Claremont Police Chief Mark Chase told the newspaper his department is investigating an August 28 incident involving several juveniles. New Hampshire police are investigating an incident in which a group of teenagers allegedly hung a biracial 8-year-old boy from a tree, as reported by Valley News . Lire la suite »
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Lightning, Thunderstorms Strike Parts of the Bay Area
Some of those lightning strikes caused fires and various property damage across the Bay Area. Storms are forecast to bring brief bursts of rain, unsafe cloud-to-ground lightning, elevated wildfire risks, and gusty winds. On the peninsula, Woodside Fire Protection District Chief Dan Ghiorso said around 7 p.m. that crews there were responding to multiple lightning strikes that caused fires in the area. Lire la suite »
North Korea crisis: United Nations approves tough new sanctions over nuclear program
Mr Nebenzia previously raised a proposal along with China to offer a suspension of US and South Korean military exercises in exchange for the suspension of North Korean nuclear and missile testing. Merkel said that she backed sanctions as a means of bringing North Korea to the negotiating table. He said: "My delegation condemns in the strongest terms and categorically rejects the latest illegal and unlawful UN Security Council resolution". Lire la suite »
China-born New Zealand lawmaker says he's loyal to new home
He served on New Zealand's parliamentary select committee for foreign affairs, defence and trade from October 2014 until he was replaced in March 2016, according to the Financial Times. Mr Bill English, the leader of the National party, said he had always been aware that Dr Yang was involved in military intelligence when he lived in China, The New Zealand Herald reported. Lire la suite »
UN Security Council adopts new NKorea sanctions
According to Rycroft , these sanctions are different. DPRK stands for the North's formal name, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. "If it proves it can live in peace, the world will live in peace with it", Haley added. Still, North Korea denounced efforts by Washington to impose new United Nations -backed sanctions against the country. These additional measures were also included to limit North Korea's ability to smuggle products like coal and iron - particularly on the high seas. Lire la suite »
Seoul seeks Russian support to resolve nuclear crisis
The U.N.S.C. reiterated that North Korea should fully comply with its worldwide obligations, including the Security Council Resolution 2371, which was adopted last month. China and Russian Federation do not favour the military option . Mr Putin said he believes U.S. president Donald Trump's administration is willing to defuse tensions over North Korea's nuclear ambitions. Lire la suite »
Mum-of-five locks two of her kids like caged animals
Malista Ness-Hopkins is facing five charges of abuse and neglect after social services made the shocking discovery in Mears, Virginia. Accomack County Social Services worker Kate Bonniwell testified that she visited the home after the agency received a complaint in July. Lire la suite »
Donald Trump is likely to visit China in November, says United States official
The Trump administration adopted a totally new approach with this resolution, circulating an American draft Tuesday and setting a vote six days later. Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang told reporters that Beijing "approves further reactions and necessary measures by the UN Security Council" in response to the nuclear test. Lire la suite »
Sept départements du Nord-Est placés en vigilance orange — Pluies-inondations
La période de vigilance s'étend de ce mercredi 18 h à jeudi 09 h. Sept départements ont été placés, mercredi 13 septembre, en vigilance orange "pluie-inondation". Lire la suite »
North Korea rejects UN sanctions resolution, warns US
Monday's resolution comes just over a month after the passage at the UNSC of resolution 2371 on August 5, itself a response to two tests by North Korea of Hwasong-14 intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) in July. Kim threw a banquet over the weekend to reward the scientists and engineers behind the September 3 test, which North Korea said was a hydrogen bomb. Lire la suite »
Hurricane Katia spins off Mexico Gulf coast, menaces Veracruz
According to the latest update from the National Hurricane Center , Hurricane Katia now has maximum sustained winds near 90 miles per hour, and some additional strengthening is forecast over the next day. A tropical storm warning is in effect for an area north of Cabo Rojo to Rio Panuco and south of Laguna Verde to Puerto Veracruz . Forecasters have predicted damaging winds, drenching rains and a unsafe storm surge from the Gulf of Mexico . Lire la suite »
Supreme Court grants Texas stay request on electoral maps
All four of the Court's Democrats would have denied the stay. The high court also blocked a ruling from the lower court that invalidated nine Texas House districts also because GOP lawmakers had drawn them to "ensure Anglo control". You can read a summary of the many twists and turns in this case, as well as the legal issues before the Supreme Court, here. The crux of the case is that, last month, a three-judge panel of federal judges held that two Texas congressional districts were ... Lire la suite »
Post-Tropical Cyclone Irma brings rain, could dissipate Tuesday
Road Superintendent Lowell Bean said that although the bulk of Irma was projected to pass west and south of Hawkins County, high winds still could affect the county. Slight rain showers are expected in the Upstate and Western North Carolina on Tuesday with the wind gusts ending by mid-afternoon. The weather should improve by Friday and the weekend, which is encouraging news for Rhythm and Roots in downtown Bristol! The Valley has experienced a relatively dry week over the past several ... Lire la suite »
Everyone stop panicking, the NES Classic Mini will return
However, the company said it will now continue into 2018. The Super NES Classic Edition is a smaller version of Nintendo's Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES), which followed the NES to Europe in 1992. NES Classic Edition features 30 classic NES games such as the original Super Mario Bros . With the recent announcement of the SNES Classic Mini, and the nearly immediate selling out of pre-order stock, many people were expecting a similar situation. Lire la suite »
Hurricane Irma: storm makes landfall in Southern Florida with life-threatening surges
Around 5.7 million homes and businesses in the state are without power. Hundreds of thousands of people spent the night in emergency shelters. Gov. Nathan Deal is asking people to stay indoors as Tropical Storm Irma claims lives and damages trees and buildings. Lire la suite »
Mississippi's NCAA infractions hearing ends after 2 days
After receiving the NOA, the Rebels self-imposed a one-year postseason ban for the 2017 season. Former Ole Miss coach Hugh Freeze was charged with violating his responsibility legislation, and the university was charged with lack of institutional control. Lire la suite »
Trump Commemorates 9/11 Anniversary with Moment of Silence
The sky over New York City was a strikingly clear blue as people were arriving to work on September 11, 2001 . Yet last year's 15th anniversary ceremony became entangled in the presidential campaign when Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton left abruptly, stumbled into a van and ultimately revealed she'd been diagnosed days earlier with pneumonia. Lire la suite »
Dreamers, families and allies protest program's end — DACA
If liberals are really all that distressed over Trump's DACA announcement they need to call their congressman and senators to complain. And he announced a similar, but much larger, program called Deferred Action for Parents of Americans - which would give the same protections as DACA to immigrants whose children were US citizens or permanent residents. Lire la suite »
FCA calls out ICOs as potential hotbed for fraud
On Tuesday, the United Kingdom watchdog shone a light on the largely unregulated ICO space, calling the investments "very high-risk" and "speculative". In addition, digital currency exchanges that facilitate the exchange of certain tokens should consider if they need to be authorised by the FCA to be able to deliver their services". Lire la suite »
Tanker, dredger collide in Singapore waters, 5 crew missing
A total of 12 crew - 11 Chinese nationals and one Malaysian - were onboard the dredger. Seven Chinese citizens were rescued promptly by the Singapore Police Coast Guard and are now receiving treatment at the Singapore General Hospital. MPA has launched search and rescue operations involving 10 vessels with the help of the Republic of Singapore Navy, Singapore Civil Defence Force and the Police Coast Guard. Lire la suite »
Former Auburn OL Antwuan Jackson Announces Ohio State Commitment
Jackson took an official visit to Ohio State in 2016, but he ultimately made a decision to go to Auburn. When he left Auburn earlier this year, Ohio State was on the list of schools he could not transfer directly to. 1 overall recruiting class in the country in the 247Sports composite team rankings. On Tuesday, Jackson, a 6-foot-2, 305-pound defensive tackle prospect, announced he had committed to the Buckeyes as a member of their 2018 recruiting class. Lire la suite »
GOP ponders tax overhaul's effect on deficit
The president lumped McCaskill in the camp of "obstructionists" he said are thwarting his agenda. Jim Risch, a Republican from Idaho. Liberals be nice...remember you're the tolerant ones. GOP leaders do not think it will happen, realistically. John Hinderaker, at the popular Powerline blog , noted the AP "gleefully" headlined its story "Republicans jumping ship amid dissatisfaction in Trump era". Lire la suite »
Pyongyang threatens United States with 'greatest pain'
The resolution instead bans trade in textiles, cuts off natural gas shipments to North Korea , places a ceiling on deliveries of refined oil products and caps crude oil shipments at current levels. The revised resolution would condemn "in the strongest terms" the latest nuclear test, which Pyongyang said was of a hydrogen bomb, calling it a "flagrant" violation of previous council resolutions banning all nuclear tests. Lire la suite »
Suu Kyi to skip UN General Assembly
The United Nations is working to set up shelters and healthcare facilities - as well as provide clean water - for the more than 290,000 Rohingya refugees now in Bangladesh . This has fueled the ethnic cleansing and leaves the Rohingya Muslims without an option to escape. The de facto leader of Myanmar, Aung San Suu Kyi, is facing mounting global criticism, with The White House urging her to "respect the rule of law" and step up all efforts to end the widespread displacement of ... Lire la suite »
North Korea sanctions 'nothing compared to what will have to happen'
The draft drops a proposed oil embargo and instead intends to impose a ban on condensates and natural gas liquids, a cap of two million barrels a year on refined petroleum products, and a cap crude oil exports to North Korea at current levels. Lire la suite »