Non-IT News Thread
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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.
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North Korea reveals explosive HIV outbreak—after claiming to be disease-free
The case estimate stands in stark contrast to a celebration in Pyongyang last year on December 1—annual World AIDS Day—in which government officials declared that North Korea is an “AIDS-free zone” and that there is “not a single AIDS patient” in the country.
Well in all honesty, there likely are ZERO AIDS patients in all of North Korea because NK doesn't treat anyone for anything.
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Beth Chapman Dead: ‘Dog the Bounty Hunter’ Star Dies at 51 Following Cancer Battle
https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/beth-chapman-dead-dog-the-bounty-hunter-star-dies-at-51/ -
@black3dynamite said in Non-IT News Thread:
Beth Chapman Dead: ‘Dog the Bounty Hunter’ Star Dies at 51 Following Cancer Battle
https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/beth-chapman-dead-dog-the-bounty-hunter-star-dies-at-51/Site blocked here. Is that "Dog"?
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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@black3dynamite said in Non-IT News Thread:
Beth Chapman Dead: ‘Dog the Bounty Hunter’ Star Dies at 51 Following Cancer Battle
https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/beth-chapman-dead-dog-the-bounty-hunter-star-dies-at-51/Site blocked here. Is that "Dog"?
Yep, that is Duane Lee "Dog" Chapman.
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European heatwave: France hits record temperature of 45.1C
France has hit its highest recorded temperature - 45.1C (113.2F) - amid a heatwave in Europe that has claimed several lives.
The new record was measured in the southern town of Villevieille. The previous record was 44.1C during a heatwave in 2003 that killed thousands.
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@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
European heatwave: France hits record temperature of 45.1C
France has hit its highest recorded temperature - 45.1C (113.2F) - amid a heatwave in Europe that has claimed several lives.
The new record was measured in the southern town of Villevieille. The previous record was 44.1C during a heatwave in 2003 that killed thousands.
Yeah and global warming isn't real. . .
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@scottalanmiller @black3dynamite
It was his wife not "Dog" him self. -
@DustinB3403 said in Non-IT News Thread:
@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
European heatwave: France hits record temperature of 45.1C
France has hit its highest recorded temperature - 45.1C (113.2F) - amid a heatwave in Europe that has claimed several lives.
The new record was measured in the southern town of Villevieille. The previous record was 44.1C during a heatwave in 2003 that killed thousands.
Yeah and global warming isn't real. . .
Meh... We'll be hearing about blizzards in Texas next, lol.
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Renewable electricity beat out coal for the first time in April
Seasonal shifts helped, but long-term changes underlie the record.
A remarkable thing happened in the US in April. For the first time ever, renewable electricity generation beat out coal-fired electricity generation on a national level, according to the Energy Information Agency (EIA). -
BBC News - European heatwave: France hits record temperature of 45.9C
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-48795264Even hotter than earlier reports.
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BBC News - Mexico hail: Ice 1.5m thick carpets Mexico's Guadalajara
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This is my local airport
BBC News - Texas plane crash: 10 killed after 'aircraft veers into hangar'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-48821328
