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First deaths in 'Blue Whale' social media challenge reported in US
The game is the so-called Blue Whale Challenge . The two deaths are believed to be the first confirmed deaths in the USA directly connected to the Blue Whale Challenge , but earlier this year the Baldwin County Public School district in Georgia issued a warning to parents on social media, reporting that the sinister game had made its way to two high schools in the district, but there were no... [Full Article...]
Russian Lawyer Says Trump Jr. Only Asked About Democrats' Financing
In the CBN interview , Trump claimed Putin "probably" did not want him to become president because of his push to expand USA oil and gas production, which he said could hurt Russian energy exports. with the Russian lawyer , sent the email to Trump Jr. pointing to the Russian government as a source of potential information that could damage Clinton. [Full Article...]
Iraq celebrates as Mosul is liberated and IS withdraws
Claims the US-led coalition and Iraqi forces violated worldwide humanitarian law in the battle to recapture Mosul from Islamic State are "deeply irresponsible", a senior British commander has said . Amnesty said Iraqi forces and the coalition had carried out a series of unlawful attacks in west Mosul since January, relying heavily on Improvised Rocket Assisted Munitions (IRAMs), weapons w... [Full Article...]
Calvin Johnson says improbable Super Bowl played into retirement
He doesn't think even an incredible WR like Johnson was immune to the impact of playing for the Lions . Now, more than a year later, the wide receiver has revealed that his long-term deal with the luckless Detroit Lions was a major factor in his decision to walk away from professional football at the age of 30. [Full Article...]
Andy Murray corrects reporter who overlooked female tennis success
Murray is the favorite to win today with bet365 Sports backing his win with odds of 1.14. Murray did not lose a set in his first four matches in either of the years in which he won the title, while this year he survived a four-set clash with Fabio Fognini in round three. [Full Article...]
Pence: Offended by Reports He Is Distancing Himself From Trump
However, if it emerges that Trump , his family, and/or his administration had knowledge of Russian meddling in the election, let alone were complicit in it - a claim which the White House has adamantly denied - then it would serve Pence well to ensure he can not be implicated in the ensuing fallout. [Full Article...]
Videos emerge of SF police officer bumping skateboarder
However, police Officer Robert Rueca said the officer and the skateboarder just collided. An officer was accused of shoving a moving skateboarder after footage posted online showed the man wiping out, then seemingly hitting a police vehicle. [Full Article...]
Saturn-sized star is the smallest ever discovered
The newly-measured star, called EBLM J0555-57Ab, is located about 600 light-years from Earth. The gravitational pull at its stellar surface is about 300 times stronger than what humans feel on Earth. Hydrogen fusion is also what powers the sun, and is a process which scientists are attempting to replicate on Earth as a powerful source of energy. [Full Article...]
US Government Removes Kaspersky Lab From GSA Schedule Lists
The action came weeks after top USA intelligence agency and law enforcement officials publicly expressed concerns about use of Kaspersky software. Although most major cyber security companies "maintain close ties to home governments", Bloomberg writes, the emails, from 2009, show much closer links to the FSB than Kaspersky has so far owned up to. [Full Article...]
Grip-And-Grimace Rematch? Trump Heads To Paris To Meet With Macron
Trump , 71 and the oldest man to enter the office of US president, and Macron, 39, the youngest French president, have more in common than one might think, Rosenberg says. President Trump is set to arrive in Paris early Thursday morning, to commemorate the USA entry into World War One 100 years ago in a ceremony laden with pageantry and military pomp. [Full Article...]
China: North Korea Isn't Our Fault
The Trump administration said to Pyongyang that the United States would use "the full range of capabilities at our disposal against the growing threat" of North Korea . North Korea claimed after the trial that it successfully tested a nuclear-capable ICBM that re-entered the atmosphere. Imports of Chinese goods into North Korea have remained strong in the months since China stopped buy... [Full Article...]
Para-athlete Abdullah Hayayei dies after discus cage collapses
Police, London Ambulance Service and London's Air Ambulance attended the scene at the Newham Leisure Centre. "All our thoughts of course are with the family of Abdullah Hayayei at this time". In a message shared on Twitter, he told his 2.94million followers: "Saddened to hear of the death of UAE Para athlete Abdullah Hayayei ". The death of Abdullah Hayayei from the United Arab Emirates w... [Full Article...]
Clintons wouldn't be criticized if Chelsea filled in at G-20
US President Donald Trump sits in front of his delegation with daughter Ivanka Trump , background center, as he attends a working session at the G20 summit in Hamburg , Germany, July 8, 2017 . The businesswoman and former model sat around a table with the presidents of China, Russia and Turkey, as well as German Chancellor Angela Merkel and UK Prime Minister Theresa May , while her father ... [Full Article...]
Whale kills Canada fisherman moments after he rescues it from fishing net
The ill-fated rescue ended in tragedy when Howlett was struck by the whale moments after it was released from the rope and began swimming away, according to the Guardian . He said Howlett was the skipper of the research vessel Sheila, which was used to study right whales in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. In a 2013 interview, Howlett had told CBC Mainstreet, that rescuing whales is "not a scary sit... [Full Article...]
State of Origin: Cooper Cronk kick a sensational Origin moment
Those Blue boys better walk into Brisbane with their socks pulled up. With the match hanging in the balance and the Blues finally building into the contest after trailing 12-0 at half-time it was Munster who broke the game apart in the 60th minute with a brilliant piece of play to set up Holmes for his third try of the night. [Full Article...]
HSBC expects Canada to hike rates in July and October, changes forecast
Here's why the bank made the move, what it means for you, and what happens next. Mnaimne, 29, is looking for an investment property, one that will appreciate in value over the next five or 10 years, and the expectation of further rate hikes from the Bank of Canada is making him rethink his options. [Full Article...]
Brazil jails former President Lula
Lula left office with an approval rate of over 80 percenet. Lula's lawyer Cristiano Martins has repeatedly accused judge Moro of being biased against his client, which Moro strongly denies. The head of the Workers' Party, Senator Gleisi Hoffmann, hit out at the ruling, saying it was created to stop Lula standing for office. The sentence by Moro - whose wide popularity in Brazil for his anti-co... [Full Article...]
California congressman introduces Article of Impeachment for obstruction of justice
Despite the fact that Trump fired Comey in the midst of an major investigation into his own presidential campaign, and this week's revelation that his son Donald Trump Jr. He and Democratic representative Al Green have been talking about impeaching Trump for more than a month now, but this is the first official step in that process. [Full Article...]
Two Americans killed battling IS in Syria
In a video of a "final message" posted on the force's Facebook page, Mr Rutter apologised for lying to his loved ones about heading to Syria to fight. " They are much more exposed to enemy contact than those in Iraq ", US Army Col. Ryan Dillon told reporters at the Pentagon, referring to US and coalition troops that are accompanying local allies in the fight for Raqqa, ISIS' de-facto capital. [Full Article...]
Auburn's Daniel Carlson named to Lou Groza Award watch list
The Colorado Springs, Colo., native has totaled for at least 109 points in each season as the starting kicker (39 games) and has improved on accuracy every year, finishing last season with an 87.5 percent accuracy rate. However, all FBS kickers are eligible to be selected as semifinalists in November. Although an All-Pro offensive lineman as well, Groza ushered in the notion that there should be a... [Full Article...]