#Cubalibre : Return to hope after death of Fidel Castro
Miami exiles rally for Cuba's freedom after death of Fidel Castro Hundreds of Cuban exiles in Miami rallied Wednesday for freedom and democracy on the communist island following the death of revolutionary leader Fidel Castro. People gathered along the city's famed Calle Ocho street in Little Havana, parts of which were blocked off by police. People waved Cuban and American flags, carried signs denouncing Castro and listened to speeches and Cuban music. A podium on a stage included the words "All for a Free Cuba…
#Chronicles :Boy's service dog was kicked off American Airlines flight because it was too big, family says
Boy's service dog was kicked off American Airlines flight because it was too big, family says. An Illinois woman says her family was kicked off an American Airlines flight last week because her son's service dog was too big. Amy Weasel told WCNC-TV that they were flying from Charlotte to Evansville, Ind., on Thanksgiving after a family vacation in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Her son Bryant, 12, has Dravet syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that causes seizures. His service dog, Chug, a 110-pound black Labradoodle, accompanies Bryant everyw…
#BreakingNews : 1 of 2 inmates who escaped from California jail recaptured
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say one of two inmates who sawed their way out of a California jail and vanished last week has been recaptured. The search continues for the other one. Rogelio Chavez, left, and Lanon Campbell escaped from a California jail, on Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2016, the Santa Clara County Sheriff's office said Thursday. (Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office via AP) The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office says Laron Campbell was taken back int…
#LosAngeles_Chronicles : Phone scams cost victims thousands, LAPD warns
Authorities are warning the elderly and others to watch out for telephone scams involving family members in trouble and requests for immediate payments — often using gift cards — that have cost victims thousands of dollars. Los Angeles police Officer Sandra Zamora of the Devonshire Division said on Tuesday that “common” scams include the caller describing a relative in jail who needs bail money, a family member being held for ransom, or an elderly person being told they owe money immediately. People have lost between $4,000 and $10,000 …
#US_Politics, #Donald_President | Trump tweets: Burn the flag, go to jail
At his second debate with Hillary Clinton, Donald J. Trump said that “I am looking to appoint judges very much in the mold of Justice [Antonin] Scalia.” But on Tuesday the itchy-thumbed president-elect tweeted this : “Nobody should be allowed to burn the American flag - if they do, there must be consequences - perhaps loss of citizenship or year in jail!” Apparently Trump is unaware that Scalia was in the majority when the Supreme Court held — in 1989 and again in 1990…
#Media, #Entertainment : Some shots behind the scenes the making of 2017 Pirelli calendar
Behind-the-scenes look at the making of the 2017 Pirelli calendar photo by Peter Lindbergh Nicole Kidman, one of the 14 actresses who posed without makeup for Pirelli's 2017 calendar photo by Peter Lindbergh Helen Mirren photo by Peter Lindbergh Uma Thurman
#Sex_Crime in #UK #Soccer : FA chairman says football sex abuse scandal is 'biggest crisis'.
The abuse scandal rocking English football is the greatest crisis current Football Association chairman Greg Clarke can recall, he told Sky News on Tuesday. The serial child molester Barry Bennell Clarke was referring to the serial child molester Barry Bennell, who has been accused by at least 20 footballers of abusing them when he worked for Crewe Alexandra, Manchester City and Stoke City across three decades beginning in the 1970s. He is subject to five separate police investigations. The FA has also launched its own internal revie…
#Health : World's oldest woman turns 117 ! What’s her secret?
Emma Morano, who is 117 years old, says she doesn't want to celebrate her birthday, but people come from all over the world to see her anyway. Emma Morano is an Italian woman who is set to celebrate her birthday this month. She was born on November 29th, 1899. Yeah, that’s right. Morano will turn 117 years old this month and has managed to live in three separate centuries, earning her the title of world’s oldest person. What’s her secret? Well, according to her, part of it is her diet . “I eat two eggs a day and t…
#Breaking_News,#Soccer : At least 3 survivors found after plane carrying Brazilian soccer team crashes in Colombia
A charter plane carrying 81 people, including players from a Brazilian soccer team headed for a championship match, has crashed en route to Medillin’s airport in Colombia, according to authorities. Medellin’s mayor, Federico Gutierrez, was quoted by the AP saying that there were at least 3 survivors. But that figure was uncertain as rescuers were having difficulty reaching the crash site. The last pic before crash Gutierrez called it “a tragedy of huge proportions.” He said rescue teams were on the way to the crash site. Other news re…
#Soccer for dictatorship : Romania's football derby which survived fall of communism
BUCHAREST (AFP) At 87 years old, Mircea Barbu has no qualms about braving the freezing temperatures for Wednesday's fiery Dinamo Bucharest-Steaua Bucharest derby, a holdover from the communist era that still stands long after the fall of the Iron Curtain despite the decline of Romanian football. Like Mircea, tens of thousands of supporters are expected at the national stadium where Dinamo, formerly the club of Romania's secret police, will host their eternal, Army-founded rivals. "It's i…
#Chicago_Chronicles : Police Sgt. Who Killed Man Last Week Fatally Shot A Suspect In 2013
The Chicago police sergeant who chased a 19-year-old Dolton man before fatally wounding him last week was involved in a deadly officer-involved shooting three years ago that raised similar questions, CBS 2 has learned. In each case, the sergeant reported seeing a weapon, but no weapon was found. In the most recent incident, the sergeant was seen on surveillance video chasing Kajuan Raye Wednesday night in the Englewood neighborhood. Police say the sergeant was responding to a call of a battery in progress. Raye, who fled, was fatally sho…
#OhioSHOOTING,#LATEST UPDATE : Suspect who injured 11 in Ohio State attack identified as student.
A Somali-born Ohio State University student plowed his car into a group of pedestrians on campus and then got out and began stabbing people with a butcher knife Monday before he was shot to death by a police officer. Police said they were investigating whether it was a terrorist attack. Abdul Razak Ali Artan Eleven people were hurt, one critically. The attacker was identified as Abdul Razak Ali Artan. He was born in Somalia and was a legal permanent U.S. resident, ac…
#Latest_Update :Active shooter reported on Ohio State University campus
Ohio State University is telling students that there's an active shooter on campus and they should "Run Hide Fight." Fire officials say seven people have been sent to hospitals, of the seven two are in stable condition. No details on the remaining wounded. Around 10 a.m., the university's emergency management department tweeted "Buckeye Alert: Active Shooter on campus. Run Hide Fight. Watts Hall. 19th and College." Watts Hall is a materials science and engineering building. "Run, hide, fight"…
#Breaking_News : Ohio State University issues active shooter alert
Ohio State University issues active shooter alert ! 7 injuries ?
#Sex : California considers ban on sex between lawyers and clients
California considers ban on sex between lawyers and clients. SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The nation's largest state bar association is overhauling ethics rules for attorneys for the first time in 30 years, and some lawyers are not happy about a proposal that would open them up to discipline for having sex with clients. California currently bars attorneys from coercing a client into sex or demanding sex in exchange for legal representation. Supporters of an all-out ban say the relationship between a lawyer and client is inherently uneq…
#LosAngeles_Chronicles : Investigation ongoing in freeway crash that left four people dead in Gardena
GARDENA >> The investigation continues into a solo-car crash on a freeway transition road in Gardena early Sunday that left three young men and a young woman dead. The identities of the four victims of the 3:30 a.m. crash on a winding cloverleaf interchange between the 110 and 91 freeways were not released Sunday pending positive identification and notification of their families, Los Angeles County coroner’s officials said. California Highway Patrol offici…
#SHOOTING,New Orleans : New Orleans shooting leaves 1 dead, 9 injured: 'It was panic'
Police had already increased patrols in New Orleans' bustling French Quarter before gunfire erupted early Sunday, leaving one man dead and nine other people wounded in a tourist district famed for its bars, bright lights and live music. 25-year-old Demontris Toliver ,died at a hospital Extra uniformed and plainclothes officers were on duty and ambulance crews were on standby for what Mayor Mitch Landrieu said was supposed to be a festive time with college and pro football games…
#US_Politics,#Donald_President : Trump Claims “Millions Of People Who Voted Illegally” Cost Him Popular Vote.
President-elect Donald Trump took to his favorite social media platform Sunday to send a post alleging that he would have won the popular vote. It comes after recount efforts are underway in Wisconsin, formally requested by the Green Party’s Jill Stein. Stein made the request after reports that voting equipment had been compromised or hacked around the country. While Hillary Clinton won the popular vote, Trump won the presidency by acquiring more Electoral votes through more state victories. In addition to winning the Electoral College …
#Cubalibre,#elcomunismoestamuerto : Orlando's Cubans hope Castro's death brings change
It was after 1 a.m. Saturday when a phone call from Miami woke Cesar Calvet. His wife's aunt was calling from Miami, where people were celebrating in the streets. Fidel Castro, Cuba's long-ruling dictator, had died at age 90. "I said, 'oh my gosh,' " said Calvet, who first came from Cuba to Orlando in 1961. "I took me a moment to assimilate what she was saying." Calvet, 71, fled the island at 15 as part of Operatio…
#Donald_President : Trump Calls Stein’s Recount Efforts A “Scam” For Money
NEW YORK “The people have spoken and the election is over,” retorted President-elect Donald J. Trump in direct response to the Green Party’s Jill Stein and her attempts to force an election results recount in three key states. Stein formally requested the recount in Wisconsin Friday and said she plans to do the same in Pennsylvania and Michigan — to investigate whether electronic voting machines were hacked or compromised. Trump narrowly won those three reliably Democratic strongholds. “Ther…
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