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‘Flags of Our Fathers’ Author Convinced His Father Was Not in Iconic Iwo Jima Photo
James Bradley, the author of "Flags of Our Fathers," is convinced that his father John Bradley did raise an American flag on Iwo Jima's Mount Suribachi, but not the one captured in the iconic photo that popularized a later flag-raising. Earlier this week, the Marine Corps announced it was reviewing research...
14 самых страшно шокирующих орудий пыток всех времен (15 фото)
During Medieval times, criminals or those disloyal or wrongly accused often didn’t get a trial and if they did have a form of a trial, safe to say there were no appeals if found guilty. Instead, they were persecuted via torture. Years ago, I visited a torture museum in Amsterdam. They had all the “classics,”...
How people lived in the USSR: archival footage that can cause an attack of nostalgia
No matter how the USSR was reviled and praised, it is granted. It was, as a country, and now still lives in the hearts of many people who were born that time. Human nature is such that bad things can be forgotten easier and easier, and the past is often painted in bright colors much more than it should. Let...
Who is Still Running for US President?
REPUBLICANS Two Republican candidates remain in the race, and 520 delegates are still up for grabs before the convention that begins July 18 in Cleveland, Ohio. A republican candidate needs 1,237 delegates to win the nomination. Donald Trump: — New York businessman Donald Trump has won 1,047 delegates....
Alligator Caught on Video Attempting to Ring Doorbell of South Carolina Home
An alligator was recently caught scratching at the front door of a South Carolina family's home as if it were attempting to ring the doorbell. The unusual sight was recorded on video Monday morning in Moncks Corner, South Carolina, according to ABC affiliate WCIV. A man named Gary Rogers had been walking his dog when he...
Despite Election Gains, Fragile Nuclear Deal a Test for Iran’s Leaders
Foreign business leaders have descended on Iran this year, eager to jump-start deals worth billions of dollars as international sanctions against Tehran are lifted, under last year's agreement to set limits on Iran's nuclear program. For Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, who consolidated his support in the final...
Turkey Approves Law Among Final Hurdles For EU Visa Deal
Turkey’s parliament has approved a law on setting up a panel to monitor discipline for law enforcement officials, one of the last hurdles remaining before the country wins visa-free access to Europe for its nationals. The 28-nation European Union depends on Ankara’s cooperation to maintain a March pact that has...
В России появилась собственная Ким Кардашьян
In the social network Instagram users found a similar girl to American TV star Kim Kardashian. 22-year-old girl from Kaliningrad, now lives in Moscow, Anastasia Kvitko works as a model and prefers to be photographed in Belfa genre (picture of the back of her body). Her profile in the social network on April 6, already has...
Who is beloved of Dmitry Nagiyev?
TV presenter admitted sympathy for the singer. Dmitry Nagiyev said publicly that he likes Olga Seryabkina. Earlier artists starred in the comedy "The best...
Canadian man asked to leave Nepal after criticising government on Twitter
Nepal has ordered a Canadian man to leave the country, saying that messages he has posted on Twitter are threatening national unity. Robert Penner, who works as a computer programmer, was arrested on Monday and after being freed was told to leave Nepal within two days. He had criticised the government's handling of ethnic...
First Take: Ted Cruz ‘too strategic for his own good’
Less than a month ago, Ted Cruz was flush with confidence from a big win in Wisconsin and poised as the biggest threat to derail the runaway campaign of Donald Trump. Then, an awkward alliance with GOP rival John Kasich happened. And a more awkward naming of Carly Fiorina as his running mate, even though he trailed Trump in...
Loud sex finally too much for cancer-stricken neighbors
Some nights, before two of her daughters went to bed, Tanya Saylor would give them headphones. That would help block the noise — the music, the threats and the sex noises. The sounds were coming from the other side of a wall the room shared with a neighboring row home in Red Lion. Sometimes they lasted until 3 a.m....