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Black bear enters Montana home & takes nap in closet, sheriff’s department says
Officials were able to unlock the door, but failed to get the bear to leave. Once on the scene, deputies discovered that bear somehow managed to open the front door and deadbolt the door from the inside. It began ripping the room apart before apparently feeling exhausted and climbing into the wardrobe for a nap. The sheriff's office said the homeowners were happy the bear was left in good heal... [Full Article...]
Iran executes former defence employee on charge of spying for Central Intelligence Agency
Jalal Hajizavar had left his post nine years ago and was convicted by a military court after an investigation which discovered documents and spying equipment at his home, the report said. Over the past weeks the USA and Iran's main regional rival Saudi Arabia have also blamed Iran for attacks on two oil tankers last week in the Gulf of Oman and on four tankers off the United Arab Emirates on May 1... [Full Article...]
Pickup truck collides with several motorcycles in United States killing seven
Authorities are still investigating what caused the deadly collision. Details from New Hampshire State Police are limited, but pictures from witnesses at the scene of the accident show a massive spread of debris over the road and a Ram pickup truck ablaze with a large, empty trailer in tow. [Full Article...]
Supreme Court Rules in Favor of WWI "Peace Cross" Memorial
Those issues are likely to come before the court in future cases. Decades ago, this Court recognized that the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the Constitution demands governmental neutrality among religious faiths, and between religion and nonreligion. [Full Article...]
Iran says it will confront any USA threat as tension spikes
US President Donald Trump said on Saturday his administration was "moving forward" and that he will impose additional sanctions against Iran in an effort to prevent Tehran from obtaining nuclear weapons. The shoot-down by elite Iranian Revolutionary Guard forces marked the first time the Islamic Republic directly attacked the American military amid mounting tensions over Tehran's unraveling ... [Full Article...]
American charged with spying in Russia appeals to Trump
According to Reuters news reports , the former marine official, who holds Irish, US, Canadian and British passports, was arrested in a hotel room in Moscow on December 28, accused of espionage - a charge which Whelan denies any wrongdoing. [Full Article...]
Man held in David Ortiz shooting charged with drug, weapons offences
Plenty of rumors have been swirling around on the motives behind the senseless attack on the life of one of baseball's most beloved ambassadors, but the authorities in the Dominican Republic have tried to tamp down many suspicions by adding a conspiracy theory of their own, that claims Ortiz was never the intended target . [Full Article...]
Seven workers dead, 21 injured in Cambodia building collapse
The collapsed building is Chinese-owned, according to Saroeun. "We have pulled out a body and we see two more bodies still stuck between debris", provincial governor Yun Min told the AFP news agency. Workers battled to clear the rubble. Home to Cambodia's largest port and a Chinese Special Economic Zone connected to Beijing's Belt and Road initiative, the town is also undergoing a construction... [Full Article...]