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• Javier Mercado was home alone with his German shepherd Rex when armed robbers broke in.
• He hid in a closet while Rex fended them off.
• Rex was shot three times and had to undergo surgery, but he's on the mend.
• A fundraising campaign with a $10,000 goal for Rex's medical expenses surpassed $60,000.
• He's now known as "Rex The Hero Dog."

Rex The Hero Dog earned his name.

Sixteen-year-old Javier Mercado... Читать дальше...

Lucas County Sheriff’s deputies are responding to a shooting at a Holland residence, according a dispatcher.

BERLIN (AP) — A German court ruled Tuesday that cities can ban diesel cars and trucks to combat air pollution, a decision with wide-ranging and costly implications that marks a turning point for diesel vehicles in Germany. While environmentalists cheered and business groups protested the decision by the Federal Administrative Court, the German government scrambled to reassure drivers it would seek to prevent such drastic measures. Confusion ensued over who would take the financial hit — diesel owners or car companies ... Читать дальше...

BERLIN (AP) — A German court ruled Tuesday that cities can ban diesel cars and trucks to combat air pollution, a decision with wide-ranging and costly implications that marks a turning point for diesel vehicles in Germany. While environmentalists cheered and business groups protested the decision by the Federal Administrative Court, the German government scrambled to reassure drivers it would seek to prevent such drastic measures. Confusion ensued over who would take the financial hit — diesel owners or car companies ... Читать дальше...

An overturned big rig Tuesday on Highway 101 in San Mateo caused major traffic delays, police said. The truck tipped over on Peninsula Avenue between Airport Boulevard and Bayshore Highway, according to the San Mateo Police Department. CHP received a report about 6:05 a.m. for assistance, said Officer Art Montiel, an agency spokesman. CHP closed the Peninsula Avenue off-ramp onto northbound U.S. 101, which could open as soon as 9 a.m., Montiel said. ... Читать дальше...

Is 60 Minutes Working for a Broader War in Syria?

by C. L. Cook - Pacific Free Press

February 26, 2018

A descriptive paragraph for the Sunday, February 25th podcast edition of 60 Minutes, the iconic weekly CBS News program, reminds of the official justification for last year's US missile attack against Syrian Army positions following the alleged sarin gas attack against the town of Khan Sheikhoun by the Assad government saying,

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Turns out 50 Cent isn't a cryptocurrency millionaire after all. Despite confirming reports last month he had made around $8 million in BTC, court documents obtained by The Blast on Monday quote the rapper saying he never owned a single bitcoin.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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Erbil, Iraq (dpa) - Six people froze to death while trying to illegally cross into Turkey from Iraq‘s autonomous Kurdistan region, a Kurdish regional official said on Tuesday.They were part of a group that became stranded near the Mergasor river at the border between the Kurdish region and Turkey, Mergasor district chief Ghafour Malswari told dpa.Four members of the group managed to reach Turkish soil where they were admitted to hospital, he said."We are working to bring them back to Kurdistan,"... Читать дальше...

Lewis Gilbert, the Oscar-nominated British filmmaker whose credits include “Alfie” and three James Bond titles, died on Feb. 23, according to multiple media reports. He was 97. Gilbert’s Bond titles include “You Only Live Twice,” “The Spy Who Loved Me” and “Moonraker.” “Alfie” won the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival in 1966 and scored five Oscar nominations including Best Picture. His other films include “Sink the Bismark,” “Educating Rita” and “Shirley Valentine.” Born in London in 1920... Читать дальше...

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is signaling it will allow the government to force American technology companies to hand over emails and other digital information sought in criminal probes but stored in the internet cloud outside the U.S. The justices heard arguments Tuesday in a dispute between the Trump administration and Microsoft Corp. over a warrant for emails that were sought as part of a drug trafficking investigation. Microsoft refused to turn over the emails because they are stored on a company server in Dublin... Читать дальше...

Hasn't got his own thread has he?  I did check. 

Anyways, what a prospect.

I've not been as enthused since....well Gerrard.

Might be cliched but having a Scouser in the side feels right as well.

I think the lad has everything, and he's got a good edge to him too.

His celebration at the whistle in front of the Burnley player who had shoved him needlessly as he shepherded the ball out just before was spot on.

Long way to go, still very early blah blah... Читать дальше...

Pink is the new leafy green. Pink radicchio, a rosy lettuce look alike, is brightening up boring salads and taking over social media as the latest Instagram-friendly superfood. The veggie, also called Radicchio del Veneto and La Rosa del Vento, is a chicory grown mostly in regions of Italy and in parts of California, Pennsylvania...

Berlín, 27 feb (dpa) - Andrea Nahles, la política que ha sido designada como futura líder del Partido Socialdemócrata de Alemania (SPD), admitió hoy carecer de un plan alternativo que poner en marcha en caso de que fracase la reedición del Gobierno de gran coalición pactada días atrás con los conservadores de Angela Merkel."No tengo un plan b", señaló jefa parlamentaria del SPD que aspira a ser elegida presidenta del partido en un congreso extraordinario el 22 de abril. "Personalmente, no quiero... Читать дальше...

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Hope Hicks is President Donald Trump's 29-year-old White House communications director. But before joining Trump's 2016 campaign, she had no political experience.

Hicks was born in Greenwich, a town of 60,000 on the southwest tip of Connecticut that's a favorite spot for hedge-fund headquarters.

She was a model, actress, and lacrosse player as a child, before getting her English degree at Southern Methodist University.

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Thom has given us an excellent summary of this question together with the poor information it supplies.( Thom reply 6 Feb 21st)

And as kjell eluded to ----this is a repeat of a question that MGA asked several years ago .
Is there any relevant difference?

""Q14.  2014 quiz.   Answer d
In stroke play, a player plays a ball towards a water hazard. It is virtually certain that the ball is in the hazard. After a five minute search but before he drops a ball under R26-1 the original ball is found outside the hazard. Читать дальше...

The club is in utter mess, the owners believe they are owed in access of £30m

The wage bill is higher than operating income.

The club is doomed to relegation, we can't attract new owners as such a mess.

Crowdfunding is future of many purchases, and surely there are enough fans to support such a method

The assets approx are

Stadium £10m
Players / Squad £10m
"others assets" £6m (cash in bank and money due in)

Liabilities... Читать дальше...

Afghanistan laid down a marker ahead of 2019 World Cup qualifying as fast bowler Dawlat Zadran took a hat-trick in a comfortable warm-up victory over West Indies in Harare on Tuesday.

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He's expected to testify before state legislators to support a bill that would ban most sales of body armor and high-capacity gun magazines.

Hundreds of students have walked out of a New Jersey high school to protest the suspension of a teacher who spoke out about security concerns after the Florida massacre, according to reports.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has named former digital adviser Brad Parscale as campaign manager of his 2020 re-election campaign. In a statement, the Trump campaign said Parscale will lead "advanced planning" for the 2020 effort, and that the campaign will also be engaged in the 2018 midterm elections — which are shaping up to be a challenging environment for Republicans. Trump has left little doubt about his intentions to seek re-election. He filed the paperwork to organize his re-election... Читать дальше...

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• Iceland's WOW Air is offering 800 heavily discounted tickets from New York to Europe. 
• The tickets range from $99 to $149 for flights from Newark Liberty International Airport and John F. Kennedy International Airport.
• Destinations include London, Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam, and Reykjavik, Iceland.

Iceland's WOW Air is offering a limited number of heavily discounted tickets from New York to Europe this spring. 

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