Portuguese police discover 825kg of cocaine concealed in shipment of bananas…
January 8, 2020
Graham predicts Senate will take up impeachment trial next week…
January 8, 2020
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said on Wednesday that the Senate will start its impeachment proceedings next week, signaling an end to the stalemate over the articles which have sat in the House since December... Graham argued that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's (D-Calif.) "impeachment dam has broken," pointing to growing calls from some Senate Democrats for her to transmit the two articles of impeachment to the Senate.
Jussie Smollett investigation: Judge orders Google to turn over a full year of the actor’s data as part of special prosecutor probe…
January 8, 2020
Off duty Border Patrol on plane from Germany stopped passenger Trying to breach cockpit…
January 8, 2020
Cartels Continue to Build Cross-Border Tunnels to Smuggle Drugs…
January 8, 2020
Recently, two tunnels were discovered in Nogales, bringing the Tucson-sector tunnel count to 125 found since 1990... Both tunnels have been remediated with concrete filler, according to CBP...
Professor calls free speech ‘racist’…
January 8, 2020
Poll shows more people approve of President Trump’s decision to kill Iranian military commander than those that disapprove…
January 8, 2020
The poll, which was released on Monday, found that 43 percent of registered voters surveyed said they supported Trump's order to kill Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, one of the most powerful officials in Iran and the leader of its elite Quds Force. Among that pool, 30 percent said they strongly approved of the decision. Thirty-eight percent of respondents said they disapproved of the military action...
Walmart unveils a grocery-picking robot to take on Amazon and Kroger…
January 8, 2020
The machine, part of a system called Alphabot, operates in a 20,000 square-foot facility that Walmart built onto one of its stores in Salem, New Hampshire. The company plans to build similar facilities onto stores in Mustang, Oklahoma and Burbank, California this year. Automated grocery systems like Alphabot are estimated to pick and pack orders as much as 10 times faster than a human.
Feinstein (D-CN) impatient with Nervous Nancy. Signals Democrats Ready For Impeachment Trial To Start…
January 8, 2020
Senate Democrats are signaling they’re ready to begin President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial even as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) continues to withhold the articles of impeachment in her standoff with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) over the rules governing the proceedings. “I think if we’re going to do it, we should do it. I don’t think there’s much more to be gained [by delaying the impeachment trial], but that’s just my view,” Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif)...
Bill Clinton Caught In Photos On Jeffrey Epstein’s Plane With ‘Sex Slave’…
January 8, 2020
The former US President is seen smiling on the steps of the plane – dubbed the Lolita Express - next to Maxwell, in astonishing pictures exclusively obtained by The Sun. In another image he has his arm round Epstein's personal masseuse and sex slave Chauntae Davies...
Iran-Backed Militia Fires Three Rockets At US Embassy In Baghdad…
January 8, 2020
Summary:
- 3 Katyusha rockets land in Baghdad's Green Zone which houses government buildings, foreign missions and the US embassy.
- The target was US embassy
- Sirens go off at embassy
- One rocket fell between embassy and a Govt building (Mayadeen)
Unusual Roman-era graves discovered in UK by archaeologists…
January 8, 2020
The discovery gives researchers new insights into what it was like in the southwest of the U.K. after the Romans invaded. Some of those buried at the cemetery in Somerton were members of high society, and scientists were struck by the graves' structure. They were mostly capped and sealed with the type of slabs used to build roofs in the area 2,000 years ago.
FBI asks Apple for phone data from suspected Florida naval base shooter…
January 8, 2020
Investigators have been trying to access an iPhone 7 and an iPhone 5 that belonged to Mohammed Alshamrani, a 21-year-old 2nd Lieutenant in the Royal Saudi Air Force, but have been unsuccessful because the phones are locked and encrypted, according to a letter from the FBI's general counsel, Dana Boente.
Plant-derived SVC112 hits cancer stem cells, leaves healthy cells alone…
January 8, 2020
The red, tube-shaped flowers of the firecracker bush (Bouvardia ternifolia), native to Mexico and the American Southwest, attract hummingbirds. The bush also provides the chemical bouvardin, which the lab of University of Colorado Cancer Center and CU Boulder researcher, Tin Tin Su, PhD, and others have shown to slow a cancer's ability to make proteins that tell cancer cells to grow and spread.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg says she is cancer-free…
January 8, 2020
“I’m cancer free. That’s good,” she told the outlet in an interview published on Wednesday...
Nasdaq soars to record high after Trump promises more Iran sanctions…
January 8, 2020
Buying following Trump's speech ran the Nasdaq Composite to record highs while the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average finish just off their own peaks. The major averages gave up some of their gains just ahead of the closing bell after there were reports of two explosions in Baghdad. Every sector in the S&P 500 rallied with the exception of energy, which fell in tandem with oil prices.
Failed NYTimes columnist, Paul Krugman, Says Someone Used His IP Address To Download Child Porn. Claims: “could be an attempt to Qanon me.”…
January 8, 2020
Well, I’m on the phone with my computer security service, and as I understand it someone compromised my IP address and is using it to download child pornography. I might just be a random target. But this could be an attempt to Qanon me.
It’s an ugly world out there.
— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) January 8, 2020
Do you believe him? We archived his tweet just in case he deletes it.
***UPDATE: 1/9/2020 - 00:37***
As expected, Paul Krugman deleted his tweet. This is his follow up response:Deleted original tweet. Times thinks it may have been a scam. Anyway, will have more security in future
— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) January 9, 2020
Wait until he finds out how IP's actually work.
US military had advance warning of Iranian ballistic missile attack, officials say…
January 8, 2020
U.S. military officials were warned about Iran’s pending ballistic missile strike “when the air defense systems went active” shortly before the attack was launched, a U.S. official in Baghdad told Fox News on Wednesday. U.S. intelligence picked up "chatter" from Iran and inside Iraq, tipping off American forces to a strike around 1:30 a.m. local time -- or 5:30 p.m. ET. Soon after, Iran launched more than a dozen short-range ballistic missiles into Iraq, striking military bases housing American and coalition troops.
Dr. Drew may challenge Adam Schiff for his congressional seat…
January 8, 2020
Celebrity shrink Dr. Drew is considering a run for the California Democrat’s House seat, he told The Hill, because he had become too tied up in the impeachment hearings and lost focus on issues facing the district.
Monarchalypse? Harry & Meghan “Step Back” As Senior Royals…
January 8, 2020
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announced Wednesday that they will "step back" as senior members of the British royal family in order "to carve out a progressive new role within this institution." The (former) Royals noted they will work to become financially independent from the crown, splitting their time between UK and USA.