Donald Trump called a CIA assessment stating that Russian hackers tried to sway the election in his favor. He told Fox News the Democrats were putting out the reports because they were embarrassed at the scale of the election defeat. On Friday, CIA officials told US media they had concluded that Russians hackers were trying to help Donald. Russian officials have repeatedly denied the accusations. Donald said it might have been Russia but it was impossible to know. "They have no idea if it's Russia or China or somebody sitting in a bed some place," he said. President Barack Obama has ordered a complete review of the hacks, which targeted emails at the Democratic Party and the emails of a key aide to presidential nominee Hillary Clinton.
In June of 2015, Dylann Roof started shooting at an AME Church (African Methodist Episcopal) in Charleston, South Carolina. He killed nine people, and is now facing trial. At his trial, they showed a two hour video where he explained what he did to the cops. He said, "Somebody had to do it. Black people are killing white people everyday. What I did is so minuscule compared to what they do to white people every day." During his confession video, he explained what he did with no emotion and his voice monotone. http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/09/us/dylann-roof-trial-charleston-video/index.html
http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/09/health/alabama-execution/index.html Execution is a huge issue in the U.S. right now. A man in Alabama was sentenced to lethal injection. He heaved and coughed and kept moving his left arm for 13 minutes after being injected. They are trying to decide better ways to execute people who earn the death penalty. All of them are considered cruel and inhumane. The most effective way of execution and is not used in the U.S. is the giateen.
In Abilene, Texas, Lowe's has hired a veteran and his service dog. The dog is a 10-year-old golden retriever named Charlotte. She is supposed to help Clay Luthy, a veteran from the U.S. Air Force, get up if he falls. Clay has undergone five surgeries on his left knee and can't bend it at all. The human resources manager at Lowe's said they were the best pair for the job. A picture of Clay and Charolette has gone viral on Facebook, gaining 136,000 likes since Tuesday. http://www.sunnyskyz.com/good-news/1939/A-Lowe-s-In-Texas-Hired-A-Disabled-Veteran-AND-His-Service-Dog
The giraffe population is sharply declining and facing what they say a "silent extinction". It went to being a least concerned species to an immediate act to reverse the decline. The IUCN now have giraffes listed as vulnerable. Over the last three decades approximately 40% of the population has declined because of loss of habitat and illegal hunting. In 1985 there was 163,000 to 151,000 giraffes and in 2015 there was 97,562 said IUCN. http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/giraffes-could-face-silent-extinction-conservationists-warn-n693656 Hannah Schutte
Last month was the 45th anniversary of the Attica Prison uprising. Thousands of US inmates contributed to a nationwide protest. This protest still continues today. The goal is to "End legalized slavery inside American correctional facilities." In California prisons there is discrimination, and excessive, violent force in Michigan.
A secret santa paid off $46k worth of the store's layaway items. There were only 94 people who bought that much, and they were all called to be notified that a generous secret santa took care of it. This happened in Everett, Pennsylvania. This has happened before but never in a such a small town. They haven't met him yet but want to and figure out what made him donate.
On Thursday there was a 50 car crash on I-90. The accident took place in Lake Country, Ohio. David Tilson was in the middle of it and managed to get out and record a video showing mangled cars and smashed semis. The road remains blocked as it will not be cleared for 'some time'. Many people are injured and 3 were med-flighted to the hospital.
60-year-old Tennessee man who spends time volunteering as Santa Claus at a local hospital granted a 5-year-old terminally ill boy his final wish this holiday season, and held him as he died in his arms.“I spent four years in the Army with the 75th Rangers, and I’ve seen my share of [stuff],”“But I ran by the nurses’ station bawling my head off. I know nurses and doctors see things like that every day, but I don’t know how they can take it.”
Many Americans are happy to give up the scent and prefer buying a plastic tree every year. Unlike a real tree, a polyvinyl chloride tree is a great purchase that never turn brown and shed it's needles all over the living room floor. Families with a fake tree also avoid the chore of disposing of their tree in early January. Even though real trees consistently outsell fake ones every year, many consumers consider the plastic tree more of a long-term investment. Last year, 25.9 million real trees were sold in the U.S. compared to 12.5 million fakes, according to the National Christmas Tree Association. Sales of both variations reached their peak in 2013 when 33 million real trees were sold, along with 14.7 million fakes.
Blankets of snow and driving rain forced hundreds of flight delays and cancellations and made for messy morning commutes on Monday as a storm that dumped several inches of snow on the Midwest made its way east. The National Weather Service issued winter storm and winter weather advisories for parts of the Great Lakes and the Northeast overnight, which could affect millions of Americans. http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/12/12/canceled-flights-snow-and-rain-lead-to-misery-for-millions-americans.html
Western Michigan basketball player Joeviair Kennedy was officially charged Monday with armed robbery and the murder. He killed a fellow student, Jacob Jones. The incident took place Thursday. According to the authorities, Kennedy killed Jones during a robbery of a phone and money. Kennedy is 22 and was in his second year with the program. The school's official site has deleted his profile since the incident. He is no longer listed on the current roster. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2681480-wmu-basketball-player-joeviair-kennedy-charged-with-murder-of-fellow-student?utm_source=cnn.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=editorial
December 12, 2016 A 5-year-old boy was very ill, but had one wish. His one wish was to talk to santa before he would pass away. The santa in Knoxville wanted to help the boy. He showed up at the hospital as soon as he could and talked to the little boy. The boy told him that he was going to die soon, but didn't know when he was going to get there. After talking with santa for awhile the little boy gave him a hug and as that was happening the little boy pasted away. The Santa was heartbroken. http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/12/living/santa-terminally-ill-boy-irpt-trnd/index.html
Rex Tillerson has been nominated by Donald Trump as Secretary of State. He has been chosen because he "makes outstanding foreign business deals." The US has been wary of choosing the CEO of Exxon Mobil as Secretary of State due to past ties with Russia. His 'ties' with Russia is referencing to when Tillerson was awarded by President Vladimir Putin with the Order of Friendship in 2013. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-rex-tillerson-secretary-of-state-20161212-story.html
http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/13/health/powdered-milk-recalls/index.html The FDA has recalled many powdered milk products. Some of the products are mac and cheese, monkey bread, kettle chips, and more. The products may contain salmonella, a bacteria that can cause abdominal pain, fever, and flu-like symptoms. Some states include Georgia, Kentucky, Alabama, and may more.
A grandma was caught on camera stealing Christmas packages. This comes as a surprise to many people, because elder people are normally not the first suspected in crimes involving stolen items. The man who reported the stolen items, wishes to remain annon., the man said 3 of his packages were gone. The man also reported that a black Hummer drove by several times, this is the womans suspected vehicle.
Within 6 days, 6 separate police officers have been shot, but only two have died. All the shootings took place in the state of Georgia. Georgia has had one of the worst years in terms of police fatalities. The two officers who were killed were friends since childhood. Their names were Nicholas Ryan Smarr and Jody Smith. They both responded to the same call. Minguell Lembrick killed both of the officers, killing one on the spot and the other one dying later from his injuries.
The man who shot and killed the former New Orleans Saints player, Will Smith could be facing 60 years in prison. This happened during a road rage incident. A jury found Cardell Hayes, who is currently 29, guilty Sunday of manslaughter for the shooting in April and guilty of attempted manslaughter for shooting Racquel Smith. The max for manslaughter is 40 years and for attempted is 20. Hayes was charged with second-degree murder, but the jury returned a guilty result on the other charge after 5 hours of deliberation. http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/12/us/will-smith-killing-trial/index.html
The couple from Flip or Flop Tarek El Moussa and Christina El Moussa are divorcing. This is not an end to the show on HGTV, and the season is still being produced according to schedule. The couple has two children, and they have every intention of staying civil. They are going to continue their professional relationship with each other. http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/12/entertainment/tarek-christina-el-moussa-split/
A British man was sentences to 12 months in jail and one day in prison after attempting to kill Donald Trump. In September, Michael Sandford pleaded guilty to being an illegal alien with a firearm in possession. He grabbed a policeman's gun at one of Trump's rallies located in Las Vegas. He may be eligible to be released in four months, then deported to the UK, according to the court. The defense team said Sandford is autistic and suffers seizures. In court, he apologized for what he did and said he "felt terrible about it". Standford was living illegally in the US and had driven from California to Nevada with the intention to shoot Trump, but he failed to pull the firearm from the police officer's holster. He had been plotting the attack for around a year and the day before his attempt, he went to a gun range and learned how to shoot.
An annual survey, which has been conducted since 1975, measures attitudes and substance use among eighth-, 10th- and 12th-graders. Overall, 45,473 students from 372 public and private schools participated in this year's survey. Illicit drug use over the past year was the lowest in the survey's history for eighth-graders. In all three grades, use of illegal drugs other than marijuana over the past year dropped. Past-month use of marijuana among eighth-graders decreased to 5.4% in 2016 from 6.5% in the previous year. Daily use among eighth-graders slipped below last year's 1.1% level to 0.7%.
All 2,000 words. Each rambling, racist belief that self-confessed white supremacist Dylann Roof wrote down was read aloud Monday in court for jurors in his murder trial in Charleston, South Carolina.Roof, 22, has confessed to killing nine members of the historically black Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church during a Bible study in 2015.Mass shooter Dylann Roof, with a laugh, confesses,'I did it' Dylann Roof laughs, confesses to SC church shooting: 'I did it" After he was captured, authorities learned Roof had written what they call a manifesto. Date: December 13, 2016 Work Citied: http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/13/us/dylann-roof-murder-trial/index.html
In Florida, a marathon runner named Melissa Kitcher had set a goal to complete her first half-marathon. However she ended up going off course and was lost for 12 hours, with no cell phone. She ended up running little over 16 miles before she was found, and she then returned home around 7:30 pm. She was lost because the rules were to stay on the jeep trails, and she had mistaken a hiking trail for a jeep trail. The creator of this marathon has already promised her a gift basket of goodies and a medal for completing the longest Trail Hog half marathon in history. She also plans to enter another marathon, this time however, on the streets rather than on the trails. http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Florida-Marathon-Runner-Gets-Lost-Goes-Missing-for-12-Hours-404879335.html
In Georgia, six police officers have been shot in the last six days. Two have been killed. The shootings, which have appeared to be unrelated and by different people, has been only a few in a year where 64 police officers have been shot and killed. That is a lot higher then it was for 2015 and one of the highest in quite a few years. Two police officers responded to a domestic violence call and were shot and killed last Wednesday. http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/13/us/georgia-police-shootings/index.html
In Bakersfield California an elderly man with dementia was shot and killed by police earlier this week authorities said he was carrying a crucifix, not a gun. 73 year old Francisco Serna Monday in a driveway near his home after a neighbor called police and reported a man carrying a revolver, the neighbor said she saw a black or brown object in his hand as he approached her as she drove her car in her driveway. Officer Reagan Selman fired seven shots at Serna and he was pronounced dead on the scene. When police investigated the scene, there was no gun, only a crucifix. His son had said he took walks when he couldn't sleep at night. His wife and children said he had never owned a gun in his life.
A 73 year old man who was unarmed was fatally shot by police on Monday. The mans family said he was suffering from early stages of dementia. The call that they responded to said that there was a man with a revolver acting strangely. When they arrived at the scene they asked the man to remove his hands from his pockets, he refused. The police officer shot him 7 times to later find out that he was unarmed. He did not have a revolver, he had a crucifix in his pocket. http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/13/us/bakersfield-police-shoot-73-year-old-man/index.html
US technology companies including Google, Twitter, Apple, and Salesforce have pledged not to help Trump's administration to build a data registry to track people based on their religion and assist in mass deportations.
Here is their letter to Trump "We are choosing to stand in solidarity with Muslim Americans, immigrants, and all people whose lives and livelihoods are threatened by the incoming administration’s proposed data collection policies," reads the letter, signed by a mix of engineers, designers and business executives. "We refuse to build a database of people based on their constitutionally protected religious beliefs. We refuse to facilitate mass deportations of people the government believes to be undesirable."
In L.A. people camped outside the court house and protested. Many people have lost loved ones due to LAPD shootings. L.A. has agreed by a unanimous vote to pay more than eight million dollars. They are paying this money to settle lawsuits against the LAPD. They are settling the past decade of lawsuits.
Pastor to kids: Santa is a man in a suit. Pastor yells, "Santa does not exist" at kids waiting to meet St. Nick. The pastor name is David Grisham. People feel that the Westgate mall should have David Grisham banned from the mall. The mall manager said we would have him leave if he did this again. Ever one told him to leave.
In Iowa farm land prices have gone down more and more over the passed 3 years. It has decline 6%. The Des Moines Register reports that Iowa State University estimates that Iowa farmland is now worth about $7,183 per acre on average.
Northeast Iowa is supposed to get 6 inches to 12 inches of snow Friday and Saturday. It will be very good snowmobiling weather for everyone who likes to go snowmobiling. SITE- Weather.com
Alan Thicke died at age 69 on the 14th. Alan suffered a heart attack while playing hockey with his son. Alan stared in many different TV shows and movies, like Growing Pains and The Good Company.
A Texas man got his dying wish to marry his fiancée thanks to a scrappy hospital staff and his dedicated family, who cobbled together an inpatient wedding ceremony hours before he died. On Friday morning, 33-year-old Raul Hinojosa, nearing the end of a four-year battle with chronic lymphocytic leukemia, told the staff of Baptist St. Anthony's Hospital in Amarillo he needed one last thing. "I want to marry her," said Hinojosa, according to the Amarillo Globe-News. "I want her to be mine." He was talking about his longtime bride-to-be, 34-year-old Yvonne Lamas, who he asked to marry in 2007, the Globe-News reported. He dreamed of the perfect wedding for his future bride and over the years tried to save enough money to make it a reality. http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/12/14/man-dies-leukemia-hours-after-getting-married/95418120/
A cancer stricken man got his final wish to come true. Raul Hinojosa's final wish was to marry his longtime fiancé, Yvonne Lamas. Raul had been battling cancer for 3 years and was in the hospital for the past 6 weeks. His fiancé went to the courthouse and received a marriage license which took 72 hours to get. The hospital provided Raul's suit, wedding cake, and decorated the hospital room. 36 hours after they got married Raul passed away at 33 years old. His wife signed her new last name on his death certificate for the first time. http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/13/us/cancer-dying-man-wedding-texas-trnd/index.html
In Greenwich New York a 12 year old boy has died after being buried alive by a snowbank. He was playing with his friend when a Department of Public Works plow truck came by. It is unknown if the boys snow fort they where making collapsed or if the plow truck caved them in. The boys friend was found conscious and taking to the hospital where he was able to talk. The conscious boy told the police that he herd machinery then it when black. This case is still under investigation.
In Greenwich, New York, Joshua Demarest 13 died Tuesday night when his snow fort in a snow bank collapsed. His friend survived and is recovering from hypothermia. According to the Greenwich Police, after school they had dressed in their winter clothes and took off with their sleds, but they were reported missing when they did’t return home at nightfall. Searchers were led to the snow bank by a nearby parking lot from their tracks and they spotted a sled sticking out from the bank. Officers started a frantic digging operation, removing seven tons of snow. Joshua was the found and taken by ambulance to the local hospital, where he died. The cause of the collapse is under investigation.
Two twins who were conjoined at the head, leave the hospital. They have underwent seperation surgery and been on I.V.'s, tubes, and monitors to stay alive. But on Wednesday they were seen leaving the hospital in a little red wagon without all the technological help. They were wearing white, custom fitted, helmets to protect their heads until fully healed. On their way out, there was more than 30 nurses and a red carpet lining the hallway for their exit. Also on the wagon was their 3 year old brother. The two will go to New York to undergo rehabilitation.
Brandy Vela, shot herself in front of her parents after being cyberbullied. She was described by her school friends to be well-liked and friendly. She was buried December 7 and from Texas. Someone opened a social media page after her death, and it was quickly filled with disturbing posts about her. Cyberbullying followed her to her grave. One of the posts shows a smiling Brandy with the words "my face when you shoot yourself in front of your family." Another is a stick figure holding a gun with the words, "oops am I dead?" A third shows a gun hidden inside a book. http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/14/health/teen-suicide-cyberbullying-continues-trnd/index.html
In Gatlinburg, Tennessee there was a big wildfire. It left 14 people dead, another 175 injured, and more than 2,400 houses and other buildings destroyed. The damage is estimated to be more than $500 million. 20,000 acres of Great Smoky Mountains were scorched. They believe the wildfire was man-made. Two Tennessee youths are sitting in a detention center and could go to prison for 60 years. If more serious charges like first-degree murder are put against them they could spend the rest of their lives in prison. http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/14/us/tennessee-wildfire-charges/index.html
Sunday's Packers vs. Bears game may be coldest in Chicago's history. the coldest it has ever been was in 2008. The air temperature was 2 degrees fahrenheit. The two teams play Sunday at one and the tempter is predicted to be at 0 degrees. It is supposed to feel like -20 degrees. http://www.foxnews.com/weather/2016/12/16/sunday-packers-vs-bears-game-may-be-coldest-in-chicago-history/
The University of Minnesota's football team has stated that they will be boycotting their games, due to the suspension of 10 of their teammates for alleged sexual assault case. They say that they will continue to protest until the school gets satisfactory answers. In September a woman said that she was drunk and while being drunk, she was assaulted by several men. Some players have said they had consensual sex with her. The team now says they are not ruling out missing the Holiday Bowl against Washington State. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-38337455
The former Milwaukee cop who fatally shot Sylville Smith last summer fired a second shot after the suspect had tossed his weapon, according to a criminal complaint released Thursday. Body-camera video from another officer showed the ex-cop, Dominique Heaggan-Brown, fired the second bullet into Smith's chest after he hurled his weapon over a fence and had his hands near his head, according to the complaint. "A review of both Heaggan-Brown's body camera and the other officer's camera confirm that Smith was unarmed at the time of the second shot," said the complaint filed by the Milwaukee District Attorney's office. Heaggan-Brown was also fired for sexual assault in a separate case prior to this one. He was charged with first degree reckless homicide and may serve a maximum of 60 years in prison for killing the 23 year old last summer. It's uncertain if Heaggan-Brown has an attorney for his court appearance on Friday. http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/15/us/milwaukee-shooting-officer-charged/index.html
Donald Trump called a CIA assessment stating that Russian hackers tried to sway the election in his favor. He told Fox News the Democrats were putting out the reports because they were embarrassed at the scale of the election defeat. On Friday, CIA officials told US media they had concluded that Russians hackers were trying to help Donald. Russian officials have repeatedly denied the accusations. Donald said it might have been Russia but it was impossible to know. "They have no idea if it's Russia or China or somebody sitting in a bed some place," he said. President Barack Obama has ordered a complete review of the hacks, which targeted emails at the Democratic Party and the emails of a key aide to presidential nominee Hillary Clinton.
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In June of 2015, Dylann Roof started shooting at an AME Church (African Methodist Episcopal) in Charleston, South Carolina. He killed nine people, and is now facing trial. At his trial, they showed a two hour video where he explained what he did to the cops. He said, "Somebody had to do it. Black people are killing white people everyday. What I did is so minuscule compared to what they do to white people every day." During his confession video, he explained what he did with no emotion and his voice monotone.
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http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/09/health/alabama-execution/index.html
ReplyDeleteExecution is a huge issue in the U.S. right now. A man in Alabama was sentenced to lethal injection. He heaved and coughed and kept moving his left arm for 13 minutes after being injected. They are trying to decide better ways to execute people who earn the death penalty. All of them are considered cruel and inhumane. The most effective way of execution and is not used in the U.S. is the giateen.
In Abilene, Texas, Lowe's has hired a veteran and his service dog. The dog is a 10-year-old golden retriever named Charlotte. She is supposed to help Clay Luthy, a veteran from the U.S. Air Force, get up if he falls. Clay has undergone five surgeries on his left knee and can't bend it at all. The human resources manager at Lowe's said they were the best pair for the job. A picture of Clay and Charolette has gone viral on Facebook, gaining 136,000 likes since Tuesday.
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The giraffe population is sharply declining and facing what they say a "silent extinction". It went to being a least concerned species to an immediate act to reverse the decline. The IUCN now have giraffes listed as vulnerable. Over the last three decades approximately 40% of the population has declined because of loss of habitat and illegal hunting. In 1985 there was 163,000 to 151,000 giraffes and in 2015 there was 97,562 said IUCN.
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ReplyDeleteLast month was the 45th anniversary of the Attica Prison uprising. Thousands of US inmates contributed to a nationwide protest. This protest still continues today. The goal is to "End legalized slavery inside American correctional facilities." In California prisons there is discrimination, and excessive, violent force in Michigan.
A secret santa paid off $46k worth of the store's layaway items. There were only 94 people who bought that much, and they were all called to be notified that a generous secret santa took care of it. This happened in Everett, Pennsylvania. This has happened before but never in a such a small town. They haven't met him yet but want to and figure out what made him donate.
ReplyDeleteOn Thursday there was a 50 car crash on I-90. The accident took place in Lake Country, Ohio. David Tilson was in the middle of it and managed to get out and record a video showing mangled cars and smashed semis. The road remains blocked as it will not be cleared for 'some time'. Many people are injured and 3 were med-flighted to the hospital.
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60-year-old Tennessee man who spends time volunteering as Santa Claus at a local hospital granted a 5-year-old terminally ill boy his final wish this holiday season, and held him as he died in his arms.“I spent four years in the Army with the 75th Rangers, and I’ve seen my share of [stuff],”“But I ran by the nurses’ station bawling my head off. I know nurses and doctors see things like that every day, but I don’t know how they can take it.”
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Many Americans are happy to give up the scent and prefer buying a plastic tree every year. Unlike a real tree, a polyvinyl chloride tree is a great purchase that never turn brown and shed it's needles all over the living room floor. Families with a fake tree also avoid the chore of disposing of their tree in early January.
ReplyDeleteEven though real trees consistently outsell fake ones every year, many consumers consider the plastic tree more of a long-term investment. Last year, 25.9 million real trees were sold in the U.S. compared to 12.5 million fakes, according to the National Christmas Tree Association. Sales of both variations reached their peak in 2013 when 33 million real trees were sold, along with 14.7 million fakes.
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Blankets of snow and driving rain forced hundreds of flight delays and cancellations and made for messy morning commutes on Monday as a storm that dumped several inches of snow on the Midwest made its way east.
ReplyDeleteThe National Weather Service issued winter storm and winter weather advisories for parts of the Great Lakes and the Northeast overnight, which could affect millions of Americans.
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Western Michigan basketball player Joeviair Kennedy was officially charged Monday with armed robbery and the murder. He killed a fellow student, Jacob Jones. The incident took place Thursday. According to the authorities, Kennedy killed Jones during a robbery of a phone and money. Kennedy is 22 and was in his second year with the program. The school's official site has deleted his profile since the incident. He is no longer listed on the current roster.
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ReplyDeleteA 5-year-old boy was very ill, but had one wish. His one wish was to talk to santa before he would pass away. The santa in Knoxville wanted to help the boy. He showed up at the hospital as soon as he could and talked to the little boy. The boy told him that he was going to die soon, but didn't know when he was going to get there. After talking with santa for awhile the little boy gave him a hug and as that was happening the little boy pasted away. The Santa was heartbroken.
http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/12/living/santa-terminally-ill-boy-irpt-trnd/index.html
Rex Tillerson has been nominated by Donald Trump as Secretary of State. He has been chosen because he "makes outstanding foreign business deals." The US has been wary of choosing the CEO of Exxon Mobil as Secretary of State due to past ties with Russia. His 'ties' with Russia is referencing to when Tillerson was awarded by President Vladimir Putin with the Order of Friendship in 2013.
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ReplyDeleteThe FDA has recalled many powdered milk products. Some of the products are mac and cheese, monkey bread, kettle chips, and more. The products may contain salmonella, a bacteria that can cause abdominal pain, fever, and flu-like symptoms. Some states include Georgia, Kentucky, Alabama, and may more.
A grandma was caught on camera stealing Christmas packages. This comes as a surprise to many people, because elder people are normally not the first suspected in crimes involving stolen items. The man who reported the stolen items, wishes to remain annon., the man said 3 of his packages were gone. The man also reported that a black Hummer drove by several times, this is the womans suspected vehicle.
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Within 6 days, 6 separate police officers have been shot, but only two have died. All the shootings took place in the state of Georgia. Georgia has had one of the worst years in terms of police fatalities. The two officers who were killed were friends since childhood. Their names were Nicholas Ryan Smarr and Jody Smith. They both responded to the same call. Minguell Lembrick killed both of the officers, killing one on the spot and the other one dying later from his injuries.
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The man who shot and killed the former New Orleans Saints player, Will Smith could be facing 60 years in prison. This happened during a road rage incident. A jury found Cardell Hayes, who is currently 29, guilty Sunday of manslaughter for the shooting in April and guilty of attempted manslaughter for shooting Racquel Smith. The max for manslaughter is 40 years and for attempted is 20. Hayes was charged with second-degree murder, but the jury returned a guilty result on the other charge after 5 hours of deliberation.
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ReplyDeleteThe couple from Flip or Flop Tarek El Moussa and Christina El Moussa are divorcing. This is not an end to the show on HGTV, and the season is still being produced according to schedule. The couple has two children, and they have every intention of staying civil. They are going to continue their professional relationship with each other.
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A British man was sentences to 12 months in jail and one day in prison after attempting to kill Donald Trump. In September, Michael Sandford pleaded guilty to being an illegal alien with a firearm in possession. He grabbed a policeman's gun at one of Trump's rallies located in Las Vegas. He may be eligible to be released in four months, then deported to the UK, according to the court. The defense team said Sandford is autistic and suffers seizures. In court, he apologized for what he did and said he "felt terrible about it". Standford was living illegally in the US and had driven from California to Nevada with the intention to shoot Trump, but he failed to pull the firearm from the police officer's holster. He had been plotting the attack for around a year and the day before his attempt, he went to a gun range and learned how to shoot.
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An annual survey, which has been conducted since 1975, measures attitudes and substance use among eighth-, 10th- and 12th-graders. Overall, 45,473 students from 372 public and private schools participated in this year's survey. Illicit drug use over the past year was the lowest in the survey's history for eighth-graders. In all three grades, use of illegal drugs other than marijuana over the past year dropped. Past-month use of marijuana among eighth-graders decreased to 5.4% in 2016 from 6.5% in the previous year. Daily use among eighth-graders slipped below last year's 1.1% level to 0.7%.
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All 2,000 words. Each rambling, racist belief that self-confessed white supremacist Dylann Roof wrote down was read aloud Monday in court for jurors in his murder trial in Charleston, South Carolina.Roof, 22, has confessed to killing nine members of the historically black Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church during a Bible study in 2015.Mass shooter Dylann Roof, with a laugh, confesses,'I did it'
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After he was captured, authorities learned Roof had written what they call a manifesto.
Date: December 13, 2016
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In Florida, a marathon runner named Melissa Kitcher had set a goal to complete her first half-marathon. However she ended up going off course and was lost for 12 hours, with no cell phone. She ended up running little over 16 miles before she was found, and she then returned home around 7:30 pm. She was lost because the rules were to stay on the jeep trails, and she had mistaken a hiking trail for a jeep trail. The creator of this marathon has already promised her a gift basket of goodies and a medal for completing the longest Trail Hog half marathon in history. She also plans to enter another marathon, this time however, on the streets rather than on the trails.
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In Georgia, six police officers have been shot in the last six days. Two have been killed. The shootings, which have appeared to be unrelated and by different people, has been only a few in a year where 64 police officers have been shot and killed. That is a lot higher then it was for 2015 and one of the highest in quite a few years. Two police officers responded to a domestic violence call and were shot and killed last Wednesday.
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In Bakersfield California an elderly man with dementia was shot and killed by police earlier this week authorities said he was carrying a crucifix, not a gun. 73 year old Francisco Serna Monday in a driveway near his home after a neighbor called police and reported a man carrying a revolver, the neighbor said she saw a black or brown object in his hand as he approached her as she drove her car in her driveway. Officer Reagan Selman fired seven shots at Serna and he was pronounced dead on the scene. When police investigated the scene, there was no gun, only a crucifix. His son had said he took walks when he couldn't sleep at night. His wife and children said he had never owned a gun in his life.
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A 73 year old man who was unarmed was fatally shot by police on Monday. The mans family said he was suffering from early stages of dementia. The call that they responded to said that there was a man with a revolver acting strangely. When they arrived at the scene they asked the man to remove his hands from his pockets, he refused. The police officer shot him 7 times to later find out that he was unarmed. He did not have a revolver, he had a crucifix in his pocket.
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US technology companies including Google, Twitter, Apple, and Salesforce have pledged not to help Trump's administration to build a data registry to track people based on their religion and assist in mass deportations.
ReplyDeleteHere is their letter to Trump "We are choosing to stand in solidarity with Muslim Americans, immigrants, and all people whose lives and livelihoods are threatened by the incoming administration’s proposed data collection policies," reads the letter, signed by a mix of engineers, designers and business executives. "We refuse to build a database of people based on their constitutionally protected religious beliefs. We refuse to facilitate mass deportations of people the government believes to be undesirable."
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/12/tech-employees-donald-trump-surveillance-161214094706994.html
In L.A. people camped outside the court house and protested. Many people have lost loved ones due to LAPD shootings. L.A. has agreed by a unanimous vote to pay more than eight million dollars. They are paying this money to settle lawsuits against the LAPD. They are settling the past decade of lawsuits.
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Pastor to kids: Santa is a man in a suit.
ReplyDeletePastor yells, "Santa does not exist" at kids waiting to meet St. Nick. The pastor name is David Grisham. People feel that the Westgate mall should have David Grisham banned from the mall. The mall manager said we would have him leave if he did this again. Ever one told him to leave.
http://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2016/12/13/santa-yells-kids-texas-mall-moos-pkg-erin.cnn/video/playlists/wacky-world-of-jeanne-moos/
DeleteIn Iowa farm land prices have gone down more and more over the passed 3 years. It has decline 6%. The Des Moines Register reports that Iowa State University estimates that Iowa farmland is now worth about $7,183 per acre on average.
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Northeast Iowa is supposed to get 6 inches to 12 inches of snow Friday and Saturday. It will be very good snowmobiling weather for everyone who likes to go snowmobiling.
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Alan Thicke died at age 69 on the 14th. Alan suffered a heart attack while playing hockey with his son. Alan stared in many different TV shows and movies, like Growing Pains and The Good Company.
ReplyDeleteA Texas man got his dying wish to marry his fiancée thanks to a scrappy hospital staff and his dedicated family, who cobbled together an inpatient wedding ceremony hours before he died. On Friday morning, 33-year-old Raul Hinojosa, nearing the end of a four-year battle with chronic lymphocytic leukemia, told the staff of Baptist St. Anthony's Hospital in Amarillo he needed one last thing.
ReplyDelete"I want to marry her," said Hinojosa, according to the Amarillo Globe-News. "I want her to be mine."
He was talking about his longtime bride-to-be, 34-year-old Yvonne Lamas, who he asked to marry in 2007, the Globe-News reported. He dreamed of the perfect wedding for his future bride and over the years tried to save enough money to make it a reality.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/12/14/man-dies-leukemia-hours-after-getting-married/95418120/
A cancer stricken man got his final wish to come true. Raul Hinojosa's final wish was to marry his longtime fiancé, Yvonne Lamas. Raul had been battling cancer for 3 years and was in the hospital for the past 6 weeks. His fiancé went to the courthouse and received a marriage license which took 72 hours to get. The hospital provided Raul's suit, wedding cake, and decorated the hospital room. 36 hours after they got married Raul passed away at 33 years old. His wife signed her new last name on his death certificate for the first time.
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In Greenwich New York a 12 year old boy has died after being buried alive by a snowbank. He was playing with his friend when a Department of Public Works plow truck came by. It is unknown if the boys snow fort they where making collapsed or if the plow truck caved them in. The boys friend was found conscious and taking to the hospital where he was able to talk. The conscious boy told the police that he herd machinery then it when black. This case is still under investigation.
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In Greenwich, New York, Joshua Demarest 13 died Tuesday night when his snow fort in a snow bank collapsed. His friend survived and is recovering from hypothermia. According to the Greenwich Police, after school they had dressed in their winter clothes and took off with their sleds, but they were reported missing when they did’t return home at nightfall. Searchers were led to the snow bank by a nearby parking lot from their tracks and they spotted a sled sticking out from the bank. Officers started a frantic digging operation, removing seven tons of snow. Joshua was the found and taken by ambulance to the local hospital, where he died. The cause of the collapse is under investigation.
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Two twins who were conjoined at the head, leave the hospital. They have underwent seperation surgery and been on I.V.'s, tubes, and monitors to stay alive. But on Wednesday they were seen leaving the hospital in a little red wagon without all the technological help. They were wearing white, custom fitted, helmets to protect their heads until fully healed. On their way out, there was more than 30 nurses and a red carpet lining the hallway for their exit. Also on the wagon was their 3 year old brother. The two will go to New York to undergo rehabilitation.
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Brandy Vela, shot herself in front of her parents after being cyberbullied. She was described by her school friends to be well-liked and friendly. She was buried December 7 and from Texas. Someone opened a social media page after her death, and it was quickly filled with disturbing posts about her. Cyberbullying followed her to her grave.
ReplyDeleteOne of the posts shows a smiling Brandy with the words "my face when you shoot yourself in front of your family." Another is a stick figure holding a gun with the words, "oops am I dead?" A third shows a gun hidden inside a book.
http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/14/health/teen-suicide-cyberbullying-continues-trnd/index.html
In Gatlinburg, Tennessee there was a big wildfire. It left 14 people dead, another 175 injured, and more than 2,400 houses and other buildings destroyed. The damage is estimated to be more than $500 million. 20,000 acres of Great Smoky Mountains were scorched. They believe the wildfire was man-made. Two Tennessee youths are sitting in a detention center and could go to prison for 60 years. If more serious charges like first-degree murder are put against them they could spend the rest of their lives in prison.
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Sunday's Packers vs. Bears game may be coldest in Chicago's history. the coldest it has ever been was in 2008. The air temperature was 2 degrees fahrenheit. The two teams play Sunday at one and the tempter is predicted to be at 0 degrees. It is supposed to feel like -20 degrees.
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The University of Minnesota's football team has stated that they will be boycotting their games, due to the suspension of 10 of their teammates for alleged sexual assault case. They say that they will continue to protest until the school gets satisfactory answers. In September a woman said that she was drunk and while being drunk, she was assaulted by several men. Some players have said they had consensual sex with her. The team now says they are not ruling out missing the Holiday Bowl against Washington State.
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The former Milwaukee cop who fatally shot Sylville Smith last summer fired a second shot after the suspect had tossed his weapon, according to a criminal complaint released Thursday. Body-camera video from another officer showed the ex-cop, Dominique Heaggan-Brown, fired the second bullet into Smith's chest after he hurled his weapon over a fence and had his hands near his head, according to the complaint. "A review of both Heaggan-Brown's body camera and the other officer's camera confirm that Smith was unarmed at the time of the second shot," said the complaint filed by the Milwaukee District Attorney's office. Heaggan-Brown was also fired for sexual assault in a separate case prior to this one. He was charged with first degree reckless homicide and may serve a maximum of 60 years in prison for killing the 23 year old last summer. It's uncertain if Heaggan-Brown has an attorney for his court appearance on Friday.
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