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Chattanooga firefighters rescue dog in Friday house fire
When firefighters arrived, about half of the home was on fire. Captain Danny Usher said upon arrival, light smoke was showing from under the residence. The home did suffer extensive damage but there were no injuries from the blaze. The fire broke out around lunch time Sunday near Highway 152 and Road 14 1/2. [Full Article...]
School bus falls in gorge in Himachal Pradesh, kills 23 children
The chief minister also lauded the bravery of Ranveer, a 10-year-old boy, who allegedly despite being himself injured reached the road site and informed people about the accident. Local BJP MLA, Rakesh Pathania, who was on the spot, said 27 bodies were recovered while two more had been spotted. Authorities say Conte had forced her way onto a marked Colonial Intermediate Unit school bus looki... [Full Article...]
Recovering Ex-Spy, Daughter, Offered New Identities in US
Christine Blanshard, medical director of Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust, said in a press conference on Tuesday morning: "We have now discharged Yulia from Salisbury District Hospital ". " All three had been exposed to a nerve agent ". A UK Home Office spokesman said: "We have refused a visitor visa application from Viktoria Skripal on the grounds that her application did not comply with the... [Full Article...]
Total and Aramco sign US$5b deal to build Jubail petrochemical complex
Coffman did not provide a timeline for the possible expansion of the Port Arthur refinery's crude oil processing capacity. Front-end engineering and design of the project will commence in the third quarter of 2018. The cracker will feed other petrochemical and specialty chemical plants representing an overall amount of $4 billion investment by third party investors, it said, taking the total i... [Full Article...]
British PM, Donald Trump, Obamas not invited to Prince Harry's wedding
Foreign royalty who are friends of Harry's may make the list but "nobody will be invited because of the position they hold", according to a subsequent Palmer leak. The wedding guests will be people who have an existing direct relationship with the groom or the bride or with both, said a source at Kensington Palace , the official residence of William and Harry. [Full Article...]
Commonwealth Games: Team Nigeria falls in Table Tennis finals, bags Silver
In the final, Kamal, who has four CWG gold medals to his name now, set the ball rolling by beating Bode Abiodun in the opening singles. At the ongoing Games, Nigeria has so far won eight medals; four silver and four gold. The Games debutant men's doubles pair of Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty lost to Goh and Wee Kiong Tan 15-21 20-22 to keep Malaysia afloat for a while. [Full Article...]
CNN SHUTDOWN: Sanders SILENCES April Ryan Over 'RESIGNATION' Question
And as she tried to move on, the White House press corps worked together to try to corner Sanders on the topic. "No, and I think that's an absolutely ridiculous question", Sanders declared. Cohen has acted as his lawyer for decades, and insists the president knew nothing about the payment to Stormy Daniels , who he has denied having sex with. [Full Article...]
Trump Extols Qatar on Anti-terror, Reversing Past Critique
The Emir said Trump "has been very helpful in supporting us during this blockade", and thanked the American people for being "very supportive". "We're making sure terrorism funding is stopped in the countries that we are really related to", said Mr. [Full Article...]
Arizona Court: DACA Students Ineligible for In-State Tuition
Ridenour added that he felt the state's unanimous 7-0 Supreme Court's decision "is a setback for DACA students" and the board is hoping that Congress "will establish the lawful status and presence" of DACA recipients. DACA recipients and supporters protest for a clean Dream Act outside Disneyland in Anaheim, California U.S. January 22, 2018. "We're going to continue to find ways to further our e... [Full Article...]
China's Investment Deals in US Declined 90% in 2017
In 2017, the value of announced foreign direct investment deals from China into the United States plummeted by more than 90% from the year before, while much of the money that continued to flow into America was carryover from 2016 deals, the report said . [Full Article...]
National Football League player arrested after making a joke at airport counter
The team also unveiled a logo that will appear on players' jerseys this season and will later release a documentary and a book to commemorate its century-long existence. Davis is planned to come in court May 3 . By Green Bay Packers Ten decades have passed since the Green Bay Packers were first organized at a meeting in downtown Green Bay. [Full Article...]
FIR against lawyers for blocking chargesheet in Kathua rape and murder case
The main chargesheet details the roles played by the minor accused in the gruesome crime and includes charges of gang rape, murder, kidnapping, illegal confinement, destruction of evidence and criminal conspiracy under the Ranbir Penal Code, which is applicable to Jammu & Kashmir alone. [Full Article...]
OPCW Chemical Arms Inspectors to Deploy to Syria's Douma After Gov't Request
Joseph Dunford. "We're talking about humanity and it can't be allowed to happen", he said . The suspected chemical weapons attack late on Saturday killed at least 60 people, with more than 1,000 injured at several sites in Douma, a city near the capital, Damascus , according to a Syrian aid organization. [Full Article...]
France, Saudi Arabia agree on need to curb Iranian 'expansionism'
French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe (right) shakes hands with crown prince of Saudi Arabia Prince Mohammed bin Salman upon his arrival at the Hotel de Matignon in Paris on April 9, 2018. "Saudi Arabia is not resetting diplomatic ties with France", a source close to the Saudi government told AFP. The powerful young prince who is behind modernising reforms in Saudi Arabia is on a three-day t... [Full Article...]
Israel Informed Administration Ahead of Syria Strike
Seven Iranian military personnel were killed in the strike on the Tiyas, or T-4, air base near Homs, the Iranian Tasnim news agency reported on Tuesday. However, Israel has carried out numerous strikes in Syria, with some meant to stop Iran and allies including the Lebanese group Hezbollah from gaining strength near its borders. [Full Article...]
New Port-a-Fort Item Coming to Fortnite
It will be interesting to see what the sales and revenue numbers will look like when the mobile version of Fortnite launches on Android devices as well. For more on the wildly popular battle royale game, check out IGN's comprehensive wiki guide . On the day that it was made available to everyone, Epic Games earned more than $1.8 million! If it wasn't obvious before, Fortnite is taking the... [Full Article...]
United Kingdom and Ireland need to protect Good Friday agreement — George Mitchell
ON April 10, 1998, an agreement between the British and Irish Governments and the majority of political parties in Northern Ireland changed the Irish political landscape forever . Only then, with all parts of the agreement working properly, we will be in a position to build a Northern Ireland that is fit for the future. Later, Mr Clinton and Mr Mitchell will both receive the freedom of Belfast i... [Full Article...]
Angelina Jolie praises Queen Elizabeth II
As the queen and broadcaster Sir David Attenborough walk while discussing trees, they are interrupted by the sound of helicopters above. She added: '[My kids] ask me, "Why is it so important to her?" Despite being in her garden, the queen can't escape politics. [Full Article...]
Syria invites global watchdog to probe chemical strike claims
UK Prime Minister Theresa May has said she "utterly condemns" the "barbaric" alleged chemical weapons attack and called for backers of President Bashar al-Assad to be held to account. Assad regime forces struck targets in Eastern Ghouta's Douma district on Saturday midnight, using a toxic gas which left at least 78 civilians dead, according to Syrian Civil Defense, also known as the White Hel... [Full Article...]
Video shows 2 men assaulted in Miami Beach after gay pride parade
Muller said that the attack was completely unprovoked. According to Miami Beach Police, three of four men seen walking together along Ocean Drive were caught on video pushing the victims as they were walking out of the restoom, then punching and pummeling them repeatedly. [Full Article...]