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Remarkable video has emerged from Florida of a man battling to remove a nurse shark from his body after being bitten. The footage, captured on September 2 off the coast of Marathon city, shows Ervin Maccarty stepping onto his boat with the shark hanging off his abdomen. One of his friends comes in to help and tries to remove the shark with his bare hands. However, the animal is firmly hooked on to Maccarty's belly, so he is forced to use a knife to remove the shark. … Click to Continue »

Military leadership, loyal to Yemen's former President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who was killed earlier in December, is engaged in close cooperation with the Saudi-led coalition, Saudi Ambassador to Yemen Mohammed Jaber said Wednesday.

BIXBY, Okla. – The superintendent of an Oklahoma school district who resigned from his position following a sexual assault investigation will still be compensated as part of his resignation agreement. According to a report filed with the Bixby Police Department, multiple football players at Bixby High School are accused of rape by instrumentation following an incident that happened earlier this year. Last month, a search warrant affidavit obtained by the Tulsa World detailed the allegations of rape... Читать дальше...

Company needs to be more straight with the public, says analysts

Two huge Real Madrid stars could be set to depart the Bernabeu with their futures at the club hanging in the balance.  Both Karim Benzema and Marcelo could be on the verge of leaving Real Madrid with their current form concerning the club’s president.  Arsenal have recently been linked to Benzema and could now look increasingly likely to land the Real Madrid striker.  READ ALSO: Zinedine Zidane and Real Madrid president disagree over pursuit of £170m Manchester United transfer target Arsenal... Читать дальше...

This Week on GR

by C. L. Cook - Gorilla-Radio.com

December 28, 2017

Welcome to the Year-ender show, wherein you'll enjoy seasonally-themed blatherskite, music, and more.

It's been a pretty strange year past, punctuated with highs and lows that, like the weather, have peaked with extraordinary insistence. I think it's a trend we're going to have to learn to adapt to.

As if to echo, the political climate has too been erratic. In British Columbia, our Spring time election witnessed the bizarre... Читать дальше...

Airbus is drawing up contingency plans to phase out production of the world’s largest jetliner, the A380 superjumbo, if it fails to win a key order from Dubai’s Emirates, three people familiar with the matter said. The moment of truth for the slow-selling airliner looms after just 10 years in service and leaves one of Europe’s most visible international symbols hanging by a thread, despite a major airline investment in new cabins unveiled this month. "If there is no Emirates deal, Airbus will... Читать дальше...

Airbus is drawing up contingency plans to phase out production of the world’s largest jetliner, the A380 superjumbo, if it fails to win a key order from Dubai’s Emirates, three people familiar with the matter said. The moment of truth for the slow-selling airliner looms after just 10 years in service and leaves one of Europe’s most visible international symbols hanging by a thread, despite a major airline investment in new cabins unveiled this month. “If there is no Emirates deal, Airbus will... Читать дальше...

Call him Eli Crapple. The cornerback added a potty mouth to the reasons he’s found himself on the Giants’ naughty list this season. The embattled second-year Giant did not make himself available to the media Wednesday afternoon, a day after safety Landon Collins called him a “cancer” to the team. While leaving reporters, Apple did...

Today in Excellent Opinions From Men, Bono has declared today's music is too "girly."

Today in Excellent Opinions From Men, Bono has declared today's music is too "girly."

The world’s third-largest smartphone brand remains relatively unknown in the United States, but next year, that could start to change. According to The Information, Chinese smartphone giant Huawei hopes to make a big splash in the US in 2018 by debuting a flagship phone on AT&T. It would mark the first time that a US carrier has pushed a high-end, Huawei-branded smartphone.

Georgia, which has all the elements in place, including recruiting, facilities and Kirby Smart, simply decided to become a power.

Arsenal News HQ brings you the latest Arsenal news, match analysis, transfer news, injury news, team news and rumours from trusted media outlets around the World. Arsenal are scouting talented Serbia midfielder Andrija Zivkovic, according to reports. Zivkovic currently plays for Portuguese side Benfica. The Portuguese media are fond of listing scouts present in each game played in the country and it has emerged that Gunners scout were present at Benfica’s cup game against Portimonese recently. Читать дальше...

As temperatures plummet across Canada, shelters in Atlantic Canada are working to protect some of the region's most vulnerable populations.

Surrey RCMP has released as sketch of a suspect in an alleged assault on a student in Alderwood Park last week.

A New York corporate lawyer who once advised Martin Shkreli was convicted on Wednesday of charges he helped the former pharmaceutical executive steal millions of dollars from a drug company to pay back investors in two failed hedge funds. Evan Greebel, who was outside counsel to Shkreli's former company Retrophin Inc, was found guilty by a federal jury in Brooklyn of charges that he conspired to commit wire fraud and securities fraud, the U.S. government said. "We are shocked by the verdict," said Reed Brodsky, a lawyer for Greebel. Читать дальше...

Hey mods, this isn't particularly tied to speculation on the battle between ourselves and Spurs for Gylfi, but it's not unrelated, so if you want to move it into a thread fine by me...

My points are more directed towards the need for calm heads and cool thinking towards FSG. Up until now the nature of heated debate has been to equate 'calm heads and cool thinking' with allaying concerns with FSG. I'm not so sure. I think it's an entirely appropriate time to be asking some key questions about the direction we are going in. Читать дальше...

Five types of nonfiction films challenged old paradigms and drew audiences into fresh ways of engaging reality.

UFC lightweight Sage Northcutt wants to ply his trade in Hollywood as well.

Just when we thought we'd seen it all, 2017 was continuously one-upping itself. Each week packed what felt like entire year's worth of headlines. Even for fashion folk, the world of politics dominated the industry, leaving the braver designers the task of using their platform to comment on the country's current happenings, and the rest to provide an escape for us all. The result was several season's worth of clothes and accessories that, yes, made fashion fun again, but also made us say WTF.

CAPE TOWN – Former Urban Warriors goalkeeper Calvin Marlin has returned to the club to take up the assistant coaching position.

Filed under: News, Politics, White House

• Special counsel Robert Mueller has reportedly begun to question Republican National Committee staffers about the party's digital work with the Trump campaign last year.
• The report indicates that Mueller may be homing in on yet another facet of Russia's election interference — its social media influence campaign and targeted political advertising.
• Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner managed the Trump campaign's data operation and... Читать дальше...

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• Seven women who have accused Dustin Hoffman of sexual misconduct signed an open letter thanking John Oliver for confronting him.
• "While the questions you asked may not have led to the constructive conversation you hoped for, the fact that you asked them at all is what matters most," they wrote in the letter.

Seven women who have accused Dustin Hoffman of sexual misconduct signed on open letter thanking John Oliver for confronting the actor over his alleged behavior. Читать дальше...

While campaigning for president, Donald Trump took plenty of pleasure in taking potshots at world power China (even as he's walked back some of those statements a little).