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North Korean flag flies in South before Olympic Games open
McLaren's findings resulted in a ban on Russian athletes taking part in the Pyeongchang Games. Jong and a North Korean coach didn't respond to questions from journalists as they left the venue. Some experts see the North's cooperation in the South Korean-hosted Olympics as an attempt to use improved inter-Korean ties as a way to weaken USA -led worldwide sanctions against North Korea. [Full Article...]
Amtrak crash: Two killed after trains collide in SC
The passenger train is part of Amtrak's 'Silver Service, ' an overnight line that connects NY and Miami with numerous stops along the way. Both Amtrak and CSX released statements confirming the crash and the emergency response. Lexington County authorities have been notified and are responding to the incident. The representative included that Palmetto Health Center additionally got patients, how... [Full Article...]
Israeli gov't set to legalize West Bank settlement outpost
Security forces continued intensive activity last night in the village of Burkin near the city of Jenin in Samaria to locate one of the suspects involved in the shooting attack near Havat Gilad, where Rabbi Raziel Shevach was murdered . [Full Article...]
UK Politicians Slam 'Thuggish' Protesters for Calling Tory MP a 'Fascist'
A video was posted on social media showing Mr Rees-Mogg involved in the fracas as a punch is thrown. He said it should be the prime minister or Cabinet ministers defending the civil service - not him, and called for an end to "constant swiping at the messenger" which was undermining trust in the government and the civil service. [Full Article...]
Riverview man arrested after kidnapping threat to singer Lana Del Rey
Police say Hunt made "cryptic and threatening" threats on social media towards the singer, and according to the Orlando Sentinel , Hunt made several posts on what appears to be his personal Facebook page in the days leading up the concert. [Full Article...]
Triplets named in protest of Trump's Jerusalem move
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is coming to the U.N. Security Council later this month to respond to the Trump administration's declaration of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and Israel's expansion of settlements - a rare appearance reflecting escalating tensions over peace prospects. [Full Article...]
Trump Approval Skyrockets After State Of The Union
Fox's record audience reflects its status as the favored network of Trump supporters. During Obama's presidency, television viewership ranged from 52.3 million for his first joint address to Congress, to 31.3 million for his last State of the Union address. [Full Article...]
Indian sailors, oil tanker vanish in Cotonou
Relative of one of the crew member said "We fear the worst". The shipping company, however, said that the last contact was at 9 am (Indian Standard Time) on February 1. Our top priority is the safety of the crew, whose families have been contacted, " Anglo-Eastern Ship Management said. Several ships have been targeted by pirates in the Gulf of Guinea, seriously disrupting the worldwide shipping ... [Full Article...]
Paul Ryan deletes tweet touting $1.50 pay hike after backlash
But the tweet was quickly mocked and Wisconsin Republican deleted his tweet within hours. Zach Moller, a senior policy analyst at the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, noted that if gains from the tax cut were evenly distributed across all Americans, each person would see an extra $446 per year. [Full Article...]
TTP bombing kills 11 troops in Swat Valley
Sources said Army officials were playing in a volleyball match when the bomb went off. The injured have been moved to a military hospital for treatment. The Taliban also warned more attacks in near future. Pakistani Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi called the incident "a cowardly attack" and pledged to root out "the last trace" of terrorism in Pakistan. [Full Article...]
NZ Sevens lose Hamilton semi-final to Fiji
Scotland, Argentina and France all finished on five points. And that's the way it stayed for the final minute with the Blitzboks gaining revenge for their big defeat to Australia in the Sydney Sevens last weekend. Kenya topped Pool D with two wins and a 19-19 draw against the United States in a result that allowed Samoa to sneak into the quarter-finals ahead of the Americans. [Full Article...]
Egypt unveils four,400-year-old tomb of historical priestess
The tomb of Hetpet, which dates back 4,400 years, is covered in well-preserved and rare wall paintings, according to the BBC . "We're going to continue digging in this area and I believe that very soon we're going to discover something", Egyptian Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Anani told BBC. [Full Article...]
Congress wins Rajasthan by-polls; Rahul lauds state unit
The Congress first wrested the Mandalgarh Assembly seat in Rajasthan from the BJP and soon after grabbed both the Ajmer and Alwar Lok Sabha seats in the state, all by comfortable margins . Imagine a scenario if those votes had also swung in favour of Congress. Jasvant singh yadav is on second. A senior legislator in Jaipur told The Citizen that the anti-incumbency was huge, and the Cong... [Full Article...]
Global Smartphone Shipments Suffered Biggest Ever Fall Last Quarter
IDC data suggests that Apple saw more shipment volume for its phones than Samsung in the last quarter of 2017, despite the poor reception of Apple's iPhone X . It also appointed Lazada to be the official online store and partnered with Indosat to offer a telco bundling package, where consumers can get Xiaomi's smartphone for free by purchasing a data package for a one-year period. [Full Article...]
Hot heads or cold feet? North Korea's mixed Olympic messages
The paper also accused Trump of filling his cabinet with billionaires citing individuals including Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnunchin and Secretary of Defense James Mattis. [Full Article...]
Irked with BJP, Chandrababu Naidu dials Uddhav Thackeray
Naidu spent Thursday and Friday trying to douse the anger of his party leaders who called on him at his official residence at Amaravati and threatened to resign from their seats as a mark of protest against the "injustice" done to AP in the last full-fledged budget of the BJP-led NDA government. [Full Article...]
Columbus Police issue warning on child porn video being shared on Facebook
Police in Marietta, Georgia say that Good Samaritans trying to catch the man in the video are still breaking the law. Kent County sheriff's detectives are investigating the video and message. Viewing and/or sharing child pornography is illegal. Sharing a video on Facebook with "the right person" won't help solve a crime and it could land you in trouble, police say. [Full Article...]
Winter Weather Advisory for Sunday Morning
Temperatures are expected to rise above freezing by late morning, ending the threat of freezing rain. Saturday night into Sunday is when accumulating snow is expected in our area. The Weather Service's forecast map shows northwest York County getting the most significant ice accumulation - about.05 of an inch. Daytime snowfall accumulations Saturday will not amount to much in Mid-Michigan. [Full Article...]
NPF, BJP, Congress to participate in Nagaland polls
Lok Sabha member from Nagaland, Neiphiu Rio who addressed the media jointly with Rijiju, said while the NPF always only had a post-election alliance with other parties, the present alliance was forged before the election. But in recent development, apart from BJP, ruling NPF, Congress and NDPP have made a decision to contest in the poll. On the further course of action, Zhimomi said, "As cor... [Full Article...]
North Korea tells United Nations chief USA is aggravating tensions with military deployments
Unlike many other North Korean athletes who looked serious and rarely answered reporters' questions, the duo appeared more natural and often smiled when they practiced and passed through a mixed zone - an area where athletes go through after games or training. [Full Article...]