As their presumptive nominee continues an unrelenting string of bluster and gaffe, Republicans against Donald Trump continue to search for a way to block him from becoming the party’s standard-bearer. Last month, the #neverTrump campaign focused on finding an independent presidential candidate who would either thwart any chance at a Trump presidency or maybe even win in November ...Try Newsweek. Subscription offers ... ....
Say what you will about the trustworthiness of Hillary Clinton. The candidate who could make history as the first female U.S. president has been nothing but transparent about the fact that she's a hothead."Sriracha, Tabasco, tomatillo... ....
DENVER (AP) - Summoned by the sound of screams, a Colorado woman raced to her front yard to find a terrifying sight. A mountain lion was hunched over her 5-year-old son, biting him. The woman charged the animal, yanked away one of its paws and discovered her son's whole head was in its mouth. She didn't back down. "She was able to pry the cat's jaws open," Pitkin CountySheriff's Deputy Michael Buglione said. "She's a hero." ... ....
As temperatures rise and summer months approach, yet again this year, thousands of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank are being deprived of their most basic need - access to water - as the Israeli national water company Mekorot restricted the water supply to villages and towns in northern West Bank ... As a result, thousands of Palestinians are unable to access sufficient water supplies and became water-dependent on Israel ... READ MORE....
A 22-year old youth, who was asleep with his head hanging out of a state government bus on the highway near Mamandur, was killed when the bus brushed against a lorry and his head got knocked in the process, early on Sunday morning....
A brush fire that broke out Sunday near downtown Los Angeles threatened a densely populated, hilly neighborhood along a freeway as sizzling temperatures elevated fire danger across the West... "You've got it in front of you, you don't have time to panic."Firefighters douse a hillside under State Route 2 after a brush fire swept through threatening homes in Los Angeles on Sunday, June 19, 2016....
(Source. Charles Sturt University). The AustralianArmy has called on a Charles Sturt University (CSU) expert to advise it on the ethical, political and legal dilemmas it will face when using drones and cyber-warfare in the coming century ...The project for the Australian Army is due to be completed in 2017 ... Charles Sturt University published this content on 20 June 2016 and is solely responsible for the information contained herein....
(Source... Only this time it was the Jackals who flexed their muscles in an improbable come-from-behind win with Michael O'Neil and ArtCharles playing the heroes in the 6-5 victory ... After James Stokes worked around a base hit in the tenth inning, Art Charles took the reigns with a long walk-off home run to right to lead off the bottom of the tenth. The home run was the ninth of the year for Charles, and his first in walk-off fashion....
As forecast, the American Southwest was hit by a brutal heat wave over the weekend that sent temperatures soaring to record triple-digit readings and fueled wildfires across the region ...Los Angeles firefighters contained a brush fire that threatened homes in a densely populated neighborhood along a freeway. The fire broke out Sunday along State Route 2, scorching dry brush and trees and burning two structures described as tool sheds ... ....
ECHOPARK >> Two sheds burned Sunday in Echo Park, as city and county firefighters scrambled to save a line of homes while flames spread through about five acres of dried brush underneath a freeway interchange in the heart of Los Angeles, a fire department spokesman said ... ....
Dustin Johnsonbrushed aside concerns Sunday over whether he committed a rules violation during the final round of the U.S. Open and played solid golf in rallying from a 4-stroke deficit and winning the national championship at Oakmont Country Club... ....
A brush fire in Garfield County has already consumed one residence and about 25-30 acres of land, according to the Garfield County Sheriff’s Office... ....
OAKMONT, Pa. - Dustin Johnsonbrushed aside concerns Sunday over whether he committed a rules violation during the final round of the U.S. Open and played solid golf in rallying from a 4-stroke deficit and winning the national championship at Oakmont Country Club... ....
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Panaji. Bogged down by unpaid dues and falling revenues, the Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) may be inching towards financial reforms that match its new smart city tag ... When specifically asked whether CCP would float corporate debt instruments to raise funds, Dessai brushed aside the suggestion saying that the exercise was only to fulfil the reforms mentioned by the union ministry guidelines ... RELATED. From around the web....