Tens of thousands of prisoners across the country withheld their labor – for which they are paid as little as 17 cents an hour – in support of inmates’ rights. @nickywoolf. Richard Castillo has not yet been convicted of the crime – evading police in a vehicle – of which he stands accused. But he has been imprisoned since February 2013, including 12 months in solitary confinement ... Read more ... Another inmate who joined the strike was Tony ... ....
Nearly 1,000 people have been treated for breathing problems linked to toxic gases from a sulphur plant which Islamic State militants are suspected to have set on fire near the city of Mosul, hospital sources said on Saturday. No deaths were reported in connection with the incident, said the sources at the hospital in Qayyara, a town south of Mosul. The first cases began arriving on Friday morning, they said ... ADVERTISEMENT ... Reuters ... ....
The threat of the US military intervention in Iraq and Syria erupting into a far wider war has increased sharply in the wake of a series of Turkish air strikes against SyrianKurdish militia forces that are aligned with Washington.… ... ....
Twenty-six men held hostage by Somali pirates for nearly five years have been released, international mediators say. Their ship, the FV Naham 3, was seized south of the Seychelles in March 2012. The vessel and its crew were kept off the Somali coast, until it sank ... "These are poor fishermen ... ....
Every year, 1.5 million bicycles are stolen, and it appears that no matter how strong a bike's lock is, a determined thief can break it. But now there might be a new sheriff in town ... entrepreneur Daniel Idzkowski and Swiss-born engineer Yves Perrenoud are behind the project ... So, we turned to chemical compounds that seem like the only real way to disable the thieves without causing anyone permanent harm."...
Other than picking up a very important victory on Thursday in Alkmaar, the Club also had another reason to celebrate and that was because central defender Tal Ben Haim, a player who grew up in the Maccabi YouthDepartment made his 50th appearance in European play ...Ben Haim's first European foray was in the Yellow & Blue of Maccabi back on September 20, 2001 at the Maksimir Stadium against Dinamo Zagreb....
WALTHAM — Former Providence College star Ben Bentil’s longshot bid to make the Celtics ended Friday morning.The second-round pick was informed that he would be released prior to practice. Celtics president Danny Ainge said at the start of the workout that it is unlikely he will join the franchise’s DevelopmentalLeague team in Portland, Maine."I think that Ben will look for other opportunities," Ainge said ... ....
Shakib Al Hasan picked up three wickets as a fightback by Bangladesh's spinners reduced England to 108 for five at tea on the third day of the opening test on Saturday after BenStokes had given the tourists a 45-run first innings lead ...Ben Stokes takes four to hand England 45-run first innings lead against Bangladesh....
... quarterback BenRoethlisberger in his knee during the fourth quarter of the Dolphins 30-15 win Sunday ... I heard Ben saying he kicked me, but I didn't really see it until we watched the film."....
Kirthmon F. Dozier) ... ►Chat ... Michigan vs. Illinois. Scouting report, prediction ... In the warmups, the starting left side of the line had BenBraden at the left tackle instead of his usual left guard spot and freshman Ben Bredeson at left guard....
Short of trading James Young or R.J ... PC’s Bentil moves on. The Celtics cut their roster to 16 yesterday with the release of second-round pick Ben Bentil, the Providence College power forward who had his best moments of the preseason during the last two games against the Knicks and Nets... “I think that Ben will look for other opportunities ... But Ben was great ... He had a great attitude, and we love Ben.” . . ....
The captain has used his column in today's official matchday programme to explain why the manner in which the likes of Trent Alexander-Arnold, Ovie Ejaria, Caiomhin Kelleher and Ben Woodburn have acquitted themselves alongside their more experienced counterparts has left him full of confidence that the club has a bright future ahead of it thanks to the work being done in Kirkby....