Saturday 31 August 2019

'Your numbers are fake': Puerto Rico newspaper slams Trump for touting hurricane aid claim

'Your numbers are fake': Puerto Rico newspaper slams Trump for touting hurricane aid claim"Mr. President: Your Numbers Are Fake," reads El Nuevo Dia's headline, referring to Trump's claim that the U.S. has allocated $92 billion for P.R.




Convicted RFK assassin Sirhan Sirhan stabbed in California prison: reports

Convicted RFK assassin Sirhan Sirhan stabbed in California prison: reportsSirhan Sirhan, the Palestinian refugee found guilty of shooting U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy to death in 1968, was wounded in a stabbing at a California prison on Friday, according to media reports. Celebrity website TMZ, citing unnamed sources, was first to report that Sirhan, 75, had been stabbed. Replying to a request for confirmation that Sirhan was wounded, Jeffrey Callison, a spokesman for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, said an inmate had been stabbed at the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility near San Diego.




Boston's Straight Pride Parade draws hundreds of marchers and even more counter protesters

Boston's Straight Pride Parade draws hundreds of marchers and even more counter protestersAfter months of debate, a Straight Pride Parade took place place Saturday in Boston. They were outnumbered by counter protesters.




One dead, nine wounded in French knife attack

One dead, nine wounded in French knife attackA 19-year-old man was killed and another nine wounded, three seriously, on Saturday in a knife attack near the French city of Lyon, a regional official and emergency services said. Two men, one armed with a knife and the other with a skewer, carried out the attack in Villeurbanne, a Lyon suburb, in southeastern France, the official said, without giving further details on the motive for the stabbing.




Hurricane Dorian track update: Storm strengthens to Cat 4 storm, may turn before FL landfall

Hurricane Dorian track update: Storm strengthens to Cat 4 storm, may turn before FL landfallHurricane Dorian has gained fearsome new muscle as an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 storm. Latest models show Dorian turning before landfall in Florida meaning possible impact near the NC coast later this week.




Hurricane Dorian is churning towards Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina – Here is where and when it's due to strike

Hurricane Dorian is churning towards Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina – Here is where and when it's due to strikeHurricane Dorian's path is nearing Florida, where it is no longer projected to make landfall, but still cause 'devastating hurricane-force winds.'




Kashmiris say Indian officers tortured them and shoved mud in their mouths so they couldn't scream. The army denies it ever happened.

Kashmiris say Indian officers tortured them and shoved mud in their mouths so they couldn't scream. The army denies it ever happened.A new BBC report details gruesome allegations from civilians living in Kashmiri villages known to be hubs of anti-India militant groups.