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Malala Yousafzai gets lots of social media love on return to Pakistan
Often when she has spoken in public she has championed her home country and spoken in her native Pashto language, always promising to return to her home. "Welcome home baby girl Malala!" She was awarded the Nobel in 2014, along with Indian child-rights activist Kailash Satyarthi, and said on the day she collected the Nobel that "Education is one of the blessings of life, and one of its necessiti... [Full Article...]
VAR helps Italy snatch draw against England
Former Chelsea midfielder Dennis Wise believes Italy were correctly awarded a penalty against England following a video assistant referee (VAR) review. "But in terms of the last four games, we've played four of the biggest football countries in the world". Insigne's equaliser was the first goal England have conceded in six games. [Full Article...]
Concerned US Census not prepared for 2020
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, who decides what the government asks in its authoritative decennial count, announced Monday that the Census Bureau will ask respondents to report their citizenship status on the form that goes out to all USA households. [Full Article...]
Family of woman beaten to death speaks: 'He took treasure'
Erich Paarsh. Amber said she and Brittany had just taken the kids to the mall for Easter pictures last week. "Like five minutes later, the whole entire house was on fire", said MaKenzie. "She says a prayer every night and blows him a kiss, she says she misses him and wishes he could come back from heaven. It haunted my wife since that day". [Full Article...]
Athletes of the Week: JD girl's basketball team
Adam Arrington is new to Graham, but not new to the softball scene in Texoma. He led City View to 94 wins in six seasons, his 100th career win came last month with the Lady Blues. However, they could not quite convert their play into goals, with the match goalless at half time. We don't have to worry about if this person is going to be here today. [Full Article...]
Easter weather looks all right
Clouds will thicken tonight and areas of light rain will develop after midnight. Overnight low temperatures will be around 35 degrees. Scattered showers are back for Monday with mostly cloudy skies and highs in the low and mid 50s. Friday will be even warmer with low 60s and sunshine in Denver. Saturday looks good until afternoon when a line of showers or thunderstorms could affect the ar... [Full Article...]
Koreas begin ministerial-level meeting for Moon-Kim summit
After six years of seclusion, it appears North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has decided it's time to get out and see the world. South Korea's presidential office says Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi will arrive in Seoul on Thursday for a two-day trip to brief Moon and other officials on the results of the talks between Kim and Xi. [Full Article...]
Mamata Banerjee meets Sonia, says Cong must help regional parties
Hectic parleys are underway and Mamata Banerjee seems to be at the center of a grand plan to stitch an "anti-BJP" front ahead of 2019 Lok Sabha elections. The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday said that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was "doing politics" in Delhi while her state was "burning". [Full Article...]
Houthi missile barrage causes first casualties in Riyadh
The Huthi-run Al-Masirah television channel claimed the rebels had targeted Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport as well as other air strips in the south of the kingdom. The Huthis in November targeted Riyadh airport in what Saudi authorities said was a foiled missile attack , triggering a total blockade on Yemen's ports and worldwide airport. [Full Article...]
Meet the Malala: Nobel laureate 'arrives' in Pakistan tonight after 6 years
The 20-year-old accompanied by her parents, landed in Islamabad from London at around 1.41 a.m., reports Geo News. "Pakistani station Geo TV showed footage of Yousafzai at Islamabad's global airport walking to a auto escorted by a security convoy", read a report by Reuters . [Full Article...]
Rumors swirl of possible Kim Jong Un visit to China
Kim's father, late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, had visited China several times during his rule, lastly in May 2011, months before his death that December. His predecessor also used such a train during his visits. Diplomats from the U.S., North Korea and its neighbors have since been shuttling across the globe to prepare for the summit. [Full Article...]
Ready Player One Rotten Tomatoes Score!
With 104 reviews presently counted, Ready Player One has a Rotten Tomatoes score of 84%. All things considered, it's quite surprising that Ready Player One doesn't have an end-credits scene. It is eventually able to shake off the former deficiency, especially once Spielberg nosedives into its increasingly impressive set-pieces, but, outside of its action, the film always goes for the obv... [Full Article...]
Uttar Pradesh: Two wanted criminals gunned down by police
The Uttar Pradesh police went trigger-happy carrying out seven encounters in western districts since Saturday night in which three criminals were gunned down and six arrested. The police returned the fire, hitting Sunder in the right leg. Vijay Nagar SHO Naresh Kumar was also injured. Both Naresh Kumar and Sunder were being treated at a hospital, officials said. [Full Article...]
Poland Signals Russia With Huge Missile Defense Deal
Up to $350 in child care savings for parents in April
She said having free child care would take the stress out of whether or not she'd be subsidized based on her income. But when it comes to child care, parents shouldn't have to choose between affordability and quality. In a written judgment published on Wednesday the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal refused to grant her a new blue card, ruling she was a risk to any child in her care. [Full Article...]
Stormy Daniels: White House 'strongly' denies Trump's alleged affair
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders told reporters at the Tuesday White House press briefing that when they ask the same question repeatedly, it doesn't mean the White House needs to give a different answer. Joseph Lewis, a former assistant director at the Federal Bureau of Investigation, similarly said that Trump's payoffs to women would raise red flags for Federal Bureau of ... [Full Article...]
Trump to end special legal status for Liberian immigrants
On Tuesday, Trump confirmed their worst fears. To provide an "orderly transition" and give Liberia's government time to "reintegrate" citizens who have to return, beneficiaries will be given a 12-month window during which they're still allowed to live in the USA and work. [Full Article...]
LEGO The Incredibles Trailer Is All About Teamwork
Prepare to suit up as the Parr family get their own video game in LEGO form. Interactive and TT Games announced Lego The Incredibles , which covers the events of both the original 2004 movie and its upcoming sequel. Check out the announcement trailer below! Available for Nintendo Switch , PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC, the new game will let players act as an Incredibles character while as... [Full Article...]
US Supreme Court revisits political 'gerrymandering' tactic
The Pennsylvania Massacre came in the wake of other special elections where, even if Republicans didn't actually lose, they saw their vote totals drop like Facebook stock. "And as it turns out, that's what they did, and it worked", Kimberly told reporters Monday. Thanks in part to their gerrymander, Republicans now hold 63 of 99 seats in the Assembly and 18 of 33 seats in the Senate. [Full Article...]
Jeremy Corbyn grills Theresa May over lack of mental health staff
The rift between Jeremy Corbyn and senior Jewish leaders has deepened after they demanded he disown supporters who had "vilified" anti-Semitism protesters. He criticised the Tory government for an "overuse of agency staff" in the health service, quoting the NHS Ombudsman as saying that there are not enough "skilled and qualified staff" specialising in mental health support. [Full Article...]