WorldReutersU.S. border agents briefly detain 14 Mexican soldiers in El Paso
Fourteen Mexican soldiers were detained Saturday morning for several hours by U.S. border agents after they crossed into El Paso, Texas, from Mexico's Ciudad Juarez, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)said. "Just after midnight today CBP officers working at the Bridge of the America's international crossing in El Paso noted two Mexican military vehicles crossing the boundary and entering the U.S.," the CBP told Reuters in an emailed statement. The 14 Mexican soldiers said they did not realize they had entered the United States and U.S. border agents secured their weapons and equipment for "safety and processing," said the CBP, adding that Mexican military leadership was contacted an...
WorldINSIDERA gangster standing trial for murder was shot dead in a courtroom by 2 rivals disguised as lawyers, say police
The gangster was killed by two rival gang members who were disguised as lawyers, police said. An Indian gangster was shot dead in a New Delhi courtroom by two rival gang members dressed as lawyers, according to CNN. The gunmen, wearing their disguises, opened fire while Jitender Gogi, 30, was standing trial for murder, the media outlet reported.
U.S.The New York TimesShe Bought Her Dream Home. Then a 'Sovereign Citizen' Changed the Locks.
The official-looking letters started arriving soon after Shanetta Little bought the cute Tudor house on Ivy Street in Newark, New Jersey. Little was a victim of a ploy known as paper terrorism, a favorite tactic of an extremist group that is one of the fastest growing, according to government experts and watchdog organizations. Known as the Moorish sovereign citizen movement, and loosely based around a theory that Black people are foreign citizens bound only by arcane legal systems, it encourages followers to violate existent laws in the name of empowerment.
WorldAssociated PressTaliban hang body in public; signal return to past tactics
The Taliban hanged a dead body from a crane parked in a city square in Afghanistan on Saturday in a gruesome display that signaled the hard-line movement's return to some of its brutal tactics of the past. Taliban officials initially brought four bodies to the central square in the western city of Herat, then moved three of them to other parts of the city for public display, said Wazir Ahmad Seddiqi, who runs a pharmacy on the edge of the square. Taliban officials announced that the four were caught taking part in a kidnapping earlier Saturday and were killed by police, Seddiqi said.
WorldThe Weather NetworkPowerful Sam stays the course as Category 4 hurricane amid track shift
The Atlantic hurricane season is inching closer to reaching the end of the main 2021 storm name list, with Sam chugging through the ocean as a major Category 4 storm. With an ample amount of warm Atlantic waters at its disposal, Sam is reaping the beneficial atmospheric conditions as it continues to churn in the ocean. On Saturday, the storm crossed the Category 3 threshold, qualifying it as a major hurricane, then hit Category 4 later in the day.
U.S.INSIDERA 25-year-old who had to get a double lung transplant due to COVID-19 said his lungs look like 'chewed up pieces of bubblegum'
A Georgia man had to get a double lung transplant after he got COVID-19 in April. Blake Bargatze had no underlying health issues but was not vaccinated before he fell ill. The 25-year-old told Insider the virus made his lungs look like "chewed up pieces of bubblegum."
U.S.In The Know by YahooTeenager infuriates family after accepting grandfather’s $60,000 inheritance check: ‘Don’t give them a dime’
The grandpa rewarded her by giving her $60,000. Now the girl's mother is forcing her to split it with her sibling who hasn't helped at all. Decode and demystify Gen Z's latest online slang terms with In The Know's new glossary.
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Gabby Petito homicide: For Dog the Bounty Hunter, search for Brian Laundrie is personal
FIRST ON FOX: Dog the Bounty Hunter arrived at Brian Laundrie's parents' home Saturday, knocked on the door and met silence, but he's already picked up a scent. "The reason I went to Mr. [Christopher] Laundrie is I carry a reputation with me," he told Fox News Digital moments later. The reality TV star and legendary bounty hunter, whose real name is Duane Chapman, is a father of 13 who lost a daughter around the same age as Gabby Petito in a car accident in 2006.
PoliticsBusiness InsiderLindsey Graham says that he wants Donald Trump to run again in 2024, just a few days after the former president trashed him
Lindsey Graham told a crowd of Michigan Republicans that he hopes Donald Trump runs again in 2024, per The Detroit News. Three days before, Trump trashed Graham, saying that the South Carolina lawmaker should be "ashamed" of himself. Graham has been an on-and-off ally of Trump, initially being an outspoken critic of the former president.
WorldAssociated PressBasta! Romans say enough to invasion of wild boars in city
Rome has been invaded by Gauls, Visigoths and vandals over the centuries, but the Eternal City is now grappling with a rampaging force of an entirely different sort: rubbish-seeking wild boars. Entire families of wild boars have become a daily sight in Rome, as groups of 10-30 beasts young and old emerge from the vast parks surrounding the city to trot down traffic-clogged streets in search of food in Rome's notoriously overflowing rubbish bins. Posting wild boar videos on social media has become something of a sport as exasperated Romans capture the scavengers marching past their stores, strollers or playgrounds.
WorldINSIDERAn 18 year-old inmate who traumatically lost her baby in prison did not get offered counseling. But guards who failed to help her did.
A woman who lost her baby in jail was not offered counseling, but her guards did. According to The Guardian, the woman called for help three times during labor, but none came. An 18-year-old inmate who lost her baby in a traumatic way at Europe's largest women's prison was not offered any counseling, although the prison guards who failed to help her did, according to a report by The Guardian.
ScienceRaleigh News and ObserverFireball that ‘skimmed’ the North Carolina coast Friday was caught on video, NASA says
A fireball that soared over the North Carolina coast Friday was seen blazing through the sky across the state. NASA Meteor Watch said the fireball — which is an “exceptionally bright” meteor — “skimmed the coast of North Carolina” around 7:40 p.m. and became “visible 48 miles above the ocean off Camp Lejeune.” It was one of five fireballs reportedly seen over the United States that night, according to NASA.
TechnologyEngadgetiPhone 14 is reportedly a 'complete redesign'
The iPhone 13 series is barely in stores, but that isn't stopping a growing chorus of leaks surrounding next year's model. As 9to5Mac notes, Bloomberg's historically accurate Mark Gurman claimed the iPhone 14 will represent a "complete redesign" — the first since the iPhone X arrived in 2017. The relatively modest iPhone 13 update was a hint that bigger things were coming, he said.
HealthUSA TODAYSome say the COVID-19 vaccine is the 'mark of the beast.' Is there a connection to the Bible?
The COVID-19 vaccine has been scientifically proven to save lives. As the delta variant continues to spread, the rationale of many Americans resisting the COVID-19 vaccine has taken center spotlight. While the reasoning differs – with some citing uncertainty of long-term side effects or lack of trust in the medical field – one theory that has galvanized some vaccine resisters is the idea that the shot is the "mark of the beast."
WorldThe ConversationChina's 'one-child policy' left at least 1 million bereaved parents childless and alone in old age, with no one to take care of them
From 1980 to 2015, the Chinese government limited couples to one child only. I have interviewed over 100 Chinese parents who started their families during this period and have since lost their only child – whether to illness, accident, suicide or murder. Having passed reproductive age at the time of their child's death, these couples were unable to have another child.
HealthYahoo LifeLinda Evangelista says she was ‘deformed’ by CoolSculpting. Experts weigh in.
For those who want to get rid of stubborn fat without going under the knife, in-office procedures like CoolSculpting can seem like an ideal solution. The treatment uses a process called “cryolipolysis” to cool fat cells down to 32 degrees Fahrenheit (0 degrees Celsius) — ultimately destroying the fat cells and revealing results over a matter of weeks. Since CoolSculpting has little to no downtime, many people consider it a winning alternative to liposuction.
PoliticsBusiness InsiderMichael Cohen advises Mary Trump on how to make her uncle's $100 million lawsuit backfire
Donald Trump is suing his niece Mary Trump and The New York Times over coverage of his taxes. Michael Cohen suggested the lawsuit could backfire if Donald Trump is forced to do a deposition. Cohen said his former boss's depositions were the "dumbest written paper that you've ever seen."
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Lava destroys homes as volcano becomes explosive
"Volcanic surveillance measurements carried out since the beginning of the eruption recorded the highest-energy activity so far during Friday afternoon," emergency services said. The volcano has spewed out thousands of tons of lava, destroyed hundreds of houses and forced the evacuation of nearly 6,000 people since it began erupting last Sunday. La Palma, with a population of over 83,000, is one of an archipelago making up the Canary Islands in the Atlantic.
WorldYahoo LifeA model speaks out after being attacked by a leopard at a photoshoot: 'If the leopard had caught my carotid artery, it would have been over'
A model is sharing her account of the leopard attack that left her with facial injuries. The incident occurred in August, when Jessica Leidolph was modeling for a photoshoot at a rescue for former entertainment animals in the Wangen area of Germany. According to Leidolph's interview with Bild, which has been translated from German to English by The Sun, the leopard, a 16-year-old female named Truja, attacked her without much warning.
U.S.NY Daily NewsSchool bus driver stabbed to death in front of students in Washington state
A school bus driver was fatally stabbed in front of students after picking them up from a Washington state elementary school Friday afternoon, authorities said. The alleged killer, who is now in custody, got on the bus near Longfellow Elementary in the city of Pasco around 3 p.m. and launched the knife attack as multiple children watched in horror, according to police. “Pasco police detectives will be processing the crime scene throughout the night,” he told reporters in a prepared statement.
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What is lost: California fires leave a ghost town
The town of Greenville, California was completely burned to the ground almost two months ago when the Dixie Fire tore through the area. Buildings lay in ruins, cars sit scorched and trees stand charred after what the governer called a "climate-induced" wildfire. Climate change amplifies droughts, creating ideal conditions for wildfires to spread out of control and inflict unprecedented material and environmental damage.
WorldReutersChina's Xi warns of 'grim' Taiwan situation in letter to opposition
The situation in the Taiwan Strait is "complex and grim", Chinese President Xi Jinping wrote in a congratulatory letter on Sunday to the newly elected leader of Taiwan's main opposition party, who has pledged to renew talks with Beijing. Taiwan's Kuomintang (KMT) elected as their leader on Saturday former New Taipei City mayor Eric Chu (https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/taiwan-opposition-partys-new-leader-pledges-renewed-talks-with-china-2021-09-25), who said he would rekindle stalled high-level contacts with China's ruling Communist Party.
U.S.INSIDERA pioneer ghost town that was submerged underwater for more than 60 years has resurfaced because of a drought
A drought has revealed the foundations of a forgotten town in Utah's Rockport Reservoir. The town was abandoned in the 1950s after the federal government announced plans to construct a dam. Extreme drought has revealed the foundations of a forgotten ghost town at the bottom of Utah's Rockport Reservoir, according to The Salt Lake Tribune.
U.S.The WrapBay Area News Anchor Pulled Off Air Over Dispute About Gabby Petito Coverage (Report)
Frank Somerville, anchor for Fox Bay Area news affiliate KTVU, has been pulled off air by the network over a behind-the-scenes dispute concerning coverage of the Gabby Petito missing persons case. According to The Mercury News, Somerville wanted to add a tagline to a segment about the Petito case pointing out the disparity in coverage of missing persons cases of white women relative to women of color. The disparity has become part of the national conversation surrounding the Petito case after MSNBC host Joy Reid brought it up on her show “The ReidOut” this past Monday.
WorldReutersChina welcomes Huawei executive home, Trudeau hugs Canadians freed by Beijing
Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou arrived in China on Saturday, ending her near three-year U.S. extradition fight, the same day two Canadians detained by Beijing for more than 1,000 days returned home, potentially paving the way for improved ties between China and the two western allies. Meng https://www.reuters.com/business/huawei-heir-apparent-prepares-life-after-three-years-canada-court-battle-2021-09-24, the daughter of Huawei Technologies founder Ren Zhengfei, was allowed to go home after reaching an agreement with U.S. prosecutors on Friday to end a bank fraud case against her. The extradition drama has been a central source of discord between Beijing and Washington, with Chinese officials signalling that the case had to be dropped to help end a diplomatic stalemate.
“It wouldn’t take much of an annual wealth tax to rescue the retirement system.”
“Privatizing Social Security — or at least letting individuals opt-out so they can escape the sinking ship — would be a huge win.”
“Congress could save hundreds of billions of dollars by modestly paring back the benefit formula for future wealthy retirees.”
“Raising the retirement age reduces the number of beneficiaries, thereby reducing the costs of the program.”
“Social Security as we know it needs to be abolished and replaced with a better system.”