Man sets pet lion on electrician who tried to collect pay, police say
Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) The caretaker of a Pakistani house of worship unleashed his pet lion on an electrician who was trying to collect late payment, local police say. The incident happened in an area of Punjab province called Shahdra in early September, local police told CNN. Police said the electrician visited the house of worship multiple times because his wages were overdue, and eventually got into a heated debate with the caretaker -- who then used his pet lion to attack the man. Authorities said the victim did not initially file a police report because the caretaker promised to get him treatment and pay him compensation. Police did not say whether the man had a license to own a pet lion or if the lion was still being cared for by the individual or if it had been moved to a zoo.
Source:CNN
October 17, 2019 03:22 UTC
Wall Street Journal: Rick Perry spoke with Rudy Giuliani at Trump's direction about Ukraine
Washington (CNN) Energy Secretary Rick Perry said he spoke with President Donald Trump's personal attorney Rudy Giuliani at the President's direction this spring about alleged Ukrainian corruption, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. In his first interview about the escalating Ukraine scandal , Perry told the Journal that, at Trump's direction, he called Giuliani, Trump's personal lawyer, seeking a better understanding of Trump's Ukraine concerns. "And as I recall the conversation, he said, 'Look, the President is really concerned that there are people in Ukraine that tried to beat him during this presidential election,'" Perry said of his conversation with Giuliani. "'He thinks they're corrupt and ... that there are still people over there engaged that are absolutely corrupt.'" "I don't know whether that was crap or what," Perry told the Journal, "but I'm just saying there were three things that he said.
Source:CNN
October 17, 2019 03:22 UTC
Remember when James Dean perfected the rebel look?
Remember when you first saw actor James Dean in a plain, white T-shirt, a cigarette casually dangling from his lower lip? James Dean with fellow actor Sal Mineo's in a still from "Rebel Without a Cause." Credit: Hulton Archive/Archive Photos/Getty ImagesOf course, it's not the first time a handsome, young Hollywood actor had appeared in a white tee. Singer Elvis Presley , who was younger than both Brando and Dean, also liked the sleeves of his white tee short and tight. Fashion and pop culture also capitalized on the simple jeans and tee look.
Source:CNN
October 17, 2019 03:22 UTC
What’s on TV Thursday: ‘The Good Place’ on NBC
Will Greenberg, Spencer Allport and Geno Segers also star in this new episode of the musical comedy. 8:30 p.m. NBCThe Good Place An unexpected visitor arrives in this new episode of the comedy set in the afterlife. Moses Storm, Samba Schutte and Kiran Deol also star in this new episode of the social comedy. (N) 7 a.m. KNBCKTLA Morning News (N) 7 a.m. KTLAGood Morning America Lorraine Pascale; Jessica Mulroney. (N) 1 p.m. KCBSThe Dr. Oz Show A betrayed wife secretly records her husband, then shoots his girlfriend before killing herself.
Source:Los Angeles Times
October 17, 2019 03:00 UTC
Jason Momoa opens up about his personal life in interview with Esquire
"Aquaman" star Jason Momoa may look like a tough action hero to some, but he has a softer side, too. He recently told Esquire he enjoys his Guinness ice-cold, loves dogs, and especially loves his kids and wife Lisa Bonet. 'AQUAMAN' STAR JASON MOMOA ON PROTECTING HIS KIDS FROM FAME: 'I TURN INTO A BIT OF A DIFFERENT ANIMAL'Momoa revealed to Esquire that his kids don't go to him for secrets. “They got raised on the Justice League set,” he told Esquire. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPThen he moved to Los Angeles and worked as a bouncer, living in a trailer until he finally got a part in a Lifetime movie, he told Esquire.
Source:Fox News
October 17, 2019 03:00 UTC
FDA: Deliveries Of Scarce Childhood Cancer Drug Due To Resume Later In October, But Shortages May Continue For Months
The childhood cancer drug vincristine is expected to be back in stock starting in late October, but the shortage may still affect hundreds of patients. GettyDeliveries of the vital childhood cancer drug vincristine, which is currently in very short supply across the U.S. should resume in late October, according to a new statement from the FDA. In my view, as related efforts are developed for longer term, economic policy solutions, we need to focus on solutions for today’s children with cancer. There undoubtedly are other ideas to consider, and we are committed to working with the community and childhood cancer advocacy groups in galvanizing these efforts,” wrote Adamson. Drug shortages are constantly ongoing in the U.S., but the shortage of this vital drug for children with acutely life-threatening illnesses has certainly been a reality check for many.
Source:Forbes
October 17, 2019 02:37 UTC
How Kawhi Leonard helped Raptors ignite basketball fever in Canada
Even before Kawhi Leonard helped deliver an NBA title to Toronto last spring, the star forward and the Raptors had already accomplished something that Allison McNeill, a longtime basketball coach from British Columbia, considered unprecedented. Yet NBA Finals broadcasts featuring a Toronto team that played more than a thousand miles away drew so many customers that servers had trouble delivering food and drinks. By leaving the Raptors in free agency, Leonard turned a Raptors team primed to defend its title into just another mid-tier Eastern Conference team while transforming the Clippers into a championship favorite. But when Leonard is introduced Thursday, many more expect cheers — perhaps from fans watching the game on restaurant televisions across the province. I think there’s a grassroots swell and that will continue what Kawhi and the Raptors started.”
Source:Los Angeles Times
October 17, 2019 02:26 UTC
Rep. Swalwell defends 'closed-door' impeachment investigation: 'This is a tight circle of people'
Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., defended House Democrats' decision to conduct their impeachment inquiry behind closed doors Wednesday, saying that they don't want witnesses "sharing" information. It's because this is a tight circle of people who saw the president's shakedown scheme," Swalwell said on "The Story with Martha MacCallum". Biggs, who slammed the hearings in the impeachment inquiry as “Soviet-style proceedings,” brought his resolution to the floor after receiving the support of 135 Republican lawmakers in the lower chamber of Congress. Swalwell also said the president committed a "crime," prompting MacCallum to press him on the fairness of the process. "But nothing that Ambassador [Kurt] Volker said contradicted what President Trump said," Swalwell said.
Source:Fox News
October 17, 2019 02:26 UTC
"Barbaric" homemade snares are wiping out Southeast Asia's wildlife
(CNN) Across Southeast Asia, wild animals are being hunted out of existence to feed growing demand for bushmeat, according to conservationists. Between 2010 and 2015, more than 200,000 snares were removed by patrol teams from just five protected areas in the region. A perfect stormIn Cambodia, setting snares is illegal in protected areas -- where most of the wildlife is found. Demand for wild meat is fueled in part by rising incomes in the region, says Regine Weckauf, illegal wildlife trade advisor with Fauna & Flora International. But, he says, the illegal wildlife trade has grown in size and sophistication and his team needs more staff, more training and more equipment.
Source:CNN
October 17, 2019 02:26 UTC
A complaint says 234,000 voters in Wisconsin should be purged from voter rolls before 2020 presidential primary
(CNN) A legal complaint filed by a conservative law firm in Wisconsin is arguing that the state should remove 234,000 voters from the state's voter rolls because they may have moved recently. The complaint , filed Tuesday by the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty against members of the Wisconsin Elections Commission, says state law requires the commission to remove from the active voting rolls voters who don't respond to a recent mailing, made as part of a regular effort to update voter rolls, within 30 days. The commission, however, says it's allowing voters to stay on the rolls through the spring of 2021, based on a June vote by the commission. "State agencies comprised of political appointees and unelected staff do not have the authority to invent or amend policy contrary to state law," the institute's president and general counsel, Rick Esenberg, said in a statement. "Whatever the intent of the Wisconsin Election(s) Commission's action, it is illegal and must be remedied immediately."
Source:CNN
October 17, 2019 02:26 UTC
Trump's top China adviser appears to have made up expert he regularly quoted
(CNN) In his 2011 book "Death by China," President Donald Trump's senior adviser Peter Navarro quoted a China hawk named "Ron Vara" to prove his point on the threat posed by Beijing to the American economy. He appears once more in the book and is even referenced in the index. There's just one problem -- Vara doesn't appear to exist, according to an investigation by an Australian academic, who determined that Vara is actually Navarro. Ron Vara is even an anagram of Navarro's last name. Vara's true identity was revealed by an Australian academic, who began to investigate him after being asked to write an article on anti-China rhetoric for a local politics and foreign affairs blog.
Source:CNN
October 17, 2019 02:15 UTC
Authentic Brands Teams With Saks to Bid for Barneys
Barneys New York Inc. Wednesday reached a deal to sell its assets to Authentic Brands Group LLC and investment firm B. Riley Financial Inc. and close the luxury chain’s remaining stores. Authentic Brands, the owner of brands like Nine West and Aéropostale, has agreed to buy Barneys name and other assets in partnership with Saks Fifth Avenue, according to a filing Wednesday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. All of the company’s seven stores have been designated for closing, according to court papers, including...
Source:Wall Street Journal
October 17, 2019 02:15 UTC
This month, Las Vegas will let people pay for parking tickets with a food donation
(CNN) If you get a parking ticket in Las Vegas over the next month, you will be able to pay off the fine with a food donation, the city council announced on Wednesday. The city council unanimously voted in favor of the initiative to allow food donations to be accepted instead of the cash fine. The press release for the city says they are taking in the donations to help those in need during the holiday season. This initiative only applies to non-public safety parking infractions and the non-perishable food items must be of equal or greater value to the ticket fine, according to the city. All the food donations will be donated to the Helping Hands of Vegas Valley , a nonprofit that provides assistance to low income and disabled senior citizens, the press release reads.
Source:CNN
October 17, 2019 02:03 UTC
Trump tweeted a photo attacking Nancy Pelosi. She made it her Twitter cover photo.
Washington (CNN) House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday redirected an attack from President Donald Trump on Twitter, turning a photo he had tweeted of her during a contentious White House meeting with the caption "Nervous Nancy's unhinged meltdown!" into her Twitter cover shot. Trump tweeted this White House photo showing Nancy Pelosi pointing at him saying "Nervous Nancy's unhinged meltdown!" Pelosi later made the image her cover photo on Twitter. Pelosi reclaiming and promoting the image that Trump meant as an attack, however, marks a notable -- and newsworthy -- exception.
Source:CNN
October 17, 2019 01:52 UTC
Police investigate several assaults on men in downtown Wilmington, North Carolina
(CNN) Police in Wilmington, North Carolina are investigating reports of 11 assaults against men, including members of the military, near downtown bars, since January 2018, authorities said. The victims were assaulted around the time the bars closed, Wilmington police said. In two Facebook posts this week about the alleged assaults, Wilmington police didn't say if investigators believe the crimes are connected. The posts didn't say exactly how many victims were assaulted. Police declined to provide additional information on Wednesday, including details on the victims and locations of the crimes.
Source:CNN
October 17, 2019 01:52 UTC