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SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Ten sailors are missing after a U.S. warship collided with an oil tanker east of Singapore before dawn on Monday, tearing a hole beneath the waterline and flooding compartments that include a crew sleeping area, the U.S. Navy said.

The collision between the guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain and the tanker Alnic MC was the second involving U.S. Navy destroyers and merchant vessels in Asian waters in little more than two months.

The ships collided while the U.S. warship was heading to Singapore for a routine port call, the Navy said in a statement.   Continue reading “Ten sailors missing after US warship, tanker collide near Singapore”

There is an old Hotel/Pub in Marble Arch, London, which used to have a gallows adjacent to it.

Prisoners were taken to the gallows (after a fair trial of course!) to be hanged.

The horse-drawn dray, carting the prisoner, was accompanied by an armed guard,who would stop the dray outside the pub and ask the prisoner if he would like ”ONE LAST DRINK”.   Continue reading “English History Lessons (through old sayings)”

LifeSiteNews – by Steve Weatherbe

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, August 17, 2016 (LifeSiteNews) – Catholic father and media professional Steve Sanborn faced down health system apparatchiks who insisted they had a legal right to talk privately with his son and daughter about sex. He has gone on YouTube with a warning to other parents not as suspicious as he is about bureaucratic overreach into parental and family rights.

When Sanborn took his 13-year daughter and 11-year-old son to Children’s Mercy Hospital last month for their annual checkup, he was told they would be seen “privately” by a staff doctor for a few minutes each. “That won’t be happening,” he twice insisted. “Missouri has a new law” that required it, a doctor responded. But when Sanborn held his ground, the doctor backed down.   Continue reading “Catholic father says no way to doctor’s private sex talk with his kids”

Drugs.com

Scientific Name(s): Harpagophytum procumbens , subsp. procumbens DC. ex Meisn. Family: Pediliaceae (sesame).

Common Name(s): Devil’s claw , grapple plant , grapple vine , Radix Harpagophyti , wood spider , xwate .

Uses

Devil’s claw is a folk remedy used for an extensive range of diseases, including arthritis and rheumatism. Clinical trials are generally supportive of its use as an anti-inflammatory and analgesic in low back pain and osteoarthritis.   Continue reading “Devil’s Claw”

The Mirror

American comedian Jerry Lewis has died today at the age of 91, following a lengthy career of entertainment and humanitarian work.

A statement issued by reviewer John Katsilometes confirmed the sad news.

“Very sad to report entertainment legend JerryLewis has died today at 9:15 a.m. at his home in Las Vegas. He was 91,” he tweeted.   Continue reading “Comedian Jerry Lewis dead aged 91”

New York Post – by Paul Sperry

Federal authorities are investigating whether sensitive data was stolen from congressional offices by several Pakistani-American tech staffers and sold to Pakistani or Russian intelligence, knowledgeable sources say.

What started out 16 months ago as a scandal involving the alleged theft of computer equipment from Congress has turned into a national-security investigation involving FBI surveillance of the suspects.   Continue reading “IT staffers may have compromised sensitive data to foreign intelligence”

CBC News

Canadian negotiators are open to working on a timeline proposed by the U.S. to complete NAFTA renegotiations before the end of the year, CBC News has learned.

A government source, speaking on background, tells CBC News that Canada is willing to work quickly, but will not agree to a bad deal for the sake of meeting a deadline.

About 75 Canadians are part of a delegation in Washington this week for the opening round of NAFTA renegotiations. The initial talks wrap up Sunday, with a second session of discussions planned for next month in Mexico City.   Continue reading “Canada open to completing NAFTA talks in short order”

WCVB 5 News

BOSTON — Boston officials said they were pleased with the mostly-peaceful protests which took over Boston Common and the surrounding area on Saturday.

Of the estimated 40,000 attendees, Boston Police said 33 were arrested for charges including assault and battery on police officers. Three people were found wearing ballistic vests, and one of those was armed, Police Commissioner William Evans said.

“99.9 percent of the people here were here for the right reason, and that is to fight bigotry and hate,” Evans said.   Continue reading “33 arrested during day of protests; Officials praise largely peaceful result”

True Pundit

FBI insiders said it is unlikely leaders of the radical groups that clashed in demonstrations turned deadly in Charlottesville, VA will face prosecution.

Why?

FBI said they have already identified several federal informants who participated in the mob-like riots over the weekend in Virginia. The FBI is also now working those sources to piece together the events from Charlottesville, sources said.   Continue reading “FBI Admits Federal Informants Linked to Deadly Charlottesville Riots; Unlikely To Face Charges”

Chron

Vandals splattered paint onto a bronze bust of Martin Luther King Jr. and a 7-foot-tall statue of Christopher Columbus in Houston as nationwide turmoil over historical statues spilled beyond the protests over Confederate monuments.

The MLK statue in the historically black community of Sunnyside was found smeared with white paint early Thursday morning.

The towering statue of Christopher Columbus in the Montrose area was doused with red paint sometime Thursday night, Houston police officials said Friday.   Continue reading “MLK, Christopher Columbus statues vandalized in Houston parks”

FEE – by Jeffrey A Tucker

The gas gauge broke. There was no smartphone app to tell me how much was left, so I ran out. I had to call the local gas station to give me enough to get on my way. The gruff but lovable attendant arrived in his truck and started to pour gas in my car’s tank. And pour. And pour.

“Hmmm, I just hate how slow these gas cans are these days,” he grumbled. “There’s no vent on them.”

Who would make a can without a vent unless it was done under duress?   Continue reading “How Government Wrecked the Gas Can”

Yahoo News

A father drove his car over an opening drawbridge in a death-defying stunt to avoid plunging into the water below.

Terence Naphys was crossing New Jersey’s Middle Thorofare Bridge with his family when its steel ramp began to lift beneath them.

Mr Naphys was reportedly already near the centre of the bridge and was forced to accelerate his Toyota RAV 4 to jump the 6ft gap out of fear the car would fall 65ft into the deep bay below.   Continue reading “Father jumps car over open drawbridge in terrifying stunt to save family”

IState.TV

Perhaps the state of Ohio should be renamed the Black Eye State instead of the Buckeye state thanks to a recent ruling by the Ohio Supreme Court.  The ruling, by a 6-1 super majority (apparently there is only one person left in Ohio who doesn’t want to completely punch Liberty in the eyeball), overturned a lower court ruling that dismissed evidence gained by police on the grounds that it was gathered through an interview in a police car with the defendant.

The ruling happened Wednesday,August 16th, 2017, and what it essentially means is that, unless the police take you to a specific type of space, an interrogation room, and ask you enough questions (whatever that is, because the court doesn’t define it) they don’t have to bother reading your Miranda rights to you (you know, that whole “you have a right to an attorney” spiel we always see on cop shows that let us know someone is seriously arrested).  Continue reading “Ohio Supreme Court Rules No Miranda Rights if Questioned by Cops Outside Interrogation Room”