Day: February 17, 2017

Coco Rocha joined by daughter to ring Nasdaq closing bell

EXCLUSIVE: ‘She cares more about destroying me than her own kids.’ Ex of ‘vindictive’ Lisa Marie Presley hits back at claims she found ‘disturbing’ pictures of children on his computer, promising bombshell revelations about her ‘It’s a fake presidency’: Mika Brzezinski fires back at Trump after the President’s marathon press conference criticizing the media and Morning Joe’s feud with advisor Kellyanne Conway Revealed, the intriguing truth about infidelity: Only men have the adultery gene, career women fuel divorce and men stray most aged 55 to 65 Massachusetts woman ‘is raped and nearly a dozen tourists are bound and robbed’ by masked gunmen at popular Colombian beach resort Manchester United soccer legend Dwight Yorke ‘is denied entry into US’ under Trump’s border laws because of ‘Iranian stamp in his passport’ ‘Far exceeded my expectations’: Face transplant recipient hails staggering … (more)

North Korean held over death of Kim Jong Nam as second post-mortem announced

Malaysian police have announced the arrest of a fourth suspect, a North Korean, over the death of the half brother of the North Korean leader. A man believed to be Kim Jong Nam is pictured in February 2007 at Beijing airport, as Malaysia said it will carry out a second post-mortem Malaysian police have announced the arrest of a fourth suspect, a North Korean, over the death of the half brother of the North Korean leader.

Sport24.co.za | Guardiola rules out return to Barcelona

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says he will never go back to Barcelona as their coach amid growing uncertainty about present incumbent Luis Enrique’s future. Enrique is out of contract at the Nou Camp at the end of the season, and the chances of him leaving have increased significantly after a calamitous 4-0 defeat away to Paris St-Germain in the Champions League on Tuesday.

Today in History

On Feb. 18, 1977, the space shuttle prototype Enterprise, sitting atop a Boeing 747, went on its debut “flight” above Edwards Air Force Base in California. In 1913, Mexican President Francisco I. Madero and Vice President Jose Maria Pino Suarez were arrested during a military coup .

Was it brother? Lover? Or crime gang? Rumors abound in North Korea

As Malaysian police continue their inquiry into the death of Kim Jong Nam, the outcast half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, there’s plenty of speculation surrounding what seems as one of the stranger killings the world has recently seen. North Korea killed Kim Jong Nam because he planned to create an exile government around defectors, says one rumor.

680 Cubans returned home since end of ‘wet foot, dry foot’

” About 680 Cubans have been returned to the island from various countries since then-President Barack Obama ended a longstanding immigration policy that allowed any Cuban who made it to U.S. soil to stay and become a legal resident, state television reported Friday. Cuba’s government had long sought the repeal of the “wet foot, dry foot” policy, which it said encouraged Cubans to risk dangerous voyages and drained the country of professionals.

Midnight Oil announce world tour

It’s been two decades since Midnight Oil did a world tour and only a handful of gigs have peppered the time between now and 2002, when frontman Peter Garret decided to focus on his political career. They will play over fifty shows in six months with a full tour of Australia including many regional stops as well as shows in South America, the US, Canada and Europe.

Suspect in Kim Jong Nam assassination says she thought it was a TV prank

According to police in Indonesia, Malaysian officials said one of the suspects in the assassination of Kim Jong Un’s half-brother thought she was taking part in a TV prank. The woman, an Indonesian national who had reportedly gone to Malaysia for work, was part of a paid team of pranksters who asked men to close their eyes and spray their faces with water, Indonesian police said.

Genie in a bottle: Why Eugeneson Lyngdoh needs to snap out of the spell for both Bengaluru and India

A lowly fifth on the table and out of form, struggling Bengaluru needs their marquee midfielder to step up and quickly… As far as synonyms go, Eugeneson Lyngdoh is best associated with a cleaving passing, fantastic delivery, excellent control, impeccable timing and an eye for goal. So, when a Lyngdoh sets up his striker with an important pass, besides scoring a stunner himself, you’d expect ballots unnecessary to attest for the 30-year-old’s brilliance.

‘OPS will not be CM, that was Chinnamma’s vow’

IMAGE: Former Tamil Nadu chief minister O Panneerselvam addresses a press conference at his Chennai home. Photograph: R Senthil Kumar/PTI Photo Hours before the trust vote in the Tamil Nadu assembly, the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam headquarters in Royapettai, Chennai, is deserted.

Zaquan puts aside bond with Aidil for 90 minutes

Negeri Sembilan, ATM and Johor Darul Ta’zim – in all of these teams, the twin brothers of Aidil Zafuan and Zaquan Adha have always played together on the same side. Today if selected, they will hit a historic mark in their 12-year professional career, Aidil and Zaquan could be going up against one another.

UEFA act against St Etienne after fans lit flares

United are now favourites to win European club football’s second-tier tournament as well as next week’s English League Cup final against Premier League rivals Southampton at Wembley. Their mother, Yeo , will be at the first leg and next Wednesday’s return fixture in France, enjoying the “one-off” occasion to the maximum.

Reunions abound as Man Utd tackle Saint-Etienne in Europa League

Just like the New England Patriots boss, Manchester United’s manager wasn’t smiling after his team beat AS Saint-Etinne in the first leg of their Round of 32 meeting in the UEFA Europa League. Manchester United will travel to Stade Geoffroy-Cuichard in Saint-Etinne, France on February 22 for the second leg of the Round of 32. The pair have spoken of their excitement prior to the game and another player rubbing his hands in anticipation is United’s Anthony Martial , who came through the ranks at Saint-Etienne’s arch rivals Lyon.

Sarah Jane Smith takes 1-stroke lead at Australian Open

In this Oct. 28, 2016 file photo, Lydia Ko of New Zealand checks her line on the eleventh green during the second round of the LPGA golf tournament at Tournament Players Club in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. A day ahead of the start of the Women’s Australian Open at Royal Adelaide, the 21-year-old Thai golfer Ariya Jutanugarn also says she’s not putting pressure on herself to overtake Ko for the No.

McCain says Flynn affair shows Trump administration in ‘disarray’

At the Munich Security Conference, McCain said the departure of National Security Adviser Michael Flynn shows that the Trump’s administration is “in many respects, in disarray”, remarking that “they’ve got a lot of work to do”. But McCain blurred the clear line he drew between his pro-Western orthodoxy and Trump’s new populism when he said that Pence and Trump appointee John Kelly would back him up with similar, pro-NATO, pro-democracy, pro-liberal values, pro-Western messages to the conference.

Report: Islamic State group’s ‘business model’ near collapse

A worker carried aid supplied at a camp for people displaced by fighting between security forces and Islamic State militants east of Mosul, Iraq, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017. The United Nations says they are temporarily pausing aid operations to neighborhoods in eastern Mosul retaken from the Islamic State group for security reasons as IS insurgent and counter attacks continue to inflict heavy civilian casualties there.

Was it brother? Lover? Or crime gang? N. Korea rumors abound

In this June 4, 2010, file photo, dressed in jeans and blue suede loafers, Kim Jong Nam, the eldest son of then North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, waves after his first-ever interview with South Korean media in Macau. Kim was assassinated at an airport in Kuala Lumpur, telling medical workers before he died that he had been attacked with a chemical spray a Malaysian official said Tuesday.

Mark Cuban teases Donald Trump again at NBA Celebrity All-Star Game

On Twitter on Thursday, Cuban wrote, “It’s a waste of time to try to turn Pinocchio into a real President”. According to ESPN New York, Cuban made a conscious choice prior to his appearance in Friday’s NBA Celebrity All-Star Game, attempting to ruffle the 45th president’s feathers after Trump said Cuban was “not smart enough” to run for president .

Ford not scrapping plans to build Mexico factories: company exec

The US auto maker said a factory planned for the central state of Guanajuato would build engines and transmissions, while another in the northern city of Chihuahua would make vehicle parts for use by Ford factories in the US, South America and Asia. While this news may seem like a sudden turn away from an American jobs centered plan seemingly arranged by President Donald Trump, Ford has actually had these plans on the books since 2015, and had never meant to veer from them.

SNP seize on Blair’s comments that case for Scottish independence is…

SNP seize on Blair’s comments that case for Scottish independence is “much more credible” in light of Brexit vote THE SNP leadership has seized on Tony Blair’s remarks that the case for Scottish independence was “much more credible” after the Brexit vote and that a second referendum was now “back on the agenda”. In a keynote speech in London for Open Britain, which campaigns against a so-called “hard Brexit” outside the European single market, the former Prime Minister called on pro-Europeans to “rise up” and persuade Leave voters to change their minds in the face of a Conservative Government bent on pursing “Brexit at any cost”.

Hundreds of Mexicans protest with ‘human wall’ on US border

Hundreds of people in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez have gathered on the edge of the Rio Grande river to form a “human wall” to protest U.S. President Donald Trump’s plans for a wall between the countries. The demonstrators held aloft on Friday colorful swatches of cloth and waved to the residents of the neighboring city of El Paso, Texas.

Jose Mourinho will not make wholesale changes for United’s FA Cup clash with Blackburn

Fresh from comprehensively winning the first leg of their Europa League last-32 clash with St Etienne, United turn their attention to the only major trophy they have won since Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement. Mourinho’s side travel to Ewood Park looking to overcome Sky Bet Championship side Blackburn and reach the quarter-finals, although it would be tempting to rest players given a return leg in France and EFL Cup final against Southampton follows this week.