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Driver in Barcelona Attack May Still Be on the Run

Voice of America 

Police in Spain say the driver of the van that mowed down pedestrians on a Barcelona street Thursday may still be at large, contradicting earlier reports that the driver was among those killed after a similar attack hours later in a nearby town. Younes Abouyaaqoub, a 22-year-old Moroccan-born man sought by police is now seen as the possible ring leader of the group that carried out the attack in Barcelona and another in Cambrils, about 120 kilometers south of Barcelona along the Spanish coast.... Читать дальше...



South Africa mulls fate of Mugabe’s wife after assault claim

TheRepublic.com 

JOHANNESBURG — In a tit-for-tat dispute, Zimbabwe blocked flights by South Africa’s government-owned airline on Saturday amid tensions over allegations that Zimbabwe’s first lady assaulted a young model at a luxury hotel in Johannesburg. Zimbabwe’s action followed the grounding Friday evening of an Air Zimbabwe flight at Johannesburg’s main international airport after South African authorities

Bookstore counters ‘tax-free guns’ with ‘tax-free books’

AOL.com 

Filed under: Finance, Tax, Taxes

OXFORD, Miss. (WREG) -- A historic Oxford bookstore is offering "tax-free books" in response to Mississippi's upcoming Second Amendment tax-free weekend that alleviates taxes on guns.

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This Enigmatic Dinosaur May Be the Missing Link in an Evolution Mystery

Yahoo Autos 

A bizarre-looking dinosaur discovered by a young boy in Chile may be the missing link showing how members of one major dinosaur lineage evolved into a completely new dinosaur group, a new study finds. Researchers in the United Kingdom say the species, dubbed Chilesaurus diegosuarezi, explains how some theropods, mostly meat-eating, bipedal dinosaurs, evolved into the herbivorous, long-necked ornithischians. Previously, it was unclear how the "ornithischian group just suddenly appeared and became... Читать дальше...

Police separate some 500 neo-Nazis, opponents at Berlin demo

McClatchy DC Bureau 

Some 500 far-right extremists began a march in Berlin on Saturday in honor of the 30th anniversary of the death of top Nazi Rudolf Hess. About 500 counter-demonstrators gathered nearby … Click to Continue »

Uber Driver Allegedly Rapes Unconscious Woman After She Falls Asleep In Car

International Business Times 

A woman in Manhattan on Thursday accused an Uber cab driver of allegedly taking her to his apartment and raping her after she passed out in his car, according to police sources, New York Daily News reported. The 31-year-old victim, whose name has not been released, told the police she had called for an Uber at E. 52nd St. and 2nd Ave. about 2 a.m. EDT in East Village, Manhattan, following which she fell asleep in the car.

Rwanda/Uganda: Amavubi in a Do-or-Die Clash Against Uganda

AllAfrica.com (sport) 

[New Times] Rwanda national football team (Amavubi) will need to score three or more goals without conceding when they face Uganda in the second leg of the CHAN 2018 third round qualifiers at Kigali Stadium today to stand a chance of reaching the finals tournament in Kenya.

Billionaire Carl Icahn has quit advising Trump

BusinessInsider.com 

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Billionaire investor Carl Icahn is no longer advising President Donald Trump.

Icahn, who had been an unpaid adviser, announced the move on Twitter late Friday afternoon.

"Today, with President Trump’s blessing, I ceased to act as special advisor to the President on issues relating to regulatory reform," Icahn tweeted.

His announcement follows that of several business titans who have distanced themselves following the president's comments equivocating... Читать дальше...





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