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Federal aviation and local law enforcement officials said they're investigating what appears to be a door or panel from an aircraft that fell out of the sky and onto an apartment building in Las Vegas.

Wellington.Scoop A survey carried out by Inner City Wellington has estimated that owners are facing an average total cost of $437,000 to strengthen their apartments in order to meet new legislation affecting “earthquake-prone” buildings. The survey shows that Wellington apartment owners are facing untenable, escalating costs to carry out the required strengthening, which could leave […]

Serial killers known as "angels of death" or "angels of mercy" fall into a certain pattern of killing patients. Here's why experts say they do it.

• A former nurse named Niels Högel was convicted of killing 85 patients by lethal doses of medication. 
• He is not the only medical professional who has fallen into this pattern.
• These killers are known as "angels of death." 
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This month, former nurse Niels Högel was convicted of killing 85 patients between 1999 and 2005 by administering lethal doses of heart medication. Though Högel's story is shocking, it actually... Читать дальше...

The U.S. House Oversight Committee plans to vote next week on holding Attorney General William Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in contempt of Congress for stonewalling a probe into an alleged scheme to politicize the 2020 U.S. Census. On Friday, the committee's majority Democrats released a memo alleging that the White House "interfered directly and aggressively" with an attempt by the panel to interview Kris Kobach, a former Kansas Secretary of State, about a plan by President Donald... Читать дальше...

By CCN: Ripple (XRP) and most other cryptocurrencies should be looking over their shoulders now that Facebook has announced it is launching GlobalCoin (or Libra), according to Bitcoin expert Max Keiser. In Keiser’s opinion, GlobalCoin will render altcoins irrelevant, and this includes Ripple. The Bitcoin bull also sees the Facebook coin obliterating payments and remittance companies leveraging cryptocurrencies: “The $FB global stable coin… FaceCoin obviates need for hundreds of alt-cons including XRP. Читать дальше...

BRIDAL VEIL, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say a Columbia River Gorge landowner shot and killed a cougar that’s believed to have killed two goats and entered a nearby home, prompting a trail closure and search. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports authorities are confident the slain cougar is the same one that killed the goats, and a search […]

Gavin Mair called Naomi Osaka (32-1) winning the 2018 U.S. Open

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"If you put just 25 percent of Rikers Island and cover it in solar panels, we can close every toxic power plant in New York City that was built in the last two decades."

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Mitt Romney says he’s not sure if he will endorse President Donald Trump for a second term and that he may not support anyone during the 2020 campaign. The Republican Utah senator and former presidential contender spoke to reporters Friday during an annual gathering of political leaders, wealthy donors and […]

Watch United States vs Venezuela Live Stream & Highlights Video Watch United States vs Venezuela live streaming online for free and highlights goals. Friendly match between United States vs Venezuela on 9 June 2019 at Nippert Stadium. Watch this game live online streams and football highlights goals. When Is Kick Off? 9 June 2019 What […]

Malawi police used tear gas Thursday to disperse supporters of the opposition Malawi Congress Party protesting President Peter Mutharika's re-election.  On Tuesday, protesters stormed government offices in the capital, Lilongwe, and accused the ruling Democratic Progressive Party of rigging the polls with the help of the president-appointed Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC).  "MEC, instead of being a natural referee in these elections, it was MEC that was in the forefront of rigging these elections," said Ezekiel Ching'oma... Читать дальше...

Police say the children first spotted the man watching them near Rittenhouse Park in May.

The Belgian superstar is on his way to the Santiago Bernabeu next season

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that state attorneys general are preparing to launch their own investigations into big tech companies like Facebook and Apple. The investigations would center around some of the same concerns that have already prompted queries from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Congress and the Department Of Justice (DOJ). The move […]

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The dust has finally settled. We know who’s staying in the draft and who isn’t. Mike Krzyzewski says that Duke is not recruiting anyone else from the class of 2019, not even a traditional transfer, the kind who would have to sit out a season.

Now that dust-settled roster includes neither Marques Bolden nor Boogie Ellis. It’s easy to play the addition-by-subtraction card and it would have been difficult to allocate 200 player-minutes with a roster that included Bolden... Читать дальше...

Brandon Rapp not only got his tuxedo paid for but had police escort him to the prom.

With two outs in the fifth inning, Kris Bryant floated a double down the left field line and after the ball hit a security guard Anthony Rizzo raced around third base only to be thrown out at home. Cardinals players kind of just stood around after the ball hit the security guard, but the third […]

Trump, identity politics, and a cultural Chernobyl

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The drones' technical and physical limitations likely severely curtail how and where Amazon can use them. So what's their real purpose?

• Amazon officials left a lot of questions unanswered when they announced the company's new drone-delivery service this week.
• The drones' physical and technical limitations would seem to significantly constrain how and where they'll be used.
• They also would seem to require Amazon to build out a vast new network of distribution centers and to amass a huge drone army.
• Running such an operation would likely be a tremendous operational challenge — and that's just one... Читать дальше...

Here are the regions of the United States.

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Penguin Random House says “No-No Boy,” published in 1957, is in the public domain and not copyright protected. An English professor disagrees.