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Netizens Confront Kavanaugh Accusers as One Admits to Making Up Rape Story
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley referred Judy Munro-Leighton to authorities after his office said she alleged that Kavanaugh and a friend raped her in the backseat of a vehicle - only for that story to fall apart. When committee staff eventually spoke with Munro-Leighton, she recanted, saying she only sent the email "as a way to grab attention" because she felt angry. [Full Article...]
Suspected Boko Haram militants kill 15 in northeast Nigeria-residentsNaija247news
The Nigeria Army while confirming the attacks however painted a different picture saying its troops successfully repelled the attacks. The National Emergency Management Agency yesterday confirmed that eight people were killed, many others injured; while dozens of other residents fled their homes when Boko Haram militants invaded two villages at Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State ... [Full Article...]
Tigress Avni, blamed for 13 deaths, shot dead in Maharashtra
The post-mortem was in progress at Nagpur's Gorewada Rescue Centre. "The man-eater animal has been killed", a senior forest official from Nagpur said. For about three months, 150 ground personnel, elephants and so-called expert trackers and shooters were on a quest to find Avni. The feline is said to have killed 13 persons since June previous year following which a massive hunt was launched b... [Full Article...]
Trump tries to scrap birthright citizenship, 1898 Chinese legal case complicates it
The latest scary proclamation from the president is an end to birthright citizenship. In his latest hardline immigration rhetoric , the US President on Tuesday expressed his intention to take the path of an executive order to deny automatic citizenship to children born of non-American parents in the US. [Full Article...]
Lincolnshire Fire & Rescue: Keep safe on bonfire night
Check where and when local displays are being held, and make sure you ask your neighbours if they're planning a display. Entry is priced at £3 and there is free parking. The first firework that was ever let off in Scotland has been traced as far back as 1507 when so-called "fireballs" were used by James IV. Barbecue, mulled wine and bar. [Full Article...]
Mysterious Mandarin Duck appears in NYC's Central Park
CBS New York reports that photographer Dennis Newsham can't get enough of the duck. A rogue Mandarin appeared in New York's Central Park almost a month ago, and has since captivated the city, attracting hordes of birders and curious onlookers and lighting up the internet. [Full Article...]
Kim Jong-un condemns sanctions as the work of ‘hostile forces’
East Coast. On a visit to a construction site in the Wonsan-Kalma tourist area in the country's northeast, Kim blamed global sanctions for hampering economic development. -North Korea negotiations said, "At the time of Secretary Pompeo's remarks, [the meeting] was being planned for the end of October, but I understand that it was delayed by a couple days due to circumstances on the US side". [Full Article...]
Migrants who throw stones at U.S. troops could be shot
The migrants have not said what route they intend to take, but any trek through the Gulf coast state of Veracruz could take them toward the Texas border. David Lapan, a retired Marine colonel who is a former spokesman for the chairman of the Joint Chiefs and the Department of Homeland Security, said that taking troops away from training and from their families to play a supporting role in bo... [Full Article...]