have any other alternative.”


The plot thickens.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2016-07-11 22:51:01
Two Officers killed in Michigan, suspect killed by police (http://www.wzzm13.com/news/local/lakeshore/berrien-county-courthouse-shooting-suspect-identified/269986705).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Wolfwood on 2016-07-12 10:07:41
Has race relation gotten better after President Obama was elected?  Didn't people tout us electing him as a bridge towards a future without as much racism?  I feel that if anyone has propelled us to a new era of worse race relations, it has been our president and his committee.  It is a shame really.  He could have used his position to help things, but instead seems to always say the wrong things.

I remember when he was first elected, there was an officer involved shooting (I don't remember the exact case, but if I find it, I will link it).  Immediately Pres. Obama attacked the officer saying his actions were wrong.  After the investigation, the officer was found in the right and the person he shot was completely in the wrong.  I don't believe that racism can only be a white thing.  Whoever came up with that idea is dead wrong, and said an uniformed statement. 

Did I mention (and I shouldn't mention, but since there is so much heated race debate), the two recent officer involved shootings that killed two African American's (both of which were committing crimes or breaking the law at the time), did you know that neither of those officers were white that shot?  The recent Dallas PD shooting was directed at white officers, and white officers only.  Isn't that racism?  Isn't that a hate crime?  Aren't all crimes besides maybe theft and some others, a hate crime?
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-07-12 14:47:02
I think the main "defense" people use when people ask if one can be racist against whites is "white people are privileged so they can't be oppressed" or "white people aren't a race".

But in a similar vain, does that mean "privileged" Hispanics or African Americans can't be victims of racism?

This world is just so crazy, and this country constantly feels like it's tearing itself apart. Instead of standing together we're pushing each other away and letting hatred blind us. And instead of seeing tragedy in these events, people use them to advance their campaigns, to advance their organizations beliefs. And that's sick.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: HulkbowSMASH on 2016-07-12 21:58:55
I remember when he was first elected, there was an officer involved shooting (I don't remember the exact case, but if I find it, I will link it).  Immediately Pres. Obama attacked the officer saying his actions were wrong.  After the investigation, the officer was found in the right and the person he shot was completely in the wrong.
I don't know which case you're thinking of either, so I can't comment on it directly.  However, one of the issues around LE accountability has long been that almost universally the investigations exonerate officers.  It's the more recent proliferation of video which have caught officers blatantly lying, such as the recent road rage off-duty cop incident (and surprisingly he was stripped of his badge and gun as soon as the video surfaced).

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I don't believe that racism can only be a white thing.  Whoever came up with that idea is dead wrong, and said an uniformed statement.
Yeah, that's part of the tumblrina/SJW attempt at redefining terms to suit their agendas.  Unfortunately, many people appear to have accepted this version over long-standing and easily found dictionary definitions.

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the two recent officer involved shootings that killed two African American's (both of which were committing crimes or breaking the law at the time),
The recent ones I can think of were the guy selling CDs and the traffic stop with the CCW holder.  The CD guy had a gun in his pocket, but I don't know yet the reasons why the officers initiated contact with him; what I have seen of it seems fishy, but I'm reserving judgement until I find out more.  The CCW holder appeared to have done everything right--he informed the cop that he had a firearm on him and a permit to carry it, which is what you're supposed to do.  The officer seems to have panicked at that, but again more info is needed.  Still, it doesn't appear the CCW holder was doing anything illegal.  Maybe we're thinking of different cases.

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did you know that neither of those officers were white that shot?  The recent Dallas PD shooting was directed at white officers, and white officers only.  Isn't that racism?  Isn't that a hate crime?  Aren't all crimes besides maybe theft and some others, a hate crime?
The cop who shot the CCW holder was apparently Hispanic, though the passenger identified him as Asian.  The two who took on the CD seller were both white as I recall.  As for the Dallas guy, I would certainly call it racism on his part.  But bringing charges of that sort, or really any other, are rather pointless seeing as how he's kinda dead.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: yasl on 2016-07-14 07:24:57
Has race relation gotten better after President Obama was elected?  Didn't people tout us electing him as a bridge towards a future without as much racism?

He was a symbol/sign of such a future.  A milestone.  Many romanticized it (see: Nobel Peace Prize, though that's always been the unwanted stepchild of the real Nobel prizes).  I don't think any cool heads were suggesting that Obama's Blackness would join with the Seal of the POTUS and By Their Powers Combined wipe racism off the face of the US.

I don't believe that racism can only be a white thing.

Of course not.

By dint of being the majority, whites suffer less systematic racism than other identified ethnic groups in the US.

Now, some seem to feel a very Catholic need to whip themselves for the sins of others.  Some others feel a very hipster need to dis their apparent in-group to appeal to their actual in-group.  And others feel an understandable but ill-directed rage at the state of play.

The result seems to be the framing of the largest problem as the only problem, which is an excellent way to alienate half of your potential supporters.

So instead of debating ways to reduce the global rate of discrimination and to minimize tribalism, we're here whining about semantics.  (Also, solving tribalism is a Hard Problem, while bemoaning semantics is easy and fun!)
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Wolfwood on 2016-07-14 16:04:22
Terrorist attack in Nice, France.  So far 60 dead, over 100 wounded. (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/1447619/at-least-30-dead-as-lorry-crashes-into-crowd-of-revellers-celebrating-bastille-day-in-france-terror-attack/)
Title: Re: World News
Post by: HulkbowSMASH on 2016-07-14 18:20:08
49 dead and 53 injured at the Orlando shooting, just as a point of reference.  Kind of surprising the amount of damage a single truck can do within residential speed limits.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Wolfwood on 2016-07-14 19:18:44
Well after the Orlando terrorist attack, the debate in America jumped to gun control and trying to ban guns to a degree.  Are we going to try and ban work trucks now?
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2016-07-14 19:20:19
Don't come with good news, just updated news.

77 killed in Radical Islamic terrorist attack in Nice on Bastille Day, Driver shot dead by French Police (http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/truck-attacker-kills-dozens-in-nice/ar-BBulpVJ?ocid=ansmsnnews11).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: HulkbowSMASH on 2016-07-14 19:50:59
Well after the Orlando terrorist attack, the debate in America jumped to gun control and trying to ban guns to a degree.  Are we going to try and ban work trucks now?
I'd be perfectly fine with barriers put up to keep heavy equipment from running rampant through pedestrian areas.  As for Orlando, my questions lean more toward what kind of protection is all the NSA funding getting us.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2016-07-14 20:35:29
Wire taps, and a bunch of stuff we don't know about.  They do stuff we don't even think of.  Probably a lot of online monitoring, mapping, various things.  Trying to keep ahead of everyone else in terms of modernity. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2016-07-15 15:56:29
Cripes, news alerts everywhere.

Turkey's Military Attempts a Coup (http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-07-15/turkish-premier-says-elements-of-army-attempt-to-seize-power).  We are still waiting to know if it was successful.  We don't know if it is a good thing or not yet, and since Turkey is a NATO member, this is really interesting.  NATO doesn't protect a nation from itself, just foreign attackers.  Who do we side with?  The Turkish government or the military?  The military has stated they want to restore Democracy in Turkey, as they feel that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has become too radical, which may be true.  In recent months he has clamped down on the freedom of media, increased human rights abuses, and much more.  So only time will tell with this one.  Our Obama Administration (http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/nation-world/world/article89937372.html) had no prior knowledge to this coup, which is also a bit worrisome about our current intelligence.  Warplanes flew over the Turkish capital and tanks surrounded the Parliament (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/07/15/turkey-low-flying-jets-and-gunfire-heard-in-ankara1/).

Death toll rises to 84 in Nice France (http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/nice-terror-attacker-mohamed-lahouaiej-8430446).

Title: Re: World News
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2016-07-15 16:23:13
This is crazy.  I wonder if the military has the support of the people.

The Turkish Military has shown in the past before, that they feel they have the authority to take control when things start to go sour, and I think the Turkish Army is doing that again here.  The last time they did this was in the 90s if I remember right.  So we will see.

This is crazy all the news going on. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2016-07-15 17:22:48
Well this could be telling.  Turkey's state television is back online.  I can't understand what is being said, but something about not being told what to say by the military anymore.

Hmmmm.  This is shocking news because of the importance Turkey has, especially in location.

Turkey's formation was meant to be based on Western style governments.  The founder(s) did not want it to be an Islamic state, or run by religion.  They wanted it to be secular.  So I am really curious what will happen.  Syria's leader is probably thrilled by this vulnerability in Turkey.  They dislike each other, a lot. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2016-07-15 17:27:39
Take this with a grain of salt, but this just based on something Sky News out of England just said... it would seem that the coup may have been a failure, and the military is stepping down.  Again, don't just believe that yet.  But it seems the people on the streets didn't want this, and the military is moving out of their positions.

If this is true... heads will roll... those who led this coup, better get their plans set to run out of the country.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2016-07-15 18:23:09
The coup seems to be over.  The president of Turkey is on tv now saying what the small minority who did do this coup, were a small group within the military.  He will use this to further shrink the Turkish military as he had already been doing.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2016-07-17 09:17:47
3 Officers Shot to Death, at least 7 injured in Baton Rouge (http://www.wbrz.com/news/3-officers-dead-after-shooting-near-brpd-hq)  :(
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2016-07-17 10:19:34
Turkey, 3 terrorist attacks in France, Dallas, now Baton Rouge, the world is on fire right now.  There is no strong leader stepping up to the plate. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2016-07-17 10:31:10
This is heinous.  Those poor police officers, they are being targeted all over the country. :-/  I hope at least one suspect is caught alive so we find a motive. 

Sadly these types of events are going to keep happening.  This is just the beginning it seems. :( 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-07-17 10:33:58
Isn't the thing in Turkey still going? Something something about Russia and Syria stepping in.

What is happening with the world today... It's going down a dark path again. Ripping itself apart from the inside.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2016-07-17 10:34:47
Numbers are varying a bit.  A live stream (http://livestream.com/accounts/11595706/events/3707065) from the abc affiliate WAFB 9 in Baton Rouge has now changed the number to 3 officers dead and 6 shot. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2016-07-17 10:55:18
This is so sad. :(  I support our brothers and sisters in blue. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: HulkbowSMASH on 2016-07-17 12:56:42
3 Officers Shot to Death, at least 7 injured in Baton Rouge (http://www.wbrz.com/news/3-officers-dead-after-shooting-near-brpd-hq)  :(
And another article on the same site:
http://www.wbrz.com/news/12-year-old-fourth-person-charged-in-plot-to-kill-police

I also remember reading that Dallas PD was one department which had been working on improving community relations.  So the sniper targeted cops who were trying to make things better.  Yeah, he sure showed them.

As for Turkey, an interesting take here (http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/interrogation/2016/07/why_turkey_s_latest_attempted_coup_was_different.html).  I know, it's Slate.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-07-17 13:09:52
Yeah, that'll show them! Trying to actually make things better in the world? Outrageous!
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Wolfwood on 2016-07-17 13:11:59
One messed up world right now. :(

Turkish President punishes military (http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/turkey-coup-disturbing-picture-shows-8437742).

3 Officers killed, 2 suspects at large, 1 dead (http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/17/us/baton-route-police-shooting/index.html).

Al Sharpton speaks... (http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_POLICE_SHOOTINGS_SHARPTON?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2016-07-16-16-36-16)

Cleveland uneasy for Republican convention amid recent turmoil (http://news.trust.org/item/20160717123659-rfz6c).

'Honor Killing' of social media star (https://ca.news.yahoo.com/brother-admits-honor-killing-pakistani-social-media-star-074837466.html).

Thailand Rethinks war on drugs (https://ca.news.yahoo.com/soaring-prison-population-prompts-thailand-think-lost-drug-031602957.html).


Title: Re: World News
Post by: HulkbowSMASH on 2016-07-17 14:37:30
"Likewise, the Secret Service says it can handle the spotlight."
Not so secret now, eh?  EH?

Good for Thailand though.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Wolfwood on 2016-07-17 21:09:46
We also finally have some info on the shooter.

Gavin Long (http://drudgereport.com) was from Kansas City, 29 years of age, and went by the name, Cosmo Ausar Setepenra.  He was a former member of the group, Nation of Islam, Louis Farrakhan sect, and a member of the black liberation movement.  In a recent video before his death, he stated he wanted to be affiliated with no one. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: HulkbowSMASH on 2016-07-18 07:54:53
The online ads funding model seems to provide very perverse incentives to news publishers
Seems we're not alone in questioning it.  This was passed on to me today:

Title: Re: World News
Post by: Darrin on 2016-07-18 12:02:28
Media does fan the flames of racism and hatred towards law enforcement in our country right now, as well as other hot topics.  Ignore any shootings of white on white, or black on black.  Ignore the amounts of gang violence and over 1,000 deaths due to homicide in Chicago alone this year.  That number is higher then almost ever.  The only people fanning the racism is social media, the drive-by media, and sadly, our current administration.

I can say this.  I know race.  I'm a teacher. ;) 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2016-07-18 12:10:24
Secret Document Ease Iran Nuclear Constraints (http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/I/IRAN_NUCLEAR?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2016-07-18-14-12-14).

Tensions High Between the UK and Russia (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3694826/More-Russian-spies-trying-gather-intelligence-Britain-height-Cold-War-warns-former-GCHQ-official.html).

Pokemon GO users stripped of legal rights based on terms of service, most users don't realize it. (https://techcrunch.com/2016/07/17/pokemon-go-tcs-strip-users-of-legal-rights/).

Republican Convention In Cleveland Begins, Supports Law Enforcement (http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_GOP_2016_CONVENTION?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2016-07-18-13-29-25).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: HulkbowSMASH on 2016-07-18 12:46:45
The country as a whole has spent a long time being very pro-LE, with phrases like "tough on crime" getting approving nods (and election-time votes), resulting in free pass for officers.  Now throw in assorted wars on the citizenry (drugs, terror), access to military equipment for whatever they like, legal protection from any requirement to help members of the public, and "whatever it takes to get home alive" to the general hero worship and you wind up with a clusterfsck (http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2011/08/31/actor-steven-seagal-sued-for-driving-tank-into-arizona-home-killing-puppy/#781d582c77f8) of a situation.  There's a huge amount of correction needed.

And of course there's the media problem.  Yes, they do harp on about white-on-black abuses, while often ignoring other combinations.  I don't have statistics in front of me, but I suspect that the majority of white-on-black killings or other assaults haven't been hate-fueled Joe Random white citizens since at least the '70s, leaving either self-defense situations or...cops.  So all this combines to look like it's all white cops abusing black members of the public, when that's far from the whole picture.

Then again, there are lots of things which are far too common to bother reporting on.  Like how you'll hear about plane crashes more often than car crashes, which could give the impression that planes are falling out of the sky at an alarming rate.

Dunno.  I had a point, 'til I lost it after too many RL interruptions.  I think it was something about wanting to see entire issues addressed and solved rather than only partial ones.  Maybe something about not inciting even more violence?  Oh well.  Carry on, everyone.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2016-07-18 12:49:47
Very heated CNN interview between Sheriff David Clarke and CNN's Don Lemon about police violence and "Black Lives Matters."  If you have time to watch these, and want to see two men spar at each other constantly and one get very uncomfortable, I totally advise watching this.  It is great to see the media get pushed into a corner.

He calls out the host. The host, who claims to be unbias, is really pushing their views.  The host is a sham in my mind, based on this "interview," and he  came off as incapable of denouncing hatred and murder.

Title: Re: World News
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2016-07-18 13:02:52
The country as a whole has spent a long time being very pro-LE, with phrases like "tough on crime" getting approving nods (and election-time votes), resulting in free pass for officers.  Now throw in assorted wars on the citizenry (drugs, terror), access to military equipment for whatever they like, legal protection from any requirement to help members of the public, and "whatever it takes to get home alive" to the general hero worship and you wind up with a clusterfsck (http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2011/08/31/actor-steven-seagal-sued-for-driving-tank-into-arizona-home-killing-puppy/#781d582c77f8) of a situation.  There's a huge amount of correction needed.

And of course there's the media problem.  Yes, they do harp on about white-on-black abuses, while often ignoring other combinations.  I don't have statistics in front of me, but I suspect that the majority of white-on-black killings or other assaults haven't been hate-fueled Joe Random white citizens since at least the '70s, leaving either self-defense situations or...cops.  So all this combines to look like it's all white cops abusing black members of the public, when that's far from the whole picture.

Then again, there are lots of things which are far too common to bother reporting on.  Like how you'll hear about plane crashes more often than car crashes, which could give the impression that planes are falling out of the sky at an alarming rate.

Dunno.  I had a point, 'til I lost it after too many RL interruptions.  I think it was something about wanting to see entire issues addressed and solved rather than only partial ones.  Maybe something about not inciting even more violence?  Oh well.  Carry on, everyone.


And here's the thing, the past decade after the 1990s, crime has been on the decline (https://www.brennancenter.org/publication/what-caused-crime-decline).  You can claim it was over policing, and it was true, are jails were and still are overpopulated.  The US jails more people then any other country, legally.  It wasn't until this push back on law enforcement, and the weakening of police forces due to budget cuts, that we started to see crime increase.  2012 (http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/04/us/violent-crime-in-us-rises-for-first-time-since-2006.html?_r=0) was the first year we saw crime officially increase overall.  So is there a tie in between policing budgets, how many people are jailed, and citizenry mindset of law enforcement?  Are our more lax laws on light drugs actually knocking down dominoes and causing more crime in the long run, or down the line?  Would it be better to stop crimes small before then continue down the domino line and get bigger?  I guess this is a question we will have to discuss overtime... and probably when it is too late.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: HulkbowSMASH on 2016-07-18 14:46:28
All it takes to create more criminals is more laws--or misapplication of existing laws.  And secondary effects, like the drug wars creating profitable black markets.  Also, I forgot to include for-profit prisons to the equation in my previous post, which has already revealed kickbacks-for-convictions scams which would obviously obviously skew crime statistics.  There's a lot of assumption about honesty in the system--that crimes being reported are actual crimes, that LE and court systems function as advertised--which only complicates the situation even further.  Time has dimmed my once optimistic view of the legal system.  Good points in your linked articles too.

There are problems enough with the whole mess as to make the mind whirl.  But it's good that discussions are coming of it, since it's harder to fix what everyone either doesn't know about or willingly ignores.  Actions like those of the Dallas sniper are definitely not the right way to bring awareness, but it's to be hoped that they'll be used as a wake-up call for proper change and not for retaliation or other regressions.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: mysteryserpent on 2016-07-18 20:25:23
World chaos. It's getting to the point where it's unsave to travel between countries :(
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-07-18 20:30:44
Well, I wouldn't say that.

Just certain countries. Hell I just came back from SA, I'm still in one piece. Mostly. I think.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: mysteryserpent on 2016-07-18 20:52:07
That's true =)

You better be in one piece LP! It would be kind of freaky if you were not in one piece but still able to type XD
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-07-18 21:00:17
Haha, well wild boar did try to take my leg off, but it failed thankfully XP
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Smiles2us on 2016-07-18 22:58:11
^ Will we get to hear about your trip sometime? 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-07-19 05:35:51
Yes! Once I'm able to sit down and type about it. My mom has me running every which way ding chores for her. Which is the reason I delayed getting my drivers license in high school haha. But yeah :/ and I'm working now too.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Darrin on 2016-07-19 10:42:16
Oh wow, busy, busy! 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Wolfwood on 2016-07-19 12:04:08
Mysterious carnivorous creature caught in China (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/peoplesdaily/article-3697385/Monster-deep-Chinese-fishermen-shocked-catching-mysterious-carnivorous-creature.html).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-07-19 12:30:04
Oooooooh!
Nice change of pace lol.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: HulkbowSMASH on 2016-07-21 11:25:48
More twists from the failed coup, which also makes me hungry for a turkey sandwich:
Coup dudes shown being dickish. (http://gazette.com/the-latest-videos-show-turkey-coup-plotters-shot-protesters/article/feed/375006)
Erdogan extends his authoritarian streak. (http://www.stripes.com/news/europe/turkish-lawmakers-set-to-give-erdogan-sweeping-new-powers-1.420191)

Cops did a thing again. (https://gma.yahoo.com/video-shows-unarmed-man-ground-hands-police-shoot-103603747--abc-news-topstories.html)

Alpacalypse Now (http://www.apnewsarchive.com/2016/AP-PHOTOS-Life-for-the-thousands-of-indigenous-families-raising-alpacas-in-Peru-s-southern-Andes-has-become-a-nightmare-amid-a-bitter-cold-wave-that-has-killed-tens-of-thousands-of-thei/id-4714d727e90c45d183b4e3c39681d775) --Sorry.  The news is actually rather sad, but the pun popped into my head and I am a weak man. :/

Also, this (http://media.nola.com/politics/photo/trump-star-wall-ef70ac926d8cd1f8.jpg) happened.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2016-07-21 14:52:56
Assad is trying to come out as the good guy,

The media does no help at race relations or law enforcement respect.  How many white guys have been killed by police?  Why don't they ever talk about that?  Oh, because it doesn't fit into their narrative.

Civilians are innocent until proven guilty.  If you are a police officer, according to most news media and social media, you are guilty until proven innocent. 

Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2016-07-22 15:41:21
Too early to tell...

Terrorism in Munich? (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3703705/Major-police-investigation-way-shots-fired-shopping-centre-Munich.html)
Title: Re: World News
Post by: HulkbowSMASH on 2016-07-22 19:52:34
Ex-KKK leader David Duke runs for Senate: 'My time has come'  (http://www.sacbee.com/latest-news/article91256457.html)
(https://derpicdn.net/img/2012/8/20/78746/medium.jpg)
"A Pony In Every Lap" one of his platform planks?

http://www.berkshireeagle.com/news/ci_30157139/strong-smell-cooked-urine-prompts-apartment-evacuation
Presented without comment.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2016-07-22 19:54:52
I don't know what to say... about both.

As for Munich's incident (which is actually a greater and global problem) I do hope that if there are more low lives involved, that they are captured and punished to the fullest extent possible, unless they are shot to death, in which they can burn in Hell. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Wolfwood on 2016-07-23 15:01:32
More news learned about the Munich terrorist/murder that ended up killing at least nine people at a mall.

Source (http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/what-know-ali-david-sonboly-8476548)

You can read the suspects name at the link, I don't feel they deserve any attention by me posting it here.  They were 18 years old, German-Irianian citizenship.

He used an illegal Glock 9mm pistol and had 300 rounds of ammunition.  He shot himself to death before police got to him.  In his backpack at the scene of the suicide, was a book that translates roughly as: "Amok in the head: Why students kill."

In footage he was seen bursting from a McDonald's restaurant toilet before opening fire on children he reportedly screamed 'Allahu Akbar' before shooting them at close range.

He then pushed through the front doors into the street and carried on shooting, killing at least one pedestrian whose body was later pictured covered on the ground.  Witnesses reportedly heard the man, who appeared in the footage to be carrying a red Pokemon rucksack, screaming: “Ich bin Deutsch, scheiss Ausländer” – “I’m German, f*** foreigners” before opening fire.

After what appeared to be a two hour information blackout, police revealed that the gunman's body had been found 1km away from the shopping centre.

How he managed to escape the scene given that 100 police were in and around the shopping centre has not been revealed.

Sounds like a case of a foreigner being a perpetual foreigner.  He may have been a German citizen, but not in the eyes of the German natives.  No matter what he did... he was always a foreigner.  Doesn't make what he did right....

Germany has been on high alert since Afghan refugee Muhammad Riyad went on an axe rampage on a train in Bavaria before being shot dead by police.

Racial tensions in the country have increased since the arrival of an estimated 1.2m refugees over the past 12 months with far right parties gaining in support.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Wolfwood on 2016-07-24 12:44:08
Germany: Syrian Refuge Uses Machete to attack people, kills pregnant woman (https://ca.news.yahoo.com/syrian-refugee-arrested-killing-woman-machete-germany-police-163921559.html).

80 killed, 200 injured in ISIS attack in Kabul (http://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/61-dead-200-wounded-in-bloody-Kabul-attack-claimed-by-ISIS-462160).

Conflict in Ukraine with Russia escalates (http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/24/europe/ukraine-russia-violence/index.html).

US Secretary of State, John Kerry, claims climate change as dangerous as terrorism (http://bolsafinanzas.com/2016/07/24/kerry-climate-change-as-dangerous-as-terrorism/).

Iran destroys over 100,000 satellites in a morality driven crackdown (http://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/Iran-News/Iran-destroys-100000-satellite-dishes-in-morality-driven-crackdown-462229).

Fox News Shakeup (http://www.politico.com/blogs/on-media/2016/07/draft-its-official-roger-ailes-to-step-down-at-fox-news-225886).

New York Times ready to change (http://www.politico.com/media/story/2016/06/new-york-times-braces-for-big-change-004630).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: HulkbowSMASH on 2016-07-24 18:28:12
Excessive hot air predicted for Philly during DNC Monday. (http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/heat-wave-drought-showing-signs-slowing-40842417)
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Soda on 2016-07-24 22:02:44
^ Great title.  Lol!

Dog raised by cats (http://www.eonline.com/news/542769/meet-tally-the-husky-dog-who-was-raised-by-cats-and-started-acting-like-a-cat-herself).
Title: World News
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2016-07-24 22:33:13
Oh, that's not so strange.    We had one of those (http://haggismccrablice.deviantart.com/art/Roll-over-Beethoven-and-R-I-P-593888908).    Plus they were gay cats.

Suppose they ruled the world?... (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/twitter-if-cats-were-in-charge_us_579489fce4b01180b52f4511?utm_hp_ref=weird-news)
Title: Re: World News
Post by: HulkbowSMASH on 2016-07-25 07:13:27
Oh, Tally!  I remember seeing pictures of her catloafing and hiding in the box but han't gotten more of her story than that she grew up with cats.  And I thought she looked a bit malamute-ish for a husky.  One of my mob is a husky, and between having lived with her for years now and seeing enough husky antics online, they really do seem to take joy in doing everything abnormally.
(https://pics.onsizzle.com/caution-dogs-runn-meow-2674282.png)(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FaOLbf1zRyg/Udnx5wTBkbI/AAAAAAAAJeM/WP2A7FfIXKE/s1600/tumblr_mnhv70yXhM1qewacoo1_500.jpg)
(https://67.media.tumblr.com/158f9034d039b0f243705c1de9fa072b/tumblr_na9j1ehT681tv85u1o1_250.gif)(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Npg8BJgdxoY/maxresdefault.jpg)

Just natural-born clowns.  So taking up cat mannerisms doesn't surprise me in the least.  Charming animals.  Huge pains to keep, though.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Darrin on 2016-07-25 11:02:55
4th German soil attack in a week (http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/24/world/ansbach-germany-blast/index.html)

"The Syrian suicide bomber who injured 15 people in a Sunday night attack on a music festival in Ansbach, Germany, left behind a video pledging allegiance to ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Bavarian Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann said Monday."
Title: Re: World News
Post by: HulkbowSMASH on 2016-07-25 14:08:46
And it sounds like there's an increase of criticism over their migrant policy going on over there.

Elsewhere, the DNC has notably bigger protests than the RNC had, even in spite of the heat.  Things may get interesting.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2016-07-25 21:55:28
And it sounds like there's an increase of criticism over their migrant policy going on over there.

Elsewhere, the DNC has notably bigger protests than the RNC had, even in spite of the heat.  Things may get interesting.


Angela Merkel has allowed over a million refugee's into Germany, much to the ire of the citizens, but to the praise of the EU leaders. 



Title: Re: World News
Post by: HulkbowSMASH on 2016-07-26 00:39:39
Oh I know.  And there's a whole lotta "Told you so!" going on.  In German though, I imagine.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2016-07-26 21:05:02
ISIS Terrorists Strike Again, attacking church in Normandy region, killing two, slitting priests throat (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/26/men-hostages-french-church-police-normandy-saint-etienne-du-rouvray).

Sorry for my mass-media style title there, but wanted to include the vitals for those who don't read the links.  This is sick, and needs to be stopped. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: HulkbowSMASH on 2016-07-27 16:48:25
http://www.ctpost.com/news/world/article/US-Marine-Corps-horse-honored-for-Korean-War-valor-8450435.php
Better late than never, I suppose.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2016-07-27 18:00:32
Odd.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Wolfwood on 2016-07-28 10:01:40
Southern Californian's and Nevadan's see massive mysterious streaks in the sky (http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2016/07/27/la-area-residents-report-seeing-lights-streaking-across-sky/).  Video (https://twitter.com/AdmiralTrevMan/status/758523667705769985/video/1), Video 2 (https://twitter.com/mholt6/status/758523437979570177/video/1).

Despite Attacks by refugee's, German Chancellor Angela Merkel to allow more refugee's. (http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/694243/German-Chancellor-Angela-Merkel-terror-attacks-wont-stop-Germany-welcoming-refugees)
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Darrin on 2016-07-29 11:26:57
San Diego Officer Killed, One Injured, Standoff Ensues (http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2016/jul/28/2-officers-shot-southcrest/).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Wolfwood on 2016-07-31 01:35:41
Al Jazeera wrote an article (http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/06/thousands-americans-stage-anti-bigotry-rally-160630174636942.html) in which they expected thousands of Muslims to rally in Washington DC against terrorism.  They even made claims of up to 100,000 Muslim's rallying against terrorism.

Well, that rally happened.  A few dozen (http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3454852/posts) showed up.   :-[  A big thumbs up for those who showed up to stand against terrorism. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-07-31 01:41:33
Awkward....
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Wolfwood on 2016-07-31 10:20:54
Anthrax Killing In Russian Arctic, Unknown Cause (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/1525256/russian-biological-warfare-troops-rushed-to-arctic-after-outbreak-of-lethal-anthrax-hospitalises-40/).

Nearly 2,000 Muslims Join Catholic Mass in France (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36936658).

1 Dead in Austin Texas Shooting (http://nypost.com/2016/07/31/multiple-victims-in-texas-shootings-police/).

Russia and China to Hold Military Drills Together (http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/07/28/china-russia-plan-joint-military-drills-south-china-sea/87654294/).

Thousands Riot Against Angela Merkel's Immigration Policy in Germany (http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-08-24/merkel-blasts-anti-immigration-riots-in-eastern-germany).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-07-31 11:07:30
Huh, Russia and China getting along again? I say that very loosely.
Title: World News
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2016-07-31 22:04:02
We were just talking about geese in another thread (http://psfforum.com/index.php?topic=230.495;topicseen), so--

Geese in MD park to go from the duck pond to maybe your table (http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Park-Geese-to-Become-Meals-for-Maryland-Food-Bank-384434061.html)

I don't know... on one hand,  a lot of local poor folk might appreciate the grub.  On the other, I'd rather not be wondering if my supper was that bird I saw copping a squat on a park bench just last week.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Soda on 2016-07-31 22:04:36
We were just talking about geese in another thread (http://psfforum.com/index.php?topic=230.495;topicseen), so--

Geese in MD park to go from the duck pond to maybe your table (http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Park-Geese-to-Become-Meals-for-Maryland-Food-Bank-384434061.html)

I don't know... on one hand,  a lot of local poor folk might appreciate the grub.  On the other, I'd rather not be wondering if my supper was that bird I saw copping a squat on a park bench just last week.

Oh it's okay.  As long as you don't see where it comes from.... 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: HulkbowSMASH on 2016-08-03 03:26:35
President Barack Obama brushes off opposition to the Trans-Pacific Partnership from Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, vowing to try to force the free trade deal through Congress before either of them can take office (http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OBAMA_TRADE?SITE=WSAW&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2016-08-02-16-39-41)
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2016-08-04 10:21:50
American Butchered in London in attack (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/1550962/woman-in-60s-knifed-to-death-and-five-injured-in-possible-central-london-terror-attack/).

ISIS wants attacks on England, Germany, and France (https://www.rt.com/news/354571-jihadi-terrorist-attacks-europe/).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-08-04 10:50:21
Oh fudge.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Wolfwood on 2016-08-04 16:16:26
According to an arrested ISIS guy, he says one of ISIS's goals it to have attacks happening at the same time in England, Germany, and France to cause complete chaos and fear.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Wolfwood on 2016-08-06 10:47:34
Belgian police officers attacked by a man with a machete.  Suspect yelled "Allahu Akbar," during attack. (http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/belgium-police-stabbing-female-officer-8574786)

23 killed in Muslim terror or group attack in Benghazi (http://indianexpress.com/article/world/world-news/libya-23-killed-in-car-bombing-in-benghazi-2950496/).

Taliban guns down foreign tourists, at least 12 dead (http://www.ibtimes.co.in/afghanistan-taliban-militants-attack-foreign-tourists-10-killed-688919#fcubXlsv6Mir2wuv.97).

Mass numbers of conservatives moving to the "last big frontier:"  Idaho (http://www.economist.com/news/united-states/21703411-movement-staunch-conservatives-and-doomsday-watchers-inland-north-west).

Obama and Kerry deny $400 million in cash was ransom money (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3725770/Could-Trump-right-Propaganda-film-suggests-Iran-DID-videotape-cash-drop-plane-photograph-shipment-cash-January-prisoner-swap.html).
Title: World News
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2016-08-06 13:25:50
Quote
Mass numbers of conservatives moving to the "last big frontier:"  Idaho (http://www.economist.com/news/united-states/21703411-movement-staunch-conservatives-and-doomsday-watchers-inland-north-west).

We're about one step away from building a huge, long wall down the center of the country, aren't we...?
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2016-08-07 00:18:09
Quote
Mass numbers of conservatives moving to the "last big frontier:"  Idaho (http://www.economist.com/news/united-states/21703411-movement-staunch-conservatives-and-doomsday-watchers-inland-north-west).

We're about one step away from building a huge, long wall down the center of the country, aren't we...?

I think Idaho will soon build a wall around it, and it will be called, FORT IDAHO.  They'll be shooting arrows at liberal Western Washington and Oregon, trying to gain friends from those State's eastern portions.  They'll be firing full fledged bombs into California's metro areas, and making pals with Utah, Wyoming, and Montana.  Soon Fort Idaho will control much of the American West and rename their new found territory. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2016-08-09 14:29:08
US Women's Gymnastics Team wins the Title (http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/09/sport/womens-gymnastics-usa-team-simone-biles-rio-2016-olympics/index.html?adkey=bn).

Three With Ties To Democratic National Convention Mysteriously Found Dead, Conspiracy? (http://townhall.com/columnists/rachelalexander/2016/08/09/clinton-body-count-or-leftwing-conspiracy-three-with-ties-to-dnc-mysteriously-die-n2203000)

Muslims demand polygamy after Italy allows same-sex unions (https://www.rt.com/news/355274-muslims-demand-polygamy-italy/).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-08-09 14:39:05
And King wins against Russia's swimmer Efimova in the 100 Breaststroke. (http://www.espn.com/olympics/swimming/story/_/id/17251235/kathleen-baker-united-states-takes-silver-women-100-meter-backstroke) Quite an invigorating watch, very close match. But King showed her.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2016-08-09 14:40:08
And King wins against Russia's swimmer Efimova in the 100 Breaststroke. (http://www.espn.com/olympics/swimming/story/_/id/17251235/kathleen-baker-united-states-takes-silver-women-100-meter-backstroke) Quite an invigorating watch, very close match. But King showed her.


Gonna watch it now.  Love seeing our athletes get rewarded for years of training. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-08-09 15:15:43
And prove that we can compete and win clean! Efimova had been busted twice for drug use and was cleared for these Olympic Games.

Then there's Ledecky, she's amazing. She's like, a machine! So fast and powerful.

And Phelps swims tonight, will he regain his glory and win the 100 Butterfly and correct his wrong? I can't wait to see.
Title: World News
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2016-08-09 23:11:49
And now, a moment of heartwarming:

 Pit bull helps save puppy who was abused, left to die (https://gma.yahoo.com/pit-bull-leads-owner-puppy-left-dead-jersey-201405911--abc-news-pets.html)

As the owner of both a pit bull (a breed who really gets a bad rap) and a rescue dog, this story speaks to me.   Animal abusers really are the lowest of the low.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: HulkbowSMASH on 2016-08-10 00:57:45
I'm just going to limit this post to saying I'm glad he was found and is recovering, otherwise I'm likely to go off on a long incoherent rant.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-08-10 05:44:53
I love Pitties. They're so sweet, affectionate, and just always aiming to please. And they've got a great smile:
(http://stubbydog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Ronny-Ag-Roberts.575pjpg.jpg)
I would adopt or get one, but I feel I'm not good enough as of owner to give one all the training it deserves to be the best dog it can be. The dog I have currently came out good, but he's a collie, kinda hard to fck that one up haha. But yes, Pitties are an adorable bully breed. They just, they're amazing.

It breaks my heart seeing so many people misunderstand, mistreat, and abuse animals. It's sick, and it's disgusting. Hurting something that would never dare to hurt you back or is able to ask for help. Just... Sick. I'm glad this story had a sweet ending :)

Also, relevant?
Pitbull owners are some of the most.... Fanatical, let's say, about their bully haha.
Title: World News
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2016-08-10 16:02:39
I took some heat once for calling the pit bull "a sad clown (http://haggismccrablice.deviantart.com/journal/Nov-4-2015-570255964)"  ... but I meant it in the best possible way, honest.    ;)    And now... Millennial Scooby-Doo (http://pre00.deviantart.net/572e/th/pre/f/2015/303/f/7/128_00_by_haggismccrablice-d9ev3b1.jpg).



 




Title: Re: World News
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2016-08-10 17:07:19
The Rottweiler is another breed with a bad reputation, one no doubt largely undeserved. It probably doesn't help that it's a German breed, and... well... you know (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin%27s_law).  At least one cartoon from my generation had a rotten Rottie  (http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Baron_Von_Rottweiler) as a villain.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: HulkbowSMASH on 2016-08-10 17:49:18
But you know the Germans always make good stuff. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYvP_bCnS2I)
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-08-10 17:50:32
Rottie's are another breed that get bad raps. I'm not sure if they count as a bully breed. I know Boxers count as bullies, but they don't get bad raps. Even though they're a nigh uncontrollable dog if they aren't snipped or trained well. But you can say that about any dog. But yeah, the guard dogs like Dobermans, Rotties, Pitties, and the American Staffordshire Terrier, hell even German Shepherds, get portrayed in a bad light. As aggressive, more biologically predisposed to be vicious dogs. But they're not. They have the potential to be that, sure, but just as much to be loving good dogs.

*climbs off soapbox*

Heh, *bumps back*
(http://i.imgur.com/qVMlkuzh.jpg)
Title: Re: World News
Post by: HulkbowSMASH on 2016-08-10 18:05:30
Rotties, like GSDs, are a herding breed.  Originally, anyway.  If memory serves, the herding dogs of their time were also expected to protect the herd, which is how these older style herders have taken on more aggressive duties.  But I could be misremembering that last bit; double check before quoting me on it.

And just look at that big floppy fluff!  Speaking of which, are you familiar with Pal (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pal_%28dog%29), the laddie who played the original Lassie?  Pretty interesting story.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-08-10 18:19:16
Huh, I didn't know Rotties used to be herding breeds. I do recall them being a working breed though. Very interesting.

Heehee, yes he is a big fluff. What about your fluff?
I did know the dog that played Lassie was a boy, very funny actually. I'll have to give that link a read though.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-08-10 19:24:39
I thought your doge looked less floofy than normal. Mines obviously a rough haha.

I realized we should move this to pets. I'll quote your comment over there and respond.See you there.
Title: Whirled News
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2016-08-10 20:55:09
Yes, I'm sorry if it seems I hijacked this thread. it's just... there are a surprising number of stories online about dog and cat abuse.  It's quite frightening.

And now, some weird news:
Woman gives birth in under sixty seconds (http://www.foxnews.com/health/2016/08/10/woman-gives-birth-in-less-than-minute.html)
Yikes. I actually toyed with the idea of sketching up a comic about a female character who sneezes, and the sudden pressure of it causes a baby to simply pop of her.  Now... kinda scared to do it.    ???    :-\

Imagine John Boy and Billy (http://www.thebigshow.com/vod_html5/archive.php) getting hold of this video. They'd dub in the obligatory "poot" right at the miraculous moment.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Darrin on 2016-08-11 10:39:54
Muslim Violence Increasing in Germany (http://www.breitbart.com/london/2016/08/11/germany-christians-hide-bibles-muslim-violence/).

Germany Seeks To Ban Burqa's (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/08/10/senior-german-ministers-call-for-ban-on-wearing-the-burqa/).

More Adult Americans live with their Parents, Grandparents (http://www.marketwatch.com/story/more-adult-americans-live-with-their-parents-and-grandparents-2016-08-11).

Obama's Term has collected $19,966,110,000,000 in Taxes, $8,795,689,333,049 in Debt (http://cnsnews.com/news/article/terence-p-jeffrey/obama-has-collected-19966110000000-taxes-incurred-8795689333049-debt).  (Insane numbers!)

China Attacks the West in a war of Propaganda (http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/27a0591e-5e2a-11e6-bb77-a121aa8abd95.html#axzz4H2wMqknh).

Study Finds Men Weaker Today then 30 Years Ago (http://www.menshealth.com.au/article/fitness/grip-strength-weaker-today).

Olympics Plating Sadder US National of Anthem, Why (http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/12/sports/olympics/usa-national-anthem-rio-games.html?_r=0)?

21 Dogs Rescued from mentally ill woman, all living in SUV (http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/NYC-Rescue-Puppies-German-Shepherd-Living-in-Veterans-SUV-Bronx-389826111.html).

Woman Claims She was raped by Pokemon Go Character (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3734361/Woman-tells-police-RAPED-Pokemon-character-felt-assault-virtual-reality-game-detected-creature-bedroom.html). (Meanwhile in Russia)
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2016-08-11 19:42:01
Michael Phelps Does It Again, He Wins for the USA (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/michael-phelps-20…).

Social Justice Warrios Attack New Film (http://heatst.com/culture-wars/seth-rogens-sausage-party-crashed-by-sjws-accused-of-racism/).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-08-11 19:58:31
Pfff, seriously SJW's? It's a movie about fcking food! How is it damn racist??

Phelms' win was amazing to watch, so exhilarating, was so pumped up.
Don't forget about Ledecky and King. They're swim studs too.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Wolfwood on 2016-08-11 20:06:36
It's cool!  I saw that win.  The US currently leads China in total medals and gold medals, but only by a few. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2016-08-12 21:15:37
BREAKING NEWS: New Mexico Officer shot and killed, 3 suspects in custody. (http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/13/us/new-mexico-officer-shot-dead-at-traffic-stop/index.html?adkey=bn)
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-08-13 04:47:25
*sigh*'
This is getting ridiculous.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: FoxTail on 2016-08-13 10:39:11
Such a shame. :-/ 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2016-08-14 20:16:24
BREAKING NEWS: JFK Terminal Evacuated, Reports of Shots Fired, Developing Story (http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/14/us/jfk-terminal-evacuated/index.html).

Chinese Diver wins silver, is proposed to during ceremony (http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/14/sport/china-diving-marriage-proposal-rio-2016-olympics/index.html).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-08-14 20:19:53
That's heart warming about the Chinese diver.

But wow, the JFK airport? That's terrible.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Soda on 2016-08-14 21:17:31
So bystanders are claiming that shots have been fired, at least three shots.  NYPD has said they can not find any bullet shells and are trying to get the airport back and running normally. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-08-14 21:24:01
Hm.
Must be people overreacting then. Could've been a truck backfiring.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Miggs on 2016-08-14 21:24:30
I'm not entirely sure about the facts on this, but my friend linked it to me.

Men Cut Beards and Women Burn their Burkas as their Syrian City is Liberated from Islamic State (https://imgur.com/gallery/PwSWs)

Not at direct article but it's a thing friend showed on Imgur.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-08-14 21:26:47
Huh. Hm. Interesting.
Interesting.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Soda on 2016-08-14 21:26:48
Hm.
Must be people overreacting then. Could've been a truck backfiring.

Some people are saying it came from a group of people by a snack shop, celebrating?  I am thinking it was a champagne bottle popping?  But they said there one one initial POP sound, then some people starting running, then some time later, two more pops and then airline people behind their desks started running away.  There was no security or police in sight when this happened. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-08-14 21:28:19
Uhhhh. That's weird. Until there's like, Pfff video evidence which there probably should be, it's a freaking airport, Ima say people overreacting?
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Soda on 2016-08-14 21:28:56
I'm not entirely sure about the facts on this, but my friend linked it to me.

Men Cut Beards and Women Burn their Burkas as their Syrian City is Liberated from Islamic State (https://imgur.com/gallery/PwSWs)

Not at direct article but it's a thing friend showed on Imgur.

It is true.  Here is an actual article from Reuters.

Syrian city liberated from Islamic State (http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-islamic-state-idUSKCN10N178).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Soda on 2016-08-14 21:30:00
Uhhhh. That's weird. Until there's like, Pfff video evidence which there probably should be, it's a freaking airport, Ima say people overreacting?

Video is out of people standing around outside when they were evacuated so far.  But I am going with some person overreacting and leading to tons of people panicking because others were running. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-08-14 22:26:19
Tsk.
Title: World News
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2016-08-14 22:45:07
French gymnast suffers 'horror' leg break (https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/rio-olympics-2016/1565463/rio-2016-french-gymnast-suffers-horror-leg-break-which-leaves-olympic-dream-smashed-to-pieces/)

As opposed to what, a pleasurable leg break....?  It's like that old Benny Hill gag: "You ever hear of somebody being hurt good?"
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2016-08-15 18:28:19
^ That is awful.  Oh my gosh.  I can barely look at that. Poor man.

TODAY'S NEWS:

Stocks hit record highs (http://www.cnbc.com/2016/08/15/us-markets.html).

U.N. Troops less then a mile away do not intervene as South Sudanese troops raid, rape, and murder innocent foreigners and locals.  U.S. Embassy did nothing either (http://freebeacon.com/national-security/south-sudan-troops-raped-beat-foreign-aid-workers/).

Egytian Olympian sent home after refusing to shake Israeli opponents hand (http://freebeacon.com/issues/egyptian-olympian-sent-home-after-refusing-shake-israelis-hand/).

Hacked Soros emails reveal plans to undermine Israel (http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Politics-And-Diplomacy/Hacked-Soros-e-mails-reveal-plans-to-fight-Israels-racist-policies-464149).

Black officer shoots black man with a gun refusing to set it down in Milwaukee, sparks violent riots, curfew in place (http://freebeacon.com/issues/milwaukee-mayor-imposes-curfew-amid-fallout-from-police-shooting/).

French officials warn citizens from parking on roads, due to migrants breaking car windows with bats (http://www.breitbart.com/london/2016/08/15/calais-locals-warned-to-stay-away-from-main-roads-as-migrants-smash-vehicles/).

President Obama more popular then ever (http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2016/03/29/barack-obamas-rising-popularity-the-gop-contest-may-be-making-him-look-better/).

Michael Phelps announces retirement (http://www.today.com/news/michael-phelps-announces-retirement-today-show-time-i-mean-it-t101844).



Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2016-08-17 08:50:54

Russian forces once again are amassing along the Ukrainian border (http://freebeacon.com/national-security/russian-military-forces-staging-near-ukraine/)

North Korean diplomat defects from Londom Embassy (https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/north-korean-diplomat-defects-from-london-embassy/2016/08/17/0e9ba354-6480-11e6-b4d8-33e931b5a26d_story.html).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-08-17 14:48:53
Oh boy, Russia's back at it again.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Soda on 2016-08-17 16:27:09
I do wonder what they will do... I think it is dependent on who wins the next election. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2016-08-18 13:13:18
Putin places over 40,000 troops and armored vehicles along Ukraine's border (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/1631749/fears-of-all-out-conflict-in-ukraine-as-sabre-rattling-vladimir-putin-places-40000-troops-and-armoured-vehicles-along-the-border/).

Princeton tells officials and student to not use the word, "man" or "woman" as it might offend (http://www.thecollegefix.com/post/28540/).

ISIS Lures 25 people into a house, blows it up, killing everyone (http://en.alalam.ir/news/1850633).

Many French cities banning "burkini's." (http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/08/17/are-france-burkini-bans-sexist-or-liberating.html)

ISIS boils six alive in vats of boiling tar (http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/08/16/isis-reportedly-boils-6-alive-in-vats-tar-after-sharia-court-orders-death-sentences.html).

Rio Olympics full of empty seats (http://edition.cnn.com/2016/08/17/sport/rio-olympics-empty-venue-seats/index.html).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-08-18 16:30:18
Just what is Putin up to... Whatever it is, seems Russia's trying to gain back what the lost after the Soviet Union was dissolved.

Princeton.... Seriously. I can't. I can't even. Why? Why has "political correctness" become so freaking anal.

It's sad to see seats empty for the Olymic Games, I mean, it's the freaking Olympics! But I understand. Zika for one and the fact that Brazil is dangerous as frick! Didn't some of our athletes get robbed there already? I'm also assuming that some foreign countries (like Russia) might not have bought tickets for the track stuff because their entire team was banned for drug use. And track doesn't seem to be that popular it seems. Watching Bolt in action though must be amazing, he's just crazy fast. But track stars aren't really given much publicity. It's usually only Swim and Gymnastics that get attention, and their full auditoriums might be because those events take place during the evening (I think). Still a bummer though, these athletes train all their lives to show everyone their talent and to compete with the best, and people aren't there to support them.

Honestly, Brazil should have pushed back the Olympics so it wasn't during prime Zika season.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Rainberry on 2016-08-19 00:31:55
Princeton.... how stupid. 

It is a shame to see Rio not getting the love it deserves for the poor athletes trying to be known... because no one really pays attention to the world championships of curling or bad mitten. 

ISIS is mess'd up.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2016-08-20 00:50:01
Meanwhile in Sweden... masked people have sex in a park and point lasers at kids playing Pokemon Go (http://www.thelocal.se/20160816/pig-mask-pair-enjoy-waterwheel-sex-after-pokmon-hunter-attack)?  What was the point of this news story?
Title: Re: World News
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2016-08-20 03:32:23
Speaking of sex:

High-Diving Honeys Split After An Epic Sex Marathon Ruined Their Friendship (http://nypost.com/2016/08/15/olympic-diving-duo-split-after-teammate-goes-on-marathon-sex-session/)

I... honestly expected something different, I admit.  Also, probably not wise to use the phrase "come between" in the title when talking about, two girls, a guy, and sex in the same article.    :-[

I wonder if all that holding your breath underwater for long periods is a skill that transfers well well to the boudoir....?   

Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2016-08-22 10:04:26
China sets a line for Japan, do not cross (http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/08/21/national/china-hinted-at-military-action-if-japan-sends-sdf-to-south-china-sea/).

North Korea threatens US and South Korea again (http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/north-korea-threatens-turn-south-8681315).

Scientists about to end year long Mars living simulation in Hawaii (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/aug/21/scientists-simulation-mars-mission-hawaii-hi-seas).

University if Texas study finds women are 'genetically programmed to have affairs' (http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/love-sex/women-are-genetically-programmed-to-have-affairs-evolution-university-texas-scientists-suggest-a7203501.html).

iran tells Russia to stop using it's bases for bombing Syria (http://www.chron.com/news/world/article/Iran-chastises-Russia-for-publicizing-use-of-9176594.php).

One Russian region successfully beats back Islamic radicalism, for now (http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2016/0822/In-Russia-how-one-mainly-Muslim-region-beat-back-radicalism).

World's richest man, Seattle resident Bill Gates, now worth $90 billion (http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-08-22/bill-gates-s-net-worth-hits-record-high-of-90-billion-chart).

TV networks expanding on-demand content to fight streaming services (https://www.yahoo.com/news/tv-networks-expand-demand-offerings-fight-cord-cutting-100341217--finance.html?ref=gs).


Title: Re: World News
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2016-08-23 22:45:35
Strong Earthquake causes mass damage in central Italy (http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_ITALY_QUAKE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2016-08-23-23-46-05).  :(
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Darrin on 2016-08-24 11:26:04
As of this morning, so far 120 are dead.  The number is expected to rise. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2016-08-24 13:04:05
American University hit by terrorism in Kabul (http://news.sky.com/story/several-gunmen-inside-american-university-campus-in-kabul-10550150).

Chicago Police shrinking as crime soars (http://www.reuters.com/article/us-chicago-police-idUSKCN10Z13A).

North Korea tests missile aimed at Japan (https://www.yahoo.com/news/n-korea-test-fires-sub-launched-missile-yonhap-214636610.html).

"Stop White People" is now a college course in New York (http://www.dailywire.com/news/8590/state-university-now-offers-stop-white-people-pardes-seleh).

Islamic Frenchman stabs people in Australia (http://www.dailywire.com/news/8628/allahu-akbar-stabbing-murder-australia-authorities-robert-kraychik).

Video captures seal working with humans to survive pod of Orca whales (http://q13fox.com/2016/08/23/watch-scared-seal-jumps-on-back-of-boat-to-escape-hungry-killer-whales/).

Germany's AfD party is rising (http://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-afd-idUSKCN10Z1IV).

Man eaten alive by dog in Florida (http://www.wftv.com/news/local/witnesses-say-jacksonville-dog-attack-victim-was-dismembered/428332897).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-08-24 14:44:47
That 4th one....
I don't think there's enough bleach in the world to kill myself and make me forget what I just witnessed. Just... Why.

Also, damnit Florida Man.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Grapefoot on 2016-08-25 10:59:25
Sadly, the death toll is now around 250 in Italy after that earthquake.  They had a strong aftershock today.  Reportedly, entire historic villages have been lost too. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2016-08-25 15:11:49
Attempted Assassination on Germany's Angela Merkel (http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/assassination-attempt-on-angela-merkel--8706692).

Wikileaks Assange says "significant" leak coming before election (http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2016/08/25/assange_to_megyn_kelly_significant_leak_coming_before_election.html).

Turkey sends more tanks to Syria, insists Kurdish retreat (http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/S/SYRIA?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2016-08-25-16-42-50).

Woman freaks out after her check bounces, destroys store with SUV (http://registerguard.com/rg/news/local/34728101-75/drivers-crash-course-damages-springfield-safeway-police-say.html.csp).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2016-08-26 16:52:16
Uber starts going driverless (http://gizmodo.com/spotted-a-self-driving-uber-in-pittsburgh-1785791976).

GDP slips to 1.1% (https://ca.news.yahoo.com/u-second-quarter-growth-trimmed-1-1-percent-123519369--business.html)

Chinese buying Los Angeles and building (http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-0825-china-dtla-snap-story.html).

Vancouver Canada Police admit to using Stingray, to listen in on conversations (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/aug/10/vancouver-police-confirm-stingray-surveillance-technology).

Billionaires buying up Idaho (http://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/news-columns-blogs/letters-from-the-west/article97790302.html)
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2016-08-29 10:46:49
Mysterious radio signals coming from a star like planet (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3763416/Is-Earth-contacted-ALIENS-Mystery-radio-signals-coming-sun-like-star-baffle-scientists.html).

Mushroom shaped cloud looms over Siberia, scares thousands (http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/russians-fear-nuclear-doomsday-giant-8727718).

The UN could control the internet by September 30th (http://www.wsj.com/articles/an-internet-giveaway-to-the-u-n-1472421165).

Clemson University stops student from praying, "not a free speech area." (http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2016/08/clemson-university-administrator-stops-man-praying-campus-isnt-free-speech-area-video/)

Muslim holy day, September 11th (http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/29/nyregion/muslim-holiday-eid-al-adha-sept-11.html?_r=0).

Iceland raises alert level as largest volcano has earthquakes (http://news.trust.org/item/20160829132417-kodr4).

Chicago installing devices to track citizens (http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/08/29/chicago-begins-building-fitness-tracker-check-its-vitals/89434620/).

German's losing trust in banks, stashing money at home (http://www.wsj.com/articles/german-savers-lose-faith-in-banks-stash-cash-at-home-1472485225).

Woman arrested for starting southern California wildfire because she was driving on her rims (http://www.kcra.com/news/local-news/news-sierra/300acre-wildfire-prompts-evacuations-in-calaveras-county/41409704).

Record high temperatures in Alaska, Anchorage hitting 60s all week (http://www.ktuu.com/content/news/Temperature-records-fall-with-unseasonably-warm-days-391562291.html).

Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2016-08-31 11:26:12
Canada's economy has biggest drop in seven years (https://ca.news.yahoo.com/canadas-economy-shrinks-1-6-percent-second-quarter-123349049--business.html).

First woman president impeached for radicalism, crippling economic failure, and corruptions in Brazil (http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/01/world/americas/brazil-dilma-rousseff-impeached-removed-president.html).

Russia stations over 100,000 tanks and troops along Ukrainian border, fear rising (http://uawire.org/news/ukrainian-presidential-spokesman-100-000-russian-troops-are-stationed-near-ukraine-s-borders).

Ukraine prepping by modernizing aging tank fleet (http://uawire.org/news/ukraine-and-india-are-planning-to-modernize-t-72-tanks).

New drug is showing unprecedented signs in stopping Alzheimer's (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3767488/Is-cure-Alzheimer-s-sight-Unprecedented-trial-sees-drug-clear-toxic-proteins-brain.html).

Schools banning American flags? (http://eagnews.org/update-another-school-bans-students-from-bringing-american-flags-to-football-game/)

Crackdown in crime not working in Venezuela (http://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-gangs-idUSKCN1162AJ).

Companies exploring autonomous shipping (http://www.wsj.com/articles/ship-operators-explore-autonomous-sailing-1472635800).

Sims remove gender barriers (http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/01/technology/personaltech/video-games-allow-characters-more-varied-sexual-orientations.html?_r=0).

Chef eats hottest dish ever (http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/british-chef-went-temporarily-deaf-8742641).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-08-31 12:04:19
Interesting about the Sims, but are gay characters still banned from the games?
I remember a while back in the US releases you couldn't make your character be gay, but in Japan releases you could gay it up.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Smiles2us on 2016-08-31 13:37:11
You always could.  The Sims always allowed characters to kiss and make advances.  I've had Sims 1 through 3. 

Also, whats going on with Russia is always worrisome. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-08-31 14:03:07
Really? I remembered every time I tried you couldn't. Or maybe it was something else you couldn't do, I forget.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2016-09-02 20:07:07
Putin says DNC hack was a public service (http://psfforum.com/index.php?PHPSESSID=a897d4a3e498d32fa029eacd20da269e&topic=243.285).

First female Army Ranger candidate fails test (https://www.armytimes.com/articles/female-nco-tries-out-for-armys-elite-75th-ranger-regiment).


Deadliest month in Milwaukee as crimes increase (http://www.jsonline.com/story/news/crime/2016/09/01/flynn-address-deadliest-month-25-years/89732548/).

Chicago crime scares away citizens (http://www.fox5ny.com/news/199640595-story).

University of Nebraska passes "respect" policy, limiting all speech (http://www.thecollegefix.com/post/28888/).

Virtual reality Jesus gaining followers (https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/sep/02/jesus-vr-the-story-of-christ-review-virtual-reality-cinema).

Sony building an emotional robot (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/1715774/sony-designing-robot-which-can-form-an-emotional-connection-with-humans/).

Iceland Volcano could blow... (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/1714651/millions-of-brit-holidaymakers-face-travel-chaos-after-warning-icelandic-volcano-is-about-to-blow%E2%80%8F/)
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-09-02 20:10:28
.....
Nebraska.... Why.

Also, lots of shit going down around the world. It's like a few months ago, when shit was hitting the fan super hard around the world.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Soda on 2016-09-02 20:11:56
Virtual reality Jesus film?

Emotional robots... soon they will think for themselves and declare war on us. :( 
Title: World News
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2016-09-02 22:05:50
Are they anatomically correct?...    ;)

It'd be a little weird if your robotic partner was actually more likable and socially well-adjusted than you....

Although, I can see where there'd be problems with a robo-girl....  (http://i2.wp.com/www.sexylosers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/sl199.jpg?w=504l)  (warning: NSFW!)
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2016-09-02 23:24:48
Well... there is actually work being done for "robotic" sex dolls and shops.  I saw it on the news the other day but didn't post it here.  In Britain they are changing brothels with these robot things... and it's already been going on in Japan... of course Japan.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2016-09-03 05:49:52
Ironically, it'd probably be less expensive to buy a real girl.

Texas teacher uses racial stur to name class reading group, feigns ignorance (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/09/02/a-texas-teacher-named-her-class-the-j-word-her-racial-slur-defense-ignorance/)

People are offended by this. When did we become so sensitive here in America? The only thing that offends me is this damn woman can't spell worth crap.  There's no h in that word.   And she's an educator.

"Commonly known" slur? My ass.   I began using that word (http://scratchpad.wikia.com/wiki/Jigaboo_Junction) when writing in my comic 25 years ago because I wanted to get away from the n word, which I though was too harsh, and I found a fairly obscure slur that suited my needs perfectly.  The "j" word carries about the same potency as a black person calling a white person "honkey".  Let's be honest, the only reason people even know that word is because of the Internet... and people like me, who like to throw a few Old Shames back into the faces of those who want to sweep their past insensitivities towards women and minorities under the rug.   At least own up to them, progressives of half-past 1997. Don't try to act like it didn't exist; it did.  It was your idea; you wanted it, you put time, effort, and money into making it happen.  If you found you woke up one morning all changed and said to yourself, "I don't want to do this anymore", hell, that's your problem, asshole.  Run away from your past if you wish, make any restitution and reparations you feel you must to assuage your conscience, but don't try to tell everyone I imagined it, or simply misinterpreted what I heard or saw due to some phantom mental defect on my part. That's just cheap and disingenuous of you.

I can't wait for Mad Max (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dj6Tq3GZfrA) to go off on one of his rants about this after Labor Day weekend wraps up.   I know I'm going to have to dry-clean my drawers after laughing from hearing some 50-year old man use that word on the radio.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-09-03 07:35:41
Commonly known racial slur? What the fudge, I didn't even know that was a freaking word. And oh oh, so just because she's WHITE it's automatically racist and you can't give her the benefit of the doubt. If she was black, nah it's a mistake and ignorance. F THIS! I hate society. I'm sorry, but I just detest people like this. Trying to get offended at everything, even if it's a simple mistake. People have become just such senstive little politically correct close minded babies they can't maybe consider it was an accident? Besides, was the whole team black or something? Just... God damn it.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Umbreon on 2016-09-03 09:00:55
Oh wow a lot has been going on then im gonna go and check all that out.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2016-09-03 22:08:14
I didn't even know that was a racially charged word?
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-09-03 22:11:56
I thought it was just a silly word. Like Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2016-09-03 22:24:02
Tempers flare between Chinese Officials and Obama on final Asia trip (http://nypost.com/2016/09/03/this-is-our-country-tempers-flare-as-obama-arrives-in-china/).

Venezuelan President chased away by protesters (http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/04/world/americas/venezuelan-president-is-chased-by-angry-protesters.html?_r=0).

How Hillary Clinton has avoided the press for nearly 300 days (http://www.politico.com/story/2016/09/hillary-clinton-reporters-press-227700).

Trump receives standing ovation at Black Church (http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/09/02/trump-wooing-detroit-may-mission-impossible/89805502/).

over 100 women strip naked protesting Trump (http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/690682/Spencer-Tunick-naked-art-installation-protest-Donald-Trump-US-election-2016?utm_source=traffic.outbrain&utm_medium=traffic.outbrain&utm_term=traffic.outbrain&utm_content=traffic.outbrain&utm_campaign=traffic.outbrain).

Fireball blazes across the Pacific Northwest skies (http://www.king5.com/news/local/fireball-reported-blazing-across-pacific-northwest-sky/313334945).

Oklahoma earthquakes (http://bigstory.ap.org/article/34f0e22aa7f94ca187d02886167f1903/earthquake-shakes-swath-midwest-missouri-oklahoma).

New West Coast tallest building tops out in Los Angeles (http://komonews.com/news/nation-world/los-angeles-skyscraper-tops-out-as-tallest-western-building).

Cancer rates up 40% in young people in the UK (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2016/09/03/modern-life-is-killing-our-children-cancer-rate-in-young-people/).

London installs sexual orientation traffic lights (http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/706789/Gay-traffic-lights-leave-pedestrians-confused-Trafalgar-Square).

Pre-schoolers attempt to visit Grandma by driving car (http://komonews.com/news/local/pre-schoolers-attempt-to-drive-to-grandmas-house-doesnt-end-well).

NASA captures double eclipse of the sun (http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/nasa-satellite-captures-rare-double-8760595).
Title: World News
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2016-09-04 01:43:23
I didn't even know that was a racially charged word?

I thought it was just a silly word. Like Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.

As I said, it's about one step above one of them calling one of us "honkey" or white devil".  My brother's girlfriend got onto him recently for using the n-word, and it really drove home for me how society has changed. My dad used that word all the time around us kids growing up, and we never thought much of it. We were taught there were words you could say at home or in a close-knit circle of friends, but that you didn't say them on the playground or at church, because it was rude. And we didn't say it to one of them, of course, 'lessn you wanted your ass whupped.  But we never thought the day would come where you could lose your job or reputation over dropping a casual n-bomb or telling an offensive joke at the office. You're not even safe online.  Oh, your enemies can threaten to kill you and then piss on your corpse, they just can't use any ethnic, sexist, or homophobic slurs while doing it.

Also, I hate it when people ignorantly use "racist"and "prejudiced" interchangeably. A racist judges a group of people as inferior because of skin color. A bigot simply doesn't associate with a certain group usu. because of a negative past experience. They don't look at you as inferior, they just don't like you, or think you're dangerous. I'll happily be a bigot all day, but I've never been a racist person. I hate all people equally.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-09-04 07:31:19
Sexual orientation traffic lights....

How come everyday the sweet release of death sounds more and more tempting?
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2016-09-04 10:44:19
London... what a waste of tax payer money.

Also, the cancer rate in England... that is scary sounding. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-09-04 11:07:37
Well with bullshit like sexual orientation traffic lights it's no wonder the cancer rates are skyrocketing. These guys are marinating in pure cancer.

But on a serious note, that is pretty awful. Wonder what it must be.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Grapefoot on 2016-09-04 11:46:41
The article seems to blame technology, pesticides and pollution. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2016-09-04 15:44:51
I have read the life expectancy in Scotland is lower due to a growing welfare state, which has led to depression, an increasingly sedentary lifestyle, and excessive consumption of fatty foods and alcohol.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2016-09-04 15:53:36
I have read the life expectancy in Scotland is lower due to a growing welfare state, which has led to depression, an increasingly sedentary lifestyle, and excessive consumption of fatty foods and alcohol.

I'm pretty sure that is going to happen everywhere.  Look at people in society now days.  Not many could actually survive it needed.  We are so lazy, so soft, no one knows how to survive and to fend for themselves. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2016-09-05 01:47:36
Germany shaken in regional votes, far right rises (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/09/04/germanys-far-right-afd-unseats-angela-merkels-party-in-key-regio/).

Hong Kong feeling squeeze from Beijing (http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2016/0904/Why-anti-China-sentiment-is-on-the-rise-in-Hong-Kong).

Beijing watches anti communist party win in Hong Kong (https://ca.news.yahoo.com/china-wary-record-voter-turnout-crucial-hong-kong-004355816.html).

14 dead, 71 wounded in Islamic terrorist attack in Philippines (http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/02/asia/philippines-explosion-davao-city/index.html).

Mother Teresa a Saint (https://ca.news.yahoo.com/crowds-flock-vatican-mother-teresa-sainthood-ceremony-073613579.html).

Mexican military ambushed near Nuevo Laredo (https://ca.news.yahoo.com/mexican-soldiers-kill-ten-highway-ambush-near-u-003532682.html).

Sex with robots could be addicting, extinction of human interaction (https://www.thesun.co.uk/living/1723964/humans-could-become-addicted-to-mind-blowing-romps-with-sex-robots-according-to-expert/).

iPhone 7 set to launch (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2016/09/03/apple-aims-to-reboot-sales-with-iphone-7-launch/).

Eastern Gorillas on the verge of extinction (https://www.yahoo.com/news/worlds-largest-gorillas-one-step-going-extinct-192923057.html).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-09-05 02:43:19
Shit. Mother Teresa did it...
Title: Re: World News
Post by: yasl on 2016-09-05 06:49:56
I have read the life expectancy in Scotland is lower due to a growing welfare state, which has led to depression, an increasingly sedentary lifestyle, and excessive consumption of fatty foods and alcohol.

It sounds like you read a columnist's polemic.  Welfare states come with a bundle of problems, but the idea that there's an arrow of causation running from them to the other listed ills is... a strong assertion, in need of some strong evidence.

I'm pretty sure that is going to happen everywhere.  Look at people in society now days.  Not many could actually survive it needed.  We are so lazy, so soft, no one knows how to survive and to fend for themselves.

And, with high probability, they won't need to.  Specialization is the wellspring of industry; this is not an error condition, it is the key to modernity.

Though I do agree that laziness and consumption to the exclusion of production are serious problems.  Alas, many of the "traditional" solutions to these (imperialist narratives, a good old fashioned war, etc) are probably worse than the disease.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2016-09-06 12:45:02
Violence in Chicago increases, 500th homicide this year (http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-violence-labor-day-tuesday-20160906-story.html).

US gave Iran $1.7 billion for hostages, four times the agreed upon amount (http://circa.com/politics/us-gave-17-billion-to-iran-as-hostages-were-released-four-times-original-amount).

ISIS calls for new attacks on all non believers (http://www.foreigndesknews.com/from-the-ground/islamic-state-issues-new-call-attacks-west-non-believers-legitimate-targets/).

Irainian patrol boats swarm US Naval vessels (https://news.usni.org/2016/09/06/iranian-boats-harass-another-u-s-navy-patrol-coastal-ship-persian-gulf).

Google cars detect police cars (http://www.express.co.uk/life-style/science-technology/707629/google-car-police-ambulance-detection-patent-application).

Lonliness epidemic (http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/06/health/lonliness-aging-health-effects.html)

Porn site admits private details have been leaked of it's users (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/1731058/internet-pervs-braced-for-embarrassment-after-popular-porn-site-brazzers-admits-users-private-details-have-leaked-online/).

Mutant pig born in China, genitals on face (http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/mutant-pig-human-face-penis-8775850)
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-09-06 13:15:29
Mutant plug? I believe you meant to say mutant pig?
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Smiles2us on 2016-09-06 13:27:20
It was so deformed that he deformed the word pig.  I edited it.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-09-06 13:54:31
Boo. Should have let a few others also see it :P
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Rainberry on 2016-09-06 16:03:41
Why did we give Iran $1.7billion?  *Clicks to read.* 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-09-06 16:05:28
Hostages I guess.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Rainberry on 2016-09-06 16:05:56
Reading it, we agreed to one price, and the administration paid them way more....
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2016-09-08 11:07:03
Syrian government drops chemical bombs in Aleppo (http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/syrian-government-drops-chlorine-bomb-aleppo-neighborhood-article-1.2781989).

EU states to use Brexit for their gain (http://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/brexit-vote-sparks-new-revolt-by-eu-states-dpvd9xnhw)

Obama slammed for internet giveaway (http://www.politico.com/story/2016/09/internet-transition-icann-227864).

EU works on copyright overhaul (https://sg.finance.yahoo.com/news/eu-copyright-overhaul-sparks-cultural-162401931.html).

Mom and daughter marry each other (http://kfor.com/2016/09/07/oklahoma-mother-daughter-arrested-after-alleged-incestuous-marriage/)...

New Jersey educators push to add 9/11 curriculum in schools (http://www.northjersey.com/news/new-jersey-educators-push-to-add-9-11-curriculum-1.1656768).

University of Iowa working on degree for social justice (http://www.campusreform.org/?ID=8106).

Brown University giving men tampons too (http://www.campusreform.org/?ID=8105).

Segregation or sanctuary?  More colleges bothering black only housing (http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2016/09/08/segregation-or-sanctuary-black-only-university-housing-draws-criticism/).

Teacher punished for making a student stand for pledge of allegiance (http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/09/08/teacher-disciplined-pledge-of-allegiance-student/).

San Francisco mayor proposed using aircraft carrier as a homeless shelter (http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2016/09/07/former-san-francisco-mayor-proposes-using-mothballed-aircraft-carrier-to-house-homeless/).

Vandals destroy an Oregon landmark, turning it into rubble (http://www.kbzk.com/clip/12713667/info-sought-on-vandals-who-destroyed-oregon-landmark).

First US Commercial flight to Cuba in 50 years touches down (http://www.lonelyplanet.com/news/2016/08/31/first-commerical-flight-to-cuba/).

Two cases of leprosy in Los Angeles school?  Fears rise (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/1748956/primary-school-kids-struck-down-with-biblical-flesh-rotting-skin-disease/).

Tim Tebow signs with the New York Mets, baseball (http://www.fox5ny.com/news/203455239-story).

Butterflies take over Southern Texas (http://www.krem.com/news/nation-now/butterfly-invasion-takes-over-san-antonio/315317080).



Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-09-08 11:14:22
Surprisingly, leprosy is actually in the US. And you wanna know the carriers? Armadillos. They're usually the cause of a human contracting leprosy. Not sure where these students got it, but leprosy is scary shit. I would be terrified.

Iowa... Why? And Brown... Why?
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2016-09-08 11:23:43
I would be terrified of leprosy too.  It spreads hella fast, so that school should just shut down and solve the problem.  None of this, "it's safe to send your kids here still."  They need a complete scrub down... especially since this is happening in America's second largest city. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-09-08 11:32:38
Well, leprosy spreads through touch and by mucus membranes liquid stuff. So I don't think it can spread by a person touching something and a few hours later someone else touches it. I believe I you do touch like fluids from them it would have to get into your system through your eyes, nose, or mouth.

I think the scariest part really is that it really can't be cured to my knowledge. You just hack off the dead limbs and then give them medication. It's not the leprosy that kills them, it's all the stuff that happens because leprosy is happening. Like blocked arteries and stuff.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2016-09-08 13:43:16
It is a bad thing, no matter what.  Still the school needs to be scrubbed.  You know as well as me, kids are dirty.  Rub their noses, eyes, whatever, and they touch anything and everything. 

I hope the two kids who have it are cured without any losses.

If it also turns out these kids are illegal immigrants... that will fan flames. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-09-08 15:18:47
The article says the school was decontaminated and diinfected. And I feel they are taking proper precautions, he'll they weren't even confirmed with leprosy. It's good the parents warned the nurses even before they were confirmed. And the school has cleaned and disinfected it.

I doubt that. But who knows. They could have just traveled overseas to India or something.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Soda on 2016-09-11 11:32:10
Today marks the 15th anniversary in remembrance of 9/11 and all those first responders, people who helped, and those who died in the tragic events across the east coast. 
Title: World News
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2016-09-11 16:45:07
Mom and daughter marry each other (http://kfor.com/2016/09/07/oklahoma-mother-daughter-arrested-after-alleged-incestuous-marriage/)...

I've read some great porn that started out with that line....  Wait, did I say that out loud? Oops...    ;D

It's the look of the girl's face in  her mug shot that really sells the story. It's all, "I'm Mommy's favorite... in every way imaginable."   Plus... this was her second incestuous marriage.  What does she have a ticket that they punch every time she ties the knot with a relative? If she marries two more kin, then her fifth violation of the laws of God and man is free.

Say, did you know incest is legal in New Jersey?  That was their mistake, see-- trying to do this in the Midwest.  They should have made the drive east and done it up right.

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Brown University giving men tampons too (http://www.campusreform.org/?ID=8105).

Do I wanna know where I'm supposed to stick 'em?...
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Wolfwood on 2016-09-12 01:59:52
Mom and Daughter.... what the hell is wrong with people? 

What is Brown University even thinking?
Title: Re: World News
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2016-09-12 02:10:11
"Not all people who menstruate are women."

Menstruation is a perfectly natural, if unpleasant, thing.

If you are shitting blood, that is a medical emergency; call a doctor.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Rainberry on 2016-09-12 02:25:15
Well, here is some info on it.

Male menstruation (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Male_menstruation).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2016-09-12 16:21:40
China and Russia to show military might in massive event, they are "war ready." (https://www.yahoo.com/news/china-russia-stage-military-drills-china-sea-031204485.html)

North Korea preps for another nuclear test (https://www.yahoo.com/news/n-korea-ready-conduct-another-nuclear-test-report-020030959.html).

US will fly nuclear-capable bombers over Korean peninsula after North Korean test (https://www.yahoo.com/news/m/6ab93863-4162-3862-a70a-85d9287a95d8/us-to-fly-nuclear-capable.html).

China builds a bridge to North Korea, NK doesn't want it, doesn't build their part (https://www.yahoo.com/news/bridge-nowhere-shows-chinas-failed-efforts-engage-north-072302505--business.html).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-09-12 16:56:24
Ahahahahahaha! China, when will you learn. NK doesn't want anything to do with anyone.

Also, damnit. Russia and Clinton? Now I feel conflicted. Russia why!
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2016-09-19 09:54:28
Ahmad Khan Rahami captured by police after shootout, wanted for explosions in Chelsea and Seaside Park.  Islamic terrorism at home... (http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2016/09/19/chelsea-blast-suspect/)

Emmy TV ratings flirt with new low in ratings (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/emmy-ratings-hold-steady-2015-929796).

France bans plastic cutlery (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/09/17/france-bans-the-use-of-plastic-crockery-and-cutlery-to-aid-battl/).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: yasl on 2016-09-20 07:21:43
The Russian election was held in the last few days.  In a shocking twist (harr harr) it was another landslide for Putin and the incumbents.  So I guess that means more strongman strutting and saber rattling for at least another 5 years.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-09-20 07:24:56
But who wouldn't vote for Putin :p
Title: Re: World News
Post by: yasl on 2016-09-20 07:54:54
Evil, awful people who hate Russia and the Russian people and are also big poopy-heads.  Or so I'm given to understand.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-09-20 10:06:29
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Putin is such a horribly bad person, but he reaches magnificent bastard levels of bad.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Smiles2us on 2016-09-20 10:34:46
Is anyone surprised that Putin didn't win?  Remember, "Free" elections in Russia. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-09-20 10:45:24
Lol. Russia... You're so terrible and awesome.
I have a terrible obsession with Russian things. Like their uniforms. And old school tanks. And their uniforms.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Smiles2us on 2016-09-20 10:46:07
It is a fascinating country of hardship. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-09-20 10:56:47
And awesome hats and vodka.
Title: World News
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2016-09-20 14:30:23
And dressing.

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Useless fact-- Josef Stalin was so paranoid of passing gas in public that when at state dinners he would clink a glass loudly to cover up the noise.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2016-09-21 14:54:27
Russia's Navy on the move to Syria (http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/21/middleeast/syria-violence-ceasefire/).

Black Officer shoots black man sparks race riots in North Carolina, 12 officers injured (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/09/21/protests-break-out-in-charlotte-after-police-fatally-shoot-man-they-say-wielded-firearm/).

Dallas Law Enforcement organization sues Pres. Obama and Black Lives Matters for starting race war and anti-police violence (http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/09/18/dallas-cop-files-lawsuit-against-black-lives-matter-obama.html).

China's out of control 8.5 tonne space station will crash into earth, they don't know where... (http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/china-space-station-tiangong-1-crash-tiangong-1-out-of-control-a7319916.html)

Apple working with McLaren (https://www.ft.com/content/523422ba-7ffd-11e6-8e50-8ec15fb462f4)?

NASA to announce surprising news about Europa (http://www.express.co.uk/news/science/712852/LIFE-on-Europa-NASA-alien-jupiter).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2016-09-21 16:29:24
Time for dumb news.

Cosmopolitian Mag & Seat release a car for women, by women.  Read angry opinion piece here (http://www.autoblog.com/2016/09/21/cosmo-designed-a-car-for-just-us-girls-and-it-sucks/).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2016-09-24 11:38:42
Five dead at mall shooting in Washington, suspect at large (http://www.king5.com/news/local/five-people-dead-in-cascade-mall-shooting-in-burlington/324940198).

Obama used a pseudonym in emails with Clinton, FBI documents reveal (http://www.politico.com/story/2016/09/hillary-clinton-emails-fbi-228607).

Yahoo email hacks... a year ago.  Never told anyone (https://www.yahoo.com/news/yahoo-sued-gross-negligence-over-huge-data-breach-213708408--finance.html).

Woman rolls car after spotting a spider on her rear view mirror (http://abc6onyourside.com/news/offbeat/woman-crashes-car-after-spider-drops-from-mirror-says-sheriff).

Stupid people fall for iPhone drilling trick (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/1845589/clueless-iphone-7-owners-tricked-into-drilling-hole-in-their-phones-to-get-a-headphone-jack/).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2016-09-25 16:08:04
Just an update on the Washington State mall shooting that left five people dead, four women, one man.

An Island County Sheriff deputy (http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/09/25/suspect-in-washington-state-mall-shooting-in-custody.html) arrested the 20 year old shooter, who is an immigrant from Turkey.  He was arrested in Oak Harbor, a town in a county west of Burlington where the shooting took place.  Deputies say the suspect acted "zombie like" when he was arrested, and they are not ruling out terrorism. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2016-09-25 23:26:04
Update again on the mall shooting in Washington State. 

This story keeps getting stranger, and authors have again said they are not ruling out terrorism.  Sources (http://komonews.com/news/local/mall-shooting-suspect-creepy-multiple-arrests-disputes-09-26-2016) are now saying he had Tumblr/Twitter/ and social media accounts with ISIS and Islam material.  Neighbors around him say he was creepy and a scary kid.  Keep following this, especially after the homegrown terrorism in Minnesota that was also possibly a radicalized Islamic terrorist who stabbed 10 people. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2016-09-26 12:00:12
Russia says peace is nearly impossible now... (https://ca.news.yahoo.com/u-ambassador-u-n-russias-action-syria-barbarism-155911439.html)

Britian accuses Putin of war crimes (http://news.sky.com/story/rebels-say-push-for-peace-in-syria-is-futile-as-russian-backed-bombing-intensifies-10592957).

Iran's supreme leader tells Ahmadinejad not to run for president (http://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/Irans-supreme-leader-tells-Ahmadinejad-not-to-run-again-for-president-468722).

NSA says the FBI never had plans to prosecute Hillary (http://observer.com/2016/09/the-fbi-investigation-of-emailgate-was-a-sham/).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-09-26 12:09:08
Don't you know, there is no such thing as "compromise" in Russia.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Darrin on 2016-09-26 12:17:21
In Russia, compromise is you. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2016-09-26 13:02:10
University study finds having sex makes men more religiously devout (https://www.thesun.co.uk/living/1853651/having-sex-makes-men-more-likely-to-believe-in-god/).
Title: World News
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2016-09-27 01:59:06
So does spanking my monkey just make me an Easter-and-Christmas Christian?...
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2016-10-09 22:44:33
Iranian backed rebels fire 2 missiles at US Navy destroyer in Red Sea (http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/10/10/houthi-rebels-fire-2-missiles-at-us-navy-destroyer-in-red-sea.html)
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2016-10-13 13:03:20
WikiLeaks dumps 2,000 more emails against DNC and Clinton (http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-10-13/wikileaks-releases-another-2000-podesta-emails-part-6-data-dump)

Hurrican Matthew blown out of proportion to terrorize American public about Climate Change? (http://www.naturalnews.com/055634_Drudge_Report_climate_change_Hurricane_Matthew.html)

Mysterious hallucinations spreading among citizens/sheriff deputies in Oregon coastal town (http://komonews.com/news/local/ore-hospital-er-quarantined-after-multiple-people-start-hallucinating).

Major Pacific Storm to hit the Pacific Northwest, possibly biggest in 50 years (http://www.king5.com/weather/powerful-storms-headed-for-washington/334174040).

Brain implant success (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2016/10/13/in-a-medical-first-brain-implant-allows-paralyzed-man-to-feel-again/).

Tinder gets invasive (http://gizmodo.com/tinder-somehow-found-a-way-to-be-even-creepier-1787746971).

Researched claim they can make the brain hallucinate with new video (https://www.indy100.com/article/hallucinate-science-optical-illusion-eyes-brain-hurt-drugs-eyes-7359381).

Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2016-10-14 16:14:19
Time for some update news.

Un-heard of weather events hit Pacific Northwest.  At least two tornadoes strike Oregon coast in never-before seen events.  Link (http://www.king5.com/news/local/tornado-reportedly-hits-manzanita-on-oregon-coast/336098772)

One of the tornadoes ripped through the coastal village of Manzanita tearing up ten blocks and damaging buildings and businesses.

What makes these events so weird as the Pacific Northwest never gets tornados or major storms, so this was a big shock to the region. Tornadoes don't usually start in such a mountainous region. Even weirder, these tornadoes started in the water then hit landfall.  No reports of any deaths.



The region isn't out of the storm warnings yet, as a stronger storm (http://www.king5.com/weather/october-storm-whats-coming-next/336138904) is to hit the region Friday night into Saturday with stronger winds.  The coast could see winds hit 70mph and above and inland regions like Seattle and Portland could see 60mph.  Power outages are expected.  No deaths or major injuries yet in this three storm punch to the region known for mild weather all year round. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Wolfwood on 2016-10-14 17:20:06
Wow, that is really weird to see that there.  I hope everything isn't as bad as they are predicting. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-10-14 17:39:31
Putin called all his political leaders to Moscow. No major news networks have covered this story though. I got to find the place I found this.

You know what that means. You know why countries do that? That usually means they're thinking about war. Granted, Russia is always thinking about war, mostly with South Russia (Turkey) and West Russis (Ukraine) though. But yeah, Russia don't mess around. They don't mess around with war.

Get ready for Cold War II Electric Boogaloo.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Darrin on 2016-10-15 09:51:00
Russia calls upon former Russian Federation, India, and other allies to ink a deal to rebuild Afghanistan and Middle East.  Blames USA for causing problems (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Mega-defence-deals-inked-at-Modi-Putin-summit-PM-calls-Russia-old-friend/articleshow/54869399.cms).

There you go, LP.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2016-10-17 00:42:53
North Korea threatens more missile tests (http://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/exclusive-north-korean-official-says-country-will-not-stop-nuclear-tests-787141187996).

Islamic School in England shut down after teaching pupils gays should be killed (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/1988145/muslim-islamic-school-that-taught-pupils-gay-men-should-be-killed-shut-down-after-pupil-exposed-its-extremist-beliefs/).

Sweden makes it legal to fly the ISIS flag (https://www.thelocal.se/20161016/islamic-state-flag-is-legal-in-sweden-prosecutor-rules).

China Bubble to burst (http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/17/business/international/china-home-price-bubble.html?_r=0).

Germany vs. Tesla (https://www.yahoo.com/news/berlin-tells-tesla-stop-ads-misleading-autopilot-term-090914147.html).

Colin Kaepernick booed by Buffalo Bill's fans, chanted, "USA." (http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/17807180/buffalo-bills-fans-chant-usa-coin-kaepernick-san-francisco-49ers-kneels)

Mysterious death of UFO expert in Poland (http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/ufo-expert-found-dead-days-9058279).

Bill Clinton recording found, swearing, affairs revealed (http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/10/16/caught-tape-bill-clinton-equal-opportunity-fcker-ive-got-good-taste/).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-10-17 06:22:18
Sweden... Why?
And I thought that Canada has become more cucked that you. Nevermind. Sweden. You have to stop. Please.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Smiles2us on 2016-10-17 10:04:56
In an attempt of not trying to offend anyone, Sweden offends the majority.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2016-10-17 10:24:31
After recent WikiLeaks, some "state actor" has cut off Julian Assange's internet (https://www.rt.com/news/362985-julian-assange-internet-link/).

Voter fraud rampant in Texas too (http://www.star-telegram.com/news/politics-government/election/article108539187.html).

Illegal Immigration into the US Surged 23% this year (http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/oct/17/illegal-immigration-surged-23-percent-last-year/).

Republican Office fire bombed and vandalized, told "Nazi Republicans" need to get out. (http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/article108627627.html).

Democrats help raise money for destroyed Republican Office (http://www.businessinsider.com/democrats-raise-thousands-to-reopen-firebombed-republican-headquarters-2016-10).

UK shutting down Russia propaganda networks bank account, Russia mad (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/oct/17/russia-todays-uk-bank-accounts-frozen-says-editor).

US bombs Yemen? (https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/oct/15/us-bombed-yemen-middle-east-conflict)

Iraqi and Kurdish forces try to retake Mosul away from ISIS (https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2016/oct/17/mosul-battle-iraq-isis-islamic-state-peshmerga-latest).

China increases space program to beat the US (http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/china-amps-space-program-race-challenge-u-s-n666391).

Philippines may sway to China instead of US in the near future (http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/18/world/asia/rodrigo-duterte-philippines-china-us.html?_r=0).

Title: Re: World News
Post by: yasl on 2016-10-19 06:17:49
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Sweden... Why?
And I thought that Canada has become more cucked that you. Nevermind. Sweden. You have to stop. Please.

Huh.  I'd expected the forum to lean differently on this one.

I think the Swedish prosecutor made the right call.  I don't see it as bowing to minority interests, but rather as upholding a broad definition of free speech.  Would you rather it be illegal to hang fabric with certain pictures here and there?  Sure, it's good grounds for further attention from relevant intelligence agencies, but it's not good enough for immediate prosecution, IMO.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Wolfwood on 2016-10-19 23:47:56
That was just two people's opinions, Yasl. :)  Believe me, not everyone has the same thoughts as them. ;) 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Wolfwood on 2016-10-21 21:37:09
This is important news.

Phillipines President Severs Ties With US, Ties to China Instead (http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/21/world/asia/rodrigo-duterte-philippines-china-xi-jinping.html?mabReward=A5&moduleDetail=recommendations-1&action=click&contentCollection=Technology&region=Footer&module=WhatsNext&version=WhatsNext&contentID=WhatsNext&src=recg&pgtype=article).

Now Phillipine government officials are saying that their new president tends to say and try to do things without permission.  So he can say what he wants, but he isn't fully in control.  That nation is a big US ally, and I don't think they would want to give that up, no matter how anti-US their new president is.  He was elected in June of 2016, so he will be around awhile... 

The US has five based strategically located in the country. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-10-21 22:42:14
Oh fuk.

I know they've been talking about this for awhile. This is pretty bad.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2016-10-22 00:25:32
Crumb.  That isn't good. 

I see the decline happening... like the Roman Empire.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Rainberry on 2016-11-01 23:48:39
Russia really isn't as powerful as some people think. Putin has trapped himself and his legitimacy is only propelled with military victories.  But he cant't continue those victories now without getting more sanctions which will further hurt his country.  Russia has never never fallen from outside forces, but has always fallen due to itself.  It has imploded.

Russia isn't prepared for a Russia without Putin, but if he dies or disappears, the whole country could break up and fall apart, causing many problems. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Wolfwood on 2016-11-02 00:54:10
Wow Raine.... That is some very good insight and thinking you got going on there.  I would like to know more about what you think on things.  All we ever think about is how badass as and strong Putin and Russia is... but.... yeah, you said something very smart.  Different.  It seems truthful. 
Title: World News
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2016-11-02 07:06:03
Well, we don't call it "the former Soviet Union" for nothing.  It's gone in six decades from a world juggernaut to a few dozen squabbling provinces/republics/territories, many of which are in dispute with one another or the world at large.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-11-02 08:29:16
True, Russia is held together by Putin. Hence why people see them as bad ass. Yeah if he dies Russia will implode because that's what it does. But the reason it's seen as strong is because of Putin. He's a smart man. We can't say they're not a threat because if he dies Russia would be unstable. We should worry about the now, a now where Putin is alive. And he is a conniving bastard. Yeah their form of success is military victories, but if no one is stopping them it's still a victory.

To be clear, I don't think Russia will try to invade America or something or we will invade Russia. But the way things are going, maybe I'm paranoid, but I fear it'll be like another Cold War. No actual carnage. But the fear that the other can do something bad to us via nuclear weapons and shit. Russia doesn't respect our current leader, Obama. Hillary sure as he'll isn't favoring herself to them, in fact I'm pretty sure they're pissed at her for trying to blame them for her short comings and failures.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2016-11-02 10:36:56
It wasn't too long ago that the Chechnyan region was looking for funding from Putin, who wouldn't give it to them.  Now note, this is a Muslim area of Russia.  What did chechnya do?  They went to the Saudi's for money.  Putin didn't like that and quickly limited the money Saudi Arabia would give them, and a the same time, lowered the Saudi's influence if per chance.... Russia ever had an issue and it's leadership (which is too centralized) ever had it's legitimacy questioned.  We are pretty much seeing a country being too centralized, that it can't control itself anymore.  It is being held together by paperclips, gum, and Putin.  That's it. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2016-11-02 10:40:40
Russia probably doesn't want a war or a Cold War, but the reason why they are expanding their military presence is because that is how his favorability ratings go up in Russia.  The country is down on it's luck right now, there is a horrible recession.  Not much positive news for the average Russian, so when they hear of military victories and strength, it riles up all those patriotic feelings.  That is partially why Russia is taking a leading charge in Syria too.  Crimea was the first step, but as Raine said, they are stuck in a hard place with that, and can't really do much more.  Crimea's take over further helped Russia own the important seaport of Sevastopol, which may be Russia's greatest seaport for international trade.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2016-11-02 14:32:34
Now we are getting into some good conversation. I don't have much to add, it has been said.

But also note that Russia is not as powerful militarily as some think.  They would be good at defending their western portion of the nation, and they have nuclear weaponry.

Also Iran's leader is claiming Iranian soldiers will enter the US and Europe really soon.  They are beefing up their military and air force.  Spending billions, those same billions the Obama Administration just gave them for that horrible Nuclear deal that threatens all the nations in that region including Israel. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2016-11-04 01:14:42
Iran threatens to end Nuke deal terms (http://www.foreigndesknews.com/world/middle-east/iran-threatens-shelve-nuclear-deal-museum-u-s-non-compliant-government-official/).

FBI warns of new malware (http://freebeacon.com/national-security/fbi-new-malware-spur-large-scale-cyber-attacks/).

Assange says info on Hillary not from Russia (https://www.rt.com/news/365164-assange-interview-wikileaks-russia/).

Canadian Military to investigate strange noises from the ocean floor in Arctic (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/nov/03/canada-forces-investigate-mysterious-pinging-sound-arctic).

Mysertious mud volcano erupts after major earthquakes in Italy (http://strangesounds.org/2016/11/mysterious-mud-volcano-forms-and-erupts-after-m6-6-earthquake-in-italy.html).

Train crash kills 20 in Pakistan (http://news.sky.com/story/pakistan-train-crash-kills-at-least-19-in-karachi-10642638).

Washington State County may be a sign of liberal counties going red, 84% Republican voter turnout (http://www.king5.com/news/politics/elections/grays-harbor-county-s-changing-politics/346591901).

Lindsay Lohan getting strange accent (http://www.eonline.com/news/806330/lindsay-lohan-adopts-a-strange-accent-in-her-everyday-life-and-no-one-knows-why).

Mysterious flute-like noise tormenting Oregon town residents at night, still unknown (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/feb/23/mysterious-high-pitched-tone-keeps-oregon-residents-up-at-night).

Pharrell Williams begs women to vote for Hillary, says she is dishonest, but so are all women (http://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2016/11/03/pharrell-williams-begs-women-vote-dishonest-hillary/).

Chicago Cubs win world series, over 40 million watched (http://deadline.com/2016/11/cubs-win-world-series-ratings-soar-indians-cma-awards-survivor-mlb-fox-1201847825/).

Biggest moon of the century on Nov. 14 (http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/largest-supermoon-1948-light-night-sky-article-1.2857069).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Wolfwood on 2016-11-05 12:33:58
That flute thing in Oregon is very scary actually.  It was so loud.  Glad there is a vid link there. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Darrin on 2016-11-05 12:38:10
Crud, that is loud.  I wonder what it was?  Same with the pining one in Canada. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2016-11-11 21:44:33
Philipine President does karaoke for Malaysian leader, breaks ties with US weapon order, ties closer to China (http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/12/world/asia/rodrigo-duterte-najib-razak-karaoke.html?_r=0).

Philipine President continues poor behavior, part of cabinet quits (http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/04/world/asia/duterte-god-swearing-philippines.html?action=click&contentCollection=Asia%20Pacific&module=RelatedCoverage&region=Marginalia&pgtype=article).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2016-11-13 13:48:44
7.8 earthquake hits New Zealand's South Island, tsunami strikes (http://news.trust.org/item/20161113113702-re5f9).

6.2 earthquake in Argentina (https://www.yahoo.com/news/6-2-magnitude-quake-shakes-northwestern-argentina-152417204.html).

Portland Police arrest 71 in anti-Trump riots (http://www.ktvz.com/news/portland-latest-gop-urges-gov-to-mobilize-national-guard/154729628)

Catalan Independence surges in Spain (https://www.yahoo.com/news/80-000-gather-catalan-pro-independence-demo-151941625.html).

Tornados below average for the past five years (http://www.climatedepot.com/2016/11/12/noaa-tornado-data-2016-one-of-the-quietest-years-since-records-began-in-1954-below-average-for-5th-year-in-a-row/).

Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2016-11-22 14:27:42
Denver Sheriff's Dept fined for only hiring US citizens (http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/11/22/denver-sheriffs-department-fined-10k-for-hiring-only-us-citizens.html)   (What?  Isn't that what they are supposed to do?)

Eat cheese, live longer (http://nypost.com/2016/11/21/eat-cheese-live-longer/).

Almost half the world is online according to study (https://ca.news.yahoo.com/almost-half-world-online-end-2016-poorer-countries-103351265--finance.html).


Title: Re: World News
Post by: 1234 on 2016-11-22 15:31:34
Denver Sheriff's Dept fined for only hiring US citizens (http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/11/22/denver-sheriffs-department-fined-10k-for-hiring-only-us-citizens.html)   (What?  Isn't that what they are supposed to do?)
I'll answer your question when I finish bashing my head against the wall.

The world is so stupid. >_<
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2016-11-22 21:25:00
.... why did they get fined for hiring citizens?  I thought you had to be a US citizen anyways to be a cop?  Shouldn't that be a requirement anyways?  Why would you hire an illegal citizen for someone who is to uphold the law and protect citizens? 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Wolfwood on 2016-11-22 21:26:02
That is exactly the kind of stupidity you can expect from the Obama Administration and the Loretta Lynch run Department of Justice.  They really weren't kidding when they said you wouldn't be able to recognize this country after their term.... Obama kept that promise much to the chagrin of our people. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-11-22 21:35:12
Aaaaaaaaagh! Why. *bangs head* is this world *bangs head again* so *bang* STUPID!? *bang*
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2016-11-22 21:35:44
LP, careful... you might bleed. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Wolfwood on 2016-11-22 21:36:00
Careful, you might damage the table.  ;)
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-11-22 21:36:56
It's a brick wall. It's thick. Still not as thick as the people who think that's a bad thing!
Title: Re: World News
Post by: 1234 on 2016-11-22 23:32:12
*pats LP* There, there. Maybe, MAYBE, the world isn't so stupid after all. MAYBE the fine will be cancelled if they talk it out. ;)
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-11-23 07:24:01
*wails*
(https://derpicdn.net/img/2012/7/8/36638/large.gif)
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2016-11-23 12:30:56
This world is pretty stupid... I would wail too, but I'm more of a shark.

*Rimshot.*
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-11-26 09:22:38
Surprised no ones brought it up. Fidel Castro died last night.
Odd how one of the communist dictators dies on the day of supreme capitalism, Black Friday, eh?
I'll get an article up.
Title: World News
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2016-11-26 13:10:32
I've got one. (http://www.cbsnews.com/news/fidel-castro-dead-inspires-mix-celebration-sorrow/)

Florence Henderson, beloved TV mom of the capricious blended family The Brady Bunch, has also passed.   Boy,  you can't get much more of a strange juxtaposition than that, huh? 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Smiles2us on 2016-11-26 16:35:42
I wonder what will happen in Cuba.  His brother is now the leader, or still is the leader.  There was much praise of Fidel's death by Cuban's in Miami today. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-11-26 17:25:22
Apparently his brother is more open to change.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2016-11-27 21:56:32
Iran Seeking Navy Base in Yemen or Syria (https://ca.news.yahoo.com/iran-may-seek-naval-bases-yemen-syria-chief-085748717.html).

François Fillon the favorite to be France's next president (https://www.ft.com/content/879eeb24-b4dc-11e6-ba85-95d1533d9a62).

London Police introduce a new unit; The Anti Terror Unit (http://news.sky.com/story/anti-terror-police-deployed-on-londons-streets-10675458).

Black Friday sales down in stores, up online (https://ca.news.yahoo.com/u-thanksgiving-black-friday-store-sales-fall-online-042553829.html).

Fires stopped in Israel that forced thousands to evacuate (https://www.yahoo.com/news/israel-firefighters-fires-extinguished-081119958.html).

Where was the Israel fire media coverage? (http://www.aish.com/jw/mo/Israel-On-Fire-Wheres-the-Coverage.html)

Venezuela in ruins (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/11/27/venezuelas-currency-is-so-devalued-it-no-longer-fits-in-ordinary-wallets/).

Chinese Tech company to sell smartphones in the US (http://www.wsj.com/articles/chinese-tech-giant-huaweis-latest-smartphone-faces-frosty-u-s-reception-1480241121).

Florence Henderson passes (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/florence-henderson-dead-brady-bunch-kids-hollywood-stars-remember-actress-twitter-950484).

Canada welcomes first hijab-wearing TV news anchor (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/meet-canadas-first-hijab-wearing-tv-news-anchor-950224).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2016-11-28 13:14:22
Terrorism In Ohio (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3978944/Active-shooter-reported-Ohio-State-University.html)

'Somali refugee student' shot dead after mowing down Ohio State classmates with his car and slashing them with a butcher's knife - injuring nine.

Fire alarm was pulled at Watts Hall just before 10am and Artan reportedly mowed down evacuating students and staff with his car.

He then got out of the vehicle and started slashing victims with a butcher knife.

A responding Ohio State University police officer shot Artan dead.

FBI not ruling out terrorism, ISIS ties.  Muslim student.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-11-28 13:42:48
Huh, I'm surprised there was a firearm in the school. But then again it was the cop.
But wow. That's terrible. For the people they hurt, just how could they do this? I hope the people they injured recover. And I hope the cop isn't labeled a racist.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2016-11-28 14:25:01
University police always carry guns.  They are trained police officers. 

Horrible about what happened, but it so far sounds like no one has died, thankfully. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-11-28 15:14:06
Huh, well that's good.

The people who were hurt are in my thoughts.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2016-11-28 15:28:45
This is a very gruesome event.  It comes just a few weeks after ISIS called out to all followers to stab Westerners and Christians.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2016-12-01 14:28:24
Russian warships go to Crimea as Ukraine tests missles (http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/738604/Russian-warships-Crimea-Ukraine-missile-testing).

Hollande won't seek re-election (https://www.yahoo.com/news/frances-hollande-says-not-stand-election-191809288.html).

Putin hopes to "normalize" relations with US (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/12/01/vladimir-putin-says-russia-hopes-normalize-relations-united/).

Merkel berated over her refugee policy (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-12-01/a-german-father-of-four-berates-merkel-over-her-refugee-policy).

Russian supply ship burns up in atmosphere (https://sputniknews.com/science/201612011048070489-roscosmos-progress-burns/).

Insiders say FOX News Star Megan Kelly may go to CNN (http://drudgereport.com/flashcn.htm).

Update on California succession, extremely unlikely (http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article118052408.html).

Facebook live streamer crashes on live stream going 114mph in Rhode Island (http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_DANGEROUS_DRIVE_FACEBOOK_LIVE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2016-12-01-10-54-10).

Distrubed son dismembered parents and dissolved them in acid (http://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/local/2016/11/30/sheriff-mum-bodies-w-knox-home/94667600/).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2016-12-05 12:12:53
ISIS Declares "Bloody Friday" on Trump Inauguration (http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/739508/ISIS-declare-Bloody-Friday-war-on-Trump-inauguration-day).

Megyn Kelly says don't believe a word you hear on her moving unless she says it (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3998964/Megyn-Kelly-responds-rumors-leaving-Fox-CNN-saying-don-t-believe-thing.html).

Amazon reveals driverless store (http://www.seattletimes.com/business/amazon/amazoncom-unveils-self-driving-brick-and-mortar-convenience-store/).

Netanyahu Wants to Discuss Iran With Trump (http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-12-04/netanyahu-looks-forward-to-discussing-bad-iran-deal-with-trump-iwb5jb6v).

China and Taiwan tensions heated (http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/12/05/china-flew-nuclear-capable-bombers-over-taiwan-before-trump-call-with-taiwanese-president.html).

EU demands more internet control, limited freedom of the internet (https://www.cnet.com/news/us-tech-giants-not-acting-fast-enough-on-hate-speech-says-eu/).

Italian populists seek quick vote for the win (https://ca.news.yahoo.com/italys-voter-referendum-nuts-bolts-173704569.html).

Fake US Embassy shut down in Ghana (http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/12/05/fake-us-embassy-in-ghana-shut-down-after-about-decade.html).

Russia mocks Britian's military drills (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2331778/russia-mocks-britains-tank-drills-preparing-for-vladimir-putin-invasion-warning-its-a-poor-replacement-for-the-real-stuff/).

36 killed in Oakland rave fire (http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/tag/deadly-oakland-warehouse-fire/).

Man saves dog by punching kangroo, knocking it out[ (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4000266/Kangaroo-puncher-animal-lover-family-man.html)
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-12-05 16:25:57
Holy crow, someone knocked a freaking kangaroo out? What is this man lol
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2016-12-05 17:19:01
He's superhuman!  And to think the zoo this man works for is thinking of placing charges on him for harming another animal.... WHAT?  He was protecting his dog!  To me the zoo should just be happy no one was hurt and that he protected another life. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-12-05 17:44:14
I'm sure the zoo is very sensitive about /their/ animals being hurt. Kangaroos are endangered and he very well could have hurt it a lot considering he KNOCKED IT OUT. I'm sure they see dogs as well, a dime a dozen. They're common. Doesn't mean ones life is more valuable than the other, but I guess to them, it does. Since a kangaroo is more rare and stuff. And well, the kangaroo was hurt. So...
Title: Re: World News
Post by: FoxTail on 2016-12-05 21:20:34
According to another source, this isn't a zoo kangaroo.  It was out in the wilderness, and the kangaroo attacked the dog.  The dog didn't do anything.  The man was hunting with his dog, when the kangaroo came up quickly and head locked the dog.

Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-12-05 22:38:11
Ahhhhh. Wow okay.
Ima let myself out now.
Title: World News
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2016-12-05 22:46:18
Are kangaroos known for being territorial?
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-12-05 22:46:47
Males are known for being pretty big assholes.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Soda on 2016-12-05 22:56:19
Amazon making a store that doesn't accept cash is kind of weird.  You just have an app there, and you walk in, take what you want, and leave.  They are testing it in Seattle.  Strange what that company keeps doing. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2016-12-06 18:59:30
Getting closer to a cashless society all the time, and that scares me. 

Within the next century, unskilled labor will meaningless.  There won't be jobs, they will be replaced.  This $15 an hour push will be meaningless, because there won't be any job positions.  We will see a surge in unemployment with autonomy and robotics.  Our nation needs to prepare for that, and our national leaders, really soon, need to plan how to slowly release this new wave of coming technology. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2016-12-08 14:05:02
Russia tests drone nuclear subs (http://freebeacon.com/national-security/russia-tests-nuclear-capable-drone-sub/).

China media promotes nuclear arming (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4012440/China-build-nuclear-arms-prepare-Trump-media.html).

Canadian Liberals Triggered and Offended by Toronto's new Police Car Colors (http://www.therebel.media/toronto_s_dark_grey_militaristic_police_cruisers_trigger_progressives).

7.7 Earthquake in the Solomon Islands (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4014504/Magnitude-7-7-earthquake-strikes-Solomon-islands-tsunami-expected-three-hours.html)

6.5 Quake off Northern California coast (http://abc7news.com/news/68-magnitude-quake-off-the-coast-of-eureka/1645721/).

Government Control: Portland, Oregon votes to tax companies with high paid CEO's (http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2016/12/steve_novicks_ceo_tax_wins_clo.html).

Life expectancy to drop for the first time ever... (http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/12/08/504667607/life-expectancy-in-u-s-drops-for-first-time-in-decades-report-finds)

John Glenn passes (http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2016/12/john-glenn/john-glenn.html).

Teen driver streams herself driving live on Facebook before she wrecks killing all inside (http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/teen-driver-was-live-video-broadcasting-self-online-at-time-of-fatal-crash-1.2127605).

Chimps remember butts like faces (http://www.livescience.com/57127-chimps-can-recognize-butts.html).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2016-12-09 01:30:10
CLAIM: "Storm sent by God!"  Biblical storm sits on the border, splitting Israel and ISIS Syria from one another. (http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/biblical-storm-cloud-dust-rain-9416953)  The storm DID not cross the border into Israel.

Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2016-12-19 10:15:34
Russian ambassador shot to death in 'in revenge for Aleppo' (http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/russian-ambassador-turkey-seriously-injured-9485836).

New animal species (https://www.yahoo.com/news/rainbow-snake-tiny-frog-among-mekong-species-040353231.html).

Average US temperature right now is 16F (https://wattsupwiththat.com/2016/12/18/u-s-average-temperature-16f-colder-than-any-time-last-winter-and-winter-hasnt-started-yet/).

Texas temp dropped 36F in 10 minutes (https://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/cold-wave-crescendos-with-a-frigid-weekend).

Finally realizing how ugly it looks, Millennials looking to fix overpiercing, remove tattoos (http://www.northjersey.com/story/entertainment/2016/12/19/millennials-looking-fix-overpiercing-remove-tattoos/95058206/).

Women increasingly use pot during pregnancy according to study (http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_MED_MARIJUANA_PREGNANCY?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2016-12-19-11-41-24).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2016-12-19 14:11:37
Radical Islam strikes: Terrorist attack in Berline Christmas market, at least nine dead as truck plows through market, ISIS claims responsibility (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4049442/Terror-attack-fears-lorry-ploughs-Christmas-market-Berlin-leaving-two-people-dead.html).

Putin responds to murder of his ambassador, says terrorists will pay (http://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-russia-diplomat-putin-idUSKBN1482B3).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-12-19 15:19:50
Oooohoo boy. This isn't good. What happened with the ambassador.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Wolfwood on 2016-12-19 20:26:48
Click the news links.  A Turkish man, shot and killed the Russian amabassador point blank in a gallery in Turkey.  It was on live tv when it happened and is all over the internet right now.  The man who shot them yelled "allah akbar" and said he did it because of Russian's involvement with Syria.  He was later shot and killed by police in a standoff. 

I won't post it, because it is graphic.  The man shoots the ambassador in the back I think, then shoots him several more times as he slumps over.  The man then starts screaming at the audience pointing his gun at them and screams at them in Turkish. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-12-19 20:29:52
I thought he said "for Aleppo!" Or something. I was watching it on CNN while I was eating.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Wolfwood on 2016-12-19 20:32:15
Yeah, I'm surprised CNN keeps showing it.  Most news agencies aren't showing someone get shot and die on tv... CNN is doing it for ratings, since they are now last place after their horrible coverage of the elections. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Wolfwood on 2016-12-19 20:32:34
Graphic footage of the full event. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCh9BopFZLo)
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Wolfwood on 2016-12-19 20:34:11
This is probably another step in the soon coming mega war in the middle east vs. the West and Israel.  It's going to be a mess. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2016-12-20 00:42:01
Death count in Berlin is now 12...

As for Russia's Turkish ambassador being assassinated... whew.  Russia's in a tough spot in how they want to handle this.  Their relations with Turkey were just starting to improve, because a few months ago Turkey apologizes for prior transgressions. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2016-12-20 07:02:47
I realize the murder of one of your men is serious, but Putin's vow to seek retribution at any cost couldn't come at a worse time.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Darrin on 2016-12-21 20:11:54
Assassinating an ambassador is an act of war.  There ave been wars started over lesser things. 

What makes this different is that it was a lone wolf not representative of the Turkish government.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-12-21 20:12:46
Mm.
Title: World News
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2016-12-21 21:12:10
What makes this different is that it was a lone wolf not representative of the Turkish government.

So was Nedeljko Čabrinović. Well, not technically a lone wolf, perhaps-- he was a member of a radical group of anarchists--but the principle is still the same.  His deadly attack on Archduke Francis Ferdinand is what started World War I.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2016-12-21 21:14:49
Technically this guy was a radicalized muslim and could be considered part of a group too.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-12-21 21:17:28
That is how WWI started. Did it not? With a rouge terrorist assassinated The Archduke of Austria-Hungary Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sofi while he was visiting Sarijevo.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2016-12-21 21:25:04
Yes, that is how it started. 

Nedeljko Čabrinović was only twenty when he died too.  They were part of a group known as the Black Hand.  Gavrilo Princip was the guy who actually did the shooting.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-12-21 21:27:15
Actually, my history teacher says he was an outcast of the group. Because he was a horrible shot or something like that. He sure showed them.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2016-12-21 21:29:28
Something not known by many is that the group was a group mainly of Muslim men as well.  But it was more about a pro-Bosnia then a religious crusade. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-12-21 21:32:50
Yeah, something like that. I forget if Gavrilo was Bosnian or Serbian. My teacher would get super pissy if you got it wrong, because he's one of those nationalities or something.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2016-12-21 21:35:10
Oh yeah, oops.  I may have gotten that confused myself.  The group was pro one of those.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-12-21 21:37:19
Well, the Archduke was visiting Bosnia I believe. If I'm not mistaken...
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2016-12-21 21:40:48
Oh geez, if we are wrong in this, no one will see us as credible history buffs. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Darrin on 2016-12-21 21:45:13
Franz Ferdinand and his wife were killed in Sarajevo, the capital of the Austro-Hungarian province of Bosnia and Herzegovina, by Gavrilo Princip, 19 at the time, a member of Young Bosnia and one of a group of assassins organized and armed by the Black Hand.
Title: World History
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2016-12-21 21:50:05
Well, the Archduke was visiting Bosnia I believe. If I'm not mistaken...
Čabrinović's first attack, a grenade, actually failed; the two rounds fired by his associate Gavrilo Princip-- one for Ferdinand, the other for his wife Sophie-- struck true.  He may have been a lousy shot, but a mistake in the scheduling of the royal procession allowed him to coolly approach the royal couple as they sat right in their car and shoot them at point-blank range.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2016-12-21 21:51:10
Thanks, Prof. NostradamusTheSeer. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-12-21 21:54:04
Thanks Darrin. And Oooh, thank you Nostra!
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2016-12-21 21:55:32
No thanks to anything from Darrin... the bum. ;)
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Darrin on 2016-12-21 21:55:48
Yah, I certainly didn't provide any useful information. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-12-21 21:57:50
Hue. D-dawg is gonna be sad now.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2016-12-21 21:58:11
He's not sad.  His signature has too many smiley faces to be sad. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-12-21 22:00:29
Ah, yeah those'll cheer 'em up.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2016-12-23 15:46:18
Obama Administration backstabs Israel in a shameful move to not support it (https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/official-israel-turned-to-trump-to-head-off-un-resolution/2016/12/23/bfd84306-c8ef-11e6-acda-59924caa2450_story.html?utm_term=.d8e71780058d).

Berlin terrorist shot and killed during shootout in Milan (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2469333/berlin-terror-trucker-anis-amri-pictured-with-other-migrants-on-italian-island-of-lampedusa-in-2011-after-escaping-arab-spring-in-his-native-tunisia/).

Putin calls Democrats sore losers (http://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-putin-trump-idUSKBN14C0WE?il=0).

Philippine critics alarmed by President Duterte's martial law talk (https://www.yahoo.com/news/philippine-critics-alarmed-dutertes-martial-law-talk-114323688.html).

Amazon dominates Christmas shopping (http://www.cnbc.com/2016/12/23/amazon-grabbing-the-bulk-of-surging-online-sales-this-holiday.html).

Clueless Chinese villager used a hand grenade to crack nuts for 25 years (http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/villager-in-china-uses-grenade-to-crack-open-walnuts-for-25-years).

New Jersey family sues to let daughter play on boys basketball team (http://www.nj.com/union/index.ssf/2016/12/girl_sueing_school_to_join_boys_basketball_team_af.html#incart_2box_nj-homepage-featured).

French woman wants to marry a robot, beginning of a new era? (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-4060440/Woman-reveals-love-ROBOT-wants-marry-it.html)

Mysterious radio waves being reported from space (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-4061990/Are-aliens-trying-contact-Earth-Six-new-mysterious-blasts-radio-energy-detected-deep-space.html).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2016-12-23 17:15:00

French woman wants to marry a robot, beginning of a new era? (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-4060440/Woman-reveals-love-ROBOT-wants-marry-it.html)


I wonder if she saw Bicentennial Man one too many times?...

Or one of those really chintzy pornos where you can tell the guy's dong is just a rubber adult toy nailed to a wooden frame with a pair of jeans pulled over it...   and why are all the women of the forum staring at me and growling like angry dogs?    ;D
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2016-12-23 22:43:06
What is wrong with this administration and their hate for Israel?  Jeez...
Title: RIP George Michael ;o;
Post by: Umeko on 2016-12-25 15:32:21
I just can't!
....

George Michael is dead ;o;!
Please 2016 stop taking people already! Can't we end the year with something happy for once please!

Last year on christmas we lost Lemmy now we loose George Michael... I just can't...
Title: Re: RIP George Michael ;o;
Post by: 1234 on 2016-12-25 16:03:25
It's so strange... so many celebrities passed away this year... :-\
Title: Re: RIP George Michael ;o;
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-12-25 16:40:46
Why the face in the title? Kinda makes me giggle rather than feel sad. And it makes me feel bad D: cuz that's the wrong emotion.
Title: Re: RIP George Michael ;o;
Post by: Darrin on 2016-12-25 17:12:24
He certainly wasn't a role model....
Title: Re: RIP George Michael ;o;
Post by: Smiles2us on 2016-12-25 17:20:39
I am merging this into the "world news" section. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Umeko on 2016-12-26 00:39:54
A hurricane is heading my way o.o
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2016-12-26 00:44:51
A hurricane is heading my way o.o


What?  I searched for a hurricane in Sweden and couldn't find anything.  I didn't even know Sweden got hurricanes??  I'm confused.


EDIT: I did find a storm (http://www.thelocal.se/20161225/sweden-braces-for-wild-winds-and-thunderstorms) coming though.  ;)  It probably won't be as bad as the media likes to make it seem.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Umeko on 2016-12-26 01:02:28
A hurricane is heading my way o.o


What?  I searched for a hurricane in Sweden and couldn't find anything.  I didn't even know Sweden got hurricanes??  I'm confused.


EDIT: I did find a storm (http://www.thelocal.se/20161225/sweden-braces-for-wild-winds-and-thunderstorms) coming though.  ;)  It probably won't be as bad as the media likes to make it seem.


Look here, put it to sequense, it's a hurricane right there.
http://www.smhi.se/en/weather/2.732/satellite-europe-rgb

Yeah Sweden has had a few hurricanes in the past.
It was quite windy in the night, then I woke up fully awake, it's too calm out there like barely a breeze calm.
Decided to take the opportunity to run to the store and get stuff I needed.
While walking it was windy but not too bad, now it's speeding up out there.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-12-26 01:22:31
Full blown hurricane or super storm? Like Sandy. Because they called Sandy a hurricane, and despite the massive damage it caused it's apparently just a "super storm". Terminology is weird.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Darrin on 2016-12-26 12:16:27
Let us know how things go, Umeko.  We want you and your family safe.  If we need too, we will send over the PSF rescue boat and helicopter. ;)

Hopefully it won't be too big a storm on Sweden's western coast.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Wolfwood on 2016-12-26 12:19:01
In the States we have like 4 or 5 classes of storm.  In Sweden they have 3.  This storm is a level 2, which means it will likely cause damage.  So it is supposedly going to be a big storm for them.  Hope they and Norway are okay.  It will probably lose steam as it heads over to Finland. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Umeko on 2016-12-26 12:27:44
It's pretty bad here now, and yeah it's a hurricane, they named it Urd.
It's going to reach it's peak at 10 pm, that's half an hour from now.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Darrin on 2016-12-26 12:38:52
Just stay safe, keep the kids happy. :)  Drink some hot cocoa maybe. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-12-26 12:42:45
Surprised you still have Internet.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Darrin on 2016-12-26 12:45:23
Wires are underground in urban Sweden.  So they don't have to worry about it.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Umeko on 2016-12-27 02:48:45
I'm alive safe and sound, the hurricane roared outside my window, lots of rain and town center got flooded.
But I was safe in my apartment building which is made of concrete :P Wind can roar all it wants, stone won't bow to it
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-12-27 07:57:02
Good to hear your okay.

But careful, remember that Aesop about the giant willow tree. If you don't bend you snap D:
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Umeko on 2016-12-27 10:14:35
NOOOOO!!!!

Frikkin 2016! Stop taking people! D:!!
Now it's taken Carrie Fisher ;o;!

I'm done with this year already can it be 2017 now...?

Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-12-27 13:28:05
People die every year. It's no different than 2009 when everyone was dying.
Sad but tons of people die every year. It sucks. Was this person at least old-ish?

I'm sad for the day the guy who played Robbie Rotten from Lazy Town dies. The man is a legend.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Darrin on 2016-12-27 14:11:41
The author who wrote, Watership Down, Richard Adams, passed away.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-12-27 14:40:53
.... Nuuuuu!
He was prob old though. That book came out awhile back.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2016-12-27 16:16:24
And we just lost Carrie Fisher.

I'm now regretting that joke I once made about being thankfully spared the sight of her sixty-year-old tits stuffed into a tiny gold bikini the new Star Wars movie.

She was a lovely, if troubled, woman, and an accomplished actress and author, and will be sorely missed.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2016-12-27 17:54:39
She is off in a galaxy far, far, away now.  Rest in peace as well as all those who have passed this year.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Umeko on 2016-12-28 20:41:58
And now we lost Carrie Fisher's mom too... One day after
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-12-28 20:49:47
Huh, interesting. Well, the mom was definitely probably super old. Death comes. Millions of people die every year.
I unfortunately have no attachment to these people, never watched Star Wars. I'm sure they were good people, and it's sad they died. But when their time comes, it comes.
Title: World News
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2016-12-28 21:05:59
Debbie Reynolds was 84.  It's sad when a parent outlives their child; perhaps this was a small mercy.   I recall seeing Fisher in an episode of The Big Bang Theory a couple of years back and being surprised to learn she was then only about 58 or 59-- I thought she looked rather tired and haggard (although she was playing herself being annoyed with Sheldon and her co-star James Earl Jones' childlike antics, waking her up in the wee hours with a game of ding-dong ditch-- perhaps she was supposed to look tired).  Stress, mental illness, and drug abuse can have a prematurely aging effect on a person.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-12-28 21:19:07
They're together now.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Umeko on 2016-12-28 21:41:39
Aaaand now the guy plaing Alf is dead too
Title: World News
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2016-12-28 21:47:44
Paul Fusco (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Fusco)?
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Umeko on 2016-12-28 21:50:02
Paul Fusco (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Fuscol)?

Dunno his name I was so young when it was on tv but I read it on FB he died too
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-12-28 21:55:44
Hm shame. This is a time full of stress. Could do anyone in.
Title: ALF is dead
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2016-12-28 21:56:14
No, I checked... it was Michu Meszaros, the little person who wore the full-body ALF costume for long shots (for close-ups, a puppet was used).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-12-28 21:57:25
Ah. So... Mm.
So not like his voice guy or anything? Just people trying to milk more sadness out of 2016 when its been a pretty average year besides Harambae being murdered?
Title: Re: World News
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2016-12-28 22:12:08
No... he's alive and well.   In fact, an ALF movie has been in the works, with CGI instead of puppets, for a few years now.
Hopefully he won't say this in the film.

ALF was one of my favorite shows growing up and happened to be a huge influence on my work... as you can see here (http://sta.sh/01zfpl3virrt).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-12-28 22:17:36
Ah, so that's good to hear. Odd they're using CGI, I mean, even the muppets movie used well... The actual puppets. I feel like it definitely wouldn't look right. Not being a nostalgia freak here, but the jerky movements, the texture of the puppet, it would probably be lost if they do CGI. Unless their CGI is crazy good and can capture that. But even then, it could be noticeable and jarring to those who go to see it because nostalgia.

My parents love Alf. My dad especially. Brings him up on ocassion.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2016-12-28 22:22:18
From what I've read, the specially-designed sets they used got to be a pain in the ass after a while, and the actors who worked on the show do not have fond memories of it (if the look the actress playing Lynn tips someone off-camera when "ALF" says "Straddle me" is any indication).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Grapefoot on 2016-12-29 00:21:45
To me those outtakes were funnier then the actual show.  I never liked Alf. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2016-12-30 11:17:49
Muslim terrorist groups burn and kills thousands of Christian's in Nigeria (http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/missing-nigeria-schoolgirls/boko-haram-200-000-christians-risk-massacre-nigeria-n306211).

Pres. Obama kicks out Russian diplomats from the US, more then ever in history.  Places sanctions on Russia (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4075572/Russia-blasts-Obama-administration-angry-shallow-brained-losers-prepare-retaliate-against-hacking-sanctions-TODAY.html).

Putin mocks Obama, instead welcoming US diplomats and their families to the Kremlin (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4075572/Russia-blasts-Obama-administration-angry-shallow-brained-losers-prepare-retaliate-against-hacking-sanctions-TODAY.html).

Putin will not expel any US diplomats (http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-12-30/putin-stunner-we-will-not-expel-anyone-we-refuse-sink-obamas-level).

Putin says he won't worry about Pres. Obama's move and instead wait to talk to a "real leader" when Trump becomes President (http://observer.com/2016/12/russian-media-responds-to-obama-anti-russia-sanctions/).

Lawmakers call Pres. Obama's sanction move dangerous (http://observer.com/2016/12/russian-media-responds-to-obama-anti-russia-sanctions/).

Russia and Syria make cease fire deal, bypass US, they claim Pres. Obama isn't fit to be a part of the discussion, but Trump is (http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2016/1229/Russia-and-Turkey-announced-cease-fire-deal-in-Syria).

Pres. Elect Trump to cut spending and cut short his Inauguration so he can get right to work (http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/12/29/exclusive-behind-scenes-presidential-inaugural-committee-trump-inauguration-less-pomp-circumstance-can-get-right-work/).

Iraqi Muslim terror groups killing Christian's from their country, Pope speaks out (https://www.yahoo.com/news/pope-pays-tribute-iraqi-christians-persecuted-islamic-state-124500354.html).

Study finds Christianity the most persecuted group by a large margin, over 90,000 killed in 2016 based on faith reasons (http://www.breitbart.com/london/2016/12/28/christians-persecuted-religion-world-according-new-study/).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2016-12-30 12:36:35
I'm wondering if we should repost the same news articles. Like I know it's political AND world news, but perhaps they should stick to one or the other?
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2016-12-30 13:47:12
US-Russian relations could blossom according to officials when Trump becomes president (http://www.ibtimes.com/does-us-trade-russia-how-sanctions-affect-commerce-between-two-countries-2467585).

World's tallest bridge opens in China; the Beipanjiang Bridge (http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/china-debuts-worlds-largest-bridge/ar-BBxH9ao?OCID=ansmsnnews11).

Reports of Obama led US Government attacking Conservative websites (http://www.ibtimes.com/us-government-attacks-drudge-report-conservative-website-down-because-distributed-2467391?utm_source=internal&utm_campaign=most_read&utm_medium=most_read1).

Rebel and terrorist groups choose to reject Syrian ceasefire (http://www.ibtimes.com/who-fighting-syria-rebel-group-calls-deal-waste-blood-revolution-against-assad-2467709).

Korean officials report Kim Jong Un has khad at least 340 government officials killed to protect his leadership (http://www.ibtimes.com/north-koreas-kim-jong-un-killed-hundreds-government-leaders-extreme-brutality-defines-2466947?utm_source=internal&utm_campaign=most_read&utm_medium=most_read3).

Police Officers Killed In the Line of Duty Up in 2016 (http://www.ibtimes.com/how-many-police-officers-are-there-2016-killings-line-duty-soar-new-year-2467663).

People killed by Police Officer shooting responses down in 2016 (http://www.ibtimes.com/police-shooting-statistics-2016-were-more-blacks-hispanics-killed-cops-year-2015-2467650).

Queen Elizabeth, 90, trying to recover from illness (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4076408/Sick-pranksters-claim-Queen-dead-remains-indoors-TENTH-day-recovering-heavy-cold.html).

New promising study eradicates brain tumors, and possibly cancer (http://www.ibtimes.com/cure-cancer-found-brain-tumors-disappear-patient-receiving-car-t-cell-therapy-2467705).

Teens vaping more then ever, and more studies showing negative effects of vaping (http://www.ibtimes.com/vaping-bad-you-study-says-more-teens-are-using-e-cigareets-subtances-other-nicotine-2467699).

Venice Canals with no water (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4075726/The-water-s-gone-dola-Unusually-poor-tide-causes-record-low-levels-Venice-s-canal-network.html).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-01-01 20:21:05
Britain has too much to drink for New Years.  Locals and tourists appalled of conditions (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4079616/Some-people-won-t-having-happy-new-year-Carnage-streets-Britain-revellers-2017-boozy-night-no-one-s-wrapping-warm.html).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2017-01-01 20:24:14
The Brits always did love their drink.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Grapefoot on 2017-01-01 21:19:37
Fish, chips, VOMIT. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-01-02 16:28:24
Over 250 earthquakes swarm regional meet up of the San Andreas and Imperial faults in California.  Scientists puzzled, residents uneasy (http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-quake-swarms-20170101-story.html).
Title: World News
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2017-01-02 17:11:21
Britain has too much to drink for New Years. (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4079616/Some-people-won-t-having-happy-new-year-Carnage-streets-Britain-revellers-2017-boozy-night-no-one-s-wrapping-warm.html).

The Brits always did love their drink.

Manchester has a certain reputation for loose women... as do Catford and Cardiff, Wales....

Title: Re: World News
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2017-01-02 18:55:29
Over 250 earthquakes swarm regional meet up of the San Andreas and Imperial faults in California.  Scientists puzzled, residents uneasy (http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-quake-swarms-20170101-story.html).


Earthquakes happen all the time, but to see that cluster in such a small time span and area, that is a bit alarming. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-01-04 15:53:38
NASA finds object that could be a threat to the earth in the future (http://www.mirror.co.uk/science/nasa-says-mysterious-object-hurtling-9560987)...

Pres. Obama sends special forces to Russian border over  "hacking claims." (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2531054/america-special-forces-russian-border-lithuania-obama-putin/)

Washington Post caught in a lie about Russia and hacking (https://theintercept.com/2017/01/04/washpost-is-richly-rewarded-for-false-news-about-russia-threat-while-public-is-deceived/).

Ford decides to cancel plant in Mexico and build up American plant, Mexico slams Trump for the loss of jobs (http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/L/LT_MEXICO_FORD?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2017-01-04-14-45-38).

Faraday Future reveals Tesla beater, but has internal corporate struggles to deal with first (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-01-04/gone-in-2-39-seconds-faraday-claims-tesla-beating-electric-car).

Women's March on Washington is poised to be the biggest anti-Trump demonstration (http://www.chron.com/national/article/Women-s-March-on-Washington-is-poised-to-be-the-10833059.php).

Two women suing Uber (http://nypost.com/2017/01/03/two-women-to-sue-uber-over-nightmare-rides/).

Face recognition app growing in Russia (https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/may/17/findface-face-recognition-app-end-public-anonymity-vkontakte)

Queen of Sweden says her palace is haunted by friendly ghosts (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-38507015).

Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2017-01-04 15:57:19
Heh, I think Washington Post site was what some liberal SJW tried to use to prove to me Russia hacked the elections. Honestly, there's nothing they can do now. It's over. Let it go.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-01-05 17:09:20
Man beaten for being white and a supporter of Trump, forced to drink toilet water, bound, and beaten (http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/01/05/second-torture-video-shows-teen-forced-to-drink-from-toilet/).  Black teens charged with Hate Crime (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4092360/Three-teens-24-year-old-charged-wi.html).  Attack streamed on Facebook (http://bigstory.ap.org/article/c0d964ae40f64e57a52cc3be213aa830). Obama White House originally said it was not a Hate Crime or racist act against a white man (http://bigstory.ap.org/article/c0d964ae40f64e57a52cc3be213aa830).

Soundcloud will go bankrupt in 2017 if they don't start making money (http://www.factmag.com/2017/01/05/soundcloud-52-million-loss-2015-may-run-out-of-cash/).

FOX News star, Megyn Kelly, moving to NBC News (http://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-et-fi-megyn-kelly-nbc-20170103-story.html).

Tucker Carlson latest hit for FOX News will replace Megan Kelly's primetime slot (http://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-tucker-carlson-fox-20170105-story.html).

Greta Van Susteren moving to an MSNBC show after contract with FOX News not renewed (http://www.politico.com/blogs/on-media/2017/01/greta-van-susteren-to-join-msnbc-233228).


Snapchat faking growth numbers, Legal clouds loom (http://variety.com/2017/digital/news/snapchat-fake-growth-lawsuit-pompliano-1201952800/).

California prepares for once in a decade storm (http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-atmospheric-river-prepare-20170105-story.html).

Record snowfall in Idaho (http://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/article124608669.html).

France to enforce a new law: the right to disconnect (https://www.yahoo.com/news/email-overload-law-lead-fightback-064256014.html).

Male Maybelline star? (http://www.elle.com/beauty/news/a41853/maybelline-manny-gutierrez-first-male-ambassador/).

3 women become 1st female US Marines in ground infantry unit (https://www.yahoo.com/news/3-female-enlisted-marines-reporting-infantry-duty-182211349.html).

Naked women steals and crashed a police car in Arizona (http://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/arizona-news/227275687-story).

Norway to stop FM radio (http://news.sky.com/story/norway-warned-plan-to-switch-off-fm-radio-will-cut-off-millions-10719111).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2017-01-05 18:38:07
Hm, I better hope those woman got there way there fairly. Because woman aren't as strong as men. So they better be strong and able to do everything a man can do. Which we know, isn't possible. But if they passed the test, congrats to them. I just hope they did and didn't just get a lenient pass of "good enough". But nah. I'm sure they passed fairly.
Title: World News
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2017-01-05 20:51:12
Obama White House originally said it was not a Hate Crime or racist act against a white man (http://bigstory.ap.org/article/c0d964ae40f64e57a52cc3be213aa830).

So if it was four white guys who kidnapped a mentally-enfeebled black man, beat and tortured him, it'd be a hate crime. but when it's four black guys assaulting a white boy it's "taking back"? I mean, maybe they didn't say that right out, but you know some are thinking it.  This is what my work (http://haggismccrablice.deviantart.com/gallery/) is about-- making fun of hypocritical thuggery like this, and showing what like is really like growing up in a, shall we say, very ethnic neighborhood.

Plus they were dumb enough to tape it. I actually applauded when I learned these (oogah horn)s were going to rot in jail for forty, maybe fifty years.



Title: Re: World News
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2017-01-05 21:00:12
That is sick they did that.  I didn't know it was a mentally challenged person either.  Completely helpless in this case, and those thugs are torturing him and laughing.  How sick. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-01-06 12:07:43
DFEVELOPING: Five Shot Dead at Fort Lauderdale Airport, 8 Hospitalized (http://http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4095720/Nine-shot-one-dead-shooting-Ft-Lauderdale-Hollywood-Airport.html).  Gunman In custody, Shooter is 26 year old from New Jersey, wore Star Wars shirt (http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/01/06/at-least-5-dead-8-hospitalized-after-shooting-at-ft-lauderdale-airport.html).

Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2017-01-06 12:19:47
Why does the fact he's wearing a Star Wars shirt matter ??

Also, I think you may have messed up a bit there with the link
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-01-06 12:21:16
Link fixed. 

Click bait.  Got to get people to read.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2017-01-06 21:44:11
Why does the fact he's wearing a Star Wars shirt matter ?
They're looking for another James Holmes-type shooter or that nut who evaded the cops in the woods for days and acted like something out of Django Unchained.  Damn, even serial killers are looking for a movie tie-in these days.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Wolfwood on 2017-01-06 23:47:16
So sad this happened today.  I hope and pray for the families of the lost ones that they can cope.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2017-01-07 07:53:12
The man that was tortured by those 4 vile youths has a GoFund me to help him and his family: GoFundMe (https://www.gofundme.com/lets-show-the-chicago-victim-love?rcid=20cca5a0440f4eb2896955410c0e31a3)
Title: World News
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2017-01-07 14:20:42
Man, the four suspects even look like my sketches come to life.

I've faced similar threats of torture and violence because of my work over the years, but in light of this case, I will be taking them a lot more seriously in the future.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Wolfwood on 2017-01-07 21:04:36
I donated a bit.  How horrible they did this.

GoFundMe Link (https://www.gofundme.com/lets-show-the-chicago-victim-love?rcid=20cca5a0440f4eb2896955410c0e31a3)

EDIT: Watched that video.  Never heard of them before, but they did a fine job explaining this.  Glad they isn't blind to this.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2017-01-07 21:11:32
Linking link again? Haha okay, keep it going!

They? Blaire's a girl lol. I really like her. She's not a bat shit crazy transgender.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Wolfwood on 2017-01-07 21:19:38
Your GoFundMe link took us to her Youtube channel.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2017-01-07 21:31:43
Really? That's odd... I guess I musta mixed it up or something.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Wolfwood on 2017-01-07 21:31:59
No big. :)
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2017-01-07 21:35:45
In other news, the Seattle Seahawks and Houston Texans advance in the NFL playoffs. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-01-08 11:42:44
Truck Kills Four, Injures 15 before driver is shot dead in Jerusalem.  Attack being blamed on ISIS (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4099046/Truck-attacker-shot-dead-killing-three-wounding-15-pedestrians-Jerusalem.html).

Germany's radical Islamist scene growing (https://www.yahoo.com/news/germanys-islamist-scene-growing-security-chief-112404202.html).

Chrysler and Google reveal latest self driving Vehicle (https://www.wired.com/2016/12/googles-latest-self-driving-car-minivan/).

Marchionne plans to make FCA Debt free by 2018 (http://www.autonews.com/article/20170106/COPY01/301069847/marchionne-enters-final-push-to-free-fiat-chrysler-from-debt=).

Beijing creates Environmental Police (http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_CHINA_ENVIRONMENTAL_POLICE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2017-01-07-22-27-24).

Extremely rare ice circle photographed in Washington (http://komonews.com/weather/scotts-weather-blog/watch-mother-nature-takes-some-ice-for-a-spin-in-snoqualmie-river).

Current Average US temperatures is 11F (http://www.drroyspencer.com/2017/01/the-frigid-48-u-s-average-temperature-11-deg-f/).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2017-01-08 12:04:50
Whoa! That's amazing, the picture in Washington. Really pretty.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-01-08 13:05:11
That's sweet!  I've never heard of an ice circle before! 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2017-01-08 14:27:47
Just as elusive as snow logs.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Soda on 2017-01-08 14:28:53
Snow logs? 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2017-01-08 14:50:37
(http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1594021.1390932781!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/article_750/pa-snowrollers.jpg)
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-01-11 20:57:42
Drone crashes into iconic the Seattle Space Needle (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_-7vpwcs4Q) (Crash happens at about 2:10)

Portland, Oregon buried under record break snow (http://katu.com/news/local/snow-slush-set-to-freeze-as-temperatures-drop-overnight).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-01-13 15:43:18
Al-Qaeda angry at ISIS, prepare to fight for dominance (http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/al-qaeda-leader-ayman-al-zawahiri-isis-madness-lies-extremism-islamic-state-terrorist-groups-compete-a7526271.html).

German court calls synagogue arson an act to 'Criticize Israel.'  The three Muslims not going to be charged (http://www.jpost.com/Diaspora/German-court-calls-synagogue-torching-an-act-to-criticize-Israel-478330).

AT&T may get rid of poorly performing CNN (http://www.investors.com/news/technology/att-could-spin-off-cnn-to-get-time-warner-deal-ok-says-analyst/).

Los Angeles County Sheriff to begin using drones in certain situations (http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-sheriffs-drones-20170112-story.html).

Migrant Baby Boom in Sweden.  Immigrants to outnumber native Swede's soon (http://www.informationliberation.com/?id=56112).

New York City quarantines cats amid bird flu outbreak (http://nypost.com/2017/01/12/city-quarantines-hundreds-of-cats-amid-bird-flu-outbreak/).

Driverless Electric Shuttle being tested for Vegas Strip (https://www.yahoo.com/tech/driverless-shuttle-thrill-downtown-las-181438227.html).

Facebook Helps Thai Military Junta to Censor Critics of New King (http://heatst.com/tech/facebook-helps-thai-military-junta-to-censor-critics-of-new-king/).

STUDY: Work less, earn more (http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20170112-if-you-want-to-earn-more-work-less).

Flight 666 lands in HEL on Friday the 13th (http://www.wfaa.com/news/world/crazy-but-true-flight-666-lands-in-hel-on-friday-the-13th/385820638)
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2017-01-13 16:00:23
Bird Flu? Oh dear.

Also, soon in Sweden they aren't minorities. Soon native Swede's will be the minority.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-01-13 16:05:28
Bird Flu? Oh dear.

Also, soon in Sweden they aren't minorities. Soon native Swede's will be the minority.

Just like in the US.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2017-01-13 16:31:43
Ehhhhhhhh?
Hispanics, Blacks and Asians only make up like 5% of our population I thought.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-01-13 17:30:59
Ehhhhhhhh?
Hispanics, Blacks and Asians only make up like 5% of our population I thought.

Minorities are expected to make up over half the US population by 2050.

Hispanics/Latino's are 17% but are more likely around 20% due to the illegal population. 

Asians will surpass Blacks who make up about 10% of the US population.  Right now Asian's are 6%.

The white alone population is still an astounding 72%.  These numbers don't add up perfectly because I did some rounding up, since the last census was in 2010 and has changed.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2017-01-13 17:34:41
Not in my old 'hood, they don't.  just take a walk on the railroad tracks sometime with a stopwatch and see how long it takes for a gang of blacks to show up and beat you. I think you could go out walking in the desert a hundred miles from the closest city, step on a railroad track, and, boom, there's a gang, armed, right there, ready to whallop you.

Monkey f****s a deer (http://nypost.com/2017/01/10/this-monkey-and-deer-have-the-hots-for-each-other/)

 How can you tell if it's consensual, they ask? The deer isn't screaming.  As a cat owner, Ive learned to tell the subtle difference.  A cat being forced into sex, male or female, becomes quite loud and aggressive.  Also, it's quite possible the deer doesn't notice... monkey and ape penises are quite tiny.  A gorilla is literally four hundred pounds of dynamite with a quarter-inch fuse.

(A silverback gorilla who happens to be in just the room as I say this starts sobbing dramatically and runs out, slamming the door open and bawling all the way down the hall.)

Well, now I have to buy him ice cream.   Thanks a lot, Internet news.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-01-13 17:36:08
Average household income by race has gone down drastically since the Obama Administration, after two peaks in the Bush Administration and Clinton Administration years.

The new average household income, which as dropped by nearly $8,000 during Pres. Obama's watch is as follows.  I rounded all numbers.

All races: $50,000
White, non Hispanic: $ 55,500
Asian (Eastern Asian, not the Middle East): $65,000
Hispanic: $39,000
Black: $32,000

And since we are on the topic....

Annual salary for a male is $65,000.
Annual salary for a female is $63,000.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-01-13 17:40:42
Oh man, I just keep going.

So Blacks are far more prevalent on the East Coast of the United States, in some cases making up 90% of a cities population.  On the West Coast, Blacks on average make up less then 5% of a cities population, even less in the Pacific Northwest, but slightly more in Southern California.

Asians are more numerous on the West Coast then the East Coast.  Asian's concentrate in the Pacific Northwest around Seattle, Portland, and the San Francisco Bay Area, and can make up to about 12% of a city's population.  Asian's are not as big a minority on the east coast with only a few centers of influence.

Hispanic's make up majority populations in the Southwest, Inland Empire California, farming regions, and Texas rural towns.  They make up growing potations in urban centers outside of these regions too. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2017-01-13 18:04:47
That's a long way from now lol. 2050 is like more than 30 years lol
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-01-20 21:08:36
China tightens censorship of Pres. Trump Inauguration (http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2017/01/20/china-tightens-censorship-bans-livestreaming-for-coverage-of-trumps-inauguration/).

Russia extends Edward Snowden's asylum to 2020 (http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/18/europe/russia-snowden-asylum-extension/index.html).

Putin silent on Trump Inauguration Day (http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/putin-silent-as-donald-trump-becomes-president/).

Canada confident in US Pres. Trump (http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-canada-idUSKBN1542KX).

Sweden's "road of the future," works (http://www.thelocal.se/20170120/has-sweden-invented-the-road-of-the-future-how-the-worlds-first-electric-highway-works)!

Gambia's President finally steps down after military threat (http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/new-gambian-president-calls-for-support-to-enforce-peoples-will/ar-AAm1ejG?OCID=ansmsnnews11).

Worst Civil War No One Knows About: South Sudan (http://www.reuters.com/article/us-southsudan-violence-rape-idUSKBN1542G0).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-01-21 09:33:05
Russia celebrates Trump Inauguration (http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-inauguration-russia-idUSKBN1541S6).

Putin breaks silence, says he is ready to meet Pres. Trump for the first time (http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/580571/Donald-Trump-Vladimir-Putin-meeting-discuss-talk-ISIS-NATO-sanctions-Russia-US-military).

Thousands march against Trump in London (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/article-4141096/Violent-protests-thousands-oppose-Donald-Trump-s-elevation-president.html).

Women in Canada organize events to protest in solidarity with women in America against Trump (http://www.660news.com/2017/01/21/events-organized-across-canada-support-washington-womens-march/).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2017-01-21 10:26:11
The two can finally- wait a second. Putin has never met Trump in the flesh? Or are they saying as president. Because I could have sworn they've met before.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Wolfwood on 2017-01-21 10:29:30
Putin and Trump have never met in the flesh, period.  The liberal media would want you to believe otherwise.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2017-01-21 10:41:04
I wasn't referring to liberal media or anything. But I just thought they've met before. Oh well.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Wolfwood on 2017-01-21 10:42:51
Nope, never met. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2017-01-21 10:57:16
To hear the liberal talking heads tell it, ol' Pootie sold Trump the stable of peeing Russian prostitutes personally....
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-01-26 18:19:43
PM Theresa May addresses American Republican Party (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/01/26/donald-trump-tells-mexican-president-pay-wall-cancel-visit-theresa/).

New Reagan-Thatcher in Trump-May? (http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/01/25/may-and-trump-revive-signs-reagan-and-thatcher-relationship/96942376/)

PM May wants closer ties to USA (https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/26/world/europe/british-alignment-with-trump-threatens-european-order.html?_r=0).

Mexico's President Disappointed (https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/mexican-president-cancels-visit-to-washington-as-tensions-with-trump-administration-intensify/2017/01/26/ececc3da-e3d9-11e6-a419-eefe8eff0835_story.html?utm_term=.52c688875b73).

Former Soviet Pres. Mikhail Gorbachev writes a column for the world (http://time.com/4645442/gorbachev-putin-trump/).

NASA 'cuts live feed from international space station' after unknown object appears on camera (http://www.independent.ie/world-news/video/nasa-cuts-live-feed-from-international-space-station-after-mysterious-object-appears-on-camera-35400275.html).

Two-mile fissure is found in the Arizona desert (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4160100/Massive-fissure-opens-Arizona-desert.html)

The Beginning of the end for reality tv? (http://variety.com/2017/tv/features/unscripted-producers-survey-state-of-business-1201967584/)  (Please, yes)

Two Afghan migrants revealed as those arrested over horrific three-hour rape streamed on Facebook Live in Sweden (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2709224/two-afghan-migrants-revealed-as-those-arrested-over-horrific-three-hour-rape-streamed-on-facebook-live-in-sweden/).

Scientists play God; creating part man, part big, being (http://www.express.co.uk/news/science/759162/Human-pig-HYBRID-organs-transplant).

Marnie Simpson shows up naked to awards show (https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/2706378/marnie-simpson-suffers-embarrassing-wardrobe-malfunction-at-ntas-as-she-appears-to-ditch-her-underwear-in-sheer-dress/) (Censored photos included)
Title: Re: World News
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2017-01-26 21:11:05
Dan Akyroyd death hoax: Ghostbuster not ready to join spirit world himself just yet (http://en.mediamass.net/people/dan-aykroyd/deathhoax.html)

Mary Tyler Moore dead at 80 (http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/25/entertainment/mary-tyler-moore-death/index.html)

Teacher "shoots" Donald Trump in front of whole class
 (http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/teacher-suspended-over-bizarre-video-9701483?service=responsive)Yeesh, she's high-strung... She ought to relax... maybe blowing a 13-year old boy will help. (Kidding, kidding...)
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Rainberry on 2017-01-26 22:18:15
Actually a lot of strange news today. 

And what is with scientists wanting to create a pig and human hybrid? 
Title: Pig man
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2017-01-26 22:20:44
Didn't Seinfeld predict this twenty years ago?
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Rainberry on 2017-01-26 22:23:16
They might of. ;)  They did a lot of things.

Also seeing the relationship with Mexico and the US right now.  It seems to be a battle to see who will cave in first.  Then you got the growing relation with the UK and US again.  US and Israel relations back to good too.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-01-31 20:07:41
Radio stations in several states hacked with anti-Trump rap (https://www.yahoo.com/news/radio-stations-several-states-hacked-anti-trump-rap-225529526.html).

Hooter's making a new casual restaurant called, "Hoots." (http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/hooters-opening-new-fast-casual-concept-hoots-with-male-and-female-servers/2311516)

Standing up straight could help symptoms of depression says study (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2017/01/31/standing-straight-could-help-symptoms-depression-study/).

Dutch zoo to let female choose mate on a tablet (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/jan/31/tinder-for-orangutans-dutch-zoo-to-let-female-choose-mate-on-a-tablet)
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2017-02-02 19:48:14
Not news, but I found this to be interesting. It's a click and point adventure game, only about 5 minutes long:
We Become What We Behold (http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/683106).
Nice representation of how the media works.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: 1234 on 2017-02-02 19:49:22
Just saying, gurl. But aren't you usually the one who says we shouldn't post the same thing in two threads (http://psfforum.com/index.php?topic=53.msg60388#msg60388)? ;)
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2017-02-02 20:05:46
I know, but figured, everyone always makes an excuse for it. So *shrug*' can't beat em, join em.
they're also slightly different

But yes, I did think a long time before doing it.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: 1234 on 2017-02-02 20:09:57
'kay then. ;D
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2017-02-02 20:24:37
That ape choose a mate on tablet was weird.  I guess to see which traits a certain ape likes?  Odd.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-02-03 21:06:26
Islamic Refugee attacks soldier in France.  Another terrorist attack (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/02/03/paris-knife-attack-louvre-evacuated-police-reportedly-shoot/).
Title: World News
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2017-02-04 07:32:40
Standing up straight could help symptoms of depression says study (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2017/01/31/standing-straight-could-help-symptoms-depression-study/).

Well, I don't know about that, but it will help alleviate back pain and pressure from gas problems....
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-02-04 14:56:51
Houston secure for the Super Bowl on Sunday (http://www.cbsnews.com/news/superbowl-2017-security-houston/).

Fresh vegetable shortage in UK (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4190134/As-rationing-spreads-stores-ban-online-sales.html).

Women leading more Police Departments (http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_FEMALE_POLICE_CHIEFS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2017-02-04-13-26-08).

Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-02-13 16:43:05
Stock market soars under Trump Presidency; Apple valued at $700 billion (https://www.ft.com/content/9775f054-edaa-11e6-930f-061b01e23655).

No Rise in Deportations under Trump so far (http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-immigration-mexico-idUSKBN15S1J2?il=0).

EU ‘freaked out’ as Greece 'could ditch EU currency for US Dollar' (http://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/766811/Eurozone-crisis-Greece-ditch-euro-US-dollar-Trump-Ted-Malloch).

Weather Service suffered ‘catastrophic’ outage; website stopped sending forecasts, warnings (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2017/02/13/weather-service-suffers-catastrophic-outage-website-stops-sending-forecasts-warnings/?utm_term=.d961641bf363).

Pilot rants about Trump, Clinton and her divorce before she begins her flight, scares passengers (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dr-gridlock/wp/2017/02/12/a-united-pilot-ranted-about-trump-clinton-and-divorce-her-passengers-fled/?tid=pm_local_pop&utm_term=.b3ea506734c8).

California negligence leads to evacuations as the Oroville Dam could burst, warned 12 years earlier of the known issue (http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-live-updates-oroville-dam-20170212-htmlstory.html).

Pakistan bans Valentines Day (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/afp/article-4219854/Pakistan-high-court-bans-Valentines-Day.html).

Gun Debate in Oregon Could Go National (http://www.ktvz.com/news/oregon-counties-gun-measures-spark-debate/331310705).

Title: World News
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2017-02-13 18:21:37
Dumb crooks rob veterinary clinic and make off with "oxycontin"; grab a bunch of labor-inducing meds by mistake (http://abcnews.go.com/US/CrimeBlotter/story?id=92558&page=1)

So if couple of guys turn up at the e.r. complaining of milk squirting from their nips, the cops will have their oxy thieves.    :-[

But, really, stealing meds from a vet clinic is pretty low....     >:(
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2017-02-13 19:14:49
Serves them right! Ugh, stealing from Vets. What awful people.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: 1234 on 2017-02-13 19:20:06
What the heck is the world coming to? >_>
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Wolfwood on 2017-02-13 20:37:36
This goes to show how stupid the government is.  They've been warned for a very long time in California about the Oroville Dam.  And now they are worrying because it is about to burst.  They are doing emergency fixes now... why didn't they fix it before?  Oh right, because of their negligence in spending.  They have probably held it off as long as they could because they "didn't have the budget to protect people's lives."  The government of California is the perfect example of stupidity and is the epitome reason the state is going bankrupt.  The spend money like water.... oh what a fitting statement. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2017-02-13 21:38:17
You know, all that talk during Obama's administration about infrastructure and "shovel-ready jobs"... did any highway see repair or one bridge get fixed? Not my street, that's for sure. Between a streetlight that was burned out for the better part of two years and potholes so big you could lose a small car in one, the road I live on is downright dangerous and full of blind spots and bad patches.  I just noticed yesterday that the stop sign on my corner is missing, and the pole it was on bent over double.   We've lost a few neighborhood dogs to drivers who can't see too well on it at night, and my biggest concern is that some little kid might be struck by a careless driver on one of these back-roads.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Rainberry on 2017-02-13 21:41:42
The political party of infrastructure sure did nothing during their 8 year term...
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2017-02-26 01:26:46
Populist leaders growing in Europe (https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/24/world/europe/zbigniew-stonoga-andrej-babis.html?action=click&contentCollection=Europe&module=RelatedCoverage&region=Marginalia&pgtype=article).

Female wrestlers complain as transgender wrestler with testosterone continues to win events, headed to championship (http://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/community/northeast-tarrant/article135021414.html).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-03-03 16:49:39
Just a neat new jellyfish discovered by the NOAA.

Link (http://circa.com/scitech/science/noaas-okeanos-explorer-just-discovered-insane-looking-cosmic-jellyfish).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-03-06 15:38:03
North Korea makes more noise; fires 4 banned missiles into the Sea of Japan (http://abcnews.go.com/International/us-condemns-unacceptable-north-korea-missile-launches/story?id=45932017).

Kremlin says seriously worried about North Korea missile drills (https://www.yahoo.com/news/kremlin-says-seriously-worried-north-korea-missile-drills-095449065.html).

China cracking down on "threats to the state." (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4285570/Chinas-congress-meeting-brings-crackdown-critics.html)

GM selling Opel-Vauxhall to Peugeot-Citroen group for $2.3B (http://www.autoblog.com/2017/03/06/gm-selling-opel-vauxhall-to-peugeot-citroen-group/?hcid=ab-around-ab-tile-12).

TSA rolls out new procedures for screening passengers (http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/tsa-rolls-out-new-pat-downs-some-travelers-say-they-n729181).

Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar's son condemns hit Netflix show Narcos for 'glorifying' his father's exploits and turning him into 'a hero' (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4286924/Pablo-Escobar-s-son-slams-Netflix-s-Narcos.html).

US psychologists claim social media 'increases loneliness' (http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/39176828/us-psychologists-claim-social-media-increases-loneliness).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-03-09 13:34:22
The Shipwreck that is, Canada's Navy (http://www.macleans.ca/news/canada/the-sinking-of-the-canadian-navy/).

Venezuela's Collapse, people starving (http://www.latintimes.com/venezuela-crisis-locals-eating-garbage-due-severe-food-deficit-us-senate-worried-414173).

Statement stresses resolve to strengthen Vietnam-Japan relations amid China looming (https://www.talkvietnam.com/2017/03/ban-in-statement-stresses-resolve-to-strengthen-vietnam-japan-relations/).

Macron consolidates lead over Le Pen in French election poll (http://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-election-idUSKBN16G095).

Germany's government about to be shaken (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4298774/Germany-s-right-wing-ADF-party-demands-border-closures.html).

Nigeria's President will return home after nearly two months in Britain (https://www.yahoo.com/news/buhari-return-nigeria-friday-treatment-presidency-205456129.html).

Chile builds new hub for world's largest telescope (http://www.aljazeera.com/video/news/2017/03/chile-builds-hub-worlds-largest-telescope-170309181302703.html).

Canadian law enforcement raid marijuana stores (http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/police-across-canada-raid-marijuana-stores/ar-AAo4Gnn).

Organizations denounce Peru's government on it's failure to protect uncontacted tribes (http://www.survivalinternational.org/news/11608).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2017-03-09 15:38:43
It is a disgrace for a maritime country with more coastline then anyone in the world, to have a navy as old and weak as Canada's.  They can literally do nothing and would have to rely solely on the US.  The "best" Canadian Navy ship can't even cross the Atlantic Ocean and is almost 50 years old.  Canada keeps shrinking their military budget and relies on the coat tails of the US for military purposes.  They better start building up, because Russia wants more Arctic control... and Canada is losing.  The US will have to take control of it if Canada does not.

Oh... and this should say something.  Mexico's Navy is more capable then Canada's.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2017-03-09 15:44:43
Why use a Latino countries naval power as an insult to throw at Canada? Das mean. Mucho cri.
Go throw shade at Spain and their navy lol.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2017-03-09 15:47:49
Why use a Latino countries naval power as an insult to throw at Canada? Das mean. Mucho cri.
Go throw shade at Spain and their navy lol.

Has nothing to do with a Latino country.  Don't make it Latino nationalist problem based on ethnicity/race.

It has everything to do with Mexico's lack of control in their own federal government and their lack of a real strong Navy. 

And while we are at it, Spain has a weak Navy too. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Wolfwood on 2017-03-09 15:56:40
(http://www.vagabondjourney.com/travelogue/wp-content/uploads/mexican-boat-dinghie-tub.jpg)
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Wolfwood on 2017-03-09 15:58:52
Why use a Latino countries naval power as an insult to throw at Canada? Das mean. Mucho cri.
Go throw shade at Spain and their navy lol.

Has nothing to do with a Latino country.  Don't make it Latino nationalist problem based on ethnicity/race.

It has everything to do with Mexico's lack of control in their own federal government and their lack of a real strong Navy. 

And while we are at it, Spain has a weak Navy too.

For a country like Spain, one would think they would want a better navy too, having all that control at the entrance to the Mediterranean.  Britain still owns that chunk of Gibraltar, so they have a lot of clout there too still.

Mexico is fuked because they have two coasts with no way of connecting forces, horrible supply lines, and a federal government as useful as mayonnaise on a 98 degree day in Arizona.  They have to build up two separate forces. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2017-03-09 16:02:56
Canada has this amazing shield that protects not only them, but the US.  It's the vast Canadian Shield that is so desolate and empty, it would be nearly impossible at the current state to attack from the north.  But Canada needs to get their Navy together to long term security with resources and a growing Russian Arctic fleet.  If the ice melts more and more, this will become a more viable shipping lane/route and it will need to be controlled and protected. 

Mexico is in a poor state unfortunately, but they can't put a stop to the cartels and drug lords who dominate all levels of government.  They have no navigable rivers, and the country is not blessed geographically. 

Spain is also not even united with a region wanting to break away completely.  Protected with Andorra to the north, it also limits Spain's trade routes and hinders growth.  It has been a problem since before the 90s rebuilding.  Back in the old days, the mountains protected them, but limited them in growth, and still does to a degree. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2017-03-09 17:14:34
Has nothing to do with a Latino country.  Don't make it Latino nationalist problem based on ethnicity/race.

It has everything to do with Mexico's lack of control in their own federal government and their lack of a real strong Navy. 

And while we are at it, Spain has a weak Navy too.
Was a joke.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2017-03-09 17:17:08
Wasn't sure.  Thanks.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2017-03-09 17:40:30
The term "mucho cri" didn't set off any "I'm pulling your leg" alarms?
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2017-03-09 17:43:19
Nope, none whatsoever. ;)

It seems so much today, people like to bring race into anything... so you can't let your guard down.  What you said, some people would actually believe as true, and I had to make it clear it wasn't.  Had to step on it, then stomp on the idea.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2017-03-09 18:30:54
>_>
MasterX.
Seriously.
You clearly don't know me lol.
Would I. ME. Of all people. Bring up some SJW level shit about race?? When I've expressed such disdain over their mental gymnastics lol. Bruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuh.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2017-03-09 21:25:16
Canadians are essentially bastard French, and we all know about their historical military might.

Title: Re: World News
Post by: Smiles2us on 2017-03-09 21:27:31
^ No! 

The French took over most of Europe as well. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2017-03-09 21:37:38
Canadian's are majority mix of French, British, and German.  Not bastard at all. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2017-03-10 01:31:35
Noooo.... They're batard lol. As Dan put it:
"France and England had a child out of wedlock, and that was Canada." Bastard child of France and England.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2017-03-10 10:45:20
Then what's does that make the US? A mutt?
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2017-03-10 11:45:40
US is a horrible amalgamation of conquering and bloody history.
I have a Polandball meme around here somewhere that depicts US' lineage.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-03-10 13:43:05
The US is a melting pot of cultures that have a shared goal of success and freedom for the future.  Everyone can keep their cultures and beliefs, as long as they all support the American dream and shared cultural traits of being American. 

Canada is a multiculturist society that allows you to keep your freedoms, but blurs what it means to be Canadian.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2017-03-10 14:04:41
Actually, it's the salad bowl now. Melting pot implies everyone melting down to the same thing. Which implies the opposite of what you said, Rainy.

Eh, Canadians do them. If you're gonna point a finger at Canada not having a defined thing for being Canadian, or not being united, America is the same to an extent. We aren't united. Sure we have the "American Dream", but that's just wanting to be successful. And who doesn't want that. Regardless if they live in Ameica or not. What it "means to be American" seem arbritray. What it means to be American is different to me than what it is for you. Thus, we don't have a uniform "what it means to be America". So, can't fault Canada for that. At least they're nice people lol :P
Title: Re: World News
Post by: 1234 on 2017-03-10 14:09:31
So, can't fault Canada for that. At least they're nice people lol :P
;D
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2017-03-10 14:20:16
I got your back bro :P
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-03-10 16:45:32
FEEL GOOD STORY

Woman finds 'Jake' who left $5, sorry note for stolen wind chime (http://www.king5.com/news/local/lakewood-woman-looking-for-jake-who-left-5-sorry-note-for-stolen-wind-chime/419807412).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-03-10 16:51:15
What does it mean to be American?  America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand.  America is another name for opportunity. 

Or lets just find out what children think... Link (http://www.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=5235)

In short, "Being American," means being special.  A select group that has been blessed by God to live in our land of freedoms, ingenuity, and rights endowed by our Creator.  Being American means something different to every single person, but freedom is in everyone's definition.   Our Bill of Rights separates us from every other nation on earth, and helps make us unique. 

Being American is what you make of it.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-03-10 16:55:08
So what does it mean to be Canadian?  Many things!  Being content, willing to work with compromise and enjoying a high quality of life set forth by our forefathers. 

The defining trait of being a Canadian (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-radio-and-tv-18086952) is understanding our good fortune, knowing that we're not actually better than anybody else, we're not better than the Americans. We're not better than the Britons. But, in a way, we're fundamentally lucky.

Through stewardship and wary hearts, Canada can continue to maintain a standard of living that unites the people together for tomorrow.  This is the essence of being Canadian.  Different, but not that different.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2017-03-10 18:03:43
Wow. I see the attempt, but yeaah.
Sap train.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Smiles2us on 2017-03-10 21:56:28
I think they are worthy answers.  I like to see effort, so thanks, Silver.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2017-03-13 14:59:20
As far as French military might goes, the very first automobile accident occurred in France when an early steam powered-vehicle got out of control, barreled along at all of two miles an hour-- its top speed-- and knocked down a stone wall on a military base. The creator's reputation was ruined, and he later died penniless and in exile.   The jokes just write themselves.

I think of America as a patchwork quilt, myself.  Many pieces, many colors, sewn together, working in relative harmony..  Sometimes a stitch or two pops loose.  Sometimes a piece tears away. Sometimes the dog accidentally wees on it.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2017-03-13 15:56:16
As far as French military might goes, the very first automobile accident occurred in France when an early steam powered-vehicle got out of control, barreled along at all of two miles an hour-- its top speed-- and knocked down a stone wall on a military base. The creator's reputation was ruined, and he later died penniless and in exile.   The jokes just write themselves.

It makes you wonder how horribly built that stone wall was for a military base.  I would be more concerned about their defensive measures now over anything.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2017-03-13 16:11:54
We also got stuff happening that is pretty important, and besides all the constant Islamic terrorist attacks in Germany, Denmark, and other parts of Europe.... we got this too.

Japan plans to send largest warship to South China Sea, sources say (https://www.yahoo.com/news/exclusive-japan-plans-send-largest-warship-south-china-091539012.html).

So what is going on here, is Japan's Prez Abe is working with other Asian countries and the US to a lesser degree, to assert Japanese power again.  Their defense force is just that, defensive, but they are working on ways to actually build an Army, and the US is probably going to allow them to start making their army/navy great again.  Other Asian countries are feeling threatened by China and North Korea, so they are building an alliance against the in times of war. 

U.S. Navy SEALs to take part in joint drills in S. Korea, simulates North Korea landing (http://www.drudgereport.com).

Turkey and the Netherlands clash (https://www.yahoo.com/news/erdogan-warns-netherlands-ministers-expulsion-002144705.html).
U.S. deploys attack drones to South Korea amid tension with North (https://www.yahoo.com/news/u-deploys-attack-drones-south-korea-amid-tension-092000446.html).

Trump, Merkel to meet (https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-03-13/trump-merkel-meeting-tests-odd-couple-leading-western-alliance).

Phillipine Pres. Duterte asks military to tell China vast sea area 'is ours' (http://bigstory.ap.org/article/79e3e48288a045149878bbaa5ea24afd/duterte-asks-military-tell-china-vast-sea-area-ours)

Phillipines is a weird case, since their president is all over the board.  He wants closer ties to China and wants to cut ties with the US... yet now he wants to assert authority on China?  This man doesn't know how to make friends, does he? 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-03-13 17:02:49
What makes this so troubling with the whole southeast Asia thing is... well... it can actually explode.  There are many strong naval powers down there and one that wants to assert itself (rightfully or not) as a world superpower.  It has the population...
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-03-13 17:04:02
The Philippines president is playing with fire and being rather negligent in what he says... much like Pres. Trump at times.

The training mission by the US Navy and South Korean Navy is a show of force not only to North Korea, but to China, saying, "hey!  We still dominate the seas, even if it's right next to you." 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-03-13 17:04:56
China isn't a blue water navy yet AND they know their weakness if it came to a naval blockade.  Yes it would hurt the world if China was hurt economically, but when it comes to economics or full blown war.... the war economy will resurge.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-03-13 17:06:06
We do have to be worried about China's manufacturing capability though.  With a nation developed in industry like theirs, they could probably outdo anything the US could have done in WWII.  Of course, they couldn't have back then, but today, they could produce a ton.  Maybe not great quality... and maybe not as technologically advanced... but sometimes numbers wins. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-03-13 17:07:51
That is a really real worry.  You got Vietnam cozying up with whomever will side with them, so far Japan and the US, Singapore, etc... and they are building up their fleets too.  No one country of these Southeast Asian countries could stop China, but together they could certainly slow things down.  Taiwan has some of the most capable navy ships in the region rivaling China, simply because the US supplies and funds a lot of it.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-03-13 17:10:48
No matter what, it is dangerous.  The US or any of her allies taking sides on the South China Sea ordeal could be like choosing and ethnic tribal group in Afghanistan to support... you don't know all the hidden layers.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-03-13 17:13:24
Well, it will eventually come to a numbers game, and that game would side with Vietnam getting the US support. Vietnam and the Philippines.  Singapore won't get any territory... not that they should anyways.

Nearly 80% of Vietnamese people in Vietnam view the US very favorably too according to a 2015 study (http://www.pewglobal.org/database/indicator/1/country/239/). 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-03-13 17:14:25
A lot of those south eastern Asian countries view upon the US very highly.  It is amazing how high it is with Vietnam.  They knew the US was trying to help them from communism back during the war, and it wasn't against the people, but against the government.

Shame so many lives were lost on both sides over that.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-03-13 17:15:24
I think the Vietnam War was a sad part off history.  Really a shame how it all went down.  But you have to hand it to the Vietnamese, they held back the American's and her allies, and held back China multiple times. 

Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-03-13 17:16:51
Their northern section of the country is geographically level with China and allowed many Chinese dynasties to try and take over.  Vietnamese are amazing defensive fighters, never instigating the wars themselves unless you count the border raids in the 1970s into Thailand, but that was to kill opposition, not actually take land.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-03-13 17:18:23
And into Cambodia at the time too.  China and the US supported NOT the Vietnamese during that too. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-03-13 17:19:11
Oh yeah, it was Cambodia they were going into.  Thailand troops helped against the raids.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-03-13 17:23:02
Yeah.  Well, I guess we will see how this all pans out.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-03-13 17:23:11
Hope for the best outcome.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-03-13 17:23:42
It is going to be a real issue and problem soon.  Both the South China Sea and North Korea... I just hope it can happen without war.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-03-13 17:24:11
Someone's going to show force too much, trying to call someone's bluff.  Maybe an errant shot will hit a ship, and then the war horns will blare. Hope not.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-03-14 19:41:43
Geert Wilders takes vs. Mark Rutte  for President of the Netherlands, election going on now (http://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/778648/Dutch-election-polls-live-updates-latest-news-Geert-Wilders-Mark-Rutte-Netherlands-poll)

Migrant shantytowns popping up in London (http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/676851/Migrant-CRISIS-capital-Hundreds-found-living-London-shanty-towns).

Russia appears to deploy forces in Egypt, eyes on Libya role (http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-russia-libya-exclusive-idUSKBN16K2RY).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-03-15 17:06:54
Seattle gets a year's worth of rain in just 5.5 months... again (http://komonews.com/weather/scotts-weather-blog/seattle-gets-a-years-worth-of-rain-in-just-55-months-again).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2017-03-15 21:10:34
Two years in a row!  It really does a rain a lot there! ;D 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-03-16 13:52:12
Philippine lawmaker seeks to impeach Duterte over drug fight (http://bigstory.ap.org/article/1c53cb9458bf4ec384e769545660c699/philippine-lawmaker-seeks-impeach-duterte).

Dutch Election slows Populist surge (https://www.yahoo.com/news/european-relief-dutch-snub-siren-song-far-115309272.html).

Turkey turning away from secular democracy? (http://www.reuters.com/article/us-netherlands-election-turkey-idUSKBN16N14S?il=0)

Pakistan to seek Facebook, Twitter help to remove blasphemous content (https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/192696-Pakistan-to-seek-Facebook-Twitter-help-to-remove-blasphemous-content).

California drought dropped 73% (http://www.noaa.gov/media-release/spring-outlook-risk-of-major-flooding-in-north-dakota-moderate-flooding-in-idaho).

It Begins: Bots Are Learning to Chat in Their Own Language (https://www.wired.com/2017/03/openai-builds-bots-learn-speak-language/)...
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2017-03-16 15:34:28
Huh. Interesting.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2017-03-16 21:42:40
Why am I reminded of that Futurama episode where Bender was unimpressed by a string of binary code, but then saw it reversed in a mirror and freaked out?

What next, robots telling dirty and racist jokes to one another in strings of binary? "Yeah, I've heard that about those Brother models (https://us.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?hspart=aztec&hsimp=yhs-default&type=ds_21_678&p=brother+computers&rnd=244269274&param1=sid%3D678%3Aaid%3D21%3Aver%3D0%3Atm%3D1338%3Asrc%3Dds%3Alng%3Den%3Aitype%3De%3Auip%3D1613440400%3Aup%3DYnJvdGhlciBjb21wdXRlcnM%253D)."
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2017-03-16 21:43:14
I remember that episode haha, that was just great.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-03-17 13:09:34
Merkel and Trump meet at the White House (https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-germanys-merkel-hold-first-face-face-meeting-050340573.html).

Turkey moving more to the radical Islamic side; threatens to send 15,000 refugee's a month to Europe (https://www.yahoo.com/news/turkey-threatens-send-europe-15-000-refugees-month-103814107.html).

Turkish newspaper depicts Merkel as Hitler on front page (https://www.yahoo.com/news/turkish-daily-depicts-merkel-frau-hitler-front-page-130713775.html).

Syrian army says it shot down Israeli jet (http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-israel-idUSKBN16O0WL?il=0)

Israeli Airforce denies actions happened (http://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/Why-did-the-IDF-employ-top-tier-anti-ballistic-tech-against-Syria-strike-484484).

China, Russia block U.N. council concern about Myanmar violence (http://www.reuters.com/article/us-myanmar-rohingya-un-idUSKBN16O2J6).

Singapore tops Tokyo as Asia's city with best quality of living (http://www.thejakartapost.com/life/2017/03/17/singapore-tops-tokyo-as-asias-city-with-best-quality-of-living.html).

Remote Amazonian tribe studied (http://www.mirror.co.uk/science/proof-modern-life-really-kill-10047382)...

Mexican sewage flowing into San Diego (http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/03/17/mexican-sewage-routinely-fouling-san-diego-beaches-ocean-waters.html).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2017-03-18 13:44:36
Turkey has been used for decades now as an example of a successful Islamic country with a secular democracy.  This all started with the founder of "modern" Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.  He said the only way for Turkey to be successful is to modernize like the European powers at the time.  He made people learn Latin, outlawed Fez hats, and made many reforms for push Islam away from the government.  He made Turkey a Republic and the most successful Islamic country for a middle class and freedoms.

Turkey has tried many times to join the EU, but the EU keeps them away, but close at hand... because it is a country partially split between Europe and Asia.  But it is important to also keep Russia trapped up there, and the EU wants more influence on Turkey then Russia to take it all.

Now with the current leadership, we are seeing a move to bring back Islamic roots.  We are seeing radicalization growing, and Sunni/Shia tensions rising.  We are seeing the current government becoming more Islamic and tying in Islam back to the government, and we are also seeing the country struggle with Syria and civil unrest growing as the radical groups continue to grow, due to the relaxing of a secular governance.  We might very well see a splitting of Turkey as a county, maybe a Euro part and Asian part.  That is very possible in the next few decades if these growing problems continue.

We can only help the next leader will stop the Islamic uprisings and bring back the Democracy as the forefront of the government.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2017-03-18 13:59:09
Islamic terrorist shot and killed in Paris Airport Attack (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4326276/Paris-Orly-airport-evacuated-shooting.html).

British Military shows strength, deploy on Russia's border in Estonia (http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/british-troops-join-showdown-again-10049584?service=responsive).

NATO strengthening forces in Eastern Europe, will be a seen as a threat to Russia (http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/british-troops-join-showdown-again-10049584?service=responsive).

China pushes back on the US's extra force against North Korea (https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-03-18/china-pushes-back-on-u-s-talk-of-all-options-over-north-korea).

Canadian Border Services stopping more illegal Mexican's then ever (https://www.yahoo.com/news/exclusive-canadian-border-authorities-detaining-record-number-mexicans-001607040.html).

42 Killed from Unknown Helicopter in Yemen (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-39302560).

Major Brazil meat packaging companies exporting rotten beef (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-39311336).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: yasl on 2017-03-18 22:45:17
Turkey has been used for decades now as an example of a successful Islamic country with a secular democracy.  This all started with the founder of "modern" Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.  He said the only way for Turkey to be successful is to modernize like the European powers at the time.  He made people learn Latin, outlawed Fez hats, and made many reforms for push Islam away from the government.  He made Turkey a Republic and the most successful Islamic country for a middle class and freedoms.

IMO, forcing people to learn Latin and worrying about Fez hats were among some of the sillier things he did.  More notable was his unilateral abolishment of the Caliphate in 1924, which ended the Caliphate for good (it having existed in its then-current form for 400 years, and in one form or another since the birth of Islam in the 600s!).  This worked essentially because none of the other Islamic nations could decide who to declare as the replacement Caliph, nor which nation should host it.  Also key was his separation of church and state (so to speak), the removal of the sharia courts, and the modernization (and secularization) of education.  He also was ahead of most nations in promoting equality for women, in law and in culture.

Note that though he pushed towards democratic institutions for Turkey, he was not in his time able to run Turkey democratically.  He ruled effectively as a dictator, precisely because he faced tremendous blowback from the Islamic conservatives of his time.

Kemal Atatürk was a very interesting and remarkable man, albeit an authoritarian.  Erdogan, meanwhile, is a villain.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-03-19 13:14:12
California Extreme Drought Finally Gone (https://www.wunderground.com/blog/weatherhistorian/comment.html?entrynum=348).

North Korea tests high thrust rocket engine (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4328086/North-Korea-tests-newly-developed-high-thrust-rocket-engine.html).

North Korea issues war threat: ‘If a single bullet is fired, we will nuke the US’ (http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/598029/North-Korea-Nuclear-Kim-Jong-un-US-Strike-Single-Bullet-South-Japan-Foal-Eagle-USS-Carl).

G-20 Drops Anti-Protectionist Pledge as Price of U.S. Assent (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-03-18/g-20-drops-anti-protectionist-pledge-as-trump-stance-goes-global).

Chuck Berry Passes (http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/chuck-berry-wild-man-of-rock-who-helped-define-its-rebellious-spirit-dies-at-90/ar-BBylukP?OCID=ansmsnnews11).

Shock opening, 'Beauty and the Beast' Records $170M in U.S., $350M Globally (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/weekend-box-office-beauty-beast-waltzes-record-170m-986898).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-03-22 19:48:23
Islamic Terror In London (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3151786/london-terror-attack-parliament-car-pedestrians-westminster/).

5 Killed, 20 injured (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4338998/Police-open-fire-outside-House-Commons.html).

What does Britain plan to do about the attack? (http://news.sky.com/story/theresa-may-westminster-attack-was-sick-and-depraved-10811016).

US Navy tests new railgun that shoots at 4,500mph (http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/military-tests-new-game-changer-10073014?service=responsive).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-03-24 14:55:17
London Terrorist was cheerful and joking before deadly rampage (https://www.yahoo.com/news/2-further-arrests-london-terror-attack-082409782.html).

Canadian Imam In Montreal calls for the death of Jews, What Will Canada Do? (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/imam-sermon-montreal-mosque-1.4037397)

Astronaut Talks Aliens (http://www.news.com.au/technology/science/space/astronaut-who-walked-on-the-moon-why-i-know-aliens-havent-visited-earth/news-story/cf021030a1a1b21d712512eb118d6b61).

Twitter to Explore Subscription Fees (https://www.yahoo.com/news/twitter-explores-premium-version-11-years-free-000244160--finance.html).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-03-24 17:30:37
DEVELOPING: Shooting In France (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3174784/terror-lille-gunman-shoots-three-people-outside-metro-station-in-french-city/).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: 1234 on 2017-03-24 18:05:04
Oh crap. :o
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2017-03-25 18:55:53
Look at all this horrible news going on in the world. Unless something is done about radicalism, it's going to be global and a daily occurrence we will become numb too. :(
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-03-27 15:23:34
China buying land around the Panama Canal (http://www.reuters.com/article/us-panama-canal-land-idUSKBN16Y13J).

Greatest Environmental Disaster of human history is being funded by the Chinese: Nicaragua Grand Canal Has Public Approval (http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/170294/hknd-group-nicaragua-grand-canal-has-public-approval/).

Pakistan Building a Border Wall To Block Afghanistan (http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/03/27/pakistan-starts-building-its-own-border-fence.html).

Italy, Greece reach migrant saturation point (http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/03/27/italy-greece-reach-migrant-saturation-point-italy-says-some-ngo-boats-work-with-smugglers.html).

Iran president to meet with Putin to discuss economic ties (http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/03/27/iran-president-to-meet-with-putin-to-discuss-economic-ties.html).

Mexican's to help build the Border Wall being called out by Mexican Archdiocese (https://ca.news.yahoo.com/mexicans-help-build-trump-wall-traitors-top-archdiocese-022223184--finance.html).

Finland To Upgrade Airforce (http://aviationweek.com/awindefense/finland-issues-rfi-new-fighter-weapons).

Russia Ignites Violence in Ukraine (http://www.realcleardefense.com/articles/2017/03/27/russia_ignites_violence_in_ukraine_111042.html).

South African Government accused of covering up grisly murder spree (http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/03/24/south-africa-accused-covering-up-grisly-murder-spree.html)

British Parliament calls Pakistan's bluff, says Gilgit-Baltistan part of Jammu-Kashmir (http://www.msn.com/en-in/video/news/british-parliament-calls-pakistans-bluff-says-gilgit-baltistan-part-of-jammu-kashmir/vp-BByQEJH).

Russia has an Arctic Strategy, why doesn't NATO? (http://www.realcleardefense.com/articles/2017/03/27/drafting_natos_long-needed_arctic_strategy_to_diffuse_russia_111045.html)

Religious Progressives Filling the Pews In Major Cities, a Re-awakening (http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-religion-idUSKBN16Y114).

Luxury Homes Not Selling In London (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-03-26/london-mansion-owners-turn-to-airbnb-as-buyers-turn-up-noses).

France digs in as Peugeot shareholder with stake shift (http://www.reuters.com/article/uk-france-peugeot-idUKKBN16Y23M).

Dogs eat 70 year old female patient dragged from India hospital (http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/03/27/dogs-eat-patient-dragged-from-india-hospital-report-claims.html)...

Title: Re: World News
Post by: Grapefoot on 2017-03-27 16:45:38
That Grand Canal in Niceragua would be a disaster!  Destroying several eco regions and destroying a massive fresh water lake and dividing towns! I hope the Chinese don't do that.  The country has already sold out.  They are doing that simply to control the water route so they don't have to go through Panama.  America maybe should never have handed over control of the canal, because we know China would use this new canal as an excuse to keep some of their navy fleet there.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-03-27 18:26:38
DEVELOPING: Germany approves toll on cars registered in foreign countries (http://www.autoblog.com/2017/03/27/germany-approves-toll-on-cars-registered-in-foreign-countries/).

Honda spends $1 Billion developing a jet, can they recoup the costs (http://newscame.com/2017/03/27/hоnda-faces-lоng-haul-tо-recоup-jet-cоsts/)?
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-03-28 15:27:38
Japanese Lawmakers calling for new laws to allow Japan to launch pre-emptive strikes against an increasingly aggressive Kim Jong-un. (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3195081/north-korea-nuclear-bomb-japan-fears/)

North Korea could be in final stages of nuclear test  (https://www.yahoo.com/news/north-korea-could-final-states-nuclear-test-preparations-154957306.html)...

Scottish Lawmakers Back Independence Referendum (http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_BRITAIN_SCOTLAND?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2017-03-28-12-34-01).

Russia's Biggest Baltic Sea Exercises Make NATO Watch Closely (https://www.wsj.com/articles/planned-russian-exercises-in-september-sow-nato-worries-1490715830).

Ford Investing $1.2 Billion in 3 American plants (http://www.autoblog.com/2017/03/28/ford-announces-investment-jobs-in-michigan/).

Alabama House bill would require Smartphones To Sell with Internet porn filters (http://abc3340.com/news/local/house-bill-would-put-porn-filters-on-cellphones).

German's sign Book Deal with Obama's (https://www.wsj.com/articles/memoir-deal-with-obamas-makes-sense-for-both-sides-says-bertelsmann-chief-1490690464).

Twitter censoring search terms (https://heatst.com/tech/twitter-censors-search-terms-offers-no-transparency-and-mixed-results/).

Second Arctic ‘Doomsday Vault’ will allow the world’s precious books to survive Armageddon (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3197874/second-arctic-doomsday-vault-will-allow-the-worlds-precious-books-to-survive-armageddon/).

Fire In The Sky Scares People Below, Sign of the End Times? (http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/weird-news/600724/Apocalypse-end-of-world-sky-fire-rainbow-video-peru)

Asteroid Skyscraper is out of this world (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-4354612/Architect-unveils-skyscraper-hangs-asteroid.html).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-03-30 17:29:34
Seattle to hold four of the five richest people on earth, Bezos moves to 2nd (http://www.marketwatch.com/story/this-could-push-amazons-jeff-bezos-past-bill-gates-as-the-worlds-richest-human-2017-03-30).

Mexico wants new relations with US (https://www.yahoo.com/news/mexican-president-says-seeking-relationship-us-180621929.html).

Most stores worried as Amazon and Walmart lock into a low prices war (https://www.recode.net/2017/3/30/14831602/amazon-walmart-cpg-grocery-price-war).

Pandora may shut down soon (https://www.recode.net/2017/3/29/15111314/pandora-sirius-streaming-music-labels).

Robot has her first period (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3213842/robot-has-her-first-period-in-scientific-feat-which-will-bring-machines-even-closer-to-humanity/).

Title: Re: World News
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2017-03-30 18:16:01
How soon before she demands an Obamacare waiver to get one of those little things  a gal shoves up her vaj that reduces the number and duration of her periods?

Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-03-30 23:07:35
Some interesting stuff here as always.  I love how we put "click bait" in a lot of our headlines now.  We're such doofs. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2017-03-30 23:09:47
Why would they even build a robot that can do that though?  Is that something people really wanted or something?

The Amazon.com Bezos guy will probably beat out Bill Gates for number one.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-03-30 23:10:09
Eventually, minus something happening, Bezos will be numbers one and Gates will be number 2.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-04-04 15:13:24
Spanish Navy ship enters UK Waters illegally, tensions run high between UK and Spain over Gibraltar (http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/gibraltar-spanish-ship-enters-uk-waters-illegally-brexit-government-a7666576.html).

Military nightmare brewing in South China Sea (http://www.cnbc.com/2017/04/04/world-war-iii-nightmare-scenario-brewing-in-the-east-china-sea.html).

Islamic terrorist blows himself up in St. Peterburg subway (http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/st-petersburg-subway-bomber-identified-kyrgyz-man-46561153).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-04-07 14:04:36
US Strikes Syrian chemical plant (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4388834/America-launches-airstrikes-Syria.html).

Russia bears responsibility for Assad's gas attack attacks (https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2017/apr/07/us-syria-response-donald-trump-assad-pentagon-live).

Russian warship moves toward US Destroyers... (http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/04/07/russian-warship-steams-toward-us-destroyers-that-launched-syria-strikes.html)

Kim Jong Un says he is on the brink of war (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3278761/kim-jong-un-donald-trump-us-north-korea-world-war-33278761/)...

4 dead in terrorist attack in Sweden (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4390436/Truck-rammed-group-pedestrians-Stockholm.html).

Grasshoppers and oysters are on the menu at Seattle's Safeco Field this season during the baseball season (https://mynorthwest.com/594420/safeco-mariners-menu-2017/).

Google to label "true" and "fake" news? (https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/apr/07/google-to-display-fact-checking-labels-to-show-if-news-is-true-or-false).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2017-04-07 21:20:12
Things are going down.  America can be taken seriously again with their move on Syria showing strength and legitimacy.  It puts Russia in more of a rock and a hard place. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2017-04-07 23:04:45
A bit worrying. I'm worried about all this. I'm not sure how I feel about us bombing them.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: 1234 on 2017-04-07 23:05:27
Yeah, same here. :-\ I'm worried about what repercussions it might have.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2017-04-07 23:07:17
It was mainly a sign of strength.  Under Obama, people would walk all over the US because they knew HE was weak and would never actually do anything.  This shows Trump will do something if you cross the line and use chemicals to kill innocent people mixed in with terrorists....

It is a risky move yes, but it is unlikely anyone will make a move.  It showed the world the US isn't messing around, and it certainly surprised Russia and China.... even making China want to have more "productive" talks with Trump.  Might finally get China to solve the North Korean issue and possibly get Russia to stop funding terrorism.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2017-04-07 23:10:36
It's incredibly risky! Gosh. I know it's a sign of strength and shit, but we're not the worlds police. We shouldn't be sticking our dick where it doesn't belong. I don't like where this might lead. I don't want another war being started over this. What happened was horrible, yes, but this is just. I don't know.

And well, to be fair, Obama did take down Osama, but *shrug* he didn't completely do nothing. Gotta be a bit fair. But yeah. I don't know. Just felt a bit too hasty.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-04-07 23:12:57
As long as Assad isn't removed from power, everything will be okay in Syria.  Sadly continued fighting... but at least a worse terrorist wouldn't take control like ISIS, who really wants Syria to create their Islamic State.  It would allow them to have access to the Mediterranean.

Russia is in no position to make a strike back.  They might use harsh words, but Russia can not legitimately do anything.  Russia will continue to support the Syrian government to fight bad Islamic extremists.

China will take note of this, and quickly realize the Asian country alliances forming around them and the China Sea.  With them and the might of the US Navy, and the new found strength and legitimacy, China won't make such strong moves and threats, like they did under the weak Pres. Obama.  China might also be forced to finally deal with North Korea and fully cut off imports from them, therefore ending North Korea's only major income.  China does not want a Japanese or South Korean led attack on North Korea, because that also means a US presence.  That also means allied forces right on their doorstep, and they don't want that.  They would rather have them be kept away, so China would rather deal with North Korea.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2017-04-07 23:16:27
Obama didn't do diddly.  Osama tracking was all originally started by the Bush Administration, and the military simply continued tracking.  When they found him, Obama simply had to say yes.  It wasn't like it was his baby.  That was a previous administrations work there.

But I fully agree, I don't want a war, no one does... except maybe some Middle Eastern extremists cells.  Russia doesn't want war, China doesn't want war.  Every country, including the US, makes noises like this to show their strength and not to mess with one another.  This won't lead to war right now... unless it continues further in removing Assad... then it will be a war.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-04-07 23:16:53
Fear not.  Russia will not retaliate militarily for the US's poignant actions.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2017-04-07 23:18:23
Okay well, then, if we do take down Kim Jung Un under Trumps administration, I doubt he was the one who started it so.... If that happens, not all credit to him. I'm sure it would have been planned years before he came in. He would just be there to oversee it happen. But yeah. Anyway.

We shouldn't have to "make noise". This noise making kills people.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2017-04-07 23:22:00
Okay well, then, if we do take down Kim Jung Un under Trumps administration, I doubt he was the one who started it so.... If that happens, not all credit to him. I'm sure it would have been planned years before he came in. He would just be there to oversee it happen. But yeah. Anyway.

We shouldn't have to "make noise". This noise making kills people.

Oh yes, definitely. Many nation's have backup plans or plans on what to do when North Korea collapses...  Russia does, China does, Japan does, the US does, South Korea does.  Will it be a unified country?  Will China try to annex it?  Will Russia try to throw in a puppet leader?  What kind of gov will it adopt?  Lots can happen. 

The noise was made when Assad used chemical weapons to kill people.  It is in the UN Charter that countries cannot use chemical weapons.  If someone does it, it is up to the UN to respond.  Someone responded.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2017-04-07 23:25:39
But what's mystifying is how they got them. I know chemical weapons aren't allowed. But like... Weren't they all taken away and shit. And counted to make sure nothing was left? I recall some of my friends talking about this. And I was thinking well, can't they just make their own chemical weapons even if the UN had taken them away after banning them? They were going on the trail that either someone "miscounted, or lied" about the number of weapons or something. I'm not sure. The whole thing is just worrying.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-04-07 23:25:46
I probably wouldn't have responded either, BUT neither did Obama for 8 years.  First time Assad used chemical weapons, the Obama Administration worked with Russia and Syria and claimed to have removed "100% of the claimed chemical weapons" in the country.  Not the claimed...

Clearly Syria hid a bunch.

Obama made the infamous "red line" statement and said no one should pass it or there would be consequences... well as we can see now and saw then, Obama was stepped on and walked all over on by other nations both trade wise and politically.  America shed that imagery and is now back to showing strength and actually set a firm "Red line" this time.  If you cross it, there will be consequences. 

This recent chemical weapons depot blowout was done to reduce casualties that Assad would continue to have done with his airplanes and chemical weapons.  Only six Syrian airbase people were killed compared to the hundreds Assad killed last Tuesday with chemical weapons, and the tens of thousands more for the past seven years.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2017-04-07 23:28:24
Ha!  Sense when do you believe Russia and corrupt dictatorships that all their weapons were gotten rid of?


That was a disaster waiting to happen... much like the Iran nuclear deal made with the Obama Administration, where Obama sent billions of dollars to Iran in secret just before his term ended (http://freebeacon.com/national-security/u-s-to-award-iran-11-9-billion-through-end-of-nuke-talks/)...
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-04-07 23:29:17
No doubt it is worrying.  BUT, you need leaders during trying times to stand up.  It is through strength, there is peace. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2017-04-07 23:35:35
Where this strike could backfire is as if it is seen by the Islamic world as a strike against Assad fighting the Islamic State, or ISIS.  It will probably be spun that way...

Assad is technically fighting terrorists... but also killing tons of ethnic groups in the process. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-04-07 23:37:53
^ That is something MasterX had warned about too, and Rainy touched on it.  Very likely it can be seen as an attack on Islam too, or so the terrorist groups will spin it that way.  Russia and Iran have a lot invested in Syria and their fight on ISIS.  Iran wants ISIS gone too... at least in their part of the country.  So they support Syria will billions of dollars to help them surround ISIS and rid of them. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2017-04-07 23:40:39
Russia’s Prime Minister Dimitry Medvedev claimed the US missile strike was illegal and warned Mr Trump had been “one step away from military clashes with Russia”.  So as we were saying, they are just using strong words....
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-04-07 23:52:43
Lets get some photos all up in here.

(http://i2.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article10181273.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/PROD-SYRIA-CONFLICT.jpg)
Sukhoi-22 fighter jet of the Syrian air force.  These were reduced to rubble in the attack, as it was this air force that dropped the chemical weapons. 

(https://thenypost.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/170407-grigorvich-ship-feature.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=664&h=441&crop=1)
Russia's Navy is extremely outdated, though the frigate seen here is one of Russia's newest and most advanced ships.  They have sent the Admiral Grigorovich frigate from it's base in the Black Sea to Syria, to have a "presence" near the two US Destroyers.

(http://static5.businessinsider.com/image/58e7970e8af5781e008b7077-1200/undefined)
The US Navy has two older destroyers; the USS Ross, and USS Porter, in Syria.  These two ships, while older then the Russian frigate, are still more advanced and more capable in every way possible.

The Syrian Navy is not ver strong and made up of old Chinese and Russian ships.  They are no match for anything the Russians or American's have in the waters.  A single US destroyer could wipe our a major chunk of the Syrian Navy... so don't expect them to get involved.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Umeko on 2017-04-09 08:36:16
I wanted to let everyone know I'm safe.
Not sure if the news reached you wherever you are.
A truck was hijacked in Stockholm and then it sped down a busy pedestrian street and crashed into a mall 4 people plus a dog were killed one of the people was an 11 year old girl.
What's even scarier is that the police found what seem to have been a bomb in the truck, it could have exploded with the impact but luckily it didn't.
Still feels like a bad dream... 5 deaths and 15 injured.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2017-04-09 13:03:55
Yes we posted it in the news above the day it happened. Maybe Sweden will wake up to their immigration regulation failure. Thoughts and prayers.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2017-04-09 13:11:27
Yeah, maybe they'll figure out that letting them all in isn't a good idea.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Darrin on 2017-04-09 13:24:02
Glad you are the family are safe.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-04-09 14:44:45
ISIS terrorist attacks kills 47 at Church in Egypt (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4394838/Thirteen-killed-42-wounded-Cairo-church-bombing.html).

US Navy Strike group moves to Korean Peninsula (http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-navy-korea-idUSKBN17A0V5).

Expert: Watch to see if Kim Jong-Un goes into hiding (http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/04/08/expert-watch-to-see-if-kim-jong-un-goes-into-hiding-after-syria-strike.html)...

Iran tensions rise over Syria (https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-strike-in-syria-raises-tensions-with-iran-1491607144).

Russia building up base again in Nicaragua (https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/the-soviet-union-fought-the-cold-war-in-nicaragua-now-putins-russia-is-back/2017/04/08/b43039b0-0d8b-11e7-aa57-2ca1b05c41b8_story.html?utm_term=.9282d36e72c9).

Russian Navy activity exceeds Cold War levels (https://ca.news.yahoo.com/russian-naval-activity-europe-exceeds-cold-war-levels-145438979.html).

ISIS Slaughters 33 in Syria (http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/isis-execute-33-largest-mass-killing-deir-ezzor-al-mayadin-islamic-state-daesh-a7669446.html).

Riots in Venezuela, country on the verge of collapse (https://www.yahoo.com/news/venezuelans-called-flood-streets-anti-maduro-protest-135215642.html).

Rabbi to build first Jewish Campus after Holocaust (http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_GERMANY_JEWISH_CAMPUS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2017-04-09-05-11-10).

Disney seeks new patent for soft robots playing characters (http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/brinkmann-on-business/os-bz-disney-soft-robots-20170407-story.html)...

San Francisco builds tallest tower on the west coast (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-04-07/san-francisco-skyline-remade-by-tallest-west-coast-office-tower).

Stockholm Police pelted with rocks as they investigate Islamic Terrorist Attack in Muslim district (http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/789807/Swedish-Stockholm-terror-police-pelted-with-stones-investigating-jihadi-suspect).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-04-12 16:33:43
Things are getting pretty intense on two fronts...  We got our worst relations with Russia in a long time, and a possible growth in better relations with China again...  Here is our world news today.

China: The US is not bluffing, China agrees something needs to be done with North Korea (http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1041998.shtml).

Elite US Navy Seals practicing drills in South Korea (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3314568/navy-seal-training-north-korea-kim-jong-un/).

Foreign journalists in North Korea told to prepare for 'big' event (https://www.yahoo.com/news/foreign-journalists-north-korea-told-prepare-big-event-173549254.html)

China sends 150,000 troops north of North Korea's border, in preparation of refugee's or something else... (http://www.businessinsider.com/china-150000-troops-north-korea-xi-trump-2017-4)

Donald Trump offers China favourable trade deal in exchange for support over North Korea nuclear threat (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/04/12/donald-trump-offers-china-favourable-trade-deal-exchange-support/).

Russia and US broadly agree on North Korea political solution (https://www.yahoo.com/news/russia-u-broadly-agree-north-korea-problem-only-184443968.html).

North Korea 'set to perform nuclear test to mark Day of the Sun' as US armada moves in and Kim Jong-un warns of 'big event' (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4406904/North-Korea-perform-nuclear-test-mark-Day-Sun.html#ixzz4e55pqQ1G).

UN draft resolution on Syria attack: Vote fails with Russia veto, China abstains (http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/04/12/un-draft-resolution-on-syria-attack-vote-fails-with-russia-veto-china-abstains.html).

US Tillerson meets with Russian leaders, find nothing more then disagreements (https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/12/world/europe/tillerson-putin-lavrov-russia-syria.html?_r=0)...

Puerto Rico sliding towards bankruptcy (https://www.yahoo.com/news/puerto-rico-seen-sliding-toward-bankruptcy-deadline-nears-070022952--sector.html).

In surprise move, Iran's former president, Ahmadinejad to run for president again (https://www.yahoo.com/news/irans-ahmadinejad-registers-run-president-073605329.html).

Venezuela's Maduro pelted by protesters leaving a rally (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-39580977).

Bill O'Reilly may retire (http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/04/is-bill-oreilly-going-off-the-air.html).

Alabama church given the okay to form their own police force (http://www.wbrc.com/story/35126003/alabama-senate-oks-church-police-bill).

Woman tries to steal jewelry up her butt (http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2017/04/12/0200000000AEN20170412006500315.html)...

Dolphins surf with surfers (http://www.cornwalllive.com/dolphins-ride-waves-and-leap-in-the-air-astounding-surfers-off-sennen-cove-in-cornwall/story-30263928-detail/story.html).

OPINION: Trump’s Shift on Russia Brings Geopolitical Whiplash (https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/11/world/europe/russia-putin-trump.html?action=click&contentCollection=Europe&module=RelatedCoverage&region=Marginalia&pgtype=article).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-04-12 16:41:40
Huge news day, very tense.

Kim Jong-Un ‘orders IMMEDIATE EVACUATION of Pyongyang’ as tensions with US escalate (http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/791251/kim-jong-un-north-korea-imminent-war-pyongyang-immediate-evacuation).

‘We have great chemistry’ Trump HAILS China's 'gentleman' Xi Jinping amid new alliance (http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/791302/Donald-Trump-hail-China-s-gentleman-Xi-Jinping-amid-new-alliance-Putin-Russia-relations).

Xi tells Trump he hopes for “peaceful” resolution to N. Korea tensions (https://www.nknews.org/2017/04/xi-tells-trump-he-hopes-for-peaceful-resolution-to-n-korea-tensions/).

Days could be numbered for North Korea's leadership (https://www.nknews.org/2017/04/china-considers-unprecedented-n-korea-sanctions-state-media/)...

China considers cutting off North Korea's oil supplies (https://www.nknews.org/2017/04/china-considers-unprecedented-n-korea-sanctions-state-media/).

US and Russia relations at a near low (http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-fg-pol-tillerson-moscow-20170411-story.html).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Smiles2us on 2017-04-12 16:44:25
I got to thank you guys for the continued upkeep on all the news.  I feel so many people don't pay attention, so it is nice you have this here so there is at least a chance on our own site they will glance it.

This thing with North Korea is escalating fast, and is real scary.  Luckily China seems to be on our side, as is all of Europe and the other east Asian countries....  This recent thing of Kim Jung Un telling everyone to leave the capital is scary... is he just going to wipe out his own city as he goes into hiding?  Like, you have no idea with that man...

Syria is a continued problem and Russia's relations with the US and all NATO countries is a continued worry.  Russia is no position to fight, and the US certainly doesn't want to fight, nor does Europe. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-04-12 16:52:12
This could be a massive turning point and a mark on history if North Korea falls... what happens to it?  Who gets it?  How is it paid for and how are the people "caught" up to modern times.... will there be welcoming arms from South Korea or discrimination?  So many questions we don't know.

I hope NK isn't foolish with a nuclear weapon... I can imagine him firing one at the US bound Navy strike force... or towards Seoul, or even his own country.  We really have no idea.  We are getting closer to their "Day of the Sun" celebration, which they promise we will all be in for something big.  Scary times.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-04-13 16:40:44
NEWS FOR APRIL 13, 2017

I am going to try a new format for our news, so let me know if it works for you guys.

(http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/04/13/13/3F18BAA400000578-4406904-The_U_S_Navy_aircraft_carrier_USS_Carl_Vinson_the_guided_missile-a-63_1492087657877.jpg)

US Navy sends strong message to North Korea and strength to allies (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4406904/North-Korea-perform-nuclear-test-mark-Day-Sun.html).

XI Jinping tells Trump he will try to de-nuclearize North Korea (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4409152/China-flaunts-rows-mighty-missiles-state-TV.html).

China shows military strength to North Korea (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4409152/China-flaunts-rows-mighty-missiles-state-TV.html).

Japan fears North Korea may have Sarin-tipped missles (http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/04/13/national/politics-diplomacy/north-korea-may-capable-sarin-tipped-missiles-abe-says/).

US Airforce drops strongest non-nuclear bomb on ISIS underground tunnels, one mile radius of destruction (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4409772/US-drops-biggest-non-nuclear-bomb-combat-time.html).

First time 21,000lb bomb used in combat (http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/13/politics/afghanistan-isis-moab-bomb/index.html).

Far-leftist surges in French polls, shocking the frontrunners (http://www.france24.com/en/20170413-france-melenchon-far-leftist-giving-presidential-election-frontrunners-run-money).

Nigeria foils plans of Islamic group to bomb US & UK embassies in Abuja (http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/13/africa/us-uk-embassy-bomb-plot/index.html).

Islamic terrorist bomb soccer team bus in Germany, the aftermath (http://news.sky.com/story/borussia-dortmund-bus-attack-suspect-led-islamic-state-commando-unit-10835233).

Spain tests the waters, illegally enters UK territory again (http://news.sky.com/story/gibraltar-spanish-gunship-in-new-illegal-incursion-in-uk-waters-10835881).

Police watch as Muslim group tries to promote Sharia law through street patrols near Minneapolis (http://Minneapolis Muslims protest 'sharia' vigilante in Cedar-Riverside area).

Trudeau's Canadian Government introduces legislation to legalize marijuana (http://www.wmur.com/article/canada-introduces-legislation-to-legalize-marijuana/9273659).

Islamic extremist groups killing Christians all over the world (https://pjmedia.com/homeland-security/2017/04/12/why-christians-are-being-slaughtered-in-egypt/).

Afgan region it is "Easy to kill women (http://observers.france24.com/en/20170413-place-afghanistan-where-it’-“easy-kill-women”)".

Ancient sacred art resurrected in city of Jesus's birth (https://www.yahoo.com/news/ancient-sacred-art-resurrected-city-jesuss-birth-034356051.html).

Despite government reluctance, Japan’s population outlook makes immigration talk inevitable (http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/04/11/national/social-issues/despite-government-reluctance-japans-population-outlook-makes-immigration-talk-inevitable/).

New solar-powered device can pull water straight from the desert air (http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/04/new-solar-powered-device-can-pull-water-straight-desert-air)

AI programs starting to exhibit racial and gender biases, research reveals (https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/apr/13/ai-programs-exhibit-racist-and-sexist-biases-research-reveals).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2017-04-13 17:08:04
What's new about it besides a title and date? We can see that on the post date lol.

But foreboding news.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-04-13 17:10:19
Well... I was also thinking of organizing it too, like SCIENCE subsection or TECH subsection... so like..

WORLD NEWS

ffhdsldfg

sggffgsdfgfggfd

gsgfdgfdgfdgsfd

SCIENCE

gsfdfdsdf

sggfsdgfsd

gsdgsfdsfdsfds


etc, etc. 

I also want to try and add a relevant picture each day.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2017-04-13 17:18:56
Thoughtful change, and far more organized if you do what you posted, but you don't have to do it that way either.  I am fine with the easier way you posted them.  Easier for you and just as easy for me.  You can still throw in a pic for some color sometimes. :)
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Death Blossom on 2017-04-13 18:32:32
*shrug* honestly, when you load up so many links, it just decreases my desire to look at them. I quickly skim over it. Tl;dr. If you load up even more, it'll be too much. But that's me.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2017-04-13 18:38:06
I love the link approach you do do.  I skim over stuff and click on the ones that are interesting, and I love your varied sources. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-04-19 16:07:26
China "seriously concerned" North Korea will spark a nuclear war (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3365169/now-china-is-seriously-concerned-noisy-neighbour-north-korea-will-spark-nuclear-war/).

Russian propoganda claims it can wipe out the entire US Navy with a single shot (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3360129/russia-wipe-out-us-navy-electronic-bomb/)...

Russian Bombers fly within 36 miles of Alaska's coast (http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/04/19/russian-bombers-again-fly-near-alaska.html)...

FOX News lets Bill O'Reilly go after two decades of being the most watched News host (https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/bill-oreilly-is-officially-out-at-fox-news/2017/04/19/74ebdc94-2476-11e7-a1b3-faff0034e2de_story.html).

FOX News lineup shuffled, Tucker Carlson moves to prime spot, as does "The Five." (http://thehill.com/media/329552-fox-news-moves-tucker-carlson-up-to-oreilly-time-slot)

Boko Haram Quadruples Female Suicide Bombers in Terror Attacks (http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2017/04/18/boko-haram-quadruples-female-suicide-bombers-terror-attacks/).

Patriots star, Rob Gronkowski walks in during White House Press briefing (http://thebiglead.com/2017/04/19/watch-rob-gronkowski-interrupts-white-house-press-briefing/).

Most polluted cities in America dominate in California in new study (https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/04/19/most-polluted-cities-california/100615102/).

Incredibly loud sex interrupts Florida tennis match (http://nypost.com/2017/04/19/incredibly-loud-sex-interrupts-florida-tennis-match/)...
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2017-04-19 16:21:07
Yes, an EMP.  I'm sure Russia knows that many countries have that ability... most are just not daft enough to promote something as horrible as them. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-04-20 16:58:52
Live streams...

SKY NEWS

FRANCE 24
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-04-20 17:01:47
Islamic terror on eve of the French Election.... (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4429938/Major-road-Paris-closed-police.html)

One Officer dead, terrorist killed by police (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4429938/Major-road-Paris-closed-police.html).

Sixth terrorist attack in Paris in three years (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3376910/paris-shooting-terror-attack-champs-elysees/).

ISIS Terrorist opens fire with AK47 in Paris (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3376910/paris-shooting-terror-attack-champs-elysees/).

Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-04-20 17:09:55
Conflict growing in Venezuela (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-39657887).

Venezuela seizes General Motors plant in the country (https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/venezuela-seizes-a-gm-plant-amid-antigovernment-protests/2017/04/20/e58a229c-25c7-11e7-928e-3624539060e8_story.html?tid=pm_world_pop&utm_term=.b28f2c900277).

Trump: U.S. in 'good position' in regards to North Korea (http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/video/trump-us-good-position-north-korea-46920524).

China Puts Bombers On High Alert "For A Potential North Korea Contingency" (http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-04-20/china-puts-bombers-high-alert-ahead-potential-north-korea-contingency).

Russia bans Jehovah’s Witnesses from the country (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/04/20/russia-just-effectively-banned-jehovahs-witnesses-from-the-country/?utm_term=.b8fc38558777).

Europe will pay if it punishes Britain in Brexit talks, warns Iceland Foreign Minister (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/04/20/europe-will-pay-punishes-britain-brexit-talks-warns-iceland/).

More Americans 18-to-34 Now Live With Parents Than With Spouse (http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/terence-p-jeffrey/census-more-americans-18-34-now-live-parents-spouse)

Top websites of 2017 so far (https://www.similarweb.com/blog/us-media-publications-ranking-march-2017).

Satellite images suggest North Koreans were playing volleyball at their nuclear test site last weekend (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/04/20/satellite-images-suggest-north-koreans-were-playing-volleyball-at-their-nuclear-test-site-this-weekend/?tid=pm_world_pop&utm_term=.2ca657302f1a)...
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2017-04-20 18:07:18
France keeps getting hit by terrorist attacks.... when are they going to step up and do something about it?  They can combat terrorism.  They have the tools.... use them.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-04-20 21:10:46
What they are doing now isn't working and their open border policy (relatively open) is making matters worse.  France has a capable military, though not one I think that could fight directly ISIS.  They would still have to rely heavily on NATO.  France is strong, but not as strong as she once was, hence why they all bought into the EU stuff. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-04-21 14:56:08
Two Japanese Destroyers Join US Navy Fleet headed to North Korea (http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/04/21/national/politics-diplomacy/two-msdf-destroyers-leave-potential-drill-uss-carl-vinson/#.WPpPHjFtmCg)...

Russian bombers fly near Alaska and Japan for fourth day in a row (http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/21/politics/russian-bombers-tensions-trump/index.html).

Netanyahu praises 'great change' in US foreign policy under Trump (http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/netanyahu-praises-great-change-in-us-foreign-policy-under-trump/article/2620881).

Australia and Japan bolster defense ties in Asia (http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/04/20/national/politics-diplomacy/japan-australia-move-bolster-defense-ties-asia/).

Fire causes blackout in San Francisco (http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Massive-power-outage-hits-San-Francisco-shuts-11089574.php).

2,020 homicides in March for Mexico... getting worse (http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/L/LT_MEXICO_VIOLENCE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2017-04-21-14-29-19).

Hospital fined for mistakenly removing woman’s ovaries (http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Sequoia-Hospital-fined-for-mistakenly-removing-11087925.php)...
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-04-25 17:16:10
U.S. Air Force to launch test missile off Central California coast (http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-missile-test-launch-vandenberg-20170425-story.html).

Ratings are in for Post O'Reilly FOX News, they Dominated and gained 31% in Ratings, Higher Ratings then all News Networks Combined (http://www.businessinsider.com/rupert-murdoch-fox-news-ratings-oreilly-tucker-carlson-2017-4).

Al Gore’s New Group Demands $15 Trillion To Fight Global Warming (http://dailycaller.com/2017/04/25/al-gores-new-group-demands-15-trillion-to-fight-global-warming/)
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-04-28 15:57:05
North Korea test-fires ballistic missile but it appears to have failed (http://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles-idUSKBN17U2XB)...

Dow’s rally from election to Trump’s first 100 days is a postwar record (http://www.marketwatch.com/story/dow-rally-from-election-to-trumps-first-100-days-on-track-for-postwar-record-2017-04-27).

israel strikes weapons depot inside Syria (http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2017/04/28/28-apr-17-world-view-israels-warplanes-strike-weapons-depot-inside-syria-near-damascus/).

US Troops deployed along Turkey-Syrian  border (http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/chemical-weapons-team-ready-visit-syria-safety-assured-47078360).

Marine Le Pen closes the gap with Emmanuel Macron in latest French election poll (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4456022/Marine-Le-Pen-closes-gap-Emmanuel-Macron.html).

Merkel says Macron would be 'strong president' for France (http://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-election-merkel-idUSKBN17U2C1).

New Conservative Cable News Network in the Works? (http://www.mediaite.com/tv/exclusive-advanced-talks-underway-for-new-conservative-network-amid-fears-fox-news-moving-too-far-left/).

Porn Industry To Netflix: Stop Airing ‘Hot Girls Wanted’ (http://www.vocativ.com/425358/porn-industry-to-netflix-stop-airing-hot-girls-wanted/?)
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-04-29 12:23:03
Turkey fires 4,000 gov officials (https://www.yahoo.com/news/turkey-bans-dating-shows-fires-4-000-officials-180742889.html).

Turkey blocks access to Wikipedia over 'terror' claims (https://www.yahoo.com/tech/turkish-authorities-block-access-wikipedia-monitor-080759018.html).

Russia tests new remote controlled tank (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4457892/Russian-army-puts-new-remote-controlled-robot-tank-test.html).

US Navy is at North Korea... (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3443226/north-korea-missile-test-donald-trump-response-aircraft-carrier-war-threat-kim-jong-un/)
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-05-02 14:29:07
China demands US and South Korea stop with their missile defense shield (http://www.france24.com/en/20170502-china-demands-halt-us-missile-shield-skorea).

North Korea warns of a nuclear test at any time (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3461665/satellite-images-north-korea-barge-long-range-missiles-us/)...

Pres. Maduro Calls for New Venezuelan Constitution (https://www.wsj.com/articles/nicolas-maduro-calls-for-new-venezuelan-constitution-1493681176).

New Zealand Worried over Growing Immigration (https://heatst.com/world/new-zealanders-worried-by-growing-levels-of-immigration/).

Apple has more cash on hand then England the Canada combined (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-4463472/Apple-money-UK-Canada-combined.html).

Exodus By Puerto Rican Medical Students Deepens Island’s Doctor Drain (http://khn.org/news/exodus-by-puerto-rican-medical-students-deepens-islands-doctor-drain/).

Diesel drivers will be paid to scrap their cars to improve air quality in the UK (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/05/02/diesel-drivers-will-paid-scrap-cars-improve-air-quality/).

CRISPR Eliminates HIV in Live Animals (http://www.genengnews.com/gen-news-highlights/crispr-eliminates-hiv-in-live-animals/81254287).

32 Cows Killed by Lightning in Texas (http://www.news-leader.com/story/news/local/ozarks/2017/05/01/lightning-strike-kills-32-cows-near-cabool/101161336/).

Prairie Dog sits on alligators head (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4465604/Fearless-prairie-dog-taunts-alligator.html)...

Baby owl stands up to a tiger (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/05/02/unfortunate-owl-pussycat/).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-05-06 19:28:21
France votes tomorrow (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3497424/france-prepares-for-presidential-election-between-marine-le-pen-and-emmanuel-macron-on-day-before-historic-vote/) . . . possible future of EU at stake.  Police on high alert for terrorism.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-05-07 11:35:31
Emmanual Macron wins in a landslide, becomes France's youngest president ever at 39 (https://www.yahoo.com/news/macron-elected-french-president-estimates-180335036.html). 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-05-09 12:37:25
Russian's show strength of military in Red Square (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4487306/Putin-shows-Russia-s-firepower-huge-military-parade.html).

ISIS Beheads a Russian spy on Russia's military day parade (http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/802163/islamic-state-beheads-russian-spy-vladimir-putin-russia-victory-day-parade-syria).

Turkey's President moves further to the radical side in his call for Muslims to take over Jerusalem (http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/erdogan-calls-world-muslims-flood-jerusalems-iconic-mosque-protect-its-islamic-identity-1620641).

Venezuelans' using 'poop bombs' against police during riots (http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/05/09/venezuelans-new-weapon-against-riot-police-poopootov-cocktails.html).

Tunnel collapses at nuclear superfund site in Washington (http://www.king5.com/news/local/hanford/hanford-tunnel-plutonium-uranium-extraction-plant-collapse/438116235).

Amazon vs. Walmart (http://www.cnbc.com/2017/05/09/amazon-fires-back-at-wal-mart-lowering-free-shipping-threshold-to-25.html).

Oregon looking into genderless drivers licenses (http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2017/05/transgender_oregon_drivers_lic.html).

Qantas CEO pie'd in Australia (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4487010/Qantas-chief-executive-Alan-Joyce-hit-face-pie-Perth.html).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Darrin on 2017-05-09 12:42:29
North Korea... that whole area, very close to war.  :(
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-05-15 17:46:26
Ransomware attack hits almost every country using Microsoft security flaw, Mac users rejoice, again (https://www.yahoo.com/tech/worldwide-ransomware-cyberattacks-know-152751340.html).

Disney says hackers stole next film (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/disney-chief-bob-iger-says-hackers-claim-have-stolen-a-disney-movie-1003949).

Large Italian volcano could blow soon (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-4500412/Is-Italy-s-SUPERVOLCANO-blow.html).

North Korea fires missile over the weekend (https://www.wsj.com/articles/north-korea-is-accelerating-plan-to-land-missiles-in-u-s-1494792608).

France's liberal Macron picks a PM from the right! (https://ca.news.yahoo.com/frances-macron-picks-pm-blowing-apart-old-boundaries-130349303--business.html)
Title: Re: World News
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2017-05-16 02:04:34
North Korea's little popguns look to pack some punch. This last missile water-landed just 60 miles from the Russian shore. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-05-22 17:31:11
At Least 19 Killed in Possible Suicide Blast at Manchester Arena Concert Featuring Ariana Grande (http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/deaths-injuries-confirmed-after-explosions-heard-u-k-concert-featuring-n763286)
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Darrin on 2017-05-22 17:45:28
Absolutely sickening.  Terrorism in a concert filled with young girls. :( 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Umeko on 2017-05-22 17:49:12
I just saw this... It's getting really scary...
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Darrin on 2017-05-22 17:52:28
It is happening in Europe on a regular basis now.  Time to start uniting against these bad forces...
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2017-05-22 17:59:45
Yeah, this is horrible.  Prayers and thoughts. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-05-22 18:00:25
What is worse is the death toll will probably rise.  Initial reports from the scene are saying young girls are coming out completely maimed, some with their faces torn off... these are the survivors. :(
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2017-05-22 18:00:46
Once the source of this attack is found it, I can tell you, Pres. Trump will not be pleased...
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-05-22 18:01:18
We will see how Teresa May responds as well.  It would be awesome to see the recently united Arab nations stand against this act as well. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2017-05-22 18:03:44
England: Take back your country. Can't you see where this is going?

We are getting mixed reporting, some saying it was a nail bomb and others saying a suicide bomber.  We will have to wait and see.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Umeko on 2017-05-23 05:54:50
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/05/23/8-year-old-confirmed-dead-manchester-attack-ariana-grande-concert/ (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/05/23/8-year-old-confirmed-dead-manchester-attack-ariana-grande-concert/)

My mother heart is bleeding right now... Those monsters... Can't someone put an end to them already
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Umbreon on 2017-05-23 05:58:53
I know this was all over the TV this morning.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: yasl on 2017-05-23 07:24:25
England: Take back your country. Can't you see where this is going?

Take it back from what?

Trump has already /named/ the people losers.  That's a good first step.  Let's hope he and other world leaders can follow through and consistently /act/ like they're losers.  A bore.  A side-note.  Hardly worth mentioning.

They want us to dwell on what they do.  I have no intention of giving them the satisfaction.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-06-03 15:12:46
BREAKING NEWS: Attack on London Bridge Developing

This is developing and no articles out yet.  What we know is there are casualties on London Bridge and possibly London Bridge Station.  Reports say a van mowed people down, as well as reports of gunfire and stabbings.  Most likely a terrorist attack but Metro London Police have not responded yet as to what happened. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-06-03 15:15:23
The Sun reports (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3717339/london-bridge-attack-car-police-response-latest/)... LONDON Bridge has been evacuated amid reports of a van mowing down pedestrians, victims being stabbed and shots being fired.  Upwards of 20 hit by van according to estimates. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2017-06-03 15:18:35
A military member called Sky News and said there was rapid fire gunfire he heard coming from London Bridge.  Unknown beyond that.  He said police came after the gunfire.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-06-03 15:20:39
Second terrorist attack in England in the last five weeks. :(  It is safe to call this a terrorist attack now based on more news coming in.  Has all the makings of it.  Whether it was a lone wolf who was radicalized or one sponsored by ISIS we will have to find out.  No doubt, radical Islamic terrorism again. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-06-03 15:21:51
The BBC (http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-40146916) is being very politically correct about this so far, still calling it a "major incident." 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2017-06-03 15:22:40
London Metropolitan Police have now reported that Borough Market has another incident occurring.  We don't know yet what it is.  But they say it is major.  Armed officers going to that event too. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-06-03 15:22:57
What, really?  Where is Barron Market at in relation to London Bridge? 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2017-06-03 15:23:46
Pretty close.  London Police just stated it is a terrorist incident now. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-06-03 15:25:32
Sky News is reporting an "incident" at Borough Market, near London Bridge.

Link (http://news.sky.com/story/knife-attack-after-car-mounts-pavement-in-london-reports-10903580)

This is also breaking news.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2017-06-03 15:26:31
So far we have at least twenty casualties at Long Bridge.  I am looking for more information.  The Sun has a photo up of the possible terrorist van.  The front end is torn to pieces, which would go in line with a van hitting people.  Reports say that there were bodies all over the bridge. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-06-03 15:28:17
Sky News is interviewing a person who says it was police firing rapid fire at someone.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-06-03 15:28:36
Hmmm.  Lots of different reports of gunfire.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2017-06-03 15:29:04
You can watch Sky News live here.

Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-06-03 15:29:18
Any known damage to London Bridge? 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-06-03 15:29:52
If any, it would be cosmetic.  So far we only know of human casualties.  We don't know if their is a death count, but pray there isn't other then the terrorists.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2017-06-03 15:31:22
So I am piecing this together, possibly two different shooting incidents.  One shooting on London Bridge, and the other is Borough High Street. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-06-03 15:31:32
Okay.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2017-06-03 15:32:27
The person is suggesting that armed London Metro Police fired upon a black BMW X5.  Armed officers were yelling at the SUV, but then opened fire on it. 

Possibly related to the terrorist attack on London Bridge.  It is very close.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-06-03 15:34:03
Oh my!  That is tying in with the two incidents.  We might be getting conflicting reports because this is still a hot situation.  But Scotland Yard just confirmed that there were two significant events happening at once. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-06-03 15:35:15
My guess is the people who used the van on London Bridge and possibly shot, then got picked up by the black Beemer as they possibly tried to escape.  London Metro PD caught up and stopped them.  Borough Market is very close to London Bridge.  <<<----- I made this up, there is no official word on it, but I am just making an educated guess.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-06-03 15:36:36
London Bridge has been closed now officially. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2017-06-03 15:37:12
I am willing to believe that the London Bridge incident is related to the Borough Market incident.  Very close, and probably related. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2017-06-03 15:38:55
The Sun does have photos of the van in suspect.  It has markings and appears to be a commercial van of some sort. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-06-03 15:39:25
Scotland Yard did say two separate incidents though, which is puzzling. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-06-03 15:41:00
Also just in, Prime Minister Theresa May is closely in contact with officials.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2017-06-03 15:41:57
Just in, Metro London Police were involved in a shootout with something "much more serious then just a traffic accident."  That has come in through Sky News.  This is probably related to the shooting of the black BMW X5.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-06-03 15:44:45
A hotel and bar have been evacuated from around the London Bridge area.  Reports are police are telling people to leave the entire area.... this is alarming. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-06-03 15:44:59
It means they believe the danger isn't over then.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2017-06-03 15:45:36
President Trump is being briefed on this issue according to Sky News.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2017-06-03 15:47:21
London Metro Police just tweeted pretty much the following.

At 10:08pm London Time. London Metro PD responded to calls of accident on London Bridge.

Police then responded to Borough Market then opened fire.

Police then moved on to the Vauxhall area. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-06-03 15:48:04
Oh wow, so three active scenes going on now. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2017-06-03 15:49:44
These are just coming in from @metropolitanpoliceuk

* We are aware of reports on social media. We will release facts when we can - our info must be accurate #LondonBridge

* Info available at this stage: from 2208hrs officers responded to reports of a vehicle in collision with pedestrians on #London Bridge. 1/3

* Officers have then responded to reports of stabbings in #BoroughMarket. Armed officers responded and shots have been fired. 2/3

* Officers are now responding to an incident in the #Vauxhall area. 3/3
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-06-03 15:50:18
Tear gas and smoke now appearing in the Vauxhall area.... somethings happening!
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2017-06-03 15:50:31
We got a serious issue in Vauxhall guys...
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2017-06-03 15:51:24
@metropolitanpoliceuk now saying to "Run, Hide, and Tell" on their Twitter.

Cameras cut from Vauxhall.  Not sure what is happening there.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-06-03 15:51:45
Someone was taken into custody and tear gas was shot at Vauxhall. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-06-03 15:52:02
There are 3 different incidents going on. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2017-06-03 15:52:23
Probably all related, all within walking distance.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-06-03 15:53:43
Police are telling people on the live feeds from Sky News, telling people to run and leave for their safety. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-06-03 15:55:51
Okay, I am sure we will update if something official happens.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-06-03 15:56:29
Yes.  So for those just now tuning in, terrorist attack at London Bridge.  There are three known events happening at once, and reports of shots fired, and a van mowing people down.  That is all we know so far.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-06-03 16:06:14
New video out of police entering a bar and telling everyone to stay down.  You can hear gunfire in the background. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-06-03 16:07:22
Another report is now saying police were coming from a black BMW X5.  So this is conflicting.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Umbreon on 2017-06-03 17:02:07
I know a lot is going on at the moment its bad.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-06-03 17:08:15
So our latest is from the London Metro PD. 

The van running down people on London Bridge.

Armed police responded to stabbings reported at Borough Market.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Umbreon on 2017-06-03 17:10:30
I know its all over the news im going to watch it.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-06-03 18:30:42
UK officials can confirm that what happened on London Bridge and Borough market were indeed terrorist events.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Smiles2us on 2017-06-03 18:37:42
Horrible what is going on.  Surprised we still know so little about what happened.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Umbreon on 2017-06-03 19:35:41
I know a lot has happened this is terrifying to know as i'm only 2 to 3 hours away.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2017-06-03 21:39:59
Third terrorist attack in UK in three months. :-\  Thoughts and prayers to them all.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-06-06 16:50:42
Terrorist attack in Notre Dame, French Police kills terrorist (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/06/06/parisians-told-avoid-notre-dame-amid-reports-explosion/).

Woman pleads allegiance to ISIS in Toronto store attack (http://www.torontosun.com/2017/06/06/woman-screaming-allahu-akbar-charged-in-toronto-store-attack-sources).

PUTIN: 'I am not a woman, so I don't have bad days'... (https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-06-06/macho-putin-in-driver-s-seat-as-he-takes-oliver-stone-for-a-ride).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-06-08 16:08:24
Hung Parliament projected as Conservatives see a major defeat in UK elections (http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/06/08/uk-election-hung-parliament-projected-in-shock-defeat-for-conservatives.html).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Smiles2us on 2017-06-10 12:39:05
Sad news, Adam West has passed away today.  :-\ 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Umbreon on 2017-06-10 12:42:23
That is sad to hear.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Ari-Dynamic on 2017-06-10 12:44:47
Voice actor of Bushroot from the Darkwing Duck animated series as well. Really sucks. :(
Title: Re: World News
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2017-06-10 12:56:21
Tino Insana... who also played Uncle Ted on Bobby's World  and a number of another voice roles.

I wonder if West's passing means the new Batman animated film project (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman:_Return_of_the_Caped_Crusaders#Sequel) will be shelved?
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2017-06-10 16:53:29
^ That is possible.  I was reading about Adam West.  I didn't know he grew up in Walla Walla, Washington and lived there on and off his whole life, still having a place there.  He never outgrew his farm town roots. 
Title: Go,West, young man
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2017-06-14 17:27:48
West's lines were all recorded over six months ago, so the project may still be a go.  Dedicated to him, of course.   I wonder if they'll employ a secondary villain, like King Tut, or Chandel, or Egghead? It can't be that hard to find a good Liberace or Vincent Price sound-alike.

West voiced a part in every Batman animated series save the last one, Beware the Batman. He was also Catman on The Fairly Oddparents, though Jeff Glen Bennett has stepped into the role of late. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-06-14 17:50:08
-Edited-
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-06-14 17:52:49
Man on shooting rampage shot dead by Capitol Police (http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article156092134.html).

Man targeted Republican's, Was Anti Trump (http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article156092134.html).

GOP Steve Scalise in critical condition after shooting at baseball practice (http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/14/politics/alexandria-virginia-shooting/index.html).

Democrat Violence Against Republicans (http://dailycaller.com/2017/06/14/shooting-at-gop-baseball-practice-latest-in-pattern-of-violence-against-republicans/)?

High-Rise Fire in London (http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_BRITAIN_LONDON_FIRE_SAFETY?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2017-06-14-18-22-30).

Bill Cosby Trail... (http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2017/06/14/bill-cosby-day-3-deliberations/).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-06-16 15:20:00
Seattle's Amazon buys struggling Austin based Whole Foods (http://komonews.com/news/nation-world/amazon-to-buy-whole-foods-in-multi-billion-dollar-deal).

Could Illinois be the first state to file for bankruptcy? (http://www.cbsnews.com/news/could-illinois-be-the-first-state-to-file-for-bankruptcy/)

Grocery store stocks go stale after Amazon Purchase and declines from Fred Meyer/Kroger (http://www.marketwatch.com/story/grocery-stocks-tank-as-amazon-effect-strikes-fear-in-investors-2017-06-16).

Girlfriend found guilty in landmark texting suicide case (http://www.bostonherald.com/news/local_coverage/2017/06/michelle_carter_found_guilty_in_landmark_texting_suicide_case).

Violence erupts in Venezuela (https://www.yahoo.com/news/venezuela-mobs-kick-burn-thieves-lynching-epidemic-094329281.html).

World's largest duck spotted! (http://komonews.com/news/local/giant-rubber-duck-spotted-in-tacoma)

132 year old lobster set free (http://www.fox5ny.com/fast-five/261927334-story).

Florida men arrested for stealing and selling cows (http://wfla.com/2017/06/16/bovine-bandits-nabbed-in-polk-co-after-stealing-cows-selling-them-at-auction/).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Darrin on 2017-06-16 21:45:07
World's largest duck story for the win! 

(http://static-41.sinclairstoryline.com/resources/media/a19de873-d1c6-46d7-9663-c8fe0d82269f-large16x9_DSC_0998.JPG) (http://komonews.com/news/local/giant-rubber-duck-spotted-in-tacoma)
Title: World News
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2017-06-17 11:48:30
Girlfriend found guilty in landmark texting suicide case (http://www.bostonherald.com/news/local_coverage/2017/06/michelle_carter_found_guilty_in_landmark_texting_suicide_case).

Perhaps next we'll see cyberbullies held up to the same standard, if hateful, threatening message board rants are made public. In light of recent events and the angry rhetoric amped up like never before, officials are cracking down on social media, looking for hate sites and deranged manifestos.  Such behavior could lead to an innocent person getting murdered because the victim of the taunts erroneously believes them to be their online tormentor.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Smiles2us on 2017-06-17 17:01:22
The case with that girl helping lead to the death of that poor kid is terrible.  He looked like such a nice guy too. :-\  She looks like a witch. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-06-18 17:59:16
BREAKING NEWS

We don't know yet if this is terrorism or a random accident.

Number of casualties as 'van hits pedestrians' in north London (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/06/19/finsbury-park-number-casualties-vehicle-hits-pedestrians-seven/)

This story is developing.

A van has reportedly crashed into pedestrians outside a mosque in London causing a "number of casualties".

Officers arrested one person after they were called shortly after midnight to the incident on Seven Sisters Road, near Finsbury Park station.

Police said they were responding to a "major incident" with "a number of casualties being worked on at the scene".

Witnesses reported seeing six people on the ground.  London Ambulance Service said they had sent "a number of resources" to the incident.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-06-18 18:00:42
DEVELOPING NEWS:

US Forces shoot down Syrian aircraft for first time (http://hosted2.ap.org/APDefault/*/Article_2017-06-18-US--United%20States-Syria/id-8a92d6bae00846daa1d1bbf8ab54c719)

The U.S. military on Sunday shot down a Syrian Air Force fighter jet that bombed local forces aligned with the Americans in the fight against Islamic State militants, an action that appeared to mark a new escalation of the conflict.
The U.S. had not shot down a Syrian regime aircraft before Sunday's confrontation, said Navy Capt. Jeff Davis, a Pentagon spokesman. While the U.S. has said since it began recruiting, training and advising what it calls moderate Syrian opposition forces to fight IS that it would protect them from potential Syrian government retribution, this was the first time it resorted to engaging in air-to-air combat to make good on that promise.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2017-06-18 18:38:34
This might be an attack against worshippers at the mosque, a non Muslim extremist attack.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-06-18 18:41:19
Sky News is now saying (http://news.sky.com/story/vehicle-collides-with-pedestrians-in-finsbury-park-10919826)... "A van has collided with worshippers leaving a mosque in north London, according to the Muslim Council of Britain."

So this could be an angry UK citizen fearing that Muslims are causing violence in their country.  If this turns out to be true, this is not how you prevent that violence.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2017-06-18 18:42:54
No matter what, it will be a nut job.  Since they were arrested, we will probably find out.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-06-18 18:44:16
I'm following the story.  We will see what happens. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2017-06-18 18:47:07
It could also be Sunni vs. Shia.  But yeah, I'll keep looking too.  Thanks for keeping us up to date. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-06-18 18:48:26
Yep, no worries.

SKY NEWS Live.


Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2017-06-18 21:12:38
Probably won't know more till the morning in London.  Surely the Metro Police will hold a press conference.  Nothing new tonight.  It is 5:12am there right now, so probably within a few hours.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Umbreon on 2017-06-18 21:44:32
I'm speechless  :'(

news (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-40322960)
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-06-18 22:05:00
We still don't know the cause.  Been following this all afternoon and night here in the States while you were asleep, Umbreon.  Look at the post and page behind your post.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-06-18 22:10:21
This comes just mere weeks after the London Mayor told Londoners that the city was "safe." 

Prime Minister May is calling it a "potential terrorist attack."  Still no claims from ISIS or Al Queda or groups like that. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-06-18 22:11:27
This is coming right at the end of Ramadan too, and happened outside a mosque.  Whether it is tied to that particular group or not, it is unknown. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-06-18 22:16:41
Since the beginning of Ramadan, there have been over 130 attacks of terror in the name of Islam resulting in 1,263 deaths.  These ranged from the Middle East, to the Philippines, to France and England.  To name a few, a female Israeli border guard (http://www.timesofisrael.com/friends-mourn-hadas-malka-stabbed-to-death-near-old-city-as-a-true-wonder-woman/) was carved up by terrorists with knives in a horrible death.  31 were killed in a bombing in Somolia, Islamic radicals killed 6 police officers in India, and a female suicide bomber killed a 3 year old and one other person in Cameroon.  That is just a few from this week alone.

Many of these terrorist attacks don't get news coverage, but they happen daily by radical Islamic insurgents. 

There have been no known reported terrorist attacks by any other religious group radicals in this same time frame, unless this attack turns out to be one.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-06-18 22:20:57
The UK is boiling right now.  Just today in Birmingham as well (http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/man-who-told-churchgoers-turn-13202551), as a man walked into a church service during a Remembrance Sunday service and began abusing parishioners and telling them to convert to Islam.  Now to me, police should quickly investigate this person if they know who he is.  He seems like he might be a threat.

There are over 23,000 known people on the radical Islamic watch list in the UK according to the Scotland Yard.  That is a scary number, not to mention all the other random threats and dangerous people not even related to them. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Umbreon on 2017-06-18 22:21:11
We still don't know the cause.  Been following this all afternoon and night here in the States while you were asleep, Umbreon.  Look at the post and page behind your post.
Many thanks I seen.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-06-18 22:22:12
Thoughts and prayers to all those involved in this horrible plight once again.  Hopefully whomever did this, will be punished to the fullest if this was indeed an attack. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-06-18 22:23:15
The London bomber, The Manchester attack, the London Bridge attacks, the recent high rise fire, and now this.  The UK is a mess right now. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-06-18 22:24:15
According to the Scotland Yard, the Counter Terrorism Command team is investigating the scene.  So this could become a terrorist attack. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Umbreon on 2017-06-18 22:24:25
Yes the UK is a mess and It makes me think we purposely being targeted.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-06-18 22:27:39
The Telegraph is calling it a "terrorist attack (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/06/19/finsbury-park-number-casualties-vehicle-hits-pedestrians-seven/)."  The Islamic council of the London reporting this was an attack against Islam.  So far, they have said more then the actual news sources.  If their council is to be believed, this would make us assume this was a nutcase trying to do vigilante justice against Muslims, innocent Muslims.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-06-18 22:29:12
Yes the UK is a mess and It makes me think we purposely being targeted.

Many reasons to not believe this recent attack was a terrorist attack from a traditional terrorist group. Many signs are pointing it a nut job.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-06-18 22:32:18
And once again, THE SUN, has news that no one else reports first, just like the last several events in England.

So The Sun is reporting this person screamed, they want to "kill all Muslims (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3829809/finsbury-park-suspect-tackled-to-ground/)."  They are also saying bystanders tackled the 48 year old man.  So if The Sun is correct, again, we may have found out the source of all this.  Granted they say Buzzfeed is the source of that quote... and Buzzfeed is the queen of FAKE NEWS... so take this with a grain of salt.

Some nut job sicko trying to "make things right" by killing people of a certain group for no reason other then they are of the religion of the terrorists. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Umbreon on 2017-06-18 22:32:46
I just hope this calms down soon.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-06-18 22:36:05
The Independent has nothing new over what The Sun says... so yeah.  I think we are learning what many suspected.  A lone wolf vigilante. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-06-18 22:37:51
And if this was a lone wolf vigilante loser, would this be called terrorism?

Terrorist Attack: "A surprise attack involving the deliberate use of violence against civilians in the hope of attaining political or religious aims."

Possibly. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-06-18 22:38:38
If this was a religious group terrorist attack, this would be the first non Islamic RELIGIOUS terrorist attack all year that has been recorded by another religious faction.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-06-18 22:42:05
So according to the FBI...

"There is no single, universally accepted, definition of terrorism. Terrorism is defined in the Code of Federal Regulations as “the unlawful use of force and violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives” (28 C.F.R. Section 0.85). "
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-06-18 22:45:18
Well, still waiting on that press conference.  Guess we won't know till I wake up tomorrow. :P 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-06-18 22:45:42
Thoughts and prayers to everyone in the UK once again. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Darrin on 2017-06-19 12:07:16
We got more info that it was a lone wolf terrorist nut job who was mad at Muslims.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2017-06-19 14:26:28
DEVELOPING: Mass Cell Phone and internet outages across the US, cause unknown (http://www.cbsnews.com/news/cell-phone-internet-outages-reported-across-the-u-s/). The areas least effected are the Pacific Northwest and east towards the Dakota's.  Otherwise every other region has mass outages.

Imam praised for paring London terror suspect's life from angry Muslim mob (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4616452/Man-arrested-van-ploughs-people-outside-mosque.html).

Moscow vows to view US planes as targets. (http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/russia-shoot-down-all-flying-objects-in-syria-us-regime-warplane-isis-terror-a7797101.html)

American released from North Korea dies (http://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/hamilton-county/cincinnati/otto-warmbier-has-died-hospital-says).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-06-19 14:38:16
I hadn't heard of the internet outage.  Hmmm.  That is strange.  Wonder if it is.... hacker related?

Worried about the ongoing hostility with North Korea. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-06-20 15:18:17
DEVELOPING NEWS: Suicide Bombers Blows Self Up In Brussels Train Station (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4622952/Explosion-reported-Brussels-central-station.html).

Terrorist yelled "Allahu Akbar" as detonated explosions, gunned down by soldiers (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4622952/Explosion-reported-Brussels-central-station.html).

Brussels Military swarms the train station (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3845043/brussels-explosion-central-station-suicide-bomber-suspect-shot/)...

Armed Russian jet comes within 5 feet of US recon jet (http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/06/20/breaking-news-armed-russian-jet-comes-within-5-feet-us-recon-jet.html).

Batman stops shoplifted in Texas (http://www.fox4news.com/news/262485342-story).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2017-06-20 15:37:37
Thankfully the only person lost is the suicide bomber it seems, thanks to the military.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-06-20 15:46:41
It becomes confusing because some sources say he blew himself up, but also they say the police and military shot and killed him. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2017-06-20 15:47:20
His bombs were probably not powerful enough to kill him maybe?  Or as they shot him, he detonated?  Not sure.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-06-20 16:39:24
The latest reports say this now;

"A suspected suicide bomber who allegedly shouted 'Allahu Akbar' before triggering an explosion at Brussels Central Station has been gunned down and killed by soldiers.
Shots rang out soon after 8pm on Tuesday as police and soldiers moved in to 'neutralise' the man, who was said to be 'threatening rail passengers' in what is being considered as a terrorist incident.

The attacker was not confirmed dead for several hours after being shot as medics could not approach him for fear that the explosives strapped to him could go off any second, official authorities said.

Initial reports suggested the suspect - described as being 'tanned, well-built and in his 30s' - was wearing an explosive vest or rucksack, while witnesses later claimed he tried to blow up a trolley or a suitcase."
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2017-06-20 16:40:26
We will find out more in the coming hours of the man's origin or if an Islamic terror group will take credit for the attack.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-06-20 16:44:03
Yes we will.  Nothing new from Brussels.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-06-20 17:10:30
Also some other terrorist attacks I didn't officially report, because there are far too many, but there were 5 killed by Islamic militants in Mali at a resort.  Five female suicide bombers blew themselves up in Nigeria killing over a dozen, and a suicide bomber claiming to be a milkman, killed ten in Somalia. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2017-06-20 17:11:05
Gosh.  It has been one day the recent terrorist attacks were listed, and look how many more were just added. :-\ 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-06-20 17:12:59
Also didn't mention the terrorist attack yesterday in Paris, AGAIN.

A vehicle carrying two gas canisters, two handguns and one Kalashnikov collided with a police car near the Champs-Elysées in Paris around 3:40 p.m. local time today, and the incident is being investigated as an act of terror, the Paris prosecutor’s office confirmed.

The 31-year-old driver of the white Renault Mégane set his car on fire before hitting a police vehicle, with the hopes of creating an explosive impact, said French officials.

Police did not fire a single shot at the scene, but officials confirmed that the driver, who had been flagged for Islamic extremism, was badly burned and died. No injuries were reported in the incident as the explosion was limited to the inside of the driver's vehicle, police said.

Police quickly declared the situation "under control" and a bomb squad responded to the scene after explosives and a gun were found inside the driver's vehicle.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2017-06-20 17:13:25
Absolutely sick.  three terrorist attacks in Europe in three days.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-06-21 16:31:00
DEVELOPING: Islamic Canadian man charged in Michigan airport stabbing attack; FBI investigating as act of terrorism (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/06/21/michigan-airport-evacuated-after-an-airport-police-officer-was-reportedly-stabbed/?utm_term=.30f2a1a947d5)

A man walked up to a uniformed police officer at the Bishop International Airport in Flint, Mich., and stabbed him in the neck Wednesday morning with a large knife, according to an FBI affidavit filed in federal court.

A law enforcement officer who watched the stabbing and subdued the attacker said that the man — later identified by officials as Amor M. Ftouhi — yelled “Allahu akbar” before stabbing the officer, an FBI special agent said in the affidavit.

Ftouhi then yelled “Allah” several times after stabbing the police officer, the agent said, before saying something about killings in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan. When Ftouhi was subdued by the law enforcement officer, he “asked the officer why he did not kill him,” the FBI agent stated.

Officials said Ftouhi is a 50-year-old Canadian who had entered the U.S. on June 16 in New York, then made his way to Flint.

Officials said the wounded officer is in stable condition and is expected to survive.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Wednesday evening that the stabbing was being investigated as an act of terrorism.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-06-21 16:58:27
Do we need to build a wall with Canada? 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-06-21 16:58:39
Phhhbft. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-06-21 16:59:22
I'm happy the officer will be okay.  Horrible again that another event, though smaller, happened.

Surprised me the man asked why the police didn't shoot him to death?  Did he want to die?  Did he want to be seen as a martyr?
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-06-21 16:59:32
I was thinking the same thing.  Very peculiar. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-06-21 17:00:17
No, now he gets to rot in a jail, perfect.  He didn't deserve to die. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-06-21 17:00:49
Glad the American airport police at that airport responded as effectively and efficiently as they did as to prevent any other possible stabbings by this sicko. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-06-21 17:01:29
Me too.  Good handling of the situation.  Goes to show you can't be safe anywhere it seems.  I would like to know how this guy got a knife into an airport in the first place... or if he was in the part of the airport they don't detect yet. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-06-21 17:01:34
Very good question. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-06-21 17:01:57
A new study also showed that people polled in Europe, actually stay out of crowds now due to terrorist threats they are worried about.  Shame. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-06-21 17:02:22
The messed up mentality of the terrorists is getting to people and altering our lives.  People going to lock themselves up indoors in the future? 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-06-21 17:02:34
Seems likely.  Buy from online, work from online.  Why leave? 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-06-21 17:02:46
Then there will be hacking and online terrorist attacks. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-06-21 17:02:54
Yep.  You aren't safe anywhere. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-06-21 17:03:14
Well hopefully there won't be a fifth attack tomorrow.  Bad week for terrorists.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-06-21 17:04:00
This was actually the only reported terrorist attack so far today carried out by Islamic extremists. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-06-21 17:04:22
Thoughts and prayers to the officer who was stabbed but is expected to fully recover. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-06-21 17:04:40
Scary because he got stabbed in the neck.  Very vital area.  Lots of important stuff running around there.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-06-21 17:04:59
Yeah, that was certainly a close one. 
Title: World News
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2017-06-22 20:36:52
The messed up mentality of the terrorists i... altering our lives.  People going to lock themselves up indoors in the future?
I'm ahead of the curve.    Been doing that about twenty years now.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-06-22 20:37:19
Reclusive? 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2017-06-22 20:42:46
Largely, yes.   I don't even go to the post office much since I discovered direct deposit.  Too many creeps and mutants out there.   Once, while I was out for a walk, some crazy shirtless guy in a dusty white panel van with no doors pulls right up to me on the highway shoulder and offered to give me a ride.    Got me a little rattled.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2017-06-23 21:53:00
Did he offer candy? 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2017-06-24 09:23:49
No, but  I bet he's the sort who keeps a few Bill Cosby cocktails in the glovebox in case he sees a pretty gal like you (pointing to random female member in the crowd) strolling along the road one day.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Smiles2us on 2017-06-24 17:22:04
No, but  I bet he's the sort who keeps a few Bill Cosby cocktails in the glovebox in case he sees a pretty gal like you (pointing to random female member in the crowd) strolling along the road one day.

That is a pretty scary thought.

Also sad that Cosby turned out to be a creep. :( 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2017-06-30 17:26:13
US to sell $1.4 Billion in weapons to Taiwan, China not pleased (http://www.onenewspage.com/video/20170630/8313806/US-Will-Sell-4B-In-Weapons-To.htm).

U.S. Imposes New Sanctions Over North Korea Ties (https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/29/us/politics/us-china-sanctions-north-korea.html).

Brexit negotiations begin with EU (https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2017/0619/Brexit-negotiations-with-EU-finally-begin).

Ovewhelmed by immigrants, Italy mulls baring immigrants (https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/overwhelmed-by-migrants-italy-threatens-to-bar-the-door-to-rescue-ships/2017/06/30/348794b0-5c23-11e7-aa69-3964a7d55207_story.html).

Merkel changes position, allows same sex marriage (http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/06/30/german-parliament-approves-same-sex-marriage.html).

South Africa's Pres. Zuma admits corruption and targeting  critics (http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/06/30/south-africas-ruling-party-meets-amid-divisions-over-zuma.html).

South Africa's parliament to hold a no confidence vote in Pres. Zuma in August (http://www.herald.ng/s-africa-parliament-vote-no-confidence-vote-zuma-august/).

Somalia Islamist insurgency splits as loyalty of key commander wavers (http://www.reuters.com/article/us-somalia-security-idUSKBN19L255).

Islamic militants slaughter Philippine village (http://journaltimes.com/news/world/bodies-found-in-philippine-city-under-rebel-attack/article_5de192b3-be98-5509-8b7e-538a9ec4c35a.html).

Dutch Police tried to hide almost 10,000 refugees suspected of crimes in 2015 and 2016 alone (https://theoldcontinent.eu/dutch-report/).

Ukraine Claims To Have Seized Equipment Used By Russia In Cyberattacks (http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/ukraine-claims-to-have-seized-equipment-used-by-russia-in-cyberattack/ar-BBDvfmJ).

Isalmic suicide bombers kill nine in Nigeria (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nigeria-security-idUSKBN19H1B6).

World's wealthiest to meet in Idaho's Sun Valley (http://www.mtexpress.com/news/blaine_county/moguls-set-to-converge-on-sun-valley/article_9eb9853a-5d1f-11e7-b817-c3d6dedbb791.html).

Bill Gates warns of world's biggest threat (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-4643826/Deadly-pandemic-poses-huge-threat-Bill-Gates-warns.html).

Study: More Men Hired in Gender-Blind Job Application Process (http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2017/06/30/study-more-men-hired-in-gender-blind-job-application-process/).

Apple patents a smart alarm that tracks sleeping for perfect rest (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-4654214/Apple-plans-watch-SLEEP-set-morning-alarm.html).

Smartphones changing the way humans move (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2017/06/30/texting-move-turns-walk-ungainly-lollop/).

The Rise of designer nipples (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-4655630/The-rise-designer-nipples.html).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-07-04 01:13:43
HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!  INDEPENDENCE DAY IN THE USA!
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-07-04 01:18:30
DEVELOPING NEWS: North Korea launches missile it claims is ICBM, lands in Japanese waters (http://www.cnbc.com/2017/07/03/north-korea-launches-missile-nearing-japan-reports.html)

US Officials warn N. Korea's ICBM could reach Alaska now (https://www.yahoo.com/news/n-korea-fires-ballistic-missile-souths-military-020543590.html)...

South Korea to investigate if North Korea's missile really was an ICBM (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-07-04/north-korea-fires-ballistic-missile-south-korea-says).

North Korea further along in development then first thought? Launch marks US Independence Day (http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/07/04/national/politics-diplomacy/north-korea-launches-missile-may-landed-sea-japan/).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-07-04 21:11:00
President Trump calls for UN Crisis Meeting over North Korea (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4665438/Trump-calls-emergency-meeting-North-Korea-missile.html).

Confirmed, North Korea fired an ICBM (https://www.yahoo.com/news/n-korea-fires-ballistic-missile-souths-military-020543590.html)...

Americans mark 241st Independence Day with pomp, pyrotechnics, dazzle, hot dog contest and tight security (http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/07/05/world/social-issues-world/americans-mark-241st-independence-day-pomp-pyrotechnics-dazzle-hot-dog-contest-tight-security/).

North Korea vows more missiles (http://hosted2.ap.org/APDefault/*/Article_2017-07-04-AS--Koreas-Tensions/id-3fa2e19cac894919a5d48d0bc0b062c5).

Russia and China work on own plan to ease North Korean tensions, both urge North Korea to stop missile tests (http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/chinas-xi-russia-talks-putin-48430855).

U.S.-backed troops breach the perimeter of ISIS' last stronghold in Syria (https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/world/2017/07/04/u.s.-backed-troops-breach-perimeter-isis-last-bastion-syria/103407722/).

China and India at military standoff over new border dispute (http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2100871/china-india-border-dispute-bubbles-over-once-more-no).

Islamic State burns people in metal cages in Iraq (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4661166/ISIS-burn-12-people-alive-cages-trying-escape.html).

Trudaeu wants a more liberal and progressive Canada (http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/07/05/world/politics-diplomacy-world/trudeau-sees-new-chances-progressive-canada-ireland-u-s-u-k-turn-inward/).

Hong Kong Police could get first female deputy chief (http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2101277/after-173-years-hong-kong-police-force-get-first-woman).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-07-08 12:53:34
G-20 Outcome Shows Trump's America Is Going Its Own Way (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-07-08/trump-isolated-again-as-g-20-sees-u-s-slowly-detach-from-rest).

USA, Japan, and South Korea united against North Korea (http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-abe-lockstep-menace-north-korea/story?id=48521399).

Pres. Trump and Pres. Jinping talk North Korea (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jul/08/donald-trump-north-korea-china-japan-g20)...

Pope Francis Says America Has ‘a Distorted Vision of the World’ (http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/cnsnewscom-staff/pope-francis-says-america-has-distorted-vision-world).

Islamic group beheads villagers in Kenya (https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/07/08/al-shabab-beheads-9-civilians-attack-kenya-village/461826001/).

Philippine president says he's likely to extend martial law in radical Islamic controlled regions of the country (http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/07/07/philippine-president-says-hes-likely-to-extend-martial-law.html).

Islamic radicals kill 23 Egyptian soldiers at checkpoint (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/07/egyptian-soldiers-killed-in-attack-on-sinai-checkpoint).

Radical Islamic terrorist kills refugee's dressed as a woman at a camp in Iraq (http://www.thedailybeast.com/suicide-bomber-dressed-as-woman-kills-14-in-iraq-refugee-camp).

American southwest in horrible heatwave (http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_PHOENIX_RECORD_HEAT?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2017-07-07-20-13-08).

Acrobat falls to his death during live music event in Ibiza (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3973843/heartbreaking-final-message-tragic-britain-based-acrobat-posted-to-his-boyfriend-just-a-day-before-he-fell-100ft-to-his-death-as-horror-mad-cool-stunt-went-wrong/).

50 cats found dead, and in coffee cans near Pittsburgh (http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2017/07/07/50-dead-cats-lawrenceville-home/).

Shia LaBeouf Arrested for Disorderly Conduct, Public Drunkenness (http://www.tmz.com/2017/07/08/shia-labeouf-arrested-disorderly-conduct-drunk-public/).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-07-10 15:44:10
Great Barrier Reef Declared Dead (http://nypost.com/2016/10/14/the-great-barrier-reef-is-dead-at-25-million-years-old/)....

Israel backs Hungary, says financier Soros is a threat (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-hungary-soros-idUSKBN19V1J4).

11 Year Old Faces Charges For Stabbing Police Officer (http://boston.cbslocal.com/2017/07/10/11-year-old-boy-stabs-police-officer/).

STUDY: Men and Republicans Are the Best Tippers (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-07-10/men-and-republicans-are-the-best-tippers).

World elite meeting in Sun Valley, Idaho (http://nypost.com/2017/07/09/media-moguls-hope-to-make-deals-at-sun-valley-conference/).

Amazon Prime is on pace to become more popular than cable TV (https://www.recode.net/2017/7/9/15938658/amazon-prime-numbers-members-us-households-cable-tv).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-07-12 15:10:05
North Korea says it will turn the US into a pile of ash (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4000126/north-korea-latest-news-threat-america-donald-trump-nuclear-attack/).

Did the US have a clear shot of killing Kim Jong Un on July 4th? (http://www.businessinsider.com/why-us-didn-t-kill-kim-jong-un-icbm-test-july-4-2017-7)

Over 100,000 Government Employee's Fired in Turkey Government Purge (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-07-12/100-000-and-counting-no-letup-in-turkey-coup-purges-a-year-on).

Tumblr releasing information on users (http://nypost.com/2017/07/11/tumblr-releases-info-of-users-who-shared-revenge-porn/).

Minnesota Town to allow Satanic Monument in Veterans Park... (http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2017/07/11/belle-plaine-satanic-monument/)

Massive black spot appears on the sun (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-4689446/A-75-000-mile-wide-HOLE-appeared-sun.html)...

A Delaware-sized Antarctic Iceberg Has Broken Into the Ocean (http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2017/07/12/larsen-c-ice-shelf/).

Robot's debate the future of Humans in Hong Kong (https://www.afp.com/en/news/2265/robots-debate-future-humans-hong-kong-tech-show).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-07-19 18:47:47
Wildfires burn out West (http://news.trust.org/item/20170719101303-swg2f).

Silicon Valley pushing for universal basic income (http://www.sfchronicle.com/aboutsfgate/article/Why-universal-basic-income-is-gaining-support-11290211.php).

Tacoma Baseball players take seven hour, $682 dollar Uber ride to baseball game (http://www.autoblog.com/2017/07/19/baseball-players-take-seven-hour-682-uber-ride-to-game/?hcid=ab-around-ab-tile-10).

O-Zone layer hole was supposed to have killed us officially 25 years ago according to climate scientists (https://realclimatescience.com/2017/07/twenty-five-years-since-the-ozone-hole-killed-us-all/).

Upscale Los Angeles neighborhood unhappy by recent move in of a social media star who has made the area a war zone (http://ktla.com/2017/07/17/in-west-hollywood-social-media-star-jake-pauls-antics-stir-up-the-neighborhood/).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-07-23 13:07:38
Jordan Spieth wins the Open 2017 (https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2017/jul/23/the-open-2017-final-round-live-golf).

Hungarian Prime Minister says EU and George Soros trying to Muslimize Europe (http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_HUNGARY_POLITICS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2017-07-22-09-32-59).

50% of American Shopping Malls will be closed by 2023 (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jul/22/mall-of-america-minnesota-retail-anniversary).

Norwegian company working to build Autonomous Cargo Ships (https://www.wsj.com/articles/norway-takes-lead-in-race-to-build-autonomous-cargo-ships-1500721202).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2017-07-24 16:40:07
Vatican turns off fountains as Rome suffers drought, water rationing next (http://news.trust.org/item/20170724203025-2hn87).

First Time in 11 Years Lake Tahoe Has Been Completely Full (http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Lake-Tahoe-full-capacity-water-snowmelt-fill-11305741.php).

Bezo's about to Pass Gates for World's Richest (https://www.bloomberg.com/billionaires/). 

Amazon About to be the most valuable company on Earth (http://www.cnbc.com/2017/07/24/amazon-to-be-most-valuable-company-on-the-planet-analyst-predicts.html).

8 People Dead in Human Trafficking Incident in San Antonio (http://www.kens5.com/news/eight-dead-dozens-injured-in-hot-semi-trailer-found-at-s-a-walmart/458917114).

Viewers Furious with Discovery Channel for Lying about Phelps vs. Shark Race, Didn't actually Happen (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2017/07/24/michael-phelps-didnt-actually-race-a-real-shark-on-tv-and-viewers-arent-happy/?utm_term=.3564a2c8432d).

Can Humans And Dogs Eventually Talk To Each Other? (http://www.express.co.uk/news/science/832487/dog-cat-amazon-pet-translator-north-arizona-university)

Woman Arrested After Live Streaming Deadly California Crash (http://abc30.com/news/18-year-old-woman-arrested-after-live-streaming-deadly-crash-near-los-banos/2244689/).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-07-25 15:32:59
UK introduces extreme pollution tax.  Officially bans new Diesel and Gas cars by 2040 (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/07/25/new-diesel-petrol-cars-banned-uk-roads-2040-government-unveils/).

Yurkey's Erdogan urges Muslims to 'visit' and 'protect' Jerusalem (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/afp/article-4728184/Erdogan-urges-Muslims-visit-protect-Jerusalem.html).

California Imam calls for Allah to eradicate Jews (http://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/California-Imam-calls-on-Allah-to-annihilate-Jews-500676).

RAF Scramble to escort Russian planes heading into NATO Airspace (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4096623/raf-scrambles-typhoons-to-intercept-russian-bombers-as-they-approach-nato-airspace-in-the-black-sea/).

US Navy Patrol Boat Fires Warning Shots at Iranian Navy Ship (https://news.usni.org/2017/07/25/uss-thunderbolt-fired-warning-shots-iranian-patrol-boat-protect-u-s-guided-missile-cruiser-vella-gulf).

Princeton’s new ‘men’s engagement manager’ to combat aggressive masculinity on campus (https://www.thecollegefix.com/post/34858/).

Traces of Controversial Herbicide Are Found in Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream (https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/25/dining/ben-and-jerrys-ice-cream-herbicide-glyphosate.html).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-07-25 23:16:13
Seattle hottest housing market in the country, fastest growing region (http://www.seattletimes.com/business/real-estate/foreign-buyers-drop-off-as-seattle-housing-market-hits-hottest-tempo-since-2006-bubble/).

ISIS Grows in the Philippines (https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/07/26/isis-philippines-marawi-fighting/502025001/).

Heavy Monsoon Season in India (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-4727454/Heavy-monsoon-rains-lash-western-India-killing-16.html).

More than a third of California households have virtually no savings... (http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/social-affairs/20170725/more-than-a-third-of-california-households-have-virtually-no-savings-are-at-risk-of-financial-ruin-report-says)

China Speeding Up Underwater Drone Research (http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2103941/why-beijing-speeding-underwater-drone-tests-south-china).

China denies its jets operated dangerously in US encounter (http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/china-fires-back-us-accusations-aerial-encounter-48831179).

Vietnamese Auto Makers Try to Expand (http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/business/178967/vietnamese-automakers-dream-of-cars-rolling-on-streets-of-myanmar--philippines.html).

Barbara Sinatra, philanthropist and wife of singer Frank Sinatra, dies at 90 (http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/barbara-sinatra-wife-singer-frank-sinatra-dies-90/story?id=48841389).

Japan trying to reduce suicide rate in the country (http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/07/25/national/japan-aims-cut-critical-suicide-rate-30-10-years/).

The untold war: China is waging psychological warfare to compel India to back down (http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2017/07/24/commentary/world-commentary/chinas-himalayan-warmongering-reveals/).

Nigerian President Buhari Pictured in London After Three Months Off Grid (http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/nigeria-president-buhari-pictured-london-after-three-months-grid-n785856).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-07-27 20:59:38
World's Richest Live in Seattle (http://www.seattletimes.com/business/economy/thats-rich-seattle-and-the-worlds-two-wealthiest-men/).

Apple to stop selling the iPod Nano & iPod Shuffle as music moves to phones (http://komonews.com/news/tech/apple-kills-ipod-nano-ipod-shuffle-as-music-moves-to-phones-07-28-2017).

Hurricane Hillary Weakens, Is Losing Steam (http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/T/TROPICAL_WEATHER?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2017-07-27-19-54-56).

Iran rocket test breaches U.N. resolution (http://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-satellite-idUSKBN1AC1YY).

NASCAR's Dale Earnhardt Jr. headed to NBC Booth in 2018 (http://racing.ap.org/ap/article/nascars-earnhardt-jr-headed-nbc-broadcast-booth-2018).

Palo Alto Cracks Down On Neighborhood Churches (http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2017/07/27/palo-alto-neighborhood-churches/).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Grapefoot on 2017-07-28 13:49:25
North Korea fires another Ballistic Missle (https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/28/world/asia/north-korea-ballistic-missile.html).

Cities as far as New York may be within range of North Korean missles (https://www.defensenews.com/news/pentagon-congress/2017/07/28/pentagon-detects-north-korea-missile-launch/).

South Korea wants to arm up (http://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles-thaad-idUSKBN1AD2ES).

Another Terrorist Attack in Hamburg (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4739888/One-dead-stabbing-attack-Hamburg-supermarket.html)

The Lost Eighth Continent (https://www.thesun.co.uk/tech/4119057/secrets-of-lost-eighth-continent-zealandia-to-be-unlocked-as-scientists-set-sail-to-explore-underwater-landmass/).

American's are not getting married (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-07-28/why-you-re-being-invited-to-fewer-weddings).

California Imam Defends Sermon That Called For Annihilation Of Jews... (http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2017/07/27/davis-imam-speaks-about-controversial-sermon/)
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-08-08 16:29:16
All Countries vote to place toughest sanctions on North Korea ever,  US, China, and Russia all agree (https://www.ft.com/content/352cc80c-7b60-11e7-ab01-a13271d1ee9c).

North Korea vows to take revenge on US for UN vote outcome (https://www.ft.com/content/352cc80c-7b60-11e7-ab01-a13271d1ee9c).

North Korea says seriously considering plan to strike Guam (http://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles-usa-idUSKBN1AO2L9).

Pres. Trump promises "fire and fury" if North Korea doesn't shut up (https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-warns-north-korea-not-to-make-further-threats-1502221218).

North Korea wants to attack "thousand fold" on US (http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/northkorea/2017/08/08/78/0401000000AEN20170808000652315F.html).

Countries around North Korea arming themselves (https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/08/world/asia/north-korea-japan-missile-south.html).

Russia tells everyone to calm down (http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/russia-downplays-north-koreas-saber-rattling-tells-us-to-be-prudent/article/2630940).

Uneducated groups in India will be entering the Internet for the first time (http://www.wsj.com/video/the-internet-next-big-user-group/06EEBEC5-B170-4FD3-877A-95D0163D939B.html?mod=trending_now_video_2).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2017-08-14 17:12:51
King Jun-Un backs off Guam attack rhetoric because of Pres. Trump's strong response (https://www.wsj.com/articles/north-korea-backs-off-guam-missile-attack-threat-1502751054).

Guam Governor, Eddie Calvo, backs 'punch in the nose' for Pyongyang (https://www.afp.com/en/news/23/guam-leader-backs-punch-nose-pyongyang).

Rex Tillerson calm about North Korea in his response (http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/aug/13/rex-tillerson-tempers-donald-trumps-rhetoric/).

Trump Administration Big Winner if North Korea continues to back down (https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/14/in-north-korea-crisis-china-hands-trump-a-win-commentary.html).

Iran Sending Warships to Atlantic Ocean Amid Massive New Military Buildup (http://freebeacon.com/national-security/iran-sending-warships-atlantic-ocean-amid-massive-new-military-buildup/).

Movie Box Office On Track for Lowest in 25 Years (http://www.showbiz411.com/2017/08/14/report-movie-box-office-on-track-for-lowest-in-25-years-as-spielberg-lucas-blockbuster-implosion-omen-prevails).

Study Shows Using Emoji's Portrays Low Competency (http://www.ibtimes.com/using-smiley-faces-work-emails-portrays-low-competence-study-finds-2578080).

Mutant pig with two bodies and eight legs born in China (http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/mutant-pig-two-bodies-eight-10987137).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-08-17 19:59:38
ISIS Strikes In Spain, 13 Dead, Hundreds Wounded (http://news.trust.org/item/20170818000705-2e5q5).

Several Islamic Terrorist Attacks At Once (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4265241/manhunt-barcelona-terror-attack-latest-updates/).

US/Allies close to victory vs. ISIS in Syria (http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/08/17/as-us-close-to-victory-vs-isis-in-syria-al-qaeda-takes-territorial-control.html).

North Korea warns it won't negotiate nukes if US is hostile (http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/08/17/north-korea-warns-it-wont-negotiate-nukes-if-us-is-hostile.html).

Oregon Towns Preparing for the Solar Eclipse, Ground Zero (http://www.oregonlive.com/eclipse/2017/08/eclipse_traffic_clogs_gas_stations_roads_central_oregon.html).

UK Unemployment at 42 year low (http://money.cnn.com/2017/08/16/news/economy/brexit-jobs-record-low-unemployment/index.html).

Bloody War Ramps Up In The Philippines (http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/16/asia/philippines-duterte-war-on-drugs-deadly-night/index.html).

Swiss hotel accuses of anti-Semitism (http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/16/europe/swiss-hotel-outrage-trnd/index.html).


Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-08-18 11:41:53
ISIS STRIKES WORLD

Barcelona Day 2: Fire Burns, Possibly Terrorism (http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/huge-fire-barcelona-airport-smoke-11012253).

Terrorist Driver In Barcelona Massacre an 18 year old Jihadi (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4800390/Three-police-officers-run-Barcelona-roadblock.html).

Stabbing Spree In Finland, At Least Two Dead, Suspect Yelled 'Allahu Akbar' (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4272609/finland-attack-people-injured-stabbings-shots-turku/).

Stabbing Attack In Germany (http://abcnews.go.com/International/person-killed-stabbing-attack-germany/story?id=49294842).

2 Canadian's Killed out of 18 in Burkino Faso Islamic Terrorist Attack (http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/latest-18-killed-burkina-faso-restaurant-attack-49200501).

Jihadi Bombers Kill Five In Iraq (http://www.iraqinews.com/iraq-war/bomb-blast-kills-five-member-family-including-children-northeastern-diyala/).

Muslim Militants Raid Car Dealership In Thailand, Kill Employees (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-thailand-south-idUSKCN1AX0HX).

Catholic Aid Workers Gunned Down In Afghanistan (http://www.reuters.com/article/us-afghanistan-attack-idUSKCN1AV1DG?il=0).

Neo Nazi's To March In Germany (http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/berlin-braces-neo-nazi-march-counter-protests-planned-49293152).

Weather Channel Founder Doesn't Believe In Global Warming, Says No Evidence (http://mynewsla.com/hollywood/2017/08/17/weather-channel-founder-denies-climate-change-so-put-me-to-death/).

China Opens Cyber Court (https://www.yahoo.com/tech/china-opens-first-cyber-court-110619464.html).

Seattle Mayor Calls for Lenin Statue To Be Removed From The City (http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/seattle-mayor-murray-calls-for-removal-of-confederate-monument-lenin-statue/).

US - South Korean Joint military Exercises Begin Monday (http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/article167783272.html).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2017-08-18 15:43:11
Until the world unites against extremist behavior like this, there will be no stopping it.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-08-18 22:57:24
DEVELOPING: 2 Officers Shot, 1 Dead in Kissimmee, Florida (http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/2-Police-Officers-Shot-in-Kissimmee-Officials-441061743.html).

Officers Likely Ambushed (http://wfla.com/2017/08/18/two-officers-possibly-shot-in-kissimmee-authorities-say/).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Soda on 2017-08-19 13:43:10
Crap, it was a violent day yesterday. :(  Thoughts and prayers go out to all the people and the lives lost.  It is absolutely horrible what is happening.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Rainberry on 2017-08-19 21:32:55
SOLAR ECLIPSE MONDAY

"Millions of Americans across a 70-mile-wide corridor from Oregon to South Carolina will see the sky darken as the sun disappears from view, albeit for only a few minutes at a time.

On the West Coast, the eclipse is due to start a little after 9 a.m. local time and peak about 10:15 a.m. In the central U.S., that will happen at 1:18 p.m. in St. Louis. The East Coast will see the biggest effect after 2:30 p.m.

Temperatures in the areas of the eclipse could tumble by as much as 10 degrees Fahrenheit. The chill in the air will peak about five to 20 minutes after the moon’s shadow passes by. Temperatures could take three hours to rebound across the Great Plains and East Coast, and change in temperature may be larger and take longer to recover in the West.

One thing to note is the weather in your area to fully experience the sky darkening.  The Pacific Northwest, which is often clear and sunny at this time of year, except along the coast, has a great chance to see the eclipse. People living in the inland northwest will likely have a good chance of seeing the eclipse as well with clear skies, but there could be some slight smoke lumbering south from Canadian wildfires.

Showers and thunderstorms are forecast to cross the region from Nebraska to Missouri Sunday night could linger into Monday. Southern Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee should all have good weather to see the show.

Finally, east of the Mississippi, the typical summertime pattern can be one of afternoon thunderstorms that are difficult to forecast in advance and could make viewing the eclipse that much harder. If they pop up over you, you aren’t going to see it.

North America gets another crack at a total solar eclipse in April 2024."
Title: Re: World News
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2017-08-20 11:51:05
Comedy legend Jerry Lewis, 91, dies (https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/celebrity/entertainment-legend-jerry-lewis-dead-at-age-91/)


Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-08-20 14:29:45
Lots going on.  Most troublesome is all the terrorist attacks going on in Europe right now. :-\
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-08-25 18:17:32
HURRICANE HARVEY COVERAGE

(http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/floaters/09L/imagery/rb0-lalo.gif)

Hurricane Harvey Will Hit Texas as a Category 4 (https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/harvey-poised-to-unleash-flooding-disaster-on-texas-into-early-next-week/70002548).

Catastrophic and Deadly Hurricane Will Last for Days in Texas (http://news.trust.org/item/20170825063751-8xhth).

130mph sustained winds and upwards of 40 inches of Rain, Devastating Flooding Will Happen (http://news.trust.org/item/20170825063751-8xhth).

Category 4 Hurricane Harvey's Landfall Imminent; Catastrophic Rainfall Flood Threat; Strongest Texas Coastal Bend Landfall in at Least 47 Years (https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/hurricane-harvey-forecast-gulf-coast-texas-louisiana).

Houston and Galveston Will Also Face Tornados (https://www.click2houston.com/weather/weather-alerts-issued-during-harvey)

White House Readies Emergency Response (https://ca.news.yahoo.com/trump-readies-hurricane-response-test-administration-234030254.html).

Hurricane will Sit and Spin for up to 7 Days, Devastating Region (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4821376/Hurricane-Harvey-seen-intensifying-space.html).

Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2017-08-25 21:11:34
Thoughts and prayers to everyone in the region.  It will be a bad week for them all.  It's not the wind damage, but the water damage.  There will be flooding from Houston, to Austin, San Antonio, the entire coastline, Laredo, and into Corpus Cristi.  It is projected so far, to be very bad.  The storm will stall tonight, sort of over Port Lavaca and Victoria, then move north over there weekend, then go southward towards Laredo and then turn back to Rockport by the middle of next week.  That whole time it will be raining and have either super storm winds or hurricane force winds.  It is going to inundate this south eastern portion of Texas.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-08-25 21:16:41
Thoughts and prayers to everyone in the region.  It will be a bad week for them all.  It's not the wind damage, but the water damage.  There will be flooding from Houston, to Austin, San Antonio, the entire coastline, Laredo, and into Corpus Cristi.  It is projected so far, to be very bad.  The storm will stall tonight, sort of over Port Lavaca and Victoria, then move north over there weekend, then go southward towards Laredo and then turn back to Rockport by the middle of next week.  That whole time it will be raining and have either super storm winds or hurricane force winds.  It is going to inundate this south eastern portion of Texas.

Latest model runs have changed since I first posted.  That is the problem with news articles, they get outdated, so when stuff happens, I am sure we will update it here.

Some models are now showing 50 inches of rain for areas around Rockport, Texas.  It is going to be bad.  Expected that 3.5 million will be out of power, but so far no power outages, which says a lot so far about the infrastructure.  Lots of flooding already happening along the Texas coast.  Storm surge as high as 17 feet in places already, and we are just getting started. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2017-08-25 21:19:27
Sustained in the 80s right now in some places, getting gusts of 130mph in Port Lavaca. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-08-25 21:21:24
So focusing on Rockport for example, the most rain will start falling on Saturday, almost 6 inches, then as the storm moves north, expect it to drop to 4 inches of rain, and by Monday the storm will make it's way back with nearly 8 inches of rain.  Rockport is already flooded according to webcams.  Downtown is under water... so I have no idea how they will handle this. 

Victoria is going to get hit next by 1am their time. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2017-08-25 21:24:05
So I am looking at the bigger city of Corpus Cristi now.  They are not getting the biggest hit and are getting offshore wind instead of onshore like some other areas.  They are not getting the biggest hit.

Because of all of this part of Texas' oil refineries, that the water and spray people will be getting hit with will taste oily and very salty.  Try not to drink it.  Very polluted oily water.  This will be an environmental disaster when we can finally see the outcome.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-08-25 21:26:15
I will jump up now and look at Galveston, Texas.  Several tornado warnings.  It is currently 85 and about 11:30pm there.  While they are getting wind, it is not nearly as much.  Gusts around about 30mph.  Their biggest concern is rain bands and tornados.  Galveston and Houston especially are very prone to floods, so this will be a big concern.  Starting Saturday and Sunday, rain totals are expected to be over 8 inches each day with nonstop rain each day.  Monday will only drop to about 6 inches of rain, so still a ton.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2017-08-25 21:27:04
I should make this clear that Dallas and Fort Worth will probably not have to worry about this storm.  Current models are not showing it reaching there.  You will get some rain though.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-08-25 21:28:49
Austin, Texas will get heavy rain bands. Their biggest day of rain will be Saturday with over 8 inches, then it will taper off by Monday to more manageable amounts.  But rain is in their forecast till at least next Friday, all from Hurricane Harvey. 

Harvey will just be stalled over southeast Texas as their is nothing pushing or pulling it away.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2017-08-25 21:31:34
San Antonio is getting some rain bands right now, but by 5am their time, they will jump to a 90% chance of rain and then the rain will start coming down all through their weekend.  Saturday and Sunday will be 8 inches of rain, but then after that, Monday is clears up some.  But rain will still be happening, but under and inch till Friday.  Of course models can change as we move on, but this is based off what we have now from the US models and Euro models. 

After the storm moves back from the south, it will sit over Rockport again. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-08-25 21:34:42
Places on the fringes like Uvalde, Hondo, Laredo, Comfort, Hearne, and others are all going to get rain, some more then others.  Many of these places are expected to experience power issues as well, and you will get some wind.  Depending on the track of the storm some of these places may fall within the direct target of the storm. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2017-08-25 21:36:44
If you are told to evacuate, you need to leave.

Expect Houston to suffer massive flooding.  9 inches of rain for Saturday.  8 for Sunday.  5 inches for Monday.  Houston metro will have rain every day till Saturday. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-08-25 21:37:52
Just in, Rockport High School has been heavily damaged according to officials.  Port Lavaca and Victoria are next in this storm's path.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2017-08-25 21:41:41
If anything major happens, I will come back.  Hope everyone will be okay.  Thoughts and prayers.

Remember, it isn't the winds, but the flooding we worry about.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Rainberry on 2017-08-25 22:45:21
Crud!  I am really worried for Miggs since he lives close to all this.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Darrin on 2017-08-26 11:58:46
Hurricane Harvey Downgraded to tropical storm (http://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/hurricane-center-live-harvey-weakening-as-it-moves-inland).

Massive Damage Reported in Gulf Communities (http://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/new-images-of-damage-in-rockport-fulton-areas).

Title: Re: World News
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2017-08-26 12:05:08
Looks like now they have to worry about all that water as it makes it's way back to the gulf. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2017-08-27 12:12:24
TEXAS FLOODS (Worst is yet to come)

(https://si.wsj.net/public/resources/images/BN-UV547_3cjMZ_OR_20170827120945.jpg)


Catastrophic Flooding Hits Houston Metro, Thousands Flee (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-storm-harvey-idUSKCN1B7083).

At Least 2 Dead as Crews Work Around The Clock To Rescue The Stranded (http://www.sfgate.com/news/texas/article/At-least-2-dead-as-Harvey-slams-Texas-coast-12003196.php).

Exxon Shuts Down Houston Area Refinery (https://www.wsj.com/articles/exxon-shuts-down-houston-area-refinery-as-harvey-dumps-more-rain-1503851397).

Thousands Evacuate to Other Cities (https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/08/27/harvey-san-antonio-evacuees/606139001/).

Rockport, Texas Destroyed by Hurricane Harvey (https://www.cbsnews.com/videos/rockport-texas-devastated-by-hurricane-harvey/).

Galveston remains closed to cruise ships, Freeport ship channel loses depth (http://www.chron.com/business/article/Freeport-ship-channel-loses-depth-Port-Houston-12004514.php).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Wolfwood on 2017-08-27 12:19:51
And it will rain for 40 days and 40 nights.... :(  It will feel like that after a week of nonstop rain for them.  Wish them the best.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-08-28 16:02:44
North Korea fires missile over Japan (http://www.seattlepi.com/news/world/article/South-Korea-says-north-fires-unidentified-missile-12089876.php).

Air Raid Sirens Go Off Across Japan... (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4341924/north-korea-missile-launch-japan-kim-jong-un-latest/)

North Korea failed three missiles fires on Saturday (https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/08/28/asia-pacific/tillerson-still-seeking-north-korea-talks-despite-provocative-act/).

North Korea "sorting out" disgruntled citizenry (http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/northkorea/2017/08/28/0401000000AEN20170828012351315.html).

India and China agree to end Himalayan border standoff (https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/08/28/asia-pacific/india-china-agree-end-himalayan-border-standoff/)

President Trump to visit Houston Tuesday, gives all funding needed for rescue efforts (https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/28/trump-on-hurricane-harvey-im-working-with-congress-on-very-expensive-relief.html).

England Carnival 'acid attack' sparks panic (http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/notting-hill-carnival-revellers-run-11072181).

Bay Area hit with triple digits! (http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Triple-digit-temps-prompt-excessive-heat-warning-12045326.php)

Christian Bookstore stores closing at an alarming rate (http://theweek.com/articles/720413/rise-fall-christian-bookstore).

German nurse accused of killing at least 84 patients (http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/germany-nurse-believed-killed-84-patients-49462803).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2017-08-29 15:49:11
Lousiana new as Harvey gains steam and more water (https://www.wsj.com/articles/harvey-continues-assault-on-houston-as-it-turns-toward-louisiana-1504019187).

Houston Police Officer Drowns (http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2017/08/29/report-houston-police-officer-drowns-in-floodwaters/).

52 inches of rainfall and rising in parts of Texas (http://www.nbcdfw.com/weather/stories/Hurricane-Harvey-Sets-Record-for-Tropical-Storm-Rainfall-442148193.html).

2 Dams and Levees overflowing near Houston (http://www.nbcdfw.com/weather/stories/2-Dams-Levee-Overflow-Adding-to-Houston-Floodwater-442144223.html).

President Trump meets with key officials in Texas, rallies patriotism and support amongst a crowd.  Will come back Saturday to visit more (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4833130/Trumps-disaster-struck-Texas-amid-Harvey.html).

Iceland bans 'foreign' horse names (http://www.icenews.is/2017/08/25/horse-naming-committee-rejects-the-name-mosan/#axzz4rBedDnaB).

'Antifa' violence in Berkeley spurs soul-searching within leftist activist community (http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-far-left-violence-20170829-story.html).

Denmark to cut their highest taxes in the world, to make it more attractive to work (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-08-29/denmark-targets-deep-cuts-to-reduce-world-s-biggest-tax-burden).

Putin orders mass evacuation along border with North Korea (http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/640943/russia-evacuation-vladivostok-north-korea-missile-test-vladimir-putin).

California may follow in Oregon's footsteps and make genderless ID cards (http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article169890472.html).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-08-31 16:18:55
President Trump pledges $1 million of his own money to support those in need after Hurricane Harvey (http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/aug/31/white-house-says-president-trump-to-pledge-1-milli/).

Over 100,000 homes damaged by Hurricane Harvey (http://www.marketwatch.com/story/white-houses-bossert-says-100000-homes-damaged-by-harvey-2017-08-31).

President Trump visiting Texas Saturday again (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4841850/Donald-Trump-donate-1million-Hurricane-Harvey.html).

Texas chemical plant explodes (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/08/31/harveys-wrath-moves-across-the-louisiana-texas-border-as-water-recedes-in-houston/?utm_term=.104af568d1b5).

Hurricane Irma to grow to category 4 (https://www.clickorlando.com/weather/irma-grows-into-category-2-hurricane)...

US nuke-ready jets and South Korean jets drop bombs near North Korea border in show of force (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4361741/us-nuke-capable-jets-drop-bombs-near-north-korea-border-after-donald-trump-warned-talking-was-not-the-answer/).

Kim Jong Un orders troops to steal food in preparation of war (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4364932/chubby-kim-jong-un-orders-north-korean-soldiers-to-ready-themselves-for-imminent-war-forcing-them-to-steal-corn-to-reach-battle-strength/).

Mexican presidential election (http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mexico-politics-idUSKCN1BB35Z).

Maduro solidifies power (https://www.wsj.com/articles/hope-is-gone-for-venezuelan-opposition-1504171802).

Google threatening conservative websites by cutting ad revenue (https://pjmedia.com/trending/2017/08/31/google-issues-ultimatum-to-conservative-website-remove-hateful-article-or-lose-ad-revenue/).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-09-02 20:34:23

(http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/09/02/21/43D7D62B00000578-4846706-image-a-97_1504382904004.jpg)

President shows strength in face of storm (http://news.trust.org/item/20170902183837-916ih).

President Trump and 1st Lady Get Hands in Helping Texan's (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4846706/Trumps-fly-Texas-meet-Hurricane-Harvey-victims.html).

Texan's come together to rebuild (https://apnews.com/9e45de7daf3f4a119eb05fad38557ffb/Black,-white,-rich,-poor:-Storm-Harvey-didn't-discriminate).

North Korea claims they have built a new H-Bomb (https://apnews.com/edd942c7344c43a7bf12ce94ddef0cba/North-Korean-leader-inspects-new-H-bomb).

Japan debates preemptive strike against North Korea (http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_JAPAN_NKOREA_PREEMPTIVE_STRIKE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2017-09-01-23-30-16).

North Korea threatens to wipe out world power grids (http://https://www.wsj.com/article_email/north-korea-says-it-has-developed-advanced-hydrogen-bomb-1504394440-lMyQjAxMTI3MzA2MjgwMTI4Wj/).

Increase of Gang Murders in Mexican City overwhelming (http://www.atlanticbb.net/news/read/category/International/article/the_san_diego_uniont-a_wave_of_homicides_overwhelms_tijuana-tca).

Deadly Monsoon Flooding Hits South Asia (http://www.wsj.com/video/deadly-flooding-strikes-south-asia/3739A0CE-BE13-4BE1-8D52-1CADD295CF66.html?mod=trending_now_video_1).

Largest Wildfire in Los Angeles history threatens parts of the city (https://ca.news.yahoo.com/largest-wildfire-los-angeles-history-forces-hundreds-evacuate-023933429.html).

Canada accepted more immigrants then they can chew, scrambling for housing before winter (https://www.yahoo.com/news/canada-preparing-winter-shelters-migrant-wave-continues-210605686.html).

Justin Trudeau does 180 in open border policy, as it collapses, has to start turning away people (http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/845728/Justin-Trudeau-immigration-Donald-Trump-Canada-border-u-turn-shambles-Michelle-Rempel).

Women may be allowed to go topless if Berkley approves proposal (http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Nipple-equality-Women-could-go-topless-in-12168213.php).

Bay Area shatters heat records (http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/highest-ever-temperatures-San-Francisco-Oakland-12164923.php)!

Two naked men vandalize church in Riverside (http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Police-Naked-California-brothers-break-into-12169378.php).

German election gets heated (http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/849231/Germany-election-Merkel-European-Union-Schulz).

Crime, murders, rape, exploding and on the rise in Sweden (http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/09/01/sweden-hospital-staff-death-rape-threats/).

ISIS tars and burns to death 8 in Iraq (http://www.basnews.com/index.php/en/news/iraq/373501).

Officer in Algeria sacrificed himself to save others in Islamic terrorist attack (https://english.aawsat.com/asharq-al-awsat-english/news-middle-east/2-policemen-killed-algeria-suicide-attack).

Boko Haram Kills 18 In the Name of Islam With Swords in Nigeria (https://www.naij.com/1123338-boko-haram-killing-tactics-kills-18-youths-knives-abducts-banki-idp-camp.html).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-09-03 10:34:27
North Korea Wreckless

(http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/09/03/13/112D13E400000514-0-image-a-2_1504443346752.jpg)

North Korea claims they detonated a hydrogen bomb, sparks a 6.3 magnitude earthquake (https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/in-latest-test-north-korea-detonates-its-most-powerful-nuclear-device-yet/2017/09/03/4c5202ea-90b4-11e7-8754-d478688d23b4_story.html?utm_term=.67b67f3e1697&tid=hybrid_collaborative_1_na&utm_term=.6f2778c2869e&outputType=default-article&deferJs=true).

Can attach H-bomb on long range missiles (https://www.wsj.com/articles/north-korea-appears-to-have-conducted-nuclear-test-1504411685).

Most powerful North Korean bomb yet (https://www.wsj.com/articles/north-korea-appears-to-have-conducted-nuclear-test-1504411685)...

US and Allies working to stop all trade with North Korea (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4848346/Trump-warns-North-Korea-talks-not-work-bomb.html).

England declares "new threat" in hydrogen bomb test (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-4848344/UK-says-North-Korea-nuclear-test-reckless-bring-new-order-threat.html).

China condemns North Korea test (https://sg.news.yahoo.com/china-strongly-condemns-n-korean-nuclear-test-foreign-084455982.html).

South Korea will seek strongest sanctions against NK (http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20170903000317).

National Day of Prayer, President Trump and 1st Lady go to Saint John's Cathedral (http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/349049-trump-first-lady-attend-church-on-national-day-of-prayer).

Spies say that the North Korean elite are becoming more westernized in daily life (http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2017/09/02/2017090200382.html).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2017-09-03 13:29:29
What is North Korea's end goal here with all this?  I know they feel if they have a nuke, it adds legitimacy to their regime... but no one was going to harm them anyways and now they are just heightening their risk for attack and war.  The world doesn't want more war! 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-09-03 17:43:53
It's scary as heck what North Korea is doing.  That is the million dollar answer. What is North Korea's long term plan here?  What are they trying achieve? 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-09-06 15:13:44
(http://static5.businessinsider.com/image/59aebe366eac400d4a8b6e25-1200/hurricane-irma-noaa-goes-satellite-infrared-rbtop-sept-5-2017.png)

Irma becomes strongest Atlantic hurricane outside Gulf and Caribbean ever recorded (http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/article171291337.html).

Florida Prepares incase Irma Hits (https://apnews.com/d56a7d7c285d465b9c0aa1f77704484d/Florida-on-edge;-evacuations-coming-as-Hurricane-Irma-nears).

Hurricane Irma Hits Caribbean as Category 4, could turn into Category 5 (https://www.wsj.com/articles/hurricane-irma-makes-landfall-in-caribbean-1504703678?mod=trending_now_4).

Independence Vote from Spain will be October 1st for Catalonia (http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_APNEWSALERT?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2017-09-06-15-37-32).

China Fears Radioactive Fallout From North Korea Blast (https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-worries-about-radioactiveand-politicalfallout-from-north-korea-blast-1504690205).

South Korea Works on Plans to Destroy North Korean Missile Sites (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/09/06/frankenmissile-south-korea-plans-destroy-norths-underground/).

Monthly Refugee Admissions Lowest in 15 Years for US (https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/patrick-goodenough/refugee-admissions-drop-below-1000-proportion-muslims-keeps).

Islamic terrorists open fire on church service killing people in Kenya (https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001253461/two-police-officers-killed-in-ukunda-church-attack).

Apple and Amazon Join Race for James Bond Film Rights (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/apple-amazon-join-race-james-bond-film-rights-1035539).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-09-08 22:17:12
Latest Hurricane Irma track points it to Florida's West Coast (https://www.wunderground.com/hurricane/atlantic/2017/hurricane-irma?map=5day&MR=1).

Hurricane Irma looms, landfall this weekend (http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weather/hurricane/article171988267.html)...

One of the largest movements of population in American history as Floridian's leave cities as ghost towns (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4863996/Florida-Georgia-brace-arrival-Hurricane-Irma.html).

8.1 Earthquake hits Mexico (http://news.trust.org/item/20170908053353-zsjng).

Football rout of 98 to 0! (https://blogs.mprnews.org/newscut/2017/09/few-hurt-feelings-after-98-0-football-rout/).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-09-09 00:14:11
:-\

(http://i.imgur.com/CoCYR8K.jpg) (http://i.imgur.com/CoCYR8K.jpg)
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-09-09 17:42:15
Leave Florida, less the 24hrs before landfall (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-storm-irma/floridians-scramble-for-safety-as-irma-closes-in-idUSKCN1BG0KL)

Hurricane Irma directed towards Tampa area (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hurricane-irma-shifts-course-takes-aim-tampa/).

Everyone urged to leave Florida Keys, will be deadly if you stay (http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weather/hurricane/article172270047.html).

Caribbean islands fear grim tourist season in Irma's wake (https://ca.news.yahoo.com/caribbean-islands-fear-grim-tourist-season-irmas-wake-005358707--finance.html).

Standing ovation for Nigel Farage at far-right rally in Berlin (http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/standing-ovation-nigel-farage-far-11137464).

Denmark orders to stop all refugees (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-09-09/denmark-suspends-refugee-resettlement-under-un-program).

Pope Francis decentralizing the Rome's Power (https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/09/world/europe/pope-francis-liturgical-reform.html).

FOX News hosted let go from company, son dies the next day (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4868652/Eric-Bolling-s-son-dies-one-day-father-fired.html).

Al Sharpton's daughter Ashley Sharpton arrested after she attacks a cab driver (http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ashley-sharpton-arrested-allegedly-attacking-cab-driver-article-1.3482542).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-09-09 22:50:42
Thoughts and prayers to all those in the Caribbean and soon all of Florida.  Lets hope it won't be as bad as what is predicted. The latest models though are quite grim.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2017-09-10 12:40:22
Thoughts and prayers to everyone involved with Hurricane Irma.  First we had Harvey and now Irma.  A one two punch and a major challenge to our local and federal agencies.  Pray for all the people and hopefully everyone heeded the evacuation orders. 

To help the people in need from Hurricane Harvey or Hurricane Irma, you can donate here to the American Red Cross (http://www.redcross.org).  We need to support these people in these two remarkable and horrible events.

Here are two live channels of storm coverage.

THE WEATHER CHANNEL

FOX NEWS STORM COVERAGE
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Wolfwood on 2017-09-10 12:55:48
I donated to Harvey and will have to again for Irma.  Really do hope people followed the warnings and left to avoid the brunt of this.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Wolfwood on 2017-09-10 12:55:59
Thoughts and prayers to everyone involved with Hurricane Irma.  First we had Harvey and now Irma.  A one two punch and a major challenge to our local and federal agencies.  Pray for all the people and hopefully everyone heeded the evacuation orders. 

To help the people in need from Hurricane Harvey or Hurricane Irma, you can donate here to the American Red Cross (http://www.redcross.org).  We need to support these people in these two remarkable and horrible events.

Here are two live channels of storm coverage.

THE WEATHER CHANNEL

FOX NEWS STORM COVERAGE
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-09-10 13:05:10
Hurricane Irma is making SECOND landfall right now, first US landfall.  This is happening live as a Category 3.  It is hitting Marco Island and the eyewall blasting Naples, Florida right now.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2017-09-10 13:53:27
If you want to see the storm at it's worst right now, watch the Weather Channel above. 

We are also finding out that Miami's downtown district is currently under water, even though they are not being hit by the center of Irma.

(http://static.lakana.com/npg-global-us-east-1/photo/2017/09/10/Cap_Irma.flooding.miami_1505029953199_8478835_ver1.0_640_360.jpg)

Reports of a crane that has collapsed in Miami too.

What people will have to worry about in the coming hours, will be storm surge.  This will be a bigger issue in Florida then it was with Harvey.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2017-09-10 13:57:46
BREAKING NEWS: US National Weather Service has now downgraded Hurricane Irma to category 2.  That is great news for bigger cities such as Sarasota and Tampa which are next to be hit.  Category 2 still has winds over 110mph.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Umbreon on 2017-09-10 14:01:12
That's good to hear that it's weakened.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-09-10 14:09:45
It is now moving north towards Tampa.  Should be later tonight. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2017-09-10 14:10:45
Storm surge will be bad as the back end of the hurricane is now going to be onshore and just pushing ocean water onto the low elevation land of Florida, which is mostly swamp.

There is already flooding far up north in Georgia too. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-09-10 14:11:43
10 to 15 feet of storm surge around Naples.

5-8 feet around Tampa.

That is EXTRA water that will be above the sea level.  Could be devastating. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-09-10 14:15:00
Video is calm now from Naples.  Storm has gone over them.  They are in the eye of the hurricane now.  It will pick up again.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2017-09-10 14:16:08
It is amazing how five minutes ago it was all out heck as that wind and rain poured in, and now it is very calm.  Erie. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-09-10 14:19:22
It shows you how insignificantly small we really are.

Thankfully, so far reports have been good in Florida.  Very premature, but no major damage around the western coast.  Structures have stayed up so far.  Good job in engineering especially after hearing islands in the Caribbean having up to 90% of the buildings on them destroyed.  American engineering advancements and good code work. 

The eastern coast of Florida, while not taking a direct hit, has so far been much worse in terms of structures standing, but it is still too early to report all.  We know at least one construction crane fell down. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2017-09-10 14:21:59
Here is that crane in Miami that collapsed.

(https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4404/36961145036_b05b3237a5_b.jpg)
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-09-10 14:24:25
Here are some of the latest images coming in from downtown Miami.  Storm surge is already happening there.

(http://a.abcnews.com/images/US/hurricane-irma-miami-1-epa-jt-170910_4x3_992.jpg)

(https://peopledotcom.files.wordpress.com/2017/09/hurricane-irma2.jpg)
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2017-09-10 14:28:43
Haven't gotten much from western Florida in terms of photography, but here is some photos from Cuba as Hurricane Irma punched through as a category 4.

CUBA PHOTOS

(http://www.abc.net.au/news/image/8890198-3x2-700x467.jpg)

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No reports of loss of life so far in Cuba, but we are hearing it was devastating.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2017-09-10 14:34:39
Reports that over 80% of structures have been destroyed in the British Virgin Islands.  The British are sending 500 Royal troops to help with the recovery.  So far we know of 4 deaths on their islands.  They are also being warned of Hurricane Jose which is coming next.
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Some imagery of the US Virgin Islands.  Note that hurricane Irma hit these islands as a Category 5.  US Customs and Border Protection is currently helping people there and the first forces to help with recovery.  US Military and Navy is supposedly there too now.
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Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-09-10 16:14:51
NEWS UPDATE.

Hurricane Irma's core is breaking apart but the eye is still to the east.  The storm is also tracking east away from the western coast and going into Florida's inland.  It is going towards Sebring and Orlando and now away from Sarasota and Tampa.  The hurricane has been downgraded to category 2.

Still the worst damage is in eastern Florida, even though the bulk of the storm hit on the western coast by Naples. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2017-09-10 17:49:28
Night has fallen upon the east coast.  Lots of rain and wind. The storm has tracked more west again and is along the western coast.  Currently over Melbourne with a tornado watch over the city.  Storm has sustained as a category 2. Now aiming back towards Tampa, which should see historic levels of storm surge. 

Off in the Atlantic is Hurricane Jose which is currently a category 3 which is being monitored. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-09-10 18:14:52
A reported 3.3 million are without power in Southern Florida.  Reports of very little damage so far on the west coast of Florida.  Only known issue so far is a roof of a business that buckled.  Eastern coast of Florida, and around Miami we are told is much worse, even though the storm didn't directly hit them like the west coast.  Still no word on the Key West.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-09-10 19:03:44
This hurricane will probably downgrade by tomorrow morning Florida time.  Reports of at least four deaths so far. 

We are lucky the storm wavered and went inland instead of keeping it's fuel source in ocean water.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2017-09-10 21:18:42
I will do one more update for the day.  Just after midnight in Florida as Hurricane Irma is now a category 2 moving north at a much slower 14mph.  Winds are still in the 100mph range but it will continue to decline throughout the night and into the morning.  The big thing these coastal areas have to worry about on both the west and east side of Florida is the storm surge.  Many of these areas are low lying, and it doesn't take much surge to cause flooding.

The storm will go east past Tampa and west of Orlando slightly based on our latest models.  It will shift to a category one story somewhere near Gainesville as it heads towards Tallahassee and then downgrades again to a tropical storm in Georgia.

Tropical storm warning is in effect for all of northern Georgia and eastern Alabama and around Charleston.  Hurricane warning goes about as far north as Albany, Georgia.  When it hits tropical storm stage, winds will still be in the 40mph to 100mph.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Soda on 2017-09-10 22:05:55
Thank you for keeping us up to date.  Thankfully it turned out not to be a worst case scenario.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Umbreon on 2017-09-11 00:52:39
Thanks for updating us. :)
Title: World News
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2017-09-11 12:04:53
I guess with Fidel Castro gone, there was no one to protect Cuba from Iram's wrath.

...Yes, there really is a famous story of Cuba's late Presidente staring down a hurricane from the balcony of his imperial palace and intimidating the storm into backing down.  Seriously.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Darrin on 2017-09-11 14:05:23
Cuba prides itself on disaster preparedness.  I don't know how things fully went down there, but they will certainly tout it as good.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2017-09-12 16:56:54
Floridian's Returning Home (http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_IRMA_EVACUEES?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2017-09-12-03-59-46).

25% of Homes in Key West damaged (http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/12/us/irma-damage-aftermath/index.html).

Death toll in Florida at 12 (http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/12/us/irma-damage-aftermath/index.html).

Jacksonville hit with worst flooding in a century (http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-florida-jacksonville-flooding-20170912-story.html).

So far 25 Arrested for Looting in Florida in Irma's Wake (https://www.local10.com/weather/hurricane-irma/25-arrested-for-looting-in-miami-during-and-after-irma).

Flooding Hits Georgia and South Carolina from Irma (http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/weakened-irma-leaves-dead-georgia-south-carolina-49786263).

How Texan's are rebuilding after Hurricane Harvey (http://www.chron.com/news/local/article/UPDATE-How-businesses-in-Port-Aransas-Rockport-12180269.php?ipid=hpctp).

More massive animal die offs in Bering Sea (https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/wildlife/2017/09/11/hundreds-of-dead-birds-found-on-bering-sea-shores/).

Oregon being hit with relentless wildfires (http://www.oregonlive.com/wildfires/index.ssf/2017/09/its_a_fiery_year_in_oregon_but.html#incart_special-report).

Tesla eliminating Jobs in California (http://www.sfgate.com/technology/businessinsider/article/Tesla-is-eliminating-dozens-of-positions-at-its-12189867.php).

Germany electing new leader September 24th (https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/10/world/europe/german-election-primer.html).

Education levels in Scotland dropping (https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/politics/scottish-politics/506589/education-slump-drives-scotlands-fall-global-rankings-study-finds/).

India's fuel demand falls the most in over 14 years (https://finance.yahoo.com/news/indias-fuel-demand-falls-6-092554256.html).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-09-13 11:35:28
DEVELOPING:School Shooting Near Spokane (http://www.khq.com/story/36357865/deputies-responding-to-shots-fired-call-at-freeman-high-school).

School Shooter in Custody (http://www.krem.com/news/local/spokane-county/shooting-reported-at-freeman-high-school/474436713).

Islamic Terrorist Attack in France, 7 Injured (http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/644660/toulouse-attack-terror-man-injured-france-allahu-akbar-latest).

Heat Wave Hits Florida, Still Millions Without Power (http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/article173009151.html).

Texas calls in U.S. Air Force to counter post-storm surge in mosquitoes (http://news.trust.org/item/20170912180035-zvnke).

At Least 11 Mayors Accused Of Child Sex-Related Crimes Since 2016 (http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/13/at-least-11-mayors-accused-of-child-sex-related-crimes-since-2016/).

'Shape-shifting' bacteria spotted on International Space Station (http://news.sky.com/story/shape-shifting-bacteria-spotted-on-international-space-station-11033655).

McDonald's employee gives birth and tries to flush infant down toilet... (http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-california-mcdonalds-employee-birth-flushes-baby-toilet-20170913-story.html).

Unknown Animal Washes up on the shore of Texas after Hurricane Harvey (http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/weird-news/644559/sea-creature-alien-beast-hurricane-harvey-storm-gulf-of-mexico-texas-city-pretti-sedai).

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(Unknown creatures washes up in Texas)
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-09-13 11:46:39
UPDATE: Got some unfortunate news.  Watching the live coverage of the shooting near Spokane, Washington.  It is at a high school out in the countryside, all farmland, and tiny towns.  So it is very unexpected.

The local Spokane County Sheriff's Office just had a press conference stating that three children were taken to the hospital in serious condition but said they will be okay.  The bad news is, we were also told ONE student has died.  We don't know much else and the sheriff said he would have a bigger press conference at 12:15am Pacific time.

A shooter is in custody and we don't know their age. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-09-14 13:19:35
South Korean Delegation Asks US for Nukes (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/josh-rogin/wp/2017/09/14/a-south-korean-delegation-asks-washington-for-nuclear-weapons/).

President Trump In Florida, Hands out food and talks to citizens (https://www.sootoday.com/world-news/trump-to-see-irma-damage-recovery-firsthand-in-florida-716897).

NATO Nervous As Russia, Belarus Team Up For Cold-War-Style War Games (http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/09/14/550969326/nato-nervous-as-russia-belarus-team-up-for-cold-war-style-war-games).

Antifa activists say violence is necessary (http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/350524-antifa-activists-say-violence-is-necessary).

Canadian Feds now investigates 'climate denial' (http://www.torontosun.com/2017/09/13/canada-now-investigates-climate-denial).

UPDATE: 3 Students Injured, One Killed, Shooter Says He Was Bullied at School outside of Spokane, Rural Community Tries to Rebuild (http://www.krem.com/news/local/spokane-county/shooting-reported-at-freeman-high-school/474436713).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2017-09-14 22:23:26
Bad news...

North Korea fires another missile over Japan in it's longest flight ever (https://apnews.com/9d5be2ad4dd44c6082a7982d17b84b2f/North-Korea-fires-missile-over-Japan-in-longest-ever-flight).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-09-15 12:05:42
DEVELOPING: Terrorist Attack Injures 29 in London (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4470415/parsons-green-tube-terror-attack-bomb-police-hunt-knifeman).

Fifth terror attack in a year in London (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4887386/Theresa-announces-meeting-emergency-committee.html).

Islamic Terrorist Beats People with a Hammer in Paris (http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/645177/France-Hammer-Attack-Allahu-Akbar-Terror-Two-Women-Chalon-sur-Saone-Parsons-Green).

Knifeman attacks French Soldier (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4886906/Knifeman-attacks-French-soldier-Paris.html).

Japan scrambling to teach 127 million to hide incase of North Korea attack (https://www.wsj.com/articles/japan-on-missile-mission-to-teach-127-million-people-to-hidefast-1505468907).

Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-09-19 10:28:17
President Trump gives stirring, stern speech to UN (https://apnews.com/746a993d6de740bd9c16b927672f832b/The-Latest:-Trump-slams-Iran-at-United-Nations).

Pres. Speech to UN highlights rogue regimes, uniting of world nations, paying fair share, and how poor the Iran Nuclear Deal was (http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2017/09/19/president-trump-un-general-assembly-address/).

Pres. Trump's best speech ever? (https://psfforum.com/index.php?topic=243.915)

Speech draws massive cheers from UN (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4899588/Trump-draws-APPLAUSE-blasting-murderous-Iran-regime.html).

Category 5 Hurricane Maria to pound Puerto Rico (https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/tropical-storm-lee-forms-budding-maria-to-target-caribbean-islands/70002745).

Hurricane Maria 'devastates' islands (http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/18/americas/atlantic-storms-maria-jose-lee/index.html).

Israel intercepts Iranian-built Iron on Syrian Border (http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/WATCH-Israel-intercepts-drone-from-Syria-in-Israeli-skies-505523).

Some San Fran Bay Area High Schools Want To Ditch A-To-F Grading System (http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2017/09/18/some-bay-area-high-schools-want-to-ditch-a-to-f-grading-system/).

Californian's Leaving California, Watch out other States (http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article174026561.html)...

Bill O'Reilly was framed, accuser lied, police have the evidence (https://www.today.com/video/bill-o-reilly-on-sexual-harassment-allegations-this-was-a-hit-job-1049698883777).

Russian Helicopter Accidentally Fires Missiles Towards Crowd Due to Technical Glitch (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4898492/Terrifying-moment-Russian-helicopter-fires-bystanders.html).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Kiwi on 2017-09-20 21:58:40
Puerto Rico got slammed by the Hurricane they call Maria.  How evil. 

The whole island is without power, so we are awaiting more.  A few news stations have crews there trying to report out with satellites. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-09-21 17:51:53
Kim Jong Un Gives Extremely Rare Speech Addressing President Trump's Speech To UN, and Calls Him Deranged (http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/kim-jong-un-calls-trumps-11217005).

New North Korea Sanctions Revealed (http://www.wsj.com/video/mnuchin-unveils-new-north-korea-sanctions/9AD9D946-3149-47F4-8497-12494B2B76F8.html?mod=trending_now_video_2).

Hurricane Maria’s rampage demolishes Puerto Rico (http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weather/hurricane/article174488726.html).

African American's Expect More From Obama Library in Chciago (http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-obama-community-dahleen-glanton-met-20170921-column.html).

Trump was right again, Obama Admin was wiretapping his staff (https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-monitored-manafort-after-he-left-trump-campaign-1506034258)...

German's Vote Sunday (https://ca.news.yahoo.com/merkels-party-dips-poll-still-way-ahead-sunday-083338507.html).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2017-09-23 16:34:23
North Korean minister claims "our rockets' will visit the U.S. mainland inevitable''. (http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/north-korea-accuses-donald-trump-11226591)

Mass acid attack in London Subway (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4913492/Acid-attack-Stratford-tube-station.html).

70,000 forced to leave Maria ravaged Puerto Rico as dam bursts (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4912664/Torrent-water-Puerto-Rico-dam-fails.html).

Germany will see the far right party take control of Parliament as German's head to the polls on Sunday (https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/as-germany-prepares-to-vote-the-center-holds-but-the-fringe-is-rising/2017/09/23/ea683e62-9a42-11e7-af6a-6555caaeb8dc_story.html?utm_term=.6e12a9c7be62).

Liberal Berkley tries to silence free speech, cancels Free Speech Week (http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/09/23/uc-berkeley-free-speech-week-officially-canceled/).

Less teens care about getting drunk? (https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/social-issues/for-many-teenagers-getting-drunk-is-not-on-the-bucket-list/2017/09/23/e68e059e-9fd1-11e7-8ea1-ed975285475e_story.html?utm_term=.dc231758ccf7)

The Decline of Magazines (https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/23/business/media/the-not-so-glossy-future-of-magazines.html).

Madonna's Latest album has only sold 3,848 copies (http://www.showbiz411.com/2017/09/22/pop-fizz-madonna-released-a-live-album-this-week-and-only-3848-people-bought-it)...
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2017-09-26 12:45:11
Women will finally be allowed to drive in Saudi Arabia (https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/26/world/middleeast/saudi-arabia-women-drive.html).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-09-27 15:16:31
FBI Probe finds at least four NCAA Basketball Coaches Involved in Corruption.  Renown Coach Rick Pitino fired from Louisville (http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2017/09/27/mens-basketball-coach-rick-pitino-effectively-fired-amid-fbi-probe-courier-journal-reports.html).

People Fed up at NFL for injecting politics, ratings continue to decline sharply, advertisers pulling out (https://apnews.com/bf595941ba9640e9ab32e474459f529c/Nielsen:-Football-ratings-off-11-percent-this-year).

Female Football League Refuses to Kneel (http://freebeacon.com/culture/lingerie-football-league-responds-to-nfl-we-stand/).

Seattle Seahawk player Michael Bennett wishes to meet with the President to talk about race and patriotism (https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/seahawks/seahawks-michael-bennett-wants-to-meet-with-president-donald-trump-to-discuss-nfl-protest-issues/).

NASCAR will stand for anthem, supports President (http://www.livetradingnews.com/nascar-owners-will-fire-drivers-kneel-nation-anthem-55531.html).

Illegal Immigrants Cost US $135 billion a year (http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/record-135-billion-a-year-for-illegal-immigration-average-8075-each-25000-in-ny/article/2635757).

North Korea accuses the USA of declaring war on them (http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/national-security/2017/september/north-korea-says-trump-has-declared-war).

OJ Simpson may be freed Monday (http://lasvegas.cbslocal.com/2017/09/27/o-j-simpson-parole-monday/).

Famous fake news writer found dead outside Phoenix, no foul play (https://apnews.com/dc0728173537459b9a1e38009dd5c4b5/Famous-fake-news-writer-found-dead-outside-Phoenix).

Italian Woman Marries Herself? (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/09/27/fairytale-without-prince-italian-woman-marries/)

US and Russia team up to work on a space station that orbits the moon (http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/u-s-russia-teaming-space-station-moon-article-1.3525599).

Black hole collision detected in space (https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=243239).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-09-29 11:52:27
Catalonia new independent state? (https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/28/world/europe/in-catalonia-independence-referendum.html?mtrref=drudgereport.com&gwh=7950217450F2AF6B2652CCDE66F3DFFE&gwt=pay)

Catalan police warn of public disorder if polling stations closed (http://www.france24.com/en/20170927-catalan-police-warn-public-disorder-polling-stations-closed).

California wants to ban all gas vehicles (http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article176030626.html)...

Austria moves to ban the burqa (https://www.yahoo.com/news/austria-moves-ban-burqa-115903656.html).

South Korea fears EMP (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4574187/south-korean-banks-electromagnetic-pulse-attack-from-north/).

Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-10-02 13:42:40
DEVELOPING: Sick fucker opens fire on Las Vegas concert, 58 dead, over 500 wounded. (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4940918/Details-Las-Vegas-shooting-suspect-Stephen-Paddock.html)

Shot from 32nd hotel floor, over ten rifles (https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/10/02/las-vegas-shooting/722191001/).

Shooter had no connections to terror groups (http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/FBI-says-Las-Vegas-shooter-had-no-connection-to-12246467.php).

Shooting lasted 72 minutes (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4940808/Moment-police-blew-door-Las-Vegas-shooter-s-hotel-room.html).

Spain Torn Apart over Catalan Vote (http://news.sky.com/story/catalonia-independence-vote-spanish-foreign-minister-says-police-violence-not-extraordinary-11063534).

Catalonian referendum violence plunges EU into crisis as '90% of voters back independence' (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/10/01/eu-crisis-catalonian-referendum-descends-violence/).

Mass violence in Spain (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/09/29/crisis-catalonia-may-already-have-gone-past-point-no-return/).


Early reports wrong, Tom Petty not dead (http://www.thestranger.com/slog/2017/10/02/25448209/tom-petty-is-apparently-not-dead-though-his-outlook-remains-grim).

Tom Petty not dead (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tom-petty-legendary-rocker-is-dead-at-66/).

Only 5% of media coverage positive to President Trump (https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-s-right-his-media-coverage-mostly-negative-n806681).

British Culture disappearing (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4582809/ukips-new-leader-says-the-weight-of-immigration-and-the-rise-of-islam-is-burying-british-culture/).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2017-10-02 13:55:40
How absolutely horrible.  How God-awful.  This is so sad what happened in Vegas and the sicko who did this should burn for eternity.  So sad and horrible so many people enjoying a country western concert in peace and then some sicko does that.

Usually you are very centered in your titles, but I am glad you called him what he is.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: 1234 on 2017-10-02 14:32:45
Holy geez... •_•
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2017-10-02 14:33:02
It is truly awful.  I woke up sick to my stomach because of it. :( 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2017-10-02 19:17:54
Singer Tom Petty was rushed to the hospital Sunday afternoon, where he died today of cardiac arrest. He was 66.  Truly a bad day all around.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-10-02 19:55:19
^ He didn't die.  @NostradamusTheSeer

Check the news headlines posted by Silverwing.  LAPD is saying it was false the reports that said he had died.  He is still alive, but doing poorly and could go anytime.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Soda on 2017-10-02 20:48:13
It is just awful what happened in Vegas the other night.  It was some country music event for families to attend.  So there were tons of families and kids, then this monster decides to fire upon them. 

I also heard that ISIS took responsibility for this attack?  Las Vegas police says they have no evidence for those ties yet?
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-10-02 20:50:32
That is accurate.  An unofficial news outlet for ISIS said that ISIS took responsibility for it.  But we don't know much beyond that at this point.  Police are still investigating this horrible spawn of Satan.

Also learned he shot hotel security who came to investigate and shot at police who came to help people on the ground... but we don't know anything beyond that until a press conference tomorrow I assume. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Blurr on 2017-10-02 20:55:06
Thoughts and prayers to everyone on that strip right now.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2017-10-02 22:21:32
What about this dame he's been keeping company with? Just a roommate, a friend, or something more?  And why is ISIS claiming him?  Not trying to be ethnically insensitive, but a guy who doesn't fit most profiles of a terrorist, who has been keeping company lately with a mysterious mixed-race woman... well, I'm just saying he wouldn't be the first old goat to get led astray by a pretty young thing who puts weird ideas in his head, except usually they just get a butt tattoo or a nipple ring, not go out and shoot and kill an assload of people. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Darrin on 2017-10-03 15:06:38
We will eventually learn of this sicko's motives. 

Also Facebook was promoting "FAKE NEWS" about the shooting.  Sickos.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-10-04 13:14:20
(https://accuweather.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/807fe1c/2147483647/resize/590x/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Faccuweather-bsp.s3.amazonaws.com%2F67%2F6f%2Fef75e7fc4102a4b1cb87717a5db8%2F2017-2018-us-winter-highlights.jpg)

Catalonia moves to declare independence from Spain on Monday (http://news.trust.org/item/20171004112122-805c3).

Spanish king's authority at stake in Catalonia (https://www.yahoo.com/news/spanish-kings-authority-stake-catalonia-183956556.html).

Catalan crisis 'bigger threat to EU than Brexit'? (https://www.yahoo.com/news/catalan-crisis-bigger-threat-eu-brexit-mep-warns-111104904.html)

EU Worries as more regions wish to declare independence (https://www.yahoo.com/news/eyeing-more-independence-eu-095728556.html).

Girlfriend of Las Vegas Shooter Back In America, some Reports Think He May Have Been ISIS Radicalized, Still Unknown (https://apnews.com/7e4a10c9c9204ccabf7ed0f11f049446/Las-Vegas-gunman's-girlfriend-returns-to-US-for-questioning).

Investigation focusing on shooters Finances and Travel (https://www.yahoo.com/news/las-vegas-investigation-focuses-paddocks-finances-travel-sources-162657792.html).

CIA Officials Predict North Korea Provocation on Columbus Day (https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2017-10-04/cia-official-predicts-north-korean-provocation-on-columbus-day).

Future Saudi King Rises (https://www.yahoo.com/news/saudi-funds-move-bolsters-crown-prince-115618975.html).

La Nina Winter Predicted Even Thought a Few Months Ago They Said Almost No Chance of One, Double La Nina (https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/2017-2018-us-winter-forecast/70002894).

Stink Bugs Invade and Equally Stinky City, Chicago (http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Stink-Bug-Invasion-Marches-on-Chicago-Area-449287363.html).

Vegetarians 3x as likely to have children who abuse drugs and drinking (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-4946396/Babies-vegetarian-women-likely-abuse-drugs.html).

New Google Camera Snaps At Will (http://www.chieftain.com/news/the-latest-a-google-hands-free-camera-snaps-pics-by/article_10040f24-5081-5112-bcb5-6c7ea32cd87f.html).

Halifax cafe goes 'screen free,' sparks backlash on social media (http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/halifax-cafe-goes-screen-free-sparks-backlash-on-social-media-1.3617296).

Canadian man tries to smuggle snakes in his socks across the border (https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/new-york/articles/2017-10-04/chinese-man-admits-sneaking-snakes-over-border-in-socks).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2017-10-06 18:02:59
(http://i2.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article11107613.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/Kim-Jong-Un-Inspects-North-Korean-Nuclear-Weaponization-Program.jpg)

North Korea plans to test a missile that could hit the US West Coast (http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/north-korea-ready-test-new-11299869).

Pres. Trump: "Calm Before The Storm."  What does it mean? (http://www.politico.com/story/2017/10/05/trump-calm-before-the-storm-243519).

ISIS Attacked Stops By Law Enforcement in New York (http://www.nbcnewyork.com/investigations/Terror-Plot-New-York-Concert-Landmark-ISIS-Las-Vegas-Arrest-Times-Square-449749293.html).

Las Vegas Shooter may have been radicalized by ISIS after all (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4625538/las-vegas-shooting-stephen-poddock-further-attacks-suicide-accident/).

Liberal group, ANTIFA, plans "deface Columbus Day" riots across the country (https://pjmedia.com/trending/2017/10/06/antifa-group-plans-nationwide-deface-columbus-day-actions-for-monday/).

Democrats in shock as they move away from movie director Weinstein after allegations (http://deadline.com/2017/10/harvey-weinstein-exit-investigation-the-weinstein-company-sexual-harassment-allegations-new-york-times-1202183009/).

Thersa May Struggles As Party Coup Leaves Marks (https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/06/world/europe/uk-theresa-may-brexit.html).

Liberals Accuse Dr. Seuss Museum for being "racist" (https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2017/10/06/dr-seuss-museum-to-replace-mural-after-complaints-of-racism/106360820/).



Title: Re: World News
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2017-10-07 14:02:26
Hurricane Nate heads for Gulf Coast (https://www.wunderground.com/news/2017-10-07-hurricane-nate-us-gulf-coast-forecast).

Tensions Rising in Spain (http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-spain-politics-catalonia/spaniards-take-to-streets-as-catalonia-independence-tensions-rise-idUKKBN1CC0CS).

Looking for a Motive in the Las Vegas Massacre (http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-vegas-shootings-20171006-story.html).

Thousand Demand Putin Step Down In Russia, Met With Police (https://www.yahoo.com/news/jailed-kremlin-foe-navalny-calls-rallies-putins-birthday-050452520.html).

Canadian doctors help 2,000 commit suicide in a year (https://www.yahoo.com/news/canadian-doctors-help-2-000-commit-suicide-212621726.html).

Study: Media Gives Trump Most Negative Presidential Coverage in 25 Years (https://www.theepochtimes.com/media-give-trump-most-negative-presidential-coverage-in-25-years_2327946.html).

Blade Runner Struggling At Box Office (http://deadline.com/2017/10/ryan-gosling-blade-runner-2049-harrison-ford-opening-weekend-box-office-1202183063/).

Rapper Nelly Arrested in Washington for Alleged Rape in his Tour Bus (http://q13fox.com/2017/10/07/rapper-nelly-arrested-for-alleged-rape-on-tour-bus/).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-10-08 11:41:13
(https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/Ur261vTyimwsQ2NE0AhprA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjtzbT0xO3c9ODAwO2g9NjAwO2lsPXBsYW5l/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/62d22409559ca473e966b1e3c2a5f96a01946874.jpg)
(UK PM Theresa May)

Vice President Mike Pence leaves Colts-49ers game after players kneel during National Anthem (https://adorkabletwilightandfriends.tumblr.com/post/166180804327/adorkable-twilight-friends-pressure-cooked).

Colin Kaepernick can be bought, says he will stand for anthem if signed to a NFL Team (http://www.sportingnews.com/nfl/news/colin-kaepernick-national-anthem-stand-kneeling-protest-49ers-nfl/geu2gjion3at1et3ln1v20ujg).

Ghost of Thatcher haunts May as she fights ouster plot (https://www.yahoo.com/news/ghost-thatcher-haunts-may-she-fights-ouster-plot-023212284.html).

Catalonia Independence Bid Causing Deep Cuts (https://www.wsj.com/articles/catalonias-bid-for-independence-sows-deep-divisions-among-family-friends-1507471452).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2017-10-09 16:07:40
North Korea Claims CIA Tried to Assassinate Kim Jong Un (http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/north-korea-kim-jong-un-terrorist-cia-usa-donald-turmp-a7990841.html).

South Korea has developed 'black out' noms to wipe out North's electrical grid (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/10/09/south-korea-developing-graphite-blackout-bombs-paralyse-norths/).

Mattis to Army: ‘Stand ready’ if North Korea diplomacy fails (https://www.armytimes.com/digital-show-dailies/ausa/2017/10/09/mattis-to-army-stand-ready-if-north-korea-diplomacy-fails/).

UK finalizing battle plans against North Korea, may be sending air craft carrier over to Peninsula (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4960972/Britain-draws-battle-plan-case-North-Korea-war.html).

Germany's Merkel finally agrees to refugee limit (https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/09/world/europe/germany-merkel-refugees.html).

Dolphins Players Required To Stand (http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-dolphins/fl-sp-dolphins-ross-anthem-20171008-story.html).

Cowboy's coach says those who don't stand for anthem, don't play (https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/dallas-cowboys/cowboys/2017/10/08/cowboys-owner-jerry-jones-player-disrespects-flag-allowed-play).

ESPN suspends reporter for anger on social media over players being forced to stand, she gets even more mad (http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/09/espn-suspends-jemele-hill-for-two-weeks/).

Twitter shuts down Republican campaign video?  Because it was against their liberal viewpoint? (https://apnews.com/0d8828bd7d204b40af61172628d0a7f6)

As Democrats denounce Weinstein, Clintons and Obama stay mum (http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/09/politics/clinton-obama-weinstein/index.html).

Democratic Party Chair-woman deletes Tweets praising Weinstein (http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/09/donna-brazile-deletes-tweet-praising-weinstein-company/).

Amazon may be setting their sites on trampling Youtube (https://www.cnbc.com/2017/10/09/amazon-more-serious-about-battling-youtube-ad-industry-sources.html).

Christopher Columbus statue defaced (http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/10/09/christopher-columbus-statue-in-little-italy-defaced-again-on-columbus-day/).

Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-10-11 18:14:30
(https://cbssanfran.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/butts_fire_map_070114.jpg)
(Napa County, California is burning from wildfires.  Federal Government's disaster fund is quickly being drained after numerous hurricanes.)

Dangerous Levels of Radiation Mysteriously Appearing over Europe (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4659356/scientists-puzzled-as-europe-is-mysteriously-showered-in-radioactive-particles-and-they-think-it-came-from-russia/).

Scientists Baffled By Radiation over Europe (https://www.rt.com/news/406260-radioactive-particles-europe-spike/).

North Korea threatens "hail of fire." (http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/865181/north-korea-news-world-war-3-usa-president-donald-trump-wick-of-war-kim-jong-un-attack)

US Sending Another Navy Ship Toward Korean Peninsula (http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/651544/north-korea-news-latest-uss-theodore-roosevelt-aircraft-carrier).

Napa Valley Burns, As Does California's Wine Crop For Several Decades (http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Live-updates-Gusts-expected-to-fuel-Wine-Country-12269146.php).

NBC Tried to Bury Weinstein Sexual Harassment Allegations By Not Airing The Stories (https://www.mediaite.com/tv/were-nbc-top-execs-andy-lack-or-steve-burke-involved-in-burying-harvey-weinstein-story/).

Canada's Justin Trudeau: "Why I am Raising My Kids to be Feminists." (http://www.marieclaire.com/politics/a12811748/justin-trudeau-raising-kids-feminist/)

Spain gives Catalonia Eight Days To Drop Independence Bid.... or what? (http://www.reuters.com/article/us-spain-politics-catalonia/spain-gives-catalan-leader-eight-days-to-drop-independence-idUSKBN1CG12O)

Chicago scraps Pop tax after just four months (http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-cook-county-pop-tax-preckwinkle-1012-story.html).

A Good Adam Sandler Movie? (https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/11/movies/the-meyerowitz-stories-review-noah-baumbach.html)
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Wolfwood on 2017-10-11 20:03:26
Wildfires are horrible, thoughts and prayers to the people.  North Korea is a threat many people pass off.  The radiation in Europe is weird.  Canada's Prime Minister made a weird statement. Adam Sandler doing a good movie is weirder.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-10-15 10:45:42
Austria elects world's youngest leader, a nationalist millennial (https://www.yahoo.com/news/austria-set-elect-youngest-eu-leader-wing-push-041425791.html).

ISIS Facing Collapse In Syria Thanks To Trump's New Military Approach (https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/10/14/isis-facing-imminent-collapse-syrias-raqqa/764695001/).

George Lopez Booed Off Stage For Trump Jokes At Juvenile Illness Event, Was Asked To Stop Many Times And Didn't (https://pagesix.com/2017/10/14/george-lopez-booed-off-stage-after-trump-jokes-flop-at-gala/).

Weinstein Booted From Motion Picture Academy (http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-harvey-weinstein-film-academy-20171014-story.html)

Accusations of Rape Increase Against Harvey Weinstein (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/afp/article-4981326/British-actress-fifth-women-accuse-Weinstein-rape.html).

Napa Valley Continues To Burn As Weather Fights Against Firefighters (https://ca.news.yahoo.com/california-horror-fires-kill-least-40-deadliest-state-020324754--finance.html).

Ivanka Trump touts launch of World Bank businesswomen's fund (https://www.yahoo.com/news/ivanka-trump-touts-launch-world-bank-businesswomens-fund-205809926.html).

Infighting Is Hurting Catalan Separatists (https://apnews.com/1facb692b40a45c78007258417206028/Catalan-separatist-urges-unity-as-pressure-builds-in-Spain).

Rare Hurricane To Hit Ireland And UK.  Will Be Very Weak (https://www.yahoo.com/news/rare-north-atlantic-hurricane-heads-ireland-uk-104827897.html).

A New Concorde Jet Takes Flight For the First Time IN Tests (http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/652282/son-of-concorde-first-test-flight-supersonic-jet-spike)!

.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-10-19 13:44:08
Victory over ISIS (https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/19/world/middleeast/islamic-state-reconstruction.html).

US & Allied Forces Destroy ISIS.  Group obliterated from Syria and Iraq (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4991782/How-ISIS-spread-world-caliphate-collapses.html)

Fewest Jobless Claims Since 1973!  More People Working (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-19/fewest-jobless-claims-since-1973-show-firm-u-s-job-market).

Trump economy surges, DOW Crosses 23,000 For First Time! (http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/stock-market-hits-23k-milestone-50555018).

North Korean government watches MSNBC For News On Trump, No Wonder they Hate Him (http://freebeacon.com/national-security/nbc-news-correspondent-north-korean-military-officials-watch-morning-joe/).

Study Finds Tinder Reinforcing Ancient Mating Habits (http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/love-sex/tinder-mating-habits-reinforce-dating-app-sex-study-men-women-communicate-find-others-reproduce-a8008446.html).

New Discoveries On The Moon (https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/oct/19/lunar-cave-discovery-raises-hopes-for-human-colonisation-of-moon).

Knife Wielding Robbers Demand $1 Dollar From Massachusetts Store (http://www.enterprisenews.com/news/20171018/robbers-had-2-knives-in-brockton-but-asked-for-just-1-dollar).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-10-24 14:40:48
Trump Economy Soars!  Record Stocks! (https://www.cnbc.com/2017/10/24/us-stock-futures-earnings-fed-chair-position-tax-reform-on-wall-street-agenda.html).

New Crowned Saudi Prince Promises to Rid of Islamic Extremism Starting at a Young Age (http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/saudi-arabia-return-moderate-open-11400298).

Saudi Arabia To Build New Mega-City to Rival Dubai (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-24/saudi-arabia-to-build-new-mega-city-on-country-s-north-coast).

China raises Xi's status to most powerful role in decades (https://www.yahoo.com/news/chinas-communist-party-inserts-xi-party-constitution-042539050.html).

Strange new 'botnet' could wipe out the interest for millions (https://www.thesun.co.uk/tech/4753307/gigantic-new-reaper-botnet-could-bring-down-the-internet-its-feared/).

Stevie Wonder Performs National Anthem on Knees In Protest, Sport Upset with Wonder (http://news.radio.com/2017/10/24/stevie-wonder-takes-knee-national-anthem/).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-10-31 14:10:30
DEVELOPING: TERROR STIKES NEW YORK CITY

(http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/10/31/20/45E0941200000578-5036717-image-a-67_1509480450158.jpg)

So far we know of 6 people dead as a rented pickup truck drove through a bike path in Manhattan.  Police responded and shot the suspect who is at a nearby hospital an alive.  The suspect hit a school bus as well, but no major injuries from that.  The suspect as yelled, "allah akbar" and was reportedly holding two weapons which have turned out to be fake.  The FBI and NYPD are treating this as a terrorist attack.

Reports are the major Halloween Parade will be cancelled

Suspect mowed down people in truck (http://nypost.com/2017/10/31/several-people-shot-in-downtown-manhattan/).

Euro style terror in America (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5036717/Multiple-injured-shooting-downtown-Manhattan.html)...

Police shoot suspect (http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Gunshots-Fired-Lower-Manhattan-Tribeca-454316613.html).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-10-31 14:24:34
North Korean Nuclear Test Site Reportedly Has Collapsed Amounting to over 200 Deaths and a Major Radiation Leak (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/10/31/collapse-north-korea-nuclear-test-site-leaves-200-dead/).

Iran Threatens Ballistic Missile Strikes on American Forces, Can Hit ‘All U.S. Bases’ (http://freebeacon.com/national-security/iran-threatens-ballistic-missile-strikes-american-forces-can-hit-u-s-bases/).

States that are the most sexually diseased.  The South leads with most transmitted diseases while the Pacific Northwest and New England has the least (https://pjmedia.com/lifestyle/do-you-live-in-one-of-the-most-sexually-diseased-states/).

FOX News Dominates News Ratings (http://deadline.com/2017/10/sean-hannity-cable-news-october-winner-rachel-maddow-tv-ratings-1202198409/).

Laura Ingraham’s New FOX News Show Draws In Massive Numbers In Debut (https://www.thewrap.com/laura-ingraham-fox-news-debut-beats-msnbc-lawrence-odonnell-ratings/).

The Plague Spreading In Africa (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4807750/madagascar-plague-spreading-relatives-dancing-corpses/).

iPhone X Rated Best Smartphone EVER (https://www.cnbc.com/2017/10/31/apple-iphone-x-review-the-best-smartphone-you-can-buy.html).

Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-10-31 14:24:52
DEVELOPING: TERROR STIKES NEW YORK CITY

(http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/10/31/20/45E0941200000578-5036717-image-a-67_1509480450158.jpg)

So far we know of 6 people dead as a rented pickup truck drove through a bike path in Manhattan.  Police responded and shot the suspect who is at a nearby hospital an alive.  The suspect hit a school bus as well, but no major injuries from that.  The suspect as yelled, "allah akbar" and was reportedly holding two weapons which have turned out to be fake.  The FBI and NYPD are treating this as a terrorist attack.

Reports are the major Halloween Parade will be cancelled

Suspect mowed down people in truck (http://nypost.com/2017/10/31/several-people-shot-in-downtown-manhattan/).

Euro style terror in America (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5036717/Multiple-injured-shooting-downtown-Manhattan.html)...

Police shoot suspect (http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Gunshots-Fired-Lower-Manhattan-Tribeca-454316613.html).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Darrin on 2017-10-31 14:27:45
I'm following it right now. :( 

Thoughts and prayers to all involved including injured, lives lost, and responders.  Such a shame there are people who want to disrupt humanity so much. :( 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: 1234 on 2017-10-31 14:29:23
Damn... this sucks. My thoughts to those involved. :-\
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Darrin on 2017-10-31 14:32:05
It truly sucks.  I mean think of this.  It is almost evening for the east coast when people are out doing Trick or Treating.  Some of these people who died are probably parents, and now their kids won't have them around.  I mean... this seriously makes my blood boil.

The only good thing is this sicko who did this will hopefully have the worst existence for the rest of their life.  I hope they suffer to the fullest extent of suffering.  They will want to be dead, but will teeter on the edge of life the rest of their days.  I hope we find out there motive, then they deserve a horrible existence.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2017-10-31 14:36:06
This is so upsetting.  :(  My thoughts and prayers go out to everyone out there tonight.  I really hope there isn't more as we enter the holiday evening, a time for kids and families.  This is absolutely horrible and I hope this attacker who survived will pay the ultimate price for their actions.  They are nothing more then trash.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-11-05 15:07:34
BREAKING NEWS: GUNMAN OPENS FIRE IN SMALL TOWN CHURCH, MORE THEN HALF OF CONGREGATION KILLED 

Shooting Massacre in Small Texas Town Church, 27 Dead, over 30 injured, more then half of service members victims (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5052163/Up-27-shot-Texas-church-gunman-opens-fire.html) (Service Usually has 50 people, at least 27 killed so far)

Shooter Shot By Police, Killed, Was 26 Year Old (https://www.ksat.com/news/shooting-sutherland-springs-church-gunfire-mass-shooting-airlife).

Shootered Reloaded Several Times (http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2017/11/update-sutherland-springs-shooter-not-area-vehicle-ran-off-road-field/).

Gunman Wore Full Combat Gear (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5052163/Up-27-shot-Texas-church-gunman-opens-fire.html).

Deadliest American Church Shooting Ever (https://www.thedailybeast.com/deadliest-church-shooting-in-american-history-strikes-sutherland-springs-texas).

President Trump On Asia Tour, 'May God Be With The People Of Sutherland Springs (http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/358863-trump-on-texas-church-shooting-may-god-be-with-people-of-sutherland).

Democrats Get Political, Call For Gun Control (http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/358868-democrats-renew-calls-for-gun-control-in-wake-of-texas-church-shooting).

Title: Re: World News
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2017-11-05 15:18:39
WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE?  A place for people to come together and feel safe, then be shot down when they have no way to possibly defend themselves?!  This is so horrible!  I'm reading tons of children have been killed, some as young as two.  The Pastor's daughter has been killed.  This is so horrible, all those lives lost!  Shameful and disgusting.  Thoughts and prayers to all those families. :'( 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2017-11-05 15:21:53
This town has about 300 people living in it.  Now think of how horrible this is... 27 people were killed today and probably more as the numbers keep coming in.  That is a significant portion of the town's population.  Everyone in the town will be effected from this because everyone knew at least one person involved.

This is so sad this is happening.  My prayers go out to the people, the families, and the first responders.  This is truly awful.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Darrin on 2017-11-05 17:10:31
Truly out of the blue.  This is a horrible event that took place.  :( 

Title: Re: World News
Post by: Smiles2us on 2017-11-05 17:19:10
This hits close to home. :(  Thoughts and prayers to everyone involved, and I mean that.  Not justing saying that as a ritual. It is absolutely horrible what occurred in what should be a safe space for people to be. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Smiles2us on 2017-11-05 17:26:49
Learning some information about the event and who the shooter was.  I am not going to post their name, but if you want to see their picture and name, click the link (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5052163/Up-27-shot-Texas-church-gunman-opens-fire.html).

"The gunman walked into the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, dressed in black, tactical gear with a ballistics belt and an assault rifle, and began shooting, according to local law enforcement sources.

The attack only stopped when the shooter was tackled by a heroic local man.

The shooter, of New Braunfels, a suburb of San Antonio, fled in his SUV but crashed near state lines and was killed after a brief foot chase into Guadalupe County, according Guadalupe County Sheriff's Office spokesman."
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Miggs on 2017-11-05 18:06:44
Fucking christ.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: 1234 on 2017-11-05 18:08:04
Urrrgh. What a messed-up $#%.

Thoughts to everyone involved. :-\
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Soda on 2017-11-06 13:20:24
So horrible.  Thoughts and prayers. :-\
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-11-13 14:23:12
North Korean Soldier Shot By Own Troops As He Tries To Defect, Taken To S. Korean Hospital (https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/13/world/asia/north-korea-defector-south.html).

Tension mounts in Lebanon as Saudi Arabia escalates power struggle with Iran (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/nov/11/lebanon-saudi-arabia-iran--power-struggle-saad-hariri-resignation).

Chinese Reveal New Military Weapons (https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/659666/China-Hypersonic-Nuclear-Missile-Dragon-DF-ZF-War-US-Wind-Tunnel-JF12-Picture-Video-Russia).

More Hollywood Elite Being Accused of Harassment or Rape (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/sons-harvey-hollywoods-harassment-hall-shame/).

Seattle's Bill Gates buys big chunk of land in Arizona to build 'smart city' (http://www.12news.com/news/local/valley/bill-gates-buys-big-chunk-of-land-in-arizona-to-build-smart-city/490978125).

Chipotle Continues To Struggle, Stocks Drop After Sickness Allegations again (http://nypost.com/2017/11/13/chipotles-stock-hit-after-jeremy-jordan-says-he-got-violently-sick/).

Mattel announces Ibtihaj Muhammad doll, the first Barbie to wear a hijab (http://buzz.blog.ajc.com/2017/11/13/mattel-announces-ibtihaj-muhammad-doll-first-barbie-to-wear-a-hijab/).

No News:'Transracial' Florida man born white feels like he is Filipino (http://www.wtsp.com/news/transracial-man-born-white-feels-like-he-is-filipino/491290902)

Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-11-14 13:35:19
France Revolts, Emmanuel Macron faces first revolt as 100 party members resign over 'arrogant, undemocratic' ways (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/11/14/emmanuel-macron-faces-first-revolt-100-party-members-resign/).

When child sex isn't rape: French to set age of consent (https://www.yahoo.com/news/child-sex-isnt-rape-french-set-age-consent-105241781.html).

The Plague Continues To Spread in Africa (https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/659699/Black-death-plague-death-Madagascar-rising-World-Health-Organisation-outbreak-US-Europe).

Venezuela just defaulted, moving deeper into crisis (http://money.cnn.com/2017/11/14/news/economy/venezuela-debt-default-sp/index.html).

Swarm of Quakes Along San Andreas Fault (http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Swarm-of-earthquakes-hit-Monterey-County-felt-in-12354131.php).

NBC Exec Fired For Sexual Misconduct (https://www.thewrap.com/nbc-senior-vice-president-dismissed-inappropriate-conduct-one-woman/).

77% of College Democrats Don't Believe Sex Is Determined at Birth (http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/11/08/transgender-issues-divide-republicans-and-democrats/).

Richest 1% own half the world's wealth, study finds (https://www.theguardian.com/inequality/2017/nov/14/worlds-richest-wealth-credit-suisse).

First Digital Pill Approved... (https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/13/health/digital-pill-fda.html)

Pet Cloning Today... (http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2017/11/13/texas-company-cloning-pets/)

The Last Places on Earth with Internet (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/lists/the-last-places-on-earth-with-no-internet/).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-11-15 13:18:05
Radioactive Cloud still over Europe, where did it come from? (https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/15/world/europe/radioactive-cloud-europe.html)

Chicago hits 600th homicide for the year, most dangerous city in America... (http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/11/15/tuesday-shootings-600-homicides/).

Cartels infiltrating Texas (http://www.chron.com/news/us-world/border-mexico/article/New-report-shows-how-Mexican-cartels-are-12320888.php).

Mysterious boom shakes homes in Alabama (http://abc3340.com/news/local/loud-boom-heard-across-north-alabama-no-explosions-reported).

Mysterious glowing orb shines over Phoenix (http://theweek.com/speedreads/737519/what-strange-light-over-phoenix-last-night).

Amazon almost ready to open cashierless store to public in Seattle (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-11-15/amazon-s-cashierless-store-is-almost-ready-for-prime-time).

Justine League movie gets abysmal ratings, one of the worst films to date! (https://apnews.com/bcabe3bcfb4b401ba6911800a8eb0771/Review:-Not-even-Wonder-Woman-can-save-'Justice-League')
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Grapefoot on 2017-11-16 13:29:30
WORLD NEWS

Saudi King To Step Down Next Week (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5089229/Saudi-Arabia-king-set-hand-crown-son.html).

Israel ready to share intelligence on Iran with Saudi Arabia (https://www.rt.com/news/410049-israel-share-intelligence-on-iran/).

Crime Wave Engulfs Sweden, Quickly Becoming Most Dangerous Euro Country (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-11-16/crime-wave-engulfs-sweden-as-fraud-sexual-offences-reach-record).

More Then 200 Arrested In US Part of Dangerous Mexican Gang (https://www.wsj.com/articles/more-than-200-arrested-in-ms-13-crackdown-1510859147).

Pope Rebukes Climate Change Deniers (http://www.sfchronicle.com/news/world/article/Pope-rebukes-climate-deniers-as-perverse-in-12361964.php).

Serial Killer In Tampa Continues Spree (https://www.yahoo.com/news/fear-serial-killer-puts-florida-city-edge-160252319.html).

FCC Is Removing Obama-Era Internet Rules (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-11-15/killing-net-neutrality-rules-is-said-readied-for-december-vote).

Liberal Media Platforms Losing Money, BuzzFeed, Mashable, etc (https://www.wsj.com/articles/mashable-agrees-to-sell-to-ziff-davis-for-around-50-million-1510863283).

Panic At Vanity Fair (https://www.thedailybeast.com/panic-as-radhika-jones-vanity-fairs-new-editor-takes-the-helm).

STRANGE NEWS

DEVELOPING: Mysterious Aircraft Disappears Over Oregon.  The mysterious UFO was first reported by Oakland control tower folk, then by numerous airliners in Oregon, when Seattle had F-15 fighter jets scrambled to find this mysterious UFO, which then vanished before their very eyes. 

Interesting read (http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/16079/airliners-and-f-15s-involved-in-bizzare-encounter-with-mystery-aircraft-over-oregon).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2017-11-20 13:19:53
Argentine Navy Submarine Missing, US & Argentine Crews Looking For Vessel Before 44 Crew Dies (http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/16238/missing-argentine-sub-supposedly-tried-to-make-contact-seven-times-on-saturday).

Germany's Merkel battles to stay in power despite crisis (https://www.yahoo.com/news/germany-political-turmoil-coalition-talks-fail-102405682.html).

Europe Works On A Digital Tax (https://www.yahoo.com/news/europe-turns-facebook-google-digital-tax-revamp-052322840.html)...

ISIS Promotes Attacking The Pope In Latest Ad Campaign (https://pjmedia.com/homeland-security/isis-group-releases-image-beheaded-pope-francis/).

Department of Justice Tries To Stop AT&T From Buying Time Warner (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-11-20/at-t-faces-u-s-antitrust-suit-over-time-warner-deal).

Upsurge in big earthquakes predicted for 2018 as Earth rotation slows (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/nov/18/2018-set-to-be-year-of-big-earthquakes).

Mexico Did Not Recognize Its Black Citizens Until Last Year (https://www.independentsentinel.com/mexico-did-not-recognize-its-black-citizens-until-last-year/).

Monaco Running Out of Room (https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/nov/19/monaco-builds-into-the-med-to-house-new-throng-of-super-rich).

London Tries Coffee Powered Buses (https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/20/world/europe/london-coffee-buses.html).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2017-11-21 22:23:59
Possibly Only One Day of Air Left As Crews Scramble To Find Missing Argentine Navy Sub At The Bottom of the Ocean (https://www.msn.com/g00/en-us/news/world/more-than-40-on-missing-sub-may-have-only-day-of-air-left/ar-BBFqBnI?OCID=ansmsnnews11&i10c.encReferrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYmluZy5jb20v).

Charlie Rose fired by CBS, PBS and Bloomberg over sexual misconduct allegations (https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/harvey-weinstein-scandal/tv-host-charlie-rose-suspended-apologizes-after-sexual-harassment-accusations-n822691).

John Lasseter Taking Leave of Absence From Pixar Amid "Missteps" (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/john-lasseter-taking-leave-absence-pixar-missteps-1057113).

French Prime Minister Angry At Feminizing Of Language, Squashes Debate To End ''Inclusive Writing' (https://www.yahoo.com/news/pm-quashes-bid-french-less-macho-134524254.html).

Las Vegas may End Car Travel On The Strip (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5103411/Commissioner-responsible-Las-Vegas-wants-car-ban.html).

Uber Paid Hackers to Delete Stolen Data on 57 Million People (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-11-21/uber-concealed-cyberattack-that-exposed-57-million-people-s-data).

Facebook (Still) Letting Housing Advertisers Exclude Users by Race (https://www.propublica.org/article/facebook-advertising-discrimination-housing-race-sex-national-origin).

Mysterious Booms Heard In 64 Locations Around The World (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-5103611/Mysterious-booms-heard-64-times-2017.html).
Title: World News
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2017-11-24 20:48:57
Quote
Mysterious Booms Heard In 64 Locations Around The World (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-5103611/Mysterious-booms-heard-64-times-2017.html).

These loud booming noises were followed by sheepish "excuse me"s from around dinner tables across America on Thursday, and in at least one case, a fair-sized dry-cleaning bill.    :-[
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Smiles2us on 2017-11-25 11:43:08
Oh my goodness.  :o 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2017-11-28 20:32:22
DIRE NEWS.... NORTH KOREA SOUNDS THE HORN FOR WAR

North Korea fires new ICBM into Japanese waters, missile is capable of reaching any city on US Mainland... (http://news.trust.org/item/20171128192754-trq9s)

North Korea aimed missile trajectory at Washington DC (https://www.wsj.com/articles/north-korea-fires-unidentified-missile-towards-the-eastsouth-korea-joint-chiefs-of-staff-1511895210).

General Mattis: North Korea can hit "everywhere in the world. (http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/28/politics/north-korea-missile-launch/index.html)"

World filled with dread after north Korea launch (https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/11/28/opinion/columnists/missile-test-north-korea.html).

South Korea fires missiles in response to North Korea's ICBM (https://www.yahoo.com/news/north-korea-starting-war-u-201350603.html).

North Korean ICBM a challenge to US, Japan, S. Korea, and allies (https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/11/29/asia-pacific/north-korea-fires-off-apparent-long-range-missile-challenge-trump-abe/).

Liberal American Newsweek reports fake news that "Japan wants war" (https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/11/24/national/newsweek-causes-stir-by-reporting-japan-wants-war-with-north-korea/).

Hawaii's nuclear sirens ready to sound (http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/11/28/hawaii-to-sound-warning-sirens-amid-nuclear-threats-from-north-korea.html)...

Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2017-11-29 13:26:43
(http://a.abcnews.com/images/Entertainment/matt-lauer-gty-ml-171129_4x3_992.jpg)
(NBC's Matt Lauer, host of TODAY, was fired.)

Multiple Women Accuse NBC Star, Matt Lauer of Sexual Harassment (http://variety.com/2017/biz/news/matt-lauer-accused-sexual-harassment-multiple-women-1202625959/).

Lauer, Stations biggest name, fired from NBC (http://variety.com/2017/biz/news/matt-lauer-accused-sexual-harassment-multiple-women-1202625959/).

People Inside NBC Knew Matt Was Next... (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5129001/Megyn-Kelly-says-Matt-Lauers-firing-sign-progress.html).

Another NPR Firing, Chief News Editor Departs After Harassment Allegations (https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/11/28/567026934/npr-chief-news-editor-departs-in-wake-of-harassment-allegations).

Warner Brothers Fires Producer of "Arrow" and "Supergirl" over Harassment Complaints (http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/warner-bros-sexual-harassment-andrew-kreisberg-1202612522/).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-11-29 18:29:35
No one is safe, now that women feel empowered on this issue, they will be coming out and getting every single man that has wronged them in some way, no matter how big or small.

Clearly this is good, but it is also bad.  Claims, whether true or false, will always ruin the reputation of the person who is accused.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2017-12-01 08:38:08
I think it goes deeper than that... the libturds are having a collective tantrum over Hillary's loss in 2006 and have adapted a scorched earth policy on its "business as usual" attitude towards sexual harassment.  They'll throw a few of its own in the winnowing machine-- Harvey Weinstein, Kevin Spacey, Matt Lauer --if it'll get them Trump's head on a pike. I've noticed this attitude growing steadily within the progressive movement for the last couple years, but I never thought it would get to the point where they started to cannibalize themselves.  While it is nice to see them cleaning house, It doesn't bode well for the men of my generation, who never really learned any better way of dealing with women and now are being forced to adapt to greatly-changing attitudes towards sex.  Everything we learned was a lie.  We're dealing with whole new social mores we simply aren't equipped to understand. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-12-11 12:19:42
Terrorist Attack Fails In New York (http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/11/us/ny-suspect-what-we-know/index.html)

Blows Up Early On Attacker, Still Alive, In Extreme Pain! (http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/11/us/ny-suspect-what-we-know/index.html)

Terrorist Attacker, Alayed Ullah Muslim Wanting Payback For Israel (http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2017/12/11/port-authority-terror-suspect/).

Larry King Accused of Groping Women (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5156899/Larry-King-groped-claims-Eddie-Fishers-ex-wife.html).

Churches Are Finding A Way To Bring Millennials In In Record Numbers (http://www.kansascity.com/living/religion/article188544194.html).

Saudi Arabia Lifts Ban On Movie Theaters (https://www.yahoo.com/news/saudi-arabia-lifts-ban-cinemas-government-090134919.html).

5 of 6 California Wildfires Contained, One Threatening Santa Barbara (https://www.yahoo.com/news/fire-southern-california-threatening-another-city-155145118.html).

Chef Mario Batali Accused of Sexual Harassment by Multiple Women (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/celebrity-chef-mario-batali-accused-sexual-harassment-by-multiple-women-1066116).

Los Angeles subway work uncovers array of Ice Age fossils (https://www.yahoo.com/news/subway-paleontology-la-construction-unearths-fossil-trove-081219404.html).

Prophecy Coming True As Talks of 3rd Temple Begin In Israel, End Times... (http://www.wnd.com/2017/12/trumps-jerusalem-declaration-sparks-talk-of-3rd-temple/).

Pentagon to allow transgender people to enlist in military (http://www.sfgate.com/news/politics/article/APNewsBreak-Transgender-people-can-enlist-in-12421888.php).



Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2017-12-15 22:53:29
California Public Health Department is urging people to keep phones out of their pockets and away from them due to major radiation problems that lead to cancer!

Keep Smartphones away from body! (http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2017/12/14/california-cellphone-radiation-guidelines/)

Keep Cell Phones Off Your Body! (http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2017/12/14/california-cellphone-radiation-guidelines/)

Keep Cell Phones Away From You While You Sleep (http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2017/12/14/california-cellphone-radiation-guidelines/).

Research Shows Radiation From Smartphones Alarming and Increases Risk of Many Health Problems (http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2017/12/14/california-cellphone-radiation-guidelines/).

Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-12-16 13:23:23
In Italy, #MeToo Is More Like ‘Meh’ (https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/16/world/europe/italy-sexual-harassment.html)

2 US Navy Airmen and an Object That ‘Accelerated Like Nothing I’ve Ever Seen’ (https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/16/us/politics/unidentified-flying-object-navy.html).

Disney Buys Large Portion of 21st Century FOX, Will Cut 5,000-10,000 Jobs (http://deadline.com/2017/12/analyst-says-disney-fox-deal-at-least-5000-jobs-will-be-cut-1202227891/).

Murdoch Kept Disney Away From Super Successful FOX News (https://www.yahoo.com/news/86-murdoch-returns-roots-news-193453816.html).

NASA: "The Sun Is Dimming" (https://wattsupwiththat.com/2017/12/15/the-sun-is-blank-nasa-data-shows-it-to-be-dimming/)...

California Health Dept Warns To Keep Smartphones Away From Body In Alarming New Guidelines (http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2017/12/14/california-cellphone-radiation-guidelines/).

ISIS Has Scattered (https://www.yahoo.com/news/islamic-state-happened-foreign-fighters-022212559.html).

Woman Mauled To Death By Her Own Pitbulls While Taking A Walk In Virginia (http://ktla.com/2017/12/15/woman-mauled-to-death-by-her-dogs-while-taking-them-for-a-walk/).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2017-12-17 11:10:27
Erdogan says Turkey aims to open embassy in East Jerusalem in defiant move against the US, but it also plays right into the US's hands... (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-israel-turkey/erdogan-says-turkey-aims-to-open-embassy-in-east-jerusalem-idUSKBN1EB0H7)

California still burns (http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/17/us/california-fires/index.html)...

NBC Made Payment To Staffer After Sexual Harassment Claim Against Chris Matthews. (http://dailycaller.com/2017/12/16/nbc-made-payment-to-staffer-after-sexual-harassment-claim-against-chris-matthews/)

Kiss’ Gene Simmons Sued for Sexual Battery by Unidentified Radio Personality (https://www.thewrap.com/gene-simmons-sued-sexual-battery-radio-personality-kiss/).

Suicide bombers kill at least 9 in Pakistan Christian church (http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/12/17/suicide-bombers-attack-pakistan-church-killing-8-people-officials-say.html).

North Koreans mark 6th anniversary of Kim Jong Il's death (http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/12/17/north-koreans-mark-6th-anniversary-kim-jong-ils-death.html).

French sailor slashes around the world solo record in boat (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-42383438).

Switzerland launches world's steepest funicular (http://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-europe-42384816/funicular-railway-switzerland-launches-world-s-steepest-service).

British surgeon admits to branding initials on patients' organs (http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/14/health/liver-initials-surgeon-simon-bramhall-intl-trnd/index.html).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2017-12-18 10:25:17
BREAKING AND DEVELOPING: MASSIVE RAIL ACCIDENT IN WASHINGTON STATE

(https://fm.cnbc.com/applications/cnbc.com/resources/img/editorial/2017/12/18/104905246-WSPTrainIncident2.600x400.jpg?v=1513616154)
(https://img.thedailybeast.com/image/upload/v1513614118/amtrak-seattle-cheat_abtnio.jpg)

Debut Run of New High Speed Train Plunges off Bridge South of Tacoma Onto Interstate 5 (http://komonews.com/news/local/derailed-train-falls-off-bridge-onto-i-5-lanes-south-of-tacoma).

Photos (http://komonews.com/news/local/photos-amtrak-train-plunges-off-tracks-closes-i-5-south-of-tacoma)

78 Passengers, 5 Crew Members onboard.  77 Taken to Local Hospitals.  Fatalities Expected (http://www.king5.com/article/traffic/multiple-fatalities-77-transported-to-hospitals-after-amtrak-crash-near-lacey/281-500303305).

Train Dangling Over Bridge (http://q13fox.com/2017/12/18/train-derails-above-i-5-sb-lanes-shut-down-near-dupont/).

Live Updates (http://www.kiro7.com/news/local/train-derails-onto-i-5-in-pierce-county-all-lanes-blocked/665619813).

President Trump Likely To Speak On Accident (http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/12/18/amtrak-train-derails-in-washington-state-blocks-interstate-5.html).

Congressman: "Something went very wrong." (http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/18/us/amtrak-derails-washington-latest/index.html)

Train Cars Dangling From Bridge, Landed on Traffic Below, Some Cars Slung Into Forest (https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/amtrak-derailment-train-crashes-near-tacoma-washington-n830751).

Lakewood Mayor feared deadly accidents from high-speed train service (http://www.seattlepi.com/seattlenews/article/Mayor-Predict-Amtrak-Crashes-12438820.php#photo-14719392)...

Train Going 80 in 30mph corner (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/amtrak-train-derailment-washington-state-tacoma-2017-12-18-live-stream-updates/)?

(https://timedotcom.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/amtrak-derailment-train.jpg)
(http://static-10.sinclairstoryline.com/resources/media/0ad980b6-4f2e-4021-97d6-870dffff6489-large16x9_171218_komo_amtrak_derailment_07_1280.jpg?1513617204724)
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2017-12-18 10:37:41
This is horrible. :(  Thoughts and prayers to them.  Brand new route, lot of excited people, first run ever.  People going to work at rush hour and this train comes crashing down on the freeway, people going away for Christmas to see family in Portland.  This is devastating. :(  My prayers go out to them for sure. 

Got to thank all those first responders too.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-12-18 10:41:40
Oh no. :-\  This is so sad.  Those poor people.  My thoughts and prayers go out to them and the families.  I really hope no one dies from this even though we got reports already. :(  This should have been a joyous event and it instead turned into a disaster right before Christmas. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Soda on 2017-12-18 10:44:20
Oh my goodness, no!  :'(  This is so horrible.  Prayers really go out to the people involved in this.  It is so sad to see this anytime, but especially right before Christmas.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Kiwi on 2017-12-18 13:01:54
It is with a heavy heart I see this.  Of course my thoughts and prayers to all of those affected and a major thanks to all the first responders. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-12-18 13:20:41
DEVELOPING...

At Least 6 Dead in Railway Accident in Washington State (http://komonews.com/news/local/derailed-train-falls-off-bridge-onto-i-5-lanes-south-of-tacoma).

'Emergency! We are on the ground!' -- radio traffic from deadly Amtrak train derailment (http://komonews.com/news/local/emergency-we-are-on-the-ground-radio-traffic-from-amtrak-train).

Object On Tracks May Be Cause of Deadly Accident (https://nypost.com/2017/12/18/object-on-tracks-may-be-cause-of-deadly-amtrak-derailment/).

President Trump calls for infrastructure investment following fatal Washington train derailment (http://www.kiro7.com/news/local/president-trump-calls-for-infrastructure-investment-following-fatal-i-5-train-derailment-/665727533).

(https://static.seattletimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/12182017_derailaerialCP_114158-1020x680.jpg)
(Note the front locomotive is the white engine on the road.)
(https://static.seattletimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/12182017_derailaerials_115021-1020x680.jpg)

((My prayers for out to all of those involved in this horrible crisis))
Title: Re: World News
Post by: FoxTail on 2017-12-18 13:40:09
Oh no!  :'(  I am so sad to read about this.  I hope there won't be any more lives lost and that medical officials can save these poor people on what should have been a grand day for a new rail line!  So much promise and money went into this and it failed.  There will definitely be hell to pay and lawsuits, but I hope there can be peace as the heat of the emergency is still going on.

My prayers go out to all these people and I hope the community and families can heal.  This is devastating news, and right before Christmas.  I wish them the absolute best and my heart goes out to them.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Kiwi on 2017-12-18 13:48:17
I think we have a tendency to think that this is someplace else and doesn't happen to me.  But that just isn't the case, this can happen everywhere.  In a part of the country were rail service isn't a big deal like out on the eastern seaboard, this is a HUGE deal.  Rail is considered one of the absolute safest ways to travel, especially out in that part of the country.  So for this to happen to average people on their way to work, enjoying vacations, or going to see family for Christmas, this is absolutely devastating and it shows it can happen ANYWHERE.  These were people going about their daily lives, and excited to be on this new train and new rail line.  I can't express how sad I am from this.  I mean it when I saw I wish them all the best and my prayers to them all.  Thoughts don't do crap.  So you're thinking of someone?  Wow, a lot of good that does.  Actions need to be taken as does comfort. 

I guess I am trying to say I am thankful it wasn't us, but also realize this can happen truly anywhere and not to take life for granted.  This is the last place you'd expect a disaster like this on a brand new train, but no place is immune.  Prayers to the people.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: FoxTail on 2017-12-18 13:50:21
Exactly right.  Just going about life and enjoying a beautiful new train.  The last thing you would expect is a disaster like this.  It is so sad, especially since the local news was there talking to the people and videotaping the train leave for the first time.  ALL the people they videotaped, were either injured or killed.  This was just a few hours before this incident, and they took a tour inside the new train.  It is just an absolutely eerie thing and makes the pit of your soul have a chill. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Darrin on 2017-12-18 13:53:54
This is very upsetting news.  I finally got some time to say my message.  I know some people just glance over stuff like this because it isn't happening to them or near them, but this is a very sad event.  I am glad to see people commenting about world events for a change. 

As for the people and first responders involved in this crisis, I wish them the very best.  I pray for their safety and well being and pray for the people involved.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Kiwi on 2017-12-18 13:57:51
This is very upsetting news.  I finally got some time to say my message.  I know some people just glance over stuff like this because it isn't happening to them or near them, but this is a very sad event.  I am glad to see people commenting about world events for a change. 

Too many people just ignore and try to blissfully live their life ignoring what is happening around them.  It only hurts them in the end. 

I wish there was a way to help the people in this situation.  Maybe it is my Christmas charity hitting me, but there should be a fund to help those involved.  There probably will be by days end.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Smiles2us on 2017-12-18 14:26:22
I mean this will all my heart and soul when I wish them the very best in this situation and that my thoughts and prayers go out to them all.  I am hoping no more lives are lost as they try to save lives.  A big thank you to the responders, the police, medics, fire department, and everyone else who responded.

Looking through the various news links posted, I read that some of the first people who responded were motorists driving on the freeway.  People ran out of their cars and pulled people out of the train, and providing life saving procedures on people.  If those people didn't step in, it could have been far worse.  They helped bridged the gap till emergency services arrives.  God bless those people too who worked together to help brethren in need. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: 1234 on 2017-12-18 14:29:54
Thoughts and prayers to those involved. :-\
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Rainberry on 2017-12-18 14:34:10
These are real and raw disasters.  We remember the Texas church shooting recently and how it affected someone in our very own PSF community.

So to the people involved in this horrible event, I open my heart to you all and pray for your well being. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Grapefoot on 2017-12-18 15:53:13
I hope they can find the cause and bring some closure for those involved.  Thoughts and prayers to them all.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-12-19 00:03:54
3 Confirmed Deaths From Amtrak Derailment in Washington (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/washington-train-derailment-today-multiple-dead-injured-amtrak-501-high-speed-train-derails-seattle/).

Civilians Ran In To Help Victims of Train Crash (http://www.kiro7.com/news/local/eagle-scout-climbs-into-trains-helps-passengers-in-train-derailment/665887113).

Mysterious Heat Index Rising Under New England, Could it Blow? (https://www.sciencealert.com/mysterious-blob-of-hot-rock-building-up-underneath-vermont-new-england)

Paypal's Peter Thiel Reveals Radical Floating Nations Concept (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-5190277/Concept-images-reveal-worlds-floating-nation.html).

Austria's New Chancellor is 31 years old (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-austria-politics-eu/austrian-leader-to-defend-eu-credentials-in-brussels-idUSKBN1EC2RW).

Venezuela Continues To Struggle Due To Economic Collapse (https://www.yahoo.com/news/food-clothes-poor-not-merry-christmas-venezuela-200823451.html).

More than 400 flights canceled following airport outage in Atlanta (https://www.cbsnews.com/videos/more-than-400-flights-canceled-following-airport-outage-in-atlanta/).

NFL Panther's Owner Says He Will Sell The Team At End of the Year (https://www.wsj.com/articles/AP9809c6f936264c2e90aaefc558f77aa1).

UK BuzzFeed Editor Wants Communism For Christmas, Immediately Shuts Down Her Profile (https://www.thewrap.com/buzzfeed-editor-all-i-want-for-christmas-is-full-communism-now/).

Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2017-12-23 11:05:32
Amtrak Train Was Going 78mph at Impact, nearly 50mph over the speed limit (http://komonews.com/news/local/ntsb-amtrak-train-was-going-78-mph-at-impact-crew-not-using-electronic-devices).

Law Enforcement Stop Radicalized Islamic Terrorist From Causing Christmas Day Mayhem on San Francisco's Pier 39 (http://abc7news.com/fbi-man-planned-christmas-terror-attack-for-sfs-pier-39/2812473/).

Muslims Attack A Coptic Church In Egypt, Smashing and Destroying Contents Before Christmas (https://apnews.com/45135f6cbd8e457bab79d9b93a7ccdd1/Coptic-diocese-says-hundreds-assault-church-in-Egypt).

Russian Subs Prowling Near Undersea cables has NATO nervous (https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/russian-submarines-are-prowling-around-vital-undersea-cables-its-making-nato-nervous/2017/12/22/d4c1f3da-e5d0-11e7-927a-e72eac1e73b6_story.html?utm_term=.ee43cea2f9a8).

Palm Springs Frightened Over Bright Light At Night, Cause was SpaceX Launch (http://www.desertsun.com/story/news/2017/12/22/mysterious-bright-light-over-palm-springs-spacex-rocket-launch/978466001/).

VICE Media rampant with sex and sexual harassment (https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/23/business/media/vice-sexual-harassment.html)[/url].

Laughing Gorilla Tickled! (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5206393/Orphaned-gorilla-laughs-shes-tickled.html)
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2017-12-26 16:37:20
70% of the US is currently below freezing temperatures!

(http://vortex.plymouth.edu/uschill.gif)
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Binkyt11 on 2017-12-27 00:43:26
wrong thread
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2017-12-27 12:30:25
The hottest place on that map I could find appears to be Sarasota, Florida at 82. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Grapefoot on 2017-12-27 16:47:02
It is cold nearly everywhere.  It is amazing. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Grapefoot on 2017-12-28 18:37:59
Russia slams US plan to sell anti-missile system to Japan (http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/28/asia/russia-us-japan-anti-missile-defense-intl/index.html).

China Tests New Missile Technology (https://thediplomat.com/2017/12/introducing-the-df-17-chinas-newly-tested-ballistic-missile-armed-with-a-hypersonic-glide-vehicle/).

Police Officer Deaths Hit 50 Year Low in US (https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/12/28/number-officers-killed-2017-hits-nearly-50-year-low/984477001/).

Israel plans a Trump rail station near the Western Wall as a Trump-naming frenzy sweeps country (http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/27/politics/israel-trump-train-station-rail-name-naming/index.html).

Libya Elects New President (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-42507405).

Italy dissolves parliament for March election (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-42505233).

First Girl Wins Boys' Wrestling Tournament in New York (http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2017/12/27/lynbrook-wrestler/).

First Intersex Shark Found (https://www.hakaimagazine.com/news/rare-intersex-shark-the-first-of-its-kind/).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2018-01-03 18:28:09
Pacific Northwest Monitors Mount St. Helens Again, 40 Earthquakes Since New Years Day... (https://www.forbes.com/sites/trevornace/2018/01/03/mount-st-helens-is-rumbling-again-with-40-earthquakes-since-new-years-day/#42c5d675370b)

North Korean Missle Test Accidentally Hits One of Their Own Cities.... Details Scarce And Trying To Be Hidden... Developing... (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/north-korea-accidentally-hit-one-of-its-own-cities-with-a-missile-report-says/ar-BBHQ84c?li=BBnb7Kz).

Protests Against Dictatorship Continues In Iran (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-42556729).

China Concerned That New Generation Isn't Interested in Communism, Tightening Restrictions On Populace (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/01/03/chinese-millennials-choosing-smartphones-communist-values/).

French President Macron proposes new law against fake news (https://www.politico.eu/pro/macron-proposes-new-law-against-fake-news/).

Iceland just made it illegal to pay men more than women (http://www.mirror.co.uk/money/iceland-just-made-illegal-pay-11789693).

Dry Winter In California Raises Concerns For Drought (https://www.yahoo.com/news/record-dry-raises-fears-droughts-return-california-085836356.html).

Youtube Star Wanted By Police Over 'Suicide Forest' Video (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/5259592/logan-paul-japan-suicide-forest-video-wanted-by-cops/).

Russian Short Range Ballistic Missile Revealed (http://www.businessinsider.com/treaty-busting-missile-russia-uses-to-threaten-nato-2018-1).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2018-01-04 16:15:24
Edited.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2018-01-04 16:15:58

Minimal Damage AS 4.4 Quake Hits Bay Area (http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2018/01/04/earthquake-berkeley-california-san-francisco-bay-area/).

San Francisco Wakes Up To A Shaky Start (https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Powerful-Earthquake-Shakes-Bay-Area-468006163.html).

Californian's Monitor San Andreas Fault (https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Powerful-Earthquake-Shakes-Bay-Area-468006163.html)...

Trump Economy Soars, DOW Record 25,000!  Over 250,000 New Jobs Last Month (https://www.wsj.com/articles/global-stocks-extend-gains-1515034296).

East Coast Storm (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/weather-bomb-cyclone-winter-storm-blizzard-boston-new-york-latest-snow-storm-2017-01-04-live-updates/).

Brian Ross Will Not Return To ABC After Fake News Against Trump Admin (http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2018/01/04/abc-news-mistake-prone-brian-ross-doesn-t-return-from-suspension-as-planned-after-botching-report-on-trump-russia.html).

Tabacco Giant, Philip Morris, Will STOP Selling cigarettes (https://www.wsj.com/articles/global-stocks-extend-gains-1515034296).

Mexican President Front-Runner Sketches Security Plan To Stop Crime and Corruption (http://www.foxnews.com/world/2018/01/04/mexico-presidential-front-runner-sketches-security-plan.html).

Macy's To Shut Down 7 Stores (https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2018/01/04/macys-announces-job-cuts-7-new-store-closures/1002886001/)...

Kmart and Sears Shutting Down Over 100 Stores (https://www.yahoo.com/news/more-100-sears-kmart-stores-234718697.html).

E Coli Breakout may have come from Canada, US and Canadian Authorities Working Together (http://abcnews.go.com/Health/us-investigating-source-deadly-coli-outbreak-canada-links/story?id=52142456).

(1,000th post for topic!!!!)
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Darrin on 2018-01-04 16:22:16
*Pats topic.*

Good faithful topic.  You made it a long ways!  1,000 posts is nothing to.... SNEEZE AT. ;D ;D  I'm so funny.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2018-01-07 14:40:56
(http://king-download.edgesuite.net/video/2852838/2852838_Thumb.jpg)
(Rattlesnake Ridge in rural Washington State is seen here with a major crack.  Scientists are predicting it will have an event by next Sunday)

North Korea and South Korea To Hold Talks Together (http://www.foxnews.com/world/2018/01/07/north-korea-says-its-sending-5-member-delegation-to-talks-with-south-korea.html).

Explosion In Stockholm, At least One Dead (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-42597802).

Populist Rise In Mexico (https://www.politico.com/story/2018/01/07/mexico-trump-populism-209089).

JFK Airport Struggling Due To Weather, Millions Effected (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5242803/Two-planes-crash-JFK-airport.html).

Scientists In Washington State Predicting Estimated Time of Landslide Event, Ridge Is Going To Collapse (http://www.king5.com/article/news/local/officials-event-at-rattlesnake-ridge-could-happen-as-early-as-next-sunday/281-505365303).

Disney 'browns up' white actors to star in Aladdin (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5243375/Fury-Disney-browns-white-actors-star-Aladdin.html).

Stars Wars See's Biggest Drop In History (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/weekend-box-office-insidious-last-key-scares-up-19m-thursday-previews-1071676).

Academy of Motion Pictures now regrets banning Weinstein so hastily (https://pagesix.com/2018/01/06/academy-members-now-regret-banning-weinstein-so-hastily/).

Hollywood Women Fear Backlash For Sexual Harassment & Sexual Assault Accusers (http://deadline.com/2018/01/hollywood-sexual-harassment-assault-scandal-backlash-fear-women-1202236427/).

Millions Catch Aussie Flu Ripping Through UK (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/5286222/aussie-flu-latest-uk-symptoms-outbreak-virus-map-treatment/).

26 Killed In Christian Church Group By Islamic Terrorists In Nigeria (http://dailypost.ng/2018/01/03/muslims-attacked-christians-new-year-day-raped-women-can/).

Islamic Terrorist Attack Kills At Least 20 In Kabul (http://www.nydailynews.com/newswires/news/world/afghan-police-kabul-suicide-attack-death-toll-soars-20-article-1.3738922).

Prehistoric Finds In Israel Dig (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-42598519).

Takata Air Bag Recall Expands (http://www.kare11.com/article/news/nation-world/takata-air-bag-recall-expands-by-33-million/507-505616710).

Boy Scouts of America Questioning God? (http://www.sunherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article193430349.html).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2018-01-08 18:20:34
(https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/78/590x/Macron-has-pledged-2018-will-change-Europe-as-he-aims-to-push-through-federalist-reforms-899039.jpg)
(French President Emmanuel Macron will fight EU's open immigration).

France's Macron Gets Tough Against Migrants (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/macron-gets-tough-as-france-struggles-to-deal-with-migrants/ar-BBHmOHx).

Macron Says They Will Crackdown On Immigration To France (http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2017/12/macron-cracks-down-on-immigration.php).

Reports Indicate Seven Russian Military Jets Hit By Islamic Group,  Could Lead To More Russian Invention In Syria? (http://www.businessinsider.com/photos-russia-jets-wrecked-by-mortar-fire-2018-1).

Russia hindering fight against ISIS in Syria, says coalition official (http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/08/politics/us-russia-hindering-isis-fight-syria/index.html)...

Vietnam seeks to purge ‘corrupt’ Communist leaders (https://www.ft.com/content/0a9d49ae-f37e-11e7-8715-e94187b3017e).

North and South Korea begin high-level talks on Olympic Games (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-42600550).

British PM May seeks new start with cabinet reshuffle after torrid 2017 (http://www.france24.com/en/20180108-british-pm-may-seeks-new-start-with-cabinet-reshuffle-after-torrid-2017).

Finland Creates A 'Game of Thrones' Hotel Out of Ice (https://www.yahoo.com/news/game-thrones-ice-hotel-finland-095925196.html).

Catalonia's new parliament to convene Jan. 17 (http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/spain-session-catalan-parliament-jan-17-52042683).

23 Killed In Islamic Terrorist Attack In Syria (http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/01/syria-monitor-20-killed-idlib-car-bomb-blast-180107192553931.html).

Radical Group Kills Four Police Officers In India (http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/kashmir-bomb-attack-pakistan-india-four-police-killed-dead-rebels-explosive-latest-a8145256.html).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Umeko on 2018-01-11 11:43:18
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/jan/11/fast-eddie-clarke-motorhead-guitarist-dies (https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/jan/11/fast-eddie-clarke-motorhead-guitarist-dies)

They're all gone now and moved up into Valhalla. Rest in Peace? No way its Motörhead we're talking about they'll turn Valhalla upside down!

So I say!

Hail Motörhead! *Raises her horn of mead!*

Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2018-01-12 16:27:44
(http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/storyimage/CA/20170426/COPY01/304269918/AR/0/AR-304269918.jpg)
(Fiat-Chrysler Is Giving ALL employees a $2,000 bonus and citing the Trump Tax Cuts as the reason.)

Fiat-Chrysler Automobiles Giving All Employee's a $2,000 bonus and cites Trump's Tax Cuts As the Reason, Will Also Invest a Billion Dollars In US Manufacturing (http://fortune.com/2018/01/12/fiat-chrysler-bonus-tax-reform/).

Drones Attack Russian Base In Syria, Revealing A Mix of Low-Tech and High Tech Russian Equipment (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/russian-military-base-in-syria-attacked-by-mysterious-drone-swarm/).

US Navy Adding World's Highest Tech Laser's To Fleet (https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/673471/us-navy-warship-donald-trump-china-war-north-korea-uss-portland).

32 Murders In 11 Days In Puerto Rico (https://apnews.com/2bd07433a5a7406aadd2ee7516eaef84/Puerto-Rico-fears-post-Maria-murder-surge:-11-days,-32-slain)...

UK sending Navy Ship To North Korea In Show of Force (https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/904037/north-korea-news-royal-navy-uk-warship-hms-sutherland-gibraltar-news).

Merkel and Macron Meet, Make A Deal (https://www.msn.com/g00/en-us/news/world/frances-macron-welcomes-merkels-deal-with-social-democrats-says-good-for-europe/ar-AAuBCwJ?i10c.encReferrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYmluZy5jb20v&i10c.ua=4).

Satellite Imagery Shows North Korea Making More Tunnels Underground For Nuke Tests and Storage (https://www.efe.com/efe/english/world/satellite-detects-new-tunneling-at-north-korean-nuclear-base/50000262-3489934).

Virgin Galactic will send tourists into space within months, or so they claim (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-5261965/Virgin-Galactic-set-send-tourists-space-YEAR.html).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Grapefoot on 2018-01-13 14:41:10
False Alarm, Hawaii Wakes Up To Terrifying "Incoming Missle" Alerts and Sirens (http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/37259684/ballistic-missile-threat-alert-sent-to-hawaii-phones-was-a-mistake).

Hawaii Emergency Management Officials Say It Was a Mistake (http://www.kitv.com/story/37259741/no-missile-threat-to-hawaii-emergency-management-officials-say-wrong-alert-sent-out).

38 Minutes of Terror As Thousands Scramble To Bomb Shelters And Safety (http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/13/politics/hawaii-missile-threat-false-alarm/index.html).

Migrants Fleeing to Canada Learn Even a Liberal Nation Has Limits, Canada's Immigration Forces Barely Sustaining (https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/13/world/canada/quebec-immigrants-haitians.html).

TSA Agents Find Cat Stuffed In Luggage (http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2018/01/12/tsa-officer-finds-cat-packed-in-luggage/).

Mysterious Flash Then Boom Rattles Northern Texas (http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2018/01/12/mysterious-sound-rattles-neighborhood/).

Will Man Skirts Be The Next Fashion Trend? (https://nypost.com/2018/01/12/are-skirts-the-next-mens-fashion-trend/)

France demands UN protection for baguette? (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-42674724)

US Places Stronger Sanctions On Iran (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-42674014).

H&M Stores Close All Over South Africa Due To 'Racist' Clothing (https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/hm-stores-are-closed-because-they-called-our-children-baboons-malema-20180113).

Japan's Maritime Defense Force To Continue Patrols Around Korean Peninsula For Oil Smugglers Sneaking Into N. Korea (https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/01/13/national/previously-undisclosed-role-self-defense-force-ships-watching-north-korea-smuggling-sea/#.WlqK2LaZMQk).

400 People Trapped In Train As Snow Surrounds Them In Japan (https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/01/12/national/heavy-snow-traps-400-passengers-inside-stranded-train-japan/#.WlqLHLaZMQk).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Smiles2us on 2018-01-13 23:57:10
I cannot imagine how scary that must have been in Hawaii.  First of all to get a message that a missile is headed towards you.... then to get an update nearly 40 minutes later saying it isn't true.  Who would you believe?  Would you maybe think the gov is trying to calm you even though something may truly be headed to you?  Talk about a scary few hours. 
Title: World News
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2018-01-14 01:12:14
Will Man Skirts Be The Next Fashion Trend? (https://nypost.com/2018/01/12/are-skirts-the-next-mens-fashion-trend/)

First man-buns, then skirts? What next, "man-scara"?

...Wait, I think they already have that.  Congratulations, feminists, you've succeeded in turning America's men into total homos.    :')
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2018-01-14 11:44:56
I'm still trying to wonder how it took Hawaii so long to alert everyone it was a false alarm. :P
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2018-01-15 15:58:22
(http://beta.latimes.com/resizer/A12TkLQU9J7gazd0U7tj6jG_nGo=/1400x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-tronc.s3.amazonaws.com/public/IKCUTL2OANG3PLARY5UDSSROJU.jpg)
(South Korean officials cross the border line into North Korea for official talks[/url].

Martin Luther King Jr. Day (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King_Jr._Day).

North Korea is playing a new tune as it gears up for the Winter Olympics (http://beta.latimes.com/world/asia/la-fg-north-korea-olympics-20180115-story.html)

13 victims, ages 2 to 29, kept shackled in California House by parents freed by police today (http://abc7.com/13-kept-shackled-in-foul-perris-home-by-parents-officials-say/2948420/).

Detroit Auto Show Begins (https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/15/detroit-auto-show-may-be-celebrating-an-era-about-to-end.html).

Saudi Arabia begins screening films after decades-long ban lifted (https://ca.news.yahoo.com/saudi-arabia-begins-screening-films-decades-long-ban-075229377.html).

The Pope Goes To South America (https://www.thedailybeast.com/a-creepy-sex-cult-scandal-and-firebombed-churches-greet-pope-francis-in-latin-america).

Explosion in Antwerp Belgium (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-42697331).

Islamic Terrorists Kill 40 In Iraqi Market (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jan/15/suicide-attack-baghdad).

Airbus Wins Sales Race of Boeing (http://money.cnn.com/2018/01/15/investing/airbus-boeing-orders-deliveries/index.html).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2018-01-16 17:25:50
In a rarity, the Air Force temporarily deploys three kinds of bombers to the Pacific (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2018/01/16/in-a-rarity-the-air-force-temporarily-deploys-three-kinds-of-bombers-to-the-pacific/?utm_term=.e563842f45eb).

Millions Of Japanese Scared As Japan issues false alarm about a missile launch (https://www.yahoo.com/news/now-japanese-tv-issues-false-alarm-missile-launch-104605205.html).

U.S. lawmakers urge AT&T to cut commercial ties with Huawei (https://www.yahoo.com/news/exclusive-u-lawmakers-urge-t-cut-commercial-ties-061002112--finance.html).

500 to 1,000 animals living among dead animals and fecal matter rescued from Iowa, many animals had DIY surgeries performed on them (http://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/public-safety/500-to-1000-animals-living-among-dead-animals-and-fecal-matter-rescued-from-vinton-residence-20180116)...

Iowa Humane Society Overwhelmed (http://www.kcci.com/article/humane-society-reports-dead-animals-diy-surgery-in-massive-animal-rescue/15263024).

Pennsylvania Police Searching for Credit Card Swipers Who Ride Mobility Scooters (http://thesmokinggun.com/buster/handicap-scooter/walmart-scooter-bandits-294035).


Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2018-01-17 19:35:43
(https://cdn.inquisitr.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Happy-Birthday-Betty-White-Golden-Girls-Star-is-96-Says-Vodka-Hot-Dogs-And-Fries-Are-Secrets-To-Long-Life-1.jpg)
(Betty White turns 96.)

Worst-case global warming scenarios not credible according to massive study, cuts possible temperature increases in half (https://www.afp.com/en/news/2265/worst-case-global-warming-scenarios-not-credible-study-doc-wx0de1).

Apple Benefiting From Trump Tax Cuts, Investing In US With New Campus and Stock For All Employees (https://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-to-pay-38-billion-in-repatriation-tax-plans-new-u-s-campus-1516215419).

Pope In Chile (https://www.afp.com/en/news/205/pope-focuses-chiles-migrants-peru-leg-doc-wy9qe1).

South Korea Continues Talks With North Korea (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-42727481).

Evidence Sanctions Really Starting To Hurt North Korea (https://globalnews.ca/news/3972043/sanctions-hurt-north-korea-rex-tillerson/).

Two American's and Two Canadian's Kidnapped In Nigeria (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-42722951).

Major Crime decline in USA (http://m.startribune.com/violence-in-the-u-s-how-crime-s-decline-is-transforming-cities/469817223/?section=opinion).

Large Power Outage Strikes Western Canada's Interior British Columbia (https://globalnews.ca/news/3972209/dark-night-for-thousands-of-southern-interior-b-c-residents/).

Angry Pacific As Massive Waves Expected... (https://www.seattlepi.com/local/weather/article/32-foot-seas-expected-off-Washington-coast-12504719.php)

The South is the epicenter of the national flu outbreak (http://www.kansascity.com/news/business/health-care/article195220394.html).

Betty White Turns 96 (https://www.guidelive.com/celebrities/2018/01/17/96th-time-betty-whites-not-dead-just-birthday#_ga=2.94858204.1722292173.1516246272-422660303.1507590031).

Congo armed groups uniting against President Kabila: U.N. (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-congo-un/congo-armed-groups-uniting-against-president-kabila-u-n-idUSKBN1F62BB)

UK Says Russian Planes Entered Airspace, Russia Says No They Didn't (http://www.businessinsider.com/russia-denies-planes-entered-uk-airspace-scolds-britains-intercept-story-2018-1).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Grapefoot on 2018-01-21 10:47:05
(http://s.newsweek.com/sites/www.newsweek.com/files/styles/headline/public/2014/10/07/turkish-tanks.jpg?itok=ryw6Gb4p)
(Turkish Army Enters Into Syria in show of Force.)

Turkey's Military Invades Syria's Kurds, Crosses Border (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-turkey/turkish-forces-push-into-syria-clash-with-kurdish-militia-idUSKBN1F90RQ).

Turkey Flexes Military Muscle, But Is Currently Losing to US-Backed Kurds (https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/675778/turkey-syria-military-airstrikes-kurdish-fighters-afrin-province-united-states).

Invasion Day After Airstrikes Against Syria (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-42747702).

Russia Blames The US For Turkey's Actions (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-russia-turkey/russias-lavrov-says-unilateral-actions-by-u-s-in-syria-made-turkey-furious-report-idUSKBN1FA12A).

Iran to support efforts by Iraq, Kurds to resolve dispute (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/iran-to-support-efforts-by-iraq-kurds-to-resolve-dispute/ar-AAuYyKG).

Islamic Terrorist Attack Kills 38 in Baghdad (http://www.foxnews.com/world/2018/01/15/latest-iraq-raises-death-toll-in-baghdad-attack-to-38.html).

France's Macron admits France would vote to LEAVE EU if country held referendum (https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/907719/Macron-France-vote-to-LEAVE-EU-referendum-Brexit-Brussels-Marr).

Merkel Alliance vote hangs on the edge... (https://www.yahoo.com/news/germanys-spd-nothing-vote-merkel-alliance-022534739.html).

German city bans new refugees as anti-migrant mood increases (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/01/20/german-city-bans-new-refugees-anti-migrant-mood-increases/).

Sweden Is Crime Haven of Europe now... (https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/world/teens-roam-streets-with-rifles-as-crime-swamps-sweden-q83g055k9).

London Crime on the Increase (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/01/15/londons-crime-control-strategy-not-police-cuts-blame/).

Women's Marches Take Place Around The World (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5292295/Womens-March-anniversary-Trumps-inauguration.html).

Japan seeks stronger support from Europe Against North Korea, Already Cemented US Support (http://www.euronews.com/2018/01/21/japan-seeks-european-support-over-unprecedented-threat-from-north-korea).

Super Bowl Nearing... (http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/patriots/2018/01/injury_could_throw_off_tom_brady_beyond_jaguars_game)

Hackers Flooding ISIS Channels and Social Media With Porn (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4993874/hackers-isis-propaganda-channels-porn/).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2018-01-23 18:00:14
Massive 7.9 Earthquake In The Gulf of Alaska Spawns Tsunami Warnings (http://www.ktuu.com/content/news/URGENT-Earthquake-strike-off-Alaska-coast-470654243.html).

Earthquake 175 miles from Kodiak (http://www.ktuu.com/video/?vid=470715203).

Senior Al-Qaeda leader calls for killing Jews, Americans over Jerusalem (https://www.afp.com/en/news/717/senior-qaeda-leader-calls-killing-jews-americans-over-jerusalem-doc-xk0ax2).

Las Vegas building eSports Arena (https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/las-vegas-may-become-video-gaming-powerhouse/).

Ancient Piece of North America Found In Australia (https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/science/2018/01/23/australia-north-america-supercontinent-nuna/1058577001/).

Bitcoin Looking To Crash, Will Hurt Investors, not Economy (https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2018/01/23/bitcoin-if-currency-crashed-plunge-would-harm-its-investors-but-not-economy/1041093001/).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2018-01-28 14:00:03
Russian Opposition Leader Arrested By Russian Police (http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/latest-russian-opposition-leader-navalny-arrested-52662632).

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny released after rally according to lawyer (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-election-navalny-release/russian-opposition-leader-navalny-released-after-rally-lawyer-idUSKBN1FH0X4).

Separatists seize government buildings in Yemen (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-42852285).

Over 100 Killed In Islamic Terrorist Attack In Kabul (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-42850624).

Democrats Pushing To Allow Felons To Vote (https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/felony-disenfranchisement-bars-millions-voting-might-be-about-change-n841566)...



Title: Re: World News
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2018-01-28 16:56:48
Will they also be allowed to receive SSI benefits?  Because that would only increase the number of people dependent on government subsidies and burden the system even more.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2018-01-29 16:41:34
Will they also be allowed to receive SSI benefits?  Because that would only increase the number of people dependent on government subsidies and burden the system even more.

You talking about the prisoners?  I don't know for sure.  But I know the Democrats are pushing for prisoners to vote and illegal aliens.  Those votes of course would be mostly Democrat votes they would pick up too.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2018-01-29 17:19:20
Yes.  Those convicted of a felony or felonies are ineligible for SSI, SSDI, disability, or while incarcerated, and the same goes to spouses and children of those serving time, fleeing persecution for, or who have been executed for felonies.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Rainberry on 2018-01-29 17:21:41
^ Geez... how do they plan to pay for all that?  Why would we allow illegals and prisoners to vote?  They lose these rights by doing illegal acts!
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2018-01-30 20:58:11
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4623/25026601957_a15646f5d2_b.jpg)

President's State of the Union (http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/01/30/state-union-trump-extends-open-hand-to-dems-on-immigration-touts-tax-cuts-warns-n-korea.html)

Cape Town, South Africa About To Run Out of Water (https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/news/cape-town-is-about-to-run-out-of-water/vi-BBIpqTD)...

The 2018 Winter Olympics could be the coldest on record (http://theweek.com/speedreads/752019/2018-winter-olympics-could-coldest-record).

Washington State May Raise The Legal Smoking Age to 21 (http://www.king5.com/article/news/local/raising-smoking-age-to-21-gets-renewed-push-in-washington-state/281-512976246).

Hawaii Officials quit over missile alert (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-42882227).

Ford to spend $11B on electric vehicles through 2022 (http://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/2018/01/15/ford-to-spend-11b-on-electric-vehicles-through-2022.html).

Super Bowl LII Sunday! Eagles Vs. Patriots (http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/page/2017nflplayoffsindex/2017-nfl-playoffs-schedule-bracket-full-playoff-picture-coverage-super-bowl-lii-2018)

Missouri Could Get First 700 mph hyperloop Commute Tunnel (https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2018/01/30/missouri-ready-700-mph-commutes/1078842001/).

11 Afghan Soldiers Killed By Suicide Bomber (https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/11-afghan-troops-die-attack-targeting-kabul-military-academy-n841876).

Yemen separatists capture most of Aden port city (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-42877851).

Sequel to 'The Passion of The Christ' is Coming (http://www.wnd.com/2018/01/jim-caviezel-new-passion-of-the-christ-to-be-biggest-film-in-history/).

FOX News Dominates Ratings, MSNBC and CNN Barely crack top ten... (http://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/the-top-cable-news-programs-of-january-2018-were/356297).

Norway Ski Team’s Sweater Gets Tangled in a Neo-Nazi Uproar (https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/30/world/europe/norway-skiing-knitting-nazis.html)

Toronto Landscaper charged with killing 5 allegedly hid some dismembered remains in large planters (http://abcnews.go.com/International/landscaper-charged-killing-allegedly-hid-dismembered-remains-large/story?id=52702142&cid=clicksource_4380645_2_hero_headlines_headlines_hed).

GLEE Star Mark Salling Commits Suicide After Pleading Guilty To Child Pornography Charges (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5331317/Mark-Salling-dead-apparent-suicide.html).

Orca Whale Speaks English!  Scientists Looking Into The Phenomena (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2018/01/30/worlds-first-talking-killer-whale-wikie-orca-learns-say-hello/).

Woman denied emotional support peacock on United Airlines flight (http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2018/01/30/woman-denied-emotional-support-peacock-on-united-flight.html).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Blurr on 2018-01-30 21:02:30
Only one of those caught my eye.....dammit another glee star gone.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Kiwi on 2018-01-30 21:11:56
The State of the Union was a really well done speech I must say.  I watched the whole thing and it was really engaging.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2018-02-09 17:06:53
Winter Olympics Begin! (https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/winter-olympics-2018/pyeongchang-olympics-opening-ceremony-promises-pageantry-politics-n846191)

Venezuela Exodus (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/feb/08/venezuela-migrants-colombia-brazil-borders)...

Climate Change?  Pacific Islands Gaining More Land? (https://phys.org/news/2018-02-pacific-nation-bigger.html)

Climate Change Researchers Saying The Worst Case Scenario Not As Bad As They Thought... (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-02-09/climate-change-just-got-a-little-less-terrible)

Hungary says Romanian gas deal would end Russia's monopoly (http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/hungary-romanian-gas-deal-end-russias-monopoly-52961775).

Winter Storm Hits American Midwest (http://abcnews.go.com/US/major-winter-storm-continues-pound-midwest/story?id=52956660).

Lab-bred Mosquitoes Will Fight Mosquitoes In Miami (http://miami.cbslocal.com/2018/02/08/zika-fighting-mosquitoes-with-mosquitoes/).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2018-02-14 14:47:14
As always our thoughts and prayers for out to those affected.

BREAKING/DEVELOPING

Non-Student Opens Fire On Florida School (https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Police-Respond-Marjory-Stoneman-Douglas-High-School-Parkland-474078423.html).

Numerous Reported Deaths (http://miami.cbslocal.com/2018/02/14/florida-shooting-suspect-custody-7-dead-14-injuries-live-stream/).

Suspect Arrested, 18 year old male with mental illness (http://miami.cbslocal.com/2018/02/14/florida-shooting-suspect-custody-7-dead-14-injuries-live-stream/).

Two Suspects Try To Enter NSA Campus with SUV, Slam Into Barrier.  Shots Fired (https://apnews.com/5aae721e14ca4a8aacbf6f09e4ddc912/NSA:-Several-hospitalized-after-vehicle-tried-to-enter).

Hungary submits anti-immigration 'Stop Soros' bill to parliament (https://www.yahoo.com/news/hungary-submits-anti-immigration-stop-soros-bill-parliament-114030580.html).

Canada to create legal framework to guarantee indigenous rights (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-canada-politics-aboriginal/canada-to-create-legal-framework-to-guarantee-indigenous-rights-idUSKCN1FY27I).

Russia Using Mercenaries To Pad Over Troop Loses In Syria (http://www.businessinsider.com/russian-mercenaries-dying-in-syria-2018-2).

Sewage Spills On Detroit Suburb Freeway (http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2018/02/14/i-75-human-waste-spill/).

15 chihuahuas found shot in the head in South Carolina (http://www.thestate.com/news/nation-world/national/article200048709.html).

Google Tests Robot To Chat With People (https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/feb/14/google-tests-robot-chat-reply-friends).

Amazon Admits Sex Toys Being Sent To Random People (https://www.thesun.co.uk/tech/5575453/amazon-sex-toys-mystery-scam/)...
Title: Re: World News
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2018-02-14 16:34:52
So what's this thing I heard about the artist who did the portraits of former President and First Lady Obama putting "secret" sperm in all his work? Does that mean he paints images of sperm in the background of every painting, as sort of a dirty "Easter egg", or that he actually jerks off into the paint?  I mean, I know good art is personal, and an artist should put a little bit of himself into everything he creates, but, uh, damn....   :-0
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Rainberry on 2018-02-14 17:59:32
My heart goes out to all the people involved with the shooting in Florida. Prayers to the families.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Grapefoot on 2018-02-15 14:04:21
Reports are they were expelled beforehand and weren't a student during the rampage.  Some sources are saying they may have been with the white supremacist group: ADL.
Title: World News
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2018-02-15 14:20:14
I'm only thankful someone didn't try to be cute and label this "The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (http://Saint Valentine's Day Massacre)".
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2018-02-20 16:51:11
Reports are they were expelled beforehand and weren't a student during the rampage.  Some sources are saying they may have been with the white supremacist group: ADL.

And that was an example of FAKE news that was sourced to Facebook students.  The shooter had no ties to white supremacist groups or gun groups.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2018-02-20 17:05:03
Record Cold For the West (https://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2018/02/19/wild-weird-weather-way-record-cold-west-record-warm-east-flooding-center/350620002/).

NOAA Caught In Removing Cold Temperatures From Data To Promote 'Global Warming' (https://notalotofpeopleknowthat.wordpress.com/2018/01/25/new-yorks-temperature-record-massively-altered-by-noaa/).

States With Highest and Lowest Taxes For 2018 (https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/taxes/2018/02/20/states-where-americans-pay-least-and-most-taxes/350963002/).

Measles Outbreak in Europe (https://www.usnews.com/news/health-care-news/articles/2018-02-20/who-measles-outbreak-cases-quadrupled-in-europe-in-2017).

Infighting In the EU As States Refuse To Open Borders (https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/921564/eu-open-borders-schengen-area-free-movement-bulgaria).

France Considering Jailing Illegal Immigrants For Up To 5 Years (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/02/20/france-considers-jailing-illegal-immigrants-five-years-fake/).

Iran Threatens To 'Level Tel Aviv' (http://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/We-will-level-Tel-Aviv-to-the-ground-senior-Iranian-official-warns-Israel-543100).

In Rare Occassion, Russia Rebukes Iran's Threats Against Israel (http://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/Lavrov-issues-rare-rebuke-of-Iran-for-calling-for-Israels-destruction-543062).

EU Slaps Trade Tariffs On American Brands (https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/921415/harley-davidson-jack-daniels-trade-sanctions-european-union-trade-war-us)...

Push To Remove 'Hate Speech' in Germany Made Things Worse? (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/theworldpost/wp/2018/02/20/netzdg/?utm_term=.109f331ee582)

Jihadists See a Funding Boon in Bitcoin (https://www.wsj.com/articles/jihadists-see-a-funding-boon-in-bitcoin-1519131601).

South Korean Cryptocurrency Regulator Found Dead at Home (https://www.wsj.com/articles/south-korean-cryptocurrency-regulator-found-dead-at-home-1519093020).

Toy Makers Moving To Poop Related Toys (https://www.yahoo.com/news/toy-makers-turn-toilet-poop-234551047.html).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2018-02-21 17:47:14
America's Pastor, Billy Graham Passes Away At 99 (https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/02/21/billy-graham-americas-pastor-has-died/858017001/).

The Service of Billy Graham, Filling Hearts, Stadiums, Presidents, With the Gospel (https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/21/obituaries/billy-graham-dead.html).

Sheriff Deputies Will Be Armed With Rifles When Protecting Schools In Broward County, Florida (https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Broward-Deputies-to-Carry-Rifles-on-School-Grounds-474763143.html).

US Navy Heads To Black Sea To Pressure Russian Aggression (https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-navy/2018/02/20/navy-sends-destroyers-to-black-sea-to-desensitize-russia/).

Corruption Charges Piling Up On Israel's Prime Minister, Netanyahu (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-politics-corruption/confidant-of-israels-netanyahu-turns-state-witness-in-corruption-case-media-idUSKCN1G50HS).

Wide-Spread Hunger Hits Venezuela (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-food/venezuelans-report-big-weight-losses-in-2017-as-hunger-hits-idUSKCN1G52HA).

Ford President Ousted Due To Misconduct (https://www.wsj.com/articles/ford-north-america-president-leaves-following-misconduct-allegations-1519249044).

Bill Would Ban Saggy Pants in South Carolina (http://www.wltx.com/article/news/local/bill-would-ban-saggy-pants-in-south-carolina/101-521194462).

Billionaire Reveals Floating Space Hotel (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-5416975/Robert-Bigelow-plans-inflatable-hotels-2021.html).

Robot Dog Taught To Fight Humans (https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/feb/21/boston-dynamics-teaching-robot-dog-fight-back-humans)...
Title: Holy Michel Vick, Batman!
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2018-02-22 04:37:59
Robot Dog Taught To Fight Humans (https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/feb/21/boston-dynamics-teaching-robot-dog-fight-back-humans)...

I hope you can program it not to harm household members.

What about other dogs?  I have enough trouble teaching my flesh-and-blood dog not to fight with other dogs.  I'd hate to see Robo-Pup get hold of the neighbor's mutt and tear him apart with those steel jaws.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2018-02-22 07:37:13
That is worrying.  I thought people learned not to train AI to fight humans.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Darrin on 2018-02-25 18:24:13
Quick thing that is sort of huge...

China to scrap term limits for president, paving way for Xi to stay at helm (https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/02/25/asia-pacific/politics-diplomacy-asia-pacific/china-scrap-term-limits-president-paving-way-xi-stay-helm/#.WpNvqbaZMSJ)...
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2018-02-26 17:26:32
(https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/5BF2/production/_100183532__96970659_abexi-1.jpg)
(China Banning Winnie The Pooh In China so residents stop comparing him to Pooh.  Apparently that is a thing the Chinese did?)

Journalist Killed In Slovakia Seen As A Murder Linked To A Story (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-02-26/slovak-police-say-journalist-s-murder-was-probably-over-story)...

Gay Conservative To Rival Merkel In Germany (https://www.yahoo.com/news/jens-spahn-germanys-anti-merkel-gunning-top-job-134732371.html).

Saudi king sacks military chiefs (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-43205593).

Radical Islamic group, Boko Haram kidnaps 101 girls, kills 2.  76 Rescued so far... (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/feb/21/scores-of-girls-missing-after-new-boko-haram-school-attack).

ISIS Attack in Yemen Kills 14 (https://www.thenational.ae/world/mena/children-among-14-dead-in-yemen-isil-attack-1.707961).

ISIS Brutally executes 20 truck drivers on border of Iraq (http://en.abna24.com/news/middle-east/isis-executes-20-truck-drivers-on-border-with-iraq_882891.html).

Catholic Church considers married priests (https://www.wsj.com/articles/catholic-church-considers-married-priests-to-ease-amazon-clergy-shortage-1519680013).

Florida Gun Show See's record number of attendee's after Parkland Shooting (http://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/florida-gun-show-sees-record-number-of-attendees-amid-gun-control-debate/67-523267641).

Rare snow blankets Rome (https://apnews.com/738d732649de4894b19a478c434941a1).

Trump Company Donates All Foreign Profits To The US Treasury, Doesn't Disclose Amount To Public (https://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-company-wont-disclose-size-of-donation-of-foreign-profits-to-u-s-1519671512).

Bill Cosby's daughter dead (http://www.tmz.com/2018/02/26/bill-cosby-daughter-ensa-dead-dies/)...

 CDC researcher left work sick two weeks ago — then vanished (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2018/02/25/a-cdc-researcher-left-work-sick-two-weeks-ago-then-vanished/?utm_term=.88fc2ff6857a).

Kids Can't Hold Pencils Anymore Due To Technology? (http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2018/02/26/children-tech-pencil-writing/)

China Censoring Winnie The Pooh Again (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-43198404).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2018-03-11 14:32:57
China Scraps President Term Limits, Xi For Life (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-03-11/china-ties-future-to-xi-as-congress-scraps-president-term-limits).

Historic vote in China will let president rule for life (https://apnews.com/ce543a468e3c4f27b7963a0e0579689b/China-makes-historic-move-to-allow-Xi-to-rule-indefinitely).

China Joins The Global Autocrat Club (https://www.yahoo.com/news/chinas-xi-joins-russia-zimbabwe-global-autocrat-club-092053673.html).

Chinese Space Station Most Likely To Crash In American Midwest (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5486985/Lower-Michigan-crash-site-falling-Chinese-space-station.html).

Cuba's likely next president pledges more responsive gov't (https://www.yahoo.com/news/cubas-likely-next-president-pledges-more-responsive-govt-155458939.html).

US Navy Captures UFO (https://nypost.com/2018/03/10/footage-of-mysterious-object-above-ocean-stuns-military-personnel/)...

Daily Mail Confuses Canada's Trudeau With Pic Of Man In Drag (http://dailycaller.com/2018/03/11/daily-mail-trudeau-drag/).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2018-03-13 18:15:43
Second Russian Found Dead In England, Tied To First Murder (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/5798295/russia-nikolai-glushkov-litvinenko-killer-jail-dead/).

Russia Reject's UK's Ultimatum On Spy Attacks. Russia Threatens UK; "Don't Mess With A Nuclear Power!"  (https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/931249/vladimir-putin-ultimatum-russia-spy-attack-nuclear-power-world-war-3-theresa-may)

May Brushes Off Threats (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/5800512/russia-warning-britain-nuclear-power-theresa-may-spy-poison-attack-moscow/).

Putin Threatens To Ban All British Media (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/5800864/russia-warning-britain-media-theresa-may-spy-attack-latest/).

Prosecutors seek death penalty for Nikolas Cruz, The Florida Shooter (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43391505).

Elderly in U.S. Are Projected to Outnumber Children for First Time (https://www.wsj.com/articles/elderly-in-u-s-are-projected-to-outnumber-its-children-for-first-time-1520967362).

Japan plans to lower age of adulthood (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-43391498).

Boeing Builds 10,000th 737 (https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/boeings-737-hits-historic-milestone-10000-planes-delivered/).

Facebook Adding Over 2,000 New Jobs In Seattle (https://www.seattletimes.com/business/technology/facebook-with-2000-employees-in-seattle-expands-into-new-building/).

3rd Nor'Easter Hits East Coast (http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2018/03/13/snow-now-falling-across-boston-area-nor-easter-moves-region/NLgnmStd9gtZ4IeV2rcF3J/story.html).

Volkswagen ordered by German Court to rehire employee suspected of trying to join ISIS (https://www.rt.com/news/421208-volkswagen-rehire-employee-isis/)?

8 Killed By ISIS In Mosul (http://www.basnews.com/index.php/en/news/iraq/421965).

SHOCK: Honda's Brand New Accord Selling Poorly (https://www.motor1.com/news/235949/honda-accord-sales-report/).

Albertsons Buys Rite Aid (https://www.wsj.com/articles/former-starbucks-chief-to-help-fuse-albertsons-rite-aid-1520226061).

Toys R Us May Shut Down All Stores Wednesday (https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2018/03/13/toys-r-us-could-file-liquidate-wednesday/422522002/).

Nintendo May Temporarily Take The Number 2 Spot From Microsoft In Console Sales Behind Sony (http://www.gamerevolution.com/news/374017-report-nintendo-replace-microsoft-number-2-behind-sony-2018).

LEGO Sales Drop For the First Time in 13 Years (http://wtvr.com/2018/03/06/legos-sales-drop-for-the-first-time-in-13-years/).

Black Panther Movie Surpasses $1 Billion (https://stupiddope.com/2018/03/12/look-black-panther-officially-passes-1-billion-usd-in-global-box-office-sales/).

Amazon and Netflix To Jump Into The Movie Theater Business? (https://www.thestreet.com/story/14518178/1/netflix-and-amazon-should-buy-movie-theaters.html)
Title: Stephen Hawking 76, dead
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2018-03-15 14:01:59
Famed theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking was found dead in his home on Mar 14.   He was 76. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Hawking).

Hawking is truly an interesting case.  A man who, when he was diagnosed with ALS (a.k.a. Lou Gehrig's disease) over 50 years ago, was given a mere two years to live, went on to become perhaps the most celebrated scientist in the world, Hawking truly defied all odds.  His research was championed by progressives, who ironically would have been all too happy to abort him in the womb if they could.  It was only because the man was educated at a prestigious university-- University College, Oxford, England--and could "do math good" that his recklessness, lazy work ethic, and toxic personality was even tolerated. If Hawking had attended whatever the British equivalent of our community/state universities are here in America, he would have had a much harder time of it-- shunned and despised by all, viciously mocked and hazed by his peers, lied to constantly, eventually forced out of school, and likely ended up just another burden on the already-overtaxed European welfare state. He would have died broken and in obscurity in some filthy counsel hovel or overcrowded, understaffed group home, because he would not have had what the left calls a "quality of life" (a nonsensical pseudo-intellectual phrase these morons throw around routinely like "theory of mind" or "global climate change").

Instead the celebrated professor went on to lecture and publish a number of books expanding our knowledge on black holes, the existence of the Higgs boson (admittedly one of his few blunders), the question of life on other worlds, exploring the fabric of the universe and the nature of space-time, and even lent his voice to The Simpsons and made several appearances on The Big Bang Theory. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Hawking_in_popular_culture)

 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2018-03-15 16:40:16
World Leaders Stand Together With UK Against Russia (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/5815476/russia-expel-british-diplomats-putin-theresa-may-spy-sergei-skripal/).

Toys R Us Closing All Stores (https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/toys-r-us-shutting-us-stores-liquidating-inventory/ar-BBKeJlC?OCID=ansmsnnews11).

Brand New Foot Bridge Collapses In Miami, Multiple Fatalities (http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/west-miami-dade/article205316174.html).

ISIS Kids Photographed  Murdering Prisoners (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/5818059/isis-photos-video-afghanistan-children-executing-prisoners/).

Study Theorizes That Global Warming Is Making Winters Colder (https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-018-02992-9).

Luxury line Silversea touts first world cruise to all seven continents (https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/cruises/2018/03/15/silversea-cruises-plans-first-world-cruise-seven-continents/427283002/).

Donald Trump Jr.'s wife files for divorce (http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/03/15/donald-trump-jr-s-wife-files-for-divorce-report.html).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2018-03-18 16:53:59
Putin Wins In A Landslade Victory (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/5841519/russian-elections-presidential-rigged-nuns-footage-latest/).

Election Extends Putin's Leadership To 2024 (https://www.yahoo.com/news/putin-russias-post-soviet-tsar-043735627.html).

Possibly Video Evidence of Election Rigging In Russia (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/5841519/russian-elections-presidential-rigged-nuns-footage-latest/).

Saudi crown prince heads to White House (http://www.stltoday.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/saudi-crown-prince-heads-to-white-house-and-silicon-valley/article_940f8306-c05f-5c9b-b5e3-7d7c43af234f.html).

Turkish Forces oust Kurdish fighters from heart of Afrin (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-43447624).

Over 16 Counts of Corruption Against Ex South African President (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/south-africa-ex-president-jacob-zuma-faces-16-corruption-fraud-charges/).

South Africa Votes to Confiscate White-owned Land Without Compensation (http://truthinmedia.com/south-africa-votes-confiscate-white-owned-land-without-compensation/).

Australia Looks To Resettling Persecuted Whites From South Africa (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2018/03/16/australia-looks-into-resettling-white-south-african-farmers-who-say-they-are-persecuted/).

South Africa Rages At Australia's Plan (http://m.jamaicaobserver.com/latestnews/South_Africa_rages_at_Australia_visa_plan_for_persecuted_whites?profile=1228).

North Korea To Meet Informally with US and South Korea in Finland (https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/18/north-korean-diplomat-heads-to-finland-possible-us-north-korea-talks.html).

As Xi is reappointed China's president for life, the country's propaganda kicks into gear (http://www.foxnews.com/world/2018/03/18/as-xi-is-reappointed-chinas-president-for-life-countrys-propaganda-kicks-into-gear.html).

China Dismissive of US Carrier Visit to Vietnam (https://thediplomat.com/2018/03/china-dismissive-of-us-carrier-visit-to-vietnam/).

Vietnam commemorates 50th anniversary of My Lai Massacre (http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/vietnam-commemorates-50th-anniversary-lai-massacre-53788874).

Queen Elizabeth II gives official consent for Prince Harry to marry Meghan Markle (https://www.yahoo.com/gma/queen-elizabeth-ii-gives-official-consent-prince-harry-155803604--abc-news-celebrities.html).

Catalonia March Draws Over Ten Thousand Marchers (https://www.yahoo.com/news/catalonia-republic-now-march-draws-tens-thousands-205506426.html).

France Approves of Muslim Street Prayers, But Bans Christian Movie From Premiering (http://www.wnd.com/2017/12/france-oks-muslim-street-prayers-bans-christmas-movie/)...

Polluted Black Snow Falls In Kazakh City (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-42653738).

A rare rainstorm wakes undead microbes in Chile’s Atacama Desert, One of Earth's Driest Places (https://www.sciencenews.org/article/rain-wakes-undead-microbes-chile-atacama-desert).

Cirque du Soleil performer dies after fatal fall in Florida Show (https://www.yahoo.com/gma/cirque-du-soleil-performer-yann-arnaud-dies-fatal-173604850--abc-news-entertainment.html).

Nearly 20% of women inmates in Japan’s prisons are seniors (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/nearly-20-25-of-women-inmates-in-japan-e2-80-99s-prisons-are-seniors/ar-BBKnV2j).

15 Year Old Girl Marries In Missouri (http://www.kansascity.com/news/state/missouri/article204297954.html)...
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2018-03-21 13:54:13
Austin Bomber Dead!  Blows Self Up At SWAT Team Surrounds Him (https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/austin-bombings-suspect-believed-neutralized-sources-n858576).

Bomber was 23 year old Mark Anthony Conditt (https://www.statesman.com/news/breaking-austin-bombing-suspect-dies-police-close-official-says/KZmUAGvKlNazDr31EzeUzI/).

Fourth Nor'eastern Hits Atlantic Coast (https://weather.com/storms/winter/news/2018-03-19-winter-storm-toby-fourth-march-noreaster-northeast-snow).

Facebook Under Fire For Privacy Leaks And Lying, Losing Trust As Mass Amounts Quit Service (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-03-21/under-fire-and-losing-trust-facebook-plays-the-victim).

Germany Selling Iran Chemical Weapons Tech (http://freebeacon.com/national-security/germany-selling-iran-chemical-weapons-tech-boosting-anti-israel-efforts-u-s-dems-block-trump-ambassador/)?

Man Dies After Getting Head Stuck in Movie Theater Seat In UK (http://variety.com/2018/biz/news/man-dies-theater-seat-head-stuck-1202731817/)...
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2018-03-26 16:17:14
Kim Jong Un Is Making a Surprise China Visit According To Sources.  First Outside Visit Since Taking Power in 2011 (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-03-26/north-korean-leader-kim-jong-un-is-said-to-be-visiting-china).

Vladimir Putin ready to make 'Final Decision' in chilling warning to Britain (https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/691600/vladimir-putin-russia-expelled-diplomats-us-britain-donald-trump-spies-sergei-skripal-UK).

Trump Expels Over 60 Russian Diplomats, Shuts Down Seattle Consulate (https://www.yahoo.com/news/poland-summons-russias-ambassador-over-spy-case-123355904.html).

Nations Team Up, Expel Russian Diplomats Around The World (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43545565).

Suspicious Packages Found at Several Military Installations in D.C. Area (https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Suspicious-Packages-Found-at-Several-Military-Installations-in-DC-Area-477970913.html).

Anti-Gun Protestors Leave Massive Messes Behind (http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2018/03/little-hoggs-marchforourlives-student-protesters-leave-their-trash-for-someone-else-to-clean-up/).

Remington: Oldest US gunmaker files for bankruptcy (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43540708).

At Least 64 Killed In Russian Shopping Mall Fire (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-43543105).

Pep Boys suspends Facebook ads after data security breach (https://www.yahoo.com/news/pep-boys-suspends-facebook-ads-data-security-breach-132126477--finance.html).

Car Bomb In Syria Kills Seven (https://www.yenisafak.com/en/world/car-bombing-kills-seven-in-syrias-idlib-3157480).

Pakistan rapist ‘let off’ after sick deal ‘allowing victim’s brother to rape his sister’ (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/5904334/pakistan-rapist-let-off-after-sick-deal-allowing-victims-brother-to-rape-his-sister/).

Qatar to help rebuild Sudan port (http://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-africa-43539568?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=5ab8d6ee73c3010685eb4037%26Qatar%20to%20help%20rebuild%20Sudan%20port%26&ns_fee=0#post_5ab8d6ee73c3010685eb4037).

Nearly 150 beached whales die in Australia (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-43519439).

Scientists Concoct Melt-Resistant Ice Cream (https://www.studyfinds.org/melt-resistant-ice-cream-banana-extract/).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Grapefoot on 2018-03-29 19:12:45
Worthless Navy: Canada's Last Destroyer Headed To The Scrap Yard (https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/canada-s-last-destroyer-leaves-halifax-harbour-headed-for-scrap-heap-1.3864270).

Israeli Stealth Fighters Fly Over Iran (http://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/Report-Israeli-stealth-fighters-fly-over-Iran-547421).

Nissan, Mitsubishi, and Renault in talks to merge and form a new company (https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/nissan-renault-merger-talks-new-car-company-a8279026.html).

123,000 Tesla's Recalled (https://www.theverge.com/2018/3/29/17177888/tesla-recall-model-s-size-power-steering).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2018-03-30 07:43:26
John Kricfalusi, creator of "Ren & Stimpy" and "The Ripping Friends"  accused of sexual misconduct (https://www.iheart.com/content/2018-03-29-ren-stimpy-creator-accused-of-sexual-improprieties/)

One of the accusers, who was still in her teens during the time of the alleged harassment, claims Kricfalusi has a stash of child pornography.

It probably doesn't help that one of his creations is a highly sexually-charged 15-year-old girl character named "Sody Pop".
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mJ4lc_Q9Q6k/SEVeRfMTheI/AAAAAAAAOP4/oyuL7L3cAWA/s400/JimmySodyCel+Small.jpg)




Title: Re: World News
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2018-03-30 10:32:31
^ That is expected.  The guy is a self-centered jack-ass who thinks he knows everything better then everyone else as well.

Related to this is Niceklodeon's Dan Schneider has been fired for allegations of sexual misconduct.
Title: World News
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2018-03-30 10:54:30
Very little information on that is available, and what has been put forth is strictly wildcat speculation and "poorly-sourced (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Dan_Schneider_(TV_producer)#Poorly_sourced_allegations_of_impropriety)".  The man called the "Norman Lear of children's programming", messing around with his nubile teenage ingenues?  Sort of makes that chipper "Love ya, Dan!" Amanda Bynes exclaims in the opening credits of The Amanda Show take on a whole new meaning, doesn't it?  The Weinstein effect  (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weinstein_effect) claims another one....
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Darrin on 2018-03-30 11:08:31
Worthless Navy: Canada's Last Destroyer Headed To The Scrap Yard (https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/canada-s-last-destroyer-leaves-halifax-harbour-headed-for-scrap-heap-1.3864270).


I'm upset at Canada's lack of Navy... They have more water boundaries then nearly any country on earth... and have no policing/protective force to patrol it.  Especially the ever important Arctic waterways!  They just going to rely on the US?  Disappointing once again Canada.... And this isn't just a Justin Trudeau problem...
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2018-03-30 11:15:17
Worthless Navy: Canada's Last Destroyer Headed To The Scrap Yard (https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/canada-s-last-destroyer-leaves-halifax-harbour-headed-for-scrap-heap-1.3864270).


I'm upset at Canada's lack of Navy... They have more water boundaries then nearly any country on earth... and have no policing/protective force to patrol it.  Especially the ever important Arctic waterways!  They just going to rely on the US?  Disappointing once again Canada.... And this isn't just a Justin Trudeau problem...

Canadian's Love Affair With Justin Trudeau Is Over (https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Canadians-love-affair-with-Justin-Trudeau-is-over-12791550.php).

Well... maybe Canada woke up and realized a substitute teacher wasn't the best person to lead a country.  Canada's decline has been alarming as of late.  Trudeau's attempt to make them a soft-European nation is working, but it is destroying all forms of identity this country ever had.  Canada is a joke internationally, especially after Trudeau's sham of a trip to India where he was a complete fool on stage.
Title: World News
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2018-03-30 12:03:44
So has anyone heard the radio promos for the new film Chappaquiddick, about Ted Kennedy and the curious case of Mary Jo Kopechne, set for theatrical release in a couple weeks? The  ads warn audiences the film contains "strong language, graphic imagery and... historical smoking".  I'm sorry, is this really a thing? Are cigarettes so terrible and shocking that people have to be warned beforehand that they might see folks enjoy a smoke?  "Historical" smoking? Okay, yeah, in those bygone halcyon days you could light up in an office or a police station or, hey, even in your own living room without someone wanting to pillory you, but, c'mon.  Historical? Every other old detective show on late-night cable TV show has the gumshoe, first thing, either offer the client a cigarette or having one himself. Columbo would look positively naked without a cigar in his mouth.  Mannix, Bannacek, Peter Gunn, Perry Mason-- all of them smoked, I think.  I never heard anyone make much of that fact before. A filthy habit, to be sure, but historical?  In the words of my hero Mad Max (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efDA9g2oQBk), "My big ol' butt!" Like it's really going to advance the story to see all the President's men puffing away in the danger room.  I think someone lost sight of the point, which is the premise of the narrative:  Teddy's handlers trying to spin away the fact that Jack and Bobby's drunken lout of a brother just drowned a girl in his car. Smoking? Historical?  Please!  I never heard anyone confuse Ironside with a documentary about disability advocacy in the workplace, or I Love Lucy for a show about the plight of Cuban immigrants who marry whiny show-crashing redheads for green-card immunity.  What next,  a content warning about "historical drinking" for any film where alcohol is consumed? Pray they don't do a bio-pic about Ulysses S. Grant-- he was reputed to drink so much they could've floated the Monitor and the Merrimack on a sea of his swollen liver.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2018-04-03 14:40:59
DEVELOPING: Active Shooter At Youtube Office In San Bruno, California (http://abc7news.com/source-active-shooter-multiple-injuries-at-youtube-hq/3297411/)

Possibly Female Shooter? (https://www.cnbc.com/2018/04/03/police-on-the-scene-at-youtube-headquarters-with-reports-of-an-active-shooter-.html)

Reports Of At Least 15 Shots Fired (https://www.cnbc.com/2018/04/03/police-on-the-scene-at-youtube-headquarters-with-reports-of-an-active-shooter-.html).

Massive caravans of Migrants Trying To Enter US During Easter (https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-outraged-over-mexico-migrant-caravan-160154013.html).

Mexican Border Towns Help Migrant train Closer To US Border (https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/third-mexican-town-welcomes-migrant-caravan-400-miles-closer-to-us).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2018-04-03 14:41:57
So has anyone heard the radio promos for the new film Chappaquiddick, about Ted Kennedy and the curious case of Mary Jo Kopechne, set for theatrical release in a couple weeks? The  ads warn audiences the film contains "strong language, graphic imagery and... historical smoking".  I'm sorry, is this really a thing? Are cigarettes so terrible and shocking that people have to be warned beforehand that they might see folks enjoy a smoke?  "Historical" smoking? Okay, yeah, in those bygone halcyon days you could light up in an office or a police station or, hey, even in your own living room without someone wanting to pillory you, but, c'mon.  Historical? Every other old detective show on late-night cable TV show has the gumshoe, first thing, either offer the client a cigarette or having one himself. Columbo would look positively naked without a cigar in his mouth.  Mannix, Bannacek, Peter Gunn, Perry Mason-- all of them smoked, I think.  I never heard anyone make much of that fact before. A filthy habit, to be sure, but historical?  In the words of my hero Mad Max (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efDA9g2oQBk), "My big ol' butt!" Like it's really going to advance the story to see all the President's men puffing away in the danger room.  I think someone lost sight of the point, which is the premise of the narrative:  Teddy's handlers trying to spin away the fact that Jack and Bobby's drunken lout of a brother just drowned a girl in his car. Smoking? Historical?  Please!  I never heard anyone confuse Ironside with a documentary about disability advocacy in the workplace, or I Love Lucy for a show about the plight of Cuban immigrants who marry whiny show-crashing redheads for green-card immunity.  What next,  a content warning about "historical drinking" for any film where alcohol is consumed? Pray they don't do a bio-pic about Ulysses S. Grant-- he was reputed to drink so much they could've floated the Monitor and the Merrimack on a sea of his swollen liver.

I heard the historical smoking thing too and laughed.  The ads on tv are interesting.  Certainly a film the Kennedy's don't want out.  Maybe some younger people will learn who the Kennedy's really are...
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2018-04-03 15:21:59
UPDATE: Woman 'shoots her boyfriend before killing herself' after going on gun rampage at YouTube's California HQ and injuring four people (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5575105/Active-shooter-reported-YouTube-HQ-California.htmL)
Title: Re: World News
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2018-04-03 19:35:11
(sarcastically)    Gender diversity.... Yaaa-aaay!....
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2018-04-03 22:22:19
Youtube Shooter Was Youtuber Nasim Aghdam, Muslim, Leftist, Peta Activist (https://www.nbcbayarea.com/investigations/Suspect-in-You-Tube-Shooting-Posted-Rants-About-the-Company-Online--478711713.html).

Woman Complained About Youtube Censorship (http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/04/04/youtube-shooter-reportedly-id-d-as-woman-with-vendetta-against-company.html).

Three Injured Before She Shot Herself (http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/04/03/four-hurt-in-youtube-shooting-chaos-woman-believed-to-be-shooter-is-found-dead.html).

How Will Youtube Respond? (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/youtube-shooting-san-bruno-california-hq-today-2018-04-03-live-updates/)

Youtube Denies Employee's From Speaking Of Shooting, But Finally Caves (https://www.thedailybeast.com/youtube-wont-let-employees-talk-about-shooting-at-hq).

Giant Crack Appears In Kenya, Earth Splitting Overnight (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/a-giant-crack-opens-in-kenya-but-whats-causing-it/).

Computer Crash Causes Mass Delays In European Airports (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5573959/Up-half-flights-Europe-face-delays-EU-air-traffic-control-computer-failure.html).

Swede's Turn Away From Recent Push of Cashless Society, Now See it as a Threat (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/03/being-cash-free-puts-us-at-risk-of-attack-swedes-turn-against-cashlessness).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2018-04-13 22:16:16
(https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2018/04/13/ap_18104070688463_wide-ae2710f9481700de2fd9d3cae29c2d58795dbb81-s1100-c15.jpg)

US, France, and UK Target Chemical Weapon Hot Spots In Syria Through Air Strikes (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria/u-s-britain-france-launch-air-strikes-in-syria-idUSKBN1HJ0ZS).

3 Key Targets Hit In Syria (https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/04/13/601794830/u-s-launches-attacks-on-syria).

World Watches As Strike Aftermath Takes Light (http://www.foxnews.com/world/2018/04/14/us-warships-b-1-bombers-strike-against-assad-after-suspected-chemical-attack.html).

Obama did not respond when his red line was passed, Trump did (http://www.france24.com/en/20180413-france-will-macron-do-syria-what-obama-would-not-russia-ghouta-chemical-weapons).

EU Looking at imposing sanctions on Syria (http://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/EU-to-look-at-imposing-fresh-sanctions-on-Syria-549745).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2018-04-15 16:34:35
Allied Countries Praise Missile Attack On Syria, Russia Seethes in Anger (https://www.yahoo.com/news/us-france-britain-launch-strikes-syria-064012636.html).

Russian Warships laden with tanks, military trucks and armoured patrol boats sail towards the Syria as the world awaits Putin's response to airstrikes (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5618609/Russian-ships-laden-tanks-seen-Bosphorus-en-route-Tartus-Syria-led-air-strikes.html).

France's Macron says he persuaded Trump to keep troops in Syria (http://news.trust.org/item/20180415202159-bk70n).

Humans will be genetically modified for the first time in Europe as scientists get the go-ahead to use DNA-splicing therapy (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5618061/Humans-genetically-modified-time-Europe.html).

Opposition to immigrant sanctuary spreading in California (http://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/article208949854.html).

Calls To Boycott Starbucks After Arrest In Philadelphia (http://www.newsweek.com/calls-grow-boycott-starbucks-after-two-black-men-arrested-not-ordering-886355).

Feminist All-Female Island Formed In Scandinavia (https://www.cnbc.com/2018/04/13/finlands-supershe-island-resort-doesnt-allow-men.html).

Famous Late-Night Radio Host, Art Bell, Passes Away (https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/local-nevada/pahrump-based-radio-host-art-bell-dies-at-72/).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2018-04-15 17:10:02
"SuperShe Island"?  What a lousy moniker. Why not call it "Themiscyra"? "Or "Paradise Island"? Or "Lesbos II"?  So in time, you think all the residents' monthly cycles will start to sync up?
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2018-04-15 18:11:21
I'm curious as to how Russian and Iran will react beyond just words... or if they will do much at all. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2018-04-16 18:28:13
U.S., Britain blame Russia for global cyber attack (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-britain-cyber/u-s-britain-blame-russia-for-global-cyber-attack-idUSKBN1HN2CK).

New ISIS Threats On New York City (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5620103/ISIS-threaten-bomb-New-Yorks-subway-chilling-propaganda-poster.html).

Scientists accidentally create mutant enzyme that eats plastic bottles (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/apr/16/scientists-accidentally-create-mutant-enzyme-that-eats-plastic-bottles).

France's Macron backs off claim that he convinced Trump to keep troops in Syria (https://nypost.com/2018/04/16/macron-backs-off-claim-that-he-convinced-trump-to-keep-troops-in-syria/).

Canada's Liberal party considers decriminalization of all illicit drugs (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/16/canada-liberal-party-considers-decriminalization-all-illicit-drugs).

Macron and Trudeau Meet In Paris (https://www.yahoo.com/news/macron-trudeau-deepen-bromance-paris-154635289.html).

Flesh Eating Ulser Epidemic Spreading In Australia, Unknown By Doctors (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-43779187).

Islamic Radicals Open Fire On Christian Church Goers In Pakistan, Killing 5 (http://www.financialexpress.com/world-news/2-killed-5-injured-in-attack-on-church-in-pakistans-quetta/1134138/).

Al-Shabab Claims Responsibility For Killing At Least 5 In Bomb Attack In Somalia (http://calgarysun.com/news/world/al-shabab-claims-responsibility-for-bomb-blast-at-packed-somalia-soccer-stadium-at-least-5-killed/wcm/0bad5b39-e3b3-4c8d-8421-418ebeac9d2e).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2018-04-20 13:29:02
African country of Swaziland changes its name to eSwatini (https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/04/20/tiny-african-kingdom-swaziland-changes-its-name-eswatini/535248002/).

North Korea undergoing an image change ahead of summits (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-43821684).

Chemical Weapons Cover-Up As Syria Continues To Deny Inspectors (https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/chemical-weapons-coverup-suspected-in-syria-as-inspectors-remain-blocked/2018/04/20/1ca0f164-440a-11e8-b2dc-b0a403e4720a_story.html).

Mass Human Caravan Reaching US Border (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-caravan/some-50-members-of-migrant-caravan-reach-mexico-u-s-border-idUSKBN1HR09C).

Lithuania wants more NATO anti-aircraft missiles to deter Russia (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-lithuania-defence/lithuania-wants-more-nato-anti-aircraft-missiles-to-deter-russia-idUSKBN1HR2C0).

Democrats Sue Russia over False Allegations (https://www.yahoo.com/news/democratic-party-sues-russia-trump-campaign-allegedly-disrupting-152040359.html).

Liberia warlord 'Jungle Jabbah' jailed for 30 years in the US (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-43836567).

San Francisco Expects 15,000 To Light Up Around Golden Gate (http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2018/04/18/san-francisco-officials-outline-crowd-control-plans-for-4-20/).

Some California cities want Amsterdam-style pot lounges, push limits of marijuana legalization (http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-marijuana-lounges-20180417-story.html).

Democrats Try To Pick Up Votes, Push To Decriminalize Pot Everywhere (https://www.cnbc.com/2018/04/20/chuck-schumer-announces-plan-to-decriminalize-marijuana.html).

Massachusetts Warns Drivers On 4/20 (http://boston.cbslocal.com/2018/04/19/april-20-420-marijuana-massachusetts-driving/).

Washington State Dept. Transportation Tells Drivers they "suck" on overhead sign (http://komonews.com/news/local/dot-shouldnt-laugh-off-inappropriate-u-suck-sign-state-senator-says).

Avicii Dies at 28 (http://variety.com/2018/music/news/avicii-dead-at-28-1202772767/).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2018-04-20 17:06:03
(https://dailyworld.in/wp-content/uploads/Trump-Japans-Abe-seek-consensus-on-North-Korea-amid-strains-.jpg)
(President Trump and President Abe of Japan.)

North Korea announces end to missile testing as Trump cites 'big progress' (http://www.foxnews.com/world/2018/04/20/north-korea-suspends-missile-testing-closing-nuclear-test-site-reports-say.html).

Trump Praised By Allies (https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/987463564305797126).

N.Korea plans to close nuclear test site (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/20/north-korea-suspends-nuclear-missile-tests).

Trump welcomes North Korea's suspension of nuclear tests (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles-kim-trump/trump-welcomes-north-koreas-suspension-of-nuclear-tests-idUSKBN1HR38M).

North Korea to Focus On Other Things, "We no longer need nuclear tests (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/north-korea-we-no-longer-need-nuclear-tests-state-run-media-reports/ar-AAw7HLx)."

All this days before massive summit (https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/04/21/asia-pacific/north-koreas-kim-promises-no-nuclear-missile-tests-just-days-inter-korean-summit/).

South and North Korea now have a direct conversation Hotline (https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/04/20/asia-pacific/person-person-north-south-korea-get-neighborly-direct-hotline/#.Wtp_graZMSI).

Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2018-04-22 10:52:16
President Trump Hosts France's Macron At the White House (https://www.yahoo.com/news/vive-le-france-trump-hosts-glitzy-white-house-123222809--politics.html).

Macron globalist, Trump Nationalist (https://apnews.com/2f253a3c791e426f88391bb0745baa1f/Why-French-globalist-Macron-is-befriending-nationalist-Trump).

Macron warns against being 'weak' with Putin (https://www.yahoo.com/news/macron-warns-against-being-weak-putin-160612836.html).

France's president says he has no 'plan B' for Iran nuclear deal (https://www.yahoo.com/news/frances-macron-says-no-plan-b-iran-nuclear-135140956.html).

Israel Pulls Fighter Jets From Drill In Alaska Amid Tension With Iran (http://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/Israel-reduces-participation-in-Red-Flag-drill-amid-tensions-with-Iran-552420).

The richest 1% are on track to control two-thirds of the world’s wealth by 2030 (https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-richest-1-people-in-the-world-are-on-track-to-control-two-thirds-of-wealth-by-2030-2018-04-10).

Fire breaks out in Dubai High-rise (https://gulfnews.com/news/uae/emergencies/fire-breaks-out-in-jlt-almas-tower-1.2209550).

Finland pulls the plug on guaranteed basic income experiment, Instant Failure (https://nordic.businessinsider.com/Finland-is-killing-its-world-famous-basic-income-experiment--/).

Chinese Navy Challenges Australian Navy In Hotly Contested Waters of the South China Sea, Australia Won't Back Down (http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/prime-minister-australia-sail-south-china-sea-54599253).

Past presidents, family and friends bid farewell to Barbara Bush (https://www.yahoo.com/news/past-presidents-family-friends-bid-farewell-barbara-bush-171833491.html).

Miguel Diaz-Canel Elected President Of Cuba, Ending 60 Years Of Castro Rule (https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/miguel-diaz-canel-cuba-president_us_5ad8d6abe4b0e4d0715e5f42).

Mass Rioting In South Africa (https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/world/cars-and-buildings-burned-during-protests-in-south-africas-mahikeng-province/2018/04/20/f1ce1678-4496-11e8-b2dc-b0a403e4720a_video.html)...

Canada introduces tighter gun control measures (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43475403).

Venezuela suffering daily power cuts despite end to rationing (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-outages/western-venezuela-suffering-daily-power-cuts-despite-end-to-rationing-idUSKBN1HR2XV).

Naked Suspect In Tennessee Kills 4 At Waffle House (https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2018/04/22/antioch-tn-waffle-house-shooting-naked-suspect/540033002/).

Homeless Woman Found Pushing Dead Body In Shopping Cart in Chicago (http://wgntv.com/2018/04/22/elderly-woman-found-pushing-shopping-cart-with-dead-body/).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2018-04-23 17:48:22
Toronto Terrorist Attack kills 9 (https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/10-dead-after-van-strikes-pedestrians-in-toronto-suspect-identified-1.3898118).

Driver Runs Down Pedestrians In Toronto Apprehended (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/6125470/toronto-pedestrian-crash-truck-injuries-pavement-mounted-latest/).

Van Hit People at 70mph (https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/10-dead-after-van-strikes-pedestrians-in-toronto-suspect-identified-1.3898118).

Dramatic Video of Arrest (https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2018/04/23/van-strikes-as-many-as-10-pedestrians-at-yonge-and-finch.html).

Days After Barbara Bush' Death, Former President George H.W. Bush Sent To Intensive Care (https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/23/politics/george-hw-bush/index.html).

Tennessee Waffle House Shooter Arrested (https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2018/04/23/waffle-house-shooting-travis-reinking-search-continues-antioch-nashville/541313002/).

New Form of DNA Discovered (https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/dna-new-discovered-human-cells-living-imotif-australia-research-double-helix-knot-a8318116.html).

France’s Macron rebuked by party as tough immigration bill passes Assembly (https://www.marketwatch.com/story/frances-macron-rebuked-by-party-as-tough-immigration-bill-passes-assembly-2018-04-22).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Rainberry on 2018-04-23 20:52:26
Thoughts and prayers to those in Canada after the recent attack on innocent people.  Very sad and horrible.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2018-04-23 21:48:32
Quite a few vehicular accidents in the news of late.  One was some half-senile old coot who had no business behind the wheel, accidentally killed nine people, I believe.   Then it was one of those new "smart car" prototypes being tested, ran up on the curb or something, hit a pedestrian.  And now this.  And then some talking head on the news says that when he heard about this alleged terrorist incident, he feels sad to learn the driver was Muslim and worries about "backlash".
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2018-04-25 15:39:43
North Korea’s nuclear test site has collapsed ... and that may be why Kim Jong-un suspended tests (http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2143171/north-koreas-nuclear-test-site-has-collapsed-and-may-be-why-kim-jong-un).

Iran President, Rouhani insults Trump as Iran nuclear deal hangs in balance (https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/iran-s-rouhani-insults-trump-nuclear-deal-hangs-balance-n868921).

US Introduces First NAVY Drone Ship (https://www.cnbc.com/2018/04/25/first-drone-warship-joins-us-navy-nearly-every-element-classified.html).

Passages from the Bible discovered behind Qur'an manuscript (https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/apr/25/passages-from-the-bible-discovered-behind-quran-manuscript-christies).

Russian scientist who invented nerve agent that poisoned spy in UK is knocked down by car (http://metro.co.uk/2018/04/25/russian-scientist-invented-nerve-agent-poisoned-spy-uk-knocked-car-7496602/).

Chicago Is Trying to Pay Down Its Debt by Impounding Innocent People’s Cars (https://reason.com/archives/2018/04/25/chicago-debt-impound-cars-innocent).

Bon-Tons Closing All Stores (http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-bon-ton-liquidation-sales-20180420-story.html).

Sears' CEO proposes breaking up troubled retailer with offer to buy Kenmore brand (http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-sears-chief-hedge-fund-offer-kenmore-20180423-story.html).

Bill Cosby Sexual Assault Retrial Sent To Jury (http://deadline.com/2018/04/bill-cosby-trial-sent-to-jury-sexual-assault-andrea-constand-1202376435/).

Apple's Tim Cook will have a private meeting with President Trump (https://www.fastcompany.com/40563691/tim-cook-will-have-a-private-meeting-with-president-trump-today).

Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2018-04-27 12:22:26
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dbx530JX0AArCwx.jpg)

Korean Leaders Meet Face to Face In Historic Summit (https://apnews.com/64877ad4d9644a8cac442158ba9ef15a/Historic-steps:-Kim-Jong-Un-strides-across-Korean-border).

Trump and Merkel Meet In DC (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43925422).

House panel clears Trump campaign in Russia probe, Zero Collusion Evidence (https://apnews.com/8b95a7cf7bcb4585b00c038be2257ba4/GOP-led-House-panel-officially-clears-Trump-in-Russia-probe).

Weak growth in UK cast doubts (https://www.reuters.com/video/2018/04/27/britain-weak-growth-cast-doubts-on-next?videoId=421767780).

Finland Spending Billions For New Airforce Fighters (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-finland-jets/finland-invites-bids-to-supply-64-fighter-jets-idUSKBN1HY27V).

Bill Cosby Could Go To Prison For Life for sex assault (http://komonews.com/news/entertainment/cosby-could-spend-rest-of-life-in-prison-for-sex-assault).

Ford To Stop Selling Most Cars, Will Focus on Trucks and SUVs (http://www.foxnews.com/auto/2018/04/27/ford-confirms-dates-when-fiesta-focus-and-taurus-production-will-end.html).

Scotts Miracle-Gro Buys Washington State's Sunlight Co. to Double Cannabis-Grower Sales (https://www.msn.com/en-us/finance/companies/scotts-miracle-gro-buys-sunlight-to-double-cannabis-grower-sales/ar-AAvZxTm).

Poland’s reclaimed properties create scars across Warsaw (https://www.ft.com/content/3f1f6972-430c-11e8-93cf-67ac3a6482fd).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2018-04-29 13:36:20
North Korea Prepared to Cede Nuclear Weapons if U.S. Pledges Not to Invade (https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/29/world/asia/north-korea-trump-nuclear.html).

Trump officials heading into North Korea for talks (http://thehill.com/policy/international/asia-pacific/385410-trump-officials-insist-they-are-not-naive-on-north-korea).

North Korea will close nuclear test site in May and let foreign media watch (https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/28/asia/north-korea-nuclear-site-time-zone-intl/index.html).

Russia Willing To Help North and South Korea Cooperate (https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2018/04/29/world/asia/29reuters-northkorea-southkorea-putin.html)...

Russia's floating nuclear plant heads out to sea (https://news.sky.com/story/russias-floating-nuclear-plant-heads-out-to-sea-11349888).

Russia is desperately trying to save its only aircraft carrier — that's outdated and plagued with problems (http://www.businessinsider.com/russia-aircraft-carrier-admiral-kuznetsov-outdated-problems-2018-4).

Russia To Modernize Dated Submarine Fleet (https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/news/russia-modernizing-its-submarine-fleet/vi-AAwvvvV).

Trump administration struggles to win Arab support for helping rebuild Syria (http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/nation-world/la-na-pol-trump-syria-20180427-story.html).

Central American Caravan Arrives To US Border (http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/L/LT_MEXICO_MIGRANT_CARAVAN_TXOL-?SITE=TXMCA&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2018-04-28-16-37-24).

UK State Health Allows Boy To Die After Pleas From US and Pope Willing To Help Child Live (http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/sick-british-toddler-center-legal-battle-dies-54799156).

China Shows Force To Keep Taiwan A Territory In Their Eyes (https://www.msn.com/g00/en-us/news/us/china-releases-images-of-taiwan-missions/ar-AAwu44o?i10c.encReferrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYmluZy5jb20v&i10c.ua=4).

George H.W. Bush doing 'much better' (http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/neil-bush-father-george-hw-bush/story?id=54808845).

Cable TV’s Cord-Cutting Woes Grow (https://www.wsj.com/articles/cable-tvs-cord-cutting-woes-deepen-highlighting-divergence-with-netflix-1524850536).

T-Mobile, Sprint say $26 billion deal would give U.S. tech lead over China (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-sprint-corp-m-a-t-mobile-us/t-mobile-agrees-to-acquire-sprint-idUSKBN1I00PH).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Smiles2us on 2018-04-29 16:31:57
Lets hope this is REAL progress on the Korean Peninsula. So far it looks promising.
Title: World News
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2018-04-29 17:23:19
 I suppose... but remember (if you're old enough, that is) that 30 years ago, that's what the said about the Berlin Wall... now, some of Germany's older citizens kind of miss the way things were (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ostalgie). I mean, what if, tomorrow, the powers that be were to sit down, sign a paper, and, with that bold stroke, ended over 70 years of aggression?  North and South Korea magically unify, and then-- dot, dot, dot.   Can China and South Korea's economies withstand the influx of people newly freed from the yoke of communist oppression and the demands they will make on resources, like jobs, food, and living space?   Frankly, people who haven't known much in their lives are very likely to lose their damn minds when confronted with all the new freedoms an open market offers, and act with all the grace of a rural farm boy (or girl) who's led a sheltered upbringing for 18 years and has now just made their way to spring break in some hedonistic, booze- and casual sex-fueled party spot.  In short, not pretty. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2018-04-30 20:06:07
(https://images.haarets.co.il/image/upload/w_1996,h_1159,x_20,y_59,c_crop,g_north_west/w_1714,h_964,q_auto,c_fill,f_auto/fl_any_format.preserve_transparency.progressive:none/v1525109198/1.6045417.2443952016.jpg)
(Israeli Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a news conference at the Ministry of Defense in Tel Aviv, Israel April 30, 2018.)

Netanyahu reveals how Iran lied about developing nuclear weapons (https://www.cnbc.com/2018/04/30/netanyahu-claims-to-show-irans-secret-nuclear-files-obtained-by-israel.html).

Netanyahu: Iran Nuclear Deal Is Based on Lies (https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/pm-expected-to-reveal-how-iran-cheated-world-on-nuke-program-1.6045300).

U.S. Confirms Authenticity of Secret Iran Nuclear Docs, US Ready To End Iran Nuclear Deal Over Intel (http://freebeacon.com/national-security/u-s-confirms-authenticity-secret-iran-nuclear-docs-officials-see-game-deal/).

Israel ready to bomb Iran if necessary (https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/apr/30/israel-ready-bomb-iran-if-necessary-report/).

Iranian recruitment base in Syria hit by rockets (https://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/Syrian-army-says-enemy-rocket-attacks-strike-at-military-bases-553080).

ISIS Terrorist Bombings in Afghanistan kills 25 (http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_AFGHANISTAN?SITE=TXMCA&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2018-04-30-10-53-52).

Facebook Co-Founder Says Americans should get paid for their data (http://abcnews.go.com/US/video/facebook-founder-americans-paid-data-54835664).

FDA Finds Weedkiller in certain foods (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/apr/30/fda-weedkiller-glyphosate-in-food-internal-emails).

Toxic caterpillars are invading London (https://nypost.com/2018/04/30/toxic-vomit-inducing-caterpillars-are-invading-london/).

Canadian gas prices nearing $8 dollars a gallon! (http://dailycaller.com/2018/04/29/vancouver-gas-prices-nearing-8-a-gallon-the-highest-in-north-america/).

Pelicans Invade Pepperdine University graduation ceremony (http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2018/04/30/pelican-graduation-pepperdine/).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2018-04-30 20:18:04
If North and South Korea magically unify, and then-- dot, dot, dot.   Can China and South Korea's economies withstand the influx of people newly freed from the yoke of communist oppression and the demands they will make on resources, like jobs, food, and living space? 

And that is a continuing question as to how that will be done.  Obviously, the more the US is involved, the more our interests will be met.  Certainly China will want to have their interests met as well as Russia.  But what is good for the US is good for South Korea and Japan.  China isn't too fond of South Korea or Japan, so they will definitely want to find ways to control North Korea to a degree if the unify.  Right now NK is China's buffer of protection...
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2018-05-01 16:11:26
Europe Turns Cold Shoulder To Netanyahu's Iran Nuke Finds (https://www.yahoo.com/news/netanyahus-iran-nuke-claims-fail-convince-deal-proponents-113346499.html).

Turkey tells EU to criminalize criticism of Islam... (http://www.wnd.com/2018/04/dark-push-to-criminalize-criticism-of-islam/)

In show of continuity, Castro flanks new Cuban leader at May Day rally (https://ca.news.yahoo.com/show-continuity-castro-flanks-cuban-leader-may-day-154040846.html).

Anarchists Trash Paris, Burn Parts of the City (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/6187929/paris-may-day-riots-far-left-anarchists-smash-windows-loot-mcdonalds-thousands-protesters-chaos/).

Over 200 Arrested In Paris May Day Riots (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-43967689).

Antifa Damages 22 Portland Police Cars (https://pjmedia.com/trending/22-police-cars-vandalized-in-antifa-hotbed-portland-on-may-day/).

Marchers Wave Stalin Flags In London (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5679069/International-Workers-Day-rally-Trafalgar-Square-features-banners-Stalin.html).

American Public Schools Failing Students (https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/terence-p-jeffrey/65-public-school-8th-graders-not-proficient-reading-67-not-proficient).

Lonliness Effecting Youth More Then Elderly and Spreading (https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/new-cigna-study-reveals-loneliness-at-epidemic-levels-in-america-300639747.html).

Confederate statue defaced with red ink and blood from protester, Female Defacer Arrested (http://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article210156804.html).

ISIS Attaches Syrian Soldier To Bomb and Throws Him Off Building (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/6181726/isis-syrian-soldier-human-missile/).

26 story São Paulo building collapses in fire (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-43960778).

Women Disguised as men sneak into Iranian football match (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-43964178).

Iran detains 35 women for going to football match (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-43243414).

The Loser Who Threw His Shoes At George W. Bush Is Running For Office In Iraq (https://www.buzzfeed.com/hayesbrown/george-w-bush-shoe-throw-president-iraq?utm_term=.wnNeaYxeK#.jaRyQKLy1).

Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2018-05-08 15:40:30
Trump Nukes Iran Nuclear Deal (https://apnews.com/cead755353a1455bbef08ef289448994/Trump-decides-to-exit-nuclear-accord-with-Iran).

Iran Threatens They Will Make Nuclear Weapons (https://apnews.com/b9487a3c9dd64fdd8a5fed11b86d6717/Iran-president:-Uranium-enrichment-may-resume-if-deal-fails).

Iran Military Base Inside Syria Attacked (http://www.foxnews.com/world/2018/05/08/iran-military-base-in-syria-attacked-sources-say.html).

Syria and Iran Blame Israel For Attack (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-israel/israel-declares-high-alert-over-iranian-actions-in-syria-idUSKBN1I92MI).

Record High Job Openings and Record Low Unemployment As American Economy Soars Under Trump (http://money.cnn.com/2018/05/08/news/economy/job-openings-april/index.html).

Putin Begins 4th Term As President of Russia (https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/russis-putin-sworn-in-for-4th-term/4383013.html).

Study Finds President’s Polls Improve Despite 90% Negative Coverage On Media Networks (https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/rich-noyes/2018/05/08/media-get-trumped-presidents-polls-improve-despite-90-negative).

Poland Cutting Reliance on Russian Oil, Europe Watches... (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-poland-oil/poland-cuts-dependence-on-russian-oil-but-at-a-cost-report-idUSKBN1I91KJ)

Lava Continues To Flow As Hawaiian Volcano Blows (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hawaii-volcano/hawaiians-brave-volcanic-gases-lava-to-retrieve-pets-belongings-idUSKBN1I80M7).

Police Officers In Texas Save Woman From Sinking Car In Video (https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/05/08/body-cam-video-police-woman-sinking-car-rescue/590061002/).

Hundreds of kittens Incinerated (http://www.fox5dc.com/news/local-news/congressman-calls-for-investigation-for-reported-kitten-killing-at-usda-test-lab-in-beltsville).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2018-05-09 15:41:12
Syria Attacks Israeli Military Base (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/6249305/israel-air-raid-sirens-syria-golan-heights-strike-damascus/).

Iranian forces fire 20 rockets at Israel (https://www.timesofisrael.com/sirens-sound-in-golan-heights-residents-urged-to-enter-shelters/).

North Korea Releasing American Prisoners Back To US, President Trump To Personally Greet Them At 2am Upon Arrival (https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/09/trump-secretary-of-state-pompeo-heading-back-from-north-korea-with-3-released-prisoners.html).

Iranian Lawmakers Burn US Flag Upon Nuclear Deal Pull-Out (http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13970219000273).

Iran-aligned Houthis in Yemen fire missiles at Saudi capital city (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-saudi-security/saudi-arabia-says-it-intercepts-houthi-missiles-over-riyadh-idUSKBN1IA100).

Saudi Arabia will seek nuclear weapons if Iran does (https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/gulf/2018/05/09/Jubeir-Saudi-Arabia-will-seek-nuclear-weapon-if-Iran-does.html).

Hawaii See's More Evacuations As Volcano Crisis Worsens, Acid Rain Possibility (http://news.trust.org//item/20180509103245-sui1x/).

Texas Using Too Much Electricity, Will System Over The Summer (http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2018/05/08/record-breaking-electricity-usage-summer/).

California Will Be Tight On Electricity This Summer (http://kfgo.com/news/articles/2018/may/09/california-power-supplies-will-be-tight-this-summer-grid-operator).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2018-05-13 17:50:01
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dc2qiw1X4AMbj-x.jpg)
(Banners put up around Israel.)

Israel on Sunday kicked off festivities to celebrate the opening of the new U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem.  Addressing the crowd Sunday evening, Netanyahu said Israelis would be “eternally grateful” for Trump’s decision on Jerusalem.

News Link (https://apnews.com/3ca11c28306c4a4f8636696566f3e0b3/Israel-prepares-for-opening-of-US-Embassy-in-Jerusalem)

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas halted ties with the Trump administration and declared it unfit to remain in its role as the sole mediator in peace talks.
Netanyahu, who frequently clashed with President Barack Obama, has found a welcome partner in Trump. The new administration has lined up solidly behind Netanyahu in his dealings with the Palestinians and delighted him last week when it withdrew from the international nuclear deal with Iran, Obama’s top foreign policy achievement/blunder.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2018-05-16 17:29:59
Turkey urges Islamic world to unite against Israel (http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2018/05/15/561820/Turkey-OIC--Binali-Yildirim--Recep-Tayyip-Erdogan)...

Israel says Hamas curbed Gaza protests after Egyptian warning (https://ca.news.yahoo.com/israel-says-hamas-curbed-gaza-protests-egyptian-warning-110752259.html).

US Embassy Moving To Jerusalem Met With Much Success Ignored By Liberal Media (https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/10/opinions/five-myths-jerusalem-embassy-move-miller/index.html).

Guatemala to move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, following the US (https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/05/16/611607847/guatemala-following-the-u-s-opens-its-own-embassy-in-jerusalem).

North Korea Threatens To End Nuclear Summit Over Joint US-South Korean Military Drills (https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/16/trump-says-hell-have-to-see-if-summit-with-kim-jong-un-is-still-happening.html).

North Korea is dismantling its nuclear site, but is it abandoning its arsenal or hiding evidence? (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles-nuclearsite-image/north-korea-is-dismantling-its-nuclear-site-but-is-it-abandoning-its-arsenal-or-hiding-evidence-idUSKCN1IH0OQ)/

Seattle Makes Massive Step That Other Cities May Follow, A Head Tax For Companies (https://www.msn.com/g00/en-us/news/technology/amazons-fight-with-seattle-over-head-tax-foreshadows-battles-to-come-in-other-cities/ar-AAxmZL1?i10c.encReferrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYmluZy5jb20v&i10c.ua=4)...

Major Seattle Company Threaten To Leave, Amazon, Starbucks, UPS, Expedia, etc (http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-seattle-tax-20180515-story.html).

Ex-student shot by officer during gunfire exchange in Illinois, Many Kids Lives Saved (http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-dixon-school-shooting-20180516-story.html).

Police Officer Saved Many Lives Considered A Hero (http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/05/16/dixon-high-school-shooting/).

No-whites-allowed day lives on despite last year’s uproar at Evergreen State College in Washington (https://www.thecollegefix.com/post/45008/).

'Solo: A Star Wars Story' Gets Tepid Response at Cannes (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/solo-a-star-wars-story-gets-tepid-response-at-cannes-1112042).

Rapture or End of the World Didn't Happen April 23rd (https://www.express.co.uk/news/weird/944211/end-of-the-world-rapture-april-23-prediction).

Pack Of Wiener Dogs Maul Oklahoma Woman To Death (https://patch.com/oklahoma/across-ok/pack-wiener-type-dogs-maul-oklahoma-woman-death)...
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2018-05-18 13:37:15
BAD busy news day....


DEVELOPING: 10 Dead At Texas School Shooting (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/santa-fe-high-school-shooting-today-2018-05-18-live-stream-updates/)

Second person in custody and thought to be possible accomplice (https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/santa-fe-texas-shooting/h_56b0545ba3b0ae8ba8ec84de5fd5fa9f).

Dimitrios Pagourtzis Identified As Sante Fe High School Shooter (http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2018/05/18/active-shooter-dimitrios-pagourtzis-southeast-texas-santa-fe-high-school/).

Florida Man shouting 'anti Trump' rhetoric shot in police firefight at Trump National Resort (http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/miami-dade/fl-reg-trump-national-doral-shooting-20180518-story.html).

Possibly Hundreds Dead In Cuba Plane Crash (https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/breaking-plane-carrying-107-passengers-12558587).

Discontent Rises in Venezuela Military as Economy Dives (https://www.wsj.com/articles/pressure-cooker-discontent-rises-in-venezuela-military-as-economy-dives-1526635801).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2018-05-23 16:57:29
Study Finds Significantly Less School Shootings Now Then In The 90s (https://news.northeastern.edu/2018/02/26/schools-are-still-one-of-the-safest-places-for-children-researcher-says/).

Pro-ISIS propaganda finds fertile ground on Google Plus platform (http://thehill.com/policy/technology/388909-pro-isis-propaganda-finds-fertile-ground-on-google-plus-platform).

NFL Bans Kneeling, Requires Players To Stand During Anthem (http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/23582533/nfl-owners-approve-new-national-anthem-policy).

US Government Employee Attacked By 'Sonic Attack' In China (https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/us-staffer-suffers-brain-injury-after-sound-incident-in-china-10261718).

China Disinvited from Participating in 2018 RIMPAC Naval Exercise (https://news.usni.org/2018/05/23/china-disinvited-participating-2018-rimpac-exercise).

Las Vegas casino workers vote to authorize strike (https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/las-vegas-casino-workers-vote-to-authorize-strike/).

'Solo' Headed for Lowest Opening of Disney 'Star Wars' Movies (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/box-office-preview-solo-headed-lowest-opening-disney-star-wars-movies-1114228).

Hollywood Actresses Demanding Same Pay as Men (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/elisabeth-moss-thandie-newton-claire-foy-at-drama-actress-roundtable-1113690).

Highly contagious dog flu hits New York (http://www.fox5ny.com/news/dog-flu-brooklyn).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2018-05-29 15:24:22
(http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/06/08/19/4D0F55AB00000578-5821265-image-a-58_1528482603106.jpg)
(World leaders at the G7 Summit In Canada.)

Terrorist Attack In Belgium (https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/man-kills-3-in-belgian-shooting-authorities-are-investigating-as-terrorism/2018/05/29/93428996-6344-11e8-b166-fea8410bcded_story.html).

Terrorist Stabs 2 Belgian Officers and Kills Them With Their Own Guns (http://time.com/5293667/belgian-police-officers-killed-gunman/).

Europe’s losing streak (https://www.politico.eu/article/european-union-future-why-losing-streak/).

Italy In Turmoil.  New Rising Party Anti-European Union (https://www.wsj.com/articles/anti-europe-partys-fortunes-rise-in-italys-political-turmoil-1527632259).

Iran Plotting With U.S. Allies to Skirt Trump’s New Sanctions (http://freebeacon.com/national-security/iran-plotting-u-s-allies-skirt-trumps-new-sanctions/).

High Ranking North Korean Official Headed To US To Talk About Upcoming Summit (https://apnews.com/f984309e8f56481eaec542417993c5b4/Senior-NKorean-official-heads-to-NY-to-plan-for-Trump-summit).

White House Says It Is Still Actively Preparing For Summit With North Korea (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5783321/White-House-says-actively-preparing-expected-summit-Kim.html).

Russian journalist critical of Kremlin shot dead in Ukraine (https://www.politico.eu/article/russian-journalist-arkady-babchenko-critical-of-kremlin-shot-dead-in-ukraine/).

Massive Study Concludes That Glasses Wearing People Are More Intelligent (https://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2018/05/29/glasses-wearers-really-intelligent-genes/).

Idiot Man Throws Hot Coffee In McDonald's Employee's Face In Washington State (http://www.newsweek.com/video-washington-man-throws-hot-coffee-face-mcdonalds-employee-946453).

Angry Woman Defecates On Floor Of Tim Horton's In Vancouver And Throws Feces At Staff (http://www.newsweek.com/upset-donut-shop-customer-defecates-floor-flings-her-feces-employees-930175).

Disney Takes Hit As Roseanne Is Cancelled And 'Solo' Performs Poorly (https://www.thewrap.com/disney-shares-drop-2-4-percent-following-poor-solo-box-office-roseanne-cancellation/).

Tesla on Autopilot Crashes Into Parked Laguna Beach Police Car (http://ktla.com/2018/05/29/tesla-on-autopilot-crashes-into-laguna-beach-police-patrol-vehicle/).

Tinder Murders (https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/705865/tinder-murder-dismembered-girlfriend-taiwan-gary-chu-yee-min-huang-cctv-bin-bags-cheating)...
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Wolfwood on 2018-05-29 23:15:35
When will Europe wake up... ?
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2018-06-04 13:40:23
When will Europe wake up... ?

When it is too late.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2018-06-04 13:47:10
Howard Schultz of Starbucks Steps Down (https://www.cnbc.com/2018/06/04/howard-schultz-architect-of-modern-starbucks-to-step-down-as-executive-chair-and-from-the-board.html).

Putin invites North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to Russia in September and blames fierce politics for failing to meet Trump (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5803927/Putin-invites-North-Korean-leader-Kim-Jong-Russia.html).

Facebook Gave Device Makers Deep Access to Data on Users and Friends (https://www.wral.com/facebook-gave-device-makers-deep-access-to-data-on-users-and-friends/17602273/).

Mark Zuckerberg 'Lied To Congress' (http://thehill.com/policy/technology/390530-dem-lawmaker-says-facebook-may-have-lied-about-data).

Populist Wins In Italy, Liberal EU Worried (http://www.businessinsider.com/italys-new-leader-says-will-no-longer-be-europes-refugee-camp-2018-6).

Italy's new government: 'Party is over' for migrants, Italy will no longer be 'Europe's refugee camp' (http://www.businessinsider.com/italys-new-leader-says-will-no-longer-be-europes-refugee-camp-2018-6).

Slovenia May Go the Way of Italy With Tight Election (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-06-02/euro-area-s-slovenia-tries-to-avoid-italian-scenario-in-ballot).

Stockton's Liberal Mayor Wants To Give Income to Poverty Stricken (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-california-income/california-city-fights-poverty-with-guaranteed-income-idUSKCN1J015D).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2018-06-08 13:38:51
Iran holds day of anti-Israel protests (https://www.yahoo.com/news/iran-defiant-holds-day-anti-israel-protests-101220240.html).

Netanyahu warns Assad on Iranian presence in Syria (https://www.yahoo.com/news/netanyahu-warns-assad-iranian-presence-syria-153355131.html).

10,000 Palestinians Protest In Gaza (https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/4000-Palestinians-burn-tires-in-fiery-Gaza-border-protest-559498).

G7 Summit (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5817911/Battered-Trump-G7-leaders-choose-polite-productive.html).

Austria Government To Close 60 Foreign Funded Imams and 7 Mosques (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5820445/Austrias-right-wing-government-plans-shut-mosques-expel-imams.html).

Austria Shutting Down Islamic Extremism To The Ire of the EU (https://www.yahoo.com/news/austria-expel-60-imams-shuts-7-mosques-082220317.html).

Bayer Buys Monsanto For $63 Billion, Will Dissolve Monsanto Name (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-06-07/bayer-closes-monsanto-deal-to-cap-63-billion-transformation).

Charles Krauthammer reveals he has weeks to live in heartbreaking letter (http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/06/08/fox-news-star-charles-krauthammer-reveals-has-weeks-to-live-in-heartbreaking-letter.html).

Anthony Bourdain dead at 61 After Suicide (https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/08/us/anthony-bourdain-obit/index.html).

Marilyn Monroe’s iconic pose in front of Stamford church draws mixed reactions (https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/local/article/Marilyn-Monroe-s-icon-pose-in-front-of-Stamford-12978964.php#photo-15690777)...
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2018-06-10 10:24:59
Trump, North Korea's Kim, in Singapore for historic summit (http://news.trust.org/item/20180610133401-x8dlq).

Trump and Kim Meet Tomorrow (https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-kim-head-historic-singapore-summit-061316867.html).

Pope Francis praying for success (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-usa-pope/pope-francis-says-praying-that-korea-summit-leads-to-peace-idUSKBN1J60HQ).

Brace for the World Economy’s Most Important Week of the Year (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-06-10/brace-for-the-world-economy-s-most-important-week-of-the-year).

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Takes Stabs At US President, Seen As Betrayal And Amateurish (https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jun/10/larry-kudlow-calls-justin-trudeaus-verbal-attacks-/).

Trudeau Does Dirty Low Move Against Ally (http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/391535-kudlow-trudeau-stabbed-us-in-the-back).

President Lashes Back At Trudeau For False Statements (https://www.yahoo.com/news/allies-bid-paper-over-cracks-fractious-g7-summit-052604839.html).

France's Macron Turns On Pres. Trump (https://www.yahoo.com/news/macron-turns-trump-us-president-102046830.html).

Putin dismisses G7 criticism as 'babbling', calls for cooperation (https://www.yahoo.com/news/putin-dismisses-g7-criticism-babbling-calls-cooperation-075402590.html).

Russia and China Meet, Solidifying Relations (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-06-10/china-russia-solidify-growing-eastern-bloc-as-trump-rattles-g-7)

Billionaire investor and liberal donor George Soros says everything has gone wrong under President Trump (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5825399/Billionaire-investor-liberal-donor-George-Soros-blasts-Trumps-presidency.html).

Israel destroys Hamas undersea tunnel (https://www.yahoo.com/news/israel-says-destroyed-hamas-undersea-tunnel-135948778.html).

Rare tensions between Assad's backers as Syria's war unwinds (https://www.yahoo.com/news/rare-tensions-between-assads-backers-062051902.html).

Vietnam protesters clash with police over new economic zones (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-44428971).

U.S, Russian military leaders meet in Finland (https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/us-russian-military-leaders-meet-finland-55743405).

Putin says willing to meet Trump whenever US is ready (https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/putin-criticizes-us-withdrawal-iranian-nuclear-deal-55781360).

Knife Attack Leaves One Dead In Japan (https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/knife-attack-japan-bullet-train-leaves-dead-hurt-55778843).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2018-06-11 15:33:07
(http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/06/11/06/4D205EFF00000578-5828615-image-a-73_1528695160510.jpg)
President Trump meeting with Singapore Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong.

DEVELOPING STORY: NORTH KOREA SUMMIT ONLY HOURS AWAY (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5828615/Trump-begins-Singapore-trip-meeting-presidential-palace.html).

President Trump will meet with Kim Jong Un.

Happy Birthday, Mr. President: Trump is presented with a birthday cake as he meets with Singapore Prime Minister and reveals U.S. will offer 'unique' security guarantees to North Korea during a single meeting and working lunch with Kim

(http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/06/10/14/4D1A090F00000578-5826357-The_jet_carrying_Kim_landed_at_Singapore_s_Changi_airport_on_Sun-a-63_1528637630141.jpg)
Kim Jong Un arrives to Singapore.

(http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/06/10/14/4D19DB2B00000578-5826357-A_vehicle_believed_to_be_carrying_Kim_Jong_Un_travels_through_Si-a-40_1528636584436.jpg)
Kimg Jong Un's presidential motorcade had his security detailing running along side his car.  His limousine was escorted by 12 men in black suits, when it was leaving the St. Regis Hotel at 6:22 p.m. Sunday for a meeting with Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. Five stood on each side of the limousine and two behind before they started running along with the car in perfect formation.

(http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/06/11/09/4D209ACF00000578-5828615-image-a-88_1528706341341.jpg)
President Trump's motorcade on Monday.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2018-06-11 18:09:21
This is insane.  I just watched the President and Kim shake hands on tv and this thing is happening RIGHT NOW.  Wow.  History being made whatever happens.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2018-06-11 18:11:39
Can you even believe this is happening?  This is the biggest moment in history since Reagan and Gorbachev.  Trump said this meeting won't solve everything and it will take several meetings, but this will be the framework.  The start.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2018-06-11 18:12:15
Kim looks nervous as he's never been on the stage at this level.  But he is smiling and patting Trump's arm for reassurance.  It is very interesting. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2018-06-11 18:12:53
Prior to this, White House economic adviser Kudlow suffers heart attack.  Trump tweeted it.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2018-06-11 18:13:54
Thoughts and prayers to Kudlow for what happened. It is a very stressful time for everyone.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2018-06-11 18:14:16
Lets hope for the best possible outcome to this summit.  This is truly shocking this is happening.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2018-06-11 18:15:24
I just witnessed history happening.  :O
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2018-06-11 18:16:27
Reports are the North Korean state media are shocked at how the media outside of their country reacts.  They said it was so vicious how the media goes out of turn asking questions and taking pictures.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2018-06-11 18:16:34
Amazing ain't it, Silver?
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2018-06-11 18:16:49
I'm just sitting here watching this and talking to you guys. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2018-06-11 18:18:29
I can't imagine what Kim is thinking about entering a more western country (Singapore, though it too is a dictatorship) and speaking with the world's most powerful man.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2018-06-11 18:20:39
It must be crazy to be on the world stage in person with someone you had been verbally attacking not even weeks ago.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2018-06-11 18:21:51
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dfc_sljUYAEh3Nu.jpg)
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2018-06-11 18:22:36
Wow.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2018-06-11 18:22:54
That is amazing.  That picture will be in history books.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2018-06-11 18:25:50
The meeting is expected to be about 45 minutes, but my guess is it will be a bit longer.  I hope we hear good things from both leaders afterwards. 

Kim doesn't want to lose power or get killed... so he should do what he can to do whats right.  China will want something from this too.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2018-06-11 18:26:57
China uses NK as a buffer.  They want to see NK not be wild and crazy like they were.  But they don't want North Korea siding with the US. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2018-06-11 18:27:35
China has been having meetings with Iran and Russia too.  They have their own goals. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2018-06-11 18:28:13
Donald Trump will be having an interview with Sean Hannity after the meeting tomorrow night I believe.  I would be curious to see that.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2018-06-11 18:28:35
Me too.  That sounds like it would a great thing to watch.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2018-06-11 18:29:16
Hopefully North Korea does decide to denuclearize.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2018-06-11 18:29:42
Update, Larry Kudlow is "fine" according to his wife.  This is after his heart attack.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2018-06-11 18:29:58
Good to hear he is doing fine.  Hopefully he recovers well.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2018-06-11 18:30:09
Thats good to hear.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2018-06-11 18:31:12
Liberal media is upset that a nuclear war from Trump's taunting of NK didn't happen. ;D 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2018-06-11 18:31:58
I've got live news on from FOX, CNN, MSNBC right now.  The liberal networks are already slanting heavily to being negative on this whole thing. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2018-06-11 18:32:51
You can't even watch the liberal networks.  They don't even attempt to report the news fairly.  Don't even bother.  FOX, even though they slant to the right, they at least report all sides. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2018-06-11 18:32:58
^Yep.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2018-06-11 18:34:54
Well, I guess it's dinner.  I will be monitoring the whole thing like you guys and probably come back with some thoughts before it gets too late.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2018-06-11 18:35:13
Yes.  Same here. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2018-06-11 18:35:26
If something breaking happens, we will discuss it. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2018-06-11 18:36:27
I hope these talks go great! Lets make the world better!
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2018-06-11 18:54:21
President Trump and Kim Jong Un just walked out of the room and went to another room.  As they walked out, Pres. Trump had a serious face.  Kim had a very big smile and waved.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2018-06-11 18:55:10
Okay they are now having a "working lunch."  They are showing live video of them about to have lunch.  The shook hands again.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2018-06-11 18:55:19
Kim is now speaking.  Kim says he wants to find a way for peace.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2018-06-11 18:57:09
President Trump just assured Kim "With hard work, peace will be done."
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2018-06-11 19:00:45
It is amazing we get to watch this.  Wow. :)   I really hope nothing but the best from these talks.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2018-06-11 20:23:38
Interesting.... Dennis Rodman was interviewed on CNN crying and wearing a "Make America Great Again" hat.  He was saying how happy he was this moment has finally come and that the world should be happy that progress is being made.  He also slammed former President Obama for not ever trying to talk with North Korea.

"Five years ago, Rodman said, Kim told Rodman "certain things" to relay to Obama concerning potential negotiations, but the former president "didn't even give me the time of day -- he just brushed me off, but that didn't deter me.""
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2018-06-12 18:52:21
Pres Trump: "North Korea Will Denuclearize." (https://abcnews.go.com/US/exclusive-trust-trump-opens-kim-historic-summit/story?id=55815265)

President Trump Showed Video To Kim About Economic Success If North Korea Follows Proper Path (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5834437/They-great-beaches-Trump-showed-Kim-iPad-video-North-Koreas-future.html).

Judge clears AT&T's $85 billion bid for Time Warner with no conditions (https://www.cnbc.com/2018/06/12/att-time-warner-ruling.html).

Seattle Quickly Reversed Controversial Head Tax On Big Business (http://komonews.com/news/local/seattle-council-repeals-homeless-head-tax-on-big-businesses).

Radical plan to split California into three states earns spot on November ballot (http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-california-split-three-states-20180612-story.html).

Brexit Worries As May's Deal Could Leave Ties To EU (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/6514660/brexit-chaos-leavers-remainers-veto-no-deal-theresa-may/).

Vietnam Tightens Grip on Internet With Data-Storage Law, Protests Continue (https://www.wsj.com/articles/vietnam-tightens-grip-on-internet-with-data-storage-law-1528799753).

More Then Half of Millennials Expect To Be Millionaires Someday (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5835419/More-half-Millennials-expect-millionaires-someday-according-new-study.html).

What does God look like? Liberals and Conservatives have different ideas (http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article213001044.html).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2018-06-15 14:22:37
Canada's Supreme Court rules LGBT rights trump religious freedom... (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-44501139)

Canadian Judges Affirm Discrimination Against Christians (http://www.wnd.com/2018/06/canadian-judges-affirm-discrimination-against-christians/).

Canadian Court Ruling Allows Secular Groups To Disallow Accreditation Based On Group Beliefs, Thus Disallowing Christian University To Get Accreditation For Law School (http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trinity-western-supreme-court-decision-1.4707240)...

Terrorist Prevention Fence Built Around Eiffel Tower... (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-44502949)

Pakistan Taliban Leader Reportedly Killed By US Air Strike (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-44496121).

Cameroon seeks to delay elections (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-africa-44436768?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=5b23e062afaf2a068a7d09ee%26Cameroon%20seeks%20to%20delay%20elections%26&ns_fee=0#post_5b23e062afaf2a068a7d09ee).

Russia's planned tax hike drags on central bank's cutting cycle (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-cenbank-rate/russias-planned-tax-hike-drags-on-central-banks-cutting-cycle-idUSKBN1JB1Z9).

North Korea Returned Remains Of American Soldiers Back To US (https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/trump-north-korea-starts-returning-remains-us-soldiers-55918751).

14-year old Jewish Girl Raped and Murdered By Muslim Refugee In Germany (https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/270399/14-year-old-jewish-girl-murdered-muslim-refugee-daniel-greenfield).

Journalist and Two Others Gunned Down By Islamic Radicals In India (https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/14/asia/journalist-killed-kashmir-shujaat-bukhari/index.html).

Tropical Storm Carlotta forms in Pacific near Mexico's Acapulco (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tropical-storm-carlotta-pacific-mexico-acapulco-path-track-latest-forecast-2018-06-15/).

TV Ratings Down For World Cup (https://www.seattlepi.com/sports/article/TV-ratings-down-for-World-Cup-opener-12998455.php).

Canada's First Hydrogen Fuel Station Opens In Vancouver (https://bc.ctvnews.ca/canada-s-first-hydrogen-fuel-station-opens-in-vancouver-1.3975742).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2018-06-18 15:54:09
US Creates 6th Branch of the Military, The Space Force (http://komonews.com/news/nation-world/trump-orders-military-to-create-space-force).

US urges Russia to release certain political and religious prisoners (http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/06/18/us-urges-russia-to-release-political-religious-prisoners.html)

US and China Take Economic Shots At Each Other (https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-china-trade-standoff-weighs-on-global-shares-1529307492).

Germany's Merkel given ultimatum by interior minister over migration policy (https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/18/europe/merkel-seehofer-migration-intl/index.html).

Armed Gunman Shot Dead By Store Shopper In Washington (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-44523533).

Armed Citizen Who Shot Gunman Seen As Hero (http://komonews.com/news/local/police-responding-to-shooting-at-tumwater-walmart).

Former Israeli energy minister charged with spying for Iran (https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2018/06/18/Former-Israeli-energy-minister-charged-with-spying-for-Iran/6821529339284/).

Christian Minority In Iraq Hopeful For Future (http://freebeacon.com/issues/christians-in-iraq-are-hopeful-but-their-plight-continues/).

Audi CEO Arrested Over Diesel Scandal (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2018/06/18/audi-ceo-arrested-in-germany-over-diesel-emissions-scandal/).

Indiana State Trooper Lauded As A Hero (http://fox59.com/2018/06/18/indiana-state-troopers-tweet-about-states-slowpoke-law-goes-viral/).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2018-06-22 17:39:24
30 Years After Global Warming "Announced As Science," Here is The Actual Outcome (https://www.wsj.com/articles/thirty-years-on-how-well-do-global-warming-predictions-stand-up-1529623442).

James E. Hansen wiped sweat from his brow. Outside it was a record-high 98 degrees on June 23, 1988, as the NASA scientist testified before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources during a prolonged heat wave, which he decided to cast as a climate event of cosmic significance. He expressed to the senators his “high degree of confidence” in “a cause-and-effect relationship between the greenhouse effect and observed warming.”

With that testimony and an accompanying paper in the Journal of Geophysical Research, Mr. Hansen lit the bonfire of the greenhouse vanities, igniting a world-wide debate that continues today about the energy structure of the entire planet. President Obama’s environmental policies were predicated on similar models of rapid, high-cost warming. But the 30th anniversary of Mr. Hansen’s predictions affords an opportunity to see how well his forecasts have done—and to reconsider environmental policy accordingly.

Mr. Hansen’s testimony described three possible scenarios for the future of carbon dioxide emissions. He called Scenario A “business as usual,” as it maintained the accelerating emissions growth typical of the 1970s and ’80s. This scenario predicted the earth would warm 1 degree Celsius by 2018. Scenario B set emissions lower, rising at the same rate today as in 1988. Mr. Hansen called this outcome the “most plausible,” and predicted it would lead to about 0.7 degree of warming by this year. He added a final projection, Scenario C, which he deemed highly unlikely: constant emissions beginning in 2000. In that forecast, temperatures would rise a few tenths of a degree before flatlining after 2000.

Thirty years of data have been collected since Mr. Hansen outlined his scenarios—enough to determine which was closest to reality. And the winner is Scenario C. Global surface temperature has not increased significantly since 2000, discounting the larger-than-usual El Niño of 2015-16. Assessed by Mr. Hansen’s model, surface temperatures are behaving as if we had capped 18 years ago the carbon-dioxide emissions responsible for the enhanced greenhouse effect. But we didn’t. And it isn’t just Mr. Hansen who got it wrong. Models devised by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change have, on average, predicted about twice as much warming as has been observed since global satellite temperature monitoring began 40 years ago.


What about Mr. Hansen’s other claims? Outside the warming models, his only explicit claim in the testimony was that the late ’80s and ’90s would see “greater than average warming in the southeast U.S. and the Midwest.” No such spike has been measured in these regions.

As observed temperatures diverged over the years from his predictions, Mr. Hansen doubled down. In a 2007 case on auto emissions, he stated in his deposition that most of Greenland’s ice would soon melt, raising sea levels 23 feet over the course of 100 years. Subsequent research published in Nature magazine on the history of Greenland’s ice cap demonstrated this to be impossible. Much of Greenland’s surface melts every summer, meaning rapid melting might reasonably be expected to occur in a dramatically warming world. But not in the one we live in. The Nature study found only modest ice loss after 6,000 years of much warmer temperatures than human activity could ever sustain.

Several more of Mr. Hansen’s predictions can now be judged by history. Have hurricanes gotten stronger, as Mr. Hansen predicted in a 2016 study? No. Satellite data from 1970 onward shows no evidence of this in relation to global surface temperature. Have storms caused increasing amounts of damage in the U.S.? Data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration show no such increase in damage, measured as a percentage of gross domestic product. How about stronger tornadoes? The opposite may be true, as NOAA data offers some evidence of a decline. The list of what didn’t happen is long and tedious.

The problem with Mr. Hansen’s models—and the U.N.’s—is that they don’t consider more-precise measures of how aerosol emissions counter warming caused by greenhouse gases. Several newer climate models account for this trend and routinely project about half the warming predicted by U.N. models, placing their numbers much closer to observed temperatures. The most recent of these was published in April by Nic Lewis and Judith Curry in the Journal of Climate, a reliably mainstream journal.

These corrected climate predictions raise a crucial question: Why should people world-wide pay drastic costs to cut emissions when the global temperature is acting as if those cuts have already been made?

On the 30th anniversary of Mr. Hansen’s galvanizing testimony, it’s time to acknowledge that the rapid warming he predicted isn’t happening. Climate researchers and policy makers should adopt the more modest forecasts that are consistent with observed temperatures.

That would be a lukewarm policy, consistent with a lukewarming planet.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2018-06-25 18:06:37
US Air Force Investing In More Protection For Europe (https://www.defensenews.com/smr/nato-priorities/2018/06/25/poking-the-bear-us-air-force-builds-in-russias-backyard/).

US cracks down on North Korea's army of overseas workers (https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/25/politics/us-north-korea-overseas-workers/index.html).

North Korea Cancels Anti-U.S. Rallies Marking 1950s War (https://www.msn.com/g00/en-us/news/world/north-korea-cancels-anti-us-rallies-marking-1950s-war/ar-AAz9szg?i10c.encReferrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYmluZy5jb20v&i10c.ua=4).

Venezuelan Army Takes Control Of Water Supply (https://www.bloombergquint.com/business/2018/06/25/thirsty-venezuelans-forced-to-pay-for-water-as-army-takes-over).

Tehran’s Grand Bazaar Shut Down as Economic Protests Spread in Iran (https://www.bloombergquint.com/business/2018/06/25/tehran-s-grand-bazaar-shut-down-as-economic-protests-spread).

Kenya-Somali border remains shut (https://www.nation.co.ke/counties/mandera/Big-loses-as-Kenya-Somali-border-remains-shut/1183298-4630934-dd2hou/index.html).

Philippine president slammed for calling God 'stupid', Citizens Angry (http://www.sacbee.com/news/nation-world/world/article213778869.html).

86 Killed In Muslim/Christian Clash In Nigeria (https://www.voanews.com/a/nigeria-officials-86-killed-in-herder-farmer-clashes/4453122.html).

Royal Navy scrambled to 'intercept' two Russian warships heading towards Britain's coast (https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/712095/russian-warships-intercepted-royal-navy-english-channel-boikiy-stoikiy-hms-monstrose).

Italy Continues To Deny Migrants (http://www.foxnews.com/world/2018/06/24/italy-declines-aid-ship-help-hands-migrant-rescue-to-libya.html).

Germany Angry With Italy (https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/24/world/europe/eu-migration-dublin-regulation.html).

Second Chinese Space Station Doing Strange Maneuvers Close To Earth (https://metro.co.uk/2018/06/25/second-chinese-space-station-plunged-perilously-close-earth-7658351/).

Whale Crashed Into Alaska State Ferry (https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/wildlife/2018/06/22/whale-crashes-like-torpedo-into-alaska-ferry-may-have-suffered-fatal-injuries/).

Disney Facing Criticism of How It Is Handled Star Wars After Solo Film Flop (https://www.bloombergquint.com/pursuits/2018/06/25/disney-s-star-wars-headaches-include-outcry-from-its-own-fans).

Kenya's 'rapper priest' suspended by Catholic Church (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-44601638).

Donald Glover Being Accused of Plagiarism over "This Is America" (https://pitchfork.com/news/childish-gambino-collaborator-denies-this-is-america-plagiarism-allegations/).

Netflix Shares Dive (https://deadline.com/2018/06/netflix-shares-dive-after-exec-exit-diversity-questions-1202416808/).

The Sims Banned In China and Middle East (https://metro.co.uk/2018/06/25/sims-banned-china-middle-east-sex-relationships-7659405/).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Darrin on 2018-06-28 18:53:12
Five Shot Dead At Annapolis, MD Newspaper Office, Shooter Captured, Had a "Vendetta" Against Paper (http://www.capitalgazette.com/news/annapolis/bs-md-gazette-shooting-20180628-story.html).

Others Injured (https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/maryland/5-dead-in-targeted-attack-at-capital-gazette-newspaper-in-annapolis/65-568683955).

Trump-Putin Meeting Set For Finland (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-putin/trump-putin-summit-to-unfold-in-cold-war-venue-helsinki-on-july-16-idUSKBN1JO1A5).

German Navy Ship Catches Fire (https://www.rt.com/news/431208-german-frigate-missile-fire/).

340 Million Effected In New Data Breach (https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/06/28/massive-data-leak-could-affect-nearly-all-american-adults-security-researcher-says/).

Pacific Northwest, Northeast, and Alaska Healthiest States.  South Least Healthy (https://www.usnews.com/news/healthiest-communities/slideshows/states-where-the-most-people-get-enough-exercise-in-their-spare-time).

Trucker Shortage In America (http://www.savannahnow.com/news/20180628/americas-trucker-shortage-could-undermine-economy)...
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2018-07-06 21:15:58
Woman Claims Prime Minister Groped Her (https://www.yahoo.com/news/canada-woman-breaks-silence-pm-groping-allegation-022744018.html)

Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Denies Groping Female Reporter But Admits Accuser Might Have Felt Uncomfortable (https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/trudeau-again-denies-groping-incident-but-says-accuser-might-have-felt-uncomfortable/).

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Arrives in North Korea to Try to Curb Its Nuclear Program (https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/06/world/asia/north-korea-pompeo-kim-jong-un-nuclear.html).

America's Strong Stance At North Korea Makes Many New Allies In Asia (https://thediplomat.com/2018/07/america-takes-a-new-meaning-in-south-korea/).

Mexico Elects Liberal López Obrador President (https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/02/world/americas/mexico-election-lopez-obrador.html).

At Least 132 Political Candidates Have Been Killed Since Mexico’s Campaigning Began (https://ktla.com/2018/06/27/slayings-of-political-candidates-accelerate-in-run-up-to-mexico-election-dozens-already-killed/).

British Prime Minister Theresa May wins support from divided UK government on Brexit plan (http://news.trust.org/item/20180706200118-grt22).

Europeans leaders worry Trump wants to fulfill promise to bring American troops home, Would force them to actually use their militaries (https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/white-house/article214324579.html).

U.S. and China slap trade tariffs on each other (http://www.latimes.com/world/la-fg-us-china-trade-20180706-story.html).

South Korea And Vietnam Continue To Build Navy Ties Against China (https://thediplomat.com/2018/07/south-korea-vietnam-navy-ties-in-the-spotlight/).

World Elite Again Converge At Sun Valley, Idaho (https://www.mtexpress.com/news/sun_valley/hear-that-hush-allen-co-returns-to-sun-valley/article_f9c68760-80a1-11e8-9d05-db1273719e2f.html).

China Aiming For 7 Aircraft Carriers By 2025 (https://thediplomat.com/2018/06/will-china-have-7-aircraft-carriers-by-2025/).

FAA To Passengers: Not Our Job To Regulate Seat Size, Legroom On Planes (https://www.npr.org/2018/07/05/626090518/faa-to-scrunched-passengers-sardine-seats-won-t-be-regulated).

Millionaires Flee California After Tax Hike (https://www.forbes.com/forbes/welcome/?toURL=https://www.forbes.com/sites/patrickgleason/2018/07/06/millionaires-flee-california-after-tax-hike/&refURL=https://drudgereport.com/&referrer=https://drudgereport.com/).

In Australia, the #MeToo goes in Reverse (https://fox40.com/2018/07/06/in-australia-a-moment-of-metoo-in-reverse/).

Germany's Merkel and Hungary's Orban get testy in public over how to handle refugees (https://abcnews.go.com/International/germanys-merkel-hungarys-orban-testy-public-handle-refugees/story?id=56406032).

China Wants In On Germany (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-germany-li/open-your-firms-to-chinese-investment-li-tells-germany-idUSKBN1JW21H).

Netflix is removing online reviews in August (https://www.cnet.com/news/netflix-is-removing-online-reviews-in-august/).

‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ Lost Interview Goes Viral: Did Stanley Kubrick Finally Explain the Film’s Ending? (https://www.indiewire.com/2018/07/2001-a-space-odyssey-stanley-kubrick-explains-ending-video-1201981455/)
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2018-07-15 18:11:14
Trump and Putin Meet In Helsinki on Monday (https://apnews.com/6f78cad4eb024bf2a2d47b2df035f664).

Explosive Canadian Tourism To The US, Despite Trade Flap (https://apnews.com/3cc07ddb7c9f469081c414021d2bd19d).

Chicago police release body cam video of South Shore shooting, Suspect Acted Wildly (http://abc7chicago.com/chicago-police-release-body-cam-video-of-south-shore-police-shooting/3766539/).

French revel in World Cup victory (https://www.yahoo.com/news/delirious-french-revel-world-cup-victory-203440468.html).

Islamic Radicals Kill 133 and Injure over 200 in Pakistan Bombing Ahead of Election (https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/candidate-among-many-killed-in-two-blasts-targeting-pakistan-election-rallies/article24411998.ece).

Islamic Gunmen Kill 11 in Education Compound in Afghanistan (https://www.yahoo.com/news/two-dead-militant-attack-afghan-govt-office-officials-064856414.html).

Sex Robot Addiction (https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/716215/sex-robot-dolls-addiction-clinics-humans-hooked-treatment)...

Jaguar Escapes New Orleans Zoo Killing Several Animals (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/6782468/jaguar-valerio-escapes-new-orleans-zoo-killing-spree/).

Amazing Helicopter Rescue On Top of Oregon Mountain (http://komonews.com/news/local/pilot-recalls-dramatic-rescue-on-mount-hood-07-15-2018).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2018-07-20 13:38:00


Rescuers Run To Action To Save Capsized Duck Boat In America's South (http://www.kmov.com/story/38689670/raw-rescuers-from-nearby-boat-heard-springing-into-action-after-duck-boat-sinks).

Horrifying Duck Ride In Missouri Lake Ends In 17 Dead After Freak Storm (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5973021/Mass-casualty-incident-Missouri-tourist-boat-capsizes.html).

60mph Winds Capsize Duck Boat In The Missouri Ozarks Town of Branson (https://www.kansascity.com/news/state/missouri/article215212175.html).

Amid Storm Warnings, Boat Continued Out On The Water (https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/state-and-regional/eight-dead-others-missing-after-boat-capsizes-on-table-rock/article_0e45c854-00d4-5553-b208-118f290a26ab.html).

9 From One Family Dead (http://www.kmov.com/story/38689076/fatalities-confirmed-after-duck-boat-capsizes-at-table-rock-lake-near-branson)...

Texas Smashes Heat Records as State Uses More Energy Then Ever (https://www.bloombergquint.com/business/2018/07/19/texas-smashes-1925-heat-record-as-power-prices-surge-on-demand).

Pop-up tornadoes create nightmare throughout central Iowa (http://www.kcci.com/article/central-iowa-ripe-for-storm-chances/22444689).

Airbus Beluga XL Whale Takes Flight for the First Time (https://www.nbcwashington.com/multimedia/Airbus-Beluga-XL-Whale-Takes-Flight-for-the-First-Time-488640021.html).

Tech Taking Over Seattle's Bohemian Culture (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jul/20/seattle-bohemian-counterculture-tech-industry-amazon).

Ohio restaurant cancels Sunday church discount after outrage from Aethists (http://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/2018/07/20/ohio-restaurant-cancels-sunday-church-discount-after-outrage-from-secular-organization.html).

Father of Parkland School Shooting Survivors Killed in North Lauderdale Armed Robbery (https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Father-Of-Two-Parkland-School-Shooting-Survivors-Killed-After-North-Lauderdale-Robbery--488636961.html)...

More Tennesseans are sporting Confederate flag license plates than ever before (https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2018/07/18/tennessee-confederate-flag-license-plates-increase/790710002/).

Why Are "Thousands" of Teslas Sitting In a Field in California? (https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-07-19/why-are-thousands-teslas-sitting-field-california-0)

Russia's new hypersonic missiles were reportedly leaked to Western spies, infuriating the Kremlin (http://www.businessinsider.com/russias-hypersonic-kinzhal-avangard-reportedly-leaked-to-western-spies-2018-7).

James Gunn From ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ Franchise After Old Tweets (https://www.thewrap.com/disney-drops-james-gunn-guardians-galaxy-franchise-offensive-tweets/).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2018-07-21 11:32:37
Israel fires tank shell at Hamas post after suspects infiltrate Gaza border (https://ca.news.yahoo.com/israeli-fire-kills-three-palestinians-during-border-protests-170654046.html).

Jeep and Ram's Mike Manley Named New CEO Of FCA Following Surprise Health Decline Of Sergio Marchionne (https://home.autonews.com/clickshare/authenticateUserSubscription.do?CSProduct=autonews-premium&CSAuthReq=1:973684585313167:AID:127B8503DD32081915D1F9EBF05FC99B&AID=/20180721/OEM02/180729918&title=Mike%20Manley%2C%20head%20of%20Jeep%20and%20Ram%2C%20replaces%20ailing%20Marchionne%20as%20FCA%20CEO&CSTargetURL=http://www.autonews.com/article/20180721/OEM02/180729918/mike-manley-head-of-jeep-and-ram-replaces-ailing-marchionne-as-fca?cciid=email-autonews-blast).

French investigators raid home of Macron's ex-bodyguard (https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/french-investigators-raid-home-macrons-bodyguard-56730368?cid=clicksource_4380645_1_hero_headlines_headlines_hed).

Pakistan candidate kills himself after sons oppose him (https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/pakistan-candidate-kills-sons-oppose-56730192?cid=clicksource_4380645_1_hero_headlines_headlines_hed).

Rare summer nor’easter expected to pound American Northeast (https://nypost.com/2018/07/21/rare-summer-noreaster-expected-to-pound-nyc/).

Suicide Blast Kills 22 in Afghanistan (https://www.pajhwok.com/en/2018/07/17/22-dead-many-injured-sar-i-pul-suicide-attack).

Rare Video Released of 'Final Member of Isolated Amazon Tribe' (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/video/indigenous-man-is-final-member-of-isolated-amazon-tribe/vi-BBKPSXV).

Study Finds Whale Shakes Are Bigger and Live Long Then Expected (http://www.bakersfield.com/ap/national/whale-sharks-are-bigger-than-had-been-thought-and-can/article_71a44a50-96d1-5715-956c-a32ab69fa27b.html).

(Newly released footage shows an indigenous man believed to be the last remaining member of an isolated tribe in the Brazilian Amazon. The Brazilian government has been following him for 22 years.)
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2018-07-23 15:32:30
2 Dead, 13 Injured in Toronto Shooting (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jul/23/multiple-casualties-in-shooting-near-toronto-restaurant).

Suspect Shot and Killed By Toronto Police (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/police-id-danforth-shooter-1.4757566).

Shooter Identified as Faisal Hussain, age 29 (http://www.foxnews.com/world/2018/07/23/toronto-shooting-suspect-identified-as-faisal-hussain-family-says-had-severe-mental-health-challenges.html).

Suspect Tries To Stab Military Guard In Ottawa (https://ottawacitizen.com/news/national/defence-watch/man-with-knife-stopped-as-he-tried-to-attack-ceremonial-guard-on-parliament-hill).

Deadly Flash Floods Hit Vietnam (https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/22/asia/asian-typhoons/index.html).

Rwanda hosts Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian PM Narendra Modi (https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/23/africa/xi-jinping-paul-kagame-rwanda-intl/index.html).

Militant Islamists carries out attack on military base in Somalia (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-44923575).

ISIS Suicide Attack Kills 23 at Afghanistan Airport (https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/world/afghanistan-terrorist-attack-the-death-toll-from-a-suicide-attack-near-kabul-international-airport/article24493610.ece).

Kenyan Government Demolishes 30,000 Slum Homes In Nairobi (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-44931808).

Mass Fires Rage In Greece (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-44932366).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Darrin on 2018-07-25 18:20:19
ISIS Claims Responsibility For Toronto Attack (https://www.yahoo.com/news/no-evidence-back-claim-deadly-toronto-attack-police-151240115.html).

FCA CEO Sergio Marchionne, 66, suddenly passes away (https://www.allpar.com/news/2018/07/fca-ceo-sergio-marchionne-66-has-died-41517).

New CEO Manley Assures FCA Future (https://finance.yahoo.com/news/fiat-chrysler-profits-sink-last-112853493.html).

Facebook enters a death spiral as stock plunges over 24% in a few hours (https://www.cnbc.com/2018/07/25/facebook-earnings-q2-2018.html).

Facebook users leaving in mass, privacy push will erode profits for years (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-facebook-results/facebook-misses-estimates-on-monthly-active-users-idUSKBN1KF2U5).

80 Killed In Greek Fires (http://news.trust.org/item/20180725103746-in1a9).

Turkey vows to keep buying Iranian oil: 'We will not obey' (https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense-national-security/turkey-vows-to-keep-buying-iranian-oil-we-will-not-obey).

Trump’s Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame Destroyed With Pickaxe (https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-star-on-hollywood-walk-of-fame-destroyed-with-pickaxe).

Top cardinal demands Vatican get tough with bishops on sex abuse (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-vatican-abuse-cardinal/top-cardinal-demands-vatican-get-tough-with-bishops-on-sex-abuse-idUSKBN1KF191).

NOAA’s Next-Gen Weather Satellite is Still Malfunctioning and May Not be Fixable (https://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2018/07/noaas-next-gen-weather-satellite-still-malfunctioning-and-may-not-be-fixable/149995/).

Liquid water lake discovered on Mars (https://www.yahoo.com/news/first-lake-liquid-water-discovered-mars-143322689.html).

Airbnb Being Used As a Brothel (https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/couple-who-rented-out-home-12978844).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2018-07-31 16:01:13
Wildfires Ravaging California's North (https://apnews.com/c5b1b97ca92a40ce965c339922086208/Wildfires-barrel-toward-Northern-California-lake-towns).

Wildfire grows in Southern Oregon (https://www.ktvz.com/news/oregon-national-guard-to-help-fight-sw-oregon-fire/775655345).

As China’s Woes Mount, Xi Jinping Faces Rare Rebuke at Home (https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/31/world/asia/xi-jinping-internal-dissent.html).

Refugee Crisis In Canada (https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/fists-fly-and-so-does-a-megaphone-as-refugee-crisis-inflames-local-politics-in-toronto-area).

Priest punched, doused in wine, beaten with bottle in Delaware (https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/2018/07/30/priest-assaulted-pike-creek-parish/867390002/).

Autonomous Native American Nation Wants To Succeed From California (https://www.politico.com/story/2018/07/31/california-secede-america-effort-752491).

BBC, FOX News, PBS ranked as TV's most trusted news brands (http://thehill.com/homenews/media/399701-bbc-fox-news-pbs-ranked-as-tvs-most-trusted-news-brands).

More Illness Outbreaks At Chiptole. (https://www.cnbc.com/2018/07/31/chipotles-new-management-still-has-the-old-problem-food-safety.html).

Saudi man arrested after kissing his girlfriend on the cheek as he taught her to drive (in Saudi Arabia) (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/6902723/saudi-man-arrested-after-he-dared-to-kiss-his-girlfriend-on-the-cheek-as-he-taught-her-to-drive/).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2018-08-05 15:19:04
Currently following the attempt at assassinating Venezuela's dictator leader, Nicolas Maduro.  Someone used a drone.  The State is blaming Columbia and the US, who both claim they had nothing to do with it.  It is most likely angry citizens and rebel groups, since Venezuela's Socialist  economy is completely collapsing. 

Title: Re: World News
Post by: Darrin on 2018-08-11 00:42:08
DEVELOPING STORY

Horizon Airlines Plane Stolen From SeaTac International Airport (https://komonews.com/news/local/stolen-plane-forces-ground-stop-at-seatac-airport).

F-15's Scramble To Intercept Stolen Passenger Plane In Washington State (https://komonews.com/news/local/f-15s-scramble-out-of-pdx-to-intercept-stolen-plane-in-washington).

Plane Crashes On Remote Washington Island With No Passengers Aboard (https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/plane-stolen-from-sea-tac-airport-crashes-on-island-no-passengers-on-board/281-582563371).

People All Over Filmed The Plane Flying Erratically (https://q13fox.com/2018/08/10/plane-hijacked-from-sea-tac-international-airport-fighter-jets-said-to-be-in-pursuit/).

Suspect Suicidal 29 Year Old, Not Terrorism (https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/unauthorized-take-off-of-passenger-plane-at-sea-tac-officials-say/810705229).

Air Traffic Control Tried To Get Man To Land, Had Extensive Conversations (https://q13fox.com/2018/08/10/plane-hijacked-from-sea-tac-international-airport-fighter-jets-said-to-be-in-pursuit/).

Flights Grounded Temporarily From Largest Airport In Pacific Northwest (https://q13fox.com/2018/08/10/plane-hijacked-from-sea-tac-international-airport-fighter-jets-said-to-be-in-pursuit/).

Suspect Was Employee of Horizon Airlines, 29 Years Old (https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/airplane-taken-from-seattle-tacoma-international-airport-has-crashed/).

Suspect Was Airline Mechanic (https://www.seattlepi.com/seattlenews/article/Report-Horizon-Airline-employee-hijacked-plane-13148484.php).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2018-08-11 16:14:05
Investigation Digs Deep Into Stolen Horizon Plane And joy Ride (https://apnews.com/701faeff7c7a44ab89b1186f6ffa63be/Plane-stolen-by-'suicidal'-employee-crashes-near-Seattle).

Fighter Jets Followed Stolen Plane, But Did Not Cause It To Crash (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2018/aug/11/plane-stolen-from-seattle-airport-chased-by-fighter-jets-video).

Crews Make Progress In Southern California Wildfires (https://apnews.com/3cbc36115f3c4dfda26693ffe1a2b5c8/Crews-battle-growing-wildfire-near-homes-in-California).

Spokane, Washington Among Fastest Growing US Cities (https://apnews.com/9f39c7975ced48778b661eb9b185a8e2/Growing-Spokane,-Washington,-sheds-its-sleepy-city-image).

Chicago's Most Violent Year Ever (http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-chicago-violence20180810-story.html).

Monsanto Loses, Ordered To Pay $290 Million (https://www.yahoo.com/news/us-jury-finds-monsanto-guilty-roundup-trial-224845050.html).

Iran Tests Ballistic Missiles (http://www.foxnews.com/world/2018/08/10/iran-test-fires-ballistic-missile-for-first-time-in-2018-officials-say.html).

Clashes Along Gaza Border (https://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/One-killed-110-injured-in-clashes-along-Gaza-border-564600).

Cuba charges leading dissident with attempted murder (https://www.yahoo.com/news/cuba-charges-leading-dissident-attempted-murder-230745752.html).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2018-08-17 13:26:00
Possible Terrorist Attacks In London and Stabbings Continue (https://metro.co.uk/2018/08/17/four-children-stabbed-south-london-one-boy-disembowelled-7850208/)

Trump administration nearing deal with Mexico on revised NAFTA (https://pilotonline.com/business/consumer/article_599976db-fea0-540a-a95b-6e3e924fc1a0.html)!

Iranian-Backed ‘Sleeper Cell’ Militants Hibernating in U.S. (https://freebeacon.com/national-security/iranian-backed-sleeper-cell-militants-hibernating-u-s-positioned-attack/).

Five countries sign deal to end Caspian Sea dispute (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-45162282).

Monsoons In India Killer Hundreds (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-45216671).

Indonesian Police Go On Raids, Over 77 Criminals Killed (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-45223495).

China Arrests People On Social Media (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-taiwan-internet/china-police-detain-man-for-asking-why-cant-taiwan-be-called-a-country-idUSKBN1L210O).

Nearly 20 illegal immigrant juveniles skip deportation hearings, disappear into shadows each day (https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/aug/16/illegal-immigrant-children-skip-deportation-hearin/).

Muslim couple denied Swiss citizenship over handshake refusal (https://www.yahoo.com/news/muslim-couple-denied-swiss-citizenship-over-handshake-refusal-165220137.html).

Backlog for Semi Trucks Stretches to 2019, Do To Booming US Economy (https://www.wsj.com/articles/get-in-line-backlog-for-big-rigs-stretches-to-2019-1534500005).

Elon Musk Not Doing Well (https://www.wral.com/elon-musk-confronts-a-fateful-tweet-and-an-excruciating-year/17775134/).

Tesla Shares Drop Like a Rock (https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/17/tesla-tumbles-3point5-percent-ahead-of-elon-musks-reported-meeting-with-sec.html).

Aretha Franklin Passes Away (https://www.aol.com/article/entertainment/2018/08/17/aretha-franklins-death-certificate-confirms-cause-of-death/23504362/).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2018-08-17 16:55:31
What is with so many Twitter twats blaming their fartknockery on Ambien?   First Roseanne, now Elan Musk...  yeesh, at least Hulk Hogan owned his inflammatory remarks and proudly admitted that he's a huge flaming racist.  And I respect the Hulkster a lot more for it.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2018-08-19 11:01:27
China's Xi to make first official visit to Pyongyang (http://www.foxnews.com/world/2018/08/19/chinas-xi-to-make-first-official-visit-to-pyongyang-for-north-koreas-70th-anniversary.html).

Neo-Nazi's March Through Berlin (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6074131/Hitler-lookalike-far-right-mob-marching-Berlin.html).

South Africa farm seizure: Terrified white farmers plot escape as crackdown looms (https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1005178/South-Africa-white-farm-seizure-farmers-ANC).

Erdogan vows Turkey will not be cowed by US (https://www.yahoo.com/news/erdogan-vows-turkey-not-cowed-us-131200921.html).

Socialist Venezuela on edge as Maduro unveils raft of economic reforms (https://www.yahoo.com/news/venezuela-edge-maduro-unveils-raft-economic-reforms-160712910.html).

Brazil sends troops after clashes at Venezuela border (http://www.france24.com/en/20180819-brazil-sends-troops-after-clashes-venezuela-border).

Baby Kissed By Pope Overcomes Deadly Brain Tumor (https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/baby-brain-tumor-underwent-miraculous-recovery-kiss-pope-francis-204550103.html).

Fire Tornado In California Wildfire (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/carr-fire-video-shows-massive-fire-tornado-that-killed-redding-firefighter-jeremy-stoke/).

Lightning storms mass over California, Oregon as wildfires blaze (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-wildfires/lightning-storms-mass-over-california-oregon-as-wildfires-blaze-idUSKBN1L00V5).

Archaeologists explore a rural field in Kansas, and a lost city emerges (http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-kansas-lost-city-20180819-htmlstory.html).

Fears for environment in Spain as pigs outnumber people (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/aug/19/fears-environment-spain-pigs-outnumber-humans-pork-industry).

Kevin Spacey’s First Movie Since #MeToo Earned Just $126 On Opening Day (https://www.yahoo.com/movies/kevin-spacey-first-movie-since-133533251.html).

Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2018-08-26 15:24:38
Video Game Led Led Violence At Jaksonville, At Least 4 Dead (https://www.news4jax.com/news/mass-shooting-at-jacksonville-landing).

EA Madden Tournament Ends In Death (https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/26/us/jacksonville-madden-shooting/index.html).

Suspect Had Just Lost Video Game Tournament Round Before Firing Upon Fellow Friends and Others (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6100355/Four-dead-10-injured-mass-shooting-Florida-Madden-online-gaming-tournament.html).

Shooting Was Broadcast Live On Twitch (https://www.wral.com/mass-shooting-reported-at-gaming-tournament-in-florida/17797704/)...

Shooter Killed Himself (https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/madden-19-jacksonville-shooting/h_82bb15310d81f1f02eeed461f5d64377).

Arizona Senator John McCain Passes Away (https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/sen-john-mccain-independent-voice-gop-establishment-dies-81-n790971).

Former Vatican official claims Pope Francis knew of abusive ex-cardinal (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pope-francis-knew-of-abusive-priest-claims-former-vatican-official-carlo-maria-vigano/).

London Hits Over 100 Homicides (https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/725636/notting-hill-carnival-london-acid-attack-barricades-homes-shops).

Chinese Military Joining Russians for Nuclear War Games (https://freebeacon.com/national-security/chinese-military-joining-russians-nuclear-war-games/).

Mass Rain Inundates Hawaii (https://www.wunderground.com/cat6/Lanes-Rains-Topple-Records-Inundate-Parts-Big-Island).

Some Networks Won't Broadcast National Anthem.  Fans Getting Fed Up With Politics in Sports (https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/media/2018/08/22/nfl-national-anthem-cbs-fox-nbc-broadcasts/1051492002/).

Rare Ferrari 250 GTO Sells for Record $48.4 Million at Auction (https://www.bloombergquint.com/pursuits/2018/08/26/rare-ferrari-250-gto-sells-for-record-48-4-million-at-auction).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Binkyt11 on 2018-08-26 16:06:47
Everything haa just gone to shit today.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2018-08-26 23:21:36
Besides the shooting, it wasn't that bad.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2018-08-27 18:36:46
Stocks Smash Records as US-Mexico Strike Trade Deal!  Canada Now In The Hot Seat (https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/27/us-stocks-to-open-higher-after-powell-signals-further-rate-hikes.html).

Turkey warms to Russia as US ties unravel (http://www.foxnews.com/world/2018/08/27/in-familiar-dance-turkey-warms-to-russia-as-us-ties-unravel.html).

The Pentagon is Building Up Its Troop Presence In Norway (https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/the-pentagon-is-building-up-its-troop-presence-in-norway/).

Iran claims it controls Strait of Hormuz in show of force (http://www.foxnews.com/world/2018/08/27/iran-claims-it-controls-strait-hormuz-prompting-pompeo-denial.html).

Russia's Top University is Empty (https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/26/world/europe/european-university-st-petersburg-russia.html)...

Indonesian woman annoyed by mosque noise convicted of blasphemy, Sent To Prison (https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/indonesia-woman-irked-mosque-noise-convicted-blasphemy-57303218).

At Least 19 Killed by Islamists in Northeast Nigerian Village (https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2018-08-19/at-least-19-killed-by-islamists-in-village-in-northeast-nigeria-survivor).

Islamist's Behead 17 People Caught Dancing To Music at a Party (https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/9501478/Taliban-behead-17-caught-dancing-to-music-at-party.html).

Islamic Fighters Cross Border Into Tajikistan And Gun Down Two Forest Rangers (https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/gunmen-kill-attack-afghan-tajik-border-57422116).

Britain should be 'unashamed' about using foreign aid to promote national interest, Theresa May says (https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2018/08/27/britain-should-unashamed-using-foreign-aid-promote-national/).

Push to redraw borders of Serbia and Kosovo rattles precarious peace in the Balkans  (https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/08/25/push-redraw-borders-serbia-kosovo-rattles-precarious-peace-balkans/).

South Africa Responds To Taking Over White Farmer's Land (https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/08/23/south-africa-hits-trumps-narrow-divisive-tweets-land-seizures/).

El Salvador switches allegiance from Taiwan to China, drawing ire from the US   (https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/08/23/china-picking-taiwans-diplomatic-allies-noses-us/).

Mexican congresswoman kidnapped at gunpoint, Will Most Likely Be Killed, Growing Murders In Mexico's Government (https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/08/15/mexican-congresswoman-kidnapped-gunpoint/).

Daniel Ortega squeezed the life out of his socialist dream - and left Nicaragua on the brink of civil war (https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/08/13/daniel-ortega-squeezed-life-socialist-dream-left-nicaragua/).

Toyota is investing $500 million in Uber (https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/27/toyota-to-invest-500-million-in-uber-at-a-valuation-of-72b-wsj.html).

Odell Beckham agrees to five-year, $95 million contract, highest paid receiver ever (https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2018/08/27/report-odell-beckham-agrees-to-five-year-95-million-contract/?cid=eref:nbcnews:text).

Statue of Liberty reopens after fire forced 3,400 people to evacuate Liberty Island (https://abcnews.go.com/US/construction-fire-forces-evacuations-statue-liberty/story?id=57427601).

Apple to launch three new iPhones, Largest Screen Ever (https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/27/three-new-iphones-expected-in-september.html)...

Microsoft just turned the Xbox into a subscription service (https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/27/microsoft-xbox-all-access-starts-at-22-a-month.html)...
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2018-08-28 19:09:45
Riots In Germany Against Immigrants (https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=12115384).

Brazil's President Says Venezuelan exodus a threat to whole region (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-migration-brazil/brazils-temer-says-venezuelan-exodus-a-threat-to-whole-region-idUSKCN1LD2NO).

Italy and Hungary vow to work together on hardline approach to illegal immigrants (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-italy-hungary/italy-and-hungary-vow-to-work-together-on-hardline-approach-to-migrants-idUSKCN1LD2DD).

'Weird Al' Yankovic awarded star on Hollywood Walk of Fame (https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/aug/28/weird-al-yankovic-awarded-star-hollywood-walk-fame/).

Top news story on Google News Tuesday afternoon was a CNN article defending Google News being not bias (https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/08/28/top-google-news-story-is-cnn-claiming-google-news-isnt-rigged/)...

One in seven U.S. adults used marijuana in 2017 (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-marijuna-us-adults/one-in-seven-u-s-adults-used-marijuana-in-2017-idUSKCN1LC2B7)...

Seattle dethroned, moves to second, as Vegas Moves To First As The Hottest Housing Market (https://www.seattletimes.com/business/real-estate/seattle-dethroned-as-nations-hottest-housing-market-for-first-time-in-nearly-two-years/).

Netflix "Takes notes" on what users watch and click on (https://www.gq.com/story/cary-fukunaga-netflix-maniac).

Lonely dolphin stranded alters 'speech' to fit in with local sea life (https://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2018/08/28/lonely-dolphin-stranded-scottish-firth-alters-speech-fit-local/).

French Municipality Bans Swimming Because of Overly Sexual Dolphins (https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/08/28/bottlenose-dolphin-reportedly-sparks-swimming-ban-france/1119213002/).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2018-09-10 16:09:19
Category 4 Florence Nears The Carolina's. (https://www.wunderground.com/cat6/Expect-Storm-Surge-15-20-Feet-Landfalling-Category-4-Storm-Carolinas).

Winds Could Top 140mph (https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT1+shtml/102053.shtml).

North Korea's Kim asks Trump for another meeting in new letter (https://www.msn.com/g00/en-us/news/world/north-koreas-kim-asks-trump-for-another-meeting-in-new-letter/ar-BBN9jid?OCID=ansmsnnews11&i10c.encReferrer=&i10c.ua=4).

North Korea Celebrates 70 Years of North Korea (http://www.foxnews.com/world/2018/09/10/north-korea-wraps-up-70th-anniversary-with-mass-rally.html)...

Kremlin says Putin sent an invitation to North Korean leader (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-north-korea-kim-letter/kremlin-says-putin-sent-an-invitation-to-north-korean-leader-idUSKCN1LQ134).

Drunken British Royal Navy sailors take over Jacksonville, Several Arrested (https://www.circa.com/story/2018/09/10/whoa/drunken-british-sailors-take-over-jacksonville-beach-bars-and-restaurants).

Leslie Moonves departs as chief of CBS over allegations (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/leslie-moonves-departs-cbs-ceo-chairman-financial-package-withheld-pending-investigation/).

Over 1,000 Arrested In Russian Anti-Government Protests (https://www.wsj.com/articles/rights-group-says-over-1-000-detained-in-russia-protests-1536590974?tesla=y).

Jack Ma of Alibaba To Retire (https://www.wsj.com/articles/jack-ma-a-showman-who-showed-china-a-new-way-to-do-business-1536584459).

Malaysian Forest City Dream... (https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/a-would-be-city-in-the-malaysian-jungle-is-caught-in-a-growing-rift-between-china-and-its-neighbors/2018/09/10/d705cb18-b031-11e8-9a6a-565d92a3585d_story.html?utm_term=.4475f5bb7808).

Dutch Art Exhibit Allows Public To Pretend They Are About To Receive a Jihad Beheading (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6151783/Fury-beheading-art-exhibition-public-pretend-murdered-Jihadi-John.html).

Subway $5 Footlong is going away, but paninis may be coming (https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2018/09/10/subway-5-footlong-going-away-but-paninis-may-their-way-exclusive/1206727002/).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2018-09-11 14:18:04
September 11th, 2001 Remembered, Lives Honored (http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/09/11/trump-pays-tribute-to-911-victims-and-heroes-in-shanksville-when-america-fought-back.html).

President Trump Speaks At PA Field (https://apnews.com/0e6722d9fddb4f349a268f38ea00298c/Trump-leads-nation-in-solemn-remembrance-of-Sept.-11-attacks).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2018-09-12 13:59:48
DEVELOPING

(https://static-36.sinclairstoryline.com/resources/media/863ffd6a-b2ba-467b-a6cb-134af8dcb754-large16x9_AP206647722277.jpg)

Hurrican Florence May Reach Category 5 Status (https://www.wunderground.com/cat6/Hurricane-Storm-Surge-Warnings-Carolinas-Florence-May-Stall-Near-Coast).

European Models Show Hurricane Florence Stalling Off Carolina Coast, Battering Area before Making Landfall (https://www.wunderground.com/cat6/Hurricane-Storm-Surge-Warnings-Carolinas-Florence-May-Stall-Near-Coast).

Waves As High as 80 Feet Tall (https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2018/09/12/monster-hurricane-florence-aims-to-drench-carolinas/)...

Coastal Residents Should Leave (https://miami.cbslocal.com/2018/09/12/national-hurricane-center-director-florence/)...

All The Details To Know About Hurricane Florence (https://komonews.com/news/nation-world/florence-and-the-coastal-dilemma-how-long-will-it-hover).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Soda on 2018-09-13 22:27:32
Luckily the storm has calmed, but they will have to deal with lots of rain for several days.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: FoxTail on 2018-09-13 22:36:12
I'm real happy it has weakened. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2018-09-14 13:17:29
Rain And Winds All Weekend As Florence Hovers Along The Coast (https://apnews.com/b8f08c9c8ae648a19dbf21180809e5fd/Florence-rolls-ashore-in-Carolinas,-tears-buildings-apart).

Rain Drenching Carolina's (https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/strengthening-florence-to-pose-serious-threat-to-us-east-coast-later-this-week/70006011).

Over 600,000 Without Power (https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/hurricane-florence-dle/h_48821602a1d180e47b7f473da1e172f3).

State Officials Fear Flooding Could Cut Off Myrtle Beach (https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/2018-09-14-south-carolina-impacts-hurricane-florence).

Resilient flag shredded by Florence off NC coast ‘represents who we are as America’ (https://www.newsobserver.com/news/nation-world/national/article218385220.html).

Florence To Eventually Move Inland Then Head to Northeast (https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/storm_graphics/AT06/refresh/AL062018_5day_cone_no_line_and_wind+png/205058_5day_cone_no_line_and_wind.png).

FBI mum about sudden closing of solar observatory. Conspiracy theories fill the silence (https://www.kansascity.com/news/nation-world/article218345090.html).

Party Vowing to Curb Immigration Favored to Win Quebec Election (https://www.bloombergquint.com/business/2018/09/14/party-vowing-to-curb-immigration-favored-to-win-quebec-election#gs.KCJ9WAA).

Vodka Museum To Open In Poland (https://www.usatoday.com/videos/travel/2018/09/14/new-vodka-museum-toasts-polands-favorite-drink/37817001/).

U.S. Eyes Military Expansion in Greece Amid Strains With Turkey (https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-military-looks-toward-greece-amid-strains-with-turkey-1536696318?mod=hp_lead_pos9).

San Francisco's Sinking Skyscraper (https://hosted.ap.org/bendbulletin/article/204a0a6bc2604ef883c72205679f9025/safety-measures-ordered-sinking-san-francisco-tower)...

Austria and Italy Propose To Hold Illegal Immigrants In Boats (https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2018/09/14/world/europe/14reuters-europe-migrants-austria-italy.html).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2018-09-21 10:57:55
Some good news.

Display of Kindness Between Two Kids Teaches Everyone a Lesson (https://www.king5.com/article/features/sweet-display-of-kindness-at-seahawks-game-garners-attention/281-596496053).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2018-09-24 16:23:32
Kremlin in shock as Russians reject hand-picked candidates for third week in a row (https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/elections-vladimir-khabarovsk-vladimir-putin-united-russia-solovei-vinogradov-a8552916.html).

Putin's authority undermined (https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/elections-vladimir-khabarovsk-vladimir-putin-united-russia-solovei-vinogradov-a8552916.html).

Putin critic released from jail and arrested again on way out (https://abcnews.go.com/International/vladimir-putins-prominent-critic-alexey-navalny-russian-jail/story?id=58038103)

Italian govt adopts tough anti-migrant decree (https://www.yahoo.com/news/italy-government-adopts-anti-migrant-decree-004534043.html).

Oil Goes over $81 For First Time Since 2014 (https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/24/brent-crude-breaks-80-its-highest-since-2014-as-oil-market-tightens.html).

For the first time ever, a woman anchored the nightly news in Saudi Arabia (https://www.lmtonline.com/news/article/For-the-first-time-ever-a-woman-anchored-the-13252895.php).

Scientists detect more mysterious radio signals from distant galaxy (https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/science/it-aliens-scientists-detect-more-mysterious-radio-signals-distant-galaxy-ncna912586).

Indonesian teenager survives 49 days adrift at sea in fishing hut (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/24/indonesian-teenager-survives-49-days-adrift-at-sea-in-fishing-hut).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2018-10-09 23:03:42
Sears Preparing For Bankruptcy Filing Ahead of Monday Debt Payments (https://www.wsj.com/articles/sears-hires-advisers-to-prepare-bankruptcy-filing-1539136189).

Florida Panhandle Bracing for a Potential Category 4 Hit from Hurricane Michael (https://www.wunderground.com/cat6/Florida-Panhandle-Bracing-Potential-Category-4-Hit-Michael).

Scientists Trying To Bring Extinct Species Back From the Dead (https://www.wsj.com/articles/meet-the-scientists-bringing-extinct-species-back-from-the-dead-1539093600).

Loneliness is an emerging public health threat (https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/410500-loneliness-is-an-emerging-public-health-threat).

Snapchat falls to new low after media analyst says company is 'quickly running out of money' (https://www.cnbc.com/2018/10/09/snap-hits-new-all-time-low-after-analyst-sees-cash-raise.html).

Lesbian Batwoman? (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/batwoman-unveiled-ruby-rose-suits-up-first-photo-1149454)

Supergirl Is Now Transgender (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/supergirl-taps-transgender-activist-nicole-maines-as-tvs-first-trans-superhero-1128979)?
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2018-10-10 14:44:35
And they wonder why people stop watching television.  They are getting too political and feel they need to inject politics and political correctness into everything. :P
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2018-10-14 12:36:24
Hurricane Michael Cleanup Continues Along Florida's Panhandle (https://wgntv.com/2018/10/14/thousands-join-hurricane-michael-recovery-efforts-many-remain-missing/).

Leftist Democrat Groups Break Conservative Rally in Portland Oregon, ANTIFA Riots (https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2018/10/patriot_prayer_flash_march_cal.html).

Protesters Attack Motorists In Portland (https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2018/10/portland_driver_at_center_of_v.html).

Portland Mayor Appalled By Leftist Protesters (https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2018/10/portland_mayor_appalling_how_p.html).

Yet Portland Mayor Stands By ANTIFA (https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/oct/14/ted-wheeler-portland-mayor-stands-decision-allow-a/)...

Saudi Arabia In The Center of Journalist Disappearance (https://ca.news.yahoo.com/fake-news-chilling-message-journalists-disappearance-divides-saudis-121019144.html).

Turkey Claims Saudi Arabia Murdered Journalist (https://ca.news.yahoo.com/saudi-delegation-turkey-talks-missing-095624222.html).

US pastor freed from Turkey prays with Trump in Oval Office (https://apnews.com/1d27849b00a745979699c996adcee7d7).

Tens of thousands stage anti-racism march in Berlin (https://www.yahoo.com/news/tens-thousands-stage-anti-racism-march-berlin-153841320.html).

Bavaria election humbles Merkel allies, raising tensions in Berlin (https://www.yahoo.com/news/merkels-bavarian-allies-brace-bruising-state-election-071203830.html).

UK's May faces backlash over Brexit compromise (https://www.yahoo.com/news/uk-pm-faces-backlash-over-brexit-compromise-002947135.html).

Washington state abolishes the death penalty (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-45831849).

Bay Area warns it may shut off power amid red flag fire conditions (https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Fire-watch-issued-for-Bay-Area-amid-dry-gusty-13304713.php).

Havard Bias Against Asians? (https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/harvard-bias-trial-spotlight-use-race-college-admissions-n919631).

Michael Bublé To Quit Music Career (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-6272425/Michael-Buble-QUITS-music-following-son-Noahs-life-changing-cancer-battle.html).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2018-10-15 18:28:08
BREAKING NEWS: Paul Allen Dies.  Sears Files For Bankruptcy.

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen dies at age 65 (https://www.cnbc.com/2018/10/15/microsoft-co-founder-paul-allen-dies-of-cancer-at-age-65.html)

Seattle's Paul Allen, Philanthropist, Seahawks, Sounders, Trailblazers Owner, and So much more (https://www.seattlepi.com/seattlenews/article/Paul-Allen-s-legacy-His-life-transformed-the-13309345.php).

Sears goes bankrupt, mired in debt and deserted by shoppers (https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/sears-files-for-bankruptcy-mired-in-debt-and-deserted-by-shoppers/ar-BBOonxR?OCID=ansmsnnews11).

Toys R' Us Returning As Geoffrey's Toy Box, Laid Off Employee's Angry (https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/10/08/geoffreys-return-infuriates-laid-off-toys-r-us-workers/).

Saudis preparing to admit Jamal Khashoggi died during interrogation, according to CNN (so it may not be true) (https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/15/middleeast/saudi-khashoggi-death-turkey/index.html).

Judge Dismisses Stormy Daniels Lawsuit Against Trump, Orders Her to Pay Trump's Legal Fees (https://www.mediaite.com/online/breaking-federal-judge-dismisses-stormy-daniels-lawsuit-against-donald-trump/).

North Korea - South Korea diplomacy flourishes (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/north-korea-south-korea-diplomacy-but-what-about-kim-jong-un-nuclear-weapons/).

Brexit Talks Deadlocked (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu/with-talks-deadlocked-may-says-irish-backstop-cannot-derail-brexit-talks-idUSKCN1MP12M).

Study shows massive global insect loss (https://www.lmtonline.com/news/article/Hyperalarming-study-shows-massive-insect-loss-13308742.php).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2018-10-20 17:36:25
President Trump and Mexican President Work Out Deal To Stop Immigrant Caravan (https://apnews.com/f817576eef064523b55101d02c0a11f7).

Mexico Letting a Few Women And Children In (https://www.yahoo.com/news/mexico-allows-caravan-women-children-thousands-still-stranded-222024004.html).

Saudis Shocked by Official Flip-Flop on Khashoggi Death (https://www.bloombergquint.com/politics/official-flip-flop-on-khashoggi-murder-shocks-loyal-saudis).

Turkey Angry At Possible Saudi Cover-Up (https://www.apnews.com/086a03cd1b4d44b0a1d06263e353c092).

670,000 march to demand Final Say on Brexit at second biggest demonstration in a century (https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-final-say-demonstration-london-peoples-vote-numbers-theresa-may-a8594011.html).

Germany urges global tax on digital companies (https://www.yahoo.com/news/germany-urges-global-minimum-tax-digital-giants-220405598.html).

US Pulling Out of Arms Control Treaty With Russia (https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/412366-trump-administration-to-tell-russia-that-us-will-pull-out-of-key-arms).

China Buying Out Vancouver Canada (https://www.bloombergquint.com/pursuits/vancouver-is-drowning-in-chinese-money#gs.72Padkw)...

Vietnam frees popular blogger on condition she leave for US (https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/vietnam-frees-popular-blogger-on-condition-she-leave-for-us/2018/10/17/caa4796c-d275-11e8-a4db-184311d27129_story.html?utm_term=.01b6284aaadb).

How Vietnam Benefits From US Strategy in the South China Sea (https://thediplomat.com/2018/10/how-vietnam-benefits-from-us-strategy-in-the-south-china-sea/).

U.S. Suspends Military Exercise With South Korea to Help With North Korea Talks (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-19/u-s-suspends-another-military-exercise-to-aid-north-korea-talks).

North Korea Invites Pope Francis To Country Through South Korean President (https://abcnews.go.com/International/south-korean-president-shares-invitation-north-korea-pope/story?id=58583104).

Australian Government stripped of majority after by-election rout (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-australia-politics-byelection/australia-government-stripped-of-majority-after-by-election-rout-idUSKCN1MT2V0).

Mad Cow Disease Confirmed in UK (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/mad-cow-disease-confirmed-in-scotland/ar-BBOy5J2)...
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2018-10-22 15:27:30
Very Strong Earthquakes Off The Pacific Northwest Coast (https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Large-earthquakes-off-Vancouver-Island-13327017.php).

Several earthquakes strike off Vancouver Island, with no reports of damage (https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/earthquake-1.4872470).

Central American Migrant Caravan Swells To 7,000 People (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6300649/Caravan-migrants-swells-5-000-eye-US.html).

Migrant Caravan Breaks Past Mexican Southern Border (https://www.apnews.com/c3eaa50bbf8a4cdf9fc5c0952225e1bc).

Tijuana, Mexico Hits 2,000th Murder of 2018 (https://www.breitbart.com/border/2018/10/20/mexican-border-city-of-tijuana-tops-2000-homicides-for-2018/).

Hurricane Willa Grows Off The Coast of Mexico (https://www.wunderground.com/cat6/Hurricane-Warnings-Mexico-Hurricane-Willa-Intensifies-Category-5).

Surveillance footage shows Saudi 'body double' in Khashoggi's clothes after he was killed, Turkish source says (https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/22/middleeast/saudi-operative-jamal-khashoggi-clothes/index.html).

Facebook User Exodus Continues (https://www.cnbc.com/2018/10/22/oculus-co-founder-brendan-iribe-leaves-facebook.html).

Netflix Dangerously Ads $2 Billion In Debt At Alarming Rate (https://www.cnbc.com/2018/10/22/netflix-fuels-its-ballooning-cash-burn-with-2-billion-in-new-debt.html).

Apps That Track You After You Uninstall (https://www.bloombergquint.com/businessweek/now-apps-can-track-you-even-after-you-uninstall-them#gs.YEnBXe8).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Grapefoot on 2018-10-27 12:08:22
BREAKING: 8 Dead, Several Others Shot At Pittsburgh Synagogue (https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2018/10/27/heavy-police-presence-near-synagogue-in-squirrel-hill/).

Shooter Anti-Trump antisemite (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6323781/Active-shooter-Pittsburgh-synagogue.html).

Jewish People Targeted, 3 Officers Woundedt (https://www.mediaite.com/tv/pittsburgh-public-safety-director-calls-horrific-synagogue-crime-scene-one-of-the-worst-that-ive-seen/).

Israeli prime minister "heartbroken" by Pittsburgh synagogue attack (http://news.trust.org//item/20181027172442-k6fsu/).

Mail Bomber Arrested In Florida, Long Criminal Recored (https://nypost.com/2018/10/26/suspected-mail-bomber-found-a-father-in-trump-former-lawyer/).

Fingerprint Led FBI To Package Bomb Suspect Cesar Sayoc (https://miami.cbslocal.com/2018/10/26/11th-suspicious-package-found-at-florida-mail-facility/).

Romans protest at eternal decline of Italian capital (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-italy-rome-protests/romans-protest-at-eternal-decline-of-italian-capital-idUSKCN1N10GO).

Two Iranian fast boats approach US warship while CENTCOM commander is on board (https://www.defensenews.com/news/your-marine-corps/2018/10/26/two-iranian-fast-boats-approach-us-warship-while-centcom-commander-on-board/).

Bolsonaro, Brazil's 'Tropical Trump' poised to win presidency (https://www.yahoo.com/news/bolsonaro-brazils-tropical-trump-poised-win-presidency-051840854.html).

NATO Preparing For Biggest Military Exercise In Years In Arctic (https://www.businessinsider.com/amid-nato-war-games-activity-rises-around-kaliningrad-baltic-2018-10).

Russia, Germany, France and Turkey call for lasting ceasefire in Syria (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-turkey/russia-germany-france-and-turkey-call-for-lasting-ceasefire-constitutional-meeting-for-syria-idUSKCN1N10HU).

Did India Just Order Russian T-14 Tanks? (https://www.yahoo.com/news/could-russia-apos-t-14-020000900.html)

South, North Korea to Withdraw some Guard Posts and Reduce Military Tension at Borders (https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/10/26/north-and-south-korea-militaries-destroy-guard-posts-november/1772066002/).

Tesla Faces Deepening Criminal Probe Over Whether It Misstated Production Figures (https://www.wsj.com/articles/tesla-faces-deepening-criminal-probe-over-whether-it-misstated-production-figures-1540576636).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2018-11-08 13:08:35
Mass Shooting In Thousand Oaks California Kills 13 (https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2018/11/08/ian-david-long-thousand-oaks-shooting-13-killed/).

Hero Sheriff's Sergeant Among Those Killed In Thousand Oaks Shooting, Risked His Life To Save Others (https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2018/11/08/ron-helus-ventura-county-sheriff-sergeant-killed/).

Sheriff Sergeant Called Wife Before Getting Killed In Gunfight (http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/california/la-me-ln-borderline-shooting-sergeant-killed-20181108-story.html).

Motive For Shooting Under Investigation (https://apnews.com/d2737a3853bc4aea8a27c957c75c88ab).

Thousand Oaks Was Among Safest Cities In USA (https://nypost.com/2018/11/08/thousand-oaks-was-third-safest-city-in-us-before-mass-shooting/)...

Chinese States News Reveals AI Newscaster (https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1042682/China-AI-newsreader-video-Sogou-robotics-robots-Xinhua-News-Oxford-University).

Chinese Government Working On Controlling Weather... (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/7682561/china-weather-control-plan-satellites/).

Norweigian Navy Ship On Verge of Sinking After Collision (https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1042803/warship-sinking-norway-KNM-Helge-Ingstad-Sola-TS-Hjeltefjord).

Record-setting 17-foot Burmese python caught in South Florida (https://abcnews.go.com/US/record-setting-17-foot-burmese-python-caught-south/story?id=59043768).

Stephen Hawking’s wheelchair sells for $393,000 at auction (https://apnews.com/84bc4ae43f774792a42a0eee110a424e).

Oregon Town Elects An 18-Year Old Mayor! (https://www.kezi.com/content/news/Yoncalla-elects-18-year-old-as-new-mayor--499994951.html).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2018-11-09 17:38:53
PARADISE BURNS... 

Paradise California No Longer Exists. 30,000 Population Town Gone (https://www.paradisepost.com/2018/11/09/camp-fire-at-70000-acres-5-percent-containment/).

At Least Five Dead After People Followed Evacuation Orders, Bodies Found In Cars (https://www.paradisepost.com/2018/11/09/camp-fire-devastates-paradise/)...

Fire Headed Towards Chico, Helltown, Centerville... (https://www.yahoo.com/news/very-dangerous-apos-camp-fire-173659107.html).

Thousands Flee Malibu As Fast Winds Push Wildfire (https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Woosley-Fire-Voluntary-Evacuations-Underway-500096741.html)...

Wildfire Map (https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?ll=36.518465989675875%2C-114.862060546875&hl=en&z=6&source=embed&ie=UTF8&mid=1HacmM5E2ueL-FT2c6QMVzoAmE5M19GAf)...

US Military To Help With Fire Evacuations (https://apnews.com/a8a3574ac33b4280851dc6740268eb50).

France's Macron Calls For "European Army" Against Threats Like China, Russia, and ... US? (http://time.com/5446975/emmanuel-macron-european-army-russia-us/)

President Trump Calls Macron's Comments Insulting As He Lands In Paris (https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-rips-macron-after-landing-in-france-over-insulting-call-for-european-army).

ISIS Claims Responsibly For Attack In Melbourne, Australia.  Also Planned Explosion (https://www.foxnews.com/world/australia-police-melbourne-attacker-also-planned-explosion)...

Brazil's Bolsonaro says budget deficit situation reaching limit (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-politics-idUSKCN1NE2GB).

Just Out of Crisis, Argentin'a Peso Me Be Over-valued (https://www.marketwatch.com/story/argentinas-pesofresh-out-of-a-crisisis-close-to-being-overvalued-says-b-of-a-2018-11-09)...

Chile court convicts ex-army chief for Pinochet-era crimes (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-chile-rights-idUSKCN1NE291).

Peru Corruption: Former National Police Chief Arrested In Baby Trafficking Ring (https://www.npr.org/2018/11/07/665388669/perus-ex-police-chief-arrested-in-alleged-baby-trafficking-ring).

Vietnam protests China's weather stations in disputed sea (https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/vietnam-protests-chinas-weather-stations-disputed-sea-59050944).

Chinese President to Visit Philippines, Talk Infrastructure (https://www.voanews.com/a/chinese-president-to-visit-philippines-talk-infrastructure/4651268.html).

Russian Navy's Only Aircraft Carrier's Future Sunk Following Massive Accident (https://thediplomat.com/2018/11/russia-admits-that-it-cant-retrofit-aircraft-carrier-after-accident/).

South Korean Media Changing The Way They Report About North Korea (https://thediplomat.com/2018/11/south-korean-broadcasters-change-the-way-they-cover-north-korea/).

Houston Chronicle Retracts 8 Stories After Fraud Investigation (https://www.thewrap.com/houston-chronicle-retracts-8-stories-after-fraud-investigation-we-apologize-to-our-readers/).

Disney Finally Names Its Upcoming Streaming Service (https://www.thewrap.com/disney-plus-streaming-service-name-mandalorian-star-wars/).

New Hampshire judge orders Amazon to give Echo recordings in double homicide case (https://www.wmur.com/article/nh-judge-orders-amazon-to-give-echo-recordings-in-double-homicide-case/24893714)...

Social media use increases depression and loneliness (https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181108164316.htm).

Patient Dies Follows Robotic Surgery In UK (https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/patient-who-died-during-robot-13560373)...

Elephants Evolving To Lose Tusks? (https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2018/11/wildlife-watch-news-tuskless-elephants-behavior-change/)

Millions of Spiders Web Arkansas Highway (https://www.foxnews.com/science/spiders-cover-arkansas-highway-in-huge-webs-like-thick-carpet).

Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2018-11-13 16:30:44
(https://assets.nst.com.my/images/articles/FRANCE_WWI_ARMISTICE_CENTENARYdefendpeacehahhsdjsdfsdfghghjj_1541996374.jpg)
(German Chancellor Angela Merkel and France's Emmanuel Macron are in agreement over a "European Army.")

Germany's Merkel Agee's With Macron About The Creation Of A "True" European Army (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6384785/Angela-Merkel-calls-creation-real-true-European-army.html).

Boris Johnson May Be Britain's Next PM (https://newrepublic.com/article/152181/boris-johnson-britain-next-prime-minister).

Oil On Record Skid (https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/13/oil-markets-opec-global-stock-markets-in-focus.html).

Gaza shoots 400 rockets fired Israel, Israeli Defense Force hits 150 terror targets in Gaza (http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/254652).

UN, Egypt working to end Gaza fighting (https://www.yahoo.com/news/latest-israeli-bus-struck-fire-gaza-150327796.html).

Amazon Chooses New York and Virginia As Secondary Headquarters To Seattle (https://www.npr.org/2018/11/13/665646050/amazons-grand-search-for-2nd-headquarters-ends-with-split-nyc-and-d-c-suburb).

NFL Moves Mexico City Game Back To Los Angeles Following Concerns (https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl-moves-chiefs-rams-game-from-mexico-city-to-los-angeles-due-to-poor-field-conditions/).

El Chapo Promises Not To Kill Jurors At New York Court (https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/el-chapo-trial-jury-selection-753106/).

Norway Says Russia Used GPS Jamming Signal During NATO Drill (https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/norway-says-russia-jammed-gps-signal-during-nato-drill/2018/11/13/2f87770c-e78a-11e8-8449-1ff263609a31_story.html?utm_term=.5a32f884f22b).

Russian opposition leader Navalny barred from leaving Russia (https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/russian-opposition-leader-navalny-barred-leaving-russia-59156318).

US Continuing To Prepare Border For Migrant Caravans (https://www.npr.org/2018/11/13/667587962/u-s-officials-harden-border-with-mexico-to-prepare-for-migrant-caravan).

U.S. and Saudi officials have heard tapes of Khashoggi's killing (http://www.latimes.com/world/la-fg-turkey-khashoggi-tape-20181110-story.html).

Large List of Journalists Killed EU States This Year (https://www.ft.com/content/e806a7c4-cae5-11e8-9fe5-24ad351828ab)...

London's murder rate hits grim milestone (https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/11/13/londons-homicide-rate-hits-grim-milestone-spate-bloodshed/).

Cities step up pressure on e-cigarette industry over teen vaping epidemic (https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/nation-now/cities-step-up-pressure-on-e-cigarette-industry-over-teen-vaping-epidemic/465-a0187dfb-376f-4228-9dbb-a98fae0e12a1).

Juul stops selling flavored e-cigarette pods, kills social media accounts as pressure mounts (https://www.engadget.com/2018/11/13/juul-stops-selling-e-cigarette-flavors-social-media-promotions/).

Sea of Galilee Continuing To Shrink (https://www.yahoo.com/news/shrinking-sea-galilee-hoping-miracle-041243511.html).

Alabama robbery suspect used hot sauce in attack on store clerk (https://www.oanow.com/news/business/police-robbery-suspect-used-hot-sauce-in-attack-on-/article_644ec5f8-e75d-11e8-8767-0b941ecc71ae.html).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2018-11-14 13:31:58
(https://hw.infowars.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/border-patrol-255.jpg)
(US Border Patrol have stepped up patrols along the US-Mexico border).

Illegal Immigrants Climb Border Fence At Tijuana, No Border Patrol Stopping Them? (https://fox5sandiego.com/2018/11/13/video-shows-group-climbing-on-border-fence/)

Death Tolls Rises In Paradise Wildfire (https://apnews.com/2144d7d18c2144d09ce31eec69515441)...

Rain May Be Coming To Help Firefighters (https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/return-of-moisture-to-aid-firefighting-efforts-in-californias-wildfire-disaster-next-week/70006616).

ISIS Now Realizes One Of The Biggest Weaknesses Of A Country; Wildfires.  Vows To Produce More (https://pjmedia.com/homeland-security/isis-group-claims-california-wildfires-are-retribution-vows-you-will-see-more-fires/)...

Google's "Smart City of Surveillance" Faces Resistance In Toronto (https://theintercept.com/2018/11/13/google-quayside-toronto-smart-city/).

Privacy concerns as Google absorbs DeepMind's health division (https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2018/11/13/privacy-concerns-google-absorbs-deepminds-health-division/).

Israel Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman resigns over Gaza truce (https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/israel-defense-minister-avigdor-lieberman-resigns-over-gaza-truce-n936071).

Italy's anti-migrant minister greets refugees (https://www.foxnews.com/world/the-latest-italys-anti-migrant-minister-greets-refugees).

Defiant Italy Sets Stage for Budget Showdown With EU (https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2018/11/14/business/14reuters-italy-eu-budget-commission.html).

EU May Do Sanctions Against Rome (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-11-14/here-s-what-the-eu-could-do-about-italy-after-rome-s-defiance).

Missing American Journalist Still Alive In Syria According To Officials (https://nypost.com/2018/11/14/missing-us-journalist-austin-tice-is-still-alive-in-syria-officials/).

Turkey aims to improve ties with Saudi Arabia (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-saudi-idUSKCN1NJ172).

Scotland pushes LGBT agenda into Catholic schools (https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/scotland-pushes-lgbt-agenda-into-catholic-schools.-bishops-hope-impact...wi)...

Lost Ancient City Found (https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/A-lost-ancient-city-built-by-Trojan-War-captives-13390072.php).

'Super-Earth' discovered orbiting Sun's nearest star (https://www.yahoo.com/news/super-earth-discovered-orbiting-suns-nearest-star-180125151.html).

Woman Beats and Chokes a McDonalds Manager For Forgetting Ketchup (https://ktla.com/2018/11/13/woman-upset-over-ketchup-beats-chokes-mcdonalds-employee-in-santa-ana-police/)...
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2018-11-24 17:31:38
'Macron must resign': Furious protests at rising fuel prices across France (https://news.sky.com/story/tear-gas-fired-at-furious-protesters-in-france-11561900).

30,000 Riot Against Macron In Paris (https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1049731/France-protests-paris-riots-police-emmanuel-macron-latest-france-news).

Fire In The Streets of Paris (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/7817676/police-bombarded-with-fireworks-fight-back-with-tear-gas-as-mass-riots-turn-paris-into-warzone/)...

US Government climate report warns of worsening disasters (https://apnews.com/f9732784135c4f4a8963daff79e2583e).

Spain Gets Victories Over Gibraltar Ahead of UK Brexit Summit (https://www.france24.com/en/20181124-spain-deal-uk-eu-brexit-summit-gibraltar-junker-tusk-may-sanchez).

Thersa May Gets Weak On UK's Gibraltar (https://news.sky.com/story/may-denies-caving-in-over-gibraltar-as-spain-claims-victory-ahead-of-eu-brexit-summit-11562742).

Taiwan ruling party trounced in local elections as Beijing-friendly opposition gains ground (https://www.france24.com/en/20181124-taiwan-tsai-ing-wen-resigns-dpp-chair-party-defeated-local-elections-gay-marriage-china).

DB Cooper skyjacked plane 47 years ago Saturday, Still Unsolved (https://www.kgw.com/article/news/db-cooper-skyjacked-plane-47-years-ago-saturday/283-492909399).

Top Mali jihadist Amadou Koufa killed in French Army raid (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-46331928).

At Least 55 Killed In Afghanistan After Islamic Terrorist Attack (https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/other/261896-afghanistan-blast-victims-recall-massive-explosion-as-death-toll-reaches-55).

Nissan’s Board Removes Carlos Ghosn as Chairman After His Arrest (https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/22/business/nissan-ghosn-board-chairman.html).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2018-11-25 14:06:04
BREAKING NEWS: Russia fires at Ukraine Navy ships and captures three vessels off Crimea

Russia fires at Ukraine Navy ships and captures three vessels off Crimea (https://news.sky.com/story/russia-fires-at-ukraine-ships-in-black-sea-11563775)...

Russian Navy Blocking Waterway (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ukraine-crisis-russia-ships/ukraine-says-russia-seizes-three-of-its-ships-in-black-sea-idUSKCN1NU0YK)...

Russia Blocks Vital Kerch Strait (https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/25/europe/russia-ukraine-kerch-strait-intl/).

EU Backs Brexit Deal (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/brexit/7822575/brexit-summit-live-brussels-theresa-may-second-referendum/).

US Shuts Down Portions of US/Mexico Border As Migrants Become Violent (https://www.businessinsider.com/border-closed-after-groups-of-migrants-stormed-us-border-2018-11).

Tijuana declares crisis (https://ca.news.yahoo.com/crime-menaces-migrants-mexico-border-tijuana-declares-crisis-001725567.html).

Google Reveals Plans to Monitor Our Moods, Our Movements, and Our Children's Behavior at Home... (https://pjmedia.com/trending/google-reveals-plans-to-monitor-our-moods-our-movements-and-our-childrens-behavior/)

Internal documents Facebook has fought to keep private obtained by UK Parliament (https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/24/us/six4three-facebook-uk-parliament/index.html)...

Scientists have finally discovered why wombat poop is cubed (https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/19/australia/wombat-cube-poo-intl/).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2018-11-27 00:26:04

BREAKING NEWS: One The Brink of War?  Russia's Aggressions Towards Ukraine Is Going To Force US and Europe To Respond, Others To Take Sides

Ukraine president Petro Poroshenko claims Russia is preparing ground invasion of his country (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/7828639/ukraine-set-to-impose-martial-law-amid-fears-of-fresh-conflict-with-russia-after-kremlin-fires-on-ships-and-captures-sailors/)...

Ukraine Demands Russia Return It's Sailors and Ships (https://www.voanews.com/a/ukraine-demands-russia-release-ukrainian-sailors-ships/4673893.html)...

Ukraine Declares Martial Law Along Border and Black Sea (https://www.voanews.com/a/ukraine-demands-russia-release-ukrainian-sailors-ships/4673893.html)...

Russia Possibly seeks to seize Ukrainian territory from Mariupol to Transnistria (https://www.unian.info/politics/10353633-klimkin-speaks-of-putin-s-plans-to-dismember-ukraine.html)...

U.S. calls on Poroshenko, Putin to engage directly to resolve Black Sea escalation (https://www.unian.info/politics/10353552-u-s-calls-on-poroshenko-putin-to-engage-directly-to-resolve-black-sea-escalation.html).

US Spy Planes Watching Situation (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/7832572/us-spy-plane-russia-ukraine-war-fears/).

US Condemns Russia's Actions Against Ukraine (https://www.unian.info/politics/10353435-u-s-ambassador-to-un-condemns-russia-s-outlaw-actions-against-ukrainian-ships-media.html).

Ukrainian's Leave Russian Orthodox Church In Massive Numbers, Creating Ukrainian Orthodox Church (http://uaenglishnews.com/geopolitical-cannot-ukraine/).

Caravan's Arrive At US Border, Rush Entry Points, Attack Border Patrol Agents, Become Violent... (https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/More-clashes-shutdowns-expected-at-border-13423491.php)

Noah's Ark To Sail To Israel (https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/weird-news/744716/noahs-ark-israel-sail-built-holland-biblical-news).

GM Cuts Work Force By 15%, To Stop Production of Most Passenger Cars (https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/26/gm-unallocating-several-plants-in-2019-to-take-3-billion-to-3point8-billion-charge-in-future-quarters.html)...

Playing God... Chinese Modifying Babies Despite International Backlash (https://www.technologyreview.com/s/612458/exclusive-chinese-scientists-are-creating-crispr-babies/)...

First Genetically Modified Babies Are Both Girls (https://www.indiatoday.in/science/story/first-genetically-modified-babies-china-he-jiankui-1396429-2018-11-26)...

Rate of Autism In Newborns Growing At Fastest Rate Ever (https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/26/health/autism-prevalence-study/index.html)...

Amazon slammed for selling hardcore porn DVD in ‘Dad Gifts’ category (https://www.thesun.co.uk/money/7828944/amazon-sell-hardcore-porn-dads-gifts-category/).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2018-11-27 12:51:45
Russia starts prosecuting Ukrainians Sailors after sea clash (https://www.apnews.com/b5777ee4495e4596bb0af533ed963c89).

Russia shows captured Ukrainian sailors in "confession" video (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/russia-ukraine-sailors-captured-kerch-strait-crimea-confession-video-2018-11-27/)...

Obama Administrations Used Tear Gas Monthly At US/Mexico Border (https://www.breitbart.com/border/2018/11/27/obama-used-tear-gas-at-least-80-times-at-border/)...

Migrant Impales Herself Trying To Illegally Climb Border Wall, US Border Patrol Provides Aide (https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/27/us/migrant-woman-impaled-us-border-fence.html).

French official suspected of spying for North Korea arrested (https://abcnews.go.com/International/french-official-suspected-spying-north-korea-arrested/story?id=59440675).

North Korea's Kim open to nuclear site inspection according to Report (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-northkorea-idUSKCN1NW1Z2).

Vietnam and India Expand Comprehensive strategic partnership (https://thediplomat.com/2018/11/whats-next-for-the-india-vietnam-comprehensive-strategic-partnership/).

Six Dead In Mass Killing Japanese Tourist Destination (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/27/six-people-found-dead-in-mass-killing-at-japan-tourist-hotspot).

Islamic Terrorists Kill 33 At Pakistani Market (https://www.samaa.tv/news/2018/11/17-killed-30-injured-in-blast-in-orakzai/).

Islamic Terrorists Kill 18 Innocents In Somalia (https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/article222178825.html).

Political divisions cloud Poland climate talks (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-climate-change-accord-idUSKCN1NW13E).

GM Cuts 15% of It's Salary Workforce, President Threatens To Cut Subsidies Over Mass Layoffs (https://www.marketwatch.com/story/trump-today-president-threatens-to-slash-subsidies-to-gm-over-plant-closures-and-job-cuts-2018-11-27).

Google employees push to stop Project Dragonfly Which Would Be A Censored Search Engine (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-google-workers/google-employees-push-to-stop-project-dragonfly-idUSKCN1NW1LD).

Euro Groups Accuse Google of manipulation to track users (https://phys.org/news/2018-11-google-accused-track-users.html).

Facebook Founders Continues To Not Show Up To Hearings, Gets Torn By International Leaders (https://www.bloombergquint.com/business/zuckerberg-no-show-prompts-lawmakers-to-post-photo-of-empty-seat).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2018-11-30 11:28:43
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DtRNYvzXoAU2Xc1.jpg)
(Roadway In Anchorage Damaged Due To Earthquake.)

BREAKING NEWS: 7.0 Earthquake Rocks Alaska, Tsunami Warning Triggered

Large 7.0 earthquake strikes Southcentral Alaska, damage reported around region (https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/2018/11/30/large-earthquake-strikes-southcentral-alaska/).

Damage To Buildings, Roads, Power Outages In Cold Weather (https://www.ktva.com/story/39568007/preliminary-66magnitude-earthquake-rocks-southcentral).

Tsunami Warning Sent To Coastal Alaska (https://apnews.com/101ba6d6df894e629bddff152a45146d).

Major Damage To Infrastructure (https://www.ktuu.com/content/news/BREAKING-Massive-earthquake-shakes-Alaska-501647481.html).

France's Macron Caught Telling Off Saudi Prince In Hot Mic (https://www.foxnews.com/world/french-president-macron-chides-saudi-leader-at-g-20-summit-saying-you-never-listen-to-me)...

White farmers' legal fight against plans to give their land to black South Africans without compensation is thrown out by country's High Court (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6446421/White-farmers-legal-fight-stop-land-given-black-South-Africans-without-compensation-thrown-out.html).

Russia Announces Plans For A Lunar Colony (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-6446333/Is-space-war-brewing-Russia-announces-establish-lunar-colony-2040.html).

Canadian Officer Shoots Another Officer Over An Argument (https://www.foxnews.com/world/canada-police-officer-shot-by-fellow-officer-during-heated-argument).

Marriott says its Starwood database was hacked for approximately 500 million guests (https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/30/marriott-says-its-starwood-database-was-breached-onapproximately-500-million-guests-.html).

Strange seismic waves that rippled around world leave scientists bewildered (https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/earthquake-seismic-waves-mayotte-madagascar-volcanic-activity-science-a8659236.html).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2019-01-02 18:03:56
Kim Jong Un Eager To Meet With President Trump Again (https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/01/02/trump-looks-forward-meeting-kim-jong-un-second-time-north-korean/).

China Threatens Military Force on Taiwan (https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-a-more-confident-china-threatens-military-force-in-taiwan-holds-up/?cmpid=rss).

Russia Holds American On Charges Of Being A Spy (https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/michigan-man-held-spying-russia-frequent-visitor-60123859).

Top States Located In the West; Washington, Utah, Idaho, Arizona, Oregon, Nevada... (https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/12/19/nevada-idaho-census-burea-fastest-growing-states/2372319002/)

Pacific Northwest States Economic Growth And Living (https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/12/19/nevada-idaho-census-burea-fastest-growing-states/2372319002/).

STUDY: Best Run States In US Are, Oregon, Utah, and Washington State (https://247wallst.com/special-report/2018/12/07/best-and-worst-run-states-in-america-a-survey-of-all-50/2/).

STUDY: Louisiana Worst Run State In The Country (https://247wallst.com/special-report/2018/12/07/best-and-worst-run-states-in-america-a-survey-of-all-50/11/).

More People Moving Out Of New Jersey Than Any Other State (https://nypost.com/2019/01/02/more-people-moved-out-of-this-state-than-any-other-in-america/).

NFL Television ratings for 2018 up 5 percent while streaming viewership soars (https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl-television-ratings-2018-games-five-percent-streaming-viewership-soars-211117632.html).

Netflix Will Give In And Censor Programs In Saudi Arabia (https://www.yahoo.com/news/netflix-drops-satire-episode-critical-saudi-arabia-164703467.html).

Netflix poaches CFO from Activision Blizzard  (https://www.yahoo.com/news/exclusive-netflix-poaches-cfo-activision-020907789.html).

Cleaning Up The Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch (https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2019/01/02/ocean-cleanup-device-great-pacific-garbage-patch-breaks/2465082002/).

AI hid data from its creators to cheat at its appointed task (https://techcrunch.com/2018/12/31/this-clever-ai-hid-data-from-its-creators-to-cheat-at-its-appointed-task/)...
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Grapefoot on 2019-01-08 17:25:58
US President Appeals To Populace Over Immigration Crisis (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46792676).

US-China Trade Talks Continue, China Offers Peace Deal (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/08/business/china-trump-trade.html).

Kim Jong Un In China Again... (https://www.newsweek.com/kim-jong-un-birthday-train-wife-china-1284045)

UK PM May defeated in parliament, lawmakers create new obstacle to no-deal Brexit (http://news.trust.org/item/20190108190607-wbrpf).

German far-right leader severely injured after being beaten in ‘assassination attempt’ (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/8142936/german-far-right-leader-severely-injured-after-being-beaten-in-assassination-attempt/).

Phone Companies; Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, etc Selling Your Custonmer Real-Time Location Data (https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/nepxbz/i-gave-a-bounty-hunter-300-dollars-located-phone-microbilt-zumigo-tmobile)...

Teenage Girls Tear Up California McDonalds, Attack Patrons (https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2019/01/07/video-teens-allegedly-start-violent-melee-in-inland-empire-mcdonalds/).

Russian Patriarch Warns ‘Antichrist’ Will Control Humans Through Gadgets (https://themoscowtimes.com/news/russian-patriarch-warns-antichrist-will-control-humans-through-gadgets-64060).

Survey: Americans Warming to Use of Facial Recognition Tech (https://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2019/01/survey-americans-warming-use-facial-recognition-tech/153987/)...

Samsung Phone Users Can't Delete Facebook (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-01-08/samsung-phone-users-get-a-shock-they-can-t-delete-facebook)...

Inside Facebook's 'cult-like' workplace, where dissent is discouraged and employees pretend to be happy all the time (https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/08/facebook-culture-cult-performance-review-process-blamed.html)...

Alabama Emergency Management Tells Drivers Not To Stop And Eat Chicken Tenders From Overturned Semi (https://www.macon.com/news/nation-world/national/article224080395.html).

Sex Robots Better Than Real Women (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/7962025/sex-dolls-better-than-real-women/)...

Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2019-01-23 20:26:21
(https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/inFmqkiLXTv8/v0/1800x-1.jpg)
(Amazon is testing scout delivery robots in Seattle.)

Venezuelan Dictator Maduro Squeezed as Pres. Trump Recognizes Guaido As Legitmate Leader (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-01-23/trump-said-to-intend-to-recognize-guaido-as-venezuela-president).

South American Nations Follow President's Lead And Support Opposition Leader (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-politics-latam/maduro-isolated-as-latin-american-nations-back-venezuela-opposition-leader-idUSKCN1PI01J).

Venezuela's Maduro says he is breaking diplomatic relations with U.S., Gives Diplomats 72hr to Leave (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-politics-usa-diplomacy/venezuelas-maduro-says-he-is-breaking-diplomatic-relations-with-u-s-idUSKCN1PH2NF).

Rapid military escalation occurring between Iran and Israel (https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1076129/World-War-3-news-2019-latest-Iran-Israel-Syria-countries-date-Russia-military-warning).

Germany and China plot to turn Frankfurt into EU finance powerhouse after Brexit (https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1074453/germany-news-frankfurt-finance-industry-banks-china-eu-brexit-news?utm_source=traffic.outbrain&utm_medium=traffic.outbrain&utm_term=traffic.outbrain&utm_content=traffic.outbrain&utm_campaign=traffic.outbrain)...

Russia, Turkey Presidents Discuss Deeper Partnership in Syria (https://www.wsj.com/articles/russia-turkey-presidents-discuss-deeper-partnership-in-syria-11548286851)...

Vietnam May Host President Trump And Kim Jong Un Meeting (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/21/world/asia/trump-kim-summit-vietnam.html).

Amazon Starts Testing ‘Scout’ Delivery Robots In Seattle (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-01-23/amazon-starts-testing-scout-delivery-robots-near-seattle).

More than 10,000 migrants request visas as caravan hits Mexico as yet another caravans heads to US Border (https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/more-than-10000-migrants-request-visas-as-caravan-hits-mexico/2019/01/23/340169b8-1f2b-11e9-a759-2b8541bbbe20_story.html?utm_term=.ed313f570c7a).

You can now hire an 'Instagram boyfriend' for the day for $1,233 in Rome (https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/you-can-now-hire-an-instagram-boyfriend-for-the-day-for-dollar1233-in-rome/ar-BBSD6gB?li=BBnbklE).

Portland, Oregon Vying For Major League Baseball Team (https://www.forbes.com/sites/maurybrown/2019/01/17/mlb-to-portland-effort-already-has-1-3-billion-in-financial-commitments/#415b78963808).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2019-01-27 13:36:16
With Pressure Mounting, Venezuela's Maduro Is Willing To Talk With President Trump (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-politics/venezuelas-maduro-denounces-election-call-but-says-ready-to-talk-idUSKCN1PL0CR).

Ex–Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz To Run For President As Independent.  Democrats Worried (https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2019/01/howard-schultzs-independent-run-could-help-trump/581374/).

Howard Schultz: The $21 trillion national debt is the 'greatest threat domestically to the country' (https://www.cnbc.com/2018/06/05/howard-schultz-21-trillion-debt-is-biggest-threat-to-us-domestically.html).

Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2019-02-14 17:05:55
Venezuela’s Maduro Shows No Sign of Leaving (https://www.wsj.com/articles/venezuelas-maduro-shows-no-sign-of-leaving-now-what-11550097501).

Turkey Turns From the US, Looks To Russia and Iran For Protection (https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/turkey-increasingly-looks-russia-iran-protect-its-interests-n971571).

Rare Snow Storm Buries Pacific Northwest (https://weather.com/safety/winter/news/2019-02-12-winter-storm-nadia-photos).

Snow Hits Eastern Canada (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/eastern-canada-disrupted-by-major-snow-storm/ar-BBTB1M0).

Kim Jong Un is upgrading North Korea's pop culture (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kim-jong-un-is-upgrading-north-koreas-pop-culture/).

Chicago Police investigating whether Jussie Smollett staged attack with help of others, allegedly being written off 'Empire' (https://abc7chicago.com/sources-smollett-staged-attack-with-help-of-others-allegedly-being-written-off-empire/5138497/).

Poll: Majority of Californian's Want To Leave California (https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/14/majority-of-california-residents-want-to-leave-poll/).

Study: Drinking Diet Drinks Increases Risks of Early Death (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/8425260/diet-coke-stroke-heart-attack-dying-young/).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2019-02-16 16:49:44
Chicago Police Believe Empire Star Jessie Smollett Paid Nigerian Men To Attack Him, To Make False Negative Statement Against Trump Supporters (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6713267/Chicago-police-believe-Jussie-Smollett-PAID-two-Nigerian-brothers-ATTACK-street.html).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2019-02-21 16:12:15
Jussie Smollett Faked Attack And Framed Trump Supporters For the Hoax Attack (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/8480335/jussie-smollett-letter-racism-staged-attack-boost-career/).

Chicago Police Repulsed By Smollett and Hollywood and Left-Wing Media For Making Hoax Political (https://news.grabien.com/story-chicago-police-scratches-smolletts-face-are-likely-self-infl).

Chicago Police Commissioner Calls Out Media, Stars and Politicians for Pushing Smollett Hoax (https://www.thewrap.com/chicago-police-commissioner-calls-out-media-stars-and-politicians-for-pushing-smollett-hoax/).

Smollett Arrested By Chicago Police (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/8480335/jussie-smollett-letter-racism-staged-attack-boost-career/).

Smollett Paid Fake Attackers and Wrote False Letter About Himself, Faked Whole Attack (https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/empire-actor-jussie-smollett-bond-100g-following-arrest-false-report-hate-crime).

Jussie Smollett Returns to ‘Empire’ Set As Fox Struggles to Decide His Fate (https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/jussie-smollett-empire-return-1203145473/).

How Smollett Supporters In Left-wing Media and Hollywood Responding To Truth Being Revealed (https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/jussie-smolletts-celebrity-supporters-largely-silent-after-chicago-police-blast-empire-actors-hoax)...

Kamala Harris, Cory Booker, other 2020 Dems forced to change tune on Jussie Smollett case (https://www.foxnews.com/politics/kamala-harris-cory-booker-other-2020-dems-forced-to-change-tune-on-jussie-smollett-case).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Grapefoot on 2019-02-24 15:48:44
Polluted Green and Black Snow In Russian Communities Shocks Residents (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6739349/GREEN-snow-falling-polluted-Russian-towns-sparks-widespread-environmental-protests.html).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2019-02-26 16:45:17
President Trump and NK's Kim Jon Un Meet In Vietnam (https://www.apnews.com/872da8b73d8f4b35a41f6a904b9e55f3).

Vice President Pence and Venezuela's Guaido Agree To Tighten Noose On Maduro (https://sg.news.yahoo.com/venezuelas-guaido-meets-foreign-allies-anti-maduro-strategy-085421973.html).

Russia Claims US is Preparing to Invade Venezuela (https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/762009/venezuela-invasion-us-military-troops-russia-claims-maduro).

Nuclear-Armed India and Pakistan Face Off in Renewed Escalation (https://www.bloombergquint.com/politics/pakistan-army-says-indian-jets-intruded-neighbor-s-airspace).

81 Year Old Man Assaulted In New Jersey For Wearing MAGA Hat (https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2019/02/26/new-jersey-maga-hat-assault/).

Study Suggested Frequent Porn Consumption May Increase Bisexuality (https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2019/02/26/xhamster-report-frequent-porn-consumption-may-increase-bisexuality/).

Gay Rights Leader Accused Of Burning Down Own Home In Phony Hate Crime Attempt (https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2019/02/25/gay-rights-leader-accused-burning-down-home/2816523002/).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2019-03-13 18:22:14
President Declares Emergency, Boeing Forced To Ground New MAX Planes Following Two High Profile Accidents (https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/after-analyzing-satellite-data-on-737-max-crash-canada-bans-the-plane-from-its-airspace/).

UK lawmakers vote against no-deal Brexit (https://apnews.com/0732fc070df44f26b74dab8f207855dd).

Germany’s Merkel welcomes idea of 'European' aircraft carrier (https://apnews.com/e8aaf8cbd24f4efbbf41c8071d1e26e4)...

Facebook’s Data Deals Are Under Criminal Investigation (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/facebooks-data-deals-are-under-criminal-investigation/ar-BBUK1BA).

Immigration Crisis At the Border, Over 2,000 Quarantined Over Mumps Outbreak (https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/more-2-000-quarantined-over-mumps-outbreak-immigration-centers-n982346).

Immigrants From Central America Bringing Contagious Diseases To US (https://ktla.com/2019/03/11/more-than-2000-people-in-ice-custody-quarantined-for-contagious-diseases-amid-outbreak/).

ISIS Surrendering In Syria (https://sg.news.yahoo.com/fighters-blitzed-surrender-defeat-looms-syria-103425894.html).

French Jihadist Sentenced To Life After Killing Four At Jewish Museum (https://sg.news.yahoo.com/fighters-blitzed-surrender-defeat-looms-syria-103425894.html).

1 in 4 Marijuana Users Get High At Work (https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/data/1-in-4-marijuana-users-with-a-job-get-stoned-at-work-survey-says/)...
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2019-03-14 21:58:56
DEVELOPING:Mass Shooting At New Zealand Mosque

Four Arrested In Mosque Shooting, At Least Nine Killed, Possibly 30 Feared Dead (https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/111313238/shooting-at-christchurch-mosque).

Killer Live Streams Shooting Spree (https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/terrorism/disturbing-live-stream-emerges-in-christchurch-mosque-shooting-aftermath-ng-b881136960z)...

Many fatalities in 'multiple, simultaneous attack' in Christchurch, Bombs Found (https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2019/03/gunshots-heard-near-hagley-park-in-christchurch.html).

New Zealand Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, Calls For Top-Level Crisis Meeting (https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2019/03/chrsitchurch-shooting-jacinda-ardern-confirms-top-level-crisis-meeting-in-wellington.html).

Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2019-03-18 18:14:08
Terrorist Attack Kills 3 In Netherlands Tram Ride (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6821647/Gunman-opens-fire-tram-Holland-wounding-people.html).

Dutch Attacker Likely Jihadist From Turkey (https://www.wate.com/news/world-news/dutch-police-multiple-injuries-in-shooting-on-tram/1857320323).

Iran Building Two New Nuclear Plants, Leaders Threaten Israel's Sovereignty Again (https://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/IRGC-Commander-All-of-Israel-within-reach-of-Hezbollahs-missiles-583738)...

France's Marcon Threaten's To Ban 'Yellow Vests' If Violent Protests Continue (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-protests/france-to-ban-yellow-vest-protests-if-violent-groups-take-part-pm-idUSKCN1QZ1YU).

Gun owners in New Zealand brace for big changes to their right to carry (https://www.lmtonline.com/news/article/Gun-owners-in-New-Zealand-brace-for-big-changes-13696268.php)...

Ukraine measles outbreak kills 11, infects 30,000 (https://www.france24.com/en/20190318-ukraine-measles-outbreak-kills-11-infects-30000)...

Ex-Peru president arrested in California for drunkenness (https://news.yahoo.com/ex-peru-president-arrested-california-191510530.html).

Warner Bros.' Kevin Tsujihara to Exit as Studio Chief (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/warner-bros-kevin-tsujihara-exit-as-studio-chief-1054951).

California Town Closes Access to Super Bloom Due to Massive Crowds (https://news.yahoo.com/unbearable-california-town-closes-access-175303172.html).

Youtube Star, Shane Dawson, Denies Having Sex With A Cat (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6822373/YouTube-star-Shane-Dawson-denies-having-sex-cat.html).



Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2019-03-31 17:06:15
Russia Sends Military Units To Struggling Venezuela, US Condemns Move (https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/bolton-condemns-maduro-use-of-russian-military-personnel/2019/03/29/298d9a10-522f-11e9-bdb7-44f948cc0605_story.html?utm_term=.57c6eb2f95f5).

Russian Military Flying Over US Military Installations (https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/27206/the-russians-just-did-a-fly-by-of-area-51).

Jussie Smollett Charges Completely Dropped, Chicago PD and Mayor Furious (https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/jussie-smollett-charges-dropped-anger-sadness-confusion-gamut/story?id=61960705&ref=hvper.com).

FBI reportedly probing why Jussie Smollett charges were dropped, Possible Obama Ties (https://pagesix.com/2019/03/27/fbi-investigating-why-jussie-smollett-charges-were-dropped/).

European Council Votes In Controversial Internet Laws (https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/0/article-11-article-13-need-know-new-copyright-directive/).

Facebook's Zuckerberg Calls For More Government Regulation Of The Internet (https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/30/tech/facebook-mark-zuckerberg-regulation/index.html).

EU Approves Big Brother In All Future European Cars, Speed Limiters, Trackers, Etc (https://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/car-technology/a26960542/the-eu-wants-cars-to-have-speed-limiters-and-more-by-2022/).

Illigal Immigrants Consume Texas Cities, CBP Calls For More Funding, Better Barriers, More Personnel (https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/03/30/migrants-overflow-border-federal-facilities-local-strain-wall-trump/3309462002/).

Migrant Families Overwhelming Mexican/US Border (https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/migrant-families-overwhelm-san-antonio-bus-stop-shelters-62060572?cid=clicksource_4380645_null_hero_related).

Brexit Deals Continue To Fail (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-may-cabinet/uks-may-risks-total-collapse-of-government-in-brexit-impasse-sunday-times-idUSKCN1RB0R4).

Brunei defends tough new Islamic laws against growing backlash (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brunei-islamiclaws/brunei-defends-tough-new-islamic-laws-against-growing-backlash-idUSKCN1RB0E1).

Census Bureau says Arabs and Persians are white, but many disagree (https://www.theeagle.com/news/nation/census-bureau-says-arabs-and-persians-are-white-but-many/article_693f8cb0-9a70-52e8-aa24-8afa12c03d29.html).

Islamic terrorists Kill At Least 15 In Somolia (https://www.democracynow.org/2019/3/29/headlines/somalia_at_least_15_people_killed_in_al_shabab_attack).

Levees Breaking All Across Midwest Flooding Crops and Towns (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/breaches-everywhere-midwest-levees-burst-and-tough-questions-follow/ar-BBVrOxo).

Leggings Protest At Notre Dame (https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/28/us/mothers-problem-with-leggings-trnd/index.html).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2019-04-14 12:18:50
(https://i.imgur.com/C4FkYKT.jpg)

TIGER STRIKE (https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2831311-video-tiger-woods-girlfriend-erica-herman-mom-and-kids-celebrate-masters-win)

Tiger turns back clock to win Masters for first major since 2008 (https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/golf/tiger-turns-back-clock-to-win-masters-for-first-major-since-2008/ar-BBVVOYk?OCID=ansmsnnews11).

5th Masters! (https://www.telegraph.co.uk/golf/2019/04/14/masters-2019-final-round-live-score-updates-tiger-woods-leaderboard/)
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2019-04-15 13:54:10
DEVELOPING: Notre Dame Burns

(https://i.imgur.com/rfAGhnF.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/BjpZ02H.jpg)

Historic Notre Dame In Paris Catches Fire (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6925015/Fire-breaks-historic-Notre-Dame-cathedral-Paris.html).

French Fire Officials Not Sure If Inferno Can Be Stopped Without Being Total Loss (https://www.france24.com/en/20190415-liveblog-fire-paris-france-notre-dame-cathedral).

Steeple Toppes As Cathedral burns, Rush To Save Two Towers (https://www.afp.com/en/news/15/paris-races-save-notre-dame-cathedral-fire-destroys-steeple-doc-1fo2eb3).

Soul of Paris, Survived Wars, Revolution... (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-notredame-fire/fire-devastates-notre-dame-beloved-architectural-gem-at-heart-of-paris-idUSKCN1RR1UO).

Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2019-04-15 15:17:38
UPDATE: Paris Firefighters Save Two Towers From Total Destruction (https://www.france24.com/en/20190415-liveblog-fire-paris-france-notre-dame-cathedral).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2019-04-15 15:26:38
This is horrifying to see such a cultural and spiritual landmark be devastated as such. :(
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2019-04-15 20:21:42
UPDATE: In a miraculous turn of events, the center of the cathedral is intact in many ways.  There is some damage, but they will rebuild.

(https://i.imgur.com/rdoSu1n.jpg)

Photos show center of Notre Dame cathedral miraculously intact (https://nypost.com/2019/04/15/photos-show-center-of-notre-dame-cathedral-miraculously-intact/).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2019-04-16 13:28:09
Thats good they are rebuilding and not many relics were lost.

Already over $350 million Euros have been donated with over $200 million by French businessmen.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2019-04-21 12:51:15
Islamic Terrorists Attack Christians On Easter Sunday, Bombings Kills Over 200 In Sri Lanka (https://apnews.com/55d93daed99c4f76baf7deec1bce5c72).

Islamic Group Takes Responsibility For Attacks (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/8907637/sri-lanka-colombo-easter-sunday-tourists-190-dead-bombs-toll-latest/).

Pope Denounces Attacks In Sri Lanka (https://apnews.com/7a132e126ee04bbb822695c853d9feb9).

Pope's Easter Message (https://apnews.com/801fb33ac9fa46249d05cf3b6e421ca4).

FBI arrests leader of armed group stopping migrants in New Mexico (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-militia/fbi-arrests-leader-of-armed-group-stopping-migrants-in-new-mexico-idUSKCN1RW0O5).

Comedian appears headed for landslide victory in Ukraine Presidential Election (https://apnews.com/e12117b0d26f447dac1e449d25daa2d1).

Mexican troops disarmed American soldiers on US side of the border in border scuffle (https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/mexican-troops-drew-weapons-on-american-soldiers-on-u-s-side-of-the-border).

The Royal Family Celebrates Queen Elizabeth's Birthday (https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/g27216812/queen-elizabeth-birthday-messages-instagram-royal-family-2019/).

China And Russia Making Inroads To Chaos Torn Venezuela (https://www.greenwichtime.com/news/article/Trump-soured-relations-in-Latin-America-China-13782596.php).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: mysteryserpent on 2019-04-22 00:54:04
Well...lots of stuff happening out there in the world. Makes me glad for the relative safety of my hometown to be honest.

Seeing Notre Dame burning made me sad...it also made me think of Disney's Hellfire song. I am glad to know things can be rebuilt =)
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Soda on 2019-04-22 17:44:57
We are thankful to live where we live.  There was another bombing in Sri Lanka today, but I don't know the full details. 

Notre Dame burning was really sad.  I am glad it's most iconic part still stands.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2019-04-24 17:11:56
Security camera captures Sri Lanka Islamic terrorists before their attacks Killed over 300 Christians on Easter Sunday (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sri-lanka-bombings-attackers-captured-on-security-camera-before-blast-2019-04-24/).

Sri Lanka told of Islamic extremist network months before blasts (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/24/sri-lanka-knew-of-extremist-network-months-before-blasts-sources).

Kim Jong Un, Putin have high hopes for their 1st one-on-one meeting (https://apnews.com/5fb86dab3ebd4bcb9f26318c88afc25c)

North Korea reportedly 'executes four officials by firing squad' after failed summit with US (https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/north-korea-executes-four-officials-14544273).

US-Vietnam Relations in the Headlines with First Indo-Pacific Commander Visit (https://thediplomat.com/2019/04/us-vietnam-relations-in-the-headlines-with-first-indo-pacific-commander-visit/).

Ukraine Furious As Russia Makes It Easier For Occupied Eastern Ukrainian Territories To Obtain Russian Passports (https://news.yahoo.com/ukraine-anger-russia-eases-citizenship-rules-east-ukraine-165432712.html).

Kremlin Taps Rainy-Day Fund for Oil Giants as Russians Struggle (https://news.yahoo.com/kremlin-offers-oil-giants-8-132101132.html).

No indication of terrorism from car crashing into crowd in California (https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2019/04/24/sunnyvale-pedestrians-crash-fbi-investigation-no-indication-terrorism/).

Philippines Threatens war with Canada if Canada doesn't stop sending it's trash to them (https://www.foxnews.com/world/canada-philippines-trash-war-duterte).

Kohl's expands Amazon returns program to all stores, shares jump (https://news.yahoo.com/kohls-expands-amazon-returns-program-stores-shares-jump-162118735--sector.html).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2019-04-27 16:01:47
BREAKING NEWS: 1 Killed In Poway, California Synagogue  Shooting

(https://cbsnews2.cbsistatic.com/hub/i/r/2019/04/27/8919f382-728d-48d1-8f56-ea7d5bb480b9/thumbnail/620x349/49548d079a0e9545ee9a70ad3321ab91/poway-synagogue-shooting-e27d9b36-7b78-4e90-af04-9640e596625d-750x422.jpg)

One dead, three injured in Poway synagogue shooting (https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/public-safety/story/2019-04-27/reports-of-several-people-shot-at-poway-synagogue#nt=7030col1-main).

19 Year Old Arrested In Expected Hate Crime Against Jewish Community (https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-poway-synagogue-shooting-20190427-story.html).

Shooter poster a manifesto, anti-semite, hated Trump (https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019/04/poway-synagogue-shooter-left-a-manifesto-admits-to-arson-at-mosque-calls-trump-a-zionist-anti-white-traitorous-ccksucker/)...

Off Duty Border Patrol Agent Saved Lives, Single San Diego Police Officer Arrested Suspect Fleeing (https://apnews.com/36c8a77e02e4448ca1ef78e0b90ac2c1).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2019-04-27 23:31:32
DEVELOPING: Crane Collapses In Seattle, 4 Killed (https://komonews.com/news/local/crane-falls-on-multiple-cars-on-boren-and-mercer-blocking-eastbound-lanes).

Six Cars Pinned Under Crane (https://q13fox.com/2019/04/27/crane-collapses-on-mercer-street-in-seattles-south-lake-union-area/).

Investigations Begins As To Why the Crane Collapsed (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/4-dead-after-construction-crane-crushes-cars-in-seattle/ar-BBWmcaK?OCID=ansmsnnews11).

Two workers killed... (https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/27/us/seattle-crane-collapse/index.html)

-----------------

Details emerge of Poway synagogue shooter (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6967437/Several-injured-gun-man-opens-fire-San-Diego-Synagogue.html).

Synagogue members tried to subdue shooter (https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/27/us/san-diego-synagogue/index.html).

-----------------

4 people died in the Colorado pileup and a truck driver faces vehicular homicide charges (https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/26/us/colorado-lakewood-i-70-fiery-crash/index.html).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2019-04-28 14:52:30
Busy news day, and none of it was good. :(
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2019-04-30 19:07:26
Venezuela's Guaido urges troops to rise, mass protests planned (http://news.trust.org/item/20190430144200-hk2yf).

Venezuelan Military colonel shot during clashes with opposition, crowds chant for democracy (https://www.cnn.com/americas/live-news/juan-guaido-venezuela-operation-freedom-live-updates/h_fafa4ed6517202198a3cc759bd85212b).

Venezuela uprising turns violent after Maduro backed military armored vehicle plows into crowd of Guaido supporters (https://www.foxnews.com/world/venezuela-uprising-turns-violent-after-military-armored-vehicle-seen-plowing-into-crowd-of-opposition-supporters).

Japan's emperor prays for peace in first abdication in 200 years (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-japan-emperor/japans-emperor-prays-for-peace-in-first-abdication-in-200-years-idUSKCN1S5245).

China's Xi urges youth to 'love' the Communist Party (https://news.yahoo.com/xi-urges-youth-love-communist-party-062326582.html).

New Ukrainian president offers Russians citizenship in snub to Putin (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/28/ukraine-president-volodymyr-zelenskiy-snubs-putin-passport-offer-and-hits-back).

Radicalized Islamist arrested in southern California with plans to hit Santa Monica Pier and more (https://6abc.com/army-vet-arrested-in-terror-plot-targeting-southern-california/5278105/).

Man Plans to carry a cross across the USA (https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2019/april/i-was-one-block-away-from-killing-myself-sc-man-carries-cross-sees-god-at-work-on-trek-to-grand-canyon).

New Jersey town in a panic as tsunami warning sounds (https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Dont-Panic-Errant-Tsunami-Warning-Sent-in-Jersey-Shore-Town-New-Jersey-Tri-State-509226671.html).

New Zealand sets up tourist tax (https://www.travelandleisure.com/travel-news/new-zealand-tourist-tax-to-combat-overtourism)...

Russia sets up a new military facility in Vietnam (https://thediplomat.com/2019/04/whats-in-russias-new-military-facility-in-vietnam/)...

Kim Foxx moves to block special prosecutor probe in Jussie Smollett case (https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/apr/30/kim-foxx-moves-block-jussie-smollett-case-special-/).

2 dead, 4 injured in University of North Carolina Charlotte shooting; suspected gunman in custody (https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/breaking-shots-reported-near-kennedy-building-at-uncc/944969501).

Finland now creates laws for the cryptocurrency industry (https://www.fxstreet.com/cryptocurrencies/news/finland-now-has-a-law-for-a-cryptocurrency-industry-201904291001).

U.S. youth suicides up after Netflix show, "13 Reasons Why." (http://news.trust.org/item/20190429231128-iqoqz)

Indian Army claims they found yeti footprints (https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/mysterious-footprints-of-mythical-beast-yeti-sighted-claims-indian-army/articleshow/69107428.cms).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2019-05-04 17:36:14
Gaza militants fire 12 rockets into Israel (http://news.trust.org/item/20190504103335-wr8m9).

North Korea holds ‘strike drill’ of rocket launchers, tactical guided weapons (https://www.foxnews.com/world/north-korea-holds-strike-drill-of-rocket-launchers-tactical-guided-weapons-report)...

Local elections in England and Northern Ireland show major Brexit backlash (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/uk-local-elections-results-england-northern-ireland-gains-for-anti-brexit-parties/).

Russia increasing influence on Cuba (https://news.yahoo.com/russias-increasing-influence-cuba-stirs-ghost-cold-war-063958227.html)...

Poland, Hungary, Czech to release oil reserves after Russian pipeline shutdown (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-oil-exports-stocks-idUSKCN1S90Y8).

Vietnamese President Not Seen In Three Weeks (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-48147183)...

Thailand's King Vajiralongkorn crowned (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-48101877).

2 Employees Dead, 2 Still Missing After Silicone Plant Explosion In Waukegan, IL (https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/05/04/3-employees-still-missing-after-silicone-plant-explosion-in-waukegan/).

Plane slides into St. John River in Jacksonville, FL (http://news.trust.org/item/20190504025946-r4z0w).

Peace Arch at Washington-Canada border reopens after explosive fatal crash (https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/peace-arch-at-washington-canada-border-reopens-after-fatal-crash/281-e7b74ffd-4b20-4d5e-81af-17635e9a4bf9).

Historic Flooding Hits Davenport, IA (https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2019/05/02/davenport-flooding-iowa-mississippi-river-higher-than-july-1993-record-crest-quad-cities-rock-island/3652538002/).

Mystery sea opened up during the Antarctic winter. Now, scientists know why. (https://www.foxnews.com/science/mystery-sea-opened-up-during-the-antarctic-winter-now-scientists-know-why)

'Avengers: Endgame' goes for more box office records this weekend (https://www.kptv.com/avengers-endgame-goes-for-more-box-office-records-this-weekend/article_ce2aa960-212e-5817-be12-90155a20ee36.html).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2019-05-06 16:30:28
Israel passed White House intelligence on possible Iran plot (https://www.axios.com/israel-warned-trump-of-possible-iran-plot-bolton-34f25563-c3f3-41ee-a653-9d96b4541984.html).

US sending aircraft carrier to Mideast, citing Iran threats (https://apnews.com/c13d7c2ce4a1429bad83d5482f9193f3).

41 Killed in Fiery Russian Plane Accident (https://abcnews.go.com/International/russian-investigators-racing-determine-moscow-crash-killed-41/story?id=62846304).

Plane Crashes in Mexico, 13 Feared Dead (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6998415/At-14-feared-dead-business-plane-Las-Vegas-crashes-Mexico.html).

Tiger Woods Earns Medal of Freedom Award (https://www.foxnews.com/sports/trump-tiger-woods-presidential-medal-of-freedom).

Royal Family has a baby Boy (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/8787586/meghan-markle-gives-birth-royal-baby/).

Facebook Deleting Millions of Accounts (https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/may/05/facebook-admits-huge-scale-of-fake-news-and-election-interference).

US Army Chooses New Uniform Design, Goes Back In Time (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/to-stand-out-the-army-picks-a-new-uniform-with-a-world-war-ii-look/ar-AAAWewJ).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2019-05-14 16:59:45
Saudi Arabia says its oil pipeline was hit by drones (https://finance.yahoo.com/news/satellite-images-show-oil-tankers-033939658.html).

Yemeni Armed Drones Attack Saudi Oil Pipeline (https://www.usnews.com/news/world-report/articles/2019-05-14/yemeni-armed-drones-attack-saudi-oil-pipeline).

Iran says US playing 'very dangerous game,' risking 'devastating war' (https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/05/14/iran-trump-bolton-dragging-tehran-devastating-and-unnecessary-war/3664144002/).

China Plans To Strike Back at US Tariffs (https://www.newstimes.com/technology/businessinsider/article/Beijing-calls-for-a-people-s-war-against-the-US-13843480.php).

STUDY: Washington State Named Best State To Live In (https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/rankings).

Hackers Hack Every Single WhatsApp User (https://www.thesun.co.uk/tech/9069211/whatsapp-surveillance-cyber-attack-glitch/).

City Officials Worry Homeless Campers are Weakening Sacramento’s Levees (https://fox40.com/2019/05/13/city-officials-worry-homeless-campers-are-weakening-sacramentos-levees/).

Great White Sharks Clustering off Coast of North Carolina (https://www.courier-tribune.com/news/20190510/great-whites-cluster-off-outer-banks)...
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Grapefoot on 2019-05-22 17:07:06
(http://static5.businessinsider.com/image/52c41ae46bb3f7ce0d7479a5-2400/us-coast-guard-arctic.jpg)
The US Coast Guard keeps shipping lanes open in the arctic.  Canada no longer has working large scale ships.

Coast Guard to help reassert US leadership in Arctic (https://apnews.com/c2ab54c78d4e41d0a56ed824ab5731b3).

UK's Theresa May clinging on to power as Cabinet deserts her (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/9126910/brexit-latest-andrea-leadsom-quits-cabinet-theresa-may-clinging-on/).

Philippines’ to forcibly send unwanted garbage back to Canada (https://www.latimes.com/world/la-fg-philippine-canada-garbage-20190522-story.html).

Guaido says Washington DC should help Venezuela keep U.S. refiner Citgo (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-politics-exclusive-idUSKCN1SS2WI).

Amazon rejects facial recognition, climate change proposals (https://komonews.com/news/local/amazon-rejects-facial-recognition-climate-change-proposals).

Comcast is working on an in-home device to track people’s health (https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/21/comcast-working-on-home-health-device-similar-to-amazon-echo.html)...

NASCAR acquires 12 ISC Owned Tracks For Over $2 Billion Dollars (https://www.foxbusiness.com/features/markets-nascar-isc-merger-daytona-talladega).

EU regulator launches probe into Google over data privacy (https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/22/irish-data-privacy-watchdog-to-probe-google-over-potential-gdpr-breach.html).

Ford Cuts 7,000 White Collar Jobs (https://www.nbcnews.com/business/autos/after-laying-7-000-workers-what-s-next-ford-n1008841).

Women's Retailers, Dressbarn Closing All 650 Stores (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/21/business/dressbarn-closing.html).

Sears Presents New Store Concept For Future Stores! (https://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/news/2019/05/21/inside-the-new-store-concept-sears-could-bring-to.html)

The Pentagon finally admits it investigates UFOs (https://nypost.com/2019/05/22/the-pentagon-finally-admits-it-investigates-ufos/).

New waves of violent storms threaten central U.S., Over 60 Tornadoes, widespread flooding (https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2019/05/22/new-waves-violent-storms-threaten-central-us-after-more-than-tornadoes-widespread-flooding/?utm_term=.f04be92d312f).

Canada Pledging $24.5 Million to Fund Research on Cannabis (https://hightimes.com/news/canada-pledging-24-5-million-fund-research-cannabis-health/)...

Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2019-05-23 16:13:40
Massive Tornado Rips Through Missouri State Capital, Jefferson City Direct Hit (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7061433/Tornado-strikes-Jefferson-City-Missouri-causing-catastrophic-damage-state-capital.html).

EF-3 Tornado Destroys Large Parts of Jefferson City, 3 Possible Deaths (https://www.komu.com/news/winds-reached-up-to-160-mph-in-jefferson-city-tornado).

Thersa May Expected To Remain Until After Pres. Trump Visit (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/9135337/theresa-may-set-to-quit-andrea-leadsom-brexit-deal/).

Large Cities In US Not Growing As Fast As In Past (https://abcstlouis.com/news/nation-world/census-big-cities-in-us-arent-growing-like-they-used-to).

Iraq's Christians Population 'close to extinction' (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-48333923).

Snapchat Employees Abused Data Access to Spy on Users (https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/xwnva7/snapchat-employees-abused-data-access-spy-on-users-snaplion).

Facebook Has Removed 3 Million Accounts In 6 Months (https://www.apnews.com/d276ebdec5224398b9d70a6424bdee7b).

102 Year Old Woman suspected of Killing 92 Year Old Neighbor In France (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-48379650).

Botswana lifts ban on elephant hunting (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-48374880).

STUDY:Conservative, Religious, Dog Owners Happier Than Liberal, Progressive, Cat Owners (https://www.thenewamerican.com/culture/item/31977-dog-owners-happier-than-cat-owners-because-dog-owners-are-conservative).

Repair Of Iconic ’60s Era Synthesizer Turns Into An LSD Trip For An Engineer (https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2019/05/21/1960s-rock-music-san-francisco-lsd-buchla-100-synthesizer-grateful-dead/).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2019-05-24 13:59:43
BREAKING: THERESA MAY RESIGNS: "I've done my best." (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/9144415/theresa-may-resigns-brexit-tory-leadership-election/)
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2019-05-31 18:09:00
BREAKING:At least 11 Killed after disgruntled employee opens fire at Virginia Beach municipal center (https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/31/us/virginia-beach-shooting/index.html).


Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2019-06-10 14:25:32
DEVELOPING: Helicopter Crash Lands on New York Skyscraper, Pilot Killed.
 (https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Midtown-Manhattan-Accident-Sixth-Avenue-Midtown-Accident-511081461.html)
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2019-06-14 12:47:16
US Navy Shows Evidence Iranian Navy Blew Up Oil Tankers (https://apnews.com/6a48842e263541a5b3451f0d41dee01a).

Oil tanker attacks echo Persian Gulf's 1980s 'Tanker War' (https://www.newsday.com/news/world/oil-tanker-attacks-echo-persian-gulf-s-1980s-tanker-war-1.32361954).

Confusion on How Tankers Attacked (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/oil-tanker-attacks-gulf-of-oman-tanker-owner-seems-to-dispute-us-account-of-gulf-of-oman-attack-today-2019-06-14/).

Iran Navy Preventing Towing of Sinking Tankers (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-attacks-usa-tugboats/iran-fast-boats-preventing-towing-of-damaged-altair-tanker-source-idUSKCN1TF2AP).

5,200 migrants in ICE custody quarantined for exposure to mumps or chicken pox (https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/14/politics/mumps-chicken-pox-quarantine-ice/index.html).

Saudi Arabia May Legalize Alcohol? (https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/saudis-wonder-if-another-big-taboo-is-about-to-end-1.1273179)

Second Worst Outbreak of Ebola Spreading Through Africa (https://apnews.com/54bbb0ec684e4453a1a635946b4277c7).

'Men in Black' and 'Shaft' to Continue a Summer of Slumping Sequels (https://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=4520).

Flesh-eating plants found feasting on salamanders in North America for first time (https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/pitcher-plants-eating-young-spotted-salamanders-a8958741.html).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2019-06-21 18:26:21
Iran Shoots Down US Drown, Threatens US.  President Trump Calls Off Strike Against Iran, Didn't Want Loss of Life (https://www.foxnews.com/politics/us-called-off-retaliatory-strike-against-iran-in-last-minute-wsj).

US Was Ready To Strike Back At Iran, Decided To Hold Back (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-48714414).

Peacful Protests In Hong Kong Turn To Christian Hymns Against Chinese Take-over (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-48715224).

Philadelphia Oil Refinery Explodes (https://nypost.com/2019/06/21/massive-explosion-at-philadelphia-oil-refinery-reports/).

UK court orders forced abortion for disabled woman, government overreach? (https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/uk-court-orders-forced-abortion-for-disabled-woman-34728)

No Surprise: Google Chrome monitors Everything Users Do Online.... and off (https://www.siliconvalley.com/2019/06/21/google-chrome-has-become-surveillance-software-its-time-to-switch/).

Socialism: Cuba Hungry, Forcing Ration Lines, Eat Rats (https://www.wsj.com/articles/cuba-ration-lines-grow-tense-as-economy-flails-11561109406)...

U.N. Civil Rights Chief Visits Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido (https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2019-06-21/un-rights-chief-bachelet-to-leave-monitors-in-venezuela-after-visit).

Toys ‘R’ Us, Back From the Dead, Will Open U.S. Stores in 2019 (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-06-21/toys-r-us-back-from-the-dead-will-open-u-s-stores-in-2019).

San Francisco moves closer to nation’s 1st e-cigarette ban (https://apnews.com/b4cd0c807dd8464f81f78bb8df863a6f).

Study: People who spend more time outdoors lead more fulfilling lives (https://www.greenwichtime.com/news/article/People-who-spend-more-time-outdoors-lead-more-14025910.php).

New drug to boost women’s sex drive approved in US (https://apnews.com/e05529a07a7942479327843ddfa1896c).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2019-06-30 12:31:03
HISTORY MADE

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48162626431_faca6547b7_b.jpg)

President Donald J. Trump, joined by Chairman of the Workers’ Party of Korea Kim Jong Un, makes history Sunday, June 30, 2019, as he becomes the first sitting U.S. President to step foot on North Korean soil, in his meeting with Chairman Kim Jong Un at the Korean Demilitarized Zone.

History Made (https://www.politico.com/story/2019/06/30/trump-north-korea-kim-jong-un-1390737).

Pres. Trump becomes first sitting US president in history to cross border into North Korea (https://www.cnbc.com/2019/06/30/rtrs-190630-trump-kim-quotes-dmz-eu.html).

10 Steps Into History (https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-am-254c6413-f5de-496a-a572-ae7349350bff.html?chunk=2#story2).

Meeting Between Pres. Trump and Kim Lasts An Hour (https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/trump-kim-jong-un-meet-dmz-n1025041).

US and N. Korea To Begin Nuke Talks Again (https://www.tulsaworld.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/trump-becomes-first-sitting-president-to-step-into-north-korea/article_626ac6c8-a85c-5cc3-9592-426107daaf50.html)

Pope praises Trump-Kim meeting as significant gesture, raises hopes for peace (http://news.trust.org/item/20190630101155-gierd).

Democrats Skeptical of Visit (https://apnews.com/453b88591bbf430db98b487f2aac30b1).

US, China agree to restart trade talks after Trump, Xi meeting (https://thehill.com/policy/finance/450989-us-china-agree-to-restart-trade-talks-after-trump-xi-meeting).

US, Russia to start talks on nuke arms control (https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/us-russia-to-start-talks-on-nuke-arms-control-putin).

Russia plans to tow a nuclear power station to the Arctic (https://edition.cnn.com/2019/06/28/europe/russia-arctic-floating-nuclear-power-station-intl/index.html).

Iran to soon exceed enriched uranium limit under Nuclear Pact (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-nuclear-limit/iran-to-soon-exceed-enriched-uranium-limit-under-nuclear-pact-fars-news-agency-idUSKCN1TU0OU)...

NBA's Collison retires from NBA at 31 to focus on faith (https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/27078092/collison-retires-nba-31-focus-faith).

Ancient palace emerges from drought-hit Iraq reservoir (https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/iraq-palace-drought-scli-intl/index.html).

Chinese dog festival, where people eat dogs (https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/inside-horrors-yulin-dog-festival-17264832).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2019-07-05 17:43:50
6.4 Quake Jolts Southern California (https://www.msn.com/g00/en-us/news/us/your-house-is-gone-ridgecrest-residents-survey-damage-after-powerful-earthquake-jolts-southern-california/ar-AADTBCt?i10c.ua=4&i10c.encReferrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYmluZy5jb20v&i10c.dv=12).

Hundreds of aftershocks follow Ridgecrest earthquake, California's strongest in 20 years (https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2019/07/05/hundreds-aftershocks-follow-california-earthquake/1654878001/).

4.6 and 5.6 magnitude quakes strike off the coast of British Columbia (https://komonews.com/news/local/quakes-hit-off-coast-of-british-columbia).

United States Celebrates Independence Day In Show Of Force (https://www.apnews.com/5fef7761f14f4c65a7de982359b87bd0).

Crowds Cheered and Roared As US President Trump Gives Rousing Fourth of July Speech At DC Mall (https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-producer-president-makes-july-4th-own-show-200916773.html).

Alaska Baking In Record Hot Spell, 90 Degrees In Anchorage! (https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/sweltering-heat-wave-produces-all-time-record-high-in-anchorage-on-independence-day/70008741)

Iran threatens British shipping in retaliation for tanker seizure (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-iran-tanker-idUSKCN1U00S5).

Tunisia bans face veils in public institutions after Islamic bombing (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/07/tunisia-bans-face-veils-public-institutions-bombing-190705132559010.html).

Coco Gauff, 15, Dominates Wimbledon (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7217641/Coco-Gauff-15-makes-debut-Wimbledons-main-court-bids-continue-fairytale-tournament.html).

PETA finds rural Idaho Road name distasteful, asks for a name change (https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/northwest/idaho/article232238047.html).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Grapefoot on 2019-07-06 00:24:11
BREAKING NEWS: Just a day after a July 4 jolt, Southern California is rocked again by an even stronger earthquake

7.1 Magnitude Earthquake Rocks Southern California for 40 Seconds (https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Large-Earthquake-Shakes-for-Up-to-40-Seconds-512288562.html)

Yesterday's 6.4 is now a foreshock, and that 7.1 aftershock has become the main shock." (https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Large-Earthquake-Shakes-for-Up-to-40-Seconds-512288562.html)

Impacts of Quake Still Unknown, Quake Strikes Before Nightfall (https://abc7.com/powerful-71-earthquake-shakes-socal-1-day-after-magnitude-64/5381219/).

Second Major Quake In 24 Hours (https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2019/07/05/6-9-quake-rocks-southern-california/)...

Multiple Injuries, Fires Reported (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7218883/Magnitude-7-1-earthquake-rocks-Southern-California-middle-Los-Angeles-Dodgers-game.html).

New Quake Just 10 Miles from 6.4 Quake on July 4th (https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/earthquake-Los-Angeles-Las-Vegas-7-1-LA-SoCal-mag-14074830.php).

An earthquake larger than 7.1 in the next week? Odds are 8% to 9%, scientists say (https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-huge-earthquake-forecast-southern-california-20190705-story.html)...

West Coast Worried About More Quakes... Washington and Oregon on Alert (https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/earthquake-in-southern-california-raises-concerns-about-the-big-one-in-washington/964267333).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2019-07-23 17:36:35
Quick update: Boris Johnson is the prime minister of the UK now.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Wolfwood on 2019-08-10 13:49:48
Epstein's death was quite mysterious.  Wonder how many movie stars, politicians, and elites made sure he couldn't get to court....
Title: World News
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2019-08-16 10:44:31
It's the 50th anniversary of Woodstock (the epic music festival, not Snoopy's bird pal from Peanuts).   From The Belch Dimension Comics (https://www.freewebs.com/smokingcatcomicsandcollectibles/bdcomish52.htm) #52 (https://www.deviantart.com/haggismccrablice/art/052-Aug-2009-488784466):

(https://previews.dropbox.com/p/thumb/AAjlJRJ9m-ldKSf02tjFHgjWsrixC7EeeJNHlMgySFhUr1_X9xMUy72cwB7NzcZtYI-aq9izMFayApbvNvGiYgnsiZMTVrCBpWIXcAvu66M7nHr0OvHv-9eJjHXRePU8-GCwrAx98emDaSr6GsSKDCpj7XTBl2hDwirEgwGnztYTRqjJBnYhPiyp-8wBHicwhb_9F9CHKUU1Nc5o1-Op1NEAK0R7RvZZeqCC23dCenlJRAG7eYaGDgDGwY9yIVIes4o_5y5mH6opNov2zorE3yFanhkI2v9uP55OrTrxRIOT9sr-qVHWvFwxevvjLhF32cHHQ8egynqX_LKtNuKEQCDY/p.jpeg?fv_content=true&size_mode=5)

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

(https://previews.dropbox.com/p/thumb/AAjXOFv-iY9PrGHaQ8-1sGsOJOz7qIpkqEQrkD4PYNNQSAfwwn3SbQnjhjB1RdUDqR1BBbQFz5ks1vRoojrGbGmwMdmPje0yGmcy4V8km_r_0E56ehHnMyaoZyY2EZ8mnPD57OCwwrqg5RcSCQqEJwrqxu2ZtNXvq-corsKMVpugdPmN-R-TJ8YDeihfRMj90dJ_wvVr4TBwqWEjpSwJZPw-IWQIuQ0AoI0rqxcmRXEmkLYzaMrWHOel-7IHSTW4vp1fB0hoDXBZO9tOwf7uhCEr3fbyFef0Ip0CibOpXseVOMYRKN4snxl0iUHNMmIlFjn1vGEiPNbSvINecboo_1S2/p.jpeg?size=1600x1200&size_mode=3)


This issue was released a whole decade ago.   Boy, how time flies.    ;p
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2019-08-16 14:03:20
Woodstock was also cancelled for it's 50th anniversary this year. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2019-09-24 17:34:56
Conservatives take lead in Canadian Election (https://news.yahoo.com/conservatives-lead-canada-election-polls-200234461.html).

PM Trudeau Caught In Another Scandal, Brownface... (https://in.news.yahoo.com/canadian-pm-justin-trudeau-deeply-061850554.html)

Justin Trudeau, Identity Politics Hypocrite (https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/09/justin-trudeau-identity-politics-hypocrite/)...

Canada's Liberal Party and Trudeau Ensnared In Corruption and Scandals (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/04/world/canada/trudeau-scandal-SNC-Lavalin.html).

Environmentalists Using Angry Children To Spread Message (https://news.yahoo.com/greta-thunberg-un-climate-speech-how-dare-you-151148559.html).

Riots Continue In France (https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1181059/paris-riots-climate-change-protests-police-greta-thunberg-extinction-rebellion).

At Least 40 Killed in Hospital By Islamic Terrorists In Afghanistan (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/09/killed-car-bomb-attack-afghan-province-zabul-190919042138106.html).

UK's Thomas Cook Travel Collapses Suddenly (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-49807954).

Storming of secretive Area 51 to 'see aliens' fails to materialize (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-49774816).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2019-11-13 20:21:21
Facebook App Turning On People's Camera's Without Permission (https://metro.co.uk/2019/11/13/facebook-app-quietly-turning-peoples-cameras-freaking-11088107/)...

UK Scientist To Become World's First Cyborg (https://www.mirror.co.uk/tech/terminally-ill-scientist-completes-transformation-20871943).

Venice See's Second Worst Flooding In 100 Years (https://apnews.com/2e212a874a064ce4af63dc3ffda0258e).

Death toll surges as Israel-Gaza violence enters third day (https://news.yahoo.com/deadly-israel-gaza-escalation-rages-second-day-113541641.html)...

Three Mysterious Objects Seen Falling From The Sky Over Las Vegas (https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/weird-news/mystery-three-objects-fall-sky-20873143).

Disney+ surpasses 10 million sign-ups since launch (https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/13/disney-surpasses-10-million-sign-ups-since-launch.html).

Netflix May Lose 10 Million Subscribers Next Year... (https://www.ibtimes.com/netflix-vs-disney-plus-service-lose-10m-subscribers-next-year-analyst-warns-2865004)

President Trump and Turkey's President Erdogan Meet In DC (https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-welcomes-turkeys-erdogan-to-white-house-offers-thanks-for-tentative-cease-fire-in-northern-syria/2019/11/13/b08698fc-0628-11ea-b17d-8b867891d39d_story.html).

Pro-Democracy Protests Continue In Hong Kong (https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/hong-kong-endures-transit-disruptions-violence-66995742).

Guaido Supporters End Standoff At Venezuela Embassy In Brazil (https://www.ibtimes.com/guaido-supporters-end-standoff-venezuela-embassy-brazil-2865401).

Bolivia’s Interim Leader Pledges to ‘Reconstruct Democracy’ (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/13/world/americas/bolivia-morales-news.html).

Chile locked in dispute over who will draft new constitution (https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/chile-locked-dispute-draft-constitution-66990809).

Johnson & Johnson's Ebola Vaccine Approved! (https://www.bbc.com/news/health-50315970).

Islamic Group Kills School Children in Afghanistan (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/02/schoolchildren-killed-by-roadside-bomb-in-afghanistan).

Germany On Cusp Of Recession (https://www.ibtimes.com/germany-cusp-recession-headwinds-grow-2865809)...

New Tesla Auto Plant To Be In Germany.  Germany Officials Praise Decision (https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/musk-tesla-build-factory-berlin-66964803).

UK's Boris Johnson Criticized For Slow Response To UK Floods (https://www.msn.com/en-nz/news/world/boris-johnson-refuses-to-apologise-for-slow-response-to-england-floods/ar-BBWIePn?li=BBSVbAt).

Boris Johnson Pushes Electric Automobiles For UK After Brexit Deal Reached (https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/boris-johnson-s-boost-for-electric-cars-aims-to-recharge-economy-after-brexit-g5vkqpms2).

Fewer People Becoming Citizens In Canada.  Study Reveals Why (https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/new-statistics-canada-study-suggests-decline-in-citizenship-rate-tied-to-income/ar-BBWI0Y8).

North Korea issues warning over US-South Korea drills (https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/north-korea-issues-warning-over-us-south-korea-drills/2019/11/13/4752bf12-061b-11ea-9118-25d6bd37dfb1_story.html).

New Zealand to hold referendum on euthanasia (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-50408033)...
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Darrin on 2019-11-13 21:34:37
South America has a lot of stuff happening right now.  So many country's fighting against unrest. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2019-11-19 15:46:54
US and Australian hostages freed in Taliban prisoner swap (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-50471186).

India’s Updated Political Map Sparks Controversy in Nepal (https://thediplomat.com/2019/11/indias-updated-political-map-sparks-controversy-in-nepal/)...

Thousands Continue To Protest In Chile (https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-latin-america-50479338/chile-protests-thousands-clash-with-police).

A million Chileans march in Santiago to protest (https://santiagotimes.cl/2019/10/26/a-million-chileans-march-in-santiago-to-protest-inequality/)...

Evo Morales steps down as Bolivian president following ‘electoral fraud’ (https://santiagotimes.cl/2019/11/11/evo-morales-steps-down-as-bolivian-president-following-electoral-fraud/).

Myanmar Reveals New Amphibious Ship, Wants To Take Maritime Security Seriously In Region (https://thediplomat.com/2019/11/what-myanmars-new-amphibious-ship-says-about-its-naval-ambitions/).

At least 106 protestors killed in Iran during unrest (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-gasoline-protests-amnesty/at-least-106-protestors-killed-in-iran-during-unrest-amnesty-international-idUSKBN1XT266).

Iran has a growing problem in Iraq (https://www.businessinsider.com/iraqs-nationalistic-protests-present-a-tricky-test-for-iran-2019-11)...

Canada See's Slow Economic Growth (https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2019/11/19/slow-economic-growth-bad-for-canadas-foreign-policy-goals-experts-say.html)...

FBI expands data center in eastern Idaho (https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/nov/18/fbi-expands-data-center-in-eastern-idaho/).

South Dakota Reveals 'Meth.  We're On It' campaign (https://adage.com/article/news/south-dakotas-weird-anti-drug-campaign-goes-viral-plus-kylie-jenners-coty-deal-and-chick-fil-pivot/2216941).

Every butterfly in the United States and Canada now has a genome sequence (https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-03521-4?sf224004582=1).

First Full Map Of Titan Revealed by NASA (https://www.newscientist.com/article/2223633-we-have-the-first-full-map-of-the-weird-surface-features-of-titan/)!

The Weird Plumes of Jupiter's Moon Europa Are Spewing Water Vapor (https://www.space.com/jupiter-moon-europa-water-vapor-confirmed.html).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2019-11-21 20:30:11
Prince Andrew Takes Leave From Royal Duties After Ties To Epstein Boils Over (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/10389442/queen-prince-andrew-royal-duties/).

Netanyahu charged in corruption cases, does not have to resign (http://news.trust.org/item/20191121170000-t5eia).

New Pacific Island Nation Could Be Born Very Soon, Dependent on Referendum (https://finance.yahoo.com/news/pacific-island-referendum-could-world-210000097.html).

PUTIN: five men killed in huge explosion in northern Russia that caused sudden radiation spike died trying to create a weapon that ‘has no equal in the world’ (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7712261/Putin-says-dead-scientists-died-trying-create-weapon-no-equal-world.html)...

SURVEY: One in Four Europeans Holds Anti-Semitic Views, Sharp Increase From 2015, Three Times Higher Among Muslim Europeans (https://www.wsj.com/articles/one-in-four-europeans-holds-anti-semitic-views-survey-shows-11574339097).

Iranian Government Shuts Down Nation's Internet (https://apnews.com/adbef9e66f3d4911b7486f84a090d292)...

Sacha Baron Cohen: Facebook, Google, YouTube and Twitter are ‘the greatest propaganda machine in history’ for hate groups (https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/21/sacha-baron-cohen-rips-on-facebook-and-big-tech-for-sowing-hate.html)...

Chinese state media denies torture of ex-UK consulate staff (https://trc.taboola.com/associatedpress-apnews/log/3/click?pi=%2Fadbef9e66f3d4911b7486f84a090d292&ri=bb75a3aa09b5001ad034d43d4cc19741&sd=v2_facad3c83d4371cbe36544ff16083e5d_e4131e40-77f0-4a8c-bc81-ca20d2041864-tuct173df6d_1574396484_1574396484_CIgBEInqPxiktN-K6S0gASgEMOEBOJGkDkDb7Q9Ih6wXULMGWABgxwE&ui=e4131e40-77f0-4a8c-bc81-ca20d2041864-tuct173df6d&it=text&ii=1193341908047468224&pt=text&li=rbox-t2m&sig=df54ec5336bdcfc660fa32c8c1d4d99eeb31ede8f494&url=https%3A%2F%2Fapnews.com%2F3c1ee5e25a0a4814a90746d83f2293f7&vi=1574396484132&r=13&tvi2=1319&lti=deflated&ppb=CIYC&cpb=EhIyMDE5MTEyMC04LVJFTEVBU0UYyCUgnP__________ASoZY2gudGFib29sYXN5bmRpY2F0aW9uLmNvbTIId2F0ZXI4OTY4gPDNygRAkaQOSNvtD1CHrBdYswZjCNIDEOAGGAhkYwj3__________8BEPf__________wEYCWRjCJsFEKcKGAJk).

Handful of Hong Kong Protesters Surrender as University Siege Staggers On (https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2019-11-21/handful-of-hong-kong-protesters-surrender-as-university-siege-staggers-on)...

US Buying From Vietnam More As Chinese Imports Shrink (https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/22/vietnam-exporting-more-to-us-but-still-isnt-a-full-china-substitute.html).

US Gives Another Ship To Vietnam To Help Patrol Seas Bordering China (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-vietnam-usa-military-idUSKBN1XU0UP)...

Science Can Explain Why Some Songs Are Universal (https://www.wsj.com/articles/science-can-explain-why-some-songs-are-universal-11574362801).

Bumble Bee Foods files for bankruptcy (https://www.msn.com/en-us/finance/companies/bumble-bee-foods-files-for-bankruptcy-plans-to-sell-assets-to-taiwan-company-for-24925-million/ar-BBX9b5G)...

China Threatens 'Profound disaster' for Taiwan Vice Presidential Candidates Pro-Independence Comments (https://www.newsweek.com/china-threatens-profound-disaster-taiwan-after-vice-presidential-candidates-pro-independence-1473217).

French economy showing momentum compared to Germany (https://www.cnbc.com/video/2019/11/21/french-economy-showing-momentum-comoared-to-germany-strategist.html).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Rainberry on 2019-11-22 22:04:06
Prince Andrew knows what he did.... So does Bill Clinton and many other high profile people who haven't been outed yet being tied to Epstein.  It's sick.
Title: World News
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2019-11-25 12:37:57

South Dakota Reveals 'Meth.  We're On It' campaign (https://adage.com/article/news/south-dakotas-weird-anti-drug-campaign-goes-viral-plus-kylie-jenners-coty-deal-and-chick-fil-pivot/2216941).

Sounds like a joke you'd see on The Benny Hill Show. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Rainberry on 2019-11-25 13:21:47
Sounds like a successful campaign because everyone is talking about it.  It went beyond the borders of South Dakota and made everyone talk about the drug abuse issue. Good job on SD and their ad team.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2019-11-29 15:21:03
Recently Released Convicted Islamic Terrorist Goes On Terror Attack, Kills Two In London (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/10450979/london-bridge-police-breaking-live/).

Stabbing Spree Kills Two On London Bridge, Police Shoot And Kill Attacker (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7740295/Knife-attacker-shot-dead-London-Bridge-known-police-security-sources-reveal.html).

Possible Terrorist Attack In Netherlands, Shoppers Stabbed On Black Friday, Suspect Still On the Loose (https://www.nbcnews.com/video/shoppers-run-in-panic-during-knife-attack-in-the-hague-netherlands-74261061629).

At Least Three Stabbed In The Hague (https://www.foxnews.com/world/netherlands-stabbing-incident-multiple-victims).

Three Shoppers Stabbed In Seattle, Suspect In Custody (https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/09/us/downtown-seattle-stabbing/index.html).

Iraqi prime minister says he will resign amid deadly protests (https://www.foxnews.com/world/iraqi-prime-minister-says-he-will-resign-amid-deadly-protests).

Over 400 Killed In Iraqi Government Protests (http://news.trust.org/item/20191129144456-oo1t0).

US shoppers stay away from stores, spend online as Black Friday begins (https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/29/us-shoppers-stay-away-from-stores-spend-online-as-black-friday-begins.html).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2019-12-04 15:55:19
Black Friday 2019 Sales Breaks Records With $7.4B] Cyber Monday Expected To Hit $9.4B (https://www.ibtimes.com/black-friday-2019-sales-breaks-records-74b-cyber-monday-expected-hit-94b-2877032).

Canada's Trudeau Caught In Hot Mic Moment Jabbing At US President (https://www.ibtimes.com/after-hot-mic-gaffe-trudeau-trump-revive-feud-2879181).

Leaders Make New Agreements at NATO Summit (https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/nato-summit-declaration-67491494).

UK PM Johnson hails 'solidarity' after NATO Summit (https://www.bbc.com/news/election-2019-50653296).

What Does It Mean? North Korean leader rides up Mount Paektu on white stallion (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-50655693)...

Germany Says Russia Is Suspected in Berlin Assassination of Chechen Separatist Leader (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/04/world/europe/germany-assassination-russia.html).

Iranian missile parts headed to Yemen captured by US Navy (https://www.foxnews.com/world/iran-missile-parts-yemen-captured-navy-warship).

At Least 629 Pakistani girls sold as brides to Chinese officials (https://www.foxnews.com/world/pakistan-girls-sold-bride-china-report).

Swastikas sprayed on more than 100 graves in Jewish cemetery in France (https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/04/europe/france-jewish-cemetery-swastikas-intl/index.html).

Cartel Shootout In Northern Mexico Kills 22 People (https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/01/americas/mexico-fourteen-killed-shootout/index.html).

Islamic Extremists Kill 14 In Christian Church In Burkina Faso (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7745151/14-church-goers-massacred-eastern-Burkina-Faso.html).

Islamic Fighters Kill Fourteen Villagers, Bringing the Total To over 100 Killed By Islamic Group In Congo Region (https://kfgo.com/news/articles/2019/dec/01/suspected-islamist-rebels-kill-14-in-eastern-congo-local-authorities/962457/?refer-section=world).

FCA and PSA Leaders Discuss Automotive Merger and Friendship (https://www.autonews.com/video/autonews-now-psa-fca-leaders-discuss-merger-friendship).

Nissan Closing Operations For 2 Days In January To Save Money, Brand Struggling (https://www.msn.com/g00/en-us/autos/news/nissan-closing-us-operations-for-2-days-in-january-to-save-money/ar-BBXLQjv?li=AA8jR2&i10c.ua=4&i10c.encReferrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYmluZy5jb20v)...
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2019-12-08 17:21:35
Saudi Gunman Goes On Shooting Spree At US Naval Base In Floor, Being Ruled Terrorism (https://apnews.com/8aef6b09fe84ba7f5ee1d0b00e7d1b0a).

Saudi Serviceman Held "mass-shooting video party" night before with fellow Saudi's (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7768107/FBI-hunt-missing-Saudi-soldiers-Pensacola-Naval-base-shooting.html)...

Saudi Shooter 'Radicalized Islamic Terrorist' (https://news.yahoo.com/calls-halt-saudi-military-training-us-attack-175752458.html).

Britain Gears Up for Its Most Divisive Election in Decades (https://www.wsj.com/articles/britain-gears-up-for-its-most-divisive-election-in-decades-11575814301).

Finland's New Prime Minister The Youngest In The World At 34 (https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/new-finland-prime-minister-sanna-21053251).

Mexico’s Polarizing President Presides Over Rising Violence, Flailing Economy (https://www.wsj.com/articles/mexicos-polarizing-president-presides-over-rising-violence-flailing-economy-11575695721)...

Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro, Once Thought Ripe for Ouster, Looks Firmly in Place (https://www.wsj.com/articles/venezuelas-nicolas-maduro-once-thought-ripe-for-ouster-looks-firmly-in-place-11575801000)...

Students keep driving protests demanding change in Chile (https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/students-driving-protests-demanding-change-chile-67574609)...

Hong Kong unrest hits 6-month milestone, protesters’ demands see little response from government (https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/08/hong-kong-protests-5-demands-see-little-response-from-city-government.html).

Canada backs anti-Israel UN resolution (https://www.foxnews.com/politics/haley-suggests-canada-made-deal-with-devil)...

Canada plans to store nuclear waste near Lake Huron in environmentally sensitive area? (https://www.chicagotribune.com/midwest/ct-lake-huron-nuclear-waste-20191208-7swbertipjf53dn7f6kn653t7i-story.html)

Riots Cripple French Transport and Economy (https://news.yahoo.com/frances-macron-hold-meeting-pensions-strike-bites-060132547.html).

Private Tests Reveal Much Canada's Drinking Water More Polluted Than Flint Michigan's, High Levels of Lead (https://globalnews.ca/news/6125107/lead-levels-5-canadian-cities-flint-tainted-water/).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2019-12-12 20:34:50
(https://i.imgur.com/Og6kp4G.jpg)
(Conservative Party Leader Boris Johnson on election night)

Boris Johnson wins in a blowout! (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/10541284/election-exit-poll-boris-johnson-on-course-for-a-majority-as-polls-predict-tory-win/)

Conservatives Win Huge In UK, Possibly Record Number of Seats.  Labour Party Loses Huge. (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7786809/Exit-poll-shows-Boris-Johnson-track-WIN-crucial-election.html)

UK Votes For Brexit In Landslide (https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/uk-parliamentary-election-brexit/2188185/).

Boris Johnson claims ‘powerful new mandate’ for Brexit (https://apnews.com/0980b30ccff3be31ca82d99072bfeb73).

Corbyn Most Unpopular Opposition Leader In Generation, Plans To Leave After Labour Party's Historic Losses (https://news.yahoo.com/britain-votes-pivotal-brexit-election-193917058.html).

U.S., China strike partial trade deal that cuts tariffs (https://www.politico.com/news/2019/12/12/us-and-china-reach-partial-trade-deal-084028).

Jewish prayer has returned to the Temple Mount. (https://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/Jewish-prayer-has-returned-to-the-Temple-Mount-exclusive-610781)

Jersey City Shooting At Jewish Grocer Being Investigated As Terrorism (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jersey-city-shooting-manifesto-style-document-found-in-shooters-u-haul-2019-12-12/).

Recovery Efforts Continue In New Zealand After Volcano Blast (https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12293118).

ISIS Claims Responsibility In Attack That Kills At Least 71 In Niger (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-50764991).

Indian military deployed and internet shut down as protests rage against citizenship bill (https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/12/asia/india-shutdown-citizenship-bill-intl-hnk/index.html)...

Major fire breaks out on Russian aircraft carrier (https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/major-fire-breaks-out-unlucky-russian-aircraft-carrier-n1100541).

US warns North Korea of consequences of missile test 'Christmas gift’ (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/12/us-warns-north-korea-of-consequences-of-missile-test-christmas-gift).

EU agrees on carbon neutrality by 2050, Poland exempt (https://www.france24.com/en/20191213-european-union-brussels-carbon-neutral-green-deal-2050-poland-climate-change).

Libyan Commander Haftar orders forces to advance on Tripoli in ‘final battle’ (https://www.france24.com/en/20191212-libya-commander-haftar-tripoli-battle-egypt-uae-russia).

Bolivia's Morales Arrives In Argentina To Seek Asylum (https://www.ibtimes.com/morales-arrives-argentina-seek-asylum-2884645).

Deepest point on land found in Antarctica (https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-50753113).

World's oldest artwork uncovered in Indonesian cave (https://news.yahoo.com/worlds-oldest-artwork-uncovered-indonesian-cave-study-045531034.html).

NFL's Goodell, we've 'moved on' from Kaepernick (https://www.foxnews.com/sports/nfl-has-moved-on-from-kaepernick-roger-goodell-says).

Millennials are spending more on almost every vice (https://news.yahoo.com/the-surprising-amount-lowest-earners-spend-on-vices-050244627.html)...

Facebook wants to integrate Instagram and Whatsapp. (https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/facebook-wants-integrate-instagram-whatsapp-u-s-government-may-try-n1101146)
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2020-01-08 18:39:04
US military had advance warning of Iranian ballistic missile attack (https://www.foxnews.com/world/us-military-iran-iraq-missile-attack-warning-officials).

Iran and US Stand Down As Tensions Cool (https://edition.cnn.com/2020/01/08/politics/standing-down-trump-iran-retaliation-strike/index.html).

Puerto Rico slowly brings back electricity after powerful earthquake, 500 quakes in 10 days (http://news.trust.org/item/20200108102705-whjbu).

Australia issues new evacuation alerts as monster bushfires regenerate (http://news.trust.org/item/20200108234446-pyc00).

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle quit as senior royals, will become ‘financially independent’ and ‘didn’t tell Queen’ (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/10700782/prince-harry-meghan-markle-moving-canada/).

Israel unveils breakthrough laser to intercept missiles, aerial threats (https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Israels-Defense-Ministry-announces-breakthrough-in-laser-technology-613568).

New Virus Discovered by Chinese Scientists Investigating Pneumonia Outbreak (https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-virus-discovered-by-chinese-scientists-investigating-pneumonia-outbreak-11578485668)...

U.S. Cancer Death Rate Drops by Largest Amount on Record (https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-cancer-death-rate-drops-by-largest-amount-on-record-11578484809)!

 Katzenberg unveils new mobile tv format, short episodes (https://news.yahoo.com/quibi-hopes-quick-bite-tv-smartphones-wins-viewers-215314674.html).

176 Dead In Ukrainian Airlines Plane Crash In Iran... Reasons Unknown.  Iran Will Not Share Data (https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/01/08/176-people-died-ukrainian-plane-crash-iran-here-are-some-their-stories/).

Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2020-01-11 10:38:58
BREAKING NEWS:Iran Shoots Ukrainian Airlines Passenger Plane Out Of The Sky (https://apnews.com/21f4a92a2dfbc38581719664bdf6f38e).

Iran says it shot down Ukrainian plane in 'disastrous mistake.' 176 Killed (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-crash/iran-says-military-shot-down-plane-in-error-after-denial-drew-scrutiny-abroad-idUSKCN1ZA04Y).

Ukraine demands punishment for Iran plane downing (https://news.yahoo.com/ukraine-demands-punishment-compensation-airliner-downed-iran-082828600.html).

Iran Lied, Denied For Days (https://apnews.com/ef423e4deec0ec35442d39c21474d7f7)...

Iranian protesters demand Khamenei quit over plane downing (https://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/Iran-News/Iranian-protesters-demand-Khamenei-quits-over-plane-downing-613857).

Iran's handling of plane disaster sparks new challenge to rulers (http://news.trust.org/item/20200111165001-pawh6).

'Death to liars!' Iranian protesters in Tehran turn against regime and demand the Ayatollah RESIGN after country's military admits it shot down passenger plane full of its own citizens (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7876363/Iranian-protesters-Tehran-turn-against-regime-military-admits-shooting-plane.html).

US and Ukraine Was Right About Iran Shooting Down Plane (http://'Death to liars!' Iranian protesters in Tehran turn against regime and demand the Ayatollah RESIGN after country's military admits it shot down passenger plane full of its own citizens).

White House considering dramatic expansion of travel ban (https://apnews.com/753968e412fab06e6fb8180e7ac98d47).

Magnitude 5.9 shock rocks quake-stunned Puerto Rico (https://apnews.com/fd6b234395379a876bddc74e1b882d43).

Will Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Pursue Hollywood Deals After ‘Step Back’ From Royal Duties? (https://www.thewrap.com/meghan-markle-prince-harry-hollywood-deals-after-royal-duties/).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2020-01-15 20:33:01
President Trump and China sign 'Phase One' trade agreement (https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/01/15/trump-sign-china-trade-deal-details-remain-mystery/4434592002/).

Russian government resigns after President Putin’s state-of-the-nation address proposes changes to the constitution allowing him to remain in power... (https://www.rt.com/russia/478340-government-resigns-russia-putin-medvedev/).

Shock as Putin names new PM, lays out constitutional reforms (https://news.yahoo.com/russian-govt-shock-resignation-putin-calls-reforms-144841748.html).

Russia's cabinet resigns and it's all part of Putin's plan (https://news.yahoo.com/russias-cabinet-resigns-part-putins-021150050.html)...

Russia's 'New' Tactics Promise to Make Russian Tanks Unstoppable (https://news.yahoo.com/russias-tactics-promise-russian-tanks-210000032.html)...

One Dead, One Injured Following Shooting at Magistrates' Court in Novokuznetsk, Russia (https://sputniknews.com/russia/202001161078049584-one-dead-one-injured-following-shooting-at-magistrates-court-in-russias-novokuznetsk/).

NYPD Officer Randomly Smashed in Face With Bike Chain in Manhattan Subway Station (https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/police-search-for-man-who-randomly-threw-metal-chain-at-off-duty-officers-face-in-subway/2260028/).

Study: Even when sober, frequent marijuana users are dangerous drivers (https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/even-when-sober-frequent-marijuana-users-are-worse-drivers-report-n1115681)...

Study: Women prefer men with beards as they're seen as more 'dominant and attractive'... but.... (https://www.dailystar.co.uk/love-sex/women-prefer-men-beards-theyre-21284152).

Film Execs: Next Bond Can't Be A Woman (https://variety.com/2020/film/features/james-bond-no-time-to-die-barbara-broccoli-michael-wilson-1203466601/).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2020-01-29 21:26:59
Pres. Trump Signs Huge USMCA Deal, Revamping North American Trade Deals (https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/01/29/trump-usmca/)

Trump Signs USMCA, Sealing Largest Political Win With Bipartisan Deal (https://www.msn.com/en-us/finance/markets/trump-signs-usmca-sealing-political-win-with-bipartisan-deal/ar-BBZqTSR).

President Trump launches task force to monitor coronavirus (https://adorkabletwilightandfriends.tumblr.com/post/190534028563/adorkable-twilight-friends-like-old-friends).

U.S. life expectancy increases (https://news.yahoo.com/u-life-expectancy-increases-first-050112755.html)!

Americans returning from China being held at California air base under quarantine to be monitored before release (https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-01-29/coronavirus-outbreak-americans-returning-from-china-being-held-at-california-air-base).

Airlines Suspending Flights From China Leaving Tourists Stranded (https://www.caixinglobal.com/2020-01-29/singapore-uk-airlines-suspend-china-routes-as-coronavirus-outbreak-grows-101509389.html).

Pres. Trump Reveals Two-State Middle East Plane For Israel and Palestine.  Israel Praises Plane, Palestinian Leaders Hate It (https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-middle-east-peace-plan-includes-two-state-solution-tunnel-to-connect-west-bank-and-gaza-strip).

Democrats Wavering, 3 Dems May Side With Republicans On Impeachment Votes (https://trc.taboola.com/associatedpress-apnews/log/3/click?pi=%2F5cf79ce25a24987ee268e78aeb96c23b&ri=c7120b2c4708c5cad03df8b94614626e&sd=v2_f7fe72f61a35a5ca6b9149f05f92c81b_e4131e40-77f0-4a8c-bc81-ca20d2041864-tuct173df6d_1580360763_1580360763_CNawjgYQieo_GP6Q3qb_LSABKAQw4QE4kaQOQNvtD0j5xHlQswZYAGDdAg&ui=e4131e40-77f0-4a8c-bc81-ca20d2041864-tuct173df6d&it=text&ii=5545779234321948200&pt=text&li=rbox-t2m&sig=83739f8d263a90280be3906f63b5c6d6856a1fb66e90&url=https%3A%2F%2Fapnews.com%2F1b52fe3e7b9b84db1364896fcba703de&vi=1580360763518&r=10&lti=deflated&ppb=CHE&cpb=EhMyMDIwMDEyOC0xMS1SRUxFQVNFGMglIJz__________wEqGWNoLnRhYm9vbGFzeW5kaWNhdGlvbi5jb20yCHdhdGVyODI1OIDwzcoEQJGkDkjb7Q9Q-cR5WLMGYwjSAxDgBhgIZGMIqgcQlgwYC2RjCPQHEOQMGA5k).

Washington State senators introduce ‘basic income’ pilot program (https://www.kxly.com/washington-state-senators-introduce-basic-income-pilot-program/)...

Magnitude 7.7 Quake Hits Near Cuba (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-01-28/magnitude-7-7-earthquake-hits-near-cuba-miami-offices-evacuated)...

Prince Andrew 'ignored' letter sent to his home from one of Jeffrey Epstein's victims, who begged him to speak to the FBI 'in the interests of justice' (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7939883/Prince-Andrew-ignored-letter-sent-home-one-Jeffrey-Epsteins-victims.html).

Scientists discover four new species of sharks that walk (https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/23/world/walking-sharks-recently-evolved-scn-trnd/index.html).

Scientists discover 'why stress turns hair white' (https://www.bbc.com/news/health-51208972).

Wife of Google Whistleblower Killed In I-15 Crash (https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/wife-of-google-whistleblower-killed-in-i-15-crash/2236690/)...
Title: Whirled News
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2020-02-04 11:57:50
Scientists discover four new species of sharks that walk (https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/23/world/walking-sharks-recently-evolved-scn-trnd/index.html).

Hm, yes.  I saw one of those walking sharks on TV as a kid some years ago. It was in the company of a dapper derby-wearing catfish.

(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/BsO90-VtcSE/hqdefault.jpg)

Scientists are now looking into reports of the sighting of a green aardvark (https://kevinmccorrytv.ca/antl.jpg).   :nervoussmile:
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2020-02-04 16:37:06
President To Address The Nation in State of the Union Tonight (https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-state-of-the-union-setbacks-successes-address-congress).

Boris Johnson outlines post-Brexit trade deal (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-terms-factbox-idUSKBN1ZX1QE).

Nationalists in Rome cheer Brexit (https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/nationalists-rome-cheer-brexit-honor-pope-john-paul-68749018).

Coronavirus Currently Being Well Controlled In US (https://www.foxnews.com/health/past-outbreaks-shaped-coronavirus-response-us).

Coronavirus: How are different countries responding to the outbreak? (https://www.foxnews.com/health/coronavirus-countries-responding-outbreak)

Hong Kong Reports Its First Coronavirus Death as Outbreak Widens In China (https://dnyuz.com/2020/02/04/hong-kong-reports-its-first-coronavirus-death-as-outbreak-widens/).

Chinese Government To Monitor Citizens For Virus With Electronic Devices... (https://coconuts.co/hongkong/news/govt-unveils-new-electronic-tags-for-people-under-wuhan-coronavirus-home-quarantine/)

A Chinese doctor who was one of the first to warn about coronavirus, got detained by Chinese Government - and infected (https://www.greenwichtime.com/news/article/A-Chinese-doctor-was-one-of-the-first-to-warn-15028767.php).

Chinese Government Arresting Citizens Filming Hundreds of Coronavirus Bodybags (https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/man-arrested-after-filming-body-21419286).

'Death' smog over Wuhan confirms China is burning coronavirus bodies (https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/fears-thick-death-smog-over-21426098)...

Tesla Stock Skyrockets, American Economy Roars (https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/04/tesla-stock-surging-yet-again-tsla-jumps-past-800-in-early-trading.html).

Big Tech’s runaway growth widens the gap tween the haves and have-nots of business (https://www.seattletimes.com/business/technology/big-techs-runaway-growth-widens-the-gap-tween-the-haves-and-have-nots-of-business/)...

Google says it 'accidentally' sent some users’ private videos to strangers (https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/04/google-accidentally-sent-some-users-private-videos-to-strangers.html)...

Hummer Returning As a EV GMC pickup (https://www.businessinsider.com/first-look-at-gmcs-electric-hummer-comes-during-super-bowl-ad-2020-1).

Unknown Discs Multiply In The Sky Over Russia (https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/weird-news/bizarre-moment-two-disc-shaped-21428429).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2020-02-10 15:41:48
Chinese Government May Not Be Giving Truthful Numbers On The Coronavirus (https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/02/10/coronavirus-40-000-cases-may-tip-iceberg-death-toll-nears-1-000/4711497002/)...

Chinese Government Doing Mass Arrests Of Possible Coronavirus Citizens (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7980883/Video-shows-officials-protective-suits-dragging-suspected-coronavirus-carriers-homes.html).

President Xi Does Rare Visit of Chinese Hospital (https://news.yahoo.com/china-stutters-back-virus-deaths-soar-022547215.html)...

Two Medics Test Positive For Coronavirus in UK (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/10903354/coronavirus-gp-practice-brighton/)...

Coronvirus Infecting Entire Cruise Ship In Japan, Now 136 Infected (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7986227/Number-coronavirus-cases-board-Yokohamas-quarantined-cruise-ship-DOUBLES-130-overnight.html).

Coronavirus Growing In Canada, Now Seven Confirmed Cases (https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/08/coronavirus-live-updates-us-citizen-dies-in-wuhan.html).

Vietnam culls tens of thousands birds to contain H5N6 outbreak (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-vietnam-birdflu/vietnam-culls-tens-of-thousands-birds-to-contain-h5n6-outbreak-idUSKBN204150)...

Anti-Putin Blogger Murdered (https://www.the-sun.com/news/376364/anti-putin-blogger-has-his-throat-slit-in-a-hotel-room-after-vocally-opposing-the-russian-president/).

Russia Jailing Protesters Up To 18 Years (http://news.trust.org/item/20200210105344-i9283).

Chinese Government Hackers Charged With Massive Equifax Hack (https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2020/02/10/chinese-government-hackers-charged-with-massive-equifax-hack/).

Flooding Hits Australia (https://mashable.com/article/australia-flooding-bushfire-sign-photo/).

Queen ‘upset’ as favourite grandson Peter Phillips separates from wife Autumn after 12 years of marriage (https://www.the-sun.com/news/384672/queen-upset-as-favourite-grandson-peter-phillips-separates-from-wife-autumn/).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2020-02-22 18:02:54
18 American Diamond Princess evacuees have now tested positive for coronavirus (https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/cruises/2020/02/21/coronavirus-diamond-princess-cruise-evacuees-test-positive-nebraska/4829248002/?utm_source=knewz)...

Japanese Prime Minister Abe Under Increasing Fire for Handling of Coronavirus-Stricken Cruise (https://time.com/5788537/japan-shinzo-abe-coronavirus-cruise/?utm_source=knewz).

President Trump furious Americans infected with coronavirus flew back to US without government permission (https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-furious-americans-infected-with-coronavirus-flew-back-in-u-s-without-his-permission-report?utm_source=knewz).

Coronavirus Spreads Like A Fire In South Korea (https://www.businessinsider.com/shincheonji-church-cult-south-korea-super-spreader-coronavirus-spike-2020-2?utm_source=knewz)...

ould the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Be a Victim of Coronavirus? (https://time.com/5786657/tokyo-olympics-coronavirus-asia-china/?utm_source=knewz)

ew coronavirus cases fall in China but fears grow over global spread (https://www.msn.com/en-ae/news/world/new-coronavirus-cases-fall-in-china-but-fears-grow-over-global-spread/ar-BB10hfUV?li=BBqrVLO)...

Italy's coronavirus outbreak infects 51 people, kills two (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-italy-idUSKCN20G0CQ).

Iran shuts schools, cultural centres as coronavirus spreads (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/02/iran-shuts-schools-cultural-centres-coronavirus-kills-200223000740899.html).

11 Killed In Extremist Shooting In Germany (https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/grief-anger-calls-action-shooting-germany-69120246).

Friends Reunion Happening on HBO Max (https://ew.com/tv/2020/02/21/friends-reunion-officially-happening-hbo-max/?utm_medium=browser&utm_source=ew.com&utm_content=20200222&utm_campaign=485236&utm_source=knewz&utm_source=knewz).

President Trump Accepts India's Invite To Grand Opening Of New Stadium (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/trump-heads-to-india-for-a-giant-rally-but-little-else/ar-BB10h3Gh).

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Take Low Blow At the Queen (https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/meghan-markle-prince-harry-queen-does-not-own-word-royal).

Miami Neighborhood Taken Over By Aggressive Peacocks (https://www.routefifty.com/management/2020/02/poop-screams-divebombs-peacock-miami/163213/).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2020-02-23 13:53:17
Cornavirus Doubles In South Korea (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/22/world/asia/coronavirus-south-korea-iran.html)...

Italy Becomes Europe's First Major Coronavirus Outbreak Hub (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/23/world/europe/italy-coronavirus.html)...

Now over 130 Cases In Italy (https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/23/europe/italy-novel-coronavirus-spike-intl/index.html)...

Officials Scramble To Contain Coronavirus Outbreaks In South Korea, Iran And Italy (https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2020/02/23/808631806/officials-scramble-to-contain-coronavirus-outbreaks-in-south-korea-iran-and-ital).

Australia braces for pandemic (https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/no-need-for-face-masks-business-as-usual-says-australia-s-chief-medical-officer-20200223-p543gf.html)...

Moscow targets Chinese with raids amid virus fears (https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/moscow-targets-chinese-raids-amid-virus-fears-69157387)...

Former royal cop challenges Prince Andrew’s alibi in Virginia Roberts Giuffre sex scandal (https://nypost.com/2020/02/23/former-royal-cop-challenges-prince-andrews-alibi-in-alleged-virginia-roberts-giuffre-rape/)...

Witness claims he saw Prince Andrew kiss and grope Virginia Roberts on Jeffrey Epstein’s ‘paedo island’ (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/11021300/witness-prince-andrew-grope-virginia-roberts-claim/?utm_source=knewz).

Possibly World's Largest Rally To Take Place in India For Donald Trump (https://www.france24.com/en/20200223-mega-rally-to-kick-off-trump-s-first-official-visit-to-india).

Iran Elections See Lowest Turnout Ever (https://www.france24.com/en/video/20200223-iran-parliamentary-elections-hardliners-win-in-tehran-turnout-at-42-6).

Actor Kirk Douglas Leaves His Entire Fortune To Charity (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8035057/Kirk-Douglas-left-entire-60million-fortune-charity.html?utm_source=knewz).

Bloomberg Owns a Condo at Trump Tower (https://www.politico.com/states/new-york/newsletters/politico-new-york-real-estate/2020/02/20/bloomberg-owns-condo-at-trump-tower-332818?utm_source=knewz).


Title: Re: World News
Post by: Darrin on 2020-02-28 09:56:02
Coronavirus is starting to look scarier and scarier each day. :-\ The stock market tanked and it's spreading everywhere...
Title: Going viral
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2020-02-28 10:12:11
Meh, within a year South Park will be doing jokes about it, just like with SARS (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Man%27s_Greed) and ebola (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gluten_Free_Ebola).  Whatever happened to that big scare, anyhow...?  One week it was the next big global pandemic crisis, and then it sort of petered out.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: 1234 on 2020-02-28 11:58:53
I heard this morning that Quebec just saw its first case of coronavirus. I'm a bit more worried than I was...
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2020-03-02 18:17:37
COVID-19 Map (https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6)

I am not sure if it's 100% live, but it is very up to date so you can visually see where all the cases are.  The six deaths are indeed alarming coming from Washington State.  But here is some context.  All those death's were elderly people with pre-existing problems.  They are having an outbreak at a adult living facility where everyone is old and in need of care due to health issues.  These people are already at a higher risk of passing away due to illness, and certainly COVID-19 isn't helping. 

A study by Seattle researchers are saying that COVID-19 may have been circulating unknown for up to six weeks in the Seattle region and possibly the US, but for most people the symptoms are so mild they don't even think anything of it.  Possibly just a cold.  They also have noticed that children are not getting the illness.  You can follow one of the scientists from Seattle's Fred Hutchinson's Cancer Research facility and his live updates via his Twitter here. 

https://twitter.com/trvrb

They have sequences the genomes of the virus and are tracing it's origins and how it spreads. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Smiles2us on 2020-03-02 20:35:53
Wow, that is a great map!  Also was reading info from the doctor you linked to.  Very interesting information being shared.  Pretty much all these strands are indeed tied to China.
Title: Here in America, dog bite you. In Soviet China, you bite dog.
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2020-03-03 06:09:24
It's to be expected in a nation where sanitary conditions are poor and dietary practices are... interesting, to say the least.  It is said that in the poorer areas of mainalnd China they will eat "anything with legs that is not a table and anything that flies which is not an airplane"... including, sadly,  dogs (https://i1.wp.com/farm1.static.flickr.com/55/136212628_2bd8f126eb_o.jpg).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Kiwi on 2020-03-03 21:53:54
COVID-19 Map (https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6)

I am not sure if it's 100% live, but it is very up to date so you can visually see where all the cases are.  The six deaths are indeed alarming coming from Washington State.  But here is some context.  All those death's were elderly people with pre-existing problems.  They are having an outbreak at a adult living facility where everyone is old and in need of care due to health issues.  These people are already at a higher risk of passing away due to illness, and certainly COVID-19 isn't helping. 

A study by Seattle researchers are saying that COVID-19 may have been circulating unknown for up to six weeks in the Seattle region and possibly the US, but for most people the symptoms are so mild they don't even think anything of it.  Possibly just a cold.  They also have noticed that children are not getting the illness.  You can follow one of the scientists from Seattle's Fred Hutchinson's Cancer Research facility and his live updates via his Twitter here. 

https://twitter.com/trvrb

They have sequences the genomes of the virus and are tracing it's origins and how it spreads.

This is all extremely interesting.  The source, and how that one strand is now sickening an entire country.  Word is all those deaths are from people who are frail and had underlying health conditions which is much different than just reading 9 deaths with no backstory.  It seems like it all came from one guy who came from China.  He was ground zero they call the "Snohomish County Guy" or "WA1."  He recovered but CDC guidelines kept testing narrow and limited.  Now that WA state does their own testing beyond CDC's scope, they are finding WA1 contaminated many without knowing it.  The first hospital that treated WA1 did it professionally and had no issues.  But now all these elderly who are somehow tied to WA1 via a transmission possibly in public, they seem blindsided and are having their reputation thrown in the mud.  Not truly to their own fault, these are old people with health issues dying.  But it still doesn't look good.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Kiwi on 2020-03-03 21:59:58
Here is some interesting info.

Who is getting sick, and how sick? A breakdown of coronavirus risk by demographic factors (https://www.statnews.com/2020/03/03/who-is-getting-sick-and-how-sick-a-breakdown-of-coronavirus-risk-by-demographic-factors/)...

Washington State risks seeing explosion in coronavirus cases without dramatic action, new analysis says (https://www.statnews.com/2020/03/03/washington-state-risks-seeing-explosion-in-coronavirus-without-dramatic-action-new-analysis-says/)

A detailed guide to the coronavirus drugs and vaccines in development (https://www.statnews.com/2020/03/02/coronavirus-drugs-and-vaccines-in-development/)

COVID-19 Outbreak in WA nursing home brings worries to others (https://www.statnews.com/2020/02/29/new-covid-19-death-raises-concerns-about-virus-spread-in-nursing-homes/).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2020-03-04 17:56:35
Washington Declares State of Emergency (https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/485303-inslee-declares-emergency-in-washington-state-after-first-us-coronavirus)...

Facts Not Fear: Live Updates of COVID-19 (https://www.king5.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/washington-coronavirus-live-blog/281-37c291d5-53b0-4ceb-9d8e-db938fbc9125).

COVID-19 Death Toll Reaches 10, All Elderly In Washington State, 39 Cases (https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/department-health-confirms-first-coronavirus-death-washington-state/XIDPHMLVOJAAREQ5YCL75367PU/).

CDC investigating COVID-19 outbreak at Washington nursing home (https://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/10783256-181/california-officials-announce-first-coronavirus?ref=moststory).

Vice President Mike Pence to meet with Washington Governor Inslee in Olympia Thursday (https://q13fox.com/2020/03/04/vice-president-mike-pence-to-meet-with-governor-inslee-in-olympia-thursday/).

VP Pence says passengers on flights from Italy and South Korea will be screened 'multiple times' for coronavirus (https://www.foxnews.com/politics/pence-says-passengers-on-flights-from-italy-and-south-korea-will-be-screened-multiple-times-for-coronavirus).

1st Coronavirus Death In California's Placer County (https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/california/california-reports-first-coronavirus-death/2247704/).

California Declares state of Emergency (https://www.foxla.com/news/california-declares-emergency-after-1st-coronavirus-death)...

Washington State teen creates COVID-19 Tracker (https://www.king5.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/mercer-island-teens-coronavirus-website-gets-worldwide-attention/281-c4a7e108-bff7-47d3-b130-2600636fd510).

New York Seeing Sharp Increase in Coronavirus (https://www.newsday.com/news/region-state/coronavirus-positive-new-york-state-1.42453882?utm_source=knewz)...

South Korea New COVID-19 Hotspot, 516 new cases in one day (https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-new-cases-soar-south-korea-slow-in-china-2020-3)...

South Korea has lost control of Coronavirus Spread (https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/how-south-korea-lost-control-of-its-coronavirus-outbreak)...

Cult Leader Begs For Forgiveness In South Korea After Their Organization Considered Source of Outbreak (https://www.businessinsider.com/south-korea-seoul-mayor-sues-shincheonji-coronavirus-outbreak-leader-apologizes-2020-3).

Japan coronavirus cases hit 1,000 mark as Tokyo insists Olympics on track (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-case-idUSKBN20R01E)...


Italy is shutting down all schools nationwide amid coronavirus outbreak (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/coronavirus-italy-shutting-down-schools-nationwide-amid-outbreak/).

Over 100 Deaths In Italy (https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2020-03-04/italy-to-shut-all-schools-universities-over-coronavirus-government-source)...

Coronavirus Pummeling Iran Leadership As Data Shows Spread Much Worse Than They Are Reporting (https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/coronavirus-pummels-iran-leadership-as-data-show-spread-is-far-worse-than-reported/2020/03/04/7b1196ae-5c9f-11ea-ac50-18701e14e06d_story.html).

Iran to temporarily free 54,000 prisoners as coronavirus spreads (https://www.mynbc5.com/article/iran-to-free-54000-prisoners-as-coronavirus-spreads/31227426).

Iran Reaction to Coronavirus Has become the danger of the world (https://www.washingtonpost.com).

US offers to help Iran fight COVID-19, Iran Rejects With Threats Against US (https://www.zerohedge.com/health/iran-slams-us-offer-help-fight-coronavirus-political-psychological-game)...

Irianian Leaders Sickened By Coronavirus (https://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/10777648-181/iran-orders-troops-to-fight)...

US offers to help COVID-19 efforts in North Korea (https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/us-offers-to-help-covid-19-efforts-in-north-korea-12434270).

Second COVID-19 Death In Australia (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/04/australian-coronavirus-cases-rise-to-41-amid-two-cases-of-community-transmission)...

Europe's Lack of Response To Coronavirus Has Many Worried (https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/europe-s-let-s-think-about-it-coronavirus-response-can-t-last-much-longer-20200304-p546l9.html).


Chinese ambassador: China has erected a Great Wall of disease control (https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/02/28/cui-tiankai-china-has-erected-great-wall-disease-control-column/4872899002/).

Nashville Declares State of Emergency After Deadly Tornados Tear Apart Nashville (https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/04/weather/tennessee-tornado-wednesday/index.html?utm_source=knewz).

'Jeopardy!' host Alex Trebek gives optimistic update on cancer 1 year after diagnosis[/rl]. (https://abc7.com/entertainment/alex-trebek-gives-update-on-1-year-after-cancer-diagnosis/5984952/)
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2020-03-06 12:48:45
260 cases now in the US as of March 6th. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2020-03-07 21:50:56
Italy, France report biggest spike of COVID-19 cases since outbreak (https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/covid-19-coronavirus-march-7-1.5489784)...

Italy Shuts Down Lombardy (https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/italy-coronavirus-red-zone-quarantined-casalpusterlungo-12466080)...

Coronavirus death toll in France mounts to 16 with 949 confirmed cases (https://www.france24.com/en/20200307-coronavirus-death-toll-in-france-mounts-to-16-with-949-confirmed-cases)...

Members of Iranian Government Dying To Cover-19 As Nation Blames US (https://www.foxnews.com/world/coronavirus-iran-death-official-update).

Coronavirus quarantine hotel collapses in China (https://www.foxnews.com/world/coronavirus-quarantine-hotel-collapses-in-china-trapping-70-people)...

Over 100 Virus Cases in Washington State (https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/coronavirus-uw-suspend-in-person-classes-through-end-winter-quarter/XIDPHMLVOJAAREQ5YCL75367PU/)...

Florida See's East Coas's First Coronavirus Deaths (https://www.ajc.com/news/breaking-florida-records-east-coast-first-deaths-from-coronavirus/jTgjPHzvzxwMWGdZHg598H/)...

Washington, D.C., Confirms First Case of Coronavirus (https://www.wsj.com/articles/washington-d-c-confirms-first-case-of-coronavirus-11583635572).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2020-03-09 16:01:29
Italy's Premier Locks Down Entire Country, Limits Outside Travel (https://komonews.com/news/coronavirus/italy-imposes-nationwide-restrictions-to-contain-new-virus).

Italy Coronavirus Out of Control, Over 2,000 new cases in less than 24 hrs and nearly 100 new deaths (https://www.post-gazette.com/news/corona2020/2020/03/09/Italy-lockdown-coronavirus-restrictions-covid-19-virus-Milan/stories/202003090122)...

Spain Coronavirus Cases Double In One Day (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-09/spain-says-coronavirus-cases-almost-doubled-overnight-to-999).

South Korea Coronavirus Cases May Have Peaked? Too Soon To Tell (https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2020/03/09/South-Korea-says-coronavirus-is-coming-under-control/7411583754290/)...

Drive-Through Coronavirus Testing Set Up in Seattle (https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a31290256/drive-through-coronavirus-testing/).

Coronavirus fears end public bill signings in Washington State (https://komonews.com/news/coronavirus/coronavirus-fears-end-public-bill-signings-in-olympia).

Pres. Trump pushes for economic stimulus package to help businesses as coronavirus spreads (https://www.yahoo.com/news/donald-trump-pushes-economic-stimulus-224904522.html).

Dow sinks 2,000 points in worst day since 2008, S&P 500 drops more than 7% (https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/08/dow-futures-drop-700-points-as-all-out-oil-price-war-adds-to-coronavirus-stress.html).

Canada reports first coronavirus death as number of infected climbs (https://www.yahoo.com/news/canada-says-citizens-avoid-cruise-160044363.html)...

Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2020-03-10 22:33:31
Italy in coronavirus lockdown as deaths soar and economy fades (https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-health-coronavirus-italy-idUSKBN20X111)...

Mortgage payments suspended across Italy amid coronavirus outbreak (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/coronavirus-italy-mortgage-payments-suspended-as-outbreak-sparks-lockdown-quarantine-deaths-economy-travel/).

VP Mike Pence: US will soon issue coronavirus recommendations to four states, different states will gave recommendations tailored to them (https://www.msn.com/en-in/sports/football/us-will-soon-issue-coronavirus-recommendations-to-four-states-mike-pence/ar-BB110UHn).

Trump, Pence Meet With Top Health Insurance Execs Who Agree to Waive Co-Pays, Extend Coverage for Coronavirus Treatment (https://cnsnews.com/article/washington/melanie-arter/top-health-insurance-execs-agree-waive-co-pays-extend-coverage).

Pres. Trump pitches tax breaks to soften economic blow of coronavirus to Congress, makes sure everyone gets paid incase job stopped due to Coronavirus (https://www.nydailynews.com/coronavirus/ny-coronavirus-trump-congress-20200310-utzzjhnigzesve2eazj76lbllq-story.html).

WA Gov. Jay Inslee to ban gatherings, events of more than 250 in Seattle amid coronavirus outbreak (https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/coronavirus-inslee-announces-new-rules-nursing-homes-assisted-living-facilities/XIDPHMLVOJAAREQ5YCL75367PU/).

NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo orders coronavirus 'containment area' in New York suburb and deploys National Guard (https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/andrew-cuomo-orders-coronavirus-containment-zone-in-new-york-suburb-and-deploys-national-guard).

Virus Cases Jump On East Coast (https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2020-03-10/coronavirus-cases-jump-in-new-york-virginia-dc-florida).

More US Universities Stopping In-Person Classes Amid Virus Fears (https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/09/us/coronavirus-university-college-classes/index.html).

UK Health minister Nadine Dorries diagnosed with coronavirus (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/10/health-minister-nadine-dorries-diagnosed-with-coronavirus)...

Japan reports biggest one-day spike to date (https://www.dw.com/en/coronavirus-latest-japan-reports-biggest-one-day-spike/a-52715743)...

Japan plans to spend $4.1 billion on coronavirus measures (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-package-sour-idUSKBN20X0SQ).

South Korea Reports Jump in Coronavirus Cases Again After 11 Day Decline... (https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2020-03-10/south-korea-reports-jump-in-coronavirus-cases)

Spain bans events with more than 1,000 people in coronavirus risk zones (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-spain-events/spain-bans-events-with-more-than-1000-people-in-coronavirus-risk-zones-idUSKBN20X1ZN).

Spain Steps up Coronavirus Measures to 'Avoid Italian Scenario' (https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2020-03-10/its-a-pain-in-the-neck-madrid-parents-say-as-schools-shut-over-coronavirus).

Angela Merkel estimates that 60% to 70% of the German population will contract the coronavirus (https://www.businessinsider.com/angela-merkel-estimates-coronavirus-will-hit-large-majority-german-population-2020-3)...

Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2020-03-11 14:45:14
PANDEMIC

WHO Declares Covid-19 a Pandemic (https://apnews.com/52e12ca90c55b6e0c398d134a2cc286e)

Stocks Plunge as World Economies Struggle With Covid-19 (https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/us-stocks-march-11-2020)

CDC Reveals Guidelines For Hard Hit Coronavirus Locations (https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/downloads/Seattle_Community_Mitigation.pdf).

Washington State Governor Bans Events of over 250, Social Distancing Practices Deepend, More To Come... (https://www.king5.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/gov-inslee-to-announce-social-distancing-plans-for-washington-residents-amid-coronavirus-outbreak/281-c8db691c-6a10-428f-bcdf-829cc1d05226)

Seattle Schools Close Immediately (https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/education/seattle-public-schools-to-close-for-two-weeks-in-light-of-coronavirus-concerns/).

New York to test for coronavirus using private labs like Washington State (https://www.foxnews.com/health/new-york-to-test-for-coronavirus-cases-private-labs-cuomo).

New York Gov Turns New Rochelle Into Containment Zone, Residents Angry (https://people.com/health/new-rochelle-residents-speak-out-amid-coronavirus-lockdown/).

Florida universities urged to move to online classes over virus (https://www.firstcoastnews.com/section/coronavirus).

Coronavirus Spreads In Texas (https://www.texastribune.org/2020/03/11/coronavirus-texas-updates-community-spread-school-cancellations/).

4th California Covid-19 Death (https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2020-03-11/los-angeles-county-reports-its-first-coronavirus-death-californias-4th)...

Canada Ends Every Sporting Event (https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/ncaabk/coronavirus-updates-every-sporting-event-canceled-so-far-as-covid-19-spreads-in-united-states-canada/ar-BB110i26).

Coronavirus is at least 10 times more lethal than the seasonal flu (https://theweek.com/speedreads/901470/coronavirus-10-times-more-lethal-than-seasonal-flu-trumps-task-force-immunologist-says)...

Most Americans Will Likely Be Exposed to Coronavirus (https://www.thedailybeast.com/most-americans-will-likely-be-exposed-to-coronavirus-republicans-told)...

Up to 70% of Germany could become infected (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-51835856).

Coronavirus death rates in South Korea reinforce a frightening pattern of how the disease affects older people (https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-death-rates-by-age-south-korea).

Can S. Korea be a model for virus-hit countries? (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/coronavirus-can-s-korea-be-a-model-for-virus-hit-countries/ar-BB111b1I)

Spain Next Italy?  Cases Spike, Over 2000 Cases Now (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/the-latest-spains-virus-cases-pass-2000-hit-elderly-hard/ar-BB111zQS)...

Spain’s Health Ministry predicts coronavirus epidemic will last between two and five months (https://english.elpais.com/society/2020-03-11/spains-health-ministry-predicts-coronavirus-epidemic-will-last-between-two-and-five-months.html).

Chinese Cases Rise Again... (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china/china-eases-curbs-as-coronavirus-infections-retreat-imported-cases-tick-up-idUSKBN20Y03W)
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2020-03-11 22:00:18
Here is the speech from March 11 on actions to combat Covid-19.


US Declares travel ban to and from Europe.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2020-03-12 13:56:01
US Bans Travel From Europe To Stop Spread of Coronavirus (https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/12/trump-bans-travel-from-europe-here-what-you-need-to-know.html).

Dow plunges 10% amid coronavirus fears for its worst day since the 1987 market crash (https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/11/futures-are-steady-wednesday-night-after-dow-closes-in-bear-market-traders-await-trump.html)...

Fed to pump in more than $1 trillion in dramatic ramping up of market intervention amid coronavirus meltdown (https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/12/fed-to-pump-more-than-500-billion-into-short-term-bank-funding-expand-types-of-security-purchases.html).

Washington Governor Expected To Order All Schools To Close (https://komonews.com/news/coronavirus/inslee-to-order-seattle-area-schools-shut-down-for-6-weeks-due-to-coronavirus).

NBA suspends season until further notice (https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28887560/nba-suspends-season-further-notice-player-tests-positive-coronavirus).

NCAA tournaments canceled over coronavirus (https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/28893285/ncaa-tournaments-canceled-coronavirus).

MLB To Postpone Season (https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/28892315/sources-mlb-expected-suspend-spring-training).

NASCAR Will Hold Races Without Fans (https://www.cbssports.com/nascar/news/coronavirus-nascar-will-hold-races-at-atlanta-homestead-without-fans-amid-outbreak-concerns/).

NHL suspending play immediately due to virus (https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/28891430/sources-nhl-suspending-play-immediately-due-virus).

Princess Cruises Cancels All Voyages for Two Months (https://www.wsj.com/articles/princess-cruises-to-pause-global-ship-operations-for-two-months-11584017873?utm_source=knewz).

Italy closes bars, restaurants and most shops as coronavirus death toll jumps 30% (https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/12/italy-shops-bars-and-restaurants-ordered-to-close.html)...

French President Macron Closes Schools Monday (https://www.france24.com/en/20200312-live-blog-coronavirus-pandemic-france-covid-public-events-scrapped).

New York Mayor, de Blasio, Declares State of Emergency (https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/12/new-york-city-declares-state-of-emergency.html).

Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau and wife Sophie in self-isolation awaiting COVID-19 test as meeting with premiers is called off (https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/covid19-premiers-coronavirus-1.5495001)...

South Korea experts recommend anti-HIV, anti-malaria drugs to combat Covid-19 (https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2020/03/12/South-Korea-experts-recommend-anti-HIV-anti-malaria-drugs-for-COVID-19/6961584012321/).

South Korea tries to contain smaller outbreaks as new coronavirus cases slow (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-southkorea-idUSKBN20Z05E).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2020-03-13 13:44:04
BREAKING NEWS

President Trump declares National Emergency order to free funds and loosen regulations for healthcare facilities (https://news.yahoo.com/president-trump-declares-emergency-order-200101634.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYmluZy5jb20v&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAIbIEvlar-gDfilU_mFEczIDTB3KqyHI3mJWhJ8s54emt9OosYaA2_pOYdaZsDTmg_LELmsKQBo6Cx1gsSsG39p6qaBIvQ6EAuMPf5hQEKsdnXOY4dl8baZ86RqDfhhNaPPeAuNN6a2x4iPiMI7w3j-gl7d7d_vW2AD0QVnoUFxv).

Stocks Surge Higher After President Trump Declares State of Emergency (https://www.thestreet.com/video/stocks-trump-national-emergency-coronavirus?cm_ven=RSSFeed).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2020-03-17 15:02:54
DEVELOPING:

President Trump Proposes checks to every American (https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/mnuchin-trump-wants-checks-sent-public-coronavirus-response/OSZPNP5Y7FGYHGJYEKLD4GGQGM/).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2020-03-18 12:32:23
White House coronavirus plan aims to send $2,000 to Americans, includes $300 billion for small businesses (https://www.thehour.com/news/article/White-House-coronavirus-plan-aims-to-send-2-000-15140061.php).

Pres. Trump says $1 trillion coronavirus relief package will 'help everybody' (https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/mar/18/trump-says-1-trillion-coronavirus-relief-package-w/?utm_source=knewz)...

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin warns virus could yield 20% jobless rate without action (https://www.msn.com/en-us/finance/markets/mnuchin-warns-virus-could-yield-20-25-jobless-rate-without-action/ar-BB11kulX).

General Motors, Ford and Fiat Chrysler to temporarily close all US factories due to the coronavirus (https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/18/general-motors-ford-and-fiat-chrysler-to-close-all-us-factories-due-to-the-coronavirus-sources-say.html)...

Dow wipes out all gains under Trump’s presidency as stocks tumble... (https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/18/dow-wipes-out-gains-under-trumps-presidency-still-slightly-positive-since-his-election.html)

US-Canada border to close for non-essential travel, but workers can cross (https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2020/03/18/us-canada-border-closed-coronavirus/2863048001/?utm_source=knewz).

Coronavirus Vaccine Being Tested To Patients In Seattle Now (https://mspoweruser.com/microsoft-engineer-first-coronavirus-vaccine-for-covid-19/)!

Australian believe they have found a 'cure' to Coronavirus (https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/health-problems/coronavirus-australia-queensland-researchers-find-cure-want-drug-trial/news-story/93e7656da0cff4fc4d2c5e51706accb5)!

Japanese flu drug said to be effective against Coronavirus (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/18/japanese-flu-drug-clearly-effective-in-treating-coronavirus-says-china?utm_source=knewz)!
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2020-03-20 13:36:57
California Gov Newsome Orders State In Lockdown, Stay At Home (https://www.newsweek.com/california-lockdown-explained-what-stay-home-order-means-residents-businesses-1493404).

New York Gov. Cuomo Orders State On Lockdown Like California (https://www.msn.com/en-za/news/other/new-york-joins-california-in-lockdown-as-us-national-guard-deployed-against-coronavirus/ar-BB11tuYF).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2020-03-23 14:39:46
Boris Johnson Locks Down UK (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/11238253/boris-johnson-coronavirus-lockdown-fines/).

Asia steps up virus efforts as second wave of infections strikes (https://news.yahoo.com/asia-steps-virus-efforts-second-wave-infections-strikes-065250439.html).

Boeing Plants Shut Down In Washington State, Largest Exporter In US (https://www.heraldnet.com/business/an-infected-worker-reportedly-dies-but-boeing-stays-open/).

Italy records smaller increase in virus cases for 2nd day (https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/italy-records-smaller-increase-in-virus-cases-for-2nd-day/ar-BB11ASXd?li=AAggFp4).

Germany Coronavirus Cases May Be Flattening (https://www.foxnews.com/us/germany-coronavirus-flatten-curve-spain-italy-cases-spike).

UN Secretary-General calls for global ceasefire to tackle coronavirus pandemic (https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/world/coronavirus-update-un-secretary-general-calls-for-global-ceasefire-to-tackle-coronavirus-pandemic-spain-records-highest-daily-toll/ar-BB11AOcc?li=BBTgOZ0).

Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2020-03-29 14:32:11
The Netherlands has recalled 600,000 coronavirus face masks it imported from China after discovering they were faulty (https://www.msn.com/en-sg/news/world/the-netherlands-has-recalled-600000-coronavirus-face-masks-it-imported-from-china-after-discovering-they-were-faulty/ar-BB11SBqA?li=BBr8Mkh)...

China denies it donated defective COVID-19 kits to countries (https://www.msn.com/en-ph/finance/topstories/china-denies-it-donated-defective-covid-19-kits/ar-BB11S02Z)...

Countries hard-hit by COVID-19 return defective protective gear sent by China; Goodwill gesture? (https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/a-goodwill-gesture-countries-hard-hit-by-covid-19-return-defective-protective-gear-sent-by-china/ar-BB11RL1R).

Italy Turns To China, Russia And Cuba For Coronavirus Help.... (https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/03/25/821345465/for-help-on-coronavirus-italy-turns-to-china-russia-and-cuba)

Pompeo: The Chinese Government Is Still Lying and Covering Up Information About the Wuhan Coronavirus (https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2020/03/26/pompeo-the-chinese-government-will-be-held-accountable-for-its-actions-on-the-wuhan-coronoavirus-n2565706)...

Chinese government 'still lying' about coronavirus as evidence indicates rising death tolls (https://www.foxnews.com/politics/sen-cotton-chinese-government-still-lying-about-coronavirus-as-evidence-indicates-rising-death-tolls).

Sen. Marco Rubio (R) calls reporting on US exceeding China in coronavirus cases 'grotesque' and false reporting (https://www.foxnews.com/media/marco-rubio-china-us-coronavirus-reporting-grotesque).

Country star Joe Diffie dead from coronavirus at age 61 (https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/joe-diffie-dead-61-coronavirus)...

Government Tracking How People Move Around in Coronavirus Pandemic (https://www.wsj.com/articles/government-tracking-how-people-move-around-in-coronavirus-pandemic-11585393202)...

London Lockdown Could Last Months (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8165169/Coronavirus-lockdown-SIX-MONTHS-says-Dr-Jenny-Harries.html).

Virus pulls federalism debate into 21st Century (https://apnews.com/212b06d9914390f498b6fe684463a3c3).

Mexico has done NOTHING to stop Coronavirus, People Continue Life As Normal (https://www.msn.com/en-us/finance/markets/hugs-kisses-dining-out-during-virus-raise-fear-in-mexico/ar-BB11SinY).

Brazil Plans to do nothing (https://apnews.com/b21a296383694c6726d03e027134daf1)...

Belarus Continues Life As Normal... (https://sports.yahoo.com/belarus-ploughs-lone-furrow-over-coronavirus-football-league-185531425--sow.html).

Riots erupt in China's coronavirus epicentre Wuhan (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8162773/Chinas-coronavirus-epicentre-Wuhan-lifts-lockdown-travel-restrictions-time-two-months.html).

MIT Researchers Say It Should Be a 26ft Sneeze Distance Zone (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8162697/Social-distancing-EIGHT-metres-avoid-coronavirus-risk.html)...

Mafia primed to feast on Italy's virus devastation (https://news.yahoo.com/mafia-primed-feast-italys-virus-devastation-103659112.html)...

Spain toughens restrictions as coronavirus death toll surges (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-spain-idUSKBN21G0C0).

UK's Boris Johnson Tests Positive... (https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/newsbirmingham/boris-johnson-posts-video-from-coronavirus-quarantine-with-huge-update-on-nhs-staff/ar-BB11SxOW).

Rural America are islands of normality (https://news.yahoo.com/oklahoma-plains-island-near-normality-110140413.html).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2020-03-31 12:49:36
This is very alarming...  Video attached at bottom of link.

World Health Organization official appears to dodge reporter’s questions about Taiwan in viral video (https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/who-official-appears-to-dodge-reporters-questions-about-taiwan-in-viral-video).

A top official with the World Health Organization appeared to feign connection issues when a reporter asked about Taiwan and implied it was not a part of China.

A reporter with Radio Television Hong Kong was interviewing senior WHO adviser Bruce Aylward, a Canadian doctor. Aylward seemed to redirect and divert questions about Taiwan during the interview that went viral on social media.

China claims sovereignty over the island, although Taiwan has its own government and refers to itself as the Republic of China. Taiwan is not a member state of the WHO, which is what prompted the reporter to ask if the organization would “reconsider Taiwan’s membership” in light of the coronavirus pandemic.

Aylward stares into the camera and doesn’t answer the question before saying, “I’m sorry, I couldn’t hear your question,” he eventually said.

“OK, let me repeat the question,” the reporter responds before Aylward immediately replies, “No, that’s OK. Let’s move to another one, then.”

The reporter continues to press and said she is “curious” about “Taiwan’s case.”

Aylward then appears to glance down at his keypad before the video feed suddenly shuts down. The reporter decides to call him back and address the issue once more.

“I just want to see if you can comment a bit on how Taiwan has done so far in terms of containing the virus,” she asks.

“Well, we’ve already talked about China,” Aylward responds. “And you know, when you look across all the different areas of China, they’ve actually all done quite a good job. So, with that, I’d like to thank you very much for inviting us to participate, and good luck as you go forward with the battle in Hong Kong.”


Title: Re: World News
Post by: Grapefoot on 2020-04-05 13:40:51
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson hospitalized due to Coronavirus (https://www.foxnews.com/world/boris-johnson-hospitalized-after-experiencing-coronavirus-symptoms-pms-office-says)...

Washington State And California Seeing Lower Coronavirus Infections Due To Fast Action (https://patch.com/illinois/stcharles-il/california-washington-state-fast-actions-lowered-virus-cases).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2020-04-06 21:20:03
Washington and California Flatten The Curve (https://news.yahoo.com/flattening-the-curve-on-coronavirus-what-california-and-washington-can-teach-the-world-130405639.html).

Oregon May Be Flattening Curve Too (https://www.koin.com/news/health/coronavirus/is-oregon-flattening-the-curve-of-the-coronavirus/).

Washington, Oregon and California donate ventilators and supplies to other states in need, sign these got things under control (https://www.yahoo.com/gma/california-oregon-washington-donate-ventilators-supplies-coronavirus-spreads-200400665.html)?

Model predicts COVID-19 may have already peaked in Washington State and will continue decline (https://q13fox.com/2020/04/06/uw-model-predicts-covid-19-deaths-in-washington-state-will-decline-after-today/).

Washington schools closed through rest of academic year, distance/online learning will continue (https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/coronavirus-washington-schools-closed-though-rest-academic-year-distance-learning-will-continue/XIDPHMLVOJAAREQ5YCL75367PU/).

Crime in Los Angeles Down 23% During COVID-19 Pandemic (https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/crime-in-los-angeles-down-23-during-covid-19-pandemic/2341880/).

Oregon may peak in mid April (https://www.kgw.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/oregon-coronavirus-peak-april/283-1062d11a-dfe1-4d9c-88f1-426c895b1f13).

Coronavirus Hits Louisiana, One of Nation's Unhealthiest States, Death Rates Soaring (https://krdo.com/news/national-world/2020/03/27/new-orleans-on-louisianas-front-line-in-coronavirus-war-as-disaster-has-state-monitoring-nursing-homes/)...

New York Governor Extends State Shutdown (https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/our-9-11-moment-new-york-braces-as-nations-top-doctor-warns-saddest-week-ahead/2361336/).

Over 10,000 NYPD Sick (https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/nyc-gives-up-on-street-closures-for-open-space-as-nypd-sick-calls-rise/2361617/)...

American East Coast Panic Mode as West Coast Getting Optimistic (https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/coronavirus-induced-recession-least-likely-in-east-coast-midwest-cities).

Cases Rising In Chicago, More Supplies Needed (https://abc7chicago.com/health/illinois-covid-19-death-toll-surpasses-300/6080556/).

President Trump Pushes Broader Use of Hydroxychloroquine Against Coronavirus (https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-pushes-broader-use-of-hydroxychloroquine-against-coronavirus-11586194581).

Texas Governor Abbott Says Mitigation Is Working, 30 Texas Patients Testing Hydroxychloroquine Treatment (https://dfw.cbslocal.com/2020/04/06/abbott-covid-texas-update/).

Early Studies Showing Hydroxychloroquine Working, Too Early To Tell (https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20200318/covid-19-could-hydroxychloroquine-really-be-the-answer#1).

F.D.A. approves first coronavirus antibody test in U.S. (https://www.wxyz.com/news/coronavirus/ask-dr-nandi-f-d-a-approves-first-coronavirus-antibody-test-in-u-s).

Dr. Anthony Fauci: There are 'good signs' in US battle against coronavirus, but we're far from 'claiming victory' (https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/04/07/coronavirus-anthony-fauci-social-distancing-deborah-birx/2959335001/).

Pres. Trump and Biden Talk About Coronavirus Over Phone (https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2020-04-06/trump-says-he-had-wonderful-call-with-joe-biden-amid-coronavirus-pandemic).

Boris Johnson spends night in intensive care after symptoms worsen, hands prime minister power to Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab (https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-52194875)...

Coronavirus lockdown destroys jobs at record pace in 'paralysed' Spain (https://www.msn.com/en-gb/finance/other/coronavirus-lockdown-destroys-jobs-at-record-pace-in-paralysed-spain/ar-BB123Qdt).

Spain 'close to passing peak' as deaths fall again (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-52166804).

Italy's daily coronavirus death toll rises, but new cases fall sharply (https://news.yahoo.com/italys-daily-coronavirus-death-toll-163109638.html).

France records deadliest 24 hours (https://www.france24.com/en/20200406-france-records-deadliest-24-hours-as-coronavirus-death-toll-nears-9-000)...

Germany 'still at the beginning' according to national health officials (https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/06/germany-is-still-at-the-beginning-of-the-epidemic-health-body.html).

Brazilian Army Report Calls for Isolation to Slow Coronavirus, Contradicting Pres. Bolsonaro (https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2020-04-06/brazil-army-report-calls-for-isolation-to-slow-coronavirus-contradicting-bolsonaro).

Texas Teen Wanted For Snapchat Videos Allegedly Threatening She Would Spread COVID-19 (https://www.ibtimes.com/texas-teen-wanted-snapchat-videos-allegedly-threatening-spread-covid-19-2953615).

China Sinks Vietnamese Boat In South China Sea... (https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/04/vietnam-protests-beijings-sinking-of-south-china-sea-boat.html)

Chile drought causing water shortage (https://news.yahoo.com/chile-drought-causing-water-shortage-amidst-virus-crisis-012400537.html).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2020-04-14 16:20:56
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49772911597_cab120a7b8_o.jpg)
(President Trump, Vice President Pence, and their Coronavirus Task Force Have Given Daily Press Briefings With Complete Answer and Question Segments Since the Outbreak).

President Announces US will halt funding to World Health Organization over it's lies and response to coronavirus (https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-announces-funding-to-world-health-organization-who-halted).

Latest University of Washington Models Show greta progress against Covid-19 (https://www.foxnews.com/media/dr-ali-mokdad-coronavirus-us-making-progress).

Washington, Oregon, California Form a West Coast Pact On Coronavirus Response and how to get back to business (https://www.sacbee.com/news/article241979411.html).

CDC, FEMA have created a plan to reopen America (https://www.thehour.com/news/article/CDC-FEMA-have-created-a-plan-to-reopen-America-15200830.php).

President Clashes with Governors over who has power to reopen states (https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-claims-governors-power-states-deciding-reopening-country/story?id=70119115).

Head lice drug emerges as potential coronavirus treatment... (https://abcnews.go.com/Health/head-lice-drug-emerges-potential-coronavirus-treatment-studies/story?id=70119724&utm_source=knewz)

Coronavirus Death Toll in Europe Likely Far Higher Than First Reported (https://www.wsj.com/articles/coronovirus-death-toll-in-europe-likely-far-higher-than-first-reported-11586896486)...

Chinese Youth Apologizing For "China Virus We Gave To US, due to corrupt Chinese government" face backlash from communist regime (https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/woman-sorry-bringing-coronavirus-us-21737283.amp?int_source=traffic.outbrain&int_medium=traffic.outbrain&int_term=traffic.outbrain&int_content=traffic.outbrain&int_campaign=traffic.outbrain).

Beijing’s ‘Nonsense’ Coronavirus Stats are Delaying Effective Global Response, China Expert Warns (https://www.nationalreview.com/news/beijings-nonsense-coronavirus-stats-are-delaying-effective-global-response-china-expert-warns/).

China cracks down on coronavirus data as new report rebuts official death toll (https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/apr/13/china-cracks-down-coronavirus-data-new-report-rebu/).

China's Coronavirus Data Off By Millions, Communist Party Hid Data (https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2020/04/10/report-chinas-coronavirus-data-off-millions-cases/).

Italy reports smallest increase of COVID-19 cases in over a month (https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2020/04/14/Italy-reports-smallest-increase-of-COVID-19-cases-in-over-a-month/3481586854069/).

Tour de France postponed, could start in late August (https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/tour-de-france-called-off-amid-virus-dates-70137330).

Coronavirus not contained in Germany, warns institute as government weighs easing (https://sports.yahoo.com/germany-cant-yet-coronavirus-cases-083811346.html).

Germany's coronavirus cases rise by 2,082, deaths by 170 (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-germany-infections-idUSKCN21W0DS)
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2020-04-19 14:49:59
DEVELOPING:INCREASING EVIDENCE OF CHINESE COVER UP THAT COVID-19 ESCAPED FROM WUHAN LAB

FOX News First To Uncover Story: China and World Health Organization Cover Up Wuhan Lab And Coronaivurs Threat (https://www.foxnews.com/world/timeline-of-chinas-coronavirus-coverup).

'Costliest Government Coverup of All Time': We're Getting Reports on How the Wuhan Coronavirus Came Into Existence (https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2020/04/15/reports-wuhan-coronavirus-originated-in-a-lab-n2567016).

Unlike Media, Dr. Birx Blames China for Virus Cover-up, Rebukes CCP Propaganda (https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/nicholas-fondacaro/2020/03/19/unlike-media-dr-birx-blames-china-virus-cover-rebukes-ccp).

WHO Lied And Covered Up For Chinese Communist Government According To Growing Evidence (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8233663/Anger-star-studded-benefit-raise-150M-controversial-WHO.html?utm_source=knewz).

Pres. Trump cuts off U.S. funding to WHO, pending review (https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/apr/14/donald-trump-cuts-who-funding-pending-review/).

China 'cornered' the personal protective equipment market and 'is profiteering' during coronavirus outbreak (https://www.foxnews.com/media/peter-navarro?utm_source=knewz).

Wuhan Lab In Poor Condition, Broken Seals On Unit Containing 1,500 Virus Strains (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8233185/Shock-photos-inside-Wuhan-lab-stores-1-500-virus-strains.html?utm_source=knewz)...

New York Past Peak (https://sports.yahoo.com/cuomo-says-york-appears-other-185239688.html?src=rss).

Australia demands coronavirus enquiry, adding to pressure on China (https://af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFKBN22105C?utm_source=knewz).

Over 17,000 Italian Healthcare Workers Test Positive (http://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/nearly-17000-italian-health-workers-infected-with-virus-study)...

Europe Passes 1 Million Cases (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/coronavirus-latest-europe-cases-reach-1-million-as-spain-sees-drop-in-infections/ar-BB12QJ2p).

Europe dealing with 2nd wave of coronavirus cases (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsWPXWpJaJQ)...

Recovered Covid-19 Patients Test Positive Again In South Korea Adding To Worry (https://nypost.com/2020/04/19/179-recovered-south-korean-coronavirus-patients-tested-positive-again/?utm_source=knewz).

More people testing positive twice in South Korea, raising spectre that recovery does not mean immunity (https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/coronavirus-twice-immune-test-positive-recovery-south-korea-latest-a9472091.html?utm_source=knewz)...

Mnuchin says 'we are very close to a deal today' on small business package (https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/19/politics/small-business-funding-congress-mnuchin-schumer-cnntv/index.html?utm_source=knewz).

US Questions The Legitimacy of Iran and Chinese Covid-19 Reporting (https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2020-04-18/trump-challenges-china-iran-reporting-on-the-coronavirus).

Turkey Now Has Most Coronavirus Cases Outside of US and Europe (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-turkey-idUSKBN2210P0).

Experts Predict Brazil Headed to "Slaughterhouse" in terms of Covid-19 (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/17/lula-bolsonaro-brazil-to-slaughterhouse-covid-19-coronavirus).

Brazilians Denounce Military Lockdown Order (https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/latest-pakistan-pm-radical-religious-leaders-odds-70221149).

Brazil's Bolsonaro defends sacking health minister amid pandemic (https://news.yahoo.com/brazils-bolsonaro-defends-sacking-health-minister-amid-pandemic-201909940.html).

Mexico Lagging Behind At Limited Spread of Virus, Hospitals Already At Capacity, Testing Is Nearly non Existent, And Protests Have Already Begun (https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/mexico-coronavirus-hospital-outbreaks-imss-amlo/2020/04/18/e3a4e48e-7f66-11ea-84c2-0792d8591911_story.html)...

U.S. and Canada extend border restrictions 30 days to control coronavirus spread (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-canada-idUSKBN2200QC).

Under pressure, Mexico's president to inject $2.5 billion into economy (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-mexico-economy-idUSKBN21Z36H)...

Arrests of prominent Hong Kong democracy activists spark fears of new protests (https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/hong-kong-police-arrest-at-least-14-opposition-activists?utm_source=knewz).

Shooting Rampage Kills At Least Ten In Canada (https://www.stltoday.com/news/national/at-least-10-killed-in-shooting-rampage-in-canada/article_f394ef87-274a-53e6-a27c-f1ef7eb3f959.html).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2020-04-21 01:03:44
US monitoring intelligence that North Korean leader is in grave danger after emergency surgery (https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/20/politics/kim-jong-un-north-korea/index.html).

Kim Jong Un Reported To Have Undergone Emergency Heart Surgery As Coronavirus Strikes North Korea, Forced To Miss Huge Military Parade (https://www.newsweek.com/kim-jong-un-reported-have-undergone-heart-surgery-coronavirus-strikes-north-korea-1499078?utm_source=knewz)...

South Korea investigating reports Kim Jong Un is in 'grave danger' following surgery (https://theweek.com/speedreads/909977/south-korea-investigating-reports-kim-jong-un-grave-danger-following-surgery).

South Korea Says No 'Suspicious Activity' in North Korea After Report on Kim Jong Un's Health (https://time.com/5824583/north-korea-kim-jong-un-health/)...

im Jong-un’s sister ‘becoming his alter ego’ amid fears for tyrant’s health (https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/north-korea-kim-jong-uns-21897385?utm_source=knewz).

China plays victim card as lawsuits over its handling of coronavirus grow (https://www.foxnews.com/world/china-lawsuits-handling-covid-19?utm_source=knewz).

China's coronavirus numbers can't be trusted (https://news.yahoo.com/wuhan-is-open-and-infections-are-down-but-chinas-coronavirus-numbers-cant-be-trusted-191400273.html)...

Deaths surpass 800 as Florida endures it's worst week (https://www.orlandosentinel.com/coronavirus/os-ne-coronavirus-monday-april-20-20200420-kgruxdw5are3fedsgezgic2efi-story.html?utm_source=knewz)...

L.A.’s COVID-19 Infection Rate May Be 55 Times Higher Than Previously Thought (https://www.lamag.com/citythinkblog/antibody-testing-study-usc-public-health/?utm_source=knewz)...

Maryland Receives Shipment of 500,000 Coronavirus Tests From South Korea Despite Already Having That Many Test Kits (https://time.com/5824524/south-korea-maryland-coronavirus-tests/).

Texas To Relax Shut Down Measures Before State Even Peaks (https://www.star-telegram.com/news/coronavirus/article242143641.html)...

Chile plans to hand out world’s first coronavirus 'immunity passports' (https://theweek.com/speedreads/909919/chile-plans-hand-worlds-first-coronavirus-immunity-passports?utm_source=knewz)...

Cruise Ship Docks In Spain After 15 Weeks At Sea (https://www.cbsnews.com/live/video/20200421065308-cruise-ship-with-no-confirmed-cases-of-covid-19-docks-in-spain-after-15-weeks-at-sea/)...

Spains Death Toll From Virus Likely Much Higher Than Officially Released, Public Outrage Ensues (https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2020-04-20/in-spain-coronavirus-death-counts-prompt-anger-confusion).

Russia Coronavirus Cases Rise, Putin Says It's Under Control (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-cases-idUSKBN221086).

Moscow rolls out digital tracking system to enforce lockdown (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/russia-coronavirus-moscow-rolls-out-digital-tracking-system-to-enforce-lockdown/ar-BB12B4pQ).

Russia and China promote coronavirus ‘conspiracy narratives’ online, says EU agency (https://www.politico.eu/article/russia-and-china-promote-coronavirus-conspiracy-narratives-online-says-eu-agency/).

Mexico President Urges Drug Cartel To Stop Donating Food To Citizens And End Violence Instead (https://www.ibtimes.com/coronavirus-update-mexico-president-urges-gangs-stop-donating-food-end-violence-2961978).

Mexico Coronavirus Testing Beyond Lacking, One of Highest Death Rates In The World (https://news.yahoo.com/mexico-registers-8-261-confirmed-003205639.html).

Neiman Marcus likely to file for bankruptcy in part due to Coronavirus (https://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2020/04/20/neiman-marcus-bankruptcy.html).

Brazil's Pres. Bolsonaro Joins Supporters In Protest Against Coronavirus Measures (https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/04/20/839233251/brazils-bolsonaro-joins-supporters-in-protest-against-coronavirus-measures)...

Japan Lagging Far Behind In Coronavirus Testing (https://www.msn.com/en-sg/news/other/editorial-japan-must-step-up-coronavirus-testing/ar-BB12Xbdv).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2020-04-27 00:32:25
South Korean officials call for caution amid reports that North Korean leader Kim is ill (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-kim-idUSKCN229073).

Reports Of Panic Buying and Unrest In North Korea (https://www.ibtimes.com/kim-jong-uns-death-worst-covid-19-north-korea-locals-resort-panic-buying-2965514).

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is 'alive and well' according to some sources (https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/north-korean-leader-kim-jong-un-is-alive-and-well-says-south-korea/ar-BB13fdQ8).

Kim Jong-un's sister a possible successor? Kim Yo Jong may be more of a hardliner than brother (https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/other/kim-jong-un-successor-will-north-korea-see-a-woman-ruler-heres-the-top-contender/ar-BB13fr0t).

Some State's Working On Reopening Amid Coronavirus Pandemic (https://www.post-gazette.com/news/nation/2020/04/25/United-States-COVID-19-coronavirus-reopen-Georgia-Oklahoma/stories/202004250051?utm_source=knewz).

Global Coronavirus Cases Reach 3 Million (https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/coronavirus-update-covid-19-2020-04-26/?utm_source=knewz)...

France, Italy and Spain prepare to ease coronavirus lockdowns (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/26/france-italy-spain-prepare-to-ease-coronavirus-lockdowns?utm_source=knewz).

Missouri sues China alleging it 'lied to the world' about coronavirus (https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/live-blog/2020-04-22-coronavirus-news-n1189306/ncrd1189356#blogHeader).

Chile to introduce controversial 'virus-free' certificates (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-52436330)...

High Mortality Rates Linked To Care Homes (https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/covid-19-high-mortality-rates-linked-to-care-homes/ar-BB12XXXb).

China accuses 'biased' Australia of 'playing political games' after PM Morrison called for an independent inquiry into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic (https://www.msn.com/en-sg/news/world/china-accuses-biased-australia-of-playing-political-games-after-scott-morrison-called-for-an-independent-inquiry-into-the-origins-of-the-coronavirus-pandemic-amid-claims-a-wet-market-in-wuhan-was-the-source/ar-BB13eqbo).

China Claims Wuhan Is Virus Free (https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2020/04/26/china-expects-us-to-believe-they-currently-have-no-wuhan-coronavirus-hospitalizat-n2567656)...

Chinese Officials Try to Walk Back Conspiracy That  U.S. Military Brought Virus to China (https://www.yahoo.com/?err=404&err_url=https%3a%2f%2fnews.yahoo.com%2fchinese-official-tries-walk-back-215915840.html)...

Mexico Coronavirus Death Rate Among Highest In The World (https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2020-04-26/mexico-coronavirus-infections-rise-to-14-677-cases-and-1-351-deaths)...

Behind The Scenes After Canada's Worst Mass Shooting In History (https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/canada-mass-shooting-nova-scotia-radio-dispatches-police-chase-a9481141.html?utm_source=knewz)...
Title: World News
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2020-04-29 12:03:02
Dog tests positive for coronavirus; first man-to-mutt case ever seen in U.S. (https://www.wral.com/coronavirus/pug-with-coronavirus-first-dog/19074499/)

I may have to take back what I just said in my blog (https://www.deviantart.com/haggismccrablice/journal/Apr-28-2020-839832858) yesterday... and how will this affect pet owners and future shelter adoptions, I wonder?
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Blurr on 2020-04-29 12:49:25
Hoooo crap that’s not good
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Rainberry on 2020-04-29 13:30:33
^ That's been known for awhile now.  There were transfers from several animals to humans, etc.  But it wasn't a big deal according to most doctors.  Very rare.

Title: Dog gone
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2020-04-30 07:34:57
Maybe... but a dog could still carry the virus in its fur, right? Even if it's asymptomatic, it's still dangerous, because, let's face it, when you walk a cute dog down the street, everybody wants to pet him, and then they expose themselves to all kinds of things, maybe carry these gremlins back to their families. That's why I'm unhappy with the PSA's encouraging more pet adoption to stave off cabin fever, because if people can't take them to public places like parks or even go out for walks without a mask, those poor dogs aren't going to see much fun.  Plus in jurisdictions with breed-specific bans, a dog could concievably be blamed for being suspected of spreading the coronabug.  An innocent face-lick or just the dirt on his paws could make an already problem dog an unfair scapegoat, taken away or even marked for euthanization.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2020-04-30 14:23:25
US Airlines Announce New Policies To Slow Coronavirus Spread (https://www.ibtimes.com/us-airlines-announce-new-policies-slow-coronavirus-spread-2966074).

Possible Select Meat Cuts Shortage Coming (https://www.azcentral.com/story/money/business/consumers/2020/04/30/supermarkets-grapple-possible-meat-shortages-during-coronavirus/3049905001/).

Colorado, Nevada join Washington State's, 'West Coast Coronavirus Pact (https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/apr/27/colorado-nevada-join-california-oregon-washington-/).'

Washington State to keep Stay-at-home Order in Place Longer (https://komonews.com/news/coronavirus/inslee-update-today-could-address-covid-19-case-rates-stay-home-order).

California Gov. Newsome To Close Orange County Beaches, But Leave Others Open After Mass Crowds Last Weekend (https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article242409806.html).

Gov. Brian Kemp plans to lift Georgia's statewide stay-at-home order for most residents on Friday (https://www.businessinsider.com/brian-kemp-to-lift-stay-at-home-order-for-most-of-georgia-on-may-1-2020-4).

West Virginia lifting stay-home order under eased benchmark (https://apnews.com/54565cf63553fcfdf…).

Florida officials are no longer publishing the state's medical examiners' coronavirus death data (https://www.businessinsider.com/florida-officials-stop-publishing-coronavirus-death-toll-data-2020-4)...

Russia's prime minister self-isolates after Covid-19 diagnosis (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/30/russias-prime-minister-self-isolates-after-covid-19-diagnosis)...

Sweden's Coronavirus Death Rate Nearly Double That of The US (https://www.newsweek.com/sweden-coronavirus-rate-1501250)...

Little League World Series canceled for 1st time in history (https://www.kgw.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/little-league-world-series-canceled-for-1st-time-in-history/283-82a31e43-3125-4c00-a719-89815ac59d81).

Canadian Businesses Struggling Seak Government Assistance (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-30/big-canada-retailers-seek-assistance-plan-too-indigo-ceo-says-k9mzji6k).

Canada's Trudeau Government Set to Ban 11 Categories of Assault Rifles, Other Weapons (https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2020-04-30/canada-set-to-ban-11-categories-of-assault-rifles-other-weapons-source)...

Italian PM warns regions against going it alone on lifting curbs (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-italy-idUSKBN22C1HH).

UK to set out lockdown exit plan (https://www.reuters.com/video/watch/idPH5X?now=true).

British Doctors Saying Ventilators Purchased From China Is Killing Patients (https://www.newsweek.com/british-doctors-say-ventilators-purchased-china-could-kill-coronavirus-patients-1501286).

China has turned to bullying to avoid accountability. It may be working on Europe... (https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/china-has-turned-to-bullying-to-avoid-accountability-it-may-be-working-on-europe/2020/04/30/30be39c2-8977-11ea-9dfd-990f9dcc71fc_story.html)

Australia, New Zealand Ponder Mutual Reopening Once Virus Is Contained (https://www.msn.com/en-us/finance/markets/australia-new-zealand-ponder-mutual-reopening-once-virus-is-contained/ar-BB13r7dW).

North Korea sending security agents to crack down on rumors of leader (https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2020/04/30/Report-North-Korea-sending-security-agents-to-crack-down-on-rumors/1051588256998/).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Rainberry on 2020-05-01 13:51:08
I am super curious about North Korea's leader.  Thanks for continuing to share all sides of this story as well as everything else.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2020-05-03 15:29:22
"Five Eyes" Dossier Leaks Uncovering Chinese Coverup Over Coronavirus (https://www.foxnews.com/politics/five-eyes-dossier-chinese-coronavirus-coverup-u-s-findings)...

China lied about origin of coronavirus, leaked intelligence report says (https://nypost.com/2020/05/02/intelligence-report-says-china-lied-about-origin-of-coronavirus/).

China hid coronavirus' severity to hoard supplies according to new report (https://komonews.com/news/nation-world/china-hid-coronavirus-severity-to-hoard-supplies-report-says).

China Has Blood On Their Hands According To Spy Dossier (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/11532002/china-lied-coronavirus-dossier-spy/).

A coronavirus antibody test that is more than 99% accurate is now cleared for emergency use in the US (https://www.businessinsider.com/antibody-test-that-is-more-than-99-accurate-gets-emergency-clearance-by-fda-2020-5?utm_source=knewz).

Kim Jong Un Reappears, South Korea Says He Did Not Have Surgery (https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/03/south-korea-kim-jong-un-did-not-have-surgery-230177?utm_source=knewz).

North Korea and South Korea Exchange Gunfire At Border (https://taskandpurpose.com/news/mike-pompeo-north-korea-gunshots?utm_source=knewz).

10% of Gallup, New Mexico Has Coronavirus, City On Lockdown (https://www.businessinsider.com/gallup-new-mexico-roads-closed-because-of-covid-19-2020-5?utm_source=knewz).

Russia's Coronavirus cases rise by 10,000 in one-day record (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-52521426).

UK chafes at COVID-19 death toll comparison with Italy (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-idUSKBN22F0J6).

Prince Andrew Ignores Three Formal Requests To Be Interviewed Under Oath About Friendship With Paedophile Jeffrey Epstein (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8281419/Prince-Andrew-ignores-three-formal-requests-interviewed.html).

Title: World News
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2020-05-05 09:03:59
So... is that a body double, or was that appearance pre-taped?

Like Rainberry, my interest, too, is piqued, but for different reasons.  I'm a bit of an amateur numismatist (https://www.deviantart.com/haggismccrablice/art/Bahama-mama-836954857), you see.  As I've noted elsewhere, I have a S. Korean coin (https://psfforum.com/index.php?topic=1094.msg187966#msg187966) amongst my glittery treasures, and the recent political upheaval in that region, coupled with coronabug woes, could see its worth skyrocket.  There was talk a while back of Kim's baby sister (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Yo-jong) succeeding The Great Leader on his death, and by all accounts she's even nuttier and more party-line than he is.    :o   

Saaaaaaaaaaaaay, any news out of our neighbor to the north, by any chance?  I just picked up a 1964 Canadian penny recently, and I'm curious to see if it'll go up in price anytime soon.   ;)  :-] 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Darrin on 2020-05-09 17:07:40
Co-founder of Kraftwerk, Florian Schneider passed away.  Their music transformed all forms of music and really started the techno, dance, and all forms of electronic music.
Little Richard, the creator of modern rock music, passed away today as did Roy Horn of Siegfried and Roy fame.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2020-05-11 18:13:17
Russian Doctors Are Saying Russian Gov Is Covering Up The True Numbers In Coronavirus Fight (https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-russia-doctors-say-government-is-covering-up-cases-2020-3)...

Mexican Government Is Hiding Huge Coronavirus Toll, Especially in the Capital (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/08/world/coronavirus-news.html)...

Wuhan See's First New Case In A Month (https://www.newsweek.com/wuhan-reports-first-coronavirus-case-month-fresh-outbreaks-test-model-pandemic-plans-south-1502993?utm_source=knewz)...

Transcripts Reveal The Lies Of Schiff And Democrats On Russia, Framed Flynn and Obama Was Involved (https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2020/05/09/tucker_carlson_transcripts_reveal_the_lies_of_schiff_and_democrats_on_russia.html).

Obama Administration and Democrats Involved in 'biggest political crime in American history' according to more and more revealing evidence (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/may/10/trump-obama-biggest-political-american-history-russia-michael-flynn?utm_source=knewz).

US attorney going ‘full throttle’ with review of Russia probe’s origins (https://nypost.com/2020/05/11/us-attorney-going-full-throttle-with-review-of-russia-probe/?utm_source=knewz).

Iranian Navy Ship Accidentally Sunk By Own Frigate's Missile, Kills 19 (https://apnews.com/7acb2bab7c0ccd78f38fbf674566e696?utm_source=knewz).

Shark Attack In Northern California Kills One (https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/05/10/santa-cruz-surfer-killed-in-shark-attack-identified/?utm_source=knewz).

Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2020-05-17 14:06:07
Trump administration aiming for 300 million coronavirus vaccine doses by 2021 (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/coronavirus-hhs-secretary-alex-azar-300-million-doses-coronavirus-vaccine-face-the-nation/?utm_source=knewz).

Large Scale Democrat Party Corruption and Scandal Being Revealed In United States (https://theintercept.com/2020/05/14/new-documents-from-the-sham-prosecution-of-gen-michael-flynn-also-reveal-broad-corruption-in-the-russiagate-investigations/?utm_source=knewz).

Prince Andrew faces fresh accusation linking him to another sex slave (https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/royals/prince-andrew-faces-fresh-accusation-linking-him-to-another-sex-slave/news-story/97d6dccb345b7fd2226388637c5364d2?utm_source=knewz)...

Puerto Rico to hold statehood referendum amid disillusion (https://apnews.com/cdf24e971c469dcea977cbb1ccded453).

As West Cautiously Reopens, New Coronavirus Infection Clusters Emerge in Asia, China Shuts Down Another City (https://www.wsj.com/articles/coronavirus-latest-news-05-17-2020-11589706594)...

Italy plans to reopen its borders June 3 with no travel restrictions (https://www.staradvertiser.com/2020/05/16/breaking-news/italy-plans-to-reopen-its-borders-june-3-with-no-travel-restrictions/).

Brazil Struggles To Contain Virus Amid Political Turmoil (https://dnyuz.com/2020/05/16/brazil-once-a-leader-struggles-to-contain-virus-amid-political-turmoil/).

Chile capital silenced amid lockdown over COVID-19 surge (https://news.yahoo.com/chile-capital-silenced-amid-lockdown-over-covid-19-215347721.html).

India’s Coronavirus Crisis Spurs a New Look at Self-Reliance (https://www.wsj.com/articles/indias-coronavirus-crisis-spurs-a-new-look-at-self-reliance-11589724001).

Putin Approval Reaches Rating Low As Coronavirus Cripples Nation (https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/may/6/putin-approval-rating-hits-two-decade-low-russia-c/).

Putin to loosen lockdown despite Russia’s emergence as coronavirus hot spot (https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/putin-to-loosen-lockdown-despite-russias-emergence-as-coronavirus-hot-spot).

Mass testing won't happen in Mexico. That's the way the government wants it (https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/15/americas/mexico-coronavirus-testing-intl/index.html).

Infections soar as Mexico moves toward restarting economy (https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/infections-soar-mexico-moves-restarting-economy-70704275)...

Iran Seeing Second Wave of Coronavirus Infections As More Head to Mosques (https://news.yahoo.com/iran-reports-35-virus-deaths-lowest-since-march-000239542.html)...

Dutch singles advised to seek ‘sex buddy’ during Coronavirus lockdown (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-52685773)...

First ‘socially distanced’ concert a test for live music industry (https://www.ft.com/content/e7bf32e8-b3ab-4d46-a458-2aee707ae081?utm_source=knewz).

Person with coronavirus attends Mother's Day religious service in California, exposes 180 to virus (https://www.foxnews.com/us/coronavirus-butte-county-mothers-day-church-service-california-exposed-180-health-department?utm_source=knewz)...

Reality star allegedly spent $1.5 million from federal small business program on jewelry, Rolls-Royce (https://www.chron.com/news/article/Reality-star-allegedly-spent-1-5-million-from-15275375.php)...

NASCAR First Major Sport To Return, Races Back In The Real Hero's 400 Race (https://www.courant.com/sports/hc-sp-nascar-return-darlington-coronavirus-20200518-20200517-qsbkuml6jzbszllc3ciqrw2yji-story.html).

Showers and spitting off limits when Major League Baseball Returns (https://sports.yahoo.com/showers-spitting-off-limits-mlb-eyes-safe-return-200755808--mlb.html).

Soccer kicks off in Germany as league reopens amid pandemic (https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/soccer-kicks-germany-first-major-sports-league-reopens-amid-pandemic-n1207956).

Some Scientists Predicting a Second Deadlier Wave of Coronavirus Will Hit Europe This Winter (https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/05/16/second-wave-coronavirus-europe-winter-uk/).

Europe’s broken tourism industry struggles to save the summer (https://www.msn.com/en-us/finance/markets/europe-e2-80-99s-broken-tourism-industry-struggles-to-save-the-summer/ar-BB149TtY)...

Firefighters Fight Explosion In Los Angeles (https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/16/us/los-angeles-building-explosion-fire/index.html?utm_source=knewz).

Thousands witness 'UFO crash' in Brazil  (https://www.express.co.uk/news/weird/1283063/UFO-mystery-mysterious-lights-Mage-Brazil-Google-Maps-alien-crash-conspiracy)...
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2020-05-28 14:10:25
France to reopen cafes, bars and restaurants (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-52837232).

Russia's head of coronavirus information says alarm over the virus is 'bulls****." (https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-coronavirus-info-myasnikov-says-alarm-virus-is-bullsh-t-2020-5)

Putin's Response to Russia's COVID-19 Crisis Angers Medical Workers (https://www.msn.com/en-nz/news/world/putins-response-to-russias-covid-19-crisis-angers-medical-workers/ar-BB14GHKv).

Italy Death Toll Passes 33,000 (https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2020-05-27/the-latest-cyprus-to-cover-costs-for-infected-tourists).

Sweden Continues To See Cases Increase, Not Decline (https://www.salon.com/2020/05/21/conservatives-tout-swedens-hands-off-pandemic-approach-that-caused-thousands-of-avoidable-deaths/).

Spike in South Korea coronavirus cases prompts alarm and a new crackdown (https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/spike-south-korea-coronavirus-cases-prompts-alarm-new-crackdown-n1216266).

Brazil Nears Half a Million (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-idUSKBN2333BX)...

Montrealers Not Listening To Guidelines, A Spike Is Expected (https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/inspq-model-projects-deaths-spike-july-montreal-1.5588918).

Iran Is Seeing a Second Wave Of Coronavirus (https://www.arabnews.com/node/1676281/middle-east).

United States and Allies Defend Hong Kong as a 'bastion of freedom (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-52837229).'

French Automakers Struggling, One May Shutdown (https://www.btimesonline.com/articles/132589/20200524/france-considering-5-billion-bailout-struggling-renault.htm).

Nissan Posts Staggering Losses, Continues Cuts, Shutting Down Plants (https://www.ibtimes.com/nissan-posts-staggering-loss-fiscal-2020-plans-more-plant-closures-2984237).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2020-06-03 16:36:57
Former St. Louis Police Captain Shot And Killed By Rioters As He Tried To Protect Business (https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/world/a-former-police-chief-was-shot-and-killed-during-st-louis-protests-and-the-incident-was-livestreamed-on-facebook/ar-BB14Y5HM).

Reward for information leading to killer of St. Louis Police Captain David Dorn raised to $40K (https://www.kmov.com/news/reward-for-information-leading-to-killer-of-st-louis-police-captain-david-dorn-raised-to/article_67705e76-a53f-11ea-b8f2-477d6e0f8b6e.html).

Antfia Invades California Suburbs (https://www.infowars.com/antifa-invades-the-suburbs-in-yucaipa-ca-it-does-not-end-well-for-them/)...

Bellevue, Washington Police Chief Praised For Handling of Protestors (https://komonews.com/news/local/watch-bellevue-police-chief-takes-knee-amid-open-dialogue-with-protesters).

Coronavirus Spreading As Thousands Gather At Protests (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jun/03/us-coronavirus-key-questions-protests)...

Former Reddit CEO slams platform for 'amplifying' racism and hate (https://www.cnet.com/news/reddit-slammed-by-former-ceo-ellen-pao-for-amplifying-racism-and-hate-nfl-nba/).

AMC has ‘substantial doubt’ that it can survive coronavirus outbreak shutdown (https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/03/amc-has-substantial-doubt-it-can-survive-coronavirus-shutdown.html).

Florida See's Cases Jump (https://www.tampabay.com/news/health/2020/06/01/florida-coronavirus-cases-jump-by-667-monday/)...

California Cases Rising... (https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-06-03/california-braces-for-second-wave-first-wave-far-from-over)

A month after reopening, Georgia coronavirus cases never grew again (https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/26/us/georgia-coronavirus/index.html).

Alabama See's Substantial Rise In Coronavirus (https://www.al.com/news/2020/06/30-of-alabamas-coronavirus-cases-added-in-last-2-weeks-18474-cases-statewide.html).

New Jersey Governor extends oronavirus public health emergency another 30 days (https://www.foxnews.com/us/new-jersey-coronavirus-murphy-extends-public-health-emergency).

Trudeau’s 21-Second Pause Becomes the Story in Canada (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/03/world/canada/trudeau-canada-george-floyd-protests.html).

Canada Remains Closed Till October For Cruise Lines (https://www.startribune.com/large-cruises-banned-in-canada-at-least-until-oct-31/570876872/).

Brazil Plans To Reopen Despite Never Closing And Having Record New Cases Daily (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jun/03/latin-america-coronavirus-brazil-mexico-reopening-deaths)...

Mexican senator accidentally goes topless on Zoom meeting (https://nypost.com/2020/06/03/mexican-senator-accidentally-goes-topless-on-zoom-meeting/)...
Title: Accident, my ass....
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2020-06-04 00:25:53
I'm waiting for someone to break up a virtual meeting with a really loud fart.  Not as bad as, you know, doing it irl, but still... I mean, hey, great thing about social distancing, man, you're at home, no one around... go ahead, order in some Mexican take-out, get comfy, and blow gas with reckless abandon. 
Title: Re: Accident, my ass....
Post by: RainySunshine on 2020-06-04 18:43:48
We are seeing Covid-19 rates increasing again in most states, especially the south.  Looks like looters, anarchists, and rioters are slowing down too and leaving things for the protesters.  Many people have been killed due to the looters and anarchists.





I'm waiting for someone to break up a virtual meeting with a really loud fart. 

Already happened.  During on of Joe Biden's virtual rallies, he supposedly farted, but no one said anything.  The video was on the news about a week ago.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2020-06-08 14:15:49
US, Russia to start nuclear arms control talks this month (https://apnews.com/739d98a04ae9fc662f6c1ce635b2d51e).

Most of Minneapolis City Council pledges to 'begin the process of ending' Police Department (https://www.startribune.com/mpls-council-majority-backs-dismantling-police-department/571088302/).

Radical Leftist Democrat Ilhan Omar calls to dismantle ‘rotten’ Minneapolis Police Department (https://nypost.com/2020/06/08/rep-omar-dismantle-rotten-minneapolis-police-department/).

Leftist Mobs Call To Defund or "End Police" Across the Country (https://www.startribune.com/when-protesters-cry-defund-the-police-what-does-it-mean/571098962/)...

As more Americans head out, 22 states are seeing jumps in new coronavirus cases (https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/08/health/us-coronavirus-monday/index.html?utm_source=knewz)...

Canada's Trudeau Wants Body Cameras for Police, Cites Lack of Public Trust (https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2020-06-08/canadas-trudeau-wants-body-cameras-for-police-cites-lack-of-public-trust)...

France will ban police from using chokeholds (https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/08/europe/france-police-chokeholds-intl/index.html).

China Warns Of Racism In Australia, Issues Travel Warning (https://www.ibtimes.com/china-warns-racism-australia-issues-travel-warning-row-escalates-2989820)...

Vietnam and EU forge new trade deal relationship (https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-South-Central/2020/0608/Landmark-trade-deal-Vietnam-and-EU-forge-new-relationship).

Brazil Takes Down COVID-19 Data, Hiding Soaring Death Toll (https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/06/06/world/americas/06reuters-health-coronavirus-brazil.html?utm_source=knewz)...

Lancet issues correction on paper than prompted WHO and countries to suspend Hydroxychloroquine trial, Trump was right again (https://www.news-medical.net/news/20200602/Lancet-issues-correction-on-paper-than-prompted-WHO-to-suspend-Hydroxychloroquine-trial.aspx).

Movie sex scenes will be replaced with CGI wizardry to cut coronavirus risk (https://nypost.com/2020/06/08/movie-sex-scenes-may-be-replaced-with-cgi-due-to-coronavirus/?utm_source=knewz).

CNN's Chris Cuomo apparently caught naked in wife Cristina’s yoga video (https://pagesix.com/2020/06/08/chris-cuomo-apparently-caught-naked-in-wife-cristinas-yoga-video/?_ga=2.196442287.2092227173.1591650192-1608767139.1580950929)...
Title: World News
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2020-06-08 15:39:46
Movie sex scenes will be replaced with CGI wizardry to cut coronavirus risk (https://nypost.com/2020/06/08/movie-sex-scenes-may-be-replaced-with-cgi-due-to-coronavirus/?utm_source=knewz).


So that means the next time you're watching a porno, both you and the actors on-screen won't be having actual sex that night....

____________________________________________

So that means the next time you're watching a porno, and your partner says, "Pfft, those aren't real", you'll know in your heart they're right, in more ways than one....

____________________________________________


So that means the next time you're watching a porno, you'll know this is the first time in years most of the film's production costs hasn't gone to cover Ron Jeremy's daily lube budget ....

____________________________________________


I can do these sort of jokes all day....    ;D

Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2020-06-08 19:07:59
So much bad news going on right now.  Gosh darn.   The whole world is messed up.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2020-06-17 15:59:00
Soldiers Fight Without Guns On India/China Border, Several Deaths as Tension Escalates (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jun/17/shock-and-anger-in-india-after-worst-attack-on-china-border-in-decades).

Taiwan warns off intruding Chinese aircraft for fourth time in nine days (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-taiwan-china-defence/taiwan-warns-off-intruding-chinese-aircraft-for-fourth-time-in-nine-days-idUSKBN23O1QQ)...

China Locks Down Districts As Coronavirus Infections Spreading Through Beijing (https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-tightens-controls-over-beijing-as-coronavirus-infections-spread-11592405179).

Study: Coughs, Sneezes That Sound Disgusting Fill Bystanders With Fear (https://www.studyfinds.org/coughs-sneezes-that-sound-disgusting-stir-exaggerated-fears-of-serious-illness-in-bystanders/).

Texas coronavirus hospitalizations surge 11% in a single day (https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/17/texas-coronavirus-hospitalizations-surge-11percent-in-a-single-day.html)...

6 states report record-high jumps in coronavirus cases as reopening plans weighed (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/coronavirus-cases-6-states-report-record-highs/).

North Korea releases photos showing explosion of liaison office jointly run with South Korea (https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/06/17/photos-north-korea-blows-up-liaison-office-south-korea/3204861001/?utm_source=knewz)...

Boris Johnson’s car hit in fender-bender after protesters attack car (https://apnews.com/0312394beb38c2be0ac5129e9ab0cff1).

U.S. scrambles jets to escort Russian nuclear-capable bombers near its border: RIA (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-usa-bombers/u-s-scrambles-jets-to-escort-russian-nuclear-capable-bombers-near-its-border-ria-idUSKBN23O17N?il=0)...

Officer Charged With Murder in Rayshard Brooks Killing (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/17/us/black-lives-matter-george-floyd-police.html)...

Rayshard Brooks was on probation for four crimes – including cruelty to children – and faced going back to prison if charged with a DUI, when he was found asleep and intoxicated at Wendy’s drive-thru (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8431801/Rayshard-Brooks-probation-faced-going-prison-charged-DUI.html?utm_source=knewz).

New photos released to find woman accused of starting Wendy’s fire during protests in Atlanta (https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/new-photos-released-find-women-accused-starting-wendys-fire-during-protests/ZYFTU2DABRCDDHSDJQOBIGDBXM/?utm_source=knewz).

Seattle's CHOP Controlling Capitol Hill (https://komonews.com/news/local/still-our-streets-protesters-block-new-chop-traffic-lane-hours-after-it-opens).

Antifa Handing Out Guns To People In CHOP Zone As City Loses Control Of District, Police Forced To Do Nothing... (https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jun/15/seattle-capitol-hill-autonomous-zone-draws-donald-/)

Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben's brands "rebranding" due to race issues (https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/food/2020/06/17/uncle-bens-rice-change-brand-identity-racial-equality/3205859001/?utm_source=knewz).

Google threatens to ban conservative news site The Federalist over ‘dangerous content’ in public comments section after NBC News complains (https://knewz.com/google-ban-federalist-ad/).

Comedian Chris D’Elia accused of sexual harassment by several girls when they were underage (https://www.kron4.com/news/national/comedian-chris-delia-accused-of-sexual-harassment-by-several-girls-when-they-were-underage/?utm_source=knewz).

Suicidal San Diego Man Drives Off Cliff With 2 Daughters In Car Caught On Camera... (https://www.kiro7.com/news/trending/video-shows-suicidal-father-drive-off-cliff-with-twin-daughters-car-police-say/UB4BJRURGBCGXPO3CHFFJKQOQE/?utm_source=knewz)
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2020-06-19 15:48:45
India PM Modi says military will keep borders secure from China (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-53114762).

Something Alarming Is Happening In North Korea (https://thehill.com/opinion/international/503555-somethings-rotten-in-north-korea-why-this-time-is-different)...

Coronavirus Infection Rates Increasing As Virus Grows Again In USA (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53088354)...

Brazil becomes second known country to hit one million cases of Coronavirus (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-53092196).

China study: asymptomatics have lower virus immunity (https://www.healthing.ca/diseases-and-conditions/coronavirus/china-study-shows-asymptomatic-people-has-lower-virus-immunity)...

Italy Seeing Possible "warning signs" of second Coronavirus Outbreak (https://www.france24.com/en/20200619-italy-sees-covid-19-warning-signs-after-rome-outbreaks)...

Bank of England joins British companies in apologizing for slavery (https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/19/business/bank-of-england-slavery-apology/index.html)...

Belarus opposition protests end in arrests (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-53115921).

Jimmy Kimmel announces summer leave amid blackface controversy (https://thehill.com/homenews/media/503540-jimmy-kimmel-announces-summer-leave-after-blackface-controversy).

The Washington Post's Halloween Costume Hit Job Is a New Low for Cancel Culture (https://reason.com/2020/06/18/washington-post-blackface-halloween-costume-cancel-culture/?utm_source=knewz)...

TV networks hire PI to scope stars’ social media for racism (https://pagesix.com/2020/06/17/tv-networks-hire-pi-to-scope-stars-social-media-for-racism/?utm_source=knewz).

Harry and Meghan’s Archewell trademark application rejected (https://pagesix.com/2020/06/18/harry-and-meghan-markles-archewell-trademark-application-rejected/).

'Into the Wild' bus airlifted out of Alaskan wilderness due to concerns over tourist safety (https://abcnews.go.com/US/wild-bus-airlifted-alaskan-wilderness-due-concerns-tourist/story?id=71342462).

China About To Impose Strict Freedom Sucking Laws On Hong Kong (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/19/world/asia/hong-kong-china-national-security.html)...

Massive oil spill in Russian arctic, Putin calls fuel spill 'unprecedented' for Russia (https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/19/putin-calls-fuel-spill-unprecedented-for-russia.html).

China Indicts 2 Canadians on Spying Charges, 18 Months After Arrest (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/19/world/asia/china-canada-kovrig-spavor.html)...

Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2020-06-25 17:56:21
Belarus accuses Russia of election meddling, seeks talks with Putin, Further Stepping Away From Russia (https://news.yahoo.com/belarus-accuses-russia-election-meddling-101629171.html).

Powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake hits southern Mexico (https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/06/23/mexico-earthquake-7-4-magnitude-hits-central-america/3243033001/)...

South Korean President Issues Warning to North Korea (https://www.wsj.com/articles/south-korean-president-issues-warning-to-norths-kim-11593104737).

UK leader says England's coronavirus lockdown will ease on July 4 (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/uk-leader-says-englands-coronavirus-lockdown-will-ease-on-july-4/ar-BB15SshY).

Texas pauses reopening plan due to surge in Coronavirus (https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/06/25/coronavirus-update-record-new-cases-florida-california-texas-trump/3254119001/).

China and India Massing Troops On Borders (https://news.yahoo.com/india-china-deployed-large-numbers-border-showdown-foreign-183951578.html)...

Lightning kills more than 100 in northern India (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-53186072).

Canada's Credit Rating Downgraded (https://finance.yahoo.com/news/canada-downgrade-signals-limits-fiscal-193648957.html)...

With Lack of New Shows From Hollywood, Canada Not Sure What To Put On the Air (https://variety.com/2020/tv/global/canada-upfronts-2020-bell-media-rogers-corus-cbc-coroner-1234690495/)...

Is 'Live PD' Coming Back After Being Canceled? Conflicting Opinions Emerge About Series (https://www.ibtimes.com/live-pd-coming-back-after-being-canceled-conflicting-opinions-emerge-about-ae-series-2996507).

Petition To Bring COPS Back To TV Grows (https://www.change.org/p/cops-bring-back-the-tv-show-cops-after-30-years-of-airing-it-has-been-canceled).

NASCAR Releases Photo Of Rope In Bubba Wallace’s Garage, Admits Mistakes, Not A Race-Related Crime (https://deadline.com/2020/06/nascar-releases-photo-of-noose-in-bubba-wallaces-garage-admits-mistakes-1202970000/).

Clear new photo of ‘Loch Ness monster’ goes viral (https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/tech/5740037/loch-ness-monster-nessie-photo-viral-catfish/).

Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2020-06-29 17:07:59
Coronavirus genome found in Spain wastewater samples from March 2019 (https://www.theblaze.com/news/new-fbi-docs-reveal-how-top-officials-including-biden-hatched-plan-to-use-logan-act-against-michael-flynn?utm_source=theblaze-dailyPM&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily-Newsletter__PM%202020-06-27&utm_term=TheBlaze%20Daily%20PM%20-%20last%20270%20days)?

Venezuela's Maduro Orders EU Envoy to Leave Within 72 Hours Over Newly Imposed Sanctions (https://sputniknews.com/latam/202006291079752376-venezuelas-maduro-orders-eu-envoy-to-leave-within-72-hours-over-newly-imposed-sanctions/).

New York City Mayor Says He Seeks $1Bln Cut in Police Budget Amid Protests (https://sputniknews.com/us/202006291079752901-new-york-city-mayor-says-he-seeks-1bln-cut-in-police-budget-amid-protests/)...

Mexico Being Ravaged By Coronavirus To Reopen Anyways... Most Never Closed (https://www.thedailybeast.com/mexico-is-reopening-because-it-has-to-should-you-go?ref=home).

Russia denies nuclear incident after international body detects isotopes (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nuclear-particles-baltic-russia-idUSKBN24015K?amp;amp;amp)...

Russia denies bounties on US Troops in Afghanistan (https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/06/29/russia-bounty-us-troops-white-house-brief-group-lawmakers/3277595001/)...

Flu virus with 'pandemic potential' found in China (https://www.bbc.com/news/health-53218704)...

Israel's planned West Bank annexation is a 'declaration of war,' says Hamas (https://www.foxnews.com/world/israels-planned-west-bank-annexation-are-a-declaration-of-war-says-hamas)...

Mississippi to Lose Rebel Emblem From Flag (https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/national-international/mississippi-close-to-removing-rebel-emblem-from-its-flag/2489622/).

New Rumors Swirl About North Korea, Kim Jong Un, and His Sister (https://www.ibtimes.com/north-korea-rumors-kim-jong-un-poor-health-after-past-death-speculation-japanese-3001732).

Title: World News
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2020-06-29 19:06:33
They're saying they just "found" Kimmel's blackface stuff, like it's been shamefully hidden away in some dank, drippy secret vault for decades.  Dude, it aired 20 years ago on basic cable. We all saw it.

I've said it before and I'll say it again: Kimmel was a hell of a lot funnier in his Man Show days.  He had some goddamn balls. And not just the ones he was palming in his "Karl Malone On". skit, either.
Sure it was an over-the-top satire on the testoterone-poisoned male cuture of the '80s and '90's but, dammit, it was a lot more real and honest-- and entertaining-- that anything  you see out of Tinseltown these days.


With Lack of New Shows From Hollywood, Canada Not Sure What To Put On the Air (https://variety.com/2020/tv/global/canada-upfronts-2020-bell-media-rogers-corus-cbc-coroner-1234690495/)...
24-hour marathons of Trailer Park Boys, Letterkenny, and the movie Canadian Bacon, starring John Candy and Alan Alda. Oh, and that cartoon where Rick Moranis played a schoolteacher in a haunted girl's school, long before that Monster High shit.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2020-07-03 16:13:11
President to join thousands at Mount Rushmore Independence Day Celebration (https://rapidcityjournal.com/news/state-and-regional/update-thousands-now-at-mount-rushmore-for-fireworks-show-president-trumps-visit/article_fd2fa102-ec09-5f64-a399-2e8b0708882b.html#tracking-source=home-top-story).

Hydroxychloroquine lowers COVID-19 death rate significantly, according to massive Henry Ford Health study (https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2020/07/02/michigan-henry-ford-health-study-finds-hydroxychloroquine-lowers-covid-19-death-rate/5365090002/?utm_source=knewz).

Pentagon says ‘no corroborating’ evidence to stand up New York Times report on Russian bounties (https://www.foxnews.com/politics/pentagon-says-no-corroborating-evidence-to-stand-up-nyt-report-on-russian-bounties).

Russian Voters Agree to Let Putin Seek 2 More Terms, Potentially Ruling Till 2036 (https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2020-07-01/russian-vote-extending-putins-rule-until-2036-nears-end).

U.S. envoy to visit South Korea to discuss stalled North Korea nuclear talks (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-northkorea-southkorea-idUSKBN2440BG).

North Korea's Covid-19 response has been a 'shining success,' Kim Jong Un claims (https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/03/asia/north-korea-covid-intl-hnk/index.html).

Turkey challenges allies and enemies alike in quest for ‘larger role on world stage’ (https://www.france24.com/en/20200703-turkey-challenges-allies-and-enemies-alike-in-quest-for-larger-role-on-world-stage).

France's Macron replaces popular Prime Minister with low-profile figure (https://www.france24.com/en/20200703-macron-names-jean-castex-as-new-french-prime-minister).

Australia Has A Plan For Battling China—Add Lots And Lots Of Submarines (https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2020/07/03/australia-has-a-plan-to-grow-its-navy-add-lots-and-lots-of-submarines/#1219ef1c62b2).

Chinese military drills in disputed waters draw ire in Vietnam, Philippines (https://www.smh.com.au/world/asia/chinese-military-drills-in-disputed-waters-draw-ire-in-vietnam-philippines-20200703-p558qm.html)...

UK Authorities Arrest Female Islamic Terrorist Who Planned To Blow Up St. Paul's Cathedral In London and the Underground (https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-53264640).

California Gov. Newsom Bans Singing In Churches (https://dailycaller.com/2020/07/03/california-gov-gavin-newsom-singing-churches-coronavirus-covid-19-lockdown/)...

New York, New Jersey, No Longer on Track to Contain COVID (https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/ny-nj-among-just-4-u-s-states-on-track-to-contain-covid-as-nation-smashes-daily-case-record-again/2496356/)...

Southern Students Hold 'COVID-19 Parties' With Prize for First Person to Get Sick (https://popculture.com/trending/news/alabama-students-covid-19-parties-prize-first-person-get-sick/?utm_source=knewz)...

Face Masks Required In Most of Texas (https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/07/02/886901666/face-masks-mandatory-in-most-of-texas-starting-friday?utm_source=knewz).

China swine flu panic rises as WHO warns world not to let its guard down over new virus with ‘human pandemic potential’ (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/11992909/china-swine-flu-who-world-guard-pig-virus-human-pandemic/?utm_source=knewz)...

Faced With Pressure From The Left, NFL's Redskin's Team Looking Into Possible New Name (https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/07/03/Washington-Redskins-announce-thorough-review-of-team-name/9931593812549/).

Pakistan Stock Exchange Attacked By Islamic Terrorist Group (https://www.financialexpress.com/defence/pakistans-stock-exchange-terrorist-attack-karachi-latest-updates/2007192/).

Islamic Radicals Kill 23 In Afghanistan Market (https://www.indianagazette.com/news/world/attack-on-crowded-market-in-afghanistan-kills-23/article_04812264-42c4-5ec9-9c68-ca7ae5fd25f0.html).

Vietnam speeds up big projects to heal economy from pandemic (https://www.ft.com/content/5b731e70-7741-450c-82d2-950161883888).

Vietnam Opens World's 'First' Gold-plated Hotel (https://www.ibtimes.com/gilty-pleasure-vietnam-opens-worlds-first-gold-plated-hotel-3005046).

As China tightens its grip on Hong Kong, people are leaving for Taiwan (https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asia/hong-kongers-say-possible-china-repression-spurring-exodus-taiwan-n1232743).

Tabacco Illegal In South Africa Now (https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/ban-tobacco-illegal-drug-status-south-africa-71570817).

South Africa to investigate scrap metal shortage hurting industry (https://af.reuters.com/article/investingNews/idAFKBN2441YN-OZABS).

UK PM's fiancée urges more shops to ban coconut products from monkey labour (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-retail-monkey-labour-idUSKBN2440TU)...

Title: Re: World News
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2020-07-17 09:05:08
Mary Kay LeTourneau, that schoolteacher who f***ed a 13-year-old boy, dead at 58 (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/07/obituaries/mary-kay-letourneau-dead.html)

 The couple split in 2017, though remained friendly, and LeTourneau was in the middle of cancer treatments when their divorce finalized last year... I'm wondering if that was his idea, or hers--like, why would a virile young stud want to spend his best years yoked to a broken-down old mare on her last legs? Did she know what was coming and decide to cut her her young hubby loose, tell him to to go out and try to find a gal closer to his own age so he didn't have to be alone?  "Oh, but I-I could never leave you. I'll promise I'll always be by your side, Mommy--er--Mary."    ::|

This was 1997. I was a junior in college. I remember joking about that whole story with this gal I was seeing at the time...she was all, "He must be one very well-hung little boy." That all doesn't feel so long ago. You know that kid is in his mid-thirties now, and a grandfather? Holy shit. Doesn't that make you feel old?   :{ 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2020-08-04 23:01:06
A horrible event today in Beirut Lebanon.  A massive explosion. Still unknown the exact cause.  Shocking video, many casualties. At least 80 dead and 3,000 wounded.




Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2020-08-12 16:55:47
Europe Fighting Massive Surge In Coronavirus While US Is Seeing A Decline (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-53747852).

Putin claims Russia has developed a coronavirus vaccine, Most Nations Skeptical (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/covid-vaccine-russia-coronavirus-development/).

Scientists uneasy as Russia approves 1st coronavirus vaccine. Russia Only Tested It On Animals (https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/russia-registers-virus-vaccine-putins-daughter-72300985)...

Belarus Elections Turn Violent As Police Use Live Ammunition On Rioters and Protesters (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-53748748).

Biden and Harris make 1st appearance as Democratic ticket (https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/biden-harris-make-appearance-historic-democratic-ticket/story?id=72327968).

Weeks After Announcing Covid-19 free, New Zealand Locks Down Citizens, Postpones Elections, After Four New Cases (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/new-zealand-with-22-covid-19-deaths-pauses-election-plan-as-us-presses-on/ar-BB17SxdY?ocid=uxbndlbing)...

Irish Government Admits It Badly Needs Fighter Jets To Protect Sovereignty (https://www.forbes.com/sites/pauliddon/2020/07/13/irelands-air-force-badly-needs-fighter-jets/#5794f8cb6c32).

Mexico’s Former President Accused in Bribery Scandal (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/12/world/americas/Mexico-Pena-Nieto-bribes.html).

Muslims Extremists Kill Three After 'Offensive' Facebook Post in India (https://www.foxnews.com/world/three-people-dead-in-india-after-protests-turn-violent-decrying-facebook-post-offensive-to-muslims).

UK fires thousands of coronavirus contact tracers after reports they were not working (https://www.theblaze.com/news/uk-contract-tracers-bored-netflix).

British economy suffered record collapse in the second quarter (https://www.marketwatch.com/story/british-economy-collapsed-by-most-on-record-in-the-second-quarter-11597212972?mod=home-page)...

College Football Divisions Putting Season On Hold Due To Virus (https://www.indianagazette.com/social/big-ten-pac-12-pull-plug-on-fall-football-amid-pandemic/article_f6358edb-9f7c-5a13-b942-efe7f063706d.html).

World's Very Last Blockbuster Video  In Oregon Will Turn Into an Airbnb For Three Nights Only, The Ultimate 90's Video Night! (http://seattlerefined.com/lifestyle/worlds-last-blockbuster-in-bend-or-turning-to-an-airbnb-for-three-nights-only)

Sumner Redstone, who built media empire including CBS, dies (https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Media-mogul-Sumner-Redstone-dies-at-97-15477756.php).

Canada's last intact ice shelf has collapsed (https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/canadas-last-intact-ice-shelf-just-collapsed/ar-BB17Sbaf).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2020-09-04 16:46:08
Latest outbreaks show Europe is struggling with COVID-19 as much as the US (https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/latest-outbreaks-show-europe-is-struggling-with-covid-19-as-much-as-the-us).

France reports record daily Covid-19 cases of nearly 9,000 (https://www.france24.com/en/20200904-france-reports-record-daily-covid-19-cases-of-nearly-9-000)...

Italy daily virus cases highest since May (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/italy-daily-virus-cases-highest-since-may/ar-BB18IuGy)...

Spain Hits Most New Coronavirus Cases Since May (https://www.msn.com/en-us/finance/news/spain-e2-80-99s-new-coronavirus-cases-rise-to-highest-in-four-months/ar-BB18Ikxo)...

Europe's Economy Shrinking and Collapsing Due To Coronavirus As US Economy Rebuilds And Grows (https://www.marketwatch.com/story/france-launches-100-billion-stimulus-plan-to-avoid-economic-collapse-it-may-also-help-macron-get-re-elected-2020-09-03?ocid=uxbndlbing).

Italy And Spain Economies Shrinking Faster Than The Rest (https://www.msn.com/en-us/finance/markets/europe-e2-80-99s-rebound-loses-momentum-with-italy-spain-shrinking/ar-BB18Fjza?ocid=uxbndlbing)...

Russia’s potential coronavirus vaccine shows ‘no serious adverse’ effects and creates antibody response according to a Lancet funded study (https://www.cnbc.com/2020/09/04/russian-coronavirus-vaccine-shows-no-serious-side-effects-lancet-says.html).

China carries out secretive launch of ‘reusable experimental spacecraft’ (https://spacenews.com/china-carries-out-secretive-launch-of-reusable-experimental-spacecraft/).

Trump Administration oversees economic deal that includes Kosovo recognizing Israel, Serbia moving embassy to Jerusalem, and massive trade deals (https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-economic-serbia-kosovo-white-house).

The UAE-Israel Deal Spells Big Trouble For Iran (https://www.realcleardefense.com/articles/2020/09/04/the_uae-israel_deal_spells_big_trouble_for_iran_576364.html).

Australia faces down China in high-stakes strategy (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-australia-china-relations-special-rep/special-report-australia-faces-down-china-in-high-stakes-strategy-idUSKBN25V1GM).

Taiwan accused of shooting down Chinese fighter jet with missile defense system (https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1331289/China-plane-crash-Taiwan-shoot-fighter-jet-world-war-3-missile-defence).

Kim Jong-un is reportedly"furious" about rumors of him being ill and his sister going to take control around the world (https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1330212/Kim-Jong-un-news-North-Korea-Kim-Yo-jong-leadership-take-over-death-disappearance?utm_source=traffic.outbrain&utm_medium=traffic.outbrain&utm_term=traffic.outbrain&utm_content=traffic.outbrain&utm_campaign=traffic.outbrain).

India Launches Surprise Military Attack Against Chinese at Border, Rising Tension (https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1330695/World-War-3-news-Indian-troops-Chinese-border-Beijing-Xi-Jinping-Narendra-Modi?ocid=uxbndlbing).

A Month after Beirut Explosion, Nothing Is Known Still (https://www.france24.com/en/20200904-one-month-on-from-massive-port-explosion-beirut-needs-us)...

Russian Government Likely Poisoned Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny, Wouldn't Be The First Time... (https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2020/08/22/russian-history-contains-many-mysterious-attacks-and-poisonings/3416922001/)

Belarus' opposition challenger urges UN action amid protests (https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/belarus-opposition-challenger-urges-action-amid-protests-72819745?ocid=uxbndlbing).

Lukashenko Losing Control And Protests Continue In Belarus (https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/08/31/belarus-protest-dictator-society-governable/).

Russia Ready To Provide Support To Crumbling Belarus (https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/putin-russia-stands-ready-offer-security-belarus-72650364?ocid=uxbndlbing)...

Jacob Blake pleads not guilty to sexual assault from hospital bed (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-54036131?ocid=uxbndlbing).

GM and Honda to jointly work on certain projects and vehicles (https://www.businessinsider.com/gm-honda-alliance-is-just-the-beginning-of-auto-consolidation-2020-9?ocid=uxbndlbing).

Jeep Reveals The Grand Wagoneer And Stuns (https://www.forbes.com/sites/samabuelsamid/2020/09/03/jeep-aims-for-range-rover-territory-with-grand-wagoneer-phev-concept/#3632446915be).

Unilever Announces it Will Spend $1 Billion To Rid its Cleaning Products Of Fossil Fuel Footprints By 2030 (https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/unilever-pledges-remove-fossil-fuels-cleaning-products-2030/).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2020-09-11 15:50:09
BREAKING NEWS: OREGON BURNS

Over 500,000 Told To Evacuate Portland Metro Area (https://www.kptv.com/news/beachie-creek-fire-grows-to-more-than-186k-acres-evacuation-levels-remain-in-place/article_6f88885a-f453-11ea-85cc-1b121071b940.html).

State of Emergency declared in Portland due to wildfires burning across Oregon (https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/emergency-declaration-in-portland-due-to-extreme-threat-of-fire/283-a1bc7e6f-f214-4615-a51d-ae10e4ca0804).

Portland's air quality ranks worst in world due to wildfires (https://katu.com/news/local/with-thick-smoke-portlands-air-quality-ranks-worst-in-world).

Two Massive Wildfires Merging Near Portland Metro (https://katu.com/news/local/beachie-creek-fire-has-not-yet-merged-with-riverside-fire-officials-say).

Leftists Starting Wildfires? (https://katu.com/news/local/sheriff-springfield-man-tried-to-start-fire-at-dexter-frisbee-golf-course-this-week)

Two Small Washington Towns Completely Burned By Wildfires (https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/local/town-of-malden-destroyed-wildfire/293-508a1a33-fffb-4e33-bdb2-54f375c1a3d5).

California Burning, Wildfire Smoke Blankets West (https://abc7news.com/weather/heres-when-bay-area-air-quality-will-improve/6418799/).

US remembers 9/11, with virus altering familiar tributes (https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/US-remembers-9-11-as-pandemic-changes-tribute-15558884.php).

France sees 'clear worsening' of Covid-19 outbreak, 10,000 New Cases In One Day (https://www.france24.com/en/20200911-live-france-s-health-minister-outlines-fresh-covid-19-measures-as-cases-rise)...

Pres. Trump Outlines Historic Deal Between Israel and Bahrain (https://news.yahoo.com/bahrain-deal-win-win-trump-213258288.html).

Trump Nominated For Second Nobel Peace Prize (https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/09/09/trump-nominated-nobel-peace-prize-norwegian-lawmaker/5756578002/).

U.S. Prosecutors Step Up Pressure on North Korea (https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-prosecutors-step-up-pressure-on-north-korea-11599848147).

Belarus president to visit Russia on Monday (https://news.yahoo.com/belarus-president-visit-russia-monday-223124295.html).

McDonald's business owner gives away 10,000 free meals (https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/11/us/hurricane-laura-lake-charles-mcdonalds-meals-trnd/index.html).

'Full House' Star Addresses Criticism To Photo (https://pagesix.com/2020/09/10/candace-cameron-bure-addresses-inappropriate-photo-with-husband/?_ga=2.52667437.408364915.1599862823-1608767139.1580950929).

Title: "Fuller" bull
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2020-09-12 09:10:27
'Full House' Star Addresses Criticism To Photo (https://pagesix.com/2020/09/10/candace-cameron-bure-addresses-inappropriate-photo-with-husband/?_ga=2.52667437.408364915.1599862823-1608767139.1580950929).
I gotta say, for a forty-something mother of three, those things have held up quite nicely.    ;)
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2020-09-12 16:02:46
The wildfire smoke is moving east now... so pretty much most of the country will be covered in wildfire smoke eventually.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: TheBeesSneeze on 2020-09-12 22:08:06
Those fires are horrible. :(   Maybe if those states managed their underbrush better they would have this issue.... California...
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2020-09-23 18:00:54
Russia Launches New Nuclear-Powered Icebreaker Ship, say they own the Arctic (https://freebeacon.com/national-security/russia-launches-new-nuclear-powered-icebreaker-ship/).

Hunter Biden Involved in Corrupt Dealings With Russian's, China, and Ukraine, wired money and trafficking prostitutes (https://nypost.com/2020/09/23/senate-report-links-hunter-biden-to-trafficking-ring/).

Joe Biden Also Meddled In Ukraine (https://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2020-54268887)...

Kentucky Police officers not charged for killing Breonna Taylor (https://apnews.com/28a283922de8784f6fca5c42fe8e5bca).

Europe scrambles to contain massive rise in coronavirus cases (https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/europe-scrambles-rise-coronavirus-cases-73142268).

Greece is on the brink of lockdown again as daily Covid cases hit new high (https://www.the-sun.com/lifestyle/travel/1520511/greece-lockdown-coronavirus-cases-latest/).

Austria Sued, Being Blamed For Europe's Second Wave of Coronavirus (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-54256463).

Canada Seeing Massive Coronavirus Growth, Spreading Through Youth (https://www.cp24.com/news/daily-new-covid-19-cases-in-canada-triple-in-past-month-1.5117197?cache=%3FclipId%3D104056).

Canada losing ability to manage coronavirus pandemic (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/9/17/canada-could-lose-ability-to-manage-coronavirus-pandemic-live).

New Coronavirus Cases Decreasing In The United States (https://www.southcoasttoday.com/news/20200902/coronavirus-spread-is-slowing-in-some-states-but-it-still-continues-to-worsen-in-others).

France tightens virus measures, as new cases increase (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-france/paris-to-ban-gatherings-of-more-than-10-people-bfm-tv-idUSKCN26E0YL).

NFL Handing Coaches Massive Fines For Not Wearing Masks (https://dailycaller.com/2020/09/22/pete-carroll-vic-fangio-kyle-shanahan-nfl-masks-fines-100000/).

South Korean official possibly shot dead by North Korean Troops (https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2020/09/south-korean-official-possibly-killed-trying-to-defect-to-north-report.html).

Helicopters, armed police swoop in to arrest 'Russian Jesus' cult leader (https://www.jpost.com/omg/helicopters-armed-police-swoop-in-to-arrest-russian-jesus-cult-leader-643201).

Mass Whale Beaching In Australia With Hundreds Dead (https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2020-09-22/australia-counts-record-470-stranded-whales-as-rescue-continues).

Hundreds of elephants in Botswana may have died from toxic algae (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hundreds-of-elephants-in-botswana-may-have-died-from-toxic-algae-2020-09-21/).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2020-10-13 20:44:40
China Holds "Island Invasion" Drills On Taiwan's National Day (https://www.voanews.com/east-asia-pacific/china-holds-military-invasion-drill-amid-tensions-taiwan)...

Saudis Lose Bid for Seat on UN Human Rights Council (https://www.voanews.com/middle-east/saudis-lose-bid-seat-un-human-rights-council).

Crying Kim Jong Un Tells North Korean Citizens He Is Sorry, Says He Has Not Lived Up To NK Expectations (https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2020/10/12/i-am-really-sorry-crying-kim-jong-un-tells-north-korea/).

North Korea's Kim pledges thousands of new homes in storm recovery effort (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/north-korea-s-kim-pledges-thousands-of-new-homes-in-storm-recovery-effort-state-media/ar-BB19ZuRj?ocid=uxbndlbing).

Humanitarian crisis feared as Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire broken (https://www.france24.com/en/20201014-humanitarian-crisis-feared-as-nagorno-karabakh-ceasefire-broken).

French Youth Hate Law Enforcement, How France Plans To Fix The Divide (https://www.france24.com/en/20201013-policing-without-consent-why-french-police-are-ill-equipped-to-reconquer-paris-suburbs).

US Economy Growing Again As Europe Economies Shrink and Go Into Further Lockdowns (https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/24/coronavirus-pandemics-impact-on-the-global-economy-in-7-charts.html).

Italy's GDP in 2020 to shrink back to same level as 23 years ago (https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/italy-economy-gdp-1730426-2020-10-11)...

Experts Now Say Pandemic Will Be Over “Far Sooner Than Expected,” Trump Efforts ‘Working With Remarkable Efficiency’ (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/12/health/coronavirus-pandemic-vaccine-optimism.html).

Europe tightens measures as others lockdown amid sharp rise in Coronavirus cases (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-54522279).

New three-tier COVID-19 restrictions come into force in England (https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-54533924).

Netherlands going into partial lockdown to slow uncontrolled coronavirus spread (https://news.yahoo.com/netherlands-pm-partial-lockdown-needed-171730876.html).

EU nations agree to new coronavirus travel guidelines (https://www.france24.com/en/20201013-eu-nations-agree-to-new-coronavirus-travel-guidelines).

Abbott's coronavirus antibody test gets FDA's emergency use approval (https://www.foxbusiness.com/healthcare/abbotts-coronavirus-antibody-test-gets-fdas-emergency-use-approval).

US Government Says High Risk To Get Vaccines By End Of Year, All Americans By Spring 2021 (https://nypost.com/2020/10/08/covid-19-vaccines-for-all-americans-may-be-ready-by-march-hhs/).

Mexico Signs Agreement To Buy COVID-19 Vaccines (https://www.wsj.com/articles/mexico-signs-agreements-to-buy-potential-covid-19-vaccines-11602607544).

Germany May Start Vaccine In 2021 (https://www.yahoo.com/news/germany-could-start-covid-19-vaccinations-in-first-quarter-2021-084647852.html).

More than 30,000 Sign Up To Be Infected With COVID-19 To Test Experimental Vaccine (https://www.dailywire.com/news/guinea-pigs-more-than-300000-sign-up-to-be-infected-with-covid-19-to-test-experimental-vaccine).

NY Gov. Cuomo Refuses to Answer Whether Sending COVID Patients Into Nursing Homes Was a Mistake (https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/10/12/cuomo-dodges-on-whether-sending-covid-patients-into-nursing-homes-was-a-mistake/).

FBI Statistics: At Least 4 Times More People Were Killed With Knives Than “Assault Rifles” Last Year in the US (https://bongino.com/fbi-statistics-at-least-4-times-more-people-were-killed-with-knives-than-assault-rifles-last-year).

Trudeau Dismisses Conservative Push For Special Anti-Corruption Committee On WE Charity Controversy (https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/trudeau-conservatives-we-charity-committee_ca_5f85fe94c5b681f7da1c770b).

Alberta To Slash Up To 11,000 Health-Care Jobs During Pandemi (https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/alberta-health-services-jobs_ca_5f85e1fac5b6c5eccffb0cb2?ncid=other_trending_qeesnbnu0l8&utm_campaign=trending).

'Woke' NBA Finale Viewership Down 70% (https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/10/12/viewership-for-nba-finals-finale-crash-nearly-70-from-2019-again-beaten-by-random-sunday-night-football-game/)...

Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos Defends Decision to Release “Cuties” (https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2020/10/12/netflix-co-ceo-ted-sarandos-defends-cuties-as-very-misunderstood-in-the-u-s/).

Poland's largest WW2 bomb explodes during attempt to defuse it (https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-54533860).

RCMP directive eliminates wearing of ‘thin blue line’ patch while on duty (https://globalnews.ca/news/7392282/rcmp-directive-thin-blue-line/).

RCMP Union Tells Officers To Proudly Wear 'Thin Blue Line' Symbol (https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/rcmp-union-tells-officers-to-proudly-wear-controversial-thin-blue-line-symbol/ar-BB19ZtTR).

Sales of ‘thin blue line’ merchandise soar on a Canadian websites after RCMP ban (https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2020/10/13/sales-of-thin-blue-line-merchandise-soar-on-a-canadian-website-after-rcmp-ban.html).

Germany See's Population Decline For the First time in decades (https://www.yahoo.com/news/german-population-slightly-lower-virus-101153778.html)...
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2020-12-12 16:47:21
DEVELOPING NEWS:

Top Secret Documents Reveal Justin Trudeau Trying To Tie Canada Closer to Communist China? (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9042261/Top-secret-documents-reveal-Justin-Trudeau-invited-Chinas-PLA-train-troops-Canada.html)

Canada's ties to China's military underscore the weird contradictions in its foreign policy (https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/canada-s-ties-to-china-s-military-underscore-the-weird-contradictions-in-its-foreign-policy/ar-BB1bRPZQ?ICID=ref_fark)...

Canada's Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, Invited Communist China To Come To Country To Participate In Military Exercises (https://www.dailywire.com/news/canada-invited-china-to-participate-in-military-exercises-reports)...

Trudeau invited Chinese military to train in Canada (https://thepostmillennial.com/trudeau-invited-chinese-military-to-train-in-canada)...

Canada PM Justin Trudeau was upset over canceled invite to Chinese troops, Canda's Defense Chief Denies Request (https://nypost.com/2020/12/11/canada-pm-justin-trudeau-was-upset-over-cancelled-invite-to-chinese-troops/).

Canada's China Files (https://www.rebelnews.com/the_china_files)...

Trudeau and Party Remains Silent Over Bombshell Leak (https://www.rebelnews.com/ezra_levant_show_december_11_2020)...

Canada Under Fire for Training Chinese Troops Past Five Years? (https://www.ntd.com/china-in-focus-dec-11-canada-under-fire-for-training-chinese-troops_539016.html)...

Canadian military not training with Chinese army, defence minister says (https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/canadian-military-not-training-with-chinese-army-defence-minister-says-1.5227280#:~:text=Canada%20is%20no%20longer%20training%20with%20the%20Chinese,Justin%20Trudeau%20would%20maintain%20such%20relations%20with%20China.)...

Trudeau objected to Canadian military decision to cancel training with China’s People’s Liberation Army (https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-global-affairs-objected-to-canadian-military-decision-to-cancel/)...

OPINION:Training exercise kerfuffle shows how badly Canada’s China policy needs fixing (https://globalnews.ca/news/7517899/china-canada-military-training/).

Title: World News
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2020-12-12 16:52:39
Poland's largest WW2 bomb explodes during attempt to defuse it (https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-54533860).

I will not make a cheap and tasteless ethnic joke... I will not make a cheap and tasteless ethnic joke... I will not make a cheap and tasteless ethnic joke... I will not make a cheap and tasteless ethnic joke... I will not make a cheap and tasteless ethn--  Oh, ffffffffffffffuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu....[explosion, body thudding, fart]    :-[

Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2020-12-12 16:57:15
You got to be freaking kidding me?  What is Trudeau thinking?  Why on earth would he even allow the Chinese military on their lands?  This story is gonna explode, because it's huge. It shows a distrust to their allies and a willingness to work with a dangerous world power...  *Shakes head.*

Thank God Canada's Military Minister said no.  But what's this about the 5 year Canada training Chinese troops thing going on?  This needs to be investigated and Trudeau needs to get out of office if he wants to work with Canada and the US's current foe.
Title: With sex you get eggroll, or A whole new meaning to 'let's eat out tonight'
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2020-12-12 17:16:53
So you think PM Turdeau's mixed up with Fin Fang Foom, or whatever her name is, too?  I mean, she's already banging two mayors and a horny, flatulent (https://nypost.com/2019/11/19/congressman-eric-swalwell-appears-to-fart-on-live-tv/) Congressman; I wouldn't be surprised if this little Chinese dish was passed around between a lot of tables.   ???   So you think after he... well, you know... that Swalwell got hungry again an hour later...?    :-0
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Kiwi on 2020-12-13 00:46:12
Canada... what are you doing?  My word.  Australia shakes it's head in shame if you are legit being this stupid.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: kiku on 2020-12-14 11:22:44
In Germany we are heading back into a full lockdown from Wednesday, December 16th till January 10th, then our government will decide again, depending on the rate of new infections.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: kiku on 2021-01-26 11:32:12
Full lockdown in Germany will continue at least until Mid February. Rate of new infections has gone down a little, but not significantly. Vaccination starts from February (after health care workers it will be people over 80). Cloth masks are forbidden in public. People have to wear medically certified masks or simple surgical masks.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2021-01-26 14:17:23
Full lockdown in Germany will continue at least until Mid February. Rate of new infections has gone down a little, but not significantly. Vaccination starts from February (after health care workers it will be people over 80). Cloth masks are forbidden in public. People have to wear medically certified masks or simple surgical masks.

Oh no.  Lockdowns again? :(

They don't have lockdowns here in most areas, only in very urban cities or some states with specific governors in charge.   The case rate here has been dropping since December thankfully.  They began rolling out vaccines in December too with about 1.6 million being vaccinated a day.  That has dropped to 1.3 million a day being vaccinated this past week.  Healthcare workers and those most at risk are first in line to be vaccinated, but they are currently changing that to allow more people to get vaccinated.  They estimate by spring anyone who wants a vaccine will be able to get it.  Right now you have to sign up through your local health dept website or call.

Surgical masks are much better than the others asks, but we have no such restrictions.  People do have to wear masks though.

Good luck to you!  Thanks for sharing.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: kiku on 2021-01-26 14:48:00
You're welcome, and thanks for the good luck wish!  :)
We'll get through this somehow.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Kiwi on 2021-01-26 18:42:49
It is one of those rare times when the world should truly be coming together to solve this issue... but it's so fragmented everyone and everyone seems to be doing their own things.  But in the end, we will get it done.

Now if China did in fact start this, the world should come together and let them know they aren't too pleased by it whether by accident or intentional.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2021-01-29 21:31:49
Locked-down Europe slides downhill to double-dip recession (https://www.msn.com/en-us/finance/markets/locked-down-europe-slides-downhill-to-double-dip-recession/ar-BB1d0fPA).

EU confirms new vaccine export controls (https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-55865539).

France To Lock Down Further, Close Down Borders To Most (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-55863069).

Covid-19 pandemic pushes French economy into deep recession (https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20210129-covid-19-pandemic-pushes-french-economy-into-deep-recession)...

Germany warns of 'ten tough weeks ahead' as Europe faces vaccine shortages (https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/01/28/germany-warns-ten-tough-weeks-ahead-europe-faces-vaccine-shortages/)...

Portugal moves to legalize euthanasia (https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20210129-portugal-moves-to-legalise-euthanasia)...

Hong Kong At A Crossroads (https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-asia-55861946)...

China rejects UK passports for Hong Kong residents as valid identification (https://www.ft.com/content/7eed5303-5937-4245-89d8-1c86a65fac3e)...

Former China Huarong chairman executed after 'bribery' conviction (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/former-china-huarong-chairman-executed-after-bribery-conviction/ar-BB1ddVtt?ocid=uxbndlbing).

Chinese jets simulate missile attack on US carrier in South China Sea (https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/south-china-sea-war-fears-explode-as-chinese-jets-simulate-missile-attack-on-us-carrier/ar-BB1ddLNi).

US slams China’s ‘destabilizing’ South China Sea military flights (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/us-slams-china-e2-80-99s-e2-80-98destabilising-e2-80-99-south-china-sea-military-flights/ar-BB1ddQtp).

To spread out against China's missiles, the US Air Force is sending fighters to remote Pacific airfields (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/to-spread-out-against-chinas-missiles-the-us-air-force-is-sending-fighters-to-remote-pacific-airfields/ar-BB1ddFJC).

China sharpens language, warns Taiwan that independence 'means war' (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-taiwan-idUSKBN29X0V3)...

China Watches Happily As Weak Biden Administration Takes Control of US (https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3116997/what-could-bidens-divided-united-states-mean-china)...

Vietnam Wants Better Military Relations With US Against China (https://thediplomat.com/2021/01/what-does-vietnam-want-from-the-us-in-the-south-china-sea/).

Australia needs to stand its ground against Chinese pressure, former Prime Minister Turnbull says (https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/29/turnbull-australia-needs-to-stand-its-ground-against-chinese-pressure.html).

Salla, coldest town in Finland, to bid for 2032 Summer Games (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-olympics-bid-salla-idUSKBN29V2I8).

Lab tests suggest Israeli-made face mask eliminates over 99% of coronavirus (https://www.jpost.com/health-science/israeli-made-mask-eliminates-over-99-percent-of-coronavirus-lab-tests-suggest-644434?utm_source=taboola&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=JPost_99_US_PC&tblci=GiBU87qUxNOoBP4vtGNS2H4YpZFywA2k7bKpNqzYRHUhNyDq3U8o6ObGjJfPosGZAQ#tblciGiBU87qUxNOoBP4vtGNS2H4YpZFywA2k7bKpNqzYRHUhNyDq3U8o6ObGjJfPosGZAQ).

With US on the Sidelines, Russia, Iran and Turkey Seek Syria Solution (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/with-us-on-the-sidelines-russia-iran-and-turkey-seek-syria-solution/ar-BB1ddEI4?ocid=BingNewsar).

Two women are kidnapped and beheaded by ISIS in Syria (https://www.voanews.com/extremism-watch/us-condemns-killing-two-women-syria).

Body of Kidnapped Priest Found Dead in Burkina Faso.  Killed By Jihadists (https://www.persecution.org/2021/01/27/body-kidnapped-priest-found-burkina-faso/).

At Least 32 Dead in Jihadist Suicide Bombings in Iraqi Street Market (https://abc7news.com/suicide-bombing-baghdad-in-today-terrorist-attack/9878438/).

North Korea 'is testing its own coronavirus vaccine using data it hacked from foreign scientists' despite claiming to have no infections (https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/north-korea-is-testing-its-own-coronavirus-vaccine/ar-BB1d8sE3).

South Korea willing to share COVID-19 vaccines with North, PM says (https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2021/01/27/South-Korea-willing-to-share-COVID-19-vaccines-with-North-PM-says/5881611741105/).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2021-01-31 18:09:50
Earth is about to lose its second moon, forever (https://www.space.com/farewell-minimoon-so-2020)...

France's Macron defends decision not to order third lockdown as third wave spreads (https://uk.news.yahoo.com/macron-defends-decision-not-order-210701022.html?guccounter=1).

China gene firm providing worldwide COVID tests works with Chinese military (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-genomics-military-exclusive/exclusive-china-gene-firm-providing-worldwide-covid-tests-worked-with-chinese-military-idUSKBN29Z0HA).

Germany Is Already Ordering Vaccines for 2022, Minister Says (https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2021-01-30/germany-is-already-ordering-vaccines-for-2022-minister-says).

AstraZeneca to increase vaccines for lagging EU (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-55879345).

Northern Ireland Church Vandalized to be treated as a Hate Crime (https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-55873883).

Meghan Markle won’t accompany Prince Harry to London this summer (https://pagesix.com/2021/01/30/meghan-markle-wont-accompany-prince-harry-to-uk-this-summer/).
Title: Whirled News
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2021-02-01 11:03:26
Quote
Meghan Markle won’t accompany Prince Harry to London this summer (https://pagesix.com/2021/01/30/meghan-markle-wont-accompany-prince-harry-to-uk-this-summer/).

Say, how's her new career in acting going? I haven't heard anything there of late.
Spoiler (hover to show)
I'm still waiting for news of a Meghan Markle double who's started working in adult films under the name "The Duchess of Butt-Sex"....   
 
:nervoussmile:
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2021-02-19 16:22:42
This is a creepy and weird one.

Pollution Turning Dogs Blue In Russia (https://www.newsweek.com/blue-dogs-photos-russia-humane-society-international-response-1569510)...

Stray dogs with bright blue fur found in Russia (https://www.reuters.com/news/picture/stray-dogs-with-bright-blue-fur-found-in-idUSRTR4Z65B)...
Title: I've hoid'a blue tick hounds, but....
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2021-02-19 16:51:07
Their spokesman, a Mr. Foofur (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJZRIbGqdLQ&list=PLTC5PFzUSkTXSycyV0S_OY0zV073HE_ci&index=103), was unavailable for comment.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2021-02-19 21:08:42
U.S., Japan, India and Australia Calling For Return of Democracy in Myanmar (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-blinken-quad-myanmar/japan-u-s-india-australia-call-for-return-of-democracy-in-myanmar-idUSKBN2AI20K).

Facebook Blocks News In Australia (https://www.msn.com/en-us/finance/other/why-facebook-banned-news-in-australia/ar-BB1dQ2uh?ocid=uxbndlbing)...

Uproar in Australia as News Pages in Facebook Go Dark (https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/facebook-unfriends-australia-uproar-as-news-pages-go-dark).

Australian Government Fights Back Against Big Tech (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/facebook-and-australia-are-fighting-this-wont-end-well-for-anyone/ar-BB1dO507).

It's time to get tough with 'bully' Facebook after Australia move, senior UK lawmaker says (https://uk.news.yahoo.com/time-tough-bully-facebook-australia-131612086.html?guccounter=1).

US warns China against using force in South China Sea (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/20/us-warns-beijing-against-using-force-in-south-china-sea)...

US & Asian Allies Concerned China's New Coast Guard Law Could Escalate Maritime Disputes (https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2021-02-19/us-concerned-chinas-new-coast-guard-law-could-escalate-maritime-disputes)...

EU to Impose Sanctions on Russians Over Navalny by March Summit, Diplomats Say (https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2021-02-18/eu-to-impose-sanctions-on-russians-over-navalny-by-march-summit-diplomats-say).

Russia steps in, trying to aid stalled Afghan peace process (https://www.msn.com/en-xl/europe/europe-top-stories/russia-steps-in-trying-to-aid-stalled-afghan-peace-process/ar-BB1dQkJX).

Syria, Russia, Iran, and Turkey Take Aim At Israel (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/syria-wants-end-to-israels-terrorizing-strikes-and-russia-iran-turkey-agree/ar-BB1dQcRw)...

 Hungary Government Polling Citizens to See if They Would Like Lockdown Lifted (https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2021/02/18/hungary-government-asking-public-whether-they-would-like-lockdown-lifted/).

Deadly Clash Among Chinese and Indian Troops On The Border (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/chinese-state-broadcaster-releases-footage-of-deadly-clash-with-indian-troops/vi-BB1dPVc8)...

German Police Crack Down on Berlin Migrant ‘Crime Families’ (https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2021/02/18/german-police-crack-down-on-berlin-migrant-crime-families/).

Strains test Spain's extreme leftist coalition government (https://www.msn.com/en-xl/news/other/strains-test-spain-s-leftist-coalition-government/ar-BB1dPM2f).

Chinese Supporting Mexican Drug Cartels, Promoting Instability (https://www.foxnews.com/world/chinese-cartels-mexico-us-drug-crisis)...

Wife of North Korea's Kim Jong Un makes first public appearance in a year (https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/wife-north-korea-s-kim-jong-un-makes-first-public-n1258083).

Finland Buys Rocket Launchers From US (https://www.upi.com/Defense-News/2021/02/17/Finland-approved-by-State-Department-for-912M-rocket-launcher-purchase/9321613596098/).

NASA Lands Rover On Mars (https://www.wsj.com/articles/mars-photos-see-nasas-perseverance-rovers-first-visions-of-red-planet-11613775893).

Students in France Wait for Food Handouts as COVID-19 Destroys Part-Time Jobs (https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2021-02-19/students-in-france-wait-for-food-handouts-as-covid-19-destroys-part-time-jobs)...

France's Macron: 'I Do Believe in NATO' (https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2021-02-19/frances-macron-i-do-believe-in-nato)

Flesh-eating disease spreading in Australia (https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210211-buruli-ulcer-the-disease-carried-by-possums-in-australia)...

European travel industry begs for 'route out of crisis' (https://www.bbc.com/news/business-56131659).
Title: Seal of approval
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2021-02-24 17:06:12
Here's a weird one from Kiwi's neck of the woods.   From the New Zealand Times:


Baby seal wanders into suburban NZ home and makes himself comfortable, like something out of a "Tom and Jerry" cartoon (https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/seal-pup-wanders-into-home-and-puts-his-flippers-up/CMKPSIT7XZHTAW4EMTX7PVMDTI/)



Apparently it did everything but play a tune on a rack of bicycle horns and clap its flippers for a fish....
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2021-03-05 21:46:35
WHO sounds warning as COVID cases increase across Europe: 'We shouldn't be in this situation' (https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/who-warning-covid-cases-europe-112616246.html)...

Europe Headed The Wrong Way As Coronavirus Cases Surge Again (https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/world/europe-must-deploy-health-basics-to-curb-covid-19-resurgence/ar-BB1eeQnU?viewall=false)...

Moldova is first European country to receive COVID-19 vaccines under COVAX, Other Euro Countries Angry (https://www.msn.com/en-xl/europe/top-stories/moldova-is-first-european-country-to-receive-covid-19-vaccines-under-covax/ar-BB1egKOi?ref=hvper.com)...

Coronavirus Cases In The US Continue To Drop Fast As States Ramp Up Vaccines Due To Infrastructure From Trump Administration (https://www.foxnews.com/health/daily-coronavirus-cases-in-us-drop-below-100000-data-shows).

US Coronavirus Cases Drop Among Elderly As Well (https://apnews.com/article/pandemics-coronavirus-vaccine-coronavirus-pandemic-assisted-living-nursing-homes-c889d733d127465f0ff858156daafe40).

AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine shipment to Australia blocked by Italy (https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/the-wall-street-journal--astrazeneca-covid-19-vaccine-shipment-to-australia-blocked-by-italy-9882925)...

Australia COVID-19 cases trend lower (https://news.yahoo.com/australia-covid-19-cases-trend-020130249.html).

Pope Francis Goes To Iraq (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-56302173).

China Could Soon Invade Taiwan (https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/why-china-could-invade-taiwan-soon-179281)...

World Freedom Index Declines (https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2021/democracy-under-siege)...

China Behind Global Decline in Freedom (https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2021/03/04/freedom-watch-china-behind-global-decline-in-freedom/)...

17,000 Earthquakes Recorded In A Week Around Iceland's Mega-Volcano (https://www.the-sun.com/lifestyle/tech/2454256/iceland-volcano-erupt-earthquakes/?utm_source=knewz)...

Oil Soars Above $66 (https://finance.yahoo.com/news/oil-sight-65-opec-supply-002157887.html)...

Russia's New Armata T-14 Tank Is A Killer Tank With A Massive Weakness (https://www.19fortyfive.com/2021/03/russias-armata-t-14-tank-is-a-killer-with-a-problem/).

NASA's Perseverance rover sends stunning images (https://www.bbc.com/news/in-pictures-56238018).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2021-03-19 12:40:01
UK Health Regulator Declares AstraZeneca Vax Safe After European Concerns (https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2021/03/18/uk-health-regulator-declares-astrazeneca-vax-safe-after-european-concerns/).

Europe's Third Wave Begins, Lockdowns Return (https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/charts-show-that-europes-third-coronavirus-wave-has-begun/ar-BB1eLifW?ocid=uxbndlbing)...

Europe has missed its chance to stop the third wave. The US could be next (https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/19/europe/coronavirus-europe-third-wave-intl/index.html)...

Europe Struggles To Produce Vaccine Doses For Populace As US Is Succeeding (https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2021/03/19/979146521/not-enough-vaccine-doses-in-europe-to-stop-a-3rd-wave-german-health-minister-say).

US To Share Millions Of Vaccine Doses To Lagging Canada and Mexico (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/18/world/americas/usa-mexico-vaccine-coronavirus.html).

Canada Lags Compared To First World Nations In Vaccinations (https://apnews.com/article/pandemics-toronto-justin-trudeau-coronavirus-pandemic-coronavirus-vaccine-8067c888c405432f937ce1c96738ca6f)...

Slow vaccine rollout in Canada expected to be a drag on country's economic recovery (https://www.theguardian.pe.ca/news/canada/slow-vaccine-rollout-in-canada-expected-to-be-a-drag-on-economic-recovery-558857/)...

Canada falls behind on barcode technology for COVID-19 vaccine tracking making statistics untrustworthy (https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-canada-falls-behind-on-barcode-technology-for-covid-19-vaccine/)...

Mexico to tighten borders against COVID-19 as U.S. offers vaccine help (https://news.yahoo.com/mexico-imposes-travel-curbs-northern-160114096.html).

Lockdown extension looms in Germany as COVID case numbers skyrocket (https://news.yahoo.com/german-minister-says-may-impose-092506876.html)...

Paris to enter four-week lockdown as France faces third Covid wave (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/mar/18/paris-enters-four-week-lockdown-as-france-faces-third-covid-wave)...

North Korea cuts ties with Malaysia over US extradition (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/after-n-korea-cuts-ties-malaysia-orders-its-diplomats-out/ar-BB1eJDeO?ocid=BingNewsSearch).

Malaysia Orders N. Korea Diplomats Out of the Country (https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2021-03-18/nkorea-cuts-diplomat-ties-with-malaysia-over-us-extradition).

Brazil’s Covid Crisis Is a Warning to the Whole World, Scientists Say (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/03/world/americas/brazil-covid-variant.html)...

Canadian Father Arrested, Jailed For Contempt After Referring To His Daughter As ‘She.’ (https://www.dailywire.com/news/father-arrested-jailed-for-contempt-after-referring-to-his-daughter-as-she)...

Small Pennsylvania Town Surprises UPS Driver With $1,000 to Thank Him For Being Essential During Pandemic (https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/town-surprises-ups-driver-with-1000-dollars/).

600 Drones Recreate Van Gogh’s Famous Paintings in Dazzling Starry Night Show (https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/china-light-show-van-gogh-starry-night/).

Stockton's universal basic income program worked... sort of (https://news.yahoo.com/stocktons-universal-basic-income-program-170609290.html).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2021-04-01 17:48:12
Europe's vaccine rollout 'unacceptably slow' according to WHO (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-56600660).

Blocked by the EU's export ban, Japan got its first AstraZeneca vaccines from the US instead (https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/blocked-by-the-eu-s-export-ban-japan-got-its-first-astrazeneca-vaccines-from-the-us-instead/ar-BB1fcLOp?ocid=BingNewsSearch).

Many US States Allowing Vaccines For All Adults.  Federal Gov. May Allow Anyone the Vaccine by May (https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/541283-biden-us-will-have-vaccine-for-all-adults-by-end-of-may).

France Locks Down Yet Again... They will close schools, ban domestic travel as virus surges (https://www.foxnews.com/world/france-to-close-schools-ban-domestic-travel-as-virus-surges)...

German's Told To Stay Home For Easter as Top Doctors Urge For 'Hard Lockdowns' (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9426293/Germany-urgently-needs-hard-two-week-lockdown-medical-group-warns.html)...

Italy is making all health workers take the COVID-19 vaccine, and said anyone who refuses will be suspended without pay (https://news.yahoo.com/italy-making-health-workers-covid-125621283.html)...

China Attacks W.H.O. for Urging Further Probe Into Lab Accident Theory (https://www.breitbart.com/asia/2021/03/31/china-attacks-whos-tedros-appeasing-washington-call-probe-lab-leak/)...

Iran–China Strategic Agreement Could Be a Game-Changer that is bad for the West (https://www.realcleardefense.com/articles/2021/03/31/iranchina_strategic_agreement_could_be_a_game-changer_770630.html)...

NATO Scrambles Jets to Respond to an “Unusually High Number” of Russian Military Flights in allied territory (https://news.yahoo.com/nato-fighters-intercepted-half-dozen-195447536.html).

US and NATO Monitor Heavy Russian Troop Movements on Ukrainian Border (https://www.wsj.com/articles/russian-troop-movements-on-ukraine-border-test-biden-administration-11617230084?utm_source=knewz)...

Russian Spies Becoming More Brazen In Europe According to NATO (https://www.newsmax.com/world/globaltalk/spies-nato-espionage-vladimir-putin/2021/03/31/id/1015902/).

Italy Expels Two Russian Diplomats and Arrests Italian Navy Captain for Selling Secrets to Russia (https://news.yahoo.com/italy-police-arrest-russian-official-075803153.html)...

Italy, Hungary, and Poland Discuss Conservative Alliance Within the EU (https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2021/03/31/salvini-meet-orban-polish-pm-discuss-eu-alliance/).

Derek Chauvin trial: Key witness refuses to testify (https://www.foxnews.com/us/key-witness-who-was-in-car-with-george-floyd-will-plead-the-5th-amendment-wont-testify-attorney-says)...

U.N. Casts Doubt on Chinese Claims of Growing Support for Human Rights Record (https://freebeacon.com/national-security/u-n-casts-doubt-on-chinese-claims-of-growing-support-for-human-rights-record/).

Islamists Kill 23 Civilians in Eastern Congo (https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2021-03-31/suspected-islamists-kill-23-civilians-in-eastern-congo)...

Civilian Crew Chosen for SpaceX Flight Later This Year Are “Overwhelmed With Joy” (https://www.space.com/spacex-inspiration4-astronaut-crew-excited)!

Nike wins halt to sales of Lil Nas X ‘Satan Shoes’ (https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/01/nike-wins-halt-to-sales-of-lil-nas-x-satan-shoes.html?utm_source).

Professional Anti-Racists Angry After Expert Report Concludes UK Is Not ‘Institutionally Racist’ (https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2021/03/31/professional-anti-racists-angry-after-expert-report-concludes-uk-is-not-institutionally-racist/)...

NFL Star Aaron Rodgers to Guest-Host “Jeopardy” (https://www.breitbart.com/sports/2021/03/31/aaron-rodgers-to-guest-host-jeopardy-for-two-weeks/).

Nickelodeon Pulls SpongeBob Episode About “Clam Flu” Quarantine (https://nypost.com/2021/03/30/spongebob-squarepants-episode-pulled-due-to-sensitivities/).

Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2021-05-17 17:50:35
Hamas continues rocket fire as Israel threatens ground attack.


Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2021-06-11 13:59:43
70% of Seattle Vaccinated; Seattle becomes most vaccinated city major city in the World (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/seattle-becomes-most-vaccinated-city-in-us-mayor-says/ar-AAKULOU?ocid=uxbndlbing)
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2021-08-15 22:59:01
Embarrassing...


President Biden's botched Afghanistan exit is a disaster at home and abroad (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/bidens-botched-afghanistan-exit-is-a-disaster-at-home-and-abroad-long-in-the-making/ar-AANmpZD?ocid=uxbndlbing)...

Taliban sweep into Afghan capital after government collapses, former leaders flee (https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-taliban-kabul-bagram-e1ed33fe0c665ee67ba132c51b8e32a5)...

Taliban releases over 1,000 criminals, drug traffickers from prisons (https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/south-asia/taliban-releases-over-1000-criminals-drug-traffickers-from-prisons-after-capturing-key-cities/articleshow/85264377.cms)...
Title: Re: World News
Post by: kiku on 2021-09-25 12:40:38
Tomorrow is election day here in Germany. We'll get a new chancellor.
I don't have a good feeling. I will vote, of course, but I don't really trust any of the candidates for the office. I do have a preference, but still...
Whatever party wins the election, Angela Merkel will not be chancellor any more; she is going to retire.

Even an unpolitical person like me can't fail to notice that Chancellor Merkel, although she certainly did make her share of mistakes during the 16 years of her term of office, was (and still is) a person of high morals and decency - and humaneness.

Growing up in East Germany as the daughter of a Protestant pastor, and later being a scientist, I imagine her life can't have been easy.
In 2005, for the first time in German history, a woman became Federal Chancellor. Since that time, girls in Germany know they can be anything when they grow up - even a Federal Chancellor...

My views on all kinds of topics may differ significantly from hers, but I deeply respect her for the way she persevered through all those years and crises. It can be discussed endlessly which of her decisions were right or wrong, but one things's for sure, we will never again have a leader for our country who is less likely to turn corrupt and unscrupulous. In that sense, she definitely was an exceptional politician.
And I will miss that.

Danke, Frau Bundeskanzlerin.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: FoxTail on 2021-09-25 14:27:51
Germany is a very important country for Europe and the EU, which therefore is important to the world as well.  I hope the best leader for the job gets the job.  Best of luck and I truly appreciate your thoughtfulness on what you shared.  It paints Chancellor Merkel in a light I never really thought of before.

It makes me worry about the corruption of unscrupulous acts these future leaders may have.  I truly don't know them in depth besides their names and a quick read about them online.  Of course living in the country where this happens, you are able to see more about them in the news and what not.

So best of luck.  Fingers crossed for the best outcome.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: kiku on 2021-09-25 14:59:00
Thanks, @FoxTail !  :)
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Rainberry on 2021-09-25 17:52:11
I liked you input, Kiku. Thank you for sharing. 

I wish we heard more of elections outside of North America.  Once in awhile we will hear about it after the election.  The only one's I ever hear talked about commonly before the election is England, France, and the Russia (In terms of Europe).

I did some reading up on the top candidates. I know Wikipedia isn't trustworthy a source, but it had a good overview.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_German_federal_election
Title: Re: World News
Post by: kiku on 2021-09-26 00:21:04
Thanks for sharing the link, @Rainberry !
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Graymist on 2021-09-26 15:11:57
I am curious to hear how the election turns out.  SPD is currently leading over the CDU/CSU just barely with 60% of votes counted.

I think it's mostly done.  Here is a live map.  The map might be interesting to those curious.

https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2021-german-election-results/

I am amazed how much of Germany votes "Other" in the south over a leading party. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: kiku on 2021-09-26 22:32:42
Thanks for sharing the link, @Graymist .
When I checked the news this morning, I was surprised to see the SPD did it - and still, Laschet is hoping to be chancellor... We'll have to wait and see what coalition we get...
Title: Re: World News
Post by: TheBeesSneeze on 2021-09-27 23:55:32
We'll have to wait and see what coalition we get...

As someone who doesn't live in a country where the form of government has parties that form a coalition and leadership after an election, how long can it take for them to come up with one?  And while you wait, does the previously elected party continue to rule or does the newly elected party rule?  @kiku
Title: Re: World News
Post by: kiku on 2021-09-28 11:51:57
@TheBeesSneeze , actually there is no time limit for the parties to decide about their coalitions - it can take several months. Until then, Angela Merkel remains chancellor, and all the ministers keep their positions as well. The thing is, a party cannot rule alone by itself if it doesn't have absolute majority. The SPD only won the election by a few percent, so they have to form a coalition with another party.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Rainberry on 2021-09-28 13:25:23
@TheBeesSneeze , actually there is no time limit for the parties to decide about their coalitions - it can take several months. Until then, Angela Merkel remains chancellor, and all the ministers keep their positions as well. The thing is, a party cannot rule alone by itself if it doesn't have absolute majority. The SPD only won the election by a few percent, so they have to form a coalition with another party.

You explained that better than any text book in my school ever did.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: kiku on 2021-09-28 22:02:48
@Rainberry , thanks, I actually know much too little about stuff like that...  :-] I've got to read up on all these things too. But hey, PSF gets me to read about politics, that's a good thing, LOL
Title: Re: World News
Post by: FoxTail on 2021-09-28 22:48:14
It might be difficult and take awhile for the parties to work together and come up with a coalition.  They've been at each others necks far more than usual from the news stories I follow.  But then again, the media likes to make things sound more wild then they actually are sometimes.  Anything for clicks...
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Graymist on 2021-09-28 23:07:38
You are welcome Kiku, but you've really shared the most about this.  No one here would be talking about it unless you didn't bring it to light.  It's good for people to know more about the world around them and have a safe, good conversation like we are having here. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: kiku on 2021-09-29 11:46:19
Thanks, @Graymist, I'm glad if I can shed some light on certain topics, although I'm really not an expert!  ;D I agree that it's good to have conversations like this from time to time. We may live in different countries, but after all the world is not *that* big... We are all affected in some way by things that happen everywhere. It gets more and more difficult to think, "That's far away, what do I care..." I have to remind myself all the time of that fact.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2021-11-15 16:14:24
Terrorist Attack At Liverpool Women's Hospital Raises UK Terror Level (https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2021-11-15/uk-police-blast-outside-hospital-was-terrorist-incident).

Three Arrested Under Terrorism Act Following Deadly UK Hospital Blast, No Descriptions Given (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-11-15/liverpool-hospital-explosion-arrests/100620272).

Poland Calls For NATO Help In Border Crisis With Belarus (https://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/polish-pm-calls-for-concrete-steps-from-nato-amid-belarus-border-crisis).

Poland Warns Migrants Massed on Border ‘Force May Be Used Against You’ (https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2021/11/14/watch-poland-warns-migrants-massed-on-border-force-may-be-used-against-you/).

EU approves fresh sanctions on Belarus over ‘illegal push of migrants’ but provides no actual help (https://www.ft.com/content/c706619e-c0cd-420d-8287-eb8b36d82a1e)...

Russia Deploys Commandos to Belarus as Migrant Crisis, Ukraine Tensions Spark Western Fears (https://www.usnews.com/news/world-report/articles/2021-11-15/russia-deploys-commandos-to-belarus-as-migrant-crisis-ukraine-tensions-spark-western-fears)...

Putin Says No Need to Escalate Black Sea Tensions With NATO, Rejects Snap Drills (https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2021-11-14/putin-says-no-need-to-escalate-black-sea-tensions-with-nato-rejects-snap-drills).

Royal Dutch Shell Ditches the Dutch, Moves to London (https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/15/shell-proposes-single-share-structure-tax-residence-in-uk.html).

Protests Against Sudan Military Coup Continue, Become Violent (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/13-year-old-girl-among-latest-deaths-reported-from-protests-against-sudan-military-coup/ar-AAQJV2j?ocid=uxbndlbing)...

US journalist freed from Myanmar jail after 11 years in custody (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-59290412).

High Winds, heavy Rain, and Flooding Threaten the Pacific Northwest As Another Atmospheric River Dampens Region (https://www.seattlepi.com/weather/article/high-winds-heavy-rain-in-seattle-atmospheric-river-16622074.php).

Storms Hit Canada's West Coast, Cause Mass Phone Outages (https://www.msn.com/en-ca/weather/topstories/bell-mobility-outage-in-western-canada-due-to-weather-conditions/ar-AAQK3q7?ocid=BingNewsSearch)...

In Response To Hostile Chinese Actions, Vietnam Continues Construction On 3 South China Sea Islands (https://www.benarnews.org/english/news/philippine/sea-construction-11152021173116.html)...

France has been flying slightly different flag, and no one noticed (https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2021/11/15/france-flag-change-darker-blue/3221636993738/).

UK and France reach agreement to ‘prevent 100% of Channel crossings’ (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/nov/15/france-uk-migrant-crisis-priti-patel).

Germany considering making COVID test or vaccine mandatory for public transport (https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/german-coronavirus-infections-hit-new-high-tighter-measures-planned-2021-11-15/)...

Europe Enters Another Surge In COVID-19 Cases, Austria locks Down Unvaccinated, and Netherlands Reimposes Restrictions (https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/austria-locks-down-its-unvaccinated-and-netherlands-reimposes-restrictions-as-europe-battles-surge-in-covid-cases/ar-AAQJh4o?ocid=BingNewsSearch)...

Finnish Politician Facing Six Year Prison Sentence For Sharing Christian Beliefs With Others, Garners Support Among US Republican Party (https://www.christianpost.com/news/republicans-condemn-finlands-prosecution-of-christian-mp.html).
Title: World News
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2022-01-11 07:48:09
On a lighter note, a lot of Covid babies are turning two years old this month.

...You know, because the lockdowns began in March/April 2019, depending on where you live, and uh, well, folks had to find something to do to keep themselves busy, so....    :-]

(I wonder if there are actually any numbers on that out there?  I mean, did hospitals report a particularly huge influx of births during late 2019/early 020, and then stop a moment to do the math?.... "Duh... seven, eight... er, nine...." :nervoussmile:)
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2022-01-11 16:08:21
Well, the US census came out in 2020.... and the US Census estimates by the states should be out for 2021.... so we might be getting data on that fairly quickly.
Title: What Will Happen To The People Of Ukraine?
Post by: Bumble on 2022-01-26 22:26:00
So what do you all predict will happen with Ukraine and Russia? I know there are bigger picture things with China watching, US and NATO strength, and even North Korea.  But let's keep the scope purely within Ukraine and Russia if possible. 

Title: Ukraine's Future
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2022-01-26 22:39:18
I have been waiting to answer this.

If Russia does decide to invade, I predict they will go as far west as the Dnieper River.  East of that it is much more pro-Russian with a large Russian minority.  West of the river, tensions will degrade.  As well, Russia would be knocking on the eastern suburbs of Kyiv and possibly have control of the government and media if they were able to get that far. 

Strategically this is important because it would add more coastal area for military/navy growth for Russia along the Black Sea.  Russia's blue water access to water is very very limited with the only area they can enter the blue sea in the Arctic or their far eastern hinterlands. Ukraine would also add to their energy sector and increase Russia's population.  But they will still have a hard time with insurgency and calming the populace to their needs.

Further, Russia will be smacked by tougher sanctions economically and build a further Iron Curtain, to the likes we haven't seen since the Cold War.  Think of this as the Cold War 2.  Europe would not want to trade with Russia and the dividing lines between the east and west would be firmly drawn. Russia relies more on Europe than Europe relies on Russia.  If Europe were to cut off their supply of natural gas and energy from Russia, that would further screw Russia's economy.  But Germany heavily relies on Russian energy and has said they would provide no support with NATO at this time (that may change when they wake up).  France and Britain are not dependent on Russian energy.  If Europe cut exports and imports from Russia, this would halt Russia's economy. 

Russia would need to get imports from someplace else.... China.  Note how silent China has been about this whole ordeal.  China would help prop Russia up economically, but not the same level and Russia would be devalued to unskilled labor exports such as heavy industrial and industry.  Their economy would theoretically go backwards a bit in the short term. 

So I predict if they attack, Ukraine would be split along the Dnieper.  It will be tough to maintain the eastern half for Russia and they would want to take as much coastal land along the Black Sea they could.  Ukraine's military would provide (hopefully) strong resistance and no matter what it would be a sad and bloody war.  Unless morale tanks in the Ukraine ranks, I would hope Ukraine could put up a good fight and make it difficult, not lose territory really fast. 

But in the end, Russia has the more advanced and bigger military right now between the two nations.  And with no help in sight for Ukraine, and the US having to keep forces prepped for China-Taiwan, Russia is free to do as she pleases.  Europe will do nothing.  No one wants war and Putin knows that.  China knows that.

What is left of Ukraine in the wet will be so fractured and war worried, that it might be hard to keep the government in control.  Other nations around Ukraine will need to worry.  I don't think Putin will attack from Belarus into Ukraine unless he uses it as a ruse to pull Ukrainian troops away from the east. 

That's all I got. 
Title: Re: Ukraine's Future
Post by: Grapefoot on 2022-01-27 00:05:59
If Russia does decide to invade, I predict they will go as far west as the Dnieper River. 

That is the short answer.  But I just don't see the reasoning for Russia's actions here.  I know Russia's leadership want's to relive the Soviet days, but to cause all this commotion around the world for it?  I don't think ANYONE wants to go to war after such a horrible 2020 and still living with the effects of the global pandemic.  And think of all the risks.  If Russia's struggles, fails, or it takes way longer than they expect, they are going to lose support with the populace.

This is just bad all around.  Not to mention the weakness (as usual) from the European country's and their willingness to show support and sanction Russia.  The US is in it's weakest state since under Obama's presidency and really isn't in a position here other than to save face and for democracy.  Because in all honesty, they isn't the US's war to get into.  This is something for Europe and Ukraine to solve... but we've seen what happens when Europe tries to solve things (two world wars).  :(  There is truly nothing good that can come from any of this. 

It's so unlikely, but I hope Russia backs off realizing all the cons that will come from this. 

Also I realize Russia doesn't want more members to NATO that are knocking on their door... but taking over Ukraine and it's government is way worse than any new NATO member.  All former Soviet States, especially the Balkans, should be worried in the longer-term future.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2022-02-02 16:09:31
Defiant Putin Declares That West Has Ignored Russia’s Security Concerns (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/defiant-putin-says-west-has-ignored-russias-security-concerns/ar-AATl4er).

Ukraine Cautiously Hopes For Calm (https://www.newsweek.com/ukraine-cautious-calm-china-olympics-promise-peace-1675110).

US to move more troops to NATO's eastern flank amid Russia-Ukraine situation (https://www.foxnews.com/politics/us-troops-nato-eastern-flank-russia-ukraine).

Russian Troop Buildup Around Ukraine Over 120,000, Biggest Deployment Since USSR (https://www.economist.com/the-economist-explains/2022/01/31/how-big-is-russias-military-build-up-around-ukraine).

Trudeau, In Hiding From Protesters, Once Urged Canadians To ‘Thank A Trucker’ (https://thepoliticalinsider.com/trudeau-in-hiding-from-protesters-once-urged-canadians-to-thank-a-trucker/?utm_source=home-headline-stories).

Critics mock 'puppet' Trudeau for fleeing capital during truckers protest: 'Tyrant on the run' (https://www.foxnews.com/world/critics-justin-trudeau-coward-flee-home-protesters-freedom-convoy-vaccines).

Justin Trudeau moved to secret location during Canada vax protests (https://nypost.com/2022/01/30/justin-trudeau-moved-to-secret-location-during-vax-protests/).

Canada's Justin Trudeau gets COVID-19, as vaccine mandate protests go on (https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2022/01/31/canada-Justin-Trudeau-COVID-19/3191643644971/).

Upwards of 50,000 Join Trucker Protest In Ottawa (https://meaww.com/how-many-trucks-joined-freedom-convoy-protest-vax-mandates-ottawa#:~:text=It%20is%20now%20estimated%20that%20the%20number%20of,sides%20and%20with%20no%20end%20in%20near%20sight.). 

Erin O'Toole forced out as Conservative leader in Canada (https://thepostmillennial.com/breaking-erin-otoole-forced-out-as-conservative-leader?utm_campaign=64487).

North Korea broke moratorium on long-range missile launches (https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2022/02/02/Antonio-Guterres-North-Korea-ballistic-missile-moratorium-Hwasong-12/6361643784387/)...

US asks UN to meet on North Korea missile that can reach US (https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/us-asks-meet-north-korea-missile-reach-us-82609994).

China leans into zero-COVID strategy before Olympics with lockdowns, tight bubble (http://North Korea broke moratorium on long-range missile launches)...

Handful of European Countries End COVID Restrictions (https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/27/covid-rules-are-being-dropped-in-europe-despite-high-omicron-spread.html).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2022-02-14 14:03:23
So now we got a news break from the purveyors of fake news; CNN.  They claim insider sources have told them that Russia will invade Ukraine on Sep 16.  Wednesday.

Thoughts?  Do we believe this coming from the source it comes from? Strangely, CNN has removed the article since posting it. Instead we have this info now Ukraine president says he's been told Russia will attack Wednesday (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/ukraine-president-says-hes-been-told-russia-will-attack-wednesday/ar-AATQtEg?ocid=uxbndlbing).

Is this info released by the Russian government as a tool for further talks to get more of what they want?
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2022-02-15 13:06:39
I truly have no idea what will happen.  It's not good whatever it is. :-\  This is obviously a way Putin can produce as much fear as possible and create instability.  Then maybe when things are unstable he will role in and say he is providing "stability" to the people of Ukraine.  I don't know.  :-\  It doesn't help so much of Europe is reliant on his energy.  He and Xi signed a deal that within the next ten years, Russia will provide energy with China, which would no longer make Russia tied to Europe for energy exports.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2022-02-15 23:32:17
Well today is Feb 16 in Ukraine right now.... and so far nothing has happened.  It is hopefully a case of CNN making up fake news as they always do.  They've been lying for years.  I was reading from a news outlet in Poland and they were reporting that a person close to Ukraine's Pres. Zelesky (spell?) doesn't think Russia will invade on the 16th.  Ukraine has been adamant that Russia won't launch an invasion for awhile saying that intel the west is getting is wrong. 

That being said, many Ukrainian government websites have been hacked and taken offline by Russian hackers on Tuesday and it goes on right now as we speak.  Possibly a diversion to some real sinister stuff going on in the background.
Title: Canadian Trucker Protests & Trudeau
Post by: RainySunshine on 2022-02-15 23:44:21
CANADA TRUCK PROTESTS and TRUDEAU
(https://i.imgur.com/oKlTkYH.jpg)
1 (https://news.yahoo.com/trudeau-invokes-emergency-powers-against-010824459.html)

I didn't want to include this in the same post, but we've all been witnesses the Trucker protests in Canada including the big one in Ottawa and the other ones near the Montana border and the Ambassador Bridge in Detroit.  I have been watching livestreams almost daily of the protest in Ottawa from a YT channel called Ottawalks.  Since it began I have never seen anything bad go on, nor have I read from any sources anything bad occurring other than at one time a leftist drove their car into a crowd and was arrested. 

The media is painting the picture that these truckers are all right-wing and anti-vax.  But this isn't the case.  It's Canadian's standing up for their freedoms against the Canadian government and their mandates and shift towards a more left-wing authoritarianism, more government control, less freedoms for the people of Canada. 

Now of course the right, the Republicans, and Independents in the USA had strongly supported the trucker protest, including now even donating more money to the cause than Canadian's have according to a CTV news article I read.  The truckers have several blocks of downtown Ottawa blocked off around Canada's Parliament.

Now Prime Minister Trudeau has enacted for the first time in Canada's history and emergency act to allow him to use the army and national police to bully and arrest any protesters (who are pretty much just standing around with signs).  Trudeau is being slammed by the Canadian Conservative Party as well as from his own Liberal Party members for taking such drastic measures.  Trudeau has called upon Canadian Banks to BLOCK protesters from accessing their bank accounts, terminating truckers licenses, and forcefully having companies terminate employee's involved in the protest.

This is clearly sick and wrong.  How do you have a government system that first of all allows such measures to be taken with no checks and balances?  This is authoritarian and wrong!  Freezing and blocking people from their own bank accounts?  This is sick!  Terminating their trucking licenses?  What the heck?  Trudeau has been going at this wrong since the beginning when he first called out the truckers as "fringe" and wrong. He never even took the time to talk and listen to their concerns.  They went from being "essential workers" and heroes to the enemy of Trudeau... they've been classified as domestic terrorists in a way.  Trudeau has been a laughing stock of a leader since he first became Prime Minster.  No one around the world takes him seriously and he has hurt Canada and their position in the world.  The Canadian people are starting to wake up, and national polls done from within the country and showing more people supporting the trucker protest.  It isn't just about vaccines, it's about the will of the people, the freedom of the people, and Canada's liberty... AND that is something all Canadian's should stand behind.  Trudeau isn't there for the good of Canada, just his own elite wing of leftists.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Kiwi on 2022-02-18 14:35:30
It's sick and wrong what Trudeau is doing to Canadians.  Blocking bank accounts and cancelling truckers and people who donate to causes.  He even called a Jewish MP a "nazi" and has called all in the Canadian conversation party nazi's and considerate flag flyers.  He's a real loon.

-----------

As well, Russia is not to be trusted.  They've lied so many times prior to these evens and are lying now saying they won't invade, having troop withdrawals, meanwhile they are doing the opposite.

Russia's government this week declared the Donbas region of Ukraine a "independent country."  So now there are Ukraine troops already in this region, which is Ukraine's, but since Russia declared it independent, they are claiming the Ukrainian troops are their illegally and threatening the people and it's sovereignty.  Russia will use this as a reason to send in troops to "restore" order.  Russian "Ukrainian Rebels" have already shelled a preschool with bombs and are blaming Ukraine.

This is all a false flag army attack in the making.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2022-02-21 14:55:03
Yep... now Putin recognizes these eastern portions of Ukraine as "two separate independent states."  Up next, he will say that in order to respect their sovereignty, he will send in troops to expel Ukrainian troops.

It's happening...
Title: Ukraine's Future & Putin's Masterplan
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2022-02-21 16:43:22
Anyone who thinks Putin and his generals as satisfied with just Ukraine will be surprised when they find out they will want more.

This reminds me of Hitler and his invasions onto other countries and how for the longest time no one did anything about it, hoping he would just stop.  If the message isn't clear and the Ukrainian's don't fight like hell against the Russian's and their backed rebels, expect to see Mr. Putin carry out more invasions.

Crimea... Georgia... what is next?

We are closer to a world war than we've been since WWII.  Soon sanctions from the west will be even more meaningless as Russia tightens their trading of imports/exports with China.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Blurr on 2022-02-21 16:50:01
Guys I’m scared…
Title: Re: Ukraine's Future & Putin's Masterplan
Post by: Wolfwood on 2022-02-21 17:06:25
And this is happening when America has the worst and weakest leader we've had in close to a hundred years.  No strong US, and it doesn't appear anyone strong in Europe to stand up to this.
Title: Re: Ukraine's Future & Putin's Masterplan
Post by: Wolfwood on 2022-02-21 17:11:07
Oh... It's changed since I've posted.  It has begun...

Putin orders troops to eastern Ukraine (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/putin-orders-troops-to-eastern-ukraine-after-formally-recognizing-breakaway-regions/ar-AAU7Uva?ocid=uxbndlbing)

Putin orders troops to eastern Ukraine after formally recognizing two Moscow-backed separatist regions (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/putin-orders-troops-to-eastern-ukraine-after-formally-recognizing-two-moscow-backed-separatist-regions/ar-AAU8LVr?ocid=uxbndlbing)

Putin recognizes parts of Ukraine as independent, sends in troops, prompting initial US sanctions (https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/russia-ukraine-putin-has-list-of-ukrainians-to-be-killed-or-sent-to-camps-u-s-warns)

Putin ratchets up tension with moves in eastern Ukraine (https://thehill.com/policy/international/595238-tensions-between-russia-ukraine-escalate-as-putin-lays-groundwork-for)

US announces first sanctions after Russia recognizes Ukraine separatists (https://www.kyivpost.com/world/us-announces-first-sanctions-after-russia-recognizes-ukraine-separatists.html)

The US has moved it's embassy from Kyiv to Lviv, about a half hour from Poland's border.  Now the US has told the embassy to pack up and get out as quick as they can... meaning the US government has good reason to think Russia will be going for more of Ukraine than just the east.  Poland, Moldova, Romania, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, and Finland all better start readying their troops and bulking up their borders. 

Russia now has more troops mobilized than any army has since WWII.
Title: Re: Ukraine's Future & Putin's Masterplan
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2022-02-21 17:18:39
It is sadly beginning.  Russian's are moving into Ukraine's sovereign territory.  Russian flag troops, not their false flag ones. 

(https://i.imgur.com/lU87cER.jpg)

Pray for the people of Ukraine.  There could be a mass loss of life in this hostile take over of a sovereign nation.   
Title: Ukraine
Post by: RainySunshine on 2022-02-21 17:27:09
A powerful explosion has rocked central Lugansk, in eastern Ukraine, late on Monday according to some reports.  It's likely Russian backed rebels who did it in the ceasefire zone.  Ukraine's military hasn't done anything other than stand their ground, and provide aid to those in need.

Guys I’m scared…

The hits keep coming.  Pandemic, all the vents between 2020-to now, and now this invasion.  Not to mention Taiwan and China and  China's increased aggression.... Are we are seeing a new 'axis' emerging with Russia-China-Iran-North Korea...
Title: Re: Ukraine's Future & Putin's Masterplan
Post by: Silverwing on 2022-02-21 21:36:34
Putin is sending in Russian soldiers, tanks, and air support as "peace keepers" even though they are invading Ukraine's territory.
Title: Ukraine's Future & Putin's Masterplan
Post by: Graymist on 2022-02-22 14:22:04
I'm so worried given where this is happening.  I just hope this doesn't lead to a World War. :(
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Wolfwood on 2022-02-22 15:17:46
It should be pretty obvious that you can't trust anything Putin or his government says.  They've been saying for weeks they would not invade or enter Ukraine.  This goes opposite of that.  Thankfully Germany halted Nord Stream Pipeline 2 developments today. 

Any former Bloc country should be worried.  The Ambitions to make a greater Russia are real.  We are knocking on WWIII, armageddon type stuff.  Poland and other former bloc countries better be alert and prepare for Russian invasion and threats within the next twenty years.  No one in the west wants war or WWIII, but Russia seems keen on doing so.

Turkey, who usually allies with Russia lately, also has condemned Russia's actions into Ukraine.  Erdogan called it unacceptable. 

Ukraine President President Zelensky is calling upon military reservists as we speak.

Baltic countries like Estonia said they firmly stand behind Ukraine. Lithuania and Latvia have condemned it too. 

Finland who is usually quite neutral has condemned Russian action violating sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2022-02-22 18:12:50
All we can do outside of sending soldiers (which no one wants) is to stand in solidarity and support of Ukraine.  But imagine the refugee crisis this will cause the prices of commodities in Europe.  Things will skyrocket and so many people will be displaced from their homes. :(
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Bumble on 2022-02-23 00:17:10
I was reading some news and now Australia and Japan have also done sanctions against Russia for their actions.  Hopefully more will too.  Russia's actions against a sovereign country is disturbing and anything their leaders say now can not be trusted as they have lied so blatantly.  :( 

A major blow was the stop to the development of Nord Stream 2.  The United States, the United Kingdom, Ukraine and several EU countries have opposed the pipeline since it was announced in 2015, warning the project would increase Moscow's influence in Europe.  I'm glad Germany did that at the very least. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Rainberry on 2022-02-23 00:26:02
Do you guys think this will devolve into a world war?  :'( 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2022-02-23 17:04:31
Do you guys think this will devolve into a world war?  :'(

Don't know.  Russia's invasion of Georgia and Crimea didn't start a world war.  It might not here as well.  It's one step closer though to Russia actually invading NATO members though such as Poland or the Baltic's. But there are much more pressing issues such as China and what they will do with Taiwan. 

While certainly things have heightened because of Russia's invasion, we can only take it a day at a time.  For most of the world, no one will blink an eye or notice any difference.  We'll see what happens, but don't dwell and worry about it right now.  There are still many things that need to happen for more people to have cause for concern. 

We have our own issues here in the US to worry about as well. 
Title: Ukraine's Future & Putin's Masterplan
Post by: RainySunshine on 2022-02-23 21:04:51
Unfortunately, it is early morning in Ukraine and there are reports and video now of Russian's booming the capital of Ukraine already.  Most likely targeted spots for communication, military, police, airfields... This goes opposite of Russia saying they would stay just in their made up "break away" regions.  So Russia is already attacking central Ukraine.

Putin has become the 21st century mad man.  Our era's Hitler.  He is taking over a sovereign country just for the sake of it.  Russian media is creating false narratives saying that Ukraine is a threat to Russia's sovereignty and that Ukraine is full of Nazi's.  I am not making this up.  Russian media and their government officials are pushing this narrative. Article (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/putin-tried-to-justify-his-war-against-ukraine-by-calling-for-the-de-nazification-of-a-democratic-country-led-by-a-jewish-president/ar-AAUeuIn?ocid=uxbndlbing)

If you think Russia will stop with Ukraine, you will be surprised.  They will go for more.  Poland, Baltics, etc...

But at the same time, I view this as a short term win for Russia but long term loss.  This is the beginning of Putin's decline.  He may be successful early on taking space, but good luck holding on to it, especially in the cities.  The Ukrainian's are going to fight like hell.  Sanctions will eventually cripple the Russian economy even more (over 50% of Russia's economy is purely from selling energy), and when the sanctions hit the wallets of the Russian people, they will get fed up with this.  Hopefully cause a revolution for democracy themselves. 

But I don't think this should be downplayed, @MasterXtreme.  This very well could be the start of a global war.  If he takes Ukraine, he is on the doorstep of NATO Countries and Putin does want Poland, Estonia, Latvia, etc. 
Title: Re: Ukraine's Future & Putin's Masterplan
Post by: Silverwing on 2022-02-23 21:17:40
As of posting this, Ukraine's largest newspaper, which I have been using to gather and share info here, has been taken offline.  We know this is Russia's doing.  They are doing cyber attacks across Ukraine and shutting down news, communication, and government websites.

Here is a photo from about 40 minutes ago of an explosion in Kyiv.  The Russian's are bombarding.

(https://i.imgur.com/L8FdwP8.png)

Keep your prayers to the Ukrainian people.  A tough people and I know they will fight strong.  They are fighting not only for themselves, but for the west and free nations, democracy, and to hopefully destroy the ego of a defiant Putin and his generals.

Title: Re: Ukraine's Future & Putin's Masterplan
Post by: Rainberry on 2022-02-23 21:27:10
Thank you for the different responses.  I've been watching the news the past two hours, with news correspondents in Kyiv and watching and hearing bombs go off.  I watched Ukraine's President's speech and the Ukrainian member in the UN give his remarks to the Russian counterpart of his.  It feels like I am watching history and even though I wasn't alive in WWII, it gives me a sense of dread like maybe how WWII felt to people.  :-\ 
Title: Re: Ukraine's Future & Putin's Masterplan
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2022-02-23 22:11:08
Russia's Putin is being declared a major threat by former Georgian leader (who's country was also invaded by Russia).

(https://i.imgur.com/SqaMDST.png)

 Bombs are going off now all over Kyiv, and Ukraine's president has ordered a national lockdown. :(  Russia is going all in...
Here is video of Russia firing weapons into Ukraine.  Power grids are now being reported to going out across various parts of Ukraine.

(https://i.imgur.com/rAi5vLe.mp4)

And here are bombs shelling the city of Mariupol. Russia's "peace keeping force" is absolutely wrecking the country right now...

(https://i.imgur.com/pCVTIZQ.mp4)
You can hear it with sound here... (https://i.imgur.com/pCVTIZQ.mp4)


What is both maddening and insane, as REAL historical events are happening right now, hop on to any social media or left-wing website and they are only posting fake news stories about Donald Trump, calling him a traitor, or attacked Joe Rogan, Tucker Carlson, etc.  They are still purely using false narratives to regurgitate fake news.  To them, they still just want to make Trump and the Republican's look bad and stupid, or make them look like Putin supporters.  They people spewing this fake news are idiots.  Don't they realize REAL news is happening that can effect the whole world, and they are still playing petty politics games?  Of the 20 top posts on Immure for instance, currently 12 are anti-Trump messages and only 3 are actually posting about what is happening in Ukraine.  The social media world is so lost in their little bubble.  They have no idea what reality is.

(https://i.imgur.com/Lyg78Vi.jpeg)
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2022-02-23 22:18:09
Some quick news blurbs...

* Russian tanks are now entering from Belarus.  They have been seen now crossing the border into Ukraine. Video (https://twitter.com/DavidBegnaud/status/1496719765049511939?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1496719765049511939%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fheavy.com%2Fnews%2Fukraine-live-stream-livestream-videos-explosions%2F)

* People are hiding in bomb shelters/war shelters now.  Air raid sirens have sounded in Kyiv and many major cities. Video (https://twitter.com/maxxoliverny/status/1496718143212904448)

* Shell of a Russian cruise missile in Kyiv, already being photographed by locals.  Russia is assaulting the city. Video (https://twitter.com/breaknewsi/status/1496714698917617669)
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Soda on 2022-02-23 22:19:35
Oh my gosh, it keeps getting worse. :(  Prayers to all of them.  I hope they fight valiantly for their country. 
Title: Ukraine Being Assaulted
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2022-02-23 22:21:24
It's going to get worse before it gets better I'm afraid.   
Title: Ukraine Under Complete Attack
Post by: Silverwing on 2022-02-24 10:30:19
(https://i.imgur.com/WDCpsMf.png)

Ukraine is being completely attacked on all sides by Russia, from east to west.  Russia flat out lied many times and now the world knows they cannot be trusted for their word.  Kyiv has had many strategic points, including the airport taken over by Russian troops.  Chernobyl has been captured by the Russian's.  There are now reports of people fleeing Ukraine as well as many taking up arms. 

President Vladimir Putin threatened “consequences you have never seen in your history" to any country that tries to interfere. The US and its allies have condemned Russia and are imposing more sanctions at Moscow.

Ukraine Ambassador the United States Oksana Markarova claimed that the Russian 74th Motorized Rifle Brigade surrendered near Chernihiv.  Markarova said that the platoon claimed it did not know they were in Ukraine to "kill Ukrainians." She said President Zelensky remains in Ukraine but would not say what city. When asked if the capital would hold, she paused and said that she remains confident Ukraine will win.

Meanwhile as this goes on, Taiwan is warning China is doing "destabilizing" tactics against the country. China's Xinhua News has reported that Russia was needed to solve the 'Taiwan issue.'  They went on to say that China needs to support Russia so Russia can support China when the time comes... Article (https://www.foxnews.com/world/chinese-news-media-rules-russia-ukraine-coverage)
Title: Re: Ukraine Under Complete Attack
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2022-02-24 10:44:51
Ukrainian UN Council member talking directly to his Russian counterpart.

"There's no purgatory for war criminals. They go straight to hell"

Just prior to the attacks on Ukraine, President Zelensky had this defiant yet chillingly heartbreaking message to Ukraine... and the Russian people.  He starts by speaking Russian directly to citizens of Russia as an appeal.



There are reports that can't be verified yet, but numerous armies around Europe have now been placed on standby to respond to anything at a moments notice.  We are hearing this mostly from Germany.  Still, it cannot be verified.

Putin ordering military action into Ukraine.  Note how he claims the Ukraine has been causing a genocide and he says that he will "De-Nazify" Ukraine.  All completely baseless claims.

Title: Europe is bleeding
Post by: kiku on 2022-02-24 13:26:43
I’m speechless and devastated. I have no words, but I’d like to share a comment by Georg Schwarte, the Berlin correspondent of the ARD (German public service broadcaster). I heard it on the radio today.
The translation is by Google translate, but I checked it and did a few little corrections.
...

There is war in Europe. Not a cold, not a virtual war, but a bloody war of aggression. It's Putin's war, that's what the German Chancellor is telling us Germans and the world today.

It's a war against all of us. Against freedom, against democracy, against what we otherwise -- often ridiculed -- call basic values. Since this morning we have been living in a different Europe. As of this morning, it's no longer certain how safe we all are.

People are dying, people are wounded. Europe is bleeding. Our Europe, which Russia under Vladimir Putin is now saying goodbye to, is under threat.
The last war of aggression on our continent started in 1939 on German soil. Since this morning, Putin has been following that infamous fall from grace.

The German Foreign Minister is right: We are stunned, but we are not helpless. Now is the time for Europeans, for the world community and community of values. Decades of politics towards the East in the name of détente -- change through trade and rapprochement -- Putin bombed to rubble and ashes in these minutes.

The supposedly “flawless democrat” Putin has become a flawless war criminal, a dictator who brazenly lied to chancellors and presidents, who has big dreams of territory and influence -- and who contemptuously views the West as spineless and weak. He will be proven wrong.

Chancellor Scholz told Putin, “You are paying a high price for this aggression.” However, we too must now be prepared to pay a high price for the answer to this aggression. The consequences for Germany will also be serious. They should even be in order to implement effective sanctions.

Yes, prices will rise, stocks will fall, deals will collapse, wealth will shrink. But former Foreign Minister Gabriel is also right: Nothing in life is free of cost, including peace -- and that's what it's all about now.
We are talking about a nuclear power Russia. A country that has the right of veto in the United Nations Security Council. A council that was once created to prevent miserable wars like this, world wars.

The fact that this Russia is starting its war of aggression while the Security Council is struggling in New York for peace in Ukraine is just a side note in the history book of Russian mockery of the UN and the world community.
The world must come together

The quick answer: Implement all sanctions that are possible. The medium term: We will have to spend more money on security and deterrence. The long-term: Don't underestimate a dictator again and lazily take our Europe for granted according to the motto: "It'll be fine".

Nothing will go well if the world doesn't pull together now and clearly tells Putin: "You don't make history here. You will soon be history - as a war criminal."
Title: Europe Is Bleeding
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2022-02-24 14:00:04
Thank you for sharing.  We are all living in a time that is similar to how maybe our Grandparents  were raised in during WWII.  A time of conflict in Europe that may very well spread globally unless the world unites against this senseless act of aggression by Europe.  We are going to see senseless bloodshed for absolutely no reason. 

I know many hope Putin will install his puppets in the government and leave, but I don't think he will stop there.  If they can steamroll a massive country like Ukraine, what is stopping from from the Baltic's, Moldova, Romania, etc.  You get the idea.  Putin's ultimate goal as he has said for decades is a Russia who's boundaries match that of the USSR.

As we look at it, there doesn't appear to be any good outcome.  Let's just pretend a moment here that allied forces did decide to engage Russia.  That would of course mean a major war.  But let's say we sat back, did sanctions, and waited.  If/when Russia expanded their military campaign into other parts of Europe, that would also mean that our allied forces would have to fight against them.  It's war no matter what happens.  It's going to be bad, but are we prepared for it?  Is the world prepared for this? 
Title: Russia Arrests Protestors / Ukraine Forces Holding Back Russians From Key Spots
Post by: RainySunshine on 2022-02-24 16:09:44
People all over the world are protesting against Russia's invasion.  Russian embassies all over the world are having protests in front of them. Even in Russia, courageous people are protesting Russia's invasion. So far, Russian police have cracked down on protesters and have arrested more than 1,700 people/ Article (https://www.foxnews.com/world/russia-cracks-down-on-anti-war-protests-more-than-1700-demonstrators-arrested).

Ukraine’s defence minister Oleksii Reznikov said the country’s armed forces were “heroically” rebuffing Russia’s deeper invasion into the country, warning that “tomorrow, Russians will learn the price of [Russian president Vladimir] Putin’s madness.”  There are reports that Ukrainian's are holding back Russian forces quite well in key parts of the country. “The Armed Forces, guardsmen, border guards, rescuers, and fighters of other security forces heroically defend themselves. The whole nation is gradually joining the resistance. Thousands of citizens have already joined the Territorial Defense Forces,” he added.

Reznikov said “heavy fighting continues” north of the capital city Kyiv where government troops were pushing back Russian forces from Hostomel airport, as well as in southern and eastern regions where government troops have battled Russian-controlled separatists since Moscow annexed Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula in 2014. “The enemy (Russia) did not expect such resistance. He was stopped near Kharkiv,” the country’s second-largest city just a few dozen kilometres from Ukraine’s north-eastern border with Russia. “We actively use samples of modern weapons received from partners . . . tomorrow, Russians will learn the price of Putin’s madness,”

Reznikov said before adding, “we will not retreat on our land.”Reznikov’s comments come as Ukrainian officials including Oleksiy Arestovych, an adviser at president Volodymyr Zelensky’s office, said government troops had “beat back” Russian forces in a day-long battle over Hostomel airport north of Kyiv. “The Russian landing party was destroyed,” he added. Reznikov urged Ukrainians to brace for “a new wave of attacks, including air strikes” overnight.

Title: Re: World News
Post by: Tüsszent on 2022-02-24 16:19:32
We as European's need to stand up against these actions.  The world needs to stand together firmly against this tyrant dictator named Putin.  The Russian people need to stand up as they have in the past to end their government's tyrannical firm grip on the people.  Don't they want a government they don't have to fear? 

This is real now with war drums and bloodshed on our continent now.  We need to be united to show the world doesn't want anything to do with mad-men like Putin who invade their neighbors.

A united China and Russia is not a comfortable prospect for the rest of the world.
Title: We Need To Be Strong & United
Post by: Grapefoot on 2022-02-24 16:37:29
The worst thing we can show as a united world against Putin and his generals is that we are afraid.  We cannot be afraid.  We need to be strong. 

Keep your prayers with the people of Ukraine.  They are currently the one's dealing with the worst of it.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2022-02-25 00:19:48
NEWS FROM OVERNIGHT

* I think it should go without saying that dissent against the government is not acceptable according to the Russian authorities.  It is a great risk to anyone who demonstrates against the Russian government.  That said, throughout the internet social media world, there are Russian's posting their anger towards their government and even more telling is that there are ongoing demonstrations and protests, even in Moscow.  Thousands across the country have been protesting and hundreds were seen and photographed protesting in Moscow.  Russia's police arrested and beat several protestors.  Who knows what other things they will do to these protesters.  Article (https://abcnews.go.com/International/reporters-notebook-moscow-protests-ukraine-attack/story?id=83093006)

Around the world, people are protesting against Russia's invasion.

* Stranger still, the worldwide hacker group, Anonymous, declared war on Russia themselves.  They have stated they will attack Russian websites and do all they can to make Russia pay.  So far, one Russia's state news agencies, Russia Today, had their global news websites taken offline.  Several governmental websites of the Russian Federation have also been taken offline due to DDos attacks.  The group is continuing their cyber attacks on Russian websites and had this to say on their main Twitter account; "#Anonymous is currently involved in operations against the Russian Federation. Our operations are targeting the Russian government. There is an inevitability that the private sector will most likely be affected too."  Article (https://www.foxnews.com/us/hacking-collective-anonymous-declare-war-putin-russia-invades-ukraine)

* In a hair raising moment, France's foreign minister said Russian President Vladimir Putin should understand that NATO also has nuclear weapons when making threats to deploy his arsenal.  Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian was speaking with French television network TF1Info when he was asked if Putin's remarks were "tantamount to threatening Russian use of nuclear weapons in the Ukraine conflict." He said he believed so.  "Yes, I think that Vladimir Putin must also understand that the Atlantic alliance is a nuclear alliance," he answered during the Thursday TV appearance. "That is all I will say about this."  This comes after Putin spoke from the Kremlin in Moscow where he said Russia would respond with force should other nations try and interfere with its military operations in Ukraine. "Whoever tries to hinder us, and even more so, to create threats to our country, to our people, should know that Russia's response will be immediate. And it will lead you to such consequences that you have never encountered in your history," the Russian president said.

* Reports are also coming in that Russian forces are within 20 miles of Kyiv from the north or west.... it is unknown if Russia captured an important air base of Ukraine.  Originally the Russian's captured said air base, but then the Ukrainian forces took it back.  Not sure what has happened over night.  There are also reports conflicting that Russian forces are already in Kyiv as there have been reports of gunfire. 

* Russian disinformation has been posted on several Ukrainian and Russian websites claiming that Pres. Zelensky of Ukraine is ready to give up.  Do not trust these articles as they are fake news. 

* Neutral Switzerland has decided to sanction Russian banks and politicians.  Switzerland is obliged under international law to implement only sanctions imposed by the UN Security Council.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: kiku on 2022-02-25 01:18:03
@Silverwing , thanks for sharing the articles, especially the one about the large number of Russian citizens who are protesting against their government. (I had heard about it too on the radio, but only briefly.)

My thoughts and prayers are with the people of Ukraine, and also - I want to emphasize this - with the many, many Russian citizens inside and outside of Russia who are just as appalled as the rest of the world, and who want nothing but peace.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2022-02-25 18:18:05
Thank you for sharing what you have shared Kiku and everyone else.

Our connected world has allowed us (unlike the past) to separate world leaders from their countries. For example, instead of people being angry at all Russian's for this act, many recognize it was the decision of the country's leaders and not the Russian people themselves.  There are some tense days ahead and watching the footage of people injured and fighting for their lives, it actually choked me up.  I just can't imagine this happening on your own soil and how awful it would be.  The courageous Ukrainian's who are taking up arms and fighting for their land.

A story that broke my heart but also gave me courage was of 13 Ukrainian border guard agents on an island in the Black Sea.  They were stationed at a lighthouse.  A Russian warship sailed up and told them to remove their arms, surrender, or die.  The Ukrainian border agents responded back telling the Russian warship to go **** themselves.  13 border agents fought to the bitter end for that little island and for their nation.  They were unfortunately all killed.

There are going to be thousands of stories like that and their going to be heartbreaking... the families lives that have been altered.  Lest we never forget them.

Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2022-02-25 18:22:58
President Zelensky and members of the parliament filmed a video of themselves just hours ago standing in the middle of the Ukrainian government building courtyard and they praised the actions of the Ukrainian people and told them to keep fighting.  They said they would stand and fight too.  You got to give the President and the parliament members who have stayed behind and are ready to fight for their country.  I hate to say this, but this may be the last few days on earth they exist.  But they are doing so defiantly for their country, for their people.

Militarily speaking now, from what we know based on US, UK, NATO, and Ukrainian intel, the Russian Army is only using 1/3rd of their forces they've amassed.  While they are making inroads and now fighting along the city limits of many major cities, they aren't making the progress many experts expected.  The Russian's are taking some losses, and their new technology they are using is suffering to the old weapons and vehicles the Ukrainians are mostly using.  Russian lines have not advanced or made the gains the Russian's probably expected.  The Ukrainian's are fighting well, no matter the outcome.

Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2022-02-25 18:36:27
* U.S. will sanction now Putin, Lavrov and other Russian officials Article (https://www.politico.com/news/2022/02/25/u-s-will-sanction-putin-lavrov-and-other-russian-officials-00011995)

* NATO mobilizes response force for first time since inception (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/newsenglishnews/nato-mobilizes-response-force-for-first-time-since-inception/vi-AAUk7Gz).

* Over 50k Ukrainian's Have Fled the Country (https://knewz.com/50k-refugees-fled-ukraine-after-russian-attack-u-n/)

* A Russian official on Friday issued a warning to Finland and Sweden should both nations intend to join NATO, saying such moves would have "serious military-political repercussions." Article (https://www.foxnews.com/world/russia-finland-sweden-nato)

* Russian Tennis Star Andrey Rublev Shows No Fear As He Sends Message To Putin After Match In Dubai (https://dailycaller.com/2022/02/25/russian-tennis-star-andrey-rublev-shows-no-fear-sends-message-no-war-match-dubai/).

(https://i.imgur.com/Qxyb8UN.mp4)
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2022-02-25 23:36:36
Another morning has broke and Ukraine is still standing strong.  Russian forces over the night fired cruise missiles into the city, rather sporadically.  Reports are schools, residential areas, and even a hospital have been hit.  Video was shared through the media yesterday of a Russian tank purposely driving over civilian vehicles as they were driving them.  So clearly Russia's standards here are not that high.  They will kill anyone and shoot at anything.  Here are some headlines.

(https://i.imgur.com/SIpHOgH.png)

(https://i.imgur.com/ojk3TO9.png)
First and foremost, President Zelensky is alive!  He posted a video to his Twitter (https://twitter.com/ZelenskyyUa/status/1497450853380280320) saying, "I am Here!" and rallied his nation.  He clearly looks tired, but defiant! "Do not believe in fake information, there's a lot of fake information online that I'm calling on our army to lay down arms, and that there's evacuation," he said against a backdrop of Kyiv's Gorodetsky House. "I'm here. We won't lay down our arms. We will defend our state... Weapons and equipment from our partners are on the way to Ukraine. The anti-war coalition is working!"  This brave world leader is still in Kyiv and has taken up arms ready to fight.  The courage and bravery is something all Ukrainians and those who love freedom should feel proud of.

Russian armed forces have entered the city limits of Kyiv (it is unknown about other cities at this time) and are facing heavy resistance from Ukrainian forces as well as civilians. The city government confirmed ongoing fighting and urged people to stay home. Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council Oleksiy Danilov told Ukrainian news site Lb.ua that the army was "in control" of the situation. Article (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60534959).

The United States and the EU have now all approved new sanctions directly against Putin and Lavrov. They won't hurt immediately, as both men are billionaires, but it will eventually start to hurt the Russian public whom then will take aim at their leaders.

UK has banned all Russian private jets from the UK air space.

Meanwhile in the Latvian capital city of Riga, Latvians sang the Ukranian national anthem outside Russian embassy! It can be watched here.  (https://twitter.com/arniskrauze/status/1497266716455452674?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1497343157973012483%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es3_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Flive-news%2Fukraine-russia-invasion-news)

And lastly, in a unfortunate and expected move, China continues to support Russia by saying; Beijing “respects” the actions of the Russian government amid the “ongoing crisis situation” in Ukraine, China’s President Xi Jinping told President Vladimir Putin during a phone call on Friday. 




In a more viral moment, this chilling video shows Ukrainian civilians who have captured a Russian soldier (rebel or separatist???) and begin questioning him.  The rough transcript is posted below of their conversation...  I cannot verify this translation, but it is included with the video.

Apparent translation

Lady: "Oleg (soldier's name), why are you doing this? Why did you come to our country, we don't want war"

Camera man: "Why were you told that you needed to come here?"

Soldier Oleg: "To take back the people". I'm guessing this refers back to liberating Russian people as per Putin's press statements.

Lady: "We don't want war, Oleg"

Soldier Oleg: Inaudible

Camera man: "Suma, center of the city"

Lady: "Why Oleg"

Cuts off

The soldier does not say he also doesn't want to be there in the footage posted here."

Rough Translation (not mine)

Camera man- why were you sent here?

Soldier named "Oleg"- we were told to gather people.

-gather where? Why? We don't want war.

Soldier - don't know, we were just told to gather people. We also don't want to be here.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2022-02-26 00:02:15
I just keep hoping to hear Russian forces are greatly struggling.  I know Ukraine is tough.  It just worries me since only 1/3rd of Russia's forces encircling Ukraine are currently being used and Ukraine is struggling as is.  They are fighting for so much more than just their homeland right now.  The rest of the world is sadly only there in spirit as they are doing the dirty work.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2022-02-26 14:36:38
* Now 50% of Russian forces are in Ukraine.  US intel has said that Russian forces are facing low morale and are frustrated with their slow progress into Ukraine.

* Russian forces have made no advancement closer to Kyiv and are still roughly 20 miles out of the city.  Small Russian sabotage groups are in the city though.

* Ukrainian forces have made great strides and reportedly have shot down two massive Russian troop planes as well as several helicopters.  There are also reports they have destroyed one troop battalion.  We are hearing from intel on the ground that already over 3,500 Russian soldiers have perished, and no defined number for Ukrainian troops, but it is said to be significantly less.  This means the Russian's are struggling.

* Russian advancement and attacks are not happening at night other than missile firing.  UK intel says it is likely the Russian troops do not have night vision and cannot advance.  Russian troops are also not using guided missiles which have precise firing.  Ukrainian troops are using Javeline anti-tank missiles provided to them by the Trump Administration to great effect.  Russian morale is low, and advancement is slow.

Just yesterday we were told 1/3rd of Russian troops were invading, and now it's half.  Clearly things are not going as Russia had expected. They aren't steamrolling over Ukraine. Ukraine is fighting hard.

Two minutes ago, as of writing this, the United States, Canada, European allies have move to block 'selected' Russian banks from SWIFT!

YouTube moves to prevent Russia Today, other Russian channels from earning revenue we also learned today. 

Cyberattacks from Anonymous are continuing and as of writing this, several Russian government websites are offline including the Kremlin's main website.  Russia has also been blocking Russians' access to Twitter amid protests and criticism from around the world.

Russian propoganda has made false accusations that the US was involved in naval operations in Ukraine.  The Pentagon has said this is completely false as have other nations including Turkey.  The US Navy is nowhere near Ukraine's waters. 

Anti-war protests grow in Tokyo, London, Taipei, and across the United States.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2022-02-26 23:56:24
Russian President Vladimir Putin, monitoring developments in Ukraine from his "lair in the Urals," is "furious" and "fuming" that his military’s invasion of the smaller country to the south hasn’t gone more smoothly, claims a former defense chief of Estonia and member of the European Parliament. "He thought that the whole war would be easy and everything would be done in 1-4 days." Instead, Ukrainian military members – and civilians arming themselves with guns and Molotov cocktails – have been working to fend off Russian forces who have been entering Ukraine from several directions since Thursday. Source (https://twitter.com/RihoTerras/status/1497537193346220038?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1497537193346220038%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fworld%2Fputin-furious-ukraine-invasion-easy-eu-riho-terras-intel)

Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2022-02-27 00:27:16
News from overnight...

Despite warnings last night that Kyiv would come under attack from Russian missiles, an aerial blitz does not seem to have happened.

Explosions were however heard near the city and an oil depot in Vasylkiv to the south of the capital was hit and set ablaze, according to the local mayor. The fire prompted fears of toxic fumes and residents were warned to close their windows and stay indoors.

The southern city of Nova Kakhovka has been taken over by Russian troops, the city's mayor said this morning.

Meanwhile, Russian vehicles have entered Ukraine's second-largest city, Kharkiv, according to Ukrainian officials. A loud explosion was also heard earlier in the city, where a gas pipeline is said to have been hit by Russian fire. Residential areas in Kharkiv were also attacked, according to emergency services. A woman was reportedly killed and dozens were evacuated from a nine-story building.

At least six civilian deaths were also reported in the town of Okhtyrka, north-eastern Ukraine, according to the region's mayor.


In a move to punish Russia, the US, the EU and their allies will be cutting off a number of Russian banks from the main international payment system, Swift. They will also freeze Russia's central bank's assets.

Australia became the latest country to announce it will fund the supply of lethal weapons to Ukraine to help it fight Russia. The move comes after Germany decided on Saturday to supply weapons to Ukraine, representing a major policy shift for Germany who prior supplied nothing.

Russian forces are struggling to advance shortly outside of the borders of Russia or Crimea.  There are reports of low morale among Russian troops and supply lines failing, with numerous videos of Russian vehicles running out of fuel and being stranded. 

Ukraine's foreign ministry spokesman Oleg Nikolenko says their airforce has shot down a missile aimed at the capital Kyiv, by a plane that flew in from Russian ally Belarus.

Many strategists are shocked the Russia hasn't cut power, water, or internet from Ukraine yet, stirring up poor implementation strike protocol by Russian forces.

Ukrainian president invites foreigners to fight 'Russian war criminals'. President Zelensky put a call-out on his social media accounts inviting anyone to come and fight "side-by-side" with Ukrainians. 

It had earlier been reported how Ukraine was honoring 13 soldiers it said were killed while defending Zmiinyi (Snake) Island from Russian attacks.... the famous "Go F*** yourself" response these border guards made to a Russian warship. New information suggests the unit may still be alive, according to a Facebook post yesterday by Ukraine's State Border Guard Service. "The SBGSU and the armed forces, like the whole of Ukraine, have received hope that all of Zmiinyi's defenders are alive," said the update. The government agency says it's working to identify the soldiers based on information about their possible current location. "We sincerely hope that the boys will return home as soon as possible, and the information received at the time of the attack on the death will not be confirmed."
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Rainberry on 2022-02-27 16:41:15
It is scary because Russia is now threatening the world with nuclear warfare.  Belarus also voted that they will allow nuclear weapons on their soil today by 65% vote.  Belarus is a puppet state of Putin's Russia. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2022-02-27 22:48:58
* Russia threatens nuclear action as Putin personally places Nuclear Forces on High Alert.

* Russia shelled the northern city of Chernihiv all night, Ukraine's State Emergency Service says

* The southern Ukrainian coastal city of Berdyansk is now in Russian control, according to its mayor.The Russians, he said, "informed us that all administrative buildings were under their control and that they were taking control of the executive committee building". "But under the control of armed men, I consider this proposal unacceptable. So we, as all members of the operational headquarters, left the building of the executive committee," he said.

* US intelligence says Belarus is expected to send troops into Ukraine as soon as Monday to fight alongside Russian forces that invaded Ukraine last week. It's autocratic government voted on Sunday to renounce its non-nuclear status - paving the way for Russia to potentially stage nuclear weapons there. On Sunday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Belarus' authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko had pledged to him in a phone call that Belarussian troops would not be sent into Ukraine.

* Over 90% of Ukrainians surveyed in a poll this weekend said they support President Zelensky - a threefold increase from December last year.  In the latest video to his people, he was in full Ukrainian military gear. According to the poll, conducted by Rating Sociological group, 91% backed him, only 6% do not support him and 3% were undecided. Two thousands respondents from across Ukraine were questioned, though residents in the Crimea and the rebel-held areas in eastern Ukraine were excluded. When asked about the chances of Ukraine being able to repel the Russian assault, 70% said they believed it was possible.

* US Secretary of State Antony Blinken held a call with the foreign ministers of G7 countries, as well as Ukraine, in which he said the group was "supporting the Ukrainian people and imposing severe costs and consequences to hold Russia accountable for its war of choice."

* Over the weekend, over 3,500 Russian's were arrested by Russian police over protests against the war.  Russian authorities have deemed any type of protest illegal.  The Gorbachev Foundation put out a statement that read, in part, "We declare the need for an early cessation of hostilities and the immediate start of peace negotiations. There is and cannot be anything more valuable in the world than human lives. Only negotiations and dialogue based on mutual respect and consideration of interests are the only possible way to resolve the most acute contradictions and problems."

* The Russian ruble plunges to a new low against the dollar in the wake of severe sanctions, as analysts warn of a possible run on Russia's banks. Russian markets tank.  This massive plunge is expected to surge inflation rates to levels never seen before, or at least in a very long time.

* Russian's are running to banks to get cash, but finding many banks don't have any. As well Russia's central bank says it has ordered brokers to suspend the execution of all orders by foreign legal entities and persons who want to sell off their Russian investments, such as stocks and shares. The Bank of Russia also said it had yet to decide whether to open the Moscow Exchange, other than the forex and money market, on Monday.

* The EU is also closing its airspace to Russian aircraft and will ban Russian state media outlets Russia Today and Sputnik.  Member states will also take Ukrainian refugees and bypass the usual asylum application process

* Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has controversially suggested his country should consider allowing the US to base nuclear weapons in his country, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Mr. Abe also said he believes the US should make it clear to China that it will defend Taiwan if Beijing attacks the island.

* Russia bans a website with POWs data. A website created by Ukrainian authorities for the families of Russian soldiers who had been killed or taken prisoner in the Russian invasion of Ukraine was blocked by Russian authorities. The website publishes photographs or documents of the men for Russian families to find their sons. Ukrainian presidential administration adviser Oleksiy Arestovych said the website was “our gesture of goodwill towards Russian mothers”.  Russian authorities admitted for the first time on Sunday that there had been Russian casualties in the course of the fighting that began on 24 February, but did not give any figures. Ukraine says that 4,300 Russian soldiers have been killed since the start of the war. These numbers have not been verified.

* Turkey has said it will apply the terms of an international agreement that could see it block access to the Black Sea for the Russian Navy. Under the 1936 Montreux Convention, Turkey has control over the two straits that connect the Black Sea, which sits on Ukraine’s southern coast, to the Mediterranean. The convention guarantees the free passage of vessels belonging to Black Sea countries - like Russia - in peacetime, but allows Turkey to close the straits to all foreign warships in a time of war or if Turkey itself is threatened. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said earlier: “We have decided that the situation in Ukraine has turned into a war. We will be transparently applying the provisions of Montreaux.”

* A Russian commercial plane has flown into Canadian airspace, despite prohibitions placed by Canada preventing any Russian airplanes from entering its territory. Canada's transport ministry said it would review the conduct of Aeroflot Flight 111 and would "not hesitate to take appropriate enforcement action". Canada, along with several Western nations, moved to shut its airspace to Russia on Sunday in an unprecedented move targeted towards levying pressure on Moscow to halt its invasion of Ukraine.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2022-02-27 23:26:24
* More than 150 senior Russian officials sign open letter condemning Putin's invasion of Ukraine as 'an unprecedented atrocity' and warn of 'catastrophic consequences' while urging citizens 'not to participate' Article (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10546799/More-150-senior-Russian-officials-sign-open-letter-condemning-Putins-invasion-Ukraine.html)
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2022-02-27 23:28:30
Russian Disinformation In Full Swing.

An automatically scheduled article (I assume?) was published Saturday on a few official Russian state news outlets. It was an article that described what Russia wanted, now that they had taken not just Kyiv, but Ukraine as a whole. Something very close to "Endlösung der Ukrainefrage" was mentioned.  This was pre-written for what they assumed would have already been a war victory...

They quickly deleted it, but not before a bunch of people read it - and not before archive.org collected the "evidence" for us to read. Chilling.

The image is a translated version of the article.

Here is the "evidence": https://web.archive.org/web/20220226051154/https://ria.ru/20220226/rossiya-1775162336.html

It was located here: https://sputnik-abkhazia.ru/20220226/nastuplenie-rossii-i-novogo-mira-1037793073.html (I think they're the same article).

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Title: Re: World News
Post by: kiku on 2022-02-28 09:32:50
Unarmed civilians in the Ukrainian small town Dniprorudne stood in front of Russian tanks, blocking the street. The mayor of Dniprorudne, Jewhenij Matwjejew, talked to the soldier on the first tank - and they turned around!

This war is horrible enough as it is, but it's moments like this that give me hope humanity is not lost yet...

Title: Re: World News
Post by: timmelon on 2022-02-28 12:06:08
Something very close to "Endlösung der Ukrainefrage" was mentioned.
And that’s an official media (not some Facebook group), which supposed to be as neutral as possible instead of using such words. Also, their artist loves to make comics like «—The oil prices will never rise again! —I have one thing which makes everything rise!» (http://img2.joyreactor.cc/pics/post/full/%D0%AF-%D0%92%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA-%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B0-%D0%BF%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%BE%D1%87%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%B0-%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%82%D1%8B-%D0%9F%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9-1722858.jpeg) ::|
They quickly deleted it, but not before a bunch of people read it - and not before archive.org collected the "evidence" for us to read.
Thankfully, Internet remembers everything, and all such medias are under constant monitoring to catch all these articles.

P.S. If the situation was not so dangerous, we could joke about long tables again.
(https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/ext_2236001/67046560/5395/5395_original.jpg) (https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/ext_2236001/67046560/5395/5395_original.jpg)
Title: Re: World News
Post by: 1234 on 2022-02-28 13:41:43
^ That picture is the epitome of sadness, lol.

"Why is Putin so far away from us?"

"I heard he had COVID-19 put into him."

"For real?"

"Yeah, he had three space shuttles worth of that garbage injected into him."

"Apparently, he wants to force Zelensky to kiss him on the lips, so the virus kills him and Ukraine is done for."

"Why's Putin not dying, then?"

"It seems he's too dumb for his brain to actually register the virus."

"Ah, makes sense... after all, he tried to lower tensions with the US by giving a passport to Steven Seagal."

"I see... does Seagal have COVID too?"

"I don't think so, why?"

"I was just wondering why nobody sits around him either."


This is not intended to minimalize the whole Russia-Ukraine situation. I am truly concerned about all this and keep thinking about it daily. The above is simply me trying to give you at least a chuckle. I keep hoping for the people of Ukraine - and those of Russia who never wished for this - that this will end soon.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2022-02-28 18:24:36
P.S. If the situation was not so dangerous, we could joke about long tables again.
(https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/ext_2236001/67046560/5395/5395_original.jpg) (https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/ext_2236001/67046560/5395/5395_original.jpg)

I saw this picture on a news article and was thinking how strange this was too.  I guess he thinks very highly of himself. 

@kiku the story reported there about the people and the tanks is a nice one.  We can't forget many Russian's have family in Ukraine and many don't understand this whole war.  It's made worse that Russian people have been cut off from the outside world news and social media to see what is happening.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Smiles2us on 2022-02-28 18:36:26
In my lifetime, I have never seen the whole world so united against one man and the people involved in it.  Think of how uniting this situation has become.  Putin thought that NATO was weak, he thought Ukraine was weak and too divided to put up a fight.  Instead Ukraine united.  NATO united, and now even the whole world (minus a few countries) have united.  Businesses, sports leagues, and most importantly PEOPLE have all united against this sick man.

NATO was never going to attack Russia, most of us know this.  We don't want war.  We want a peaceful world with no war, no fighting, and no senseless death.  It seems Putin is on the wrong side of history. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Grapefoot on 2022-03-01 00:23:31
Following the format of everyone else, here are some quick headlines.

* Ukraine's ambassador to the United States accused Russia of using vacuum bombs during their invasion of the country. These bombs are strictly outlawed. "They used the vacuum bomb today," Ambassador Oksana Markarova said after a meeting with lawmakers, according to Reuters. "The devastation that Russia is trying to inflict on Ukraine is large."

* Russia has moved from having 50% of its forces inside Ukraine to around 75% according to US intelligence.

* Satellite imagery provided by Maxar (https://maxar.mediavalet.com/galleries/61be2dbb-80e7-401f-8a32-6c9e72bb894c_c676e5a4-d76d-4937-9245-b6f97573aed0-ExternalUser) shows a large Russian military convoy heading towards the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv. The convoy is approximately 40 miles long, stretching from Antonov airport in the south to Prybirsk.

* Okhtyrka military base was struck by a Russian missile and killed at least 70 Ukrainian soldiers on Sunday.

* The regional center of Kherson in southern Ukraine is surrounded by Russian troops, reports from the area say. Russian troops had launched a ground assault on the city, located near Moscow-controlled Crimea.

* Central Kharkiv has been hit by a Russian strike. The morning strike appeared to target government offices in Freedom Square in the city centre. No injuries or casualties have been reported yet.

* International Criminal Court Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan said Monday he will open an investigation into Russian war crimes in Ukraine "as rapidly as possible."

* Ukraine's President, Volodymyr Zelensky, has signed an application for Ukraine to join the European Union, in a bid to solidify his country's bond with the West. The paperwork is on its way to Brussels, where the 27-nation EU is headquartered. But EU officials stressed the adherence procedure takes years, dampening Ukraine's hopes of an early membership.  It was more symbolic than anything, and a slap in the face to Putin.

* Ukraine and Russia Fail to Agree on Cease-Fire at talks in Belarus.  Agree to talk later. [1 (https://www.wsj.com/articles/kyiv-and-moscow-hold-talks-as-ukrainian-troops-repel-russian-attacks-11646046458?mod=hp_trending_now_article_pos1)]

* Russia is very likely to default on foreign debt and its economy will suffer a double-digit contraction this year after the West launched sanctions unprecedented in scale and coordination, a global banking industry lobby group said on Monday. [1 (https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/russia-default-likely-ukraine-crisis-worsens-banking-lobby)]
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2022-03-02 00:20:15
* At least 21 people have been killed and 112 wounded in the shelling of Ukraine's second most populous city Kharkiv, according to the city's mayor.  Russia has assaulted the city with missile attacks, hitting the city center and firing into residential neighborhoods. Russian paratroopers have also landed in Kharkiv in an effort to take the besieged eastern Ukrainian city, according to Ukraine's military.  The Russian progress is unknown. A rocket attack in Kharkiv has struck the building of the regional police department in the city as well.

* A reported battle between Ukrainian soldiers and Russian paratroopers occurred at a military hospital in Kharkiv overnight. Kharkiv Region Police Chief Volodymyr Tymoshko told reporters on Wednesday that no Ukrainian troops were killed in the gun battle. "Currently the situation near the hospital is under control, security has been strengthened," he said, according to Ukrainian media.

* Ukraine says a Russian missile strike overnight has killed at least two people in the city of Zhytomyr, which lies 75 miles west of Kyiv.

* It appears Russian troops have captured the southern city of Kherson. It’s unclear what the exact situation is in Kherson, but local reports say that the Russian military is on the streets. The mayor,  Igor Kolykhayev, said many people had died including Ukrainian soldiers and civilians, and government officials were now trying to make sure people could leave or get to shelters.

* Ukraine’s Air Force, along with units of the army and territorial defense, destroyed a large Russian military convoy near the city of Bashtanka in Ukraine’s southern Mykolaiv region. The convoy reportedly contained up to 800 Russian vehicles.  This report cannot be fully confirmed.

* Low-cost European airline Wizz Air has announced it will be offering 100,000 free seats on short-haul flights for Ukrainian refugees. The Hungary-based airline said on social media that it was "committed" to helping Ukrainian refugees reach their destination. The seats will be available on Wizz Air flights departing from Poland, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania during the month of March, the airline said.

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* US President Joe Biden's annual State of the Union speech is billed as a message to Congress setting out his agenda. But in the shadow of war in Ukraine, the president spent the first 15 minutes on his biggest foreign policy challenge to date. And his comments on the invasion were tailored to four distinct audiences - Vladimir Putin, EU allies, Ukrainians and the American people. The most emotional moment came early in his speech, when Mr Biden thanked Ukrainian ambassador to the US Oksana Markarova, who was seated in the balcony next to Jill Biden and other distinguished guests. "Thank you, thank you, thank you," he said. But for Vladmir Putin, Mr Biden’s message was blunt - the Russian president had “badly miscalculated” and his nation’s economic pain was just beginning. And he added that the US would fight for “every inch” of Nato territory were the Russians to expand their attack.

* Russia's largest lender, Sberbank, has announced that it is leaving the European market as its subsidiaries there face large cash outflows. The bank said it was no longer able to supply liquidity to its European subsidiary banks but that its capital level and asset quality were sufficient to make payments to all depositors. Sberbank's European arm was ordered to close by the European Central Bank, which had warned it faced failure due to a run on deposits after Russia invaded Ukraine.

* Stock market trading on the Moscow Exchange will be suspended for a third day in a row on Wednesday, Russia's central bank has said in a statement.  It comes after the ruble slumped to a record low and Russian companies listed overseas saw their share prices slide.

* Russian citizens can no longer leave the country with more than $10,000 (£7,500) in foreign currency on hand after President Putin made the declaration in a decree. It comes as sanctions by Western nations have crippled the Russian economy and tanked the value of the ruble.  Most Russian's are in the dark of what is happening as they have been cut off from the world's social media and news outlets by the Russian government during the war.

* Republicans in the United States are pushing to ban all imports of Russian oil into the US.  Russian oil makes up only 6% of the US's oil and the US oil reserves and oil fields have reportedly enough to supply the country for hundreds of years.  The Trump Administration had allowed for oil drilling and processing of US oil, making the US no longer dependent on foreign oil.  The Biden Administration stopped all US oil drilling and made the US reliant on foreign oil within the first week of the Biden's administration.  Biden also shut down down the Keystone XL pipeline which would have supplied the US with Canadian oil.  Republican's are pushing the Biden administration to stop buying Russian oil and to supply European allies with US oil. Some Democrats are also now calling for an import ban, while rejecting the calls to boost domestic fossil fuel production.

* President Biden has confirmed his administration is blocking all Russian flights - commercial and private - from operating in US airspace. The move follows on from similar measures imposed by European nations and Canada.

(https://i.imgur.com/h1BT3gZ.jpg)

* A team of elite Chechen commandos sent into Ukraine to hunt down and assassinate President Volodymyr Zelenskyy were "eliminated" by security forces, a top Ukrainian defense official told national media.  These Chechen commandos were sent by the Russians. Ramzan Kadyrov is the leader of the Chechen Republic, which is a semiautonomous part of Russia. He is an ally of Vladimir Putin, and his commandos are considered fierce, highly skilled fighters.

* Belarus will double its troop numbers on its southern border with Ukraine, its president has said. The five tactical battalion groups on the border will go up to ten over the next two days, President Alexander Lukashenko announced. Western nations have slapped sanctions on Minsk for Belarusian support to Moscow in the Ukraine crisis, backing up Russian troops with its own forces.

* Apple, Amazon, and Nike have locked Russian's out from buying from their storefronts online and physically.  Boeing also is cutting all ties with Russian businesses.  ExxonMobil announced that will discontinue operations in Russia and end further investments there.

* Russian's stuck with state owned media online.  Here is what Russian's are hearing from their media. (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60571737)
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2022-03-03 00:23:25
* The port city of Mariupol on the Black Sea coast continues to come under sustained attack by Russian backed rebels and Russian troops.  The city has seen constant shelling and many civilians are expected to be killed.  Russian shelling has been all over the city including throughout residential areas. Ukraine's military claims the city remains in Ukrainian hands at the moment.

* Russian paratroopers have been observed in the Black Sea region along with rocket boats, heading in the direction of the southern port city of Odesa.

* Russian's continue to shell Kyiv from afar. Powerful explosions were heard in the capital Kyiv Wednesday night into Thursday morning. It is unclear what the targets of the attack were, or how many people may have been hurt or injured. The explosions came hours after a massive blast near Kyiv's central train station shook the city. It happened very close to where hundreds of evacuees are sheltering from Russian shelling.

* Russian forces have seized control of the key port city of Kherson, according to local officials. It's the first major Ukrainian city to be taken since the invasion began. 

* Kharkhiv continues to be bombed by the Russian military.  The are reports of many civilian lives lost, but the Ukrainian military still has control of the city.  Videos have shown Russian's using bombs that are deemed illegal against civilians, yet they are using them anyways to cause mass damage.

* Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky released a late-night video, praising the courage of citizens in defending their country.

* The hundreds of Russian armoured vehicles heading for Kyiv currently "remain stalled" en route, according to US Defense Department.  The convoy is roughly 40 miles long.  “They haven’t from our best estimates made any appreciable progress in the last 24 to 36 hours." Unverified reports indicate that the soldiers are running out of fuel and food. Officials in regions that have fallen to Russia have claimed that troops are ransacking supermarkets for provisions and that the meals provided to them by the military are expired.

* In the first new United Nations General Assembly emergency session convened in a quarter of a century, some 141 nations voted to call for an immediate end to Russia's military intervention in Ukraine.  Only four countries backed Russia, five if you include Russia itself.  They were Belarus, Eritrea, North Korea and Syria.  Some great company to have...  Also backing Moscow's motivations was Venezuela, which was absent from Wednesday's vote along with Azerbaijan, Burkina Faso, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Guinea, Guinea-Bassau, Morocco, Togo, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. The 35 who opted to stay neutral are comprised of a mix of nations that have also largely blamed the West for inciting the conditions that led to the conflict, and others who have chosen to remain neutral on the matter. These nations included Algeria, Angola, Armenia, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Burundi, the Central African Republic, China, Cuba, the Republic of the Congo, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, India, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Madagascar, Mali, Mongolia, Mozambique, Namibia, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Senegal, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Uganda, Vietnam and Zimbabwe. While China and India stuck with their position after having previously abstained during a U.N. Security Council attempt on Friday to condemn Russia over its military activities in Ukraine, the United Arab Emirates shifted from abstaining in that round to supporting the measure on Wednesday.

* Defiant Russian demonstrators have once again taken to the streets of St Petersburg - the hometown of president Vladimir Putin - to protest against the invasion of Ukraine.  Police violently beat and arrested the protesters whom were peacefully stating their case.  It is unknown how many have been arrested yet.

* An investigation into possible war crimes in Ukraine has been launched by the International Criminal Court in The Hague against Russia.

* In a sign that Russia's central bank is trying to stop people from selling their rubles, it has reportedly made it more expensive for individuals to buy foreign currencies. It has imposed a 30% commission on such purchases on currency exchanges. Wednesday Russian President Vladimir Putin announced emergency measures to try and prop up the Russian ruble, including banning Russians from transferring money abroad, after the currency crashed to a record low.

* Stellantis (Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram) gives $1 million to Ukraine aid and denounces Russia's actions.  Ford to suspend operation and sales in Russia, donates $100k to Ukraine aid.  Volkswagen and Mercedes give $1 million to Ukraine aid. Volvo and Jaguar/Land Rover to suspend all sales in Russia. Mazda to stop new vehicle shipments to Russia.   Toyota and Honda to stop selling all products in Russia and halt production.  Will resume when situation changes.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Rainberry on 2022-03-04 00:09:35
I was reading an article that said Russian troops were throwing bombs at a nuclear power facility in Ukraine.  Also a Russian bomb blew up and caused a fire at the same nuclear power plant.  I don't know why Russia is playing with fire next to a nuclear facility, in the same country that had the Chernobyl incident. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: timmelon on 2022-03-04 00:16:34
Thank goodness this power plant has «normal» reactors with a tough concrete containment around. A fresh report says the fires are mostly gone, but nobody knows what else the invaders can do to the station :-\.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Soda on 2022-03-04 15:01:57
I also read this plant doesn't have graphite (???) in it so it wouldn't lead to the same type of meltdown as the other plant.  Sorry, I'm no nuclear scientist. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Bumble on 2022-03-04 18:37:57
I am very encouraged to see the world for the most part uniting against the Russian government and Putin.  What I don't think will age well is how Russian people in other countries are being targeted and fired from jobs (not happening in large numbers).  I can understand if they are part of the Russian gov or Putin sympathizer, but if they are just a private citizen, that isn't good. 

I was reading how Russian's are leaving Russia now in fears of Russia possibly imposing a martial law and requiring all males in a certain age to join the Army to fight in Ukraine.  Finland is having a back up at their border stations of Russian's trying to escape the country.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Wolfwood on 2022-03-05 00:00:22
It's time to stop saying that it is somehow unbelievable that this war can be happening in 2022. It is no more unbelievable now than it was in 1914 or 1939.
Peace is always fragile - and what happens even in the most distant corners of Europe will always affect the whole continent.

The question for our generation is whether or not we miscalculated how to handle Russia when the Soviet Union collapsed. Western Europe's main reaction to the end of the Cold War was to take a 30-year holiday from serious defense spending meanwhile the United States an ocean away continued to invest in their military.  How was Russia allowed it's seat back in the UN when it was the USSR that collapsed?
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2022-03-05 00:31:33
Some news updates...

* US intelligence has reported that Russia has launched more than 500 missiles since the start of the invasion and 92% of Russia's pre-staged combat power is now inside Ukraine. The main advance of Russian forces north of Kyiv are still about 16 miles outside the city.

* There have been fewer Russian air and artillery strikes over the past 24 hours than in previous days, the UK Ministry of Defence reported.

* Ukraine's President has condemned Western leaders for repeatedly ruling out the introduction of a no-fly-zone over his country. Volodymyr Zelensky said Western leaders knew Russian aggression against the country was likely to increase and accused them of granting Vladimir Putin licence to continue bombing towns and cities. Western officials have argued that a no-fly-zone would oblige NATO jets to fire on Russian fighters, potentially sparking World War Three.

* Major US news outlets pull out of Russia. It comes as a new law signed by President Vladimir Putin would impose prison terms of up to 15 years on people charged with spreading "fake news" about the war in Ukraine. The law would, in effect, stop independent reporting in Russia, where news outlets are not allowed to refer to the conflict in Ukraine as a "war."

* The nuclear power plant that Russia fired upon and caused a fire in the south of Ukraine is now under guard by Russian troops and has been fully taken over.

* Russia's defence ministry has announced a temporary ceasefire and the opening of humanitarian corridors for civilians from 10:00 Moscow time (07:00 GMT) on Saturday from two cities in south-eastern Ukraine, Mariupol and Volnovakha.  Official Ukrainian confirmation from the head of the Donetsk region military administration, Pavlo Kirilenko has acknowledged this is happening.

* America's top diplomat Antony Blinken has told the BBC he is convinced Ukraine can win its war with Russia. he credited the Ukrainian people for their resolve and said he expects it will become clear "over time" that Moscow cannot subjugate the country's people to its will. "If it’s the intention of Moscow to try somehow to topple the government and install its own puppet regime, 45 million Ukrainians are going to reject that one way or the other,” he said.

* Thousands of people in the Serbian capital of Belgrade have taken part in a massive demonstration to show support of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and show support to Putin. Some 4,000 people joined the march after gathering in front of a monument of Russian Tsar Nicholas II, where they played the Russian and Serbian national anthems and hailed the two countries as brother nations.

* Smartphone maker Samsung is halting shipments of its phones and chips to Russia "due to current geopolitical developments". Microsoft and Apple have suspended sales of its products and services in Russia as well. UPS and FedEx are halting delivery services to Russia and Ukraine. Expedia ceased the sale of travel into and out of Russia as well.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2022-03-05 17:50:36
This format seems to make the news more bite sized.  Maybe more will read it instead of just headlines.  I will continue it.

* Russian planes have been dropping bombs on residential areas in Mariupol in a relentless attack on innocents. The port city has been witnessing intense shelling for days as Russian troops have been trying to cut Ukraine off from this strategically important sea link. Russian forces have continued to shell Mariupol despite agreeing to a ceasefire, throwing an attempted mass evacuation of civilians into chaos.

* Russian's break their agreed to a temporary ceasefire within thirty minutes and fire upon Ukrainian's trying to leave Mariupol.  There are Russian ambush stations along nearly every escape point from the country with Russian troops firing upon any cars or people trying to leave the country.  This has been reported by several first-hand accounts by refugees. A five-hour pause, overseen by the Red Cross, was due to be held today to allow civilians to leave Mariupol and Volnovakha, a smaller city to the north. Russia has not commented on the renewed shelling but its defence ministry said civilians had not used the escape routes from Mariupol, and accused Ukrainian authorities of preventing people from leaving.

* Vladimir Putin has warned the West that any country imposing a no-fly zone over Ukraine will be considered to have joined the war

* Heavy bombardments have been reported in Irpin - a town on the north-western outskirts of Kyiv.  Heavy shelling hit Kharkiv and Sumy in the east overnight. Heavy fighting to the north-west of the capital Kyiv around the key Hostomel airport continued on Saturday.

* Around 2,000 people came onto the streets of Kherson to protest this morning. They marched through the city centre, waving flags and singing the Ukrainian national anthem as they shouted "Russians go home" and "Kherson is Ukraine". Russian military checkpoints have been set up all over the city and stop every driver as they go past.

* Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke with US President Joe Biden and Israel's Prime Minister Naftali Bennett. Israel, at the request of Zelensky, has offered to mediate in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

* US Republicans gain more support among Democrats to banning Russian Oil purchases.  Roughly 6% of US oil comes from Russia.  Democrats have long said they will not cut off purchasing oil from Russia, therefore supplying Putin's war with more money.  Now both Republican and a growing number of Democratic lawmakers have publicly pressured the Biden administration to implement an embargo. The US is one of the world's biggest oil producers, whereas the EU relies on imports to meet 61% of its energy needs.  Republican's have offered to supply the EU with cheap oil instead of relying on Russia.

* Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett travelled to Moscow to hold talks with President Vladimir Putin earlier Saturday. The urgency of Bennett's visit was underlined by the fact that the Israeli prime minister - who's an Orthodox Jew - broke Shabbat (the Jewish day of rest) in order to fly to Moscow. Exceptions can only be made under Jewish law in situations in which life is threatened. Following the talks, PM Bennett travelled onto Germany where he is set to meet German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

* The payments giants Mastercard and Visa have announced that they are suspending their operations in Russia in protest over the invasion of Ukraine.

* Russia's state airline,  Aeroflot, has cancelled nearly all international flights from 8 March, because of what it called "additional circumstances" impeding its operations. International sanctions have also been directed at Russia's airline industry, making it difficult for Aeroflot and other Russian airlines to operate normally. Nearly all of Europe and North America have shut off flights from Russian airlines.

Ukrainian military shoots down a Russian attack helicopter.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Rainberry on 2022-03-05 18:29:59
What the hell?  How could Russia say they will hold a ceasefire then break it and immediately fire on innocents and bomb residential areas?  Do they not follow any form of conduct code?  Do they simply not follow rules of war?  How sickening!
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2022-03-05 18:33:43
^ You answered it.  They don't follow the rules and have no standard.  We've seen this in the past, even back in Georgia or with their bombings of Grozny.  They absolutely flattened that city and killed thousands of innocents without a care. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2022-03-06 00:08:13
Russia is purposely bombing residential areas and killing as many civilians that can.  This is to demoralize the public and to make them want to give in to Russia.  It's sick and a horrible tactic.  Putin thinks this is like the 1940s and not the 21st century. 
Title: "Could'jah pass the salt, asshole-- I mean, Mister President?"
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2022-03-07 00:37:19
Oh, so that's why he's ripping off a gag from an old Bugs Bunny cartoon.

(https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/looneytunes/images/0/09/Fromhairtoheir.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20110209041036)

It's frightening that two of the most powerful men in the world right now, albeit for different reasons, conceivably qualify as being clinically insane.  :'(
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2022-03-07 00:42:36
So much news...

* Ukrainian defence officials claim that their forces have re-taken the eastern city of Chuhuiv. Ukraine's General Staff said that Kyiv's forces had seized the city from Russian troops and had inflicted heavy losses on Moscow's forces during the battle. Ukrainian officials also claimed that two high-ranking Russian commanders were killed during the battle for the city, which boasts a population of around 31,000 people.  These claims cannot be independently verified.

* There have been reports of renewed Russian shelling in the southern port city of Mykolaiv. The renewed assault comes a day after Ukrainian forces repelled a Russian attack on the city of 476,100 people and recaptured the local airport.

* Ukrainian forces have reported that upwards of 4,500 Russian soldiers have died already in the conflict.  The number cannot be verified, but similar numbers are also being estimated by Western intelligence.  This would mean it has been very costly for Russia so far.  Number estimates for Ukraine are far less.

* Nearly 20,000 foreign citizens have applied to go and fight for Ukraine, according to Ukraine's foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba.

*An update on activities at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, which was seized by Russian forces on Friday. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says Ukraine has informed it that regular staff are still operating the plant, but they are now under orders from the commander of the Russian forces there. Ukraine has also told the IAEA that Russian military at the site have switched off some mobile networks and the internet, making communications highly challenging. The country's nuclear regulator says it has encountered major problems reaching staff at the plant.

* The US is actively looking at a deal with Poland to supply Russian-made military jets to Ukraine, American Secretary of State Antony Blinken says. Ukrainian pilots already know how to fly them and Blinken said the US might provide replacement planes to Poland. It follows a plea for planes from Pres. Zelensky. Russia's defense ministry has warned Ukraine's neighbours not to harbour Ukrainian combat aircraft, saying they could find themselves involved in the conflict.

* US intelligence does not believe that a Russian amphibious operation aimed at taking the Black Sea city of Odesa is imminent in the short term. Earlier President Zelensky warned that Russian forces were preparing to bombard Odesa, which is close to the Moldovan border and the Russia-backed breakaway Moldovan region of Transnistria.  The US had observed only ‘limited’ changes on the ground in Ukraine over the past day, with Russian efforts to seize Kyiv, Kharkiv and Chernihiv being hotly contested by Ukraine.  It is likely Russian plans have been altered somewhat due to the heavy resistance from Ukrainian forces.

* A 40-mile Russian convoy near Kyiv remains stalled according to US and UK intelligence.  Reports continue that Russian morale is low and supplies low. UK defence officials have said they believe Russian forces made minimal gains over the past 48 hours, with its troops remaining bogged down by stiff Ukrainian resistance and poor logistical support.  They noted that Russian forces in the last 24hrs have focused on shelling residential and civilian sites in Ukrainian cities as opposed to military targets.

* The US estimates that 600 Russian missile launches of various kinds have taken place since the beginning of Russia’s invasion on 24 February.

* US intelligence believes that approximately 95% of the Russian forces it had amassed near Ukraine’s border have now been committed to the offensive and deployed into Ukraine.  This is according to the latest satellite data used by the Pentagon.

* White House press secretary Jen Psaki said the US was sharing intelligence with Ukraine "in real time". No further details were given.  It has also been reported that the US has reportedly given Pres. Zelensky a secure hotline to Pres. Biden.

* Russian NGO OVD, has reported that over 4,600 Russian's were arrested in anti-war protests on Sunday alone. OVD says that in total 13,028 protestors have now been arrested in Russia since Moscow invaded Ukraine.

* The hacking collective Anonymous claims to have hacked Russian state TV broadcasts to show footage of the war in Ukraine. In a Twitter post, Anonymous said it hacked into channels including Russia 24, Channel One and Moscow 24, in addition to Russian streaming services Wink and Ivi.

* Russia has said it will open new humanitarian corridors to allow civilians to evacuate to either Belarus or Russia. Evacuation routes were published by Russia’s RIA Novosti news agency. The corridor from Kyiv will lead to Russian ally Belarus, and civilians from Kharkiv will only have a corridor leading to Russia. Corridors from the cities of Mariupol and Sumy will lead both to other Ukrainian cities and to Russia. Russian state media claims this was a personal request by the French President. French President Emmanuel Macron denies requesting for those corridors to lead into Russia. It's another way for Putin to push his narrative and say that it is the Ukrainians who are the aggressors and they are the ones who offer asylum to everyone.  Fake news by Russia. Ukraine has said Russia's proposal on humanitarian corridors taking refugees to Belarus or Russia was "completely immoral".

* Australia's Prime Minister tells China to demonstrate commitment to global peace. Relations between China and Australia have dived in recent years as Canberra has vocalised concerns about Beijing’s alleged interference in domestic politics and affairs – something China denies. The Morrison government has become more explicit in stating concerns about China’s power in the Indo-Pacific region. He emphasised that Australia was working with other like-minded countries to punish Russia, noting: “This is important because we know that there are powerful actors in our region who are watching closely, looking for signs of weakness and division within the West.” He thanked allies Japan, South Korea and Singapore for their sanctions on Russia – calling it a “welcome testimony to international solidarity in our region”.  China has remained mostly silent on the whole invasion and reports say China knew of the invasion prior to the Beijing Olympics but told no one, instead asking Putin to invade after the Olympics took place.

* Russia is recruiting Syrians skilled in urban combat to fight in Ukraine as Moscow prepares for intense street-to-street fighting in its push to seize major Ukrainian cities according to US intelligence.  According to a publication in Deir Ezzor, Syria, Russia has offered volunteers from the country salaries of between $200 and $300 "to go to Ukraine and operate as guards" for six months at a time. Israeli military veterans have been reportedly showing up to fight for Ukraine.

* Russian ally, Kazakhstan saw mass anti-war protest in it's capital city, Almaty, today.  Authorities allowed the protest and no arrests or force was used.  The Kazakh foreign ministry has stressed its neutrality in the conflict.

* In Russia, activist groups are reporting that a priest who gave an anti-war sermon on Sunday has been arrested and is due to face a court later today. Father Ioann Burdin was detained shortly after he made a sermon to a small congregation in the village of Karabanovo.

* Russian gymnast Ivan Kuliak is being investigated after wearing what looked like a war symbol on his leotard as he stood next to a Ukrainian rival on the podium in Qatar on Saturday. The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) said it had opened disciplinary proceedings against Kuliak for his "shocking behaviour" at the Apparatus World Cup in Doha. The letter Z has been seen painted on the side of Russian tanks and military vehicles in Ukraine, as well as being worn by pro-war politicians in Russia. This weekend was the final opportunity for Russian and Belarusian gymnasts to compete after their countries were sanctioned by the FIG as a result of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

* Denmark has announced it will increase its defence spending in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said all parties had agreed to increase the Nordic nation's annual defence spend to 2% of its GDP by 2033 - equivalent to $2.65bn (£2bn) each year. The PM said it would also wean itself off its dependence on Russian natural gas. "Historic times call for historic decisions," Frederiksen said in Copenhagen.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2022-03-08 17:18:20
* In the past 24 hours, Russia has slowed the pace of its offensive operation, resorting primarily to missile and bomb strikes on civilian infrastructure, taccording to Ukraine's armed forces. It said Russia was continuing to focus on encircling and seizing the cities of Kyiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Mariupol, Mykolayiv and Chernihiv, and also on creating a land corridor between Russia and the annexed Crimea Peninsula. It said the Russian army continued to suffer significant losses and was also trying to boost fuel supplies by setting up a "network of field pipelines".

* Ukrainian president addressed in the UK House of Commons about the invasion by Russia on Tuesday.  Starting and ending with a standing ovation from British MPs, President Zelensky spoke about the war so far on a day-by-day basis, and said Ukraine would continue to fight and would not give up.

* After enormous pressure from the Republican Party, US President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that the United States will ban Russian oil imports, toughening the toll on Russia’s economy in retaliation for its invasion of Ukraine. The average price for a gallon of gasoline in the U.S. hit a record $4.17 Tuesday, shortly before Biden officially announced the ban on Russian oil imports. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has thanked US President Joe Biden for his decision to suspend Russian oil and gas imports.

* Venezuela may boost oil production to support North American needs. Head of the Venezuelan Oil Chamber, Reinaldo Quintero, told the BBC that the South American country has the infrastructure to raise its production levels from the current 800,000 barrels per day to 1.2 million.

* The World Health Organization has described the invasion of Ukraine as "a major humanitarian catastrophe". There has been 16 confirmed attacks on healthcare services in Ukraine, including damage to facilities and hospitals and leading to nine deaths and 16 injuries.

*  The UK announced it would phase out Russian oil imports by the end of 2022

* People have been leaving the Ukrainian cities of Irpin, near Kyiv, and Sumy via evacuation routes. The UN says two million refugees have now fled the country since Russia invaded.

* US defence department spokesman John Kirby has rejected Poland's surprise offer to hand over its military jet fleet to the US - rather than Ukraine. "As we have said, the decision about whether to transfer Polish-owned planes to Ukraine is ultimately one for the Polish government," Kirby said in a statement on Tuesday, adding that "Poland's proposal shows just some of the complexities this issue presents". "The prospect of fighter jets 'at the disposal of the Government of the United States of America' departing from a US/Nato base in Germany to fly into airspace that is contested with Russia over Ukraine raises serious concerns for the entire Nato alliance," he said.
"It is simply not clear to us that there is a substantive rationale for it. We will continue to consult with Poland and our other Nato allies about this issue and the difficult logistical challenges it presents, but we do not believe Poland's proposal is a tenable one."  This is following Poland saying it is ready to deploy all its MiG-29 fighter jets to a US Air Force base in Germany, following discussions about providing Ukraine with the aircraft. The Polish government is wary of Russia’s response should it supply the aircraft directly to Ukraine, which would be seen as a direct provocation by Moscow. Earlier, Polish officials said any military decision should be taken by Nato, not by Poland alone. US and UK officials have said they would support any decision by Warsaw to supply the jets to Kyiv. But there were always significant logistical difficulties to overcome, including how exactly to transfer the planes to Ukraine. Poland's goal to supply the MiG-29s - which Ukrainian pilots are trained and ready to fly - is to get the planes in the Ukrainian's hands, but through the United States.

* Fitch Ratings has downgraded Russia's credit rating further into 'junk' territory, from "B" to "C". "The 'C' rating reflects Fitch's view that a sovereign default is imminent," according to a statement from the American credit rating agency today. The change comes less than a week after Fitch's last downgrade, when it revoked Russia's investment-grade status.

* Ukraine's ruling Servant of the People party is proposing new security guarantees to protect its sovereignty. "Nato is not ready to accept Ukraine for at least the next 15 years, and it has made this clear," a statement reads. The party calls therefore for "a concrete agreement that can guarantee Ukraine's full security until Nato is ready to accept us". The US and Turkey, as well as Ukraine's neighbours, are named as possible "guarantor states" that could take specific political, economic and military steps to protect Ukraine. But the party says Russia too would need to sign on to the guarantees and "legally state that it recognises Ukrainian statehood". "We will not even theoretically consider the possibility of reviewing or abandoning any pieces of our territory. It is unacceptable. Our Ukraine [includes] Donetsk, Luhansk and Crimea."

* McDonald's, Starbucks and Coca-Cola have become the latest Western companies to close all operations in Russia. McDonald's announced every single location will be shut down. Automakers Ferrari and Lamborghini said they will not produce vehicles for the Russian market until further notice. In a statement, Ferrari said it plans to donate $1 million to support relief efforts for Ukrainian citizens. The biggest Swiss watch brand, Rolex, also said on Tuesday it is halting exports to Russia. They are among a host of high-end retailers - including Chanel, Louis Vuitton and Gucci - to pull back from the country in recent days. PepsiCo says they will halt sale of products in Russia as well as The Coca-Cola Company. Unilever and L'Oreal also have pulled out of Russia.

* It will now be a "criminal offence" for any Russian aircraft to enter UK airspace, says UK Transport Secretary Grant Shapps. In a letter to "all UK airports and airfields", Shapps instructs air traffic controllers "not to provide access to any aircraft which they have reason to believe is a Russian aircraft".
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2022-03-10 00:22:54
There are reports that Russia has bombed/shelled at least 14 different hospitals throughout Ukraine.  :( 
Title: BREAKING: Iran Missile Strike Hits US Consulate
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2022-03-12 16:17:37
BREAKING: Iran Missile Strike Hits US Consulate

* Multiple missiles minutes after midnight on Saturday targeted the US Consulate General’s new complex in Erbil, capital city of the Kurdistan Region, according to initial reports. Social media pages affiliated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) said at least 14 missiles were fired at Erbil. One of the missiles has hit the main headquarters of the leading Kurdish news channel Kurdistan 24, causing significant damage with no casualties. There has been no immediate claims of responsibility. Kurdistan 24 said multiple missiles had hit the surroundings of the US Consulate General’s under-construction complex, shattering windows at nearby homes. There are unconfirmed reports of one injury. Source (https://www.basnews.com/en/babat/744919)
Title: Re: World News
Post by: FoxTail on 2022-03-12 18:24:44
^ When will the curse of 2020 end?  It just keeps getting worse.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Grapefoot on 2022-03-12 23:38:44
It is still a fresh story and it keeps changing.  Now they are saying the missiles (12 of them) were near the consulate under construction.  It did hit a TV station though. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2022-03-13 16:22:08
Yes, it does keep changing.  One thing that has been said by everyone is that there have been no loses of life.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Grapefoot on 2022-03-14 00:28:39
Russia has turned to China for military equipment and aid in the weeks since it began its invasion of Ukraine, U.S. officials familiar with the matter told The Washington Post. The officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the subject, did not describe what kind of weaponry had been requested, or whether they know how China responded. The development comes as White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan plans to travel to Rome on Monday to meet with his Chinese counterpart, Yang Jiechi. China buys certain weapons from Russia, especially advanced fighter aircraft and surface-to-air missile systems.  It isn't known if China sells weaponry to Russia.  China has sought to balance political support for Russia, including blaming the United States and NATO expansion for the war, with upholding principles such as sovereignty and territorial integrity, Fravel noted. So if China provides “direct material support” to Russia’s war effort, he said, “it would be a watershed moment.” Moscow’s apparent turn to Beijing comes as senior U.S. intelligence officials last week described to Congress how Russia and China were more aligned than at any point since the mid-1950s.     Article (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/russia-seeks-military-equipment-and-aid-from-china-us-officials-say/ar-AAV0LDf?ocid=uxbndlbing)
Title: Re: World News
Post by: kiku on 2022-03-15 01:28:24
A courageous Russian lady journalist, Marina Ovsyannikova, protested against Putin's war on Russian TV during the news on Channel 1, and was arrested after that.
"Don't believe the news! You are being lied at! My father was Ukrainian, my mother was Russian. They were never enemies. What's happening now in Ukraine is a crime. I've been working several years for Channel 1, and I'm ashamed of it."

Listen to her full message (with English subtitles) here:

Title: Re: World News
Post by: Kiwi on 2022-03-15 14:09:42
^ Oh my goodness.  That is courageous.  Just hope she will live to tell another story someday.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2022-03-15 14:17:04
Just hope she will live to tell another story someday.

It's awful we have to think that way.  I wish the Russian people would realize they deserve a better form of government and leadership.  They don't need to live under oppression or fear. 

I don't mean this as a joke, but I wonder if a new form of gulags are being created or being used currently?  There have been reports of upwards of 14,000 protesters having been arrested.  Well where are they all going? 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Wolfwood on 2022-03-16 23:43:12
* Russia bombs theater where hundreds sought shelter and 'children' was written on grounds as protection. A theater where hundreds of people had taken shelter in Mariupol was bombed on Wednesday, according to local authorities, as hundreds of thousands of people remain trapped in the coastal Ukrainian city that has been encircled for weeks by Russian forces. Mariupol City Council, who shared an image of the destroyed building, said Russian forces had "purposefully and cynically destroyed the Drama Theater in the heart of Mariupol." Videos of the aftermath showed a fire raging in the theater's ruins. The number of casualties is unknown, authorities said. Article (https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/16/europe/ukraine-mariupol-bombing-theater-intl/index.html)

* Ukraine President Zelenskyy thanks and warns US Congress Via Video Conference. He thanked the American's for their support but continued to ask for a no fly zone.  He warned of the dangers of Russia.  Article (https://www.foxnews.com/world/ukraine-president-zelenskyy-warns-ww-iii-may-have-already-started)

* The US estimates that 7,000 Russian troops have died so far; Moscow says it's fewer than 500.

* Russia's offensives in Ukraine have "largely stalled on all fronts", says the UK's Defence Ministry in its assessment this morning. The brief adds that Russian forces have "made minimal progress on land, sea or air in recent days, and they continue to suffer heavy losses." "Ukrainian resistance remains staunch and well-coordinated. The vast majority of Ukrainian territory, including all major cities, remains in Ukrainian hands." Ukraine's military says Russia's efforts have now switched to aerial attacks- bombing and shelling civilian populations - because they've been "unsuccessful" in their ground operations.

Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2022-03-17 14:18:44
It would be interesting to see the state media from Russia and what they are saying about things.  Our sources are limited to Russia Today and Sputnik... Also I can't read Russian... so there's that.
Title: Putin Moscow Rally
Post by: Wolfwood on 2022-03-18 19:31:00
PRO-WAR, PRO- RUSSIA RALLY HELD IN MOSCOW

* Russian citizens have revealed they were forced to cram into a packed Moscow stadium for a pro-war rally on Friday to listen to President Vladimir Putin insist the Kremlin would prevail in Ukraine. In stunning scenes, tens of thousands of people could be seen cheering and waving Russian flags inside Luzhniki Stadium as Putin took to the stage in a rare public appearance amid the war. But some of those inside the stadium, including many public sector workers, told BBC News that they were pressured into going by their employers. Some of the students told the outlet that they didn’t know prior to attending the rally that it was designed to show support for Russian troops in Ukraine. Many Russians who were approached for an interview didn’t want to speak or even show their faces — and some appeared to be “embarrassed” about being there, the outlet reported. Yet footage from inside the stadium, which was broadcast to the world, showed a different story. Russians, including many with the letter “Z” emblazoned on their clothes, could be seen waving pro-war flags as they broke into chants of “Russia!” The stage was decked out with slogans like “For a world without Nazism” and “For our president.” The rally also included patriotic songs, including a performance of “Made in the U.S.S.R.” with the opening lines “Ukraine and Crimea, Belarus and Moldova, it’s all my country.” Moscow police claimed more than 200,000 people were inside and around the soccer stadium for the rally, which was officially held to mark the eighth anniversary of Russia’s annexation of Crimea  BBC Article (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60793319)
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Grapefoot on 2022-03-18 22:01:37
I know some were there in support, but how many were forced?  Interesting.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2022-03-19 23:47:11
* Russia failing to gain control of Ukraine airspace according to the UK defence ministry.

* Ukraine's military says that rather than launching fresh offensives, Russian forces were largely focused on replenishing their losses and repairing damaged equipment throughout Saturday.

* Mariupol city officials say several thousand residents have been forcibly taken by Russian forces to Russian cities over the past week.  This has not yet been confirmed by any allied sources.

* Mariupol has been under intense bombing all week and locals there remain trapped with no electricity, gas or running water in some areas.  Russian attacks have hit hospitals, churches and countless apartment blocks, with local officials estimating that about 80% of residential buildings are either damaged or destroyed, a third of them beyond repair.  Russian forces are actively shelling residential areas.

* On Saturday a Russian missile struck a Ukrainian military barracks where 200 soldiers were sleeping – in what’s believed to be one of the deadliest rocket strikes in this war.

* US, UK, and other western nations have called on China to take a stand against Russia’s aggression.  Ukraine is now the latest calling on China to take a stand and not support Russia. A senior Chinese government official says that sanctions imposed by Western nations on Russia are increasingly "outrageous.”

* The UN's human rights office says at least 847 civilians, including 64 children, have been killed in Ukraine since the invasion began, mostly by shelling and airstrikes.

* More than 3.3 million refugees have fled Ukraine across the western border, and around two million more are displaced within the country, Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk says.

* There are no longer railway links between Ukraine and Belarus, according to Oleksandr Kamyshin, chairman of Ukraine's railway network. Kamyshin made the announcement after apparently having failed in his appeal to Belarusian railway workers not to carry Russian military trains towards Ukraine. Whether this means the links have been destroyed is unknown.

Title: Re: World News
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2022-04-03 19:34:33
The recent reports and videos from Ukraine are horrible.  The Russian's are slowly pulling out of parts of western Ukraine (most likely to focus their efforts on the east of the country).  From the videos and photos being shared, we see mass killings of Ukrainian citizens.  Bound up, shot, and left for dead in the city streets.  There are also reports of Russian soldiers purposely leaving mines throughout the countryside and towns, and in places people would easily go.  War is horrible.

There are reports that possibly Ukrainian forces struck a Russian oil depot on across the border in Russia.  It isn't known how this particular depot was blown up. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2022-04-08 13:37:56
And now upwards of 50 people have been killed at a busy train station of people trying to escape.  Sources on the ground are saying it was a Russian missile strike.

Title: Re: World News
Post by: Grapefoot on 2022-04-25 17:13:18
Time for some non-Ukraine news.

French President Macron wins re-election while his challenger Marine Le Pen see's massive gains. Even still, it was a pretty concise win and he will now lead France for five years.  Macron is 44 years old. Macron won with 58.5% of the vote to Le Pen's 41.5% — significantly closer than when they first faced off in 2017. Macron is the first French president in 20 years to win reelection, since incumbent Jacques Chirac trounced Le Pen’s father in 2002.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2022-05-15 17:01:55
Finland confirms it will apply for NATO membership (https://www.axios.com/2022/05/15/finland-confirms-apply-nato-membership).

Finish President, Sauli Niinisto Surprised Putin Responded Calmly In Phone Call About Application For NATO Membership (https://www.foxnews.com/world/finland-president-putin-calm-nato-membership).

Sweden Plans To Follow In Finland's Footsteps And Seek Membership Into NATO (https://www.barrons.com/articles/finland-and-sweden-will-seek-to-join-nato-alliance-51652635616).

Small wins buoy Ukraine; West says Russians losing momentum (https://www.newsnationnow.com/world/russia-at-war/ukraines-zelenskyy-defiant-as-russia-retreats-from-kharkiv/).

Russian forces pull back from Kharkiv (https://news.yahoo.com/russian-forces-pull-back-kharkiv-120806029.html).

Ukraine Wins Battle Of Kharkiv As Russian Troops Pulling Forces Out Of Area (https://menafn.com/1104211955/Ukraine-Wins-Battle-Of-Kharkiv-As-Russian-Troops-Pulling-Forces-Out-Of-Area).

Large convoy from Mariupol reaches safety (https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/large-convoy-from-mariupol-reaches-safety-refugees-talk-of-devastating-escape/ar-AAXhs1e?ocid=uxbndlbing).

Russia drops incendiary phosphorous bombs on last Ukrainian stronghold in Mariupol (https://report.az/en/other-countries/russia-drops-incendiary-phosphorous-bombs-on-last-ukrainian-stronghold-in-mariupol/).

Leftwing Activists Riot And Cause Violence Across US Cities Over Abortion Rights (https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-61451922).

Troubles mount in China ahead of Xi's bid to stay in power (https://news.yahoo.com/troubles-mount-china-ahead-xis-100011257.html).

Kim Jong Un says North Korea's COVID-19 outbreak is a 'great disaster' (https://www.businessinsider.com/kim-jong-un-north-koreas-covid-19-outbreak-great-disaster-2022-5).

Kim Jong Un orders North Korea military to 'stabilize' drug supply amid COVID outbreak (https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/kim-jong-un-orders-north-korea-military-to-stabilize-drug-supply-amid-covid-outbreak/ar-AAXj5w2?ocid=uxbndlbing).

Australians To Vote In Federal Election Next Week.  Freedom Marches Occur Across the Nation Over Harsh COVID Restrictions (https://www.spectator.com.au/2022/05/will-australia-vote-for-freedom/).

Whistleblowers claim Facebook’s chaotic Australia news ban was a negotiating tactic (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/whistleblowers-claim-facebook-e2-80-99s-chaotic-australia-news-ban-was-a-negotiating-tactic/ar-AAWZ27X?ocid=BingNewsSearch).

Care-Workers Walk Off The Job Across Australia (https://www.australianageingagenda.com.au/facility-operations/aged-care-workers-walk-off-the-job/).

Germany to Stop Russian Oil Imports Regardless of EU Sanctions (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-05-15/germany-to-stop-russian-oil-imports-regardless-of-eu-sanctions).

Conservatives win plurality in Germany’s most populous region (https://www.laprensalatina.com/conservatives-win-plurality-in-germanys-most-populous-region/).

Carbon-Negative Hotel Opens In Denver (https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/americas-first-carbon-negative-hotel-in-the-middle-of-denver/)

Mysterious Doorway Captured From Mars Curiosity Rover (https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/photo-from-mars-looks-like-doorwaty/).

Chile defense minister’s home robbed, presidential car stolen (https://manilastandard.net/news/314228546/chile-defense-ministers-home-robbed-presidential-car-stolen.html).

Only 327 'Elect' Somolia's New President (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-61438047).

Drought Continues In East Africa (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-61437239).

Elon Musk Freezes Twitter Buyout, Says Twitter Manipulates Information (http://Conservatives win plurality in Germany’s most populous region).

English Climber Summits Mt. Everest For The 16th Time (https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-61456426).

Mysterious Flying Object Seen Over Tennessee (http://Conservatives win plurality in Germany’s most populous region).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2022-07-07 17:38:48
Boris John Resigns (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2022/jul/07/boris-johnson-latest-resignations-today-conservatives-uk-politics-live?page=with:block-62c727338f08599e90423cc1&filterKeyEvents=false).

Boris Johnson pledges no big policy changes before departure (https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-62085034).

Race Begins On PM Johnson Replacement (https://news.sky.com/story/boris-johnsons-resignation-fires-starting-gun-on-conservative-leadership-race-to-replace-him-12647848).

Russia Excited To See Boris Johnson Resign (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-62077691)...

Putin Dares West As Zelensky Praises Boris Johnson (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-62085274).

Biden Administration Sending Emergency Oil To China? (https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/gop-hammers-biden-allowing-emergency-oil-reserves-china-compromising-energy-security)
Title: Re: World News
Post by: kiku on 2022-07-08 12:54:47
Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated today:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-62089486
Title: Entertainment News
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2022-07-08 17:51:09
Larry Storch, best known as F-Troop's bumbling, lovable Cpl. Agarn, has died at 99  (https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/larry-storch-corporal-randolph-agarn-152519300.html?fr=yhssrp_catchall)

I do believe this marks him as the last voice actor from the Golden Age of Animation to have passed.  Described as a "kinetic wiseguy", Storch got his start as a nightclub performer and later lent his pipes to a number of their latter-day Warner Bros. stars like  Merlin the Magic Mouse, Cool Cat, and Spooky (https://tse2.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIP.O-M-eocGfpjItFX7140XiAAAAA&pid=Api&P=0&w=187&h=156) (no, not that one (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spooky_the_Tuff_Little_Ghost)). A gifted impressionist, Storch was also J. Phineas Whoopee on the Tennessee Tuxedo cartoons,  Drac from the Groovie Ghoulies, and had the honor of being the first actor to voice The Joker in animation. He also started that "Judy, Judy, Judy" thing every two-bit Cary Grant impersonator seems to do; Grant himself never did that, at least on film.

Here's Storch essentially talking to himself as both the leads in 1968's "Three-Ring Wing Ding".  Col. Rimfire's plummy British accent always kills me, don't know why.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2022-07-08 21:46:48
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Assassinated (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/japans-shinzo-abe-shot-and-killed-world-leaders-pay-tribute-to-former-prime-minister/ar-AAZm9PE)...

Police: Abe died from loss of blood due to single bullet (https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20220709_13)...

An Ally To The West No Longer With Us (https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/backstories/2047/)...

The massive void that Shinzo Abe’s assassination has left behind (https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2022/07/09/commentary/japan-commentary/shinzo-abe-assassination-void/).

Biden Expresses Shock At Abe's Assassination (https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20220709_N01/).

Former President Trump Honors Abe In A Speech Calling Him a "True Friend." (https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trump-reacts-to-shooting-of-true-friend-shinzo-abe)

Author of manga 'Yu-Gi-Oh!' Kazuki Takahashi found dead in Okinawa (https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2022/07/07/entertainment-news/kazuo-takahashi-found-dead/)...

Elon Musk Terminates Twitter Deal (https://thepostmillennial.com/breaking-elon-musk-terminates-twitter-deal?utm_campaign=64487).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: kiku on 2022-08-31 00:03:58
Mikhail Gorbachev passed away at age 91.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-62732447

The peaceful revolution in East and West Germany in autumn 1989 and the ensuing reunion would not have been possible without "Gorbi", as we called him then.
May he rest in peace.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Anyponedrawn on 2022-09-04 22:32:41
10 Dead, At Least 15 Wounded After Mass Stabbings Across Canadian Province of Saskatchewan.  Suspects At Large (https://www.newsday.com/news/world/stabbings-canadian-province-saskatchewan-10-people-dead-15-wounded-cu328gir).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: kiku on 2022-09-08 11:36:34
The Queen is dead.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-61585886

It's truly the end of an era. There will never be anyone like her again. Although I admit I've got mixed feelings about monarchy in general, I do have deep respect for her lifetime achievement. An admirable woman!
May she rest in peace.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Soda on 2022-09-08 17:22:35
I was gonna post this.  Queen Elizabeth was such a wonderful woman and she led not only her country, but the world with her charming smile, and strong leadership.  She never got political, and in a sense, she became a symbol of peace, care, and a sense that everything would be okay.  We lost a wonderful person today.

God save the Queen.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Blurr on 2022-09-08 18:14:50
My condolences to her friends and loved ones, as well as the UK in general. RIP your majesty.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Bumble on 2022-09-08 18:41:19
This really made me sad today.

She will always be the Queen I remember.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: kiku on 2022-09-09 01:58:05
I was gonna post this.  Queen Elizabeth was such a wonderful woman and she led not only her country, but the world with her charming smile, and strong leadership.  She never got political, and in a sense, she became a symbol of peace, care, and a sense that everything would be okay.  We lost a wonderful person today.

God save the Queen.

Beautifully said, @Soda !
I still can't help thinking about her... She was just always there. I don't know how old you all here are, but I believe she was there through all our lifetimes since we were born, no matter where we live. It somehow seemed like she was immortal, although of course I know rationally it's not possible. It's just a feeling.
In a way, she will live forever indeed.
Title: World News
Post by: NostradamusTheSeer on 2022-09-09 16:22:16
Elizabeth's own mother lived to be 101.  Her husband, who passed last year of Covid-- they were distant cousins, I believe-- was 99, a mere few weeks shy of his own centennial.

Charles III certainly has a lot to do to win back the crowd-- I mean, the jug-eared git left a choice piece of tail like Diana in order to put the boots to a shrieking old harridan who could eat apples through a picket fence, and his treatment of his son leaves a lot to be desired.  Harry was noticeably snubbed during King Chuck's big speech to the nation, and it remains to be seen if his and Meghan's kids will be gifted with any noble titles, or recieve any royal land.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2022-09-09 17:43:35
King Charles has been decisive in the past, but hopefully he can tone it down, calm the populace, and unite the country once again.

The Uk is unique in that the people may love or hate their 'real' government leaders, but they can turn to and find solace in their royal leaders, even if they are merely figure heads in modern day.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2022-10-08 20:05:42
Blast hits Crimea bridge crucial to Russia's war (https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/russian-divers-to-inspect-damage-to-blast-hit-crimea-bridge-key-to-russias-war/ar-AA12J92P).

Explosion hits Crimean Bridge, damaging Russian supply route to Ukraine (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/explosion-hits-crimean-bridge-damaging-russian-supply-route-to-ukraine/ar-AA12Jj2L).

Putin faces more grim choices after blast hits his prized Crimea bridge (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/putin-faces-more-grim-choices-after-blast-hits-his-prized-crimea-bridge/ar-AA12Kra7)...

North Korea launches 2 missiles toward sea after U.S.-South Korea drills (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/north-korea-2-missiles-launched-us-south-korea-drills/).

Chinese Government Arresting Teenagers In Hong Kong Under New Security Laws (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-63186293).

Heavy Rains And Flooding Hits Australia's New South Whales (https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/heavy-rains-ease-in-australias-new-south-wales-flood-warnings-remain-in-place/ar-AA12KE1a)

Biden Continues To Make Mistakes (https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/07/biden-nuclear-armageddon-risk-highest-since-62-crisis.html).

France's Emmanuel Macron criticizes Biden's 'Armageddon' warning: We must 'speak with prudence' (https://www.foxnews.com/world/frances-emmanuel-macron-criticizes-bidens-armageddon-warning-we-must-speak-prudence).

Following Massive Hurricane Ian, Florida Has Power Back On For Nearly 100% (https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/ron-desantis-newsmax-florida/2022/10/07/id/1090954/).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Wolfwood on 2022-11-15 16:38:21
Poland says Russian-made missile hit its territory and killed 2 people (https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/poland-russian-made-missile-hit-territory-killed-people-93363024)...

Russian missiles hitting Poland could trigger NATO Article 4 or NATO Article 5 (https://www.foxnews.com/video/6315634712112)...

Russian Missiles land in Poland, killing two (https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-asia-63593855)...

Russian missiles pound major cities days after Kherson pull-out (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63638859).

President Biden asks Congress to approve another $37.7 billion more in assistance for Ukraine (https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/11/14/world/russia-ukraine-war-news-g20/president-biden-asks-congress-to-approve-37-7-billion-more-in-assistance-for-ukraine)...

China's zero Covid Policy Under Strain As Violent Protests Rock The Country (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-63633109).

McCarthy Overwhelming Wins Republican Nomination For Speaker of the House (https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/11/15/us/election-news-results).

Brazil Election: Bolsonaro, trailing behind Lula in polls (https://www.foxnews.com/world/brazil-election-bolsonaro-trailing-lula-polls-scores-key-endorsement).

British supermarkets rationing eggs as avian flu disrupts supply (https://www.foxnews.com/world/british-supermarkets-rationing-eggs-avian-flu-disrupts-supply).

Europe faces ‘cancer epidemic’ after estimated 1m cases missed during Covid (https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/nov/15/europe-faces-cancer-epidemic-after-estimated-1m-cases-missed-during-covid?amp;amp;amp)...

Disney CEO Bob Chapek Confirms Company Undertaking Massive Cost-Cutting Measures In Wake Of Poor Q4 Financial Report (https://boundingintocomics.com/2022/11/14/disney-ceo-bob-chapek-confirms-company-undertaking-massive-cost-cutting-measures-in-wake-of-poor-q4-financial-report/).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2022-12-07 16:23:16
German police arrest 25 suspects in plot to overthrow Government (https://www.dw.com/en/german-police-arrest-25-suspects-over-plot-to-overthrow-state/a-64011136)...

German authorities arrest 25 in far-right plot to overthrow government and instate 'prince' (https://www.foxnews.com/world/german-authorities-arrest-25-far-right-plot-overthrow-government-instate-prince)...

Terrorist Group Coup Fails In Germany (https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/germany-coup-plot-reichsburger-sovereign-citizens-conspiracy-theories-rcna60492)...

Putin: Nuclear risk is rising, but we are not mad (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63893316)...

Peru's President Pedro Castillo replaced by Dina Boluarte after impeachment (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-63895505).

Volodymyr Zelensky is Time Magazine's 2022 Person of the Year (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-63890775).

Idaho Police Have Possible Breakthrough In College Murder Case (https://www.foxnews.com/us/idaho-police-search-white-hyundai-elantra-moscow-college-murder-case).

Restaurant denies Christian group service over its anti-abortion and LGBTQ stances (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/metzger-restaurant-cancels-reservation-for-christian-family-foundation/).

Texas Bans TikTok Over Security Issues (https://abcnews.go.com/Business/texas-gov-greg-abbott-bans-tiktok-state-devices/story?id=94718981).

End of an era as final Boeing 747 rolls off assembly line in Washington State (https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/end-era-final-boeing-747-rolls-off-assembly/story?id=94702975).

Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey calls on Elon Musk to make 'everything public now' (https://thepostmillennial.com/breaking-jack-dorsey-calls-on-elon-musk-to-make-everything-public-now?utm_campaign=64487).

Mysterious Packages Sent To Embassies In Ukraine All From Germany (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63889794).

Canadian Federal Government will review RCMP contract awarded to China-linked company (https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/rcmp-contract-government-review-1.6677136)...
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Grapefoot on 2022-12-31 21:59:35
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI Passes Away at 95 (https://www.foxnews.com/world/pope-emeritus-benedict-xvi-dead-95-vatican-says).

Kim Jong Un calls for exponential increase in North Korea's nuclear arsenal (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/kim-jong-un-calls-for-exponential-increase-in-north-korea-s-nuclear-arsenal-amid-threats-from-south-us/ar-AA15RbzD)...

Venezuelan opposition strips Guaidó of 'presidential' role (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/venezuelan-opposition-strips-guaidó-of-presidential-role/ar-AA15QyeA).

Jair Bolsonaro flees to Florida in last days as president of Brazil after Left-wing Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is declared the victor of the presidential election (https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/foreign/bolsonaro-florida-last-days-brazil).

China's COVID-19 surge raises odds of new coronavirus mutant, Chinese Government To Allow Citizens To Travel Outside The County As Surge Explodes In the Country (https://news.yahoo.com/chinas-covid-19-surge-might-120452329.html).

Taiwan president offers China help to deal with COVID surge (https://www.reuters.com/world/china/taiwan-president-offers-china-help-deal-with-covid-surge-2023-01-01/).

WHO Says China Must Share COVID Data, China Will Not (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-64131713)...

Afghanistan Puts Ban On Women Aid Workers Across The Country (https://news.yahoo.com/u-n-says-aid-programs-215622416.html)...

Speculation Swirls as Putin Accused of Using Same Woman in Multiple Photos (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/speculation-swirls-as-putin-accused-of-using-same-woman-in-multiple-photos/ar-AA15QMjg).

Meta set to make decision on Donald Trump’s return to Facebook  (https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/meta-set-to-make-decision-on-trump-s-return-to-facebook-ft/ar-AA15Rm9I).

Barbara Walters, news pioneer and 'The View' creator, dies (https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/news/barbara-walters-news-pioneer-and-the-view-creator-dies/ar-AA15PyWp?OCID=ansmsnnews11).

Brazilian soccer legend, Pelé, dies at 82 (https://www.nbcnews.com/news/sports/pele-dies-brazilian-soccer-legend-world-cup-star-rcna62907).
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2023-02-13 10:40:24
Well this isn't good.  I hope this isn't a precursor to something horrible about to start...

US State Department Says Americans need to leave Russia 'immediately' (https://www.foxnews.com/world/americans-told-leave-russia-immediately-face-false-arrests-us-warns)...

US Issues Dire Warning, Telling It's Citizens To Leave Russia Immediately and Stay Away (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/us-issues-dire-warning-for-citizens-to-leave-russia-immediately-and-stay-away/ar-AA17qUbm).

The U.S. is urging Americans to leave Russia 'immediately' due to significant security risks (https://www.npr.org/2023/02/13/1156503920/americans-russia).

US jets down 4 objects in 8 days, unprecedented in peacetime (https://news.yahoo.com/sen-schumer-says-2-downed-150259573.html)...

Moldova's pro-EU President Sandu accuses Russia of coup plot (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-64626785)...

NATO seeing start of new Russian offensive (https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/feb/13/russia-ukraine-war-fresh-attack-on-zaporizhzhia-region-ukraine-military-reports-live?page=with:block-63ea410d8f08be25c1545c27&filterKeyEvents=false)...

Russians slowly take ground around Bakhmut (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-64596363)...

Russia Lost 1,100 Personnel On Friday, Highest of the War (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/russia-loses-more-than-1-100-personnel-in-a-day-highest-count-of-war-ukraine-says/ar-AA17nlgq).

Ukrainian Ambush Captures Some 30 Armored Vehicles (https://nypost.com/2023/02/13/russian-lose-31-armored-vehicles-in-ukrainian-ambush/).

Death toll tops 30K in Turkey-Syria earthquakes (https://news.yahoo.com/turkey-syria-earthquake-builders-arrested-123209988.html)...

Stoltenberg calls for ‘ramping up’ production as Ukraine drains NATO ammunition stockpiles (https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20230213-live-ukraine-says-situation-difficult-amid-fierce-fighting-near-bakhmut).

Cyclone Gabrielle Leaves Thousands Without Power In New Zealand (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-64617013).

Super Bowl Sees Year of Year Viewership Increase (https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/report-super-bowl-sees-year-over-year-viewership-increase-despite-traditional-tv-decline/ar-AA17qMdj).

German director suspended after critic smeared with dog excrement (https://www.dw.com/en/german-ballet-director-suspended-after-critic-smeared-with-dog-poo/a-64689965)...
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2023-02-22 14:44:15
Putin says Xi will visit Russia amid US warnings over Ukraine (https://thehill.com/policy/international/3869499-putin-says-xi-will-visit-russia-amid-us-warnings-over-ukraine/)...

EU warns China not to 'cross red line' by arming Russia (https://thepostmillennial.com/breaking-eu-warns-china-not-to-cross-red-line-by-arming-russia-as-putin-says-he-and-xi-are-tightening-ties?utm_campaign=64487)...

Biden meets leaders of NATO's eastern flank in Poland (https://www.dw.com/en/biden-meets-leaders-of-natos-eastern-flank-in-poland/a-64781392).

Russia and China To Hold Navy Drills Off Coast of South Africa In Show of Force (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/russia-china-south-africa-military-exercise-during-ukraine-war-no-hypersonic-missile-test/)...

OPINION: If Taiwan Falls, What Happens To America? (https://www.19fortyfive.com/2023/02/if-taiwan-falls-what-happens-to-america/)...

North Korea may try to pressure U.S. with ICBM, nuclear tests according to South Korean lawmakers (https://www.reuters.com/article/northkorea-missiles-idCAKBN2UW06D)...

Donald Trump says officials 'indifferent' after Ohio train derailment, visits town to much praise (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64736679).

New Evidence Shows US Planes Tracked Chinese Spy Balloon Early On (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64735538).

60 U.K. Companies Tested a Four-Day Work Week, and Nearly All Are Keeping It (https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/more-than-60-companies-tried-four-day-work-week-results-show-why-92-are-keeping-it).

Nigerians vote in most unpredictable election in years (https://www.thesouthafrican.com/news/africa/nigerians-vote-in-most-unpredictable-election-in-years-breaking-22-february-2023/)...

British supermarkets ration vegetable sales amid shortages (https://www.dw.com/en/british-supermarkets-ration-vegetable-sales-amid-shortages/a-64792009)...
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2023-02-27 17:06:57
Major Developments In COVID Origins (https://www.wsj.com/articles/another-turn-in-the-wuhan-leak-story-journal-energy-department-lab-gain-of-function-nih-ae9baed4)...

Wuhan lab leak 'most likely' origin of COVID, US government department finds (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/wuhan-lab-leak-most-likely-origin-of-covid-us-government-department-finds/ar-AA17Zvd7)...

Trump and Republicans Were Right, FBI and Dept. of Energy Admitting It Was Likely COVID Originated in Wuhan Lab (https://hotair.com/david-strom/2023/02/26/yet-another-government-agency-acknowledges-covid-was-from-lab-n533394)...

Dr. Fauci Blasted Over Latest Revelations Pointing to Wuhan Lab Leak Origin of COVID Pandemic (https://www.foxnews.com/media/dr-fauci-blasted-new-revelations-covid-lab-leak-need-crack-egg-open)...

Iran's currency plummets to all-time low amid anti-regime protests, sanctions (https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/irans-currency-plummets-all-time-low-amid-anti-regime-protests-sanctions).

Moldova Expels Two Foreigners Caught In Alleged 'Destabilization' Plot (https://www.rferl.org/a/moldova-expels-foreigners-destabilization-plot/32290712.html)...

Moldova warns of Russian 'psy-ops' as tensions rise (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/moldova-warns-of-russian-psy-ops-as-tensions-rise/ar-AA17RaBx)...

Airline to suspend Moldova flights over airspace safety (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-64792430)...

Tinubu ahead in Nigeria election as opposition parties reject vote (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/tinubu-ahead-in-nigeria-election-as-opposition-parties-reject-vote/ar-AA180ex3).

More than 100 people feared dead in Italy migrant boat shipwreck (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-64784208).

Canada Considers Expanding Its Assisted Suicide Law to Include Minors Without Parental Consent (https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2023/02/26/canada-considers-expanding-its-assisted-suicide-law-to-include-minors-even-without-parental-consent-n708683)...

Erdogan seeks forgiveness over quake rescue delays (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-64789135).

Macron Flies To Africa To Quell Waning French Influence (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/macron-says-he-wont-let-france-become-ideal-scapegoat-in-africa/ar-AA17ZVYY).

Germany seeks to set up new wind power network with its North Sea neighbors (https://www.foxnews.com/world/germany-seeks-set-new-wind-power-network-north-sea-neighbors).

Destructive ‘Super Pigs’ From Canada Threaten the Northern U.S. (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/destructive-super-pigs-from-canada-threaten-the-northern-us-180981692/).

Did an Ancient Magnetic Field Reversal Cause Chaos for Life on Earth 42,000 Years Ago? (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/did-ancient-magnetic-field-reversal-cause-chaos-life-earth-180977072/)
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2023-04-04 20:47:05
Weak Case Made Against Former President Trump Indictment (https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/3934826-trump-rails-against-charges-in-post-arraignment-speech-at-mar-a-lago/)...

Finland Officially Joins NATO (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/finland-has-officially-joined-nato-heres-everything-you-need-to-know/ar-AA19sooi).

Finland joins NATO, Russia warns of 'retaliatory measures' (https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2023/04/04/ukraine-russia-war-live-updates/11597701002/).

US Providing Ukraine With New $2.6 Billion Dollar Military Aid Package (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/here-s-what-s-in-biden-administration-s-new-2-6b-military-aid-packages-for-ukraine/ar-AA19tXPc).

China warns McCarthy not to meet with Taiwan's president in the U.S. (https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/china-taiwan-warning-kevin-mccarthy-tsai-ing-wen-meeting-rcna78061)...

Lake Mead water level rises, defies projections (https://thehill.com/changing-america/sustainability/environment/3933428-lake-mead-water-level-rises-defies-projections/).

India rejects China's attempt to rename disputed places (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-65134534)...

Catalonia in grip of worst drought in decades (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65129735)...
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Silverwing on 2023-06-24 02:07:40
Russian mercenary chief says his forces are rebelling, some left Ukraine and entered city in Russia

The owner of the Wagner private military contractor made his most direct challenge to the Kremlin yet, calling for an armed rebellion aimed at ousting Russia's defense minister. The security services reacted immediately by calling for the arrest of Yevgeny Prigozhin.

In a sign of how seriously the Kremlin was taking the threat, security was heightened in Moscow and in Rostov-on-Don, which is home to the Russian military headquarters for the southern region and also oversees the fighting in Ukraine.

While the outcome of the confrontation was still unclear, it appeared likely to further hinder Moscow's war effort as Kyiv's forces were probing Russian defenses in the initial stages of a counteroffensive. The dispute, especially if Prigozhin were to succeed, also could have repercussions for President Vladimir Putin and his ability to maintain a united front.

Prigozhin claimed early Saturday that his forces had crossed into Russia from Ukraine and had reached Rostov, saying they faced no resistance from young conscripts at checkpoints and that his forces “aren’t fighting against children.”

“But we will destroy anyone who stands in our way,” he said in one of a series of angry video and audio recordings posted on social media beginning late Friday. “We are moving forward and will go until the end.”

He claimed that the chief of the General Staff, Gen. Valery Gerasimov, scrambled warplanes to strike Wagner’s convoys, which were driving alongside ordinary vehicles. Prigozhin also said his forces shot down a Russian military helicopter that fired on a civilian convoy, but there was no independent confirmation.

And despite Prigozhin’s statements that Wagner convoys had entered Rostov-on-Don, there was no confirmation of that yet on Russian social networks. Video posted online showed armored vehicles, including tanks, stationed on the streets and troops moving into position, but it was unclear whether they were under Wagner or military command. Earlier, heavy trucks were seen blocking highways leading into the city and long convoys of National Guard trucks were seen on a road.

The governor of the Voronezh region, just to the north, told residents that a column of military vehicles was moving along the main highway and advised them to stay off the road.

Prigozhin said Wagner field camps in Ukraine were struck by rockets, helicopter gunships and artillery fire on orders from Gerasimov following a meeting with Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, at which they decided to destroy Wagner.

The Wagner forces have played a crucial role in Russia's war in Ukraine, succeeding in taking the city where the bloodiest and longest battles have taken place, Bakhmut. But Prigozhin has increasingly criticized Russia's military brass, accusing it of incompetence and of starving his troops of weapons and ammunition.

Prigozhin, who said he had 25,000 troops under his command, said his troops would punish Shoigu in an armed rebellion and urged the army not to offer resistance: “This is not a military coup, but a march of justice.”

The National Anti-Terrorism Committee, which is part of the Federal Security Services, or FSB, charged him with calling for an armed rebellion, punishable by up to 20 years in prison.

The FSB urged Wagner's contract soldiers to arrest Prigozhin and refuse to follow his “criminal and treacherous orders.” It called his statements a “stab in the back to Russian troops” and said they amounted to fomenting armed conflict.

Putin was informed about the situation and “all the necessary measures were being taken," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

Heavy military trucks and armored vehicles were seen in several parts of central Moscow early Saturday, and soldiers toting assault rifles were deployed outside the main building of the Defense Ministry. The area around the presidential administration near Red Square was blocked, snarling traffic.

But even with the heightened military presence, downtown bars and restaurants were filled with customers. At one club near the headquarters of the FSB, people were dancing in the street near the entrance.

Moscow’s mayor announced Saturday morning that counterterrorism measures were underway, including increased control of roads and possible restrictions on mass gatherings.

Prigozhin, whose feud with the Defense Ministry dates back years, had refused to comply with a requirement that military contractors sign contracts with the ministry before July 1. In a statement late Friday, he said he was ready to find a compromise but “they have treacherously cheated us.”

“Today they carried out a rocket strike on our rear camps, and a huge number of our comrades got killed,” he said. The Defense Ministry denied attacking the Wagner camps.

Prigozhin claimed that Shoigu went to the Russian military headquarters in Rostov-on-Don personally to direct the strike and then “cowardly” fled.

“The evil embodied by the country’s military leadership must be stopped,” he shouted.

Col. Gen. Sergei Surovikin, the deputy commander of the Russian group of forces fighting in Ukraine, urged the Wagner forces to stop any move against the army, saying it would play into the hands of Russia's enemies, who are "waiting to see the exacerbation of our domestic political situation.”

Tatiana Stanovaya, a political analyst, predicted this would be the end of Prigozhin.

“Now that the state has actively engaged, there’s no turning back,” she tweeted. “The termination of Prigozhin and Wagner is imminent. The only possibility now is absolute obliteration, with the degree of resistance from the Wagner group being the only variable. Surovikin was dispatched to convince them to surrender. Confrontation seems totally futile.”

Lt. Gen. Vladimir Alexeyev, a top military officer, denounced Prigozhin’s move as “madness” that threatens civil war.

“It’s a stab in the back to the country and the president. ... Such a provocation could only be staged by enemies of Russia,” he said.

The Defense Ministry said in a statement that Ukraine was concentrating troops for an attack around Bakhmut to take advantage of “Prigozhin’s provocation.” It said Russian artillery and warplanes were firing on Ukrainian forces as they prepared an offensive.

In Washington, the Institute for the Study of War, said it appeared that “Prigozhin fully intends for Wagner to move against MoD leadership and forcibly remove them from power, more likely against the Southern Military District command in Rostov-on-Don but possibly also against Moscow.”

It added that despite Putin's support for Prigozhin, he would be highly unlikely to accept any armed rebellion: “The violent overthrow of Putin loyalists like Shoigu and Gerasimov would cause irreparable damage to the stability of Putin’s perceived hold on power.”

At the White House, National Security Council Adam Hodge said: "We are monitoring the situation and will be consulting with allies and partners on these developments.”

Michael Kofman, director of Russia Studies at the CAN research group in Arlington, Virginia, tweeted that Prigozhin's actions struck him as “a desperate act, though much depends on whether Prigozhin is alone, or if others that matter join him. I’m skeptical this ends well for him or Wagner.”

In Kyiv a Russian missile attack killed at least two people and injured eight Saturday when falling debris caused a fire on several floors of a 24-story apartment building in a central district, Serhii Popko, the head of the city's military administration, posted on Telegram.

He said more than 20 missiles were detected and destroyed. Video from the scene showed a blaze in the upper floors of the building and the parking lot strewn with ash and debris.

In other developments in the war, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on other countries to heed warnings that Russia may be planning to attack an occupied nuclear power plant to cause a radiation disaster.

Members of his government briefed international representatives on the possible threat to the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, whose six reactors have been shut down for months. Zelenskyy said he expected other nations to "give appropriate signals and exert pressure" on Moscow.

The Kremlin’s spokesman has denied the threat to the plant is coming from Russian forces.

The potential for a life-threatening release of radiation has been a concern since Russian troops invaded Ukraine last year and seized the plant, Europe's largest nuclear power station. The head of the U.N.'s atomic energy agency spent months trying to negotiate the establishment of a safety perimeter to protect the facility as nearby areas came under repeated shelling, but he has been unsuccessful.

The International Atomic Energy Agency noted Thursday that "the military situation has become increasingly tense" amid a Ukrainian counteroffensive that began this month in Zaporizhzhia province, where the namesake plant is located, and in an adjacent part of Donetsk province.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: kiku on 2023-09-26 11:15:10
Today, let’s remember Stanislav Petrov (1939-2017), the man who saved the world from potential nuclear disaster exactly 40 years ago.

On September 26th, 1983, Stanislav Petrov, a lieutenant colonel of the Soviet Air Defence Forces, was the duty officer at the command center of the nuclear early-warning system when the system reported that a missile had been launched from the United States, followed by up to five more. Instead of following the protocol and launch a retaliatory nuclear strike immediately, he judged it was a false alarm, which soon turned out to be true.

Later, he said, “I was simply doing my job, and I was the right person at the right time, that's all.”

To me, his mindfulness in that extreme situation, keeping a cool head under circumstances like that, along with his humbleness in his words above, is what characterizes a true hero.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-24280831

Title: Re: World News
Post by: Sniffles on 2023-09-26 12:11:18
^ That's a pretty cool story actually.  Thank you for sharing.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2023-09-26 12:14:37
It's been awhile since I've heard that story.  Nice to rejig the ole' memory.  Thank you.  That could have been disastrous.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: Grapefoot on 2023-10-08 00:14:11
More war in the east and it could have worldwide implications.  Let's hope it ends quickly. :-/

Israel was attacked on land, sea, and water during a Jewish Holiday by Hamas.  Reportedly over 300 people were killed, over a 1,000 injured from 3,000 Hamas missiles coming from the Gaza Strip.  They took over 50 Israeli hostages.  Israel declared war on Hamas.  Through the night, strike forces moved into the Gaza Strip and reports are dozens of hostages have been saved by Israeli forces.  Now we are getting reports that Hezbollah is attacking Israel from the Golan Heights.

At least 250 killed in unprecedented Hamas attack in Israel; prime minister says country is "at war" (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/israel-attack-hamas-unprecedented-rocket-invasion/)...

Hezbollah Joins Hamas On Attacking Israel on Day Two of War (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/hezbollah-and-israel-exchange-fire-as-israeli-soldiers-battle-hamas-the-day-after-a-surprise-attack/ar-AA1hRrEQ)...

Russia Blames US For Hamas's Violent Outbreak As Atrocities Mount Against Israelis (https://knewz.com/russia-blames-us-for-hamass-outbreak-against-israelis/)...
Title: Re: World News
Post by: kiku on 2023-10-08 01:25:45
This is so terrible, I have no words for it.
I pray for the people there that peace will come soon.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2023-10-08 15:39:06
I know we all expected this, but Iran was involved in the planning and funding of Hamas' attack.  Now the US is sending a Strike Force group to the region, and may send one to the Persian Gulf. 

The US is going to be spread thin, which is what enemies want.  Russia vs. Ukraine.  Now the Middle east vs. Israel.

Will China make a move on Taiwan or something else while the US is preoccupied with so many different things and a dysfunctional government? 

US politicians have shown support with Israel but a vocal portion of Democrats are against the Israeli's....

All in all, this is horrible.  Weak US leadership leads to these situations.
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2023-10-08 16:49:11
^ Everything coming together at once has me worried.  All the missteps we are seeing, and how they will turn into something big in the future.  I hope we don't have things get worse, but we can look back on all the choices being made years in advance.  Reports now say as many as 700 Israeli's were killed by Hamas terrorists.

Praying for all the people involved and that peace can come. 
Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2024-02-10 15:46:58
Fascinating interview seeing the mind of Putin.  Tucker Carlson interviews Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Title: Re: World News
Post by: MasterXtreme on 2024-02-23 02:18:20
How about some good news.

US archives first moon landing in over 50 years
Article (https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/feb/22/us-moon-landing-odysseus-intuitive-machines)
Title: Re: World News
Post by: RainySunshine on 2024-03-22 23:15:01
At Least Sixty Dead In ISIS Terrorist Attack In Moscow (https://www.foxnews.com/world/60-dead-145-injured-russian-concert-attack-claimed-isis)

Islamic State group claims responsibility for deadly Moscow attack (https://www.newsnationnow.com/world/ap-gunmen-in-combat-fatigues-open-fire-at-moscow-concert-hall-russian-news-agencies-say/)...

Gunfire and Explosives Used In Moscow Terrorist Attack (https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/22/europe/crocus-moscow-shooting/index.html)

Possibly Hundreds Hurt, At Least 60 Killed In ISIS Led Attrack In Moscow (https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-68642036?src_origin=BBCS_BBC).

USA Shared Information To Russia Warning Them Of An Attack (https://www.newsnationnow.com/world/we-have-duty-to-pass-info-intel-expert/).

Russia’s relentless assaults are wearing down outmanned and outgunned Ukrainian forces (https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/23/europe/ukraine-weapons-avdiivka-russian-assault-intl-cmd/index.html?iid=cnn_buildContentRecirc_end_recirc)...

Kate Middleton, The Princess of Wales, Reveals Health Diagnosis (https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-68641335)...