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Mysterious ‘planet nine’ that once destroyed Earth could do it again THIS MONTH
A TOP space scientist has claimed that a mysterious plant that wiped out Earth millions of years ago could do it again this month. Planet Nine, a new "super planet", was discovered on the edge of the solar system in January and could trigger comet showers that will destroy life on earth — according to Daniel...
Britain on SNOW ALERT: Spring put on hold as thermometers set to plunge THIS weekend
BRITAIN is braced for sleet and snow with temperatures set to plunge by THIS weekend — putting spring on a dramatic hold. Britons are getting the winter coats back out after the hottest weekend of the year saw the mercury push past the 17C (63F) mark. It could be the end of the month before we see a return to the sunshine...
Bangladesh student Nazimuddin Samad hacked to death
A Bangladeshi law student who had expressed secular views online has been killed in the capital, Dhaka. Nazimuddin Samad was hacked with machetes at a traffic junction late on Wednesday and then shot, police said. The 28-year-old was reported to have been an organiser of the Ganajagran Manch, a secular campaigning group. A...
Illegal immigrant’s deadly crash not a ‘crime of violence,’ ICE says
An illegal immigrant — who police said was drunk while street racing when he killed a Nebraska woman in a car crash — wasn’t detained by immigration officials because his offense did “not constitute a crime of violence,” the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency said in a March letter to...
Nine-year-old reporter faces backlash for covering homicide
A 9-year-old reporter who wrote about a suspected murder in her small Pennsylvania town is defending herself after some locals lashed out about a young girl covering violent crimes and said she should be playing with dolls. Hilde Kate Lysiak got a tip Saturday about something untoward happening in Selinsgrove, 150 miles...
Dmitry Nagiyev has become a victim of frauds
Dmitry Nagiyev fans waited a long time until the presenter appears in the social networks. Not so long ago their dreams come true: a showman started a microblog in Instagram. However, there was also plenty of fake web pages along with it on the web. Unidentified people act in the name of the page Dmitry other social networks....
Amtrak Crash Shows U.S. Anti Rail-Collision System May Have Gaps
Sunday’s fatal Pennsylvania Amtrak accident may have exposed possible blind spots in a nationwide collision prevention system that is meant to stop crashes on U.S. railroads. Amtrak last year became the first U.S. railroad to fully install “positive train control” (PTC) systems on its routes, a congressionally...
Disneyland Paris worker dies in haunted house
A technician working at Disneyland Paris died inside the theme park’s haunted house Saturday. The Phantom Manor attraction remained closed Monday following the discovery of the 45-year-old man's body. "We are truly saddened to learn of the passing of one of our Cast Members, and our hearts go out to his family...
Indian police receive life sentences for 1991 Sikh killings
Forty-seven police officers have been sentenced to life in prison by a special court in India for killing 10 Sikh pilgrims in 1991 and then lying in an attempt to justify the shootings. Another 10 police officers also charged in the case have already died. The policemen were found guilty of staging a pre-arranged extrajudicial...
Retired Soccer Star Abby Wambach Arrested on DUI Charge
Retired soccer great Abby Wambach was arrested for a DUI after she was pulled over in downtown Portland Saturday night, police say. She was pulled over around 11 p.m. for allegedly failing to stop for a red light, the Portland police said, and an officer "observed signs that she was under the influence of alcohol."...
2 arrested after fight over crab legs turns violent, police say
A man and a woman were arrested on Saturday after a dispute over crab legs at a Connecticut restaurant turned physical. Fox 61 reported police were called to Royal Buffet in Manchester at around 8 p.m. Saturday after a 21-year-old man was punched in the face. Police said the victim's mother used pepper spray on his...
2 dead in amtrak crash near Philadelphia
Two people were killed when an Amtrak train partially derailed near Philadelphia today, officials said. Amtrak said Train 89, traveling from New York to Savannah, Georgia, partially derailed after striking a backhoe that was on the tracks. The Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency said the two fatalities were reportedly the...