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Blink-182 announce Vegas residency
The trio's residency, called " Kings of the Weekend ", will start May 26 and take place on select weekends at Palms Casino Resort through November 17, according to Rolling Stone . The "pop-punk" band and the parent company of the casino-resort, Station Casinos, on Monday announced the series of shows. "The possibilities in Vegas are endless". [Full Article...]
Africa's leaders to launch world's largest free trade area at Rwanda meeting
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has arrived in Kigali, Rwanda for the African Union (AU) extraordinary summit that is expected to see the launching of the African Continental Free Trade Area. The reports explained that the leadership of the NLC recently kicked against the agreement and cautioned Buhari that if he appended his signature to the document, the Nigerian economy could be crippled completel... [Full Article...]
Police catch driver carrying fake Homer Simpson driving licence
Several people have commented on the post with hilarious GIFs from The Simpsons . When an officer from the Thames Valley force stopped a driver recently, the picture on the licence he handed over was of Homer Simpson . Instead of presenting an official pink license the male driver offered a similar version which was complete with a picture of Home Simpson . It was created to ease congestion i... [Full Article...]
Hillary Clinton is 'wrong' about Trump voters: Dick Durbin
When McCain asked Booker if this was appropriate messaging for Democrats, he replied "first of all , the election's over and it's past, and I know that Donald Trump in every other sentence is talking about Obama and Secretary Clinton". [Full Article...]
Based lawyer to announce first lawsuit in fatal bridge collapse
The span was set into place during a six-hour process on March 10, just five days before the collapse, and the cracks in the concrete were spotted two days before the incident and discussed during a two-hour engineering meeting on the day of the collapse. [Full Article...]
Tempered anniversary fete for Adityanath govt.
A government spokesperson said that the state government, in one year, has worked tremendously and has brought UP back on the track of development . "The party has taken it (the bypoll results) seriously and will minutely analyse the results", Shah said in an interview to Zee TV. [Full Article...]
Foreign ministers meet to plan summits over North Korea nuclear program
The meeting over the weekend marked the first such trilateral talks since the inter-Korean summit was agreed upon last month. South Korea has been increasing its diplomatic activity ahead of the landmark summits. "We give them the benefit of the doubt, and the time that he would need to come out with some public messaging". The previous two in 2000 and 2007 were held in Pyongyang. [Full Article...]
Supreme Court keeps revised Pennsylvania congressional map in place
Under the state Supreme Court's map, most analysts expect Democrats to gain between 3-5 seats in Congress. Pennsylvania Governor Thomas Wolf said in court papers that 150 candidates relied on the new map as they collected signatures to appear on the ballot. [Full Article...]
'Dog-in' at NY Airport to Protest Overhead Bin Death
When asked about reports a flight attendant had told the passenger the dog needed to be put in the overhead bin, Schmerin said she couldn't comment. The dog was found dead in its carrier. The dog's death has gained national attention and United Airlines immediately took responsibility. "We assume full responsibility for this tragedy and express our deepest condolences to the family and are com... [Full Article...]
SL Green Realty Corp. (SLG) EPS Estimated At $1.65
Apg Asset Management Us Inc who had been investing in Sl Green Rlty Corp for a number of months, seems to be bullish on the $9.36B market cap company. SL Green Realty (NYSE:SLG) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 24th. $198,576 worth of SL Green Realty Corp. (NYSE:SLG) shares were sold by LEVY JOHN S. [Full Article...]
FDNY hero who evacuated hundreds on 9/11 dies at 45 of cancer
According to the New York Daily News , officials and friends said that Phelan's cancer was likely linked to his exposure to toxic fumes at Ground Zero. "A true gentleman!" wrote Kathleen Heaney Ventrice. "I just can't believe this and honestly don't understand why it's always the good ones we lose way to early". [Full Article...]
N. Korea's Kim congratulates China's Xi on re-election as president
Chinese President Xi Jinping was re-elected as the President and Chairman of the Central Military Commission with all 2,970 votes in his favour Saturday, media reports said on Sunday. The largely ceremonial role of vice president is second in succession and can carry out duties delegated by the chief executive. The almost 3,000 lawmakers also elected 14 vice chairpersons and the secreta... [Full Article...]
Exit polls show the Russian president re-elected with another huge majority
Putin's relaxed mood stood in stark contrast to the 2012 election night when a teary-eyed Putin claimed victory despite huge protests against his Kremlin comeback. Foreign Minister Heiko Maas was more critical, saying: "We certainly can not talk in all respects about a fair political contest as we know it". He said it's unacceptable that the election was also conducted in annexed Crimea. [Full Article...]
Hebron shooter Elor Azaria to be released early
Azaria was convicted past year of manslaughter for the March 24, 2016 shooting of Abdel Fatah al-Sharif, a terrorist who had tried to stab two soldiers several minutes earlier in Hebron. The 21-year-old Palestinian lay on the ground unable to move after Israeli military forces had initially shot and wounded him over an alleged stabbing attack. [Full Article...]
Russian Elections: Putin Stays In Kremlin Till 2024
Putin is certain to win a sweeping victory in Sunday's vote, securing another six-year term after 18 years in power, in part on his argument that he must stand up to Western aggressors. Putin and a few other challengers who were not expected to constitute any serious threat to his reign. The run-up to Russia's last presidential election in 2012 was marked by protests across the country agai... [Full Article...]
Maduro's cryptocurrency 'genius' once pushed U.S. sanctions
President Trump is continuing to put pressure on Venezuela's leader as he signs off on new sanctions against the country's government. But investors would not actually have an ownership stake in Venezuela's oil. A money changer sits at a table at the Paraguachon border crossing between Colombia and Venezuela . If the petro takes off, he says, Venezuelans will be able to freely exchange th... [Full Article...]
NDA messed up economy, mismanaged JK: Manmohan Singh
Addressing the Congress plenary here, he said the BJP-led government had created problems for small and medium industry and also the informal sector. Indicating the tensions inherent in the alliance of BJP and the PDP, parties with a huge ideological gap, Dr Singh said "they have installed a government where the two wings of the administration are working against each other". [Full Article...]
Mohammed Shami-Hasin Jahan saga: Pakistani model Alishba opens up about Shami
According to the Pakistan-based model, it was after the finale of the 2017 Champions Trophy, when Pakistan defeated India, when she messaged Mohammed Shami for the first time. Mohammed Shami on Monday ran into further trouble when a Pakistani woman named Alishba - who is alleged to have handed the Indian cricketer money from a United Kingdom man named Mohammad bhai - confirmed meeting the speed... [Full Article...]
SC Notice To Talwar Couple In Aarushi Murder Case
The court also granted leave in the appeal filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation as its counsel told the bench that the investigating agency too has moved the court against Allahabad High Court verdict and its petition was pending. [Full Article...]
WTO chief calls on PM Modi
New Delhi , Mar 19 WTO chief Roberto Azevedo , who is in New Delhi to attend an informal meeting of ministers of the organisation, called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi today. After the failure of the full-fledged Ministerial Meeting in Buenos Aires in December 2017 in delivering concrete results, India is hopeful that the informal meet in New Delhi will succeed in identifying ways in wh... [Full Article...]