Thursday, February 28, 2019
'Halt and Catch Fire' actress Lisa Sheridan dead at 44
“Halt and Catch Fire” actress Lisa Sheridan died at her New Orleans home on Feb. 25 at age 44, according to multiple reports. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
'Beverly Hills, 90210' rebooting with original cast
The original stars of "Beverly Hills, 90210" are planning a high school reunion with a twist. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
'Halt and Catch Fire' actress Lisa Sheridan reportedly dead at 44
“Halt and Catch Fire” actress Lisa Sheridan died at her New Orleans home on Feb. 25 at age 44, according to multiple reports. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Ukraine pulls out of Eurovision song contest over political dispute
Ukraine has pulled out of this year's Eurovision song contest following a politically-tinged dispute between the singer who won the national competition and the country's national public broadcaster. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Search resumes for 2 European climbers missing in Pakistan
Pakistani authorities have resumed a search for pair of missing climbers from Italy and Britain, a day after the operation was disrupted due to tensions between Pakistan and India. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
US-backed Syria fighters find mass grave near IS-held area
A spokesman for U.S.-backed forces fighting the Islamic State group in Syria says they have uncovered a mass grave near the last IS-held pocket in the country's east. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Teen video app Musical.ly agrees to $5.7 million FTC fine
The operator of a video-sharing app popular with teenagers agreed to pay $5.7 million to settle federal allegations it illegally collected personal information from children. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
F1 champion Lewis Hamilton selling $57 million NYC apartment he never used
Neighbors say the price is "out-of-whack." https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Sean Hannity: Dems laid bare their true agenda during the Trump-Kim summit -- and used Michael Cohen
Dems care more about embarrassing Trump than making the world safer. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Man, 19, accused of assaulting 81-year-old over MAGA hat
Authorities say a young man at a New Jersey supermarket assaulted an 81-year-old who was wearing a "Make America Great Again" hat. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
EU lawmakers: Albania opposition fight damages path to bloc
A group of European Parliament lawmakers has strongly denounced the resignation of Albania's opposition from parliament and violence in recent protests. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
The lunch that never was: Trump's North Korea summit falters
The table was set, with flowers in vases and menus tucked inside white napkins. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Norwegian police: tycoon's missing wife may be dead
Norwegian police say they still have "no signs of life" in the alleged abduction four months ago of the wife of one of Norway's richest men, and she may be dead. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Sweden arrests person suspected of spying on refugees
The Swedish domestic security agency says a person has been arrested on suspicion of spying on refugees who fled to Sweden. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Trump-autographed ‘Hillary’ dollar up for bid
Bidding is underway on an unusual souvenir from the 2016 presidential campaign: a novelty dollar bill showing Hillary Clinton behind bars. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Blistering winds turn Upstate New York homes into ‘ice houses’ along Lake Ontario
Blistering winds and frigid temperatures in Upstate New York this week froze the water spray from Lake Ontario, turning homes along the beach into “ice houses.” https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Former NFL coach Mike McCarthy went on 'tirade' against ref at stepson's high school basketball game, officials say
Former Super Bowl-winning head coach Mike McCarthy launched into a "verbal tirade" against a high school basketball referee this week after his stepson's team lost by one point, according to a report. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Tucker Carlson: Michael Cohen is a distraction -- and we are all falling for it
Michael Cohen is Trump's personal lawyer of 10 years. He now hates Donald Trump and would like to destroy him. If Michael Cohen had the dime, he would drop it. But he doesn't. There is nothing there. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
EU to help finance Turkish rail line to Bulgaria
A top European Union official says the EU will help finance the construction of a railway line connecting Istanbul to the Bulgarian border with a 275-million-euro ($314 million) grant. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Court hearing set in Capital Gazette shooting case
Attorneys for the man accused of killing five people at the Capital Gazette newsroom will have a chance to ask for more details about the charges against their client in a court hearing. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Cohen testimony was ‘bombshell that didn’t explode’: Marc Thiessen
Former Trump attorney Michael Cohen's highly anticipated public appearance before a House panel didn’t live up to the hype, Washington Post columnist Marc Thiessen argued Wednesday. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Defense sums up case in Belgium Jewish museum slaying
The defense lawyer for a man charged with terror offenses over the killing of four people at a Jewish museum in Belgium is summing up his case, a week before the verdict is to be handed down. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Shark population growing off Cape Cod spurs ‘nightmares’ for researcher
The growing shark population off the coast of Massachusetts has one researcher losing sleep https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
California's hidden threat: High-risk volcanoes that might erupt in the next decade
For years now, California has been bracing for the "big one" — the magnitude 6.7 or greater earthquake that is expected to send ripples through the state within the century. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
At Facebook, Google and many other tech companies the level of political intolerance is stunning
The tech giants of Silicon Valley, particularly Google and Facebook, have faced intense criticism in recent years for promoting partisan political agendas in the workplace. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey even admitted recently that conservative employees at his company “don't feel safe to express their opinions.” https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
China denies speculation of military presence in Afghanistan
China's defense ministry defended military cooperation with Tajikistan Thursday following a report of a sizeable Chinese troop presence at a base in the Central Asian state. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
CNN's Jim Acosta complains Trump snubbed him at news conference after US-North Korea summit ended
CNN’s Jim Acosta on Thursday bemoaned the fact that President Trump didn’t call on him during a news conference after the abrupt end of the Hanoi summit between the U.S. and North Korea. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Sexual assault suspect arrested while attempting to flee to China: police say
A sexual assault suspect was arrested at the Los Angeles International Airport while trying to flee to China, police said. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Father hurls 4 children out of upper floor window in Croatia
Police say a man threw his four small children from the upper floor window of their family home on a Croatian island, injuring two of them seriously. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Afghan police: Taliban storm security outpost, killing 5
Afghanistan's police say Taliban fighters stormed a security outpost in the northern Balkh province killing 5 personnel. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
What to know about Estonia's March 3 general election
Nearly a million people are eligible to vote Sunday to choose Estonia's 101-seat Riigikogu legislature, where the outgoing prime minister and his Center Party is pitted against the center-right opposition Reform Party. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Trump-Kim summit ends abruptly with no deal: 'I'd rather do it right than do it fast'
Plus, 'impressed' Trump slams 'fake' Michael Cohen hearing https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Don Shirley’s niece slams Oscar-winning ‘Green Book’ for inaccuracies: ‘Talk about cultural appropriation’
“Green Book” won three Academy Awards Sunday, including Best Picture, but not everyone was celebrating on Hollywood’s biggest night of the year. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Cadbury hiring chocolate taste-taster to work for $14 per hour
The job interview process reportedly involves “choco-challenges” where applicants will be tested on their ability to detect taste differences among the different chocolates. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Tiny purses take over Paris Fashion Week, draw mixed responses
Move over tiny sunglasses! According to Simon Porte Jacquemus, it’s all about ridiculously itsy-bitsy totes now. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Kim Jong Un may not even need a nuclear deterrent anymore thanks to this stunning weapon
The North Korean dictator has a stunning weapon that’s not even on the negotiating table: cyber, and an army of 6,000 hackers supported by China. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Michael Cohen says he’s a fool – No one can argue with that
Michael Cohen said he had no evidence of Trump campaign collusion with Russia to win the 2016 presidential election. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Exchange between Cohen and congresswoman turns into instant meme
Michael Cohen, President Trump’s ex-fixer, delivered a hard-hitting testimony before Congress on Wednesday that, most would agree, was devoid of any humor. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Israel frees Palestinian woman lawmaker held for 20 months
The family of a Palestinian lawmaker says Israeli authorities have released Khalida Jarrar after 20 months of holding her in detention without raising charges. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
UN faults Israel over deadly 2018 crackdown on Gaza protests
U.N.-backed investigators say Israeli soldiers intentionally fired on civilians and could have committed crimes against humanity during crackdowns against Palestinian demonstrations in Gaza last year that left 189 people dead. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Germany probes apparent payment to deported 9/11 convict
German prosecutors are investigating how a Moroccan man convicted of helping the Hamburg-based Sept. 11, 2001, suicide pilots was apparently paid some 7,000 euros ($7,960) before he was deported to his homeland last year. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Trump says he doesn’t think Kim Jong Un knew about Warmbier
President Donald Trump told reporters in Vietnam he didn’t think North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un was involved in the death of American college student Otto Warmbier. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Trump 'impressed' that Cohen told House panel he saw no collusion between campaign, Russia
President Trump, speaking in Vietnam on Thursday after the abrupt end of his summit with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, said he was actually “impressed” with his former lawyer Michael Cohen, who told a U.S. House panel grilling him Wednesday that there was no collusion between Trump's presidential campaign and Russia. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Liz Peek: Why doesn’t Bernie Sanders release his tax records?
Is Bernie Sanders hiding something? You have to wonder. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Cohen testimony against Trump unethical – Dems commit abuse of power
Congress and the corrupt Washington Establishment set a new low for abuse of power Wednesday with the testimony of Michael Cohen before the House Oversight and Reform Committee. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Two arrested in brawl over crab legs at Alabama buffet: report
Customers at an Alabama buffet were boiling mad while waiting in line for crab legs and took to using tongs as weapons during a brawl at the eatery, police said. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Neither Trump nor Kim seemed willing to budge on key issues, resulting in summit breakdown
From what could be gleaned at President Trump's Thursday news conference in Hanoi, it seemed that his second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ultimately failed because both sides stood firm on the matters most important to them. For North Korea it was sanctions and for the U.S. it was denuclearization. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Russian officials charge owners of 'whale prison'
Russian officials have brought charges against four companies in the Far East which have been keeping some 100 whales in small, crowded pools that environmentalists have dubbed a "whale prison." https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Under hyperpartisan questioning, did Michael Cohen damage Trump?
Trump's image was scuffed up, but by a guy who had soiled his own reputation. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Anti-Trump media give positive coverage to convicted liar Michael Cohen
Former Trump lawyer and confessed liar Michael Cohen drew sympathetic coverage in the anti-Trump media when he testified before Congress. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
New Mexico hunter shot by dog says dog was fatally shot weeks later: report
A New Mexico man who was infamously shot by his dog while rabbit hunting last year said the dog was fatally shot weeks later. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Lady Gaga slams rumors of Bradley Cooper relationship, calls social media the ‘toilet of the internet’
Lady Gaga firmly rejected speculation that she is romantically involved with Bradley Cooper after their performance at the Oscars generated lots of buzz on social media. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Chilling video shows NYC gunman opening fire in broad daylight: cops
A suspected gunman who opened fire in broad daylight on a street in New York City last week, sending residents running for their lives, is being sought by police. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Tokyo court says lawyers again seeking Ghosn release on bail
A Japanese court says lawyers for Carlos Ghosn, the former Nissan Motor Co. chairman detained for more than three months in Tokyo, have requested his release on bail. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Double-amputee allegedly shoots doctor in neck inside Florida VA medical center: reports
A doctor was shot in the neck by a double amputee patient Wednesday night at the West Palm Beach VA Medical Center but managed to restrain the patient, according to reports. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
HOA threatens resident with fine after car leaves unusual shape in snow: report
A homeowner’s association (HOA) in Tennessee threatened to fine a resident $100 after her car left a phallic-shaped image in the condo’s parking lot following a light dusting of snow, a report said Tuesday. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Israel awaits decision on Netanyahu corruption indictment
Israel is awaiting the attorney general's decision on whether to indict Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on a series of corruption allegations. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
What US liaison office in North Korea could mean
President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Thursday both said they support the opening of a U.S. liaison office in Pyongyang. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
US envoy says US-Taliban talks in Qatar to resume Saturday
The U.S. envoy leading the talks with the Taliban says the negotiations have been put on hold until this weekend. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Russian choir draws criticism over performance describing nuclear attack on U.S.
The Russian Orthodox Church expressed regret over a choir performance that featured a satirical Soviet-era song depicting a nuclear attack on the United States in the midst of heightened tension between Washington and Moscow. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Kamala Harris ‘mischaracterized’ past SF policy on undocumented minors, CNN says
U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris “mischaracterized” a 2008 San Francisco policy regarding undocumented minors when she participated in a CNN podcast earlier this week, the network asserted Wednesday. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
The Latest: Schools close in Pakistan-held Kashmir
The Latest on escalating India-Pakistan tensions (all times local): 11:15 a.m. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Wednesday, February 27, 2019
Baby killed after driver crashes into shopping cart in Texas
San Antonio police say a suspected intoxicated driver crashed into a shopping cart in a parking lot, killing a baby who was sitting in the cart's seat as her mother unloaded groceries. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Cheerleading coaches banned from competition over gag awards
The coaches of a Wisconsin cheerleading squad have been banned from competitions following complaints about a banquet that included gag awards for team members' breasts and buttocks. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Poland open to meeting with Israel after Holocaust spat
Poland is open to a meeting with Israel also involving other countries from central Europe, after it pulled out of a similar meeting last week, Poland's foreign minister said Wednesday. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Laura Ingraham: Dems are so attached to abortion, they can't see that voters don’t want what they're selling
The left, blinded by their dogmatic attachment to abortion, can't see that Americans don't want what they're selling. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
A very merry Christmas at Best Buy with sales booming
Best Buy is reporting big holiday sales numbers, more evidence that Americans are willing and able to spend. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Ivanka Trump mocked by Trevor Noah over comments on Green New Deal, Ocasio-Cortez
The president’s daughter and White House senior adviser spoke about a guaranteed minimum wage during a conversation with Fox News host Steve Hilton about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the Democrat-backed Green New Deal. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Janet Jackson launching Las Vegas residency in May
Janet Jackson is heading to Las Vegas. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen disbarred in New York
Michael Cohen has been disbarred in New York, with a court ruling that President Trump’s former lawyer’s guilty plea in Robert Mueller’s investigation automatically stripped him of his eligibility to practice law. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
R. Kelly insiders may have helped R&B star with sexual abuse: prosecutors
After R. Kelly met a girl celebrating her 16th birthday at a restaurant, it was his manager who handed her Kelly's business card with the R&B star's personal phone number on it, telling the teen that Kelly wanted her to give him a call, according to prosecutors. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Vodka 'bound for North Korea' to be destroyed or sold
Dutch customs officials who discovered thousands of bottles of vodka suspected of being smuggled to North Korea say the illicit cargo will likely be sold at auction or destroyed. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Cops: Gunman broke into home, fatally shot pizza deliveryman
Authorities say a pizza deliveryman was shot and killed when he made a delivery to a home under construction in Philadelphia. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
EU warns Italy to slash rampant public debt
The European Union says it's concerned about Italy's debt and is warning the government in Rome to shore up its public finances. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Log cabin-style Kentucky home, made with hand-hewn reclaimed wood, selling for $250G
Talk about country living. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Sean Hannity: The left is rooting for Trump to fail with North Korea. Their hatred of the president is psychotic
To the left, hating Trump is more important than rooting for his success with North Korea. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
UK wildfires rip through "Winnie the Pooh" forest
Unseasonably warm and dry weather have fueled fires in Britain, with blazes at Ashdown Forest — made famous by the "Winnie the Pooh" books — as well as West Yorkshire's Saddleworth Moor and Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Tucker Carlson: Yes, there is a fascist threat to America. But it's not from Trump
If you want to know what the left is actually doing, listen to the way they attack other people. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Russia says it will evacuate Syria refugee camp, blaming US
Russian officials say they are organizing an evacuation from a refugee camp in southern Syria where tens of thousands suffer from lack of food and medical supplies. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Trump shakes hands with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un at start of Hanoi summit
President Trump shook hands with North Korea leader Kim Jong Un in Vietnam's capital on Wednesday to kick off what is to be the two leaders second summit meeting as part of a deal to end North Korea's nuclear ambitions. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Todd Starnes: Leftists say judge is unfit to serve because of his Christian beliefs
A Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate is facing an onslaught of attacks from radical leftist groups who contend his religious beliefs should disqualify him from serving as a judge. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Australian man sentenced to 5 years in Bali prison for drugs
A court in Bali has sentenced an Australian man and his Indonesian girlfriend to five years and four months in prison each for possessing cocaine. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Bahrain's Gulf Air says it is delaying, cancelling flights
The Bahrain-based long-haul carrier Gulf Air is acknowledging it is cancelling and delaying flights without explaining why. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Iraq says it can help return IS fighters to their countries
Iraq's prime minister says his country could help repatriate captured Islamic State group fighters to their countries if asked. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Macron, Merkel to hold talks on Brexit and other EU issues
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is heading to Paris to meet with French President Emmanuel Macron to discuss Brexit, relations with the United States and other European issues. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Ivanka Trump says she backs minimum wage -- but not handouts for those ‘unwilling to work’
Ivanka Trump said Tuesday that she supports a minimum wage, but doesn’t back handouts for those “unwilling to work.” https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
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