#Health, #Drugs: Stop the silent killer !
On any given day in South Florida, paramedics will field at least a handful of overdose calls. When they arrive, they often find people passed out, a needle nearby. Local leaders say the crisis has reached epidemic proportions, putting first responders’ lives at risk and a strain on community resources. CBS4’s Lauren Pastrana rode along with a Miami Fire Captain to see just how “The Silent Killer” is claiming lives on our streets every day. On this particular Wednesday morning, Captain Archie Vazquez said they were already on their ni…
#US_Politics : Hacked emails show Clinton aides trying out jokes about private server
Hacked emails show Clinton aides trying out jokes about private server WASHINGTON Hacked emails from the personal account of Hillary Clinton’s top campaign official show her aides considered inserting jokes about her private email server into her speeches at several events - and at least one joke made it into her remarks. “I love it,” she told a dinner in Iowa on August 14, 2015, noting she had opened an online account with Snapchat, which deletes posts automatically. “Those messages disappear all by themselves.” The crack score…
#Texas_Crime : 2 men wanted in robbery at east Oak Cliff grocery
Police say both men were between 20 and 25 years old. 2 men wanted in robbery at east Oak Cliff grocery The first man is 5-11 and weighed about 180 pounds. He was wearing a black V-neck t-shirt, blue jean shorts and black and white tennis shoes. The driver is 5-9 and weighs about 170 pounds. He was wearing a black tank top, red pants and black and red Jordan shoes. Anyone with information on the two men is asked to call Det. Woodburn at 214-671-3584. Anonymous tips may be made to Crime Stoppers at 214-373-8477.
#Business,#Dementia : You Can Buy These Absurdly Creepy Wax Amish Children for Just $300 (Each)
You Can Buy These Absurdly Creepy Wax Amish Children for Just $300 (Each). If you have a giant house that you find lonely to live in by yourself, then why not consider filling it with 28 wax Amish school kids and teachers? Halloween is just around the corner. " I have 28 wax figures. I’m asking $300 EACH. There are 4 mechanical. I’m selling 1 figure with a desk for $300. There out of the weavertown one room school house in bird in hand pa. They were made by dwarfmans in 1969. They were appraised at $450 to $800 each. W…
#Business,#Media : Amazon's Fire TV software is getting a new look soon !
The more 'cinematic experience' will arrive on its new stick and Fire TV box later this year. Amazon's refreshed Fire TV stick with Alexa-enabled remote started shipping today, and along with the new hardware, we're getting a look at the new Fire TV software update. The new look is said to be a "cinematic" experience, with video trailers and screenshots aplenty. Another change is how it features content from non-Amazon providers, which may increase support from other services on the Fire TV platform. As S…
#Business,#Media : Microsoft could officially retire the Lumia brand !
It’s no longer a surprise that Windows Phone is declining, and with Microsoft not really active in this market in the last year, it’s hard to imagine that anything could change overnight. As a result, the company’s FY 2017 Q1 financial results reveal another decline for Windows Phone, only a couple of months before Microsoft is expected to kill off the Lumia brand and continue this dropping trend. Specifically, Microsoft said the Phone revenue declined 72 percent (down 71 percent in constant currency), but the compan…
#Rock_History lessons by #American Road Radio : the best songs by Pearl Jam !
Pearl Jam’s status as an artist can be a hard one to quantify. They entered the scene as one of the biggest bands in the world, and after a few years vanished from the mainstream audience radar, even though they continued, and still continue, to be an absolutely monolithic touring entity. Every fan knows the experience of talking to someone who goes, “Oh, they’re still around? I remember that one song they did…” before said person breaks into some ridiculous impression of the chorus from “Jeremy.” (Or maybe that was just me and a high school …
#Country,#American_Road_Radio :Faith Hill:- so sexy !
When Faith Hill talked with reporters recently after announcing her Soul2Soul World Tour with husband Tim McGraw, she revealed what she thinks is sexy. “Laughter is sexy,” Hill said, adding that her own secret to staying so sexy is, “Just be yourself. Be real.” But then she talked about being OK with a little conflict, too. Hill and McGraw just celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary on Oct. 6. “Sometimes in the midst of craziness, everyone gets in arguments,” she said. “That’s part of growing as humans. It’s part of growing as a coup…
#Food,#Health: Can a new sweet potato help tackle child malnutrition?
Millions of children across Africa suffer from malnutrition - one way to tackle this is a special type of sweet potato that can deliver an extra vitamin hit which is being developed in Uganda. It may spend less time in news headlines than Ebola or the Zika virus, but Vitamin A deficiency is a much bigger public health problem in sub-Saharan Africa and far deadlier. Estimates say that it affects as many as 43 million children across the continent. Children affected by the condition are more likely to go blind, have their growth stunte…
#Mistery: Mysterious 'Hybrid' Animal Discovered in 18,000-Year-Old Cave Art
A previously unknown hybrid species—the mysterious ancestor of the modern European bison. This art appears in the Marsoulas cave in Haute-Garonne, France. (Image: Carole Fritz) By combining archaeological, paleontological, and genetic evidence, an international team of researchers has identified a previously unknown hybrid species that contains both bison and cattle DNA. The discovery solves a longstanding mystery about the origins of modern European bison. A new paper published in Nature Communications serves as an excellent case study…
#Sex_Crimes : Former judge accused of lowering sentences for sexual favors!
Former judge accused of lowering sentences for sexual favors. LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Oct. 18 (UPI) -- A former judge in Arkansas is accused of trading bribes and sex for reduced sentences in traffic and misdemeanor criminal cases, according to an indictment unsealed Monday. Disgraced District Judge Joseph Boeckmann was indicted Monday on eight counts of wire fraud, one count of bribery, 10 counts of travel act and two counts of witness tampering on allegations of offering deals to several male defendants between 2009 and 2015. The 21-cou…
#LosAngeles_Chronicles : Rapper Accuses Russell Crowe Of Calling Her “N” Word, Spitting On Her At Party
Police are investigating a feud between Russell Crowe and Rapper Azealia Banks, who claimed the actor roughed her up and threw her out of his dinner party at the Beverly Hills Hotel Saturday night, TMZ reported. The 52 year-old actor had invited 10 people over for dinner and to listen to music. One of his guests, rapper/actor RZA, brought Banks along. Witnesses said Banks laughed at and made fun of the actor’s choice in music. When another guest told her to pipe down, witnesses said Banks physically threatened her and Crowe then used “N…
#US_Politics: Sen. John McCain said :- GOP United Against 'Any' Clinton Supreme Court Nominee
Sen. John McCain promised Monday that Senate Republicans would be united against “any” potential Hillary Clinton Supreme Court nominee, though a spokeswoman later clarified that he would judge any nominee individually. “I promise you we will, we will be united against any Supreme Court nominee that Hillary Clinton, if she were president, would put up,” the Arizona Republican said in a radio interview on The Dom Giordano Program in Philadelphia. “I promise you. This is why we need the majority.” McCain’s comments raised questions about w…
#US_Politics : Trump challenges 'pumped-up' Clinton to drugs test before next debate
Donald Trump on Friday sarcastically dismissed women accusing him of sexual misconduct -- even as two more came forward with lurid accounts -- and denounced what he called an international political and media plot against him. © Kena Betancur / Getty Images North America / AFP | Trump speaks at the Republican Hindu Coalition's Humanity United Against Terror Charity event in New jersey on October 15, 2016 The unsubstantiated attack from the Republican nominee came as he accused "corrupt" me…
Miley Cyrus said : "My whole life, I didn’t understand my own gender and my own sexuality,"
Miley Cyrus's first-ever relationship wasn't with who you think. Even though she paired off with Nick Jonas when she was just 13 years old, a new interview with Variety reveals that he wasn't exactly her first partner. Cyrus opened up about her gender and sexuality in the interview, saying that she's always felt like her identity was a little outside the box. "My whole life, I didn’t understand my own gender and my own sexuality," she said. "My eyes started opening in the fifth or sixth grade.&quo…
#Miami_Chronicles : Police Arrest Former Coral Springs Student Who Had Loaded Gun On Campus
Police arrested a former student who they said brought a loaded 9-millimeter handgun onto the Coral Springs High School campus on Monday. Ryan Trollinger, 17, faces several charges, including a felony count of possession of a firearm on school property. Coral Springs police said a friend of the suspect had a 10 page manifesto on him about his desire to shoot up the school. CBS4 cameras captured the suspect arriving at the Juvenile Assessment Center Monday night. Investigators said Trollinger, a former student at the school who dropped out…
#Hurricane:Florida’s Disaster Fund Activated After Hurricane Matthew
Florida’s Disaster Fund – meant to aid those impacted by Hurricane Matthew – is now activated. The fund – activated by Florida Governor Rick Scott – provides financial aid to communities in the state during times of response and recovery after a disaster like Hurricane Matthew that skirted the East coast, causing devastation to parts of Florida. “Many families and businesses were impacted by Hurricane Matthew, and we are fully committed to ensuring every resource is available to help them. Activating the Florida Disaster Fund will give…
#Planet_China,#Economics,#Markets,#Business : Chinese yuan fell to a six-year low against the U.S. dollar
HONG KONG, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- The value of the Chinese yuan fell to a six-year low against the U.S. dollar in trading Monday. Following a weeklong Chinese holiday, the People's Bank of China set the midpoint of the yuan/dollar exchange at 6.7008, up from the onshore closing figure of 6.6745 on Sept. 30, the last fixing of the value by the bank. Offshore, the yuan was weaker, trading at 6.7106, as the dollar gains strength because of speculation the U.S. Federal Reserve will announce a rate hike in December. Th…
#Media : Samsung Electronics Co Ltd has suspended production of its Galaxy Note 7
SEOUL Samsung Electronics Co Ltd has suspended production of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphones following reports of fires in replacement devices, South Korean media said on Monday, a further setback for the tech giant in the midst of its worst ever phone recall crisis. Samsung's decision to temporarily halt Note 7 production was done in cooperation with authorities in China and the United States, as two U.S. carriers have stopped exchanging or selling new Note 7 phones, Yonhap News Agency cited an…
Anti-India clashes erupt in Kashmir city after boy’s killing
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Indian forces fired shotgun pellets and tear gas Saturday as thousands of people carried the body of a 12-year-old boy killed overnight during an anti-India protest in the main city of the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir. Chanting “Go India, go back” and “We want freedom,” thousands of residents marched to the main Martyr’s Graveyard in Srinagar for the boy’s burial. Police and paramilitary soldiers fired warning shots, pellets and tear gas, fearing the procession could become a larger rally calling for an en…
#Sex_Crimes, #LosAngeles_Chronicles : Couple discovered at the border with 2-year-old's body are charged with murder
A Whittier, California, couple who initially were charged in San Diego County in connection with the discovery of a 2-year-old girl’s body in a duffel bag as they were crossing the border into Mexico were arraigned in Los Angeles Friday on felony charges including torture and murder, CBS affiliate KFMB report . Mercy Mary Becerra, 43, and Johnny Lewis Hartley, 39, were charged in Los Angeles County last week with one felony count each of murder, torture and assault on a child causing death involving the toddler, who was identified in …
#Sex_Crimes, #Texas_Crime : Fort Worth man who married woman in Mexico to molest her daughter gets 30 years for child porn
A Fort Worth man who lived in Mexico for 15 years and said he married a woman there to molest her daughter was sentenced Friday to 30 years in prison. Ronald Douglass Sweatt, 47, pleaded guilty in May to one count of producing child pornography. Sweatt moved back to Texas in June 2015 and brought with him a disk drive containing obscene images and videos shot during his time away, authorities say. A Fort Worth police detective downloaded some of those images and tracked them to an IP address used by Sweatt, court documents show. In Dece…
#Sex_Crimes,#LosAngeles_Chronicles : Woman Charged With Abusing 3 Children
A woman was charged with sexually abusing children by forcing them to commit lewd acts on each other in front of her, officials said Thursday. Brandi Alma Valadez, 40 Brandi Alma Valadez, 40, faces six felony charges, according to the Orange County District Attorney’s Office: two counts of lewd acts on a child under 14, two counts of forcible lewd acts on a child under 14 and two counts of child abuse, with a sentencing enhancement for multiple victims. Valadez was arrested Wednesday in Twentynine Palms but has lived in various citie…
#Hurricane Matthew: Florida hit by 'monster' storm after hundreds killed in Haiti
#Hurricane ,the Monster Hurricane Matthew has already ripped through Haiti, with the number of people killed rising rapidly into the hundreds on Thursday, Reuters reports. The total differs between different government agencies and committees, but a Reuters tally of deaths reported by civil protection officials at a local level showed the storm killed at least 339 people. Earlier on Thursday, a meeting of emergency workers including representatives from the government, the United Nations and international aid agencies said 283 had been …
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