[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] The United States’ State Department is said to be “taking very seriously” the allegations by two American students who have denounced two Italian police for sexual violence.
According to the US students, on Wednesday, September 6 night two Carabinieri officers offered them a lift home from a disco in Florence and then raped them in the building’s lift and stairway.
Diplomatic intervention has already been activated as the US consul-general in Florence, Benjamin V. Wohlauer, met with Florence police chief and with the Carabinieri provincial chiefs.
Italian Minister of Defense, Roberta Pinotti, defined the situation as of “extreme severity”, if the accusation of rape turns out to be true.
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[Al Jazeera] Hurricane Irma has killed at least 10 people in Cuba over the weekend, the authorities say, bringing the death toll in the Caribbean to 38 as the weakened storm moves up the US state of Florida.
Cuba's civil defence authorities said in a statement on Monday that the victims perished due to various causes such as accidents, collapsed buildings and not heeding orders to evacuate in the four provinces of Havana, Matanzas, Sancti spiritus and Ciego de Avila.
Irma, which was downgraded to a tropical storm on Monday, is centred about 170km north-northwest of Tampa area of Florida, with sustained winds of about 110km/h as of 9:00 am local time (13:00 GMT).
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[CNBC] Mexico has withdrawn its offer to aid victims of Hurricane Harvey in Texas due to demands on its emergency services from a massive earthquake that struck late last week, the foreign ministry said in a statement on Monday.
Mexico's government offered to send food, beds, generators, mobile kitchens as well as doctors after torrential rains from Harvey flooded vast parts of Houston.
But the earthquake that struck southern Mexico on Thursday killed at least 96 people and left some 2.5 million people in need of aid. Hurricane Katia also hit the Gulf state of Veracruz this weekend and heavy rains have stretched emergency services.
"Given these circumstance, the Mexican government will channel all available logistical support to serve the families and communities affected in the national territory," the foreign ministry statement said.
It's good the government is being realistic about limited resources, prioritizing its own citizenry instead of pride.
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Mexico is facing a PR nightmare by walking away because a lot of the people who suffered the most due to Harvey are ethnic Mexicans. Many of the marginal properties that flooded were owned or rented by Mexican citizens. The viral video of men forming a human chain to rescue an elderly man? Those were Mexicans. Mexico is always publicly preening about its concern for the diaspora, but shows her true colors when times get tough. If we won't or can't deport the illegals, then they have to be assimilated.
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...abating multi-generational corruption makes our job easier when dealing with fate. Theirs, not so much. SKorea is the size of Kansas, a quarter of the population of Mexico, lacking the blessings of a natural abundance of resources and arable land. In 1953, SKorea's GDP was near zero having suffered the conflict there for 3 years. Go look at the ranking of nations by GDP and compare the two. Last time I checked, one was 12th and one was 13th. Self inflicted wound.
[Al Jazeera] An anti-corruption group says it has evidence linking Zimbabwe's ruling elite to "a decade of disappearing diamond wealth".
In a report published on Monday, London-based Global Witness accused Zimbabwe's Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) spy agency of holding a concealed stake in Kusena Diamonds - a company active in the Marange diamond fields in eastern Zimbabwe.
The group's report, An Inside Job, suggests diamonds produced by the CIO-linked company were traded in Belgium's Antwerp and the UAE's Dubai - two of the world's leading precious stone marketplaces - and may have funded political repression.
The report accused "Zimbabwe's higly partisan and oppressive military" of having significant links to another Marange diamond company, Anjin.
The company sold diamonds in Antwerp on at least three occasions, the report said, "likely in violation of EU sanctions against the military company that holds significant stake in Anjin".
In a statement, the Antwerp World Diamond Centre denied on Monday that Zimbabwean diamonds sold by its auction in 2013 and 2014 breached European sanctions.
According to Global Witness' "mounting evidence", a 25 percent hidden stake in Mbada Diamonds - the largest diamond mining company in Zimbabwe - were owned by Robert Mhlanga, a retired member of Zimbabwe's security forces.
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[Iran Press TV] Venezuela has denounced as "baseless" reports by the United Nations ...a lucrative dumping ground for the relatives of dictators and party hacks... on the country’s human rights ...which are usually entirely different from personal liberty... violations, saying the issue is being used as "a political weapon."
Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza, who was speaking at the United Nations Human Rights Council on Monday, said the UN reports were "riddled with lies."
"The strategy used against my country from certain centers of power is a clear example of the use of human rights as a political weapon," Arreaza told the council.
Venezuela’s foreign minister added that the recent reports by the UN rights office "have no methodological rigor, they are baseless and they are trying to upset our illusory sovereignty, peace and stability."
Arreaza made the remarks in response to a report published by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein warning of possible "crimes against humanity" in Venezuela.
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Ugh, I agree with them. I feel dirty. I need a shower.
[Bloomberg] The United Nations Security Council approved new sanctions aimed at punishing North Korea for its latest missile and nuclear tests after the U.S. dropped key demands in order to win support from Russia and China.
The 15-member Security Council passed the resolution unanimously Monday following a week of talks that began when Kim Jong Un's regime tested its most powerful nuclear bomb. The resolution seeks to cut imports of refined petroleum products to 2 million barrels a year, [two years ago, NKor imported about 4 million barrels - probably the Nkor military uses about at least 1 million barrels a year]
ban textile exports and give countries the ability to freeze assets of cargo ships whose operators don't agree to inspections on the high seas.
"We are acting in response to a dangerous new development," U.S. envoy Nikki Haley told the Security Council after the vote. "These are the strongest measures ever imposed on North Korea," she said, adding that the U.S. remains willing to act alone to stop Kim’s nuclear program if necessary.
While the U.S. can claim a victory in persuading Russia and China -- which hold veto power on the Security Council -- to agree to the restrictions, the result is less than Haley had sought when she pushed for a ban on oil and a freeze on Kim assets abroad...
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After all, we'll need some additional sanctions after Pudgy blows up a city!
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How about a few sanctions on their sponsor and benefactor? Oh right, they can veto anything the Security Council wants to do. That makes the Security Council kinda insecure, doesn't it?
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Russia and China will still make money off black marketing with the NorKs.
[STANDARD.CO.UK] Australians have been told to hunt and eat kangaroos after the population of the marsupial reached double that of humans.
New data shows the kangaroo population in Australia is close to hitting 50 million, while the human population stands at 24 million.
Experts are now warning Australians to hunt, eat and cull the native animal or face being overrun by it.
The kangaroo population has boomed in recent years, rising to 45 million last year from 27 million in 2010, news.com.au reported. The huge rise in kangaroo numbers is thought to be due to an abundance of food after high rainfall.
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Better to start rechecking your pet food ingredient listings. Fist start with looking for 'Made in China' before processing to even believe the list.
The savage murder of a 71-year-old mayor shocked Belgium on Tuesday as authorities identified the body of Alfred Gadenne. A teenager has confessed to committing the crime as an act of revenge.
State prosecutors told Reuters news agency that the 18-year-old culprit had turned himself in to police at the crime scene.
According to public broadcaster RTBF, the suspect told police he murdered Gadenne because he blamed the mayor for his father's suicide two years ago after he lost his job at Mouscron's city hall.
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I admit I haven't checked any other Websites for several hours, but when I did, of course, the name (or, as if often the case in Europe, first name and first initial of the last name) was not included in any of the accounts. That is, generally, very suspect as to the "who". But, not so sure in this case. Maybe "Ahmed M." didn't do it, but "Francois L." did. We shall see.
[DAWN] VEHARI: The negligence of the class teacher and the hatred against Christians among a few class fellows killed Sheron Masih.
The mother of deceased Sheron Masih, Razia Bibi, wants action against the class teacher and the school headmaster, saying that their negligence claimed the life of her son, who was beaten by one of his class fellows on Aug 30 in the classroom of the Government MC High School, Burewala.
Sheron of, chak-461/EB, had been facing bullying and discrimination from some of the fellows from the day one in the school where he was admitted on Aug 28.
They would not allow him to use glass and watercooler in the class room because of his faith. She said Sheron would drink water only after the school and remain thirsty for hours in hot and humid weather. He had informed the class teacher, Nazir Mohal, about bullying but to no avail.
On Aug 30, Sheron attempted to drink water from the cooler but classmate Ahmed Raza stopped him with brutal thrashing. He soon collapsed. Teacher Mohal was not present at the time of the incident. The situation alarmed the class and four students rushed Sheron to the Burewala Tehsil Headquarters (THQ) hospital in a cycle of violence rickshaw where he was received deceased.
The security guard and the peon were also not present at main gate of the school when the boys were taking Sheron to the hospital.
Her mother says her son might be beaten in classroom at 11am, as he had been declared dead at the hospital at 12pm. School teachers arrived at the hospital at 1:30pm.
She says the teacher had been harsh to her son from the day one. The first day, he beat Sheron for not wearing school uniform.
She said the education department wanted to save the teacher. She appealed to the chief justice of Pakistain to provide justice to them.
School’s Senior Science Teacher Jawed Iqbal said that an inquiry had been launched into the incident.
He said had the students called Rescue 1122, the timely first aid would have saved Sheron.
He said both Sheron and Ahmed had not been enrolled in school on Aug 30. He denied the widespread hatred against Christians in the school, saying that about 100 Christian students were presently enrolled in the school.
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[DAWN] SARGODHA: Cantonment police have started the paperwork but haven't done much else against 40 lawyers ‐ out of whom six have been nominated ‐ under various provisions of law, including Section 7 of Anti-Terrorism Act, for locking the assistant commissioner in her office.
DBA General Secretary Waseem Saleem Dogar asked the administration, particularly police, to refrain from the raids. He also warned that all the nominated lawyers will be present in the bar and if police dared to arrest them all the officers will be taken hostage.
Until Saturday night no first information report (FIR) had been registered against the lawyers as the local administration was allegedly avoiding confrontation with them apprehending resistance and protest by the community.
But on the directions of Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif ...Pak dynastic politician, brother of PM Nawaz Sharif, chief minister of Punjab... , the deputy commissioner directed police to register the case and also ordered their arrest.
A large number of lawyers had ransacked the court room and office of Assistant Commissioner (AC) Dr Anam Sajid and locked her up in her office on Saturday. She was later rescued by police. Sanaullah Khan, an official of the AC office, had lodged an FIR about the incident with Cantonment police.
The Sargodha district bar association (DBA) voiced concern over registration of the case and raiding of lawyers’ residences. DBA General Secretary Waseem Saleem Dogar asked the administration, particularly police, to refrain from the raids. He also warned that all the nominated lawyers will be present in the bar and if police dared to arrest them all the officers will be taken hostage.
Lawyers of Sargodha division have announced a strike from today (Monday) on the call of the DBA. Dogar said the district administration had filed the FIR despite negotiations with lawyers. He said they would protest until Dr Anam was transferred from Sargodha and the "false case" against them quashed.
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[DAWN] DADU: The parents and a sister of the 19-year-old girl, Tania Khaskheli, who was murdered in their house on Saturday evening, have demanded arrest of the killers saying that police were not laying hands on them due to their political clout.
Speaking at a presser at the Bhan Syedabad Press Club on Sunday, Ghulam Qadir Khaskheli, his wife, Khursheed Begum, and their daughter, Eman Khaskheli, alleged that an influential wadera (feudal lord) of Jhangara Bajara town, Khan Noohani, along with his armed associates, barged into their house and rubbed out Tania on Saturday evening.
The girl’s parents claimed that Khan had been pressing them to marry Tania to him but they had turned down the proposal. They alleged that Khan had twice tried to kidnap her in the recent past. On Saturday evening, they claimed, Khan, along with Maula Bukhsh and an unknown person, barged into their house and terrified them with their weapons. They alleged that the gunnies tried to take away the girl but on strong resistance put up by the family, Khan got furious and rubbed out Tania.
The family said that an FIR against Khan Noohani, Maula Bukhsh and the unknown person was lodged at the Jhangara Bajara cop shoppe but the suspects were threatening them with dire consequences if the case was not withdrawn. They said police were not arresting the suspects due to their political influence.
The family appealed to the IGP and the higher authorities for protection and justice, and demanded immediate arrest of the killers.
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"At first glance, one might think that the chart is a flow chart - a closer look shows that while many of the boxes are linked by lines, almost none clarify the relationship or the flow of the information. Only the relationship between "Parap[sychological] facility] and "image maker" includes an arrow to show a flow of information from the facility to the image maker.
Several other boxes are completely isolated. Apparently "decision maker", "motor control" and "action" neither interact with or are dependent on parapsychology. Other boxes, like "rational logical adding", "symbol marker" and "formulating abstracting" are connected to each other, but never connect to the main chart.
All in all, a perfect addition to your next game of FOIA Karaoke. Read the NSA’s (significantly more straightforward) guideline for the STARGATE program embedded below:"
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Umm .... I've done briefings where I drew partial diagrams while talking to the connections. It's actually pretty common, and was more so when the medium was a transparency on an overhead projector and you reached down with a felt pen to draw as you talked.
[NYPOST] A cybersecurity scientist has issued a bizarre warning that sex robots could one day rise up and kill their owners if hackers can get inside their heads. "Clarice 766! What are you doing?"
[Bzdeep!]
Last month, tech billionaire Elon Musk claimed that artificial intelligence could take over the planet, and he’s not the only one concerned about the dangers of killer tech. "Robot-does-not-touch-itself-there!"
With sex robots becoming increasingly popular and sophisticated, cybersecurity lecturer Dr. Nick Patterson revealed that the lifelike dolls could end up going all “Terminator” on us.
However, in the case of sex robots, the danger isn’t that the love dolls will end up developing minds of their own, “Westworld”-style.
Instead, the risk is that hackers could breach the realistic robots’ inner defenses and catch their owners with their pants down.
Patterson told Star Online that hacking into many modern-day robots, including sexbots, would be a piece of cake compared to more sophisticated gadgets like cellphones and computers.
The tech expert, from Australia’s Deakin University, said: “Hackers can hack into a robot or a robotic device and have full control of the connections, arms, legs and other attached tools like knives or welding devices.
“Once a robot is hacked, the hacker has full control and can issue instructions to the robot.”
The warning may sound a little far-fetched, but the robots run using an operating system just like a phone or PC.
And as with all devices, if that system is ever connected to the internet, then it becomes possible for hackers to break into it.
The cyber-defense guru added: “The last thing you want is for a hacker to have control over one of these robots.”
“Once hacked, they could absolutely be used to perform physical actions for an advantageous scenario or to cause damage.”
Or they could just incubate diseases when not cleaned properly. They don't have immune systems, after all.
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But what a way to go!....
OTOH - that might be a selling point for some people....
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Next you're going to say that someone like Microsoft would include Win10 in your regular Win7 update and force you to install their new system. Oh, wait, never mind.
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What kind of society puts a male rapist in a women’s prison? In what nation would it be considered acceptable to put a man convicted of raping two girls into an enclosed space with hundreds of women? In Britain. In 2017.
Incredibly, Martin Ponting, who was sentenced to life in 1995 for the rape of two girls under the age of 16, was recently moved to the all-women prison of Bronzefield in Surrey because he now identifies as a woman and goes by the name of Jessica Winfield. He has now been segregated from the other prisoners at Bronzefield presumably for some serious misdemeanour. (For making advances to women, say sections of the press, though the prison authorities deny this.) To place a rapist among women because he claims to be a woman might prove to be the moment the cult of genderfludity crossed the line from irritating to psychotic.
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Not make light of rape in any way:
He may find himself being some butch's bitch.
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The process of a man becoming a woman is fairly involved according to Stephen Katz.
It would seem that even after counseling, hormone treatment and surgery a transformed woman could still be sexually aggressive towards other women. I don't know since I'm flying blind here.
AUSTIN - UPDATE: KVUE's Jenni Lee has confirmed that Robert Ranco resigned after his tweet from Friday about Betsy DeVos received significant backlash.
Carlson Law Firm released the following statement to KVUE after Ranco's resignation:
For those of you who are wondering why this took so long, let me start by saying that this firm is a family and believe it's up to me to show the same loyalty that I ask of my people. I wasn't going to make a rash decision about a member of this family just to appease people on social media.
That said, I considered the health of everyone in our organization, promised my partners and my employees that we would act according to the values of our firm, and sat down to speak with Mr. Ranco.
In the end, we came to the same two conclusions:
With over 150 employees - 75% or whom are women - anyone in our company advocating or even expressing apathy towards sexual assault is affront to all victims and a line that simply cannot be uncrossed.
This has been an enormous distraction that has taken us away from the mission of our firm, which is to care for and help people.
Understanding and accepting this, Rob is taking full responsibility and choosing to resign.
As a man of faith, believer in forgiveness, and longtime friend, it is my sincere hope that Rob with learn from this experience and go on to have a very successful career.
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Karma, asshole
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I today I learned I can snort a candy bar out of my nose.
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On the positive side Rob: now that you lost your way of making a living - your daughters won't go to college, and therefore won't be sexually assaulted.
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As a man of faith, believer in forgiveness, and longtime friend, it is my sincere hope that Rob with learn from this experience and go on to have a very successful career.
Yeah, right - this guy is now Chernobyl level radioactive. Life is going to suck for him in financial terms.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
[Al Jazeera] Hurricane Irma has killed at least 10 people in Cuba over the weekend, the authorities say, bringing the death toll in the Caribbean to 38 as the weakened storm moves up the US state of Florida.
[Al Jazeera] An anti-corruption group says it has evidence linking Zimbabwe's ruling elite to "a decade of disappearing diamond wealth".
[Iran Press TV] Venezuela has denounced as "baseless" reports by the 
[Bloomberg] The United Nations Security Council approved new sanctions aimed at punishing North Korea for its latest missile and nuclear tests after the U.S. dropped key demands in order to win support from Russia and China.
[STANDARD.CO.UK] Australians have been told to hunt and eat kangaroos after the population of the marsupial reached double that of humans.![]("http://misswrite.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/caveman-248x300.jpg")
A cybersecurity scientist has issued a bizarre warning that sex robots could one day rise up and kill their owners if hackers can get inside their heads.
