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.… ... ....
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (CNN)Donald Trump on Saturday ratcheted up his attacks on his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton, accusing her of "running against all of the American people.". "Hillary Clinton is not running against me, she's running against change ... JUST WATCHED. Trump. I am asking the American people to dream big. Replay. More Videos ... MUST WATCH. Trump. I am asking the American people to dream big 00.50 ... Read More ... ....
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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 ... ....
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."...
But scientists are now advancing a theory that some anomalous cloud formations in the shape of hexagons could be the culprit behind the hundreds of disappearances of boats and ships and aircraft, not to mention thousands of lives, over the last half-millennium or more ...Scientists now suggest that atypical hexagon cloud formations (not shown) during turbulent weather conditions may be the cause of the Bermuda Triangle phenomenon....
Rangers manager Mark Warburton has rubbished the idea that the rigidity he shows in sticking by a 4-3-3 formation makes them an all-too-predictable foe for Celtic, with memories of being thumped 5-1 by them last month still fresh when the Old Firm meet in this afternoon’s Betfred League Cup semi-final at Hampden...formation of a football team?....
Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers has maintained his players will only have themselves to blame if they do not halt a losing run at the national stadium in the Betfred League Cup semi-final this afternoon ... For Scott Brown, who believes there will be no issue for Celtic picking themselves up following the sobering midweek Champions League loss at home to Borussia Monchengladbach, the new truncated format can help today's spectacle ... ....
Careers can often be defined by events in major derbies ...Brown's limbs seemed to be rebelling against him as he struggled to get close to opponents as Celtic came off second best to Rangers in the Scottish Cup semi-final in April ... “You can push yourself for so long ... “We look at everything and we work on different training pitch dimensions and with different formations, depending on the opposition,” said the midfielder ... Andrew Smith. ....
Bella Thorne and Tyler Posey have been packing on the PDA on-and-off social media and it appears that their fans have had enough. The friends and actors just started dating a few months ago, shortly after Bella ended her relationship with British actor Gregg Sulkin... [Image by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for MTV] ... 21 ... She has since referred to him as her “soul mate” on social media, as seen in the above tweets....
• Martin Glenn. ‘Women’s game is prime candidate for investment’. • FA chief reveals ‘transformational’ £800m global FA Cup deal. @owen_g ...Karl-Heinz Rummenigge. English clubs effectively ‘kidnapping’ young players ... “We went in with a big ambition, saying 4.5 billion people watch the Premier League around the world and the FA Cup is typically, by the later stages, Premier League clubs playing each other in a pretty intense format ... ....
Antonio Conte says he hopes to be given the chance to emulate Jose Mourinho's success at Chelsea and build for the future at the club ...Rooney to miss Chelsea clash ... Sky Sports Mix ... Chelsea have adopted a formation unfamiliar to Terry during his absence, with Conte fielding three at the back and David Luiz, who returned in August after two years with PSG, has been playing regularly, despite being in and out of favour under Mourinho ... ....
Daniel Melingo who reinvented the music for a young crowd is on his way to the UK ... The shoe stays off for the rest of the night, much of which Melingo spends on his belly “swimming” across the stage, arms flapping loosely like a drunkard, as his breathy basso voice infuses the hall with that heady mix of disillusionment, longing and betrayal that is the hallmark of Argentina’s soul-searing tango music ... Twitter ... ....
Wolverines score on first four possessions to roll to 7-0; up next, at Michigan State. Michigan's Karan Higdon runs by Illinois' Stanley Green during first quarter Saturday at Michigan Stadium.(Photo. Kirthmon F. Dozier DFP) ... Michigan’s first drive reached the end zone in a creative fashion, featuring three quarterbacks (Speight, ShaneMorris and Peppers), plus the return of the train formation on the touchdown toss to JakeButt....
About 12,000 cusecs are being discharged from the dam since the sluices of the Stanley Reservoir in Mettur were opened on September 20 for the samba crop season ... The customary water release period is from June 12 to January 28 (230 days) for kuruvai, samba and thaladi crops ... The apprehension of farmers is that the release of water for just 50 days will in no way help in saving the samba crop....
About 12,000 cusecs are being discharged from the dam since the sluices of the Stanley Reservoir in Mettur were opened on September 20 for the samba crop season ... The customary water release period is from June 12 to January 28 (230 days) for kuruvai, samba and thaladi crops ... The apprehension of farmers is that the release of water for just 50 days will in no way help in saving the samba crop....