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10 last SMS before death, and the history of the people who wrote them (PHOTO)
If today will be the last thing in our lives will people remember about us? We have collected stories of dead people's last SMSes. Declaration of love In August 2010, 18-year-old Englishwoman Georgia got drunk, stole her mother's car and invited girlfriends to drive. One of the girls became suspicious,...
Atomic Bomb Survivors To Attend Hiroshima Event For Obama Visit
At least three atomic bomb survivors will attend an event in Hiroshima on Friday when President Barack Obama becomes the first incumbent U.S. leader to visit the site of the world’s first atomic bombing, Japan’s Kyodo news agency reported. Obama has said he will not apologize or address the debate on whether the...
China Says It Followed Rules In U.S. Aircraft Intercept
China’s Defence Ministry said on Thursday its aircraft followed the rules after two Chinese fighter jets carried out what the United States said was an “unsafe” intercept of a U.S. military reconnaissance aircraft over the South China Sea. The incident took place in international airspace last week as the...
1 Dead, 3 Injured After Shooting at NYC Venue Where T.I. Scheduled to Perform
Four people were shot — one fatally — at New York City's Webster Hall Wednesday night, prior to rapper T.I. taking the stage, NYPD have confirmed. The gunfire erupted at 10:15 p.m. inside Irving Plaza, located just east of Manhattan's Union Square. T.I. was inside the venue but he was not performing. There...
2 Men Seen With NY Doctor Kiersten Cerveny the Day She Died Arrested on Drug Charges
The two men — including a former HBO producer — who were seen with New York doctor Kiersten Cerveny on the night she mysteriously died in October have been arrested on federal drug charges. Cerveny was found in the lobby of an apartment building in Manhattan after a night out with friends on Oct. 4. The two men who...
Lenovo Reports First Loss In Six Years, Eyes Chinese Share Listing
China’s Lenovo Group Ltd <0992.HK>, the world’s biggest maker of personal computers, reported its first loss in six years on Thursday, hit by exceptional acquisition and restructuring costs as well as weak sales for its smartphones business. With its shares at a near five-year low, the Hong Kong-listed company...
Government spending billions to keep antique computer systems running
The government is squandering its technology budget maintaining museum-ready computer systems in critical areas from nuclear weapons to Social Security. They're still using floppy disks at the Pentagon. In a report released Wednesday, nonpartisan congressional investigators found that about three-fourths of the $80 billion...
Suspect in Arizona Highway Shootings Identified and Charged
A man who allegedly shot at passing cars while driving the wrong way on a highway — leaving a trail of havoc, including a vehicle that caught fire — was arrested and charged today, according to police. The suspect was identified as 36-year-old James David Walker of San Tan Valley in Phoenix, according to Department...
Clinton Email Server Broke Government Rules, Watchdog Finds
Hillary Clinton broke government rules by using a private email server without approval for her work as U.S. secretary of state, an internal government watchdog said on Wednesday. The long-awaited report by the State Department inspector general was the first official audit of the controversial arrangement to be made public. It...
Johnny Depp and Amber Heard in marriage split
Film star Johnny Depp and his actress wife Amber Heard are to divorce, US court documents have revealed. Heard, 30, filed for divorce in Los Angeles Superior Court citing irreconcilable differences. They married 15 months ago and have no children. They have recently been embroiled in a legal case in Australia after Heard took...
Angelina Jolie appointed as professor at the London School of Economics
Actress, Director and goodwill Ambassador of the UN for refugees Angelina Jolie will read to students at the London school of Economics a course of lectures on the impact of global militarization on women. One of the most famous universities in the UK, the London school of Economics, got a rare chance: one of the new courses on...
US seeks death penalty over Charleston church shooting
The US justice department is seeking the death penalty in the case of the Charleston church shooting which claimed nine lives last year. Attorney General Loretta Lynch said the "nature of the alleged crime and the resulting harm" were factors in choosing the death penalty. Dylann Roof is charged with the...