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Blessings Performed Before Operation to Recover Bodies From White Island Volcano
Six of the eight bodies on the island were successfully retrieved and taken to a naval patrol vessel for transfer to the mainland for disaster victim identification. Clement said the success of the operation would depend on many factors beyond the control of the recovery team, like "the mountain itself, the volcano, the weather and other matters, environmental factors that we don't control". [Full Article...]
Exit polls show huge win for Johnson, conservatives, and Brexit
Johnson turned heads as he turned up with his dog, Dilyn, to the polling booth near 10 Downing Street, even kissing the pooch as he arrived to cast his own vote. But he has refused to either publicly back or oppose Brexit, saying he was an "honest arbiter" who would carry out voters' wishes, no matter the outcome, in a bid to unify the endlessly bickering country. [Full Article...]
Candidates threaten to boycott L.A. Democratic debate
The dispute between UNITE HERE Local 11 and Sodexo threatens to throw off plans for the December 19 debate, which is slated for Loyola Marymount University. At a protest in November, the workers handed out bilingual signs denouncing Sodexo as "unfair" and encouraged university students to join their cause. [Full Article...]
White House hits back Democrat picturing Zelenskiy's daughter kidnapped by President Trump
Kuleba, who met this week with members of Congress, the State Department, and the White House, said his top priorities in the US capital were to lobby the United States to impose sanctions on Russia's Nord Stream 2 natural-gas pipeline and enhance relations with North Atlantic Treaty Organisation. [Full Article...]
1 shot at container plant outside Atlanta; suspect sought
Rockdale County Sheriff's spokesman Deputy Lee Thomas said the man injured in the shooting was taken to the hospital, although he didn't know the extent of the injury. At least three schools and the county school transportation offices were placed on lockdown, Rockdale County Public Schools said on Twitter at 8:34 a.m. [Full Article...]
Gaetz's 2008 DUI resurfaces during impeachment debate
Said Johnson, to laughter from observers: "I would say the pot calling the kettle black is not something we should do". Gaetz harped on the Biden's drug use after introducing an amendment that tweaked the language in the articles pertaining to Trump's demands that Ukraine investigate the Bidens. [Full Article...]
Rng Security Camera Hackers Start Demanding Bitcoin Payments From Victims
Despite early investigations into how the device might be exploited , and a Motherbroard investigation which unearthed online forums where hackers discussed how to break into Ring accounts connected to the cameras, a Ring spokesperson told the Guardian: "We have no evidence of an unauthorized intrusion or compromise of Ring's systems or network". [Full Article...]
Plane Crash on Gabriola Island
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The pilot whose plane crashed Tuesday on Gabriola Island was Alex Bahlsen, an experienced aviator and flight instructor, according to friends and colleagues. Gabriola resident Jean Wyenberg said it was dark and foggy when the crash occurred. "I heard a loud engine, it didn't sound like a vehicle engine, but it was really shaking my house and then I heard a loud crash". [Full Article...]