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Poland spy arrest: China telecoms firm Huawei sacks employee
A woman uses her phone as she walks past a Huawei shop in Beijing, China , December 19, 2018. The director of government company Safe City Malta (who is also head of the Malta Financial Services Authority) Joseph Cuschieri said discussions had to be held with the Data Protection Commissioner to explain plans for a Huawei-sponsored idea for a "safe city" linking up facial recognition CCTV c... [Full Article...]
Monster snowstorm to blanket more than half of United States
The Indiana State Police confirmed one death in that state. As the storm heads east, up to 16 inches (41 cm) of snow were likely in western Missouri and St. Another woman's auto slid into the path of an SUV in northern Missouri, a 62-year-old man in Kansas died after his truck skidded and hit a concrete barrier and two vehicles collided killing a 41-year-old man from Mexico. [Full Article...]
Winter storm continues into Saturday
As of 2:25 p.m. Saturday, temperatures registered at 30 degrees ad freezing fog was reported in some areas. While the storm is expected to travel east by Sunday, most cities along the East Coast won't face almost as rough conditions as the Midwest. [Full Article...]
Australia weighs Saudi woman's refugee bid
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This handout picture taken and released by Thai Immigration Bureau on January 7, 2019 shows 18-year-old Saudi woman Rahaf Mohammed al-Qanun, middle, being escorted by the Thai immigration officer and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees officials at the Suvarnabhumi worldwide airport in Bangkok . [Full Article...]
Stars Like The Sun Become Giant Crystal Ball When They Die
Astronomers chose 15,000 white dwarf candidates within around 300 light years of Earth from perceptions made by the Gaia satellite and broke down information on the stars' luminosities and colors. When the transition occurs, the atoms in the super dense interior of the star form into an ordered structure and solidify, in a similar way to how liquid water transitions into ice. [Full Article...]
Sanders apologizes after new harassment allegation surfaces - 1/10/2019 12:07:47 PM
Over two dozen 2016 campaign staff alumni wrote a letter seeking a meeting with Sanders to "discuss the issue of sexual violence and harassment on the 2016 campaign, for the goal of planning to mitigate the issue in the upcoming presidential cycle". [Full Article...]
Lady In Vegetative State Raped, Offers Start At Healthcare Facility, Father Unknown
A spokesman for Hacienda HealthCare says investigators served a search warrant Tuesday to obtain DNA samples from all male staffers. The woman's mother, who is her legal guardian, submitted an annual report as required by state law that included results of a physical done April 16 at a Phoenix long-term care facility where the 29-year-old patient lives. [Full Article...]
Jayme Closs: authorities search for motive in 'tragic' kidnapping case
Prosecutors anticipate filing homicide and kidnapping charges against him on Monday. It's wild country; roadside signs admonish motorists to share the pavement with ATVs. He said Jayme told Federal Bureau of Investigation agents she didn't know him at all. Here's what we know so far about the case. Police always said they believed Jayme was still alive. [Full Article...]
Three dead in double-decker bus crash in Ottawa
Road closures remain in place near the scene of the collision and police are asking the public to avoid the area. Four hours after the crash, Ottawa Hospital said that seven patients were in a critical condition and nine in a stable condition. [Full Article...]
Seals Overrun Town After Bay Waters Freeze, Block Them from the Ocean
Fitzgerald says residents will be able to call in seal sightings and have officials transport the animals back out to safety. But this week, that small Canadian town is on the map because of a different animal: the harp seal. This year, he says, limited ocean ice might be forcing the seals to settle for coastal ice, which increases their risk of stranding. "We're seeing them more lethargic, th... [Full Article...]
Paris bakery blast causes multiple injuries
Castaner later corrected himself in a tweet. A Paris fire department spokesman says that 36 people, including 12 in critical condition, have been injured in the blast at a bakery that was apparently caused by a gas leak. "And I had just enough time to get down and cover myself and protect my head". Police believe a gas leak caused the explosion, which happened at around 09:00 (08:00 GMT). [Full Article...]
Rep. Ocasio-Cortez's campaign paid $1,500 fine to NY state
CNBC has reached out to Ocasio-Cortez for comment. The Politico report characterized Ocasio-Cortez's chance of the committee appointment as "strong" and said other more senior legislators have sought to ingratiate themselves with the youngest woman ever to serve in Congress. [Full Article...]
Rumors of Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Imminent Retirement Are Everywhere
The cancer was discovered after she was hospitalized for a fall in November that left her with three broken ribs. "Post-surgery evaluation indicates no evidence of remaining disease, and no further treatment is required". Trump replaced the conservative late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and the more moderate conservative former Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy with two conservative ju... [Full Article...]
This is the week the game changed in the Russian Federation investigation
The FBI in May 2017 opened an inquiry into whether Donald Trump was working on behalf of Russia , The New York Times reports. The counterintelligence aspect consisted of determining whether Trump was knowingly or unknowingly working for Moscow and whether he was a threat to national security, the newspaper reported . [Full Article...]
Tulsi Gabbard Confirms 2020 US Presidential Run
A victor of the primary elections beginning early 2020 would be finally nominated by the Democratic party in its convention later that summer to challenge the Republican candidate in the November 2020 elections . She has also courted controversy by picking a fight with Hawaii Sen. In 2016, she alarmed fellow Democrats when she met with Donald Trump during his transition to president and l... [Full Article...]
Trump floats "path to citizenship" for H-1B visa holders
Trump has also derided visas granted to family members of U.S. residents or citizens as "chain migration", and backed a Republican proposal in 2017 that would have slashed legal immigration in half. In 2018, the United States hit the limit on the number of H-1Bs it could issue, 65,000, by the first week of April, according to the Department of Homeland Security. [Full Article...]
Michael Cohen to testify before House Oversight Committee
Australian foreign minister in Thailand as Saudi teen seeks asylum
The UN's refugee agency has said it considers her to be a legitimate refugee. Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun is a genuine refugee - unlike the multitudes of economic migrants that flooded Europe. Federal officials had signaled earlier in the week that Canada would be open to taking in the teenager, after she had asked Canada for help, via her Twitter account. [Full Article...]
Nurse causes 'catastrophic injury to baby during delivery'
At the second hospital, doctors operated on her and found the baby's head in her womb. Health minister Raghu Sharma said, "Those guilty will be punished and strict action will be taken after investigation". The woman's husband has lodged a complaint against the Ramgarh hospital staff but the police is yet to arrest them. There were two male nurses present when the woman was brought to the PHC ... [Full Article...]
Video shows bus driver rescuing baby wandering alone near road
Ivic stopped her bus, ran across the street, and picked up the little girl. 3. A Passenger Offers Her Coat & Helps Bundle the Baby. A Wisconsin bus driver is being recognized for her heroic actions . The child was not injured in the incident and no charges have been filed in the case. Another security camera captured her reaction in the driver's seat. [Full Article...]