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Hacked Coincheck exchange to be taken over by Monex
The firm's goal would be to install a new management team and rebuild Coincheck under its supervision. Monex itself then issued a statement in which it confirmed "we have been considering the acquisition of the cryptocurrency firm mentioned in the report today but have not made any decision yet". [Full Article...]
Police respond to "active shooter situation" at YouTube's California headquarters
Shots were heard from inside the offices as well as the surrounding area, a San Bruno city manager told Buzzfeed News. Breaking A shooter has opened fire at the headquarters of YouTube in San Bruno, California, just south of San Francisco. [Full Article...]
Phoenix mother uses stun gun to wake son for church
Phoenix police officers arrested her and she was booked into jail on a felony child abuse charge, KPHO-TV reported Maricopa County Court documents said. The stun gun was taken in as evidence and while the teenager said he wasn't hurt, he did appear to have two small bumps on his leg in a spot where he claimed he was tased, according to the police report. [Full Article...]
Designer of deadly waterslide arrested at DFW Airport
Ride designer Schooley landed at Dallas-Fort Worth International from China , the U.S. Marshals Service said in a statement on Monday night, and was taken into custody. The Kansas Department of Labor said it plans to conduct a full audit of the water park's inspection records before it reopens. Henry's desire to "rush the project" caused the company to "skip fundamental steps in the design proc... [Full Article...]
Queen's husband Prince Philip hospitalized for hip surgery
Prince Philip , Duke of Edinburgh, attend Christmas Day church services in 2017. Philip's surgery comes after he was forced to miss out on numerous events over the Easter period due to problems with his hip. Prince Philip first announced his retirement in May previous year, which followed decades alongside his wife Queen Elizabeth , and attending events to support his own charities and organi... [Full Article...]
UK Government Unveils One Of 'World's Toughest' Bans On Ivory Sales
Government confirmation comes in the wake of a consultation on the issue, in which 88% of the 70,000 responses backed a ban. Exemptions from the ban have been tightened since the consultation was published . Matthew Hatchwell, the director of conservation at the Zoological Society of London, said: "Legal domestic ivory markets are intrinsically linked to the illegal ivory trade that is driving... [Full Article...]
New OR gun control proposal tackles safe gun storage
It came less than a week after hundreds of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in protest of mass shootings and gun violence - including 2,500 who squeezed onto the steps of the Capitol in Montpelier . Gutierrez said high gun violence rates in places such as Baltimore, is evidence that the federal government needs to pass stricter gun laws, because it's nearly impossible for state ... [Full Article...]
British manufacturer De La Rue appeals for passport contract
But reports that Franco-Dutch firm Gemalto, rather than Britain's De La Rue Plc , had won the tender to produce them angered some Britons and the Daily Mail said more than 270,000 people had signed its petition demanding the contract go to a British company. [Full Article...]
SUV plunge off cliff may have been intentional, police say
The crash killed married couple Jennifer and Sara Hart, as well as three of their adopted children; 19-year-old Markis Hart , 14-year-old Jeremiah Hart and 14-year-old Abigail Hart . "She said they were abusing her", said Bruce . Baarts said on the front of the search warrant, a box was checked that asked if a felony was committed. [Full Article...]
Donald Trump says he will use military to protect United States border
Trump said , saying Mexico bowed to pressure from the U.S.to take action. Other Cabinet officials and senior aides, however, have received similar positive comments while under fire only to be fired. "And it's going to be changed, we need the wall , we need protection and we're going to change our immigration laws at the border and elsewhere". According to a BuzzFeed report , the caravan... [Full Article...]
Trump criticizes China for imposing retaliatory tariffs
The upcoming trade war between the U.S. and China have already sparked, but neither Washington nor Beijing want to reach an open business conflict. Take Marathon County in Wisconsin, where 140 local families grow ginseng, a root that is used in herbal remedies and is popular in Asia. The import duties on those products will be raised by an extra 15 percent. [Full Article...]
Governor of Russia's Kemerovo resigns over deadly mall fire
Aman Tuleyev, 73, who had been in his post in Kemerovo for nearly 21 years and was a loyal ally of Vladimir Putin said in a video address that he had asked the president if he could leave. People rallied in the hundreds to demand justice for the victims and their family, calling for the resignations of regional authorities and the prosecution of those found responsible. [Full Article...]
United Nations raises $2 billion in Yemen appeal
A coalition warship conducted a "swift intervention" foiling the attack, it said, without identifying the type of weapon used in the assault. The tanker suffered a slight hit, but continued on its route, according to Alarabiya. Tehran and the Houthis deny the charge. The United Nations Secretary-General has called for both sides in the Yemen conflict to come to a political agreement to end a... [Full Article...]
India welcomes United States designation of Pakistan's MML as terror outfit
Another LeT front, Tehreek-e-Azadi-e-Kashmir (TAJK), was also added to the USA list of terror groups, it said. Its founder Hafiz Saeed had also been identified as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist by the United States government in May 2008, just a few months before the LeT terrorists carried out the November 26-28, 2008 terror strikes in Mumbai, killing over 170 people and injuring many... [Full Article...]
German prosecutors file for extradition of ex-Catalan leader Puigdemont
The German government has insisted Puigdemont's extradition is a matter for the courts, even though last week his German lawyer Wolfgang Schomburg said he would also be looking to the German government in his attempts to get the ex-Catalan leader freed. [Full Article...]
Pakistani Christian family shot dead, Islamic State claims attack
An Islamic State press statement released on Tuesday said that a "covert unit" of ISIS militants "managed to target a number of the combatant Christians". Christians seem to have been stuck at the worst corner of the world. "Christians find themselves at the worst end of society with millions stuck in slavery or undertaking sewerage and cleaning jobs commensurate with their untouchable status"... [Full Article...]
UK-based anti-Muslim flyers raise UVa security concerns
And now it is getting worse with incidents like Punish a Muslim Day, So there is a response to that hatred with the message of love with #LoveAMuslimDay on 20th April. Volunteers have signed up under the initiative to walk people home, or to stay on the phone with anyone concerned about violence. People are even sending messages to comfort Muslims and asking them to reach for help if they are fe... [Full Article...]
Meek Mill's Request for Prison Release Denied
The push to get Meek Mill out jail has gained some serious momentum lately. Mill was sentenced in November to two to four years in prison for violating probation stemming from a 2008 drug and weapon possession conviction. But their pleas have apparently fallen on deaf ears. On Monday, Judge Genece Brinkley reportedly shut down the request of Mill's team to temporarily set the rapper free b... [Full Article...]
New Exodus of Rohingya Boat People Unlikely
A total of 56 people, including women and children, were travelling in the wooden boat that was spotted by the Malaysian coast guard two days ago in southern Thailand, an official told Efe news. The exodus then peaked in 2015, when an estimated 25,000 people fled across the Andaman Sea for Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia, many drowning in unsafe and overloaded boats. [Full Article...]
Govt fully committed to welfare, will strengthen SC/ST Act: HM
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister , Yogi Adityanath also appealed to the protestors to maintain law and order and that the central and state government are " dedicated towards the welfare of all backward classes ". The compensation payable to the victims was also enhanced. But the bench said: "We have not said don't implement the Act..." The top court said that the Centre's review petition will be ... [Full Article...]