Non-IT News Thread
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Russia and US warships almost collide in East China Sea
A Russian warship and a US warship have come close to collision in the western Pacific Ocean, with each side blaming the other for the incident.
Russia's Pacific Fleet said the cruiser USS Chancellorsville crossed just 50m (160ft) in front of the destroyer Admiral Vinogradov at 06:35 Moscow time (03:35 GMT).
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Gulf of Oman tanker blasts: Crews rescued safely
Dozens of crew members have been rescued after abandoning two oil tankers hit by explosions in the Gulf of Oman.
Iran said it had rescued the 21 crew members on board the Kokuka Courageous and the 23 on the Front Altair, though the US said its Navy had rescued some.
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Huawei cancels laptop launch because of US trade blacklist
Huawei has ditched a product launch for the first time since the US placed it on a trade blacklist.
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Flint water crisis: Prosecutors drop all criminal charges
Prosecutors have dropped all criminal charges against the eight remaining officials awaiting trial over the deadly contamination of water in the US city of Flint in 2014.
They said a more thorough investigation was needed.
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Tim Jones: US dad to be executed for murder of five children
A South Carolina father who killed his five children should be executed, a jury has agreed, ignoring a court plea for mercy from the victims' mother.
Amber Kyzer said on Tuesday convicted murderer Tim Jones Jr, 37, "did not show my children mercy by any means, but my kids loved him". -
Gulf of Oman tanker attacks: US says video shows Iran removing mine
The US military has released a video which it says shows Iranian special forces removing an unexploded mine from the side of an oil tanker damaged in an attack in the Gulf of Oman on Thursday.
The US also released images of the Japanese tanker apparently showing the unexploded mine before it was removed.
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Ebola spreads in Uganda—2 deaths, 27 in contact—as WHO calls emergency meeting
Health officials working to try to stem the spread of the outbreak from DRC.
Local and international health officials are scrambling to smother a flare-up of Ebola in Uganda, which spread this week from a massive, months-long outbreak in the neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo. -
BBC News - Electrical failure cuts power to all of Argentina and Uruguay, supplier says
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Phoenix mayor apologises after police threaten to shoot black family
The mayor of the US city of Phoenix has apologised after a video allegedly showing police threatening to shoot a black family went viral.
Officers were responding to an alleged shoplifting incident last month when the video was recorded.
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These numbers are so unexpected... Im struggling to find logical correlation.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-48512923
Basically the richer you are and the better the healthcare available, the less you trust vaccines.
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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
These numbers are so unexpected... Im struggling to find logical correlation.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-48512923
Basically the richer you are and the better the healthcare available, the less you trust vaccines.
People are illogical by nature. Doesn't surprise me one bit.
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Nxivm: Sex cult leader Raniere found guilty in New York
Keith Raniere, a self-help guru accused of leading a sex cult that enslaved women, has been found guilty of all charges against him.
Raniere, 58, was convicted by a jury after a six-week trial in Brooklyn, New York.
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Alaska teen 'killed best friend after catfish offered $9m'
An Alaskan teenager allegedly killed her best friend after an online stranger posing as a tycoon offered her money to carry out the murder.
Denali Brehmer, 18, of Anchorage, is accused of plotting the murder of Cynthia Hoffman, 19, this month. -
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@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
Alaska teen 'killed best friend after catfish offered $9m'
An Alaskan teenager allegedly killed her best friend after an online stranger posing as a tycoon offered her money to carry out the murder.
Denali Brehmer, 18, of Anchorage, is accused of plotting the murder of Cynthia Hoffman, 19, this month.Stupid teen, catfish can't have money, they dont even have thumbs!
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France 40C heatwave could break June records
this week – potentially breaking the record for June.
Temperatures are expected to reach 35 degrees or more on Monday, and climb even further until the peak on Thursday and Friday.
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@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
France 40C heatwave could break June records
this week – potentially breaking the record for June.
Temperatures are expected to reach 35 degrees or more on Monday, and climb even further until the peak on Thursday and Friday.
Oh yeah, we are feeling it. 37C in Rome today. Going to be in France in a few days.
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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
France 40C heatwave could break June records
this week – potentially breaking the record for June.
Temperatures are expected to reach 35 degrees or more on Monday, and climb even further until the peak on Thursday and Friday.
Oh yeah, we are feeling it. 37C in Rome today. Going to be in France in a few days.
That’s not going to be fun. Stay hydrated (water, not booze)
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'Climate apartheid' between rich and poor looms, UN expert warns
A UN expert has warned of a possible "climate apartheid", where the rich pay to escape from hunger, "while the rest of the world is left to suffer".
Even if current targets are met, "millions will be impoverished", said Philip Alston, the UN's special rapporteur on extreme poverty.
