The two remaining suspects in the massacre at the headquarters of Charlie Hebdo have been killed by French police, after hiding out in Dammartin-en-Goele, about seven miles from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport. A related act of hostage taking at a grocery in a Jewish neighborhood in Paris has also been concluded, with the hostage taker dead. Sadly, four hostages were also killed.
Read more at France24, the Associated Press and Fox News. The latter two links come via Pat Dollard.
In related stories:
From Reuters, one of the two gunmen is reported to have met al Qaeda preacher Anwar al Awlaki while in Yemen in 2011.
From Ynetnews, an op-ed states that the French are "losing control over their country".
From Truth Revolt, Mark Stein criticizes the American media over their coverage of the Charlie Hebdo attack.
In other stories:
From NPR, a Saudi blogger is flogged for insulting Islam.
From CNSNews, the labor force participation rate has reached a 36-year low.
From The Blaze, the newly-seated House has passed a bill to authorize construction of the Keystone pipeline. (via Western Journalism)
From KOAT, a 64-year-old man is standing trial for raping a girl when she was 12 and 13, resulting in her getting pregnant. (via LifeNews)
From ABC News, snow in Michigan has been blamed for a 70-vehicle pile up, with one known fatality.
From The Baltimore Sun, an Episcopal bishop has been charged with manslaughter in a fatal hit-and-run car crash. (via the ABA Journal)
And from Linked In, this week in futurism.
Friday, January 9, 2015
Thursday, January 8, 2015
Charlie Hebdo Promises A Million Copies Next Week
The surviving employees of the French magazine Charlie Hebdo, which has normally printed 60,000 copies each week, have announced that they will print a million copies next Wednesday. However, instead of the normal 16 pages, next week's edition will only have eight.
Read more at the New York Post and Russia Today.
Wednesday, January 7, 2015
Terrorists Attack French Magazine
Earlier today, gunmen dressed in black and armed with Kalashnikovs stormed into the offices of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, killing 12 people and injuring up to 20 others, before fleeing in a getaway car. The men were heard shouting "Allahu akbar" and saying "We've avenged the honor of the prophet." Two of the dead were policemen.
Read more at The Guardian, BBC News, CBC News, Euronews and Fox News.
UPDATE: From ABC News, of the three reported suspects, the youngest has turned himself in.
Read more at The Guardian, BBC News, CBC News, Euronews and Fox News.
UPDATE: From ABC News, of the three reported suspects, the youngest has turned himself in.
Tuesday, January 6, 2015
McDonnell Gets Two Years
Boehner Re-Elected Speaker
Despite some internal dissension in the GOP, John Boehner (R-OH) has been re-elected Speaker of the House. Twenty-five Republicans voted for other members of their party, or in one case, "present".
Read more at The Daily Caller and The Blaze, the latter listing the 25 representatives voting against Boehner.
Read more at The Daily Caller and The Blaze, the latter listing the 25 representatives voting against Boehner.
Sunday, January 4, 2015
Sunday Links
It's time for the first links post of 2015, so here's a bit of what's going on:
From The Washington Post, archaeologists in Jerusalem may have found the place where Jesus was put on trial.
From Reuters, at the funeral for slain Officer Rafael Ramos, Mayor Bill de Blasio calls for reconciliation.
From BuzzFeed News, at the above-mentioned funeral, some cops turn their backs to the mayor, but others don't.
From The Daily Signal, incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) says that the president won't like the new congress's agenda, which to right-wing nuts like myself is just fine.
From Fox News, a prayer service is held while bad weather interrupts the search for the remains of AirAsia Flight 8501.
From the Chicago Tribune, sportscaster Stuart Scott of ESPN has died of cancer at age 49.
From the New York Post, a woman loses over 100 pounds, and finds that being thin isn't all that easy.
From Viral Buzz, the father of a fallen marine returns the condolence letter he received from the president.
From Right Side News, Canadian police fear that terrorists could use drones in their attacks.
From Joe For America, the Arizona Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case against Governor Jan Brewer's (R) Medicaid expansion plan.
From The Independent, jury selection begins tomorrow for the trial of accused Boston bomber Dzhokar Tsarnaev.
From UPI, the eight-man crew of a cargo ship sunk off the Scottish coast are presumed dead.
From Townhall, the new Congress will include more women and minorities than ever before. Can we retire the stereotype of the GOP as a white man's party already?
From the New York Daily News, an op-ed calling the Senate report on torture a betrayal.
And from the Daily Mail, a wind turbine in North Ireland collapses in a wind of just 15 mph. (via the Pirate's Cove)
From The Washington Post, archaeologists in Jerusalem may have found the place where Jesus was put on trial.
From Reuters, at the funeral for slain Officer Rafael Ramos, Mayor Bill de Blasio calls for reconciliation.
From BuzzFeed News, at the above-mentioned funeral, some cops turn their backs to the mayor, but others don't.
From The Daily Signal, incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) says that the president won't like the new congress's agenda, which to right-wing nuts like myself is just fine.
From Fox News, a prayer service is held while bad weather interrupts the search for the remains of AirAsia Flight 8501.
From the Chicago Tribune, sportscaster Stuart Scott of ESPN has died of cancer at age 49.
From the New York Post, a woman loses over 100 pounds, and finds that being thin isn't all that easy.
From Viral Buzz, the father of a fallen marine returns the condolence letter he received from the president.
From Right Side News, Canadian police fear that terrorists could use drones in their attacks.
From Joe For America, the Arizona Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case against Governor Jan Brewer's (R) Medicaid expansion plan.
From The Independent, jury selection begins tomorrow for the trial of accused Boston bomber Dzhokar Tsarnaev.
From UPI, the eight-man crew of a cargo ship sunk off the Scottish coast are presumed dead.
From Townhall, the new Congress will include more women and minorities than ever before. Can we retire the stereotype of the GOP as a white man's party already?
From the New York Daily News, an op-ed calling the Senate report on torture a betrayal.
And from the Daily Mail, a wind turbine in North Ireland collapses in a wind of just 15 mph. (via the Pirate's Cove)
Friday, January 2, 2015
Donna Douglas 1933-2015
Donna Douglas, best known for playing Elly May Clampett on the TV sitcom The Beverly Hillbillies, passed away yesterday from pancreatic cancer at her home in Zachary, Louisiana. She was born and raised in Pride, LA and was named both "Miss Baton Rouge" and "Miss New Orleans" in 1957. She was one of over 500 actresses to audition for the role of Elly May, during which she was asked to milk a goat. She made many other television appearances, and also recorded a gospel music album, wrote two children's books, and was briefly involved in the real estate business. She was married twice, and had one son with her first husband.
Read more at CBS News, USA Today, Fox News, The Times-Picayune and The Hollywood Reporter. Besides Louisiana, New York and Hollywood, Donna Douglas also spent some time in The Twilight Zone.
Read more at CBS News, USA Today, Fox News, The Times-Picayune and The Hollywood Reporter. Besides Louisiana, New York and Hollywood, Donna Douglas also spent some time in The Twilight Zone.
Mario Cuomo 1932-2015
Former New York Governor Mario Cuomo passed away from heart failure at 5:15 yesterday afternoon, in his Manhattan apartment. Cuomo had served as governor for three terms, starting in 1983. Earlier during the day, his son Andrew was sworn his for his second term in the same office.
Mario Cuomo was born in an apartment in Queens, above the grocery store owned by his parents, who had immigrated from Italy. After being educated in the borough's Catholic schools, he played minor league baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates organization, but was blinded for a week after being hit in the head by a pitch. He left baseball and returned to New York to attend St. John's University and later its law school. At St. John's, he met Matilda Raffa, whom he would marry. The couple would have five children.
In 1974, Cuomo unsuccessfully ran in the Democrat primary race for lieutenant governor, but was later nominated by Governor Hugh Carey to be Secretary of State. He was one of several Democrats to contend with eventual nominee Ed Koch in 1977 for the party's nomination for New York City mayor. Cuomo ran successfully for lieutenant governor in 1978, as Carey's running mate. Four years later, with Carey stepping aside, Cuomo campaigned for governor, defeating Koch in the primary and then winning the general election. Cuomo became popular with the Democrats nationally and is still remembered for his speech at their 1984 convention, but ended his presidential aspirations when Bill Clinton was nominated in 1992. Running for a fourth term in 1994, Cuomo was defeated by Republican George Pataki, at the time a state senator.
Thursday, January 1, 2015
Auto Part Removed From Man's Arm - After 51 Years
Via the Associated Press:
In 1963, a man in Illinois named Arthur Lampitt drove his Thunderbird into a truck, breaking his hip and injuring his arm. His injuries healed, but a part from his car was embedded in his arm. This past week, the handle from the directional signal was finally removed, after 51 years.
Read the full story at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
In 1963, a man in Illinois named Arthur Lampitt drove his Thunderbird into a truck, breaking his hip and injuring his arm. His injuries healed, but a part from his car was embedded in his arm. This past week, the handle from the directional signal was finally removed, after 51 years.
Read the full story at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
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