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HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Attorneys for a Texas inmate want the U.S. Supreme Court to halt his scheduled execution for the shooting deaths of a 5-year-old girl and her grandmother during a birthday party 10 years ago outside a Fort Worth apartment. Former Fort Worth street gang member Erick Davila is set for lethal injection Wednesday evening. Lawyers for the 31-year-old Davila argue it's improper for the elected Tarrant County district attorney to be involved in the case because she was the judge at Davila's 2009 trial. Читать дальше...

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Attorneys for a Texas inmate want the U.S. Supreme Court to halt his scheduled execution for the shooting deaths of a 5-year-old girl and her grandmother during a birthday party 10 years ago outside a Fort Worth apartment. Former Fort Worth street gang member Erick Davila is set for lethal injection Wednesday evening. Lawyers for the 31-year-old Davila argue it's improper for the elected Tarrant County district attorney to be involved in the case because she was the judge at Davila's 2009 trial. Читать дальше...

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• President Donald Trump continued his recent trend of praising North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Tuesday by saying he was "very honorable" and "very open."
• Trump has a habit of mixing praise of Kim with threats, but has lately taken to praising the North Korean leader.
• Trump is set to become the first US president to ever meet face to face with a North Korean leader after Kim made a set of stunning concessions and appeared to cave to US demands, but experts are skeptical. Читать дальше...

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The US Air Force is investigating what caused two F-22 Raptors from the same Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, unit to experience mishaps within days of each other.

An F-22 from the 90th Fighter Squadron, 3rd Wing, experienced engine failure April 6 during a routine training flight at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, days before another F-22's belly skid at Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada, Air Force officials told Military.com on Friday.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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In the little over a year since ex-Uber engineer Susan Fowler penned a blog post that exposed the company’s sexist and discriminatory culture (and prompted a rash of firings), the ride-hailing giant seems to have made incremental progress to diversify its staff. Today, Uber released its diversity and inclusion report, detailing the strides it’s made to …

It seems that the Russian Pee Hooker story is just gushing with news:

Bloomberg: Flight Records Illuminate Mystery of Trump’s Moscow Nights

“President Donald Trump twice gave James Comey an alibi for why a salacious report about the 2013 Miss Universe pageant in Moscow couldn’t be true: He never even spent the night in Russia during that trip, Trump told the former FBI director, according to Comey’s memos about the conversations.

“Yet the broad timeline of Trump’s stay, stretching from Friday, Nov. Читать дальше...

Special Briefing

En Route to Washington, DC

April 24, 2018

QUESTION: We’ll just ask you a couple questions, seriously. I don’t think – on the record, though?

MS NAUERT: Have you seen the communique yet?

QUESTION: I have not.

MS NAUERT: Okay. So you haven’t --

QUESTION: I just got WiFi back.

MS NAUERT: Got it. Okay.

ACTING SECRETARY SULLIVAN: Oh, that’s the – I’m sorry, I was going to say --

QUESTION: Yeah, yeah. Читать дальше...

Special Briefing

En Route to Washington, DC

April 24, 2018

QUESTION: We’ll just ask you a couple questions, seriously. I don’t think – on the record, though?

MS NAUERT: Have you seen the communique yet?

QUESTION: I have not.

MS NAUERT: Okay. So you haven’t --

QUESTION: I just got WiFi back.

MS NAUERT: Got it. Okay.

ACTING SECRETARY SULLIVAN: Oh, that’s the – I’m sorry, I was going to say --

QUESTION: Yeah, yeah. Читать дальше...

Israel hat Pläne zur Abschiebung von rund 40.000 afrikanischen Flüchtlingen auf Eis gelegt. Bei einer Sitzung des Höchsten Gerichts sollen Vertreter des Staates mitgeteilt haben, man werde keine neuen Abschiebebescheide an Flüchtlinge verteilen. Bereits verteilte Bescheide seien annulliert, hieß es in den Medien. Man könne Flüchtlinge nicht gegen ihren Willen in Drittländer abschieben.

First Lady Melania Trump had another awkward hand-holding moment with husband Donald Trump on Tuesday as the first couple welcomed French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte, to the White House for the Trump administration’s first state visit.

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• Defense Secretary James Mattis reportedly views himself as President Donald Trump's "babysitter," according to a New Yorker story.
• Mattis's efforts to moderate Trump created tensions with former White House national security adviser H.R. McMaster.
• McMaster's aides claimed he never advocated for a "bloody nose" strike against North Korea, contrary to widespread reports. 

Defense Secretary James Mattis reportedly views himself as President Donald... Читать дальше...

U.S. President Donald Trump has warned that Iran "will have bigger problems than they have ever had before" if it restarts its nuclear program.

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• A common narrative surrounding first-time sex is that, no matter what, it always hurts.
• First-time sex can be painful for some people, but it doesn't have to be. 
• A doctor recommends taking your time with foreplay, using lube, and ensuring that you're with a person you trust to minimize pain during your first time having sex. 

There are two main tales that get spun around having sex for the first time. One, that as long as you have sex with the right person, it'll be magical and beautiful.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) confirmed to Sputnik on Tuesday that the organization's director-general, Ahmet Uzumcu, was tricked by Russian pranksters into discussing global chemical weapons incidents over the phone.

Assistant manager Matt Camp has stressed that Loxwood are ‘motivated’ to end the season strongly, despite sitting mid-table with little to play for in terms of league position.

It is only when a man is in love that you get to see some really interesting sides to him and Davido is no different. He recently took social media to reveal his plans to release a single on a 'special person's birthday'.

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• In a joint press briefing at the White House on Tuesday morning, President Donald Trump brushed dandruff off of French President Emmanuel Macron's shoulder.
• Macron is visiting the United States as Trump's first official state visit guest.

The bromance between President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron continues to grow.

In a joint press briefing at the White House on Tuesday morning, Trump brushed some... Читать дальше...

La commissaire à l'environnement et au développement durable, Julie Gelfand, critique le gouvernement fédéral sur trois fronts dans trois rapports peu reluisants pour le gouvernement, déposés mardi.

La commissaire à l'Environnement et au Développement durable, Julie Gelfand, critique le gouvernement fédéral sur trois fronts, mardi matin, avec le dépôt de trois rapports peu reluisants pour le gouvernement.

Yes, I know we're not out of the woods yet, but it looks to me like the teams in the poo are Bolton, Barnsley and Burton.

40 - Bolton can't buy a win recently - their recent form has been Zola-esque, taking one point from the last fifteen.
38 - Barnsley have this game in hand which, even for a team at the wrong end of the table, is winnable.
38 - Burton have hit form just in time - two wins and two draws in the last five

Looks like Burton might just do it, and continue to strip us of points next season.

Unlike previous years in which tens of thousands of Afghans easily crossed into Europe from Turkey, Ankara now seems determined to stop the flow of Afghans seeking asylum or better economic opportunities in European Union nations.

“No, get down!” the officer shouted back. The cop who refused to shoot accused Toronto killer Alek Minassian — even as the suspected shouted, “Kill me!” during the pair’s tense standoff — is being hailed as a hero for capturing the driver alive. Dramatic video footage taken by a bystander showed the unidentified police officer...

Efforts to find a political solution to the Syrian civil war resumed Tuesday as representatives and ministers from 85 countries gathered in Brussels for a two-day conference, co-chaired by the United Nations and the European Union. Its stated aim is to mobilize humanitarian aid to Syrians inside the country and boost support for the U.N.-led Geneva peace process. However, with Syrian government forces -  backed by their Russian allies - seemingly determined to try to secure a military victory... Читать дальше...

Yes.  I know it’s Tuesday and you’ve all had a restless weekend wondering where you finished.  But I’ve been busy.  Mainly recovering from Friday night.