Fast Facts. Wife of Orlando shooting gunman Omar Mateen could be charged in connection with the attack Reports say NoorSalman had some knowledge of husband's plans to carry out massacre Salman, Mateen's second wife, is a "person of interest", says a Senator Investigators believe Mateen was "self-radicalised" ... 'Angry, disturbed, unstable'. Mateen, 29, was a US citizen, born in New York ... 'I'm next, I'm dead,'" he said ... READ MORE ... OPINION ... ....
Researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas have found years of marijuana use alters the brain's reward system according to CBSNews. Users of the drug over an average of 12 years had greater activity in the brain when they were shown pictures of objects used for smoking marijuana versus when they looked at pictures of a natural reward such as their favorite fruits ... study author Dr. Francesca Filbey said ... Dr ... - WN.com, Maureen Foody....
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A Minnesota federal appeals court has reversed an earlier ruling that awarded $1.35 million to former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura from the estate of ChrisKyle, the deceased former NavySEAL, over a defamation lawsuit, CNN reports.Ventura had filed the suit after Kyle, the author of "AmericanSniper," claimed in his best-selling autobiography that the two were involved in a physical altercation at a bar in 2006... Tables flew....
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has fans all over the world – whether for his political views or his fame as a New York real estate mogul, his brand or his reputation for getting things done.Because of his worldwide prominence, a small group of Trump fans in India celebrated his birthday with a cake and balloons in a New Delhi park Tuesday, The Himalayan Times reported....
MOSCOW -- When French police stopped a bus carrying Russian soccer fans to Lille for Russia's next Euro 2016 match, Russian Supporters Union chief Aleksandr Shprygin thrust himself into the spotlight. Live-tweeting from the scene, he cast fellow fans on the union bus as innocent victims of ham-fisted police work ...Aleksandr Shprygin in 2010. x. Aleksandr Shprygin in 2010. The Kremlin made efforts to avoid that outcome ... ....
French officials say they have placed 43 Russian soccer fans in police custody on suspicion of being involved in clashes during the Euro 2016 tournament ... Meanwhile, Aleksandr Shprygin, head of the Russian Union of Supporters, said 29 supporters were being deported from France, adding they had "violated no laws in France." ... ....
French officials are checking the identities of Russian soccer fans in a search for supporters who may have been involved in clashes with English fans that injured dozens at a weekend game ...Aleksandr Shprygin, the head of a Russian fan group, said in a tweet sent from the bus that French riot police had stopped the bus in the city of Cannes ... ....
All the top Latvian players were present, but Janis Smedins/Aleksandrs Samoilovs and the recently injured Edgars Tocs ... In the second semi-final Toms Smedins/Aleksandrs Solovejs booked their second consecutive Ergo Open final by beating Hermans Egleskalns/Ingars Ivanovs - two players from the core of the Latvian men's Volleyball national team - in three sets 2-1 (18-21, 21-16, 15-6)....
A court today ordered the Electoral Commission to revoke Aleksandr Olegovich Zaikin’s right to vote due to inconsistencies in his application to be listed on the Electoral Register. The man didn’t show up for his court cases on 8 June or today 13 June to explain his situation ... ....
Work, Build and Don’tWhine explores the iconography of women in the 20th century and how their roles changed from revolution to revolution. @FisunGuner ... Twitter. Mukhina, who died in 1953 (the same year as Stalin), was a winner of five Stalin prizes ... The title of the exhibition is taken from a poster by Aleksandr Deyneka, one of the leading proponents of Soviet social realism and an artist who was as decorated with honours as Mukhina ... ....
Kaspersky finds himself at the forefront of the battle against cybergangs, one of the largest emerging threats ... The computerised elevator you just left is vulnerable to cyberattacks, as are your smartphone and smartcar. Your bank, without question. Your electricity and water supplies could be at risk ... “He loves to be in the spotlight,” said Aleksandr Plushev, who covers tech for the Echo of Moscow radio station ... ....
Marseille. Russia captain Vasili Berezutski headed a last-gasp leveller against England to steal a 1-1 draw in a European Championship match marred by a third day of fan violence ... "It's very disappointing," said Dier ... Russia resumed in more positive fashion after the interval and when Aleksandr Kokorin broke free on the right to set up Artem Dzyuba, it took Raheem Sterling to rush in and clear the danger ... ....