Russian soldier shoots dead eight comrades at military base
A Russian soldier has shot dead eight fellow soldiers at a military base in eastern Siberia. It is believed that the soldier – who had served for four months – was a conscript and has since been detained. The shooting happened in the Transbaikal region on Friday at around 6.20pm local time. Rossiyskaya Gazeta, a…
China’s top leadership will not tolerate change to ‘one country two systems’, official says
China won’t tolerate challenges to the bottom line of the "one country, two systems" formula that governs Hong Kong, separatism or threats to national security there, a senior Chinese official said on Friday after a meeting of the top leadership. The past five-months of anti-government protests in the former British colony represents the biggest popular challenge…
Warning signs for Donald Trump as suburban voters abandon Republicans in statewide elections
Donald Trump has been handed a warning ahead of his 2020 re-election bid after a string of statewide elections suggested Republican voters in the suburbs are abandoning the party. In Kentucky, a state Mr Trump won by almost 30 percentage points in the 2016 election, the Democratic candidate for governor appeared to have won a…
'One Of The Brightest:' Morris County Mourns 8th-Grade 'Star'
ROXBURY – Maya Guberman was one of the brightest, one of the “most amazing young ladies” you’ll ever meet, a family friend said. She did amazing things, too. She started her own GoFundMe page, at the age of 13. It was all about saving the ocean, but she made sure to let people know that…
How To Teach Our Kids Patience
In today’s speedy culture, sometimes it feels as if there’s no time to breathe — let alone practice patience. However, kids take our lack of patience challenge to a whole new level. “Get it now!” my 4-year-old sobs when I’m trying to quickly make him dinner (even though he just ate 20 minutes ago). “Daddy!…
Wolff: Great show on Sunday will offset closed race ‘weirdness’
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff believes a great show produced by F1 in Austria will compensate for the “weirdness” of a race held behind closed gates. This weekend, for the first time in its seventy-year history, due to the coronavirus pandemic, Formula 1 will race in front of entirely empty grandstands, with no fans present at…
Port Washington Coronavirus: Sign Company Spreading Positivity
PORT WASHINGTON, NY—As the new coronavirus continues negatively impacting Long Island communities, one Port Washington business hopes to counteract that with some positivity. Throughout town, the owners of Chief Graphix have been putting up large signs which contain inspirational messages. According to the owners, JB and Abby Meyer, the signs are meant to offer hope…
Trump Tweets Cuomo: 'Stop Talking'; Cuomo Retorts: 'Go To Work'
NEW YORK CITY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo and President Donald Trump rekindled their socially distanced spat Friday, with the president live-tweeting insults during the governor’s briefing and Cuomo providing on-air retorts. “Governor Cuomo should spend more time ‘doing’ and less time ‘complaining,’” the president of the United States tweeted. “Stop talking! We built you thousands…
Anti-Semitic Incidents Reach 40-Year High: Anti-Defamation League
Anti-Semitic incidents reported in 2019 spiked to the highest level in at least 40 years, with a record 2,100 acts of assault, vandalism and harassment against Jews reported across the United States, according to a report released Tuesday by the Anti-Defamation League. Anti-Semitic incidents increased 12 percent in 2019 from the prior year, including a…
Armed Intruder Arrested Near Justin Trudeau’s Ottawa Home
OTTAWA — An armed man has been arrested on the grounds of Rideau Hall, where Gov. Gen. Julie Payette and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau live. The RCMP announced the arrest hours after a large number of police officers descended on the sprawling estate Thursday morning. The RCMP said an armed man got onto the grounds…