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Buhari, Tinubu depart to Abidjan for EU-AU summit

28 November 2017, 07:34

At the summit, African and European Union leaders will focus on the challenges that affect both continents, such as peace and security, and on their common interests, notably sustainable and inclusive development that creates youth employment opportu...

25000 bugs could be living in your fresh Christmas tree

28 November 2017, 07:25

North Carolina is the nation's second-largest Christmas tree exporter, after OR, producing more than 20 percent of the country's supply. The best way to prevent bringing bugs into your home is to shake it, many tree lots do this for you, but be s...

Lowe's Companies, Inc. (LOW) Downgraded to "Neutral" at Atlantic Securities

28 November 2017, 07:13

Lowe's Companies ( LOW ) opened at $79.83 on Friday. It closed at $79.83 lastly. (NASDAQ:LXRX) has risen 17.98% since November 28, 2016 and is uptrending. The firm has "Buy" rating by RBC Capital Markets given on Monday, October 30. They set a "buy" ...

Schumer, Pelosi Say They Won't Attend 'Show Meeting' With Trump

28 November 2017, 07:04

If Trump does not sign a funding bill by December 8, the federal government will enter into a partial shutdown. Currently, Congress may spend no more than $549 billion for defense programs and $516 billion for non-defense programs next year, a cut fr...

San Joaquin County Sheriff's search for escapee

28 November 2017, 06:56

The inmate, 27-year-old Corey Hughes, was last seen in the area of Country Club Boulevard and the 5 Freeway in Stockton, the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office stated on its Facebook page . The Honor Farm houses pretrial and sentenced inmates who a...

Donald Trump dismisses report claiming Melania wanted him to lose presidential election

28 November 2017, 06:11

Inside, glistening wintry branches line both sides of the East Wing hallway that leads to a tree decorated with the Trump family's official Christmas ornament, a gold-toned bauble with the presidential coat of arms surrounded by a wreath of holly.

House warms to tax bill Obama mandate repeal | Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

28 November 2017, 06:06

Republicans hope to have a bill on the president's desk before the end of the year. Corker, a prominent fiscal hawk, wants a measure that would prevent the tax bill from ballooning the federal deficit. Senate Republicans took a risk by injecting the ...

Toy Drive kicks off in Columbiana County

28 November 2017, 05:59

Officials said they expected more than 13,000 toys to be donated for the fourth annual event. Children had a chance to meet and talk to Santa. "Our goal for this drive is to help put some smiles on some children's faces this Christmas season", sa...

IAG lands Monarch's Gatwick slots

28 November 2017, 05:49

KPMG, joint administrator of Monarch since its collapse at the start of October, says it is "in the process of completing an exchange" of winter and Gatwick slots with the British Airways parent. IAG, which also owns Aer Lingus, launched its low-pric...

Carrizo Oil & Gas sells DJ Basin assets for $140M

28 November 2017, 05:38

Alliancebernstein Limited Partnership holds 0% in Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc (NASDAQ: CRZO ) or 116,437 shares. The rating was maintained by Jefferies with "Buy" on Tuesday, July 4. The performance measuring with long timeframe can help for taking more ac...

Caitlyn Frisina: Missing Florida teen may be with boys soccer coach

28 November 2017, 05:25

The pair's full movements have not been traced, though it has been determined that they were traveling in a Mercury Sable. Deputies said Caitlyn withdrew $200 from an ATM in St. The district has since released a statement saying they have suspended R...

Federal judge: military must allow transgender recruits starting on January 1

28 November 2017, 05:12

Washington D.C.District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly issued the injunction in October ruling Trump's memo may not be enforced while a lawsuit by a group of transgender military members works its way through the courts. Additionally, it forbade th...

Army called out in Pak as violence leaves six dead

28 November 2017, 04:58

Riot police fired tear gas, rubber bullets and used a water cannon to disperse the protesters after they missed a midnight Friday deadline set by the government to leave the area. Authorities had been attempting to clear a relatively small protest ...

Rep. Luis Gutierrez - Staunch Trump Opponent - Won't Seek Re-Election

28 November 2017, 04:50

Rep. Luis Gutierrez has been one of the most outspoken USA congressmen for more than two decades. "Gutierrez has represented Illinois" fourth congressional district since 1993. The congressman has also clashed repeatedly with President Donald Trump. ...

Shocking moment tourist is attacked by croc

28 November 2017, 04:48

She was taken to Mossman Hospital and discharged this morning, a local health authority spokesman confirmed. The footage has been shared more than 800 times since it was uploaded to Facebook on Monday. A young tourist has been bitten by a croc...

Xi calls for a 'toilet revolution'

28 November 2017, 04:21

The new effort to "revolutionize" toilets is aimed at driving domestic tourism, which is an emerging industry. " Toilet issues are not petty matters but an important aspect of improving infrastructure in urban and rural areas ", Xi was quoted as sa...

Teacher caught on camera allegedly doing cocaine, officials say

28 November 2017, 04:08

She wasn't at her desk where we could see her. 'She was all the way in the corner where she thought we can't see her, ' John Rogers told CBS . It wasn't long before the clip was posted on social media and spread around the school's 3400 pupils p...

Irish Deputy Prime Minister Resigns Over Whistleblower

28 November 2017, 03:35

Deputy Prime Minister (Tanaiste) of Ireland Frances Fitzgerald arrives at Government buildings in Dublin, Ireland, November 28, 2017. On Sunday, emails were leaked from the Department of Justice, which revealed that when she was Minister for Just...

A German Mayor is Seriously Injured after an Assault with a Blade

28 November 2017, 02:19

German media have reported that the 57-year-old is not gravely wounded but was seriously injured in the attack in the city centre at around 8pm on Monday (27 November). Henriette Reker, who was in charge of housing refugees in Cologne at the time, w...

'Coronation Street's Bruno Langley pleads guilty to sexual assaults

28 November 2017, 02:10

The first woman accused him of sexually assaulting her at a venue in Manchester's Swan Street at around 1am on 1 October. Langley made his Corrie debut as Todd Grimshaw in 2001 and was the first openly gay character in the soap. Reading from the wo...

Video shows rescues of passengers after ferry runs aground in Lower Manhattan

28 November 2017, 01:11

NY ferry riders say they were stuck near Wall Street for more than an hour Monday night before being rescued. More than 100 passengers were rescued and loaded onto a rescue boat. This is not one of the new NYC Ferry craft. According to a report in ...

Russian jet performs 'unsafe' intercept of US Navy plane

28 November 2017, 12:21

The encounter on Saturday between the Sukhoi Su-30 fighter and the P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol jet lasted about 25 minutes and culminated with the Russian plane cutting in front of the P-8A, U.S. Encounters between Russian and USA military aircra...

Air strikes kill 57 civilians including 19 children in Syria

28 November 2017, 12:12

Over the weekend, government air strikes and shelling on Ghouta intensified, killing at least 43 people on Sunday and Monday, the Observatory said. The Observatory relies on a network of sources inside Syria, and says it determines whose planes car...

Explosion, Fire in Jaffa Levels Building, Leaves At Least 15 Injured

28 November 2017, 12:03

There are now no details on individuals having been present in the building, although it is feared that emergency services may discover casualties once they have extinguished the fire and removed the debris. Local television reported that screams cou...

Senior Chinese military official kills self amid corruption probe

28 November 2017, 11:13

Investigators said Zhang had seriously violated discipline and law. "He would exhort loyalty but be corrupt behind others" backs, a typical "two-faced person'", it said. "Xi Jinping's decision to persecute both Xu and Guo after their retirement ref...

Jury selection set for trial of Turkey-owned bank executive

28 November 2017, 10:38

Zarrab and eight other people, including Turkey's former economy minister and three executives of Turkish state-owned Halkbank, have been charged with engaging in transactions worth hundreds of millions of dollars for Iran's government and Iranian en...

Accountability court adjourns corruption hearing on Nawaz's request

28 November 2017, 10:31

Sharif, his sons Hasan and Hussain, daughter Maryam, son-in-law Capt (retd) Mohammad Safdar and Finance Minister Ishaq Dar are facing multiple corruption references in the accountability court. On 23 November, Maryam had requested exemption from 5 ...

Sea Shepherd releases disturbing footage of whaling in Australian waters

28 November 2017, 10:30

The footage was filmed in 2008 by Australian customs officials and requests from Sea Shepherd in 2012 for the film were denied by the government amid fears it would damage global relations. Hansen says: "Now is the time for the Australian Government ...

PM Modi to flag-off Hyderabad Metro Rail today

28 November 2017, 10:23

Phase 1 of the Hyderabad Metro Rail project comprises of three sections - Miyapur to L B Nagar (29.87 km), Nagole to Shilparamam (26.51 km) and JBS to MGBS (10.06 km). As many as 57 coaches are ready and available for use with the Hyderabad Metro ...

Taiwanese rights activist Lee Ming-cheh jailed for five years in China

28 November 2017, 10:23

Taiwan's Presidential Office said in a statement shortly after the Chinese court had reached a final verdict against Taiwanese human rights activist Lee Ming-che (李明哲) on Tuesday morning that the 5-year sentence imposed upon Lee is "inadmissible".

Eight donkeys arrested and 'jailed' for destroying crops

28 November 2017, 10:22

In a freakish incident, a herd of donkeys was put behind bars in Uttar Pradesh's Jalaun district as it destroyed jail property. According to reports, the plants eaten up by the donkeys had cost the jail authorities several lakh rupees. In what ca...

Kenya's Kenyatta to start disputed second term

28 November 2017, 10:12

However no such screens were provided, further angering the crowd. Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta to be sworn in for a second term on Tuesday, a week after the country's Supreme Court approved his election victory. Kenyatta went on to receive 98...

Supreme Court dismisses plea against release of 'Padmavati' outside India

28 November 2017, 10:02

It is tantamount to pre-judging it, the court noted. This will prejudice the decision making power of the CBFC . Padmavati shall not be released overseas unless there is certification by film censor board, said a bench headed by Chief Justice D...

Demry Croft says transfer from Minnesota due to door incident

28 November 2017, 09:58

Croft went on to start the final six games of the season, finishing with 674 passing yards, four touchdowns, and seven interceptions while completing 41.8 percent of his passes. The Gophers, who finished 5-7 to miss a bowl bid for the first time in s...

Missouri State Highway Patrol Reports 15 Fatalities Over Thanksgiving Holiday

28 November 2017, 09:26

The Highway Patrol says seven people who died this year were not wearing safety belts. Troopers issued a total of 4,879 citations, with 46 DUI arrests. Amaya was taken to the Memphis hospital with life-threatening injuries. He was struck by a vehic...

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