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Rebecca Greenwell selected in 3rd round of WNBA Draft
She finished her career as a Husky as a two-time NCAA champion, an eight-time conference champion and a two-time WBCA All-American. Her dad played in the CFL. "That's who I am", Stocks said. "Like today, I need to get some shots up, whereas a few days ago I worked out with my dad (Chuck, a strength and conditioning trainer), and I just needed to lift". [Full Article...]
Zuckerberg's testimony is over, but scrutiny is just ramping up
This week, Facebook began notifying 87 million users whose data was acquired by Cambridge Analytica - a political data firm with ties to President Trump's election campaign. Users chose to share; they just clearly weren't aware of all that they were sharing. However, a former Facebook employee who used to work in its ads department took to Twitter to falsify Zuckerberg's response. [Full Article...]
Trump puts off Syria strike decision, saying he will talk to allies
The NBC News reports come several hours after French president Emmanuel Macron said he too has "proof" that the attack used chemical weapons. Energy Aspects' Mallinson said Trump's reference to Iran could be viewed as further evidence the USA president is not likely to renew the Iranian nuclear agreement. [Full Article...]
Israeli airstrike hits Gaza; Palestinian man reported killed
Yohanan Plesner, head of the nonpartisan think tank the Israel Democracy Institute and a captain in reserves for an Israeli special forces unit, said he believed Lieberman's claim of Murtaja's Hamas affiliation. Hamas has controlled Gaza since 2007 and have fought three wars with Israel since. The Palestinians consider the eastern part of Jerusalem as the capital of their future state. [Full Article...]
School district arming teachers with baseball bats
The Millcreek Township School District in Pennsylvania has equipped its teachers with baseball bats. "A lot has to be done by the school (teachers) to make sure that the classrooms and halls used for the GE14 are clean and usable for the students the following day", he told reporters here today. [Full Article...]
Cohen raid was legal, proper and likely justified
One final intriguing aspect of these events is the fact that the raid was conducted under the auspices of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of NY, not Special Counsel Bob Mueller's Office. But what has many Republicans anxious is that Trump openly mused about people advising him to fire Mueller. Patrick Cotter, a former federal prosecutor who practices law in Chicago, said T... [Full Article...]
Hawley Calls for Greitens to Resign
He has denied the blackmail, has not confirmed or denied a picture, and called the investigation a "witch hunt" into a consensual relationship. In the letter Thursday, the state senators argued that there is "no possible way" given the evidence that Missourians will accept Greitens as a "legitimate" governor from now on. [Full Article...]
Child sex abuse investigation leads to 150 arrests
After recovering evidence from the man's computer, Blackadar said numerous forces across Canada collaborated with the National Crime Agency and Homeland Security Investigations in the U.S.to get Project Mercury off the ground. Canadian jurisdictions involved in the case include Ottawa, Belleville, Ont., Thunder Bay, Ont., Edmonton, Saskatoon, Quebec, New Brunswick and Newfoundland. [Full Article...]