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Sources told the Chicago Sun-Times that the suspect is an officer with the Indian Head Police Department and the victim is his son.

Sounds About White: Jada Pinkett Drags “Girls Trip” Neglecting Golden Globes For Audaciously Asking Tiffany Haddish To Present

Thirty-three Pakistani senators unwound their best rhetoric for nearly five hours before unanimously passing a resolution criticizing U.S. President Donald Trump for his decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital. Only one thing left them briefly silent and red-faced: Sen. Muhammad Ali Saif told his colleagues that if they were really serious about their sentiment, they should give up the two-year U.S. visas issued to all senators. Saif looked pointedly around the chamber. No one responded to his challenge. Читать дальше...

Scary Azz: Bacon Grease Scented C.O.’s Shook, Say Colin Kaepernick’s Rikers Visit Jeopardizes Their Safety

Brooklyn state Sen. Marty Golden tried to pull over a bicyclist by impersonating a cop — and then his wheelman ran a red light and drove into oncoming traffic to get away when the cyclist snapped the pol’s picture, according to the cyclist. Brian Howald, a transit advocate and member of Brooklyn Community Board 2’s...

Elon Musk’s rocket company is about take another step toward making space flight cheaper. Space Exploration Technologies Corp. on Wednesday will double down on the concept of recycling spacecraft that the company has flown and landed back on Earth. In a mission for NASA, SpaceX will reuse both a rocket and a capsule that it’s fired off before. Making space missions work more like commercial airline flights dramatically reduces costs — less money gets wasted discarding... Читать дальше...

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A reality TV show that celebrates honest civil servants in corruption-plagued countries has grown to reach new audiences in Mali and Liberia and aims to enlist the public's help in fighting graft, the organizers said. Integrity Idol asks the public to nominate model civil servants and then vote for their favorite by text message after the finalists appear on national TV and radio. The show launched in Nepal in 2014 and has since spread to Pakistan, Nigeria, Mali and Liberia. In finals this... Читать дальше...

Finance ministers met in Ottawa Monday to hash out an agreement over tax revenues from the sale of legalized marijuana. Manitoba, however, did not sign.

NY Marine Warnings and Forecast for Thursday, December 14, 2017 _____ GALE WARNING URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Taunton MA 404 PM EST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...West winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 9 to 14 feet. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Gale Warning means winds of 34 to 47 knots are imminent or occurring. Operating a vessel in gale conditions requires experience and properly equipped vessels. Читать дальше...

Netflix has renewed the Marvel series “The Punisher” for a second season, the streamer announced on Tuesday. The series, a spinoff of Netflix’s first Marvel series “Daredevil,” stars “The Walking Dead” alum Jon Bernthal as Frank Castle, a vigilante out for revenge on those responsible for the death of his wife and children. “The Punisher” marked Netflix’s sixth Marvel series, following “Daredevil,” “Jessica Jones,” “Luke Cage,” “Iron Fist” and September’s superhero team-up “Marvel’s Defenders.” Ebon Moss-Bachrach... Читать дальше...

Borussia Dortmund want to replace Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang with Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud, according to Le10 Sport. The French publication say that the France international was the Bundesliga club’s number one target in the summer to strengthen up front, and they say they will make another attempt to sign the 31 year old in the January transfer window, if they do sell Aubameyang. Giroud has hinted that he may need to leave in January in order to stake his claim for a place in France’s World Cup squad. Читать дальше...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The Pennsylvania House is considering a bill to ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, a measure that Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf has vowed to veto. The Republican-controlled House on Tuesday began debate on legislation that passed the Senate by a nearly party-line vote of 32 to 18 in February. It would keep in place exceptions under current law for when a mother's life is at risk, or if she could suffer a serious, permanent injury without an abortion. There are no exceptions for rape or incest. Читать дальше...

Private spaceflight company Blue Origin is back to launching rockets again after pulling off another successful launch and landing of its New Shepard tourist vehicle today. The sub-orbital rocket took off from the company’s facility in West Texas around noon ET, a source at Blue Origin confirmed to The Verge.

Despite years of efforts to even out health disparities across the United States, some states are dramatically healthier than others, according to a new report. Massachusetts, Hawaii, Vermont, Utah and Connecticut rank as the five healthiest states, while West Virginia, Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi rank the least healthy in America’s Health Rankings, according to the report by the United Health Foundation. Oklahoma came in at No. 43, according to the report. The rankings take into... Читать дальше...

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Despite having one of the largest fintech industries in the world, the US is noticeably behind other regions when it comes to one factor crucial to the future growth of this burgeoning sector — regulation. 

The US regulatory environment is holding back fintechs and hindering their chances of success. 

Senate president, Bukola Saraki has said that he is vindicated by the decision of the Appeal Court to strike out 15 of the 18 charges levelled against him.

TX Midland/Odessa TX Zone Forecast for Tuesday, December 12, 2017 _____ 738 FPUS54 KMAF 122103 ZFPMAF Zone Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 303 PM CST Tue Dec 12 2017 Zone forecast text represents an average of conditions over an entire zone. For point-specific forecasts, please refer to the Point Forecast Matrices product, issued by the National Weather Service Office in Midland/Odessa, WMO header FOUS54 KMAF. TXZ061-062-131145- Ector-Midland-... Читать дальше...

TX Austin/San Antonio TX Zone Forecast for Tuesday, December 12, 2017 _____ 013 FPUS54 KEWX 122104 ZFPEWX Zone Forecast Product for South Central Texas National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX 304 PM CST Tue Dec 12 2017 TXZ192-131015- Travis- Including the city of Austin 304 PM CST Tue Dec 12 2017 .TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Northwest winds 5 mph shifting to the west after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s. Southwest winds 5 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Читать дальше...

Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) was at Tuesday morning Bible study—a rare bipartisan activity on Capitol Hill—with Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) when her aides interrupted to inform her that President Donald Trump had gone after her on Twitter as a “lightweight” who “would do anything” for campaign donations.

The Giants are strongly pursuing Billy Hamilton as they look to upgrade defensively in center field.

Tom Enders will not seek a third term as CEO of Airbus, the Le Figaro newspaper reported Tuesday, although the embattled aircraft manufacturer denied a decision had been made.

Grandmas. It’s missing grandmas.

The purported "dynamic" score of the Senate tax bill that the Treasury Department released on Monday was a remarkable document.

For starters, it offers no details or any kind of real score. And most fundamentally, the analysis contradicts the Trump administration's core claim that the tax bill will generate so much growth that it will pay for itself.

On the contrary, they need to stipulate the passage of a whole bunch of other new policies ... Читать дальше...

The Rams' Todd Gurley leads the NFL with 13 total touchdowns and is a top-five RB; Aaron Rodgers' return could lift Packers WRs.