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J.K. Rowling just dropped 6 bombshells about American Hogwarts
Say goodbye to everything you thought you knew about schools of witchcraft and wizardry. In a new origin story for Ilvermorny that J.K. Rowling just posted on Pottermore, the author has revealed everything fans need to know about the American school of magic. Not only does Ilvermorny have vastly different founders, it also...
Gruesome hit-and-run: Woman drives with man wedged in windshield
A motorist who struck a pedestrian drove almost a mile with the man's body lodged in the windshield, his head resting on the passenger seat, police in Oceanside, California, said Tuesday. One witness told CNN affiliate KGTV he was changing the oil in his car when he witnessed the gruesome crash. "There's no words...
‘Act of hate’: Australian mosque attacked as children prayed
Cars were set alight at a Western Australian mosque on Tuesday night as children prayed just meters away in what a local imam described as an "act of hate." Vandals also scrawled "F*** Islam" on a wall outside the mosque in Thornlie, Perth, which is adjacent to the Australian Islamic College. Hundreds of...
Rio 2016: ‘Welcome to Hell’ warn police
There was a nasty surprise awaiting passengers in the arrivals hall at Rio De Janeiro's Galeao International Airport on Monday. Along with the relatives carrying flowers and taxi drivers waiting with name boards there were lines of off-duty police with banners that had a far more ominous message: "Welcome to...
US military failed Americans in Benghazi, says House
The US military failed to protect four Americans who died in attacks on a US compound in the Libyan city of Benghazi, says a Congressional report. The Obama administration was criticised for lax security and a slow response to the 2012 attacks on a US compound, in the report by House Republicans. But they found no new evidence...
High Court to rule on councils’ Israeli goods ‘boycott’
THE High Court is set to rule on the legality of local council "boycotts" on Israeli goods produced on the West Bank. A Jewish rights organisation has asked two judges in London to rule that the councils, in passing the boycott resolutions, breached equality law duties and failed to have regard "to the need to...
Istanbul Ataturk airport attack: At least 28 dead and dozens injured
A gun and suicide bomb attack on Istanbul's Ataturk international airport has killed at least 28 people and injured up to 60. Up to three attackers were involved, with one reportedly opening fire with a Kalashnikov as they targeted an entry point to the terminal. Recent bombings in Turkey have been linked to either...
US border authority seeks travellers’ social media details
Travellers seeking visa waiver entry to the US may soon be asked to list their social media profiles — if a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposal is enacted. An update to application forms would ask users to identify what social networks they use and their "social media identifier" such as a username....
Brexit vote: Bitter exchanges in EU parliament debate
The European Parliament's first debate on the UK's vote to leave has been marked by bitter exchanges. A central figure in the Leave campaign, UK Independence Party (UKIP) leader Nigel Farage, was booed, called a liar and accused of using "Nazi propaganda". Mr Farage shot back that the EU itself was "in...
Ikea recalls Malm drawers in North America after child deaths
Ikea is recalling 29 million Malm chests of drawers in North America after the deaths of three children in the US. The Swedish furniture retailer has stopped selling the drawers in the US and Canada after they toppled over and crushed the children. Initially, Ikea warned customers to use wall mounts with them, but a third death...
Nigel Farage warns Boris may be BACK-PEDALLING on EU immigration promises made in campaign
NIGEL Farage has warned that Tory members of the Leave campaign may be “backsliding” over immigration promises made during the run up to the referendum. The Ukip leader said he was nervous that Boris Johnson's position on withdrawal from the EU may have softened in the four days since the referendum vote for...
Джоли озвучила шокирующий диагноз, и это оказалась не анорексия
Пресса всерьез стала опасаться, что у актрисы онкологическое заболевание. Врачи высказывали мнение, что если актриса похудеет еще на несколько килограммов, то фатального исхода...