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Bronx man arrested at JFK Airport for allegedly seeking to join Taliban
The charge carries a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison. Officials said on Friday that Federal authorities removed a Bronx man off an airplane bound for the Middle East after learning the suspected terrorist sympathiser was going to join the Taliban . [Full Article...]
Newlywed praises wife after falling into Caribbean volcano
Calling Acaimie his hero, Clay says she had overcome her fears of heights and bodily fluids to get her husband to safety. "We were literally completely alone". "It's astounding actually - the amount she was able to get through", he said. After hiking almost 3,800 feet to the peak, Acaimie chose to stay back while her husband scaled down a rope and explored the interior of the volcano. [Full Article...]
Italy shaken as policeman stabbed to death in Rome
Earlier the Carabinieri said the thieves had been demanding a 100-euro ($112) ransom to return the bag with the cellphone. Two plainclothes paramilitary police officers arrived at the scene of the meeting around 3 a.m. Two teenage Americans, who were staying in a luxury hotel and had plane tickets to leave on Friday night, were later arrested. The Carabinieri police corps did not immediately c... [Full Article...]
Tinder to warn LGBT users in countries where gay sex is illegal
Apparently, Tinder , the popular dating app , will allow its LGBTQ + users to get a " Traveler's Alert " once they are in a place that does not have laws favourable to the community along with other features. According to the organization , there are 69 United Nations member states where same-gender sexual activity is criminalized in laws and two countries where criminalization is de facto. [Full Article...]
Queen uses Dyson fan to keep cool in Buckingham Palace
First, Johnson's election forced the British monarch to delay her summer vacation to Scotland. One Twitter user remarked: "I've been thinking about investing in a Dyson fan for ages but seeing that The Queen has one has basically convinced me to get one right now". [Full Article...]
Philippines earthquakes kill at least six
The twin earthquakes struck a group of sparsely populated islands in the Luzon Strait in the northern Philippines early Saturday. An initial quake of magnitude 5.4 that struck the Batanes islands was followed shortly by an aftershock of magnitude 5.9, according to Philippine government data. [Full Article...]
Supreme Court allows use of Pentagon money for border wall
The Supreme Court's ruling will allow the administration to build over 100 miles of Trump's border wall along the US southern border in Arizona , New Mexico , and California , which Bloomberg noted is Trump's "biggest step yet toward erecting his long-promised wall". [Full Article...]
Jeffrey Epstein found injured in NYC jail, reports say
According to federal prosecutors, Epstein "sexually exploited and abused dozens of minor girls" in NY and Florida between 2002 and 2005, maintaining a "network of minor victims" - some of whom were as young as fourteen years old. Epstein is accused of abusing dozens of underage teen girls. "He's a lot of fun to be with", he said. They say Epstein had an army of recruiters, often not mu... [Full Article...]