[The Telegraph] A dog attacked a woman jogging in a Northern California park on Thursday ‐ but it wasn’t the canine whose bite left "significant wounds" on the jogger’s arm, according to police.
The dog’s owner punched, tackled and bit the jogger in Anthony Chabot Regional Park as the jogger returned from her run, the East Bay Regional Park District Police Department said in a news release. The jogger was bitten as she tried to shove the dog’s owner off of her.
"Based on the nature and severity of the crime, police are asking the public’s assistance to help identify this female," police said, releasing a picture of the suspected attacker.
The human-on-human assault came after the jogger pepper sprayed the dog around 10:25 a.m. as the animal tried to attack, police said. The female dog owner "accosted" the jogger on the Goldenrod Trail between the park’s equestrian center and the Oakland City Stables.
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A dogged detective was Broderick!
Speech slurred by his pet hypnagogic,
He asks her fur babies,
"Does Mother have rabies?"
"No sir, this is pharmacologic."
[NYPOST] A 14-year-old and her 12-year-old sister were tossed in the clink Keep yer hands where we can see 'em, if yez please! for stabbing and shooting their mother to death ‐ a brutal payback after they were punished for trying to run her over with the family car, neighbors and officials in Mississippi said.
The teen, Amariyona Hall, and her younger sister were taken into custody late Friday after deputies in Pike County responded to the family’s mobile home in Magnolia, where Erica Hall, a 32-year-old mother of four, was found stabbed multiple times and shot once in the chest with a handgun, authorities said.
Emergency workers tried to resuscitate Hall, whose relatives found her bloodied outside her home just minutes earlier, but she could not be saved. Investigators then zeroed in on Hall’s daughters, Pike County Sheriff Kenny Cotton told the McComb Enterprise Journal.
"They found out the daughters ‐ two teenagers, juveniles ‐ allegedly did it," Cotton said, adding that both girls are scheduled for mental evaluations. "They’re charged with murder and we’re going to apply the law."
Cotton said deputies reported that Friday’s attack followed an incident days earlier in which the girls tried to run Hall over with the family’s car. That prompted Hall to punish her daughters, leading them to respond with the fatal assault, according to Sherlocks.
"With something like that, she should have made charges and had them arrested then," Cotton said of the earlier alleged assault.
Neighbors told WAPT that Hall was killed days after taking away her daughters’ cellphones. It wasn’t clear if the mom took the phones away before or after her daughters allegedly tried to mow her down.
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No mention of a father, or fathers. Ignoring several thousands of years of human and cultural evolution doesn't work as perfect as others wanted.
[NYPOST] A Florida man who was busted for allegedly smuggling syringes in his rectum into jail claims that they don’t belong to him, according to officials.
Wesley Dasher Scott, 40, was initially busted on a marijuana charge. He then pulled three syringes from his body cavity during a strip search at Pinellas County Jail, news station WFLA reported.
Scott handed the syringes over to authorities and claimed he found them.
He was then booked on several drug charges, including possession of marijuana.
Authorities also slapped Scott with an additional charge of felony possession of contraband in a county detention facility.
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"That's not mine, Baybeee"
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[CBSNews] Best-selling author Brad Meltzer found the story behind his latest book, "The First Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill George Washington," in a footnote. He said he took the surprising information to Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Joseph Ellis.
"I went to him and I said, 'Did this really happen?' And it really happened. When it happened, George Washington rounded up those responsible. He took one of the main conspirators and he hung him in front of 20,000 people ‐ the largest public execution at that point in North American history," Meltzer said Tuesday on "CBS This Morning." "He brought the hammer down, was like, 'I'm George Washington. Don't mess with me. I'm going to be on the money one day.'"
So how did the story of the plot get lost in history?
"Hanging happened on June 28, 1776. Guess what was happening in the world? The Declaration of Independence. The British were literally there and this gets lost to it," Meltzer said.
The book details an effort to undermine the American Revolution just before the signing of the Declaration of Independence and with British troops about to invade New York City. The plot connects counterfeiters, leading New York politicians and even the future president's own bodyguards. At the time, Washington had private bodyguards, Meltzer said, who were the "best of the best" from his regiments.
"These were the men who turned on him. They were called the lifeguards because they guarded George Washington's life. And I don't care how strong you are ‐ when your inner circle turns on you, it is devastating," Meltzer said.
Through the book, you come to know more about the birth of the counterintelligence movement in the U.S., Meltzer said. Washington launches a secret intelligence subcommittee to uncover espionage, with John Jay in charge. Jay went on to become the first chief justice of the United States.
"He puts into motion interrogations, kicking in doors. And to this day, we all think of the CIA, the precursor being the OSS [Office of Strategic Services], it's actually this moment," Meltzer said. The CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia, even has a conference room named after Jay.
In addition, the book highlights Washington's character, as witnessed in the Battle of Brooklyn in 1776.
"What he does is he commandeers all of the boats on the East River, but here's the key moment: he won't get in the boat until all of his men get in first. And his men see what he's doing, he's risking his life for them. Again, what you see is not just the plot against George Washington, you see the depth of his character," Meltzer said.
"We need that in our leaders today," he added. "George Washington brought this country together... by putting his arms around them and saying to his own regiments, 'Don't fight with each other, don't argue [with] each other. We need to be on the same team.' That's where we are today," he said.
[AFRICANEWS] Madagascar’s High Constitutional Court on Wednesday validated the election of Andry Rajoelina as president in hotly contested run-off polls held on December 19, 2018.
The elections commission said Rajoelina had won 55.66 percent of the vote compared with 44.34 percent for Ravalomanana and turnout was just over 48 percent.
Ravalomanana’s camp disputed the results and filed papers seeking the court to invalidate the result. The court by law had nine days to decide whether to confirm the provisional results.
Today’s ruling indicates that Rajoelina’s election stands and he returns to the presidency after serving between 2009 and 2014. Ravalomanana, also served as president and was ousted in the 2009 coup that brought Rajoelina to power.
The EU observer mission said last week that the runoff election held on Dec. 19 had been calm and that observers had not witnessed fraud.
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[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] Although the Middle East has become second home to about 2.5 million skilled Filipino workers, a decline in their employment has been noted in the last two years.
After 10 years of continuous growth, the deployment of Filipino workers to the Middle East went down by 9 percent in 2017 and recruitment agencies predict another 8 percent fall for the year 2018.
FALL IN REMITTANCES
The decrease in employment has been attributed to decline in oil prices and also to Philippine President Duterte’s policy of imposing a ban on household service workers to Kuwait.
The decision was taken following a case in which the remains of a Filipino worker’s body were found inside the freezer of his employer by Kuwaiti government authorities in 2018.
The decision was taken following a case in which the remains of a Filipino worker’s body were found inside the freezer of his employer by Kuwaiti government authorities in 2018. Furthermore, some Middle East governments have also been urging employers to hire locals to reduce unemployment in the region.
Last year, the fall in employment registered a 15 percent decline in remittances from Filipino workers in the Middle East. Remittances from Libya and Israel have fallen by as much as 73 percent and 61 percent respectively.
There are over 6 million Moslems in the Philippines and 2% of them are of Arab descent. Thus, the influence of Arab culture in the Philippines remains a binding force that continues to link the Philippines and countries in the Arab world and this has forced Filipino-Moslem workers to work in the Middle East.
Thus, with bleaker prospects for skilled Filipinos in the Middle East, these workers are now looking at other countries that are short of skilled professionals, like Japan and China.
In Japan, the country has already accepted 2,200 nurses and caregivers as part of the Japan-Philippine Economic Partnership Agreement to take care of Japan’s ageing population.
NEW SHORES
Moreover, Japan also announced that it is expected to have 50,000 new Filipino workers, following its new policy of calling in foreign workers in various industries for the next six years. A total of 50,000 vacancies will be on offer to skilled Filipinos who will work as nurses, farmers, construction workers, shipbuilders and professionals in the hospitality sector. These are also industries in the Middle East that employ most of Filipino workers.
Similarly, Chinese education sector also announced vacancies for 100,000 Filipino teachers to teach English in China. The Philippine government has already announced guidelines for interested Filipinos who want to apply as English teachers in China.
Philippine Labor Secretary Silvestro Bello has said that those interested to teach in China should be currently employed in private sector institutions of higher education, and must have their bachelor’s degree accredited by the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China.
With this development, some private teachers have started showing interest to work in China because the salary on offer is around USD 1,200 monthly, which is three to four times more than the current salary of private teachers in the Philippines.
SECOND HOME
The Philippines is one of the world’s largest countries that sends its skilled workers around the world and has 10 million contract and off-shore workers. The offers from East Asian countries notwithstanding, Middle East today remains the second home for skilled Filipino workers.
But if Middle East policies on prioritizing locals for employment remain, and oil prices remain subdued, the next generation of skilled Filipinos may have to start looking at other countries for employment that and this will not make Middle East the dream work destination it once was for some skilled Filipino workers despite the strong historical and cultural ties between the Philippines and the Middle East.
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[DAWN] A hammer-wielding man maimed 20 children in an attack at an elementary school in Beijing on Tuesday with three suffering serious injuries, local authorities said.
A male suspect was brought "under control" and the maimed pupils were admitted to hospital, the Xicheng district government said.
Surnamed Jia, the 49-year-old assailant was a contractor hired by the school for daily maintenance work. His contract was scheduled to terminate at the end of January, stated the district government on its official Twitter-like Weibo account in a post that has since been deleted.
Though the school was discussing another job posting for Jia, he used a hammer and attacked students to "vent his resentment", they said.
Police have taken "compulsory measures" against the suspect.
Beijing police did not immediately respond to AFP's request for comment.
Violent attacks targeting schoolchildren are not uncommon in China, which has seen a slew of deadly incidents over the past few years, usually involving knives.
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Worked for a dairy foods plant about a mile from the state asylum (Back before Reagan when "being committed" meant they could lock you up and throw away the key -- the asylum looked like Stalag 17 with high walls and barbed wire on top...). Everything had to be locked tight or we would get people sneaking into the refrigerated trailers... 37F beats 20F/sleet any time!
...So, bet she was just getting out of the cold.
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And how long has NASA been working n the SLS or whatever they call it how? To be fair not all of it is NASA's fault. Changing mssions with different administration's, New Congress's etc. But a large part is. They ain't the agency they were in the 60s
[The Hill] Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was absent from the Supreme Court bench for the second day in a row on Tuesday.
Chief Justice John Roberts noted Ginsburg’s absence when the justices took their seats for the second time in the new year.
Repeating what he said Monday, Roberts said Ginsburg is "unable to be present" for the court’s sitting, but will participate in the decisions using transcripts of the arguments and court briefs.
Ginsburg, who was forced to miss her first oral argument in more than 25 years on Monday, is still recuperating at home after surgery to remove two cancerous nodules from the lower lobe of her left lung on Dec. 21.
The spots were found incidentally in an X-ray she had at George Washington University Hospital while being treated for fractured ribs, an injury she sustained after falling in her office on Nov. 7.
The Supreme Court said scans performed before surgery indicated no evidence of disease elsewhere in her body, and no further treatment is planned.
Ginsburg, 85, is known for her stamina, having already survived two bouts of cancer prior to this most recent diagnosis ‐ colon cancer in 1999 and pancreatic cancer in 2009.
- Race-based college preference ok only if individualized. (Jun 2003)
- College affirmative action ok to achieve racial diversity. (Jun 1986)
- Parochial school vouchers violate church-state separation. (Jun 2002)
- Ok to deny scholarships to divinity students. (Feb 2004)
- Paying taxes sufficient to oppose religious tax credits. (Apr 2011)
- Disallow taxpayer funding for parochial school materials. (Jun 2000)
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Wow B., A lot of anti-religious decisions. Now that she is about to meet her maker, I wonder if she'll have a change of heart or just doesn't believe. Secretly, the left will never forgive her for not resigning under Champ's watch.
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Question is, at what point is a justice deemed incapable of performing the job and the seat to be filled?
Two months on life support?
I would say an appointment for life means 24/7 availability, a salaried position if you will, and missing 5% of a 365 day contracted position at least opens up discussion of breach of contract. Senate question.
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I actually feel sorry for RBG. While I disagree with most all of her decisions, she's an 85 year old very ill woman that is getting pushed to stay by the Dems, hell they've even been fantasizing to give her a day of their own life to keep her propped up. She made the wrong decision for her party to not retire under Obama.
A blessing for us to get another Conservative SCOTUS in under Trump. After the s*** show of Kavanaugh, popcorn sales going through the roof.
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I'd be upset about the anti-religious rulings except that, sooner or later, tax money will end up being spent on mosques and madrases.
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The Affirmative Action votes piss me off.
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I don't feel the least bit sorry for her. Eighty-five years is a good, long run and we all have to wrap it up sometime.
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I actually feel sorry for RBG, I don't agree with her left wing decisions, or outbursts against Trump, however this is an 85 yo woman in poor health that probably should have retired under Obama considering her left leaning politics. Hell the Dems are fantasizing about giving her a day of their own life to prop her up for Gods sake. To remain working probably isn't in her best interest right now but feels the strong push from Dem's to stay being the selfish bastards they are.
I don't wish her any harm, however, that being said, I believe we are blessed that we may get another Conservative SCOTUS appointed under Trump. After Kavanaugh my God it'll be a s*** show, I predict popcorn sales going through the roof.
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Don't know what the big deal is... she already knows how to vote. Legal arguments are a waste of time.
It's easier for her to frame her excuse for legislating from the bench if she knows what's gone down in court.
[Breitbart] Restaurant chain Red Lobster is the latest company to cave to pressure from the far-left blacklisting campaign against Tucker Carlson, announcing Tuesday that they would no long advertise on Fox News’ Tucker Carlson Tonight.
The Wrap reports that Red Lobster confirmed their removal of ads from Tucker Carlson’s prime time show, saying in a statement, "Red Lobster’s advertising buying guidelines reflect our core values and commitment to supporting programming that represents the highest standards of good taste, fair practice and objectivity."
"We reserve the right to make changes to our purchases when the dialogue is no longer in line with our criteria."
Red Lobster is the latest company to pull ads from Carlson’s show. He faced an ad boycott last month over comments criticizing American immigration policy, and he is once again in the crosshairs of the far-left over comments he made about many women who do not want to marry men who earn less than them. More @ link. Bye-Bye Admiral's Feast...
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Red Lobster is overpriced, and all of the junk they push on you before anything like a red lobster shows up is pretty much unhealthy.
Carlson has nowhere near the balanced political verve of O'Reilly, and often uses the annoying body language and facial presentations that are reminiscent of CNN-style anchors.
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The left doesn't like meat and I'm pretty sure they disagree with eating lobster. The mid-level sit down restaurants are all having trouble now because millennials buy into the local grown nonsense. I doubt they'll survive to see 2020.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
[The Telegraph] A dog attacked a woman jogging in a Northern California park on Thursday ‐ but it wasn’t the canine whose bite left "significant wounds" on the jogger’s arm, according to police.
[NYPOST] A 14-year-old and her 12-year-old sister were 
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