Saturday, 1 July 2017

Simone Veil, iconic European feminist politician, dies at 89

Simone Veil, iconic European feminist politician, dies at 89

Simone Veil, a survivor of Nazi death camps and a European Parliament president who spearheaded abortion rights as one of France's most prominent female politicians, died Friday at 89, her family said. A funeral ceremony with military honors is to be held on Wednesday at Les Invalides, site of Napoleon's tomb, the presidential Elysee Palace said. In a measure of the nation's esteem for Veil, French flags will be dressed in black ribbons and European flags will fly at half-staff.
Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/simone-veil-leading-french-feminist-politician-dies-89-48368950?source=Snapzu

Congressman Asks FBI to Look into Fake Net Neutrality Comments

Congressman Asks FBI to Look into Fake Net Neutrality Comments

A Democratic Congressman from New Jersey has asked the Department of Justice and the FBI to look into whether fake comments submitted as part of the FCC’s net neutrality proceeding violated federal law. In a letter sent to Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe this week, Rep. Frank Pallone urged the pair to investigate reports that stolen identities were used to submit comments to the Commission.
Read more: https://www.wirelessweek.com/news/2017/06/congressman-asks-fbi-look-fake-net-neutrality-comments?source=Snapzu

Iranian city soars to record 129 degrees: Near hottest on Earth in modern measurements

Iranian city soars to record 129 degrees: Near hottest on Earth in modern measurements

A city in southwest Iran posted the country’s hottest temperature ever recorded Thursday afternoon, and may have tied the world record for the most extreme high temperature. Etienne Kapikian, a forecaster at French meteorological agency MeteoFrance, posted to Twitter that the city of Ahvaz soared to “53.7°C” (128.7 degrees Fahrenheit). Kapikian said the temperature is a “new absolute national record of reliable Iranian heat” and that it was the hottest temperature ever recorded in June over mainland Asia.
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2017/06/29/iran-city-soars-to-record-of-129-degrees-near-hottest-ever-reliably-measured-on-earth/?source=Snapzu

Nasa spokesperson denies claims it has child sex slaves on Mars

Nasa spokesperson denies claims it has child sex slaves on Mars

Nasa does not have a colony of child sex slaves on Mars, it has been forced to confirm. The space agency has looked to address claims made by a guest on Alex Jones's Infowars channel that it has kidnapped children and is holding them on Mars.
Read more: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/nasa-mars-child-sex-slave-colony-space-agency-alex-jones-infowars-robert-david-steele-a7816371.html?source=Snapzu

ISIS Suicide Bomber Accidentally Blew Up His Going Away Party - Killing His Friends and Family

ISIS Suicide Bomber Accidentally Blew Up His Going Away Party - Killing His Friends and Family

An attempted ISIS suicide bomber managed to successfully detonate his deadly load of explosives, but he did so at a very inopportune time that resulted in the death of himself as well as 12 comrades. Somehow, the would be bomber managed to blow himself up and his own going away party, surrounded by family and friends.
Read more: http://tribunist.com/news/isis-suicide-bomber-accidentally-blew-up-his-send-off-party-killing-his-friends-and-family/?source=Snapzu

NFL community mourns passing of Mitchell Henry after he dies of leukemia at age 24

NFL community mourns passing of Mitchell Henry after he dies of leukemia at age 24

He played for Ravens, Packers, and Broncos in his brief career as an NFL tight end.
Read more: http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl-community-mourns-passing-of-mitchell-henry-after-he-dies-of-leukemia-at-age-24/?source=Snapzu

There's A Fight Brewing Between The NYPD And Silicon Valley

There's A Fight Brewing Between The NYPD And Silicon Valley

Big data helped New York's cops bust Bobby Shmurda. But as the NYPD's contract with tech giant Palantir comes to an end, things could get messy.
Read more: https://www.buzzfeed.com/williamalden/theres-a-fight-brewing-between-the-nypd-and-silicon-valley?utm_term=.lwgRbR4V3#.bbolklrx6?source=Snapzu

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