The other side of the Woody Allen story

Source By Duarte Garrido, Arts and Entertainment Reporter There are two sides to every story, someone once said - and one side is usually wrong. In the case of Woody Allen versus the Farrows, it is difficult to separate fact from fiction, and the story is as tangled as the lives of those who...

Boy, 7, handcuffed after punching and kicking his teacher in Florida

Source A seven-year-old boy has been handcuffed and removed from his school after repeatedly punching his teacher and grabbing her hair. School officials say they followed protocol and that the child was restrained following aggressive behaviour. The boy's mother, Mercy Alvarez, has...

VW investigates 'diesel fume tests on monkeys'

Source Volkswagen has ordered an immediate inquiry into allegations German carmakers funded scientific tests in which monkeys and humans were exposed to diesel fumes. The New York Times reported on Friday that research aimed at defending the fuel's impact on the environment was carried...

Justice Inspector General Goes to Work to Locate DIsputed FBI Text Messages

Source Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz, the leader of the government’s watchdogs who is already probing the FBI’s conduct during the 2016 election, is now being counted on to find lost bureau text messages some lawmakers believe show unfair treatment of President Trump....

Trudeau is asking religious Canadians to betray their conscience for federal funding

Source More on the North of the Border Siliness being instituted by Pierre's boy.  Many of my friends on that side of the border are appalled at how he is tearing down Canadian Society in favor of his Utopian Ideals.  Most Canadians avoid going places like Toronto as English and French are no...

Days after Hawaii alert mishap, Japan sends false alarm about North Korea launch

Source TOKYO — Japan's public broadcaster NHK sent out a false alarm about a North Korean missile launch Tuesday — days after a similar mistake caused widespread panic in Hawaii. The error was corrected within minutes.An NHK alert reading, “It appears that North Korea has launched a missile,”...

NY Sen. Jeff Klein accused of forcibly kissing staff member

Source ALBANY - A former staff member accused state Sen. Jeff Klein of forcibly kissing her while celebrating passage of the state budget in 2015, an allegation Klein strenuously denied Wednesday. Erica Vladimer told the Huffington Post the senator "shoved his tongue" down her throat when the...

Murphy's Laws of Combat Operations

Here they are (Humor tag added, so John will know and not be upset) Murphy’s Laws of Combat Operations Friendly fire – isn’t. Recoilless rifles – aren’t. Suppressive fires – won’t. You are not Superman; Marines and fighter pilots take note. A sucking chest wound is Nature’s way of telling...

The Ocean Floor Is Sinking Under The Water Weight From Melting Glaciers, And It’s As Bad As It Sounds

Source So much extra water is being added into the world’s oceans from melting glaciers that the ocean floor is sinking underneath its increasing weight. This ocean floor deformation also means we have miscalculated just how much ocean levels are rising and the problem could be far worse than...

Erdogan’s spokesman: Turkish banker’s U.S. conviction ‘scandalous’

Source The Turkish government is denouncing the U.S. conviction of a banker in a sanctions-busting case and demanding the extradition of a key prosecution witness.The spokesman for Turkish President Recep Erdogan told reporters Thursday that the guilty verdict against Hakan Atilla, the deputy...