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Dad Allegedly Beat Baby into Coma; Wanted Mom to Have Abortion
When she got there, the baby was fighting to breath. Nylah remains in a coma as of this writing. 'I didn't even want to have a baby by her (and) it's sad to say, but f*** it, s*** happens, ' he wrote in February 2016. Taylor at first claimed that he had not beaten Nylah, saying that she had fallen off the bed and then saying she fell off the toilet, but doctors told police that her injuries were... [Full Article...]
US Warplane Shoots Down Iranian Armed Drone in Syria
Pentagon spokesperson Navy Capt. Jeff Davis said the U.S.is not aware of who was manning the drone , but noted that Iran has sold the Shaheed-129 drone to the Syrian government under Bashar al-Assad and the Lebanese militia Hezbollah. has brought down a Syrian military jet. Russian Federation accused the US-led coalition of "complicity with terrorism" by shooting down the drone. The SU-22... [Full Article...]
Lawyers Weigh In On High Court's Offensive-TM Ruling
After trademark examiners refused Tam's application, Tam brought a lawsuit, and in December 2015, he prevailed at the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's Trademark Trial and Appeal Board invalidated those trademark protections in 2014 , ruling that the name was "disparaging to Native Americans" and thus violated a clause in a federal tr... [Full Article...]
Gingrich on Trump's WH Bid: 'Lot More Fun Than a Yacht'
I don't think that tweet helped him", Gingrich said on ABC's "This Week". "The fix is in", Gingrich said. "I didn't think at the moment he was going to win". "He is infuriated, and legitimately, in my judgment, by this whole Russian bologna", Gingrich said. But maybe, maybe there was obstruction. Now they're talking about obstruction, going and looking at financial files'. [Full Article...]
US Senate backs legislation to slap new sanctions on Russian Federation
The Senate on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly - 97 to 2 - to add the Russian Federation measure to a bill sanctioning Iran for its work to develop ballistic missile technology, in a bipartisan rebuke to Trump's suggestions about improving relations with Russian Federation. [Full Article...]
Why the scorching heat in US Southwest is canceling flights
Hainan Airlines launched the first two nonstop flights from Las Vegas to Beijing in late 2016 but announced in May it was changing the departure times out of McCarran in the summer from late afternoon to early morning due to the heat. American Airlines spokesman Ross Feinstein said his company has also started limiting sales on some flights to manage aircraft weight for a safe and secure take... [Full Article...]
Dem Rep: People In Ohio Aren't Focused On Russia Like 'Obsessed' Democrats
The response from some: It better be. Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff is interviewed by news organizations as he campaigns for Georgia's 6th Congressional District special election in Chamblee. So it's time for change. "I don't think people in the beltway are realizing just how toxic the Democratic Party brand is in so many parts of the country". [Full Article...]
Uber Caves to Pressure, Rolls Out In-App Tipping Option
He'll be the second board member to step down in the last two weeks, after TPG Capital partner David Bonderman. And things don't stop there. The tipping option is one of many in a series of changes in Uber's " 180 days of Change ". [Full Article...]