[Hurriyet Daily News] A judge was stabbed by a man after seeing him with his ex-wife in the Central Anatolian province of Kayseri, daily Haberturk reported on Nov. 12.
A woman, who was a foreign national, had applied to the court to divorce her husband and had demanded guardianship of their children.
In the second hearing of the trial on Aug. 18, the judge ordered the man to pay a temporary alimony and temporarily debarred him from their home for six months, without listening to his statement.
The judge, who was married, took the woman’s phone number and sent her a message asking how she was doing 10 days later.
The woman and the judge had reportedly began flirting and decided to meet in a park on Oct. 21. The man, who had come by the woman’s home to see his children, saw them kissing in the park.
The man attacked the judge and stabbed him and he was taken to the hospital for treatment.
He was locked away Keep yer hands where we can see 'em, if yez please! on charges of "murder and attempt to injure" and the Kayseri Chief Prosecutor’s Office started an investigation into the incident.
The High Council of Judges and Prosecutors decided to suspend the judge from duty until the investigation was completed, stating he had acted "inappropriately."
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[PAGESIX] The sexual harassment scandal swarming Harvey Weinstein has made his money lender nervous.
AI International Holdings wants immediate repayment of a $45 million loan it gave Weinstein and his namesake company last year because of the scandal that ousted the movie mogul from his company, according to a lawsuit.
When the portly producer was fired from his position as co-chairman of the company on Oct. 3 because of rape and sexual harassment allegations, the loan became due by default, the company contends.
Weinstein’s ouster from his namesake company is considered an "adverse" change, the company said in its Manhattan Supreme Court papers.
AI International demanded immediate repayment last month, but when the money didn’t materialize, it ran to court.
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AI International demanded immediate repayment last month, but when the money didn’t materialize, it ran to court.
[FoxNews] A case of the good guys going after the good guys.
There is now an Detroit Police Department internal investigation into two different precincts getting into their own turf war as they converge on an east side neighborhood.
Neighbors who live on Andover on Detroit's east side will be the first to tell you this area is known for constant drug activity.
"(It is) definitely drug problem for years, it has been a drug problem," said one resident. "I don't think anyone can stop it."
On Thursday Detroit police certainly tried, but maybe too hard.
Sources say it started when two special ops officers from the 12th Precinct were operating a "push off" on Andover near Seven Mile. That is when two undercover officers pretend to be dope dealers, waiting for eager customers to approach, arresting potential buyers and seizing their vehicles.
But this time instead of customers - special ops officers from the 11th Precinct showed up. Not realizing they were fellow officers, they ordered the other undercover officers to the ground.
FOX 2 is told the rest of the special ops team from the 12th Precinct showed up, and officers began raiding the drug house in the 19300 block of Andover. But instead of fighting crime, officers from both precincts began fighting with each other.
Sources say guns were drawn and punches were thrown while the homeowner stood and watched. The department's top cops were notified along with Internal Affairs. One officer was taken to the hospital.
Each officer involved is now under investigation - as the department tried to determine what went wrong.
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Never let your left hand know what your other left hand is doing.
[BBC] The founder of groundbreaking dating site Gaydar has died in his native South Africa.
Henry Badenhorst, 51, died after falling from a tower block on Saturday, news website Buzzfeed reported.
He died a decade after his co-founder and former partner Gary Frisch fell to his death in London.
The two created Gaydar, which became the world's largest dating site for gay and bisexual men, in 1999 when a friend said he was too busy to find a partner.
Mr Badenhorst told the Guardian in 2009: "We put him on Excite [a search engine], which had a dating section where you could upload a picture. But it took two weeks for him to get a response, so we said that we were sure we could create something specifically for the gay market."
Africa's only gay radio station makes waves. At one time Gaydar boasted more than four million subscribers. The founders would go on to launch an award-winning radio station.
As a result, Mr Badenhorst, who was born in Johannesburg, was named in the top five of the Independent's Pink List of influential gay men and women at least twice in the mid-2000s.
Mr Badenhorst and Mr Frisch split in 2005, but continued as business partners until the latter's death two years later.
Paying tribute to Mr Badenhorst, Gaydar's current managing director Rob Curtis said: "Eighteen years ago, Henry and his partner Gary revolutionised the way that gay men meet, and in doing so created a safer environment for LGBT people everywhere.
"The Gaydar team is shocked and saddened to hear of Henry's passing and send our sincerest sympathies to Henry's friends and family."
The exact details surrounding Mr Badenhorst's death remain unclear.
[Al Jazeera] A 7.2 magnitude earthquake has struck the semi-autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq, near the border with Iran, with shockwaves felt as far away as Qatar ...an emirate on the east coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It sits on some really productive gas and oil deposits, which produces the highest per capita income in the world. They piss it all away on religion, financing the Moslem Brotherhood and several al-Qaeda affiliates... The US Geological Survey (USGS) said Sunday's quake hit close to Halabjah, southeast of Sulaymaniyah, a city in the Iraqi region administered by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG).
The tremor struck at 21:18 local time (18:18) GMT, and its epicentre was at a depth of 33.9km.
Al Jazeera's Imran Khan ... aka Taliban Khan, who is the lightweight's lightweight... , reporting from the Iraqi capital Baghdad, said cars came to a standstill as the buildings began to sway.
"Baghdad is not prone to earthquakes so when people began to come outside, the shock was visible on the faces."
"For the first few seconds, I actually thought an kaboom had taken place, but as it carried on - for up to a minute - I realised it was an earthquake," he added.
Pictures and footage published on social media showed people seeking safety in the streets of Sulaymaniyah while the interiors of buildings shook.
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I told them right here it is coming. Iran, Iraq, and the Kurds refusal to stand together.
If I can't have a Kurdistan, nobody can.
Time to blow a volcano in Tehran as well. A fault line is on the way.
[Express.uk] NORTH Korea may have brought the world to the brink of World War 3 war but Kim Jong-un’s horrifying threats had no effect on one London barber.
North Korea’s UK embassy is a [hyperlink] mysterious suburban house in West London where staff keep themselves to themselves - usually.
But one day in 2014 a local business owner suffered the full wrath of despot Kim Jong-un - and told the hermit state exactly where to put it.
Mo Nabbach, manager of M&M Hair Academy in Ealing, recalled to Express.co.uk this week of how it felt to come face to face with agents from the world’s most secretive state.
The reason for their unusual visit? Mr Nabbach’s son's cheeky attempt at highlighting a deal for men’s hair cuts by posting up a huge photo of Kim with the caption "Bad Hair Day?"
The picture was particularly cutting as it came soon after North Korean men were instructed by their deranged leader to adopt one of a limited number of state-approved haircuts.
Mr Nabbach said: "One day two officials came in and told me to take the poster down. They asked if I was the manager and then asked for my name.
"I refused to give it and they kept asking. That p****d me off, I said 'do you need ID as well?'
"I said 'relax guys', and said it was a joke, something we do with celebrities all the time. They said 'he is not a celebrity, he is the leader of our country!'"
The two men were both dressed in black suits and attempted to intimidate Mr Nabbach, asking repeatedly for his name and warning him not to disobey.
Eventually the mild-mannered hairdresser cracked and told them: "P**s off, this is not North Korea, this is England!"
He added: "They said 'we'll see' and walked off. It was a bit scary so I told the press because I was told it might be safer."
[News12] PHOENIX - One of Bill Gates' investment firms has spent $80 million to kickstart the development of a brand-new community in the far West Valley.
The large plot of land is about 45 minutes west of downtown Phoenix off I-10 near Tonopah.
The proposed community, made up of close to 25,000 acres of land, is called Airstrip One Belmont. According to Belmont Partners, a real estate investment group based in Arizona, the goal is to turn the land into its own "smart city."
"Belmont will create a forward-thinking community with a communication and infrastructure spine that embraces cutting-edge technology, designed around high-speed digital networks, data centers, new manufacturing technologies and distribution models, autonomous vehicles and autonomous logistics hubs," Belmont Partners said in a news release.
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"Smart" is all very well, but did they secure adequate water supplies, or will the future denizens be scrubbing their dirty dishes, dirty clothes, and dirty bodies with sand to get them clean?
[Hurriyet Daily News] Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said on Nov. 11 he wanted to return to a "democratic and free" Catalonia as he aimed to rally support for a unified Spain on his first visit to the turbulent region since it declared independence.
A day after hundreds of thousands of people marched in Barcelona to demand the release of separatist officials detained over their independence drive, Rajoy also urged businesses not to flee the wealthy northern region.
"We have to recover the sensible, practical, enterprising and dynamic Catalonia... that has contributed so much to the progress of Spain and Europe," Rajoy told members of his Popular Party in Barcelona.
"We want to regain a Catalonia for everyone, democratic and free," he added.
The Catalonia crisis has caused concern in the European Union ...the successor to the Holy Roman Empire, only without the Hapsburgs and the nifty uniforms and the dancing... as the bloc deals with Brexit and uncertainty over the fate of the region’s 7.5 million people. More than 2,400 businesses have moved their legal headquarters elsewhere.
Rajoy yesterday urged those businesses "not to go."
The region -- which accounts for a fifth of Spanish GDP -- remains deeply divided on independence and Barcelona mayor on Nov. 11 slammed separatist politicians for dragging Catalonia into chaos.
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[Hurriyet Daily News] A plane heading to the Aegean resort of Bodrum from Istanbul was delayed on Nov. 11 after a dispute erupted when a man kissed his wife.
The incident occurred at the Ataturk International Airport in Istanbul in the early hours of Nov. 11.
A man, identified only as Hamit C., and his family reacted to Mehmet Tulunay when he kissed his wife on the cheek.
"You cannot kiss the woman here, we are on a plane. You cannot act like this in public," Hamit C. said while the plane was moving on the runway for departure.
Mehmet Tulunay, the general manager of a luxurious hotel in Bodrum, and his wife were reportedly returning to Bodrum after their honeymoon in the U.S. and Cuba.
But the dispute grew when other passengers got involved and reacted to Hamit C. and his family.
The pilot of the plane decided to go back to the parking area and informed the police over the dispute.
The couple and Hamit C. were forced to disembark from the plane before being taken to the police headquarters in Istanbul.
The plane departed after a one-hour delay.
The parties did not file complaints against each other, both sides saying that the incident was caused by a misunderstanding.
Following the incident, Tulunay said the man apologized for his behavior.
"The man begged to apologize after he saw the police coming to the plane and when the other passengers reacted; he started to change his tone. We are in Istanbul now. We are going back to Bodrum tonight. I have been in the tourism industry for 20 years, and neither my wife nor I have witnessed such an incident. There were tourists on board, too. These people damage the image of our country," Tulunay said.
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[Wash Times] Two disaffected former U.S. intelligence chiefs on Sunday accused President Trump of being "played" by Russia after Mr. Trump said he accepted Russian President Vladimir Putin’s latest denials of Moscow’s meddling in the 2016 election.
Former CIA Director John O. Brennan and ex-Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper, both of whom parted ways with the administration this year and have been called "hacks" by Mr. Trump, said the president is showing a gullibility about Russia’s interference that puts national security in peril.
"By not confronting the issue directly and not acknowledging to Putin, ’We know that you’re responsible for this,’ I think he’s giving Putin a pass," Mr. Brennan said on CNN’s "State of the Union."
"I think it demonstrates to Mr. Putin that Donald Trump can be played by foreign leaders who are going to appeal to his ego and try to play upon his insecurities, which is very, very worrisome from a national security standpoint," Mr Brennan said.
Mr. Clapper said the president, who is nearing the end of a 12-day trip through Asia, is showing weakness in front of other world leaders.
"He seems very susceptible to rolling out the red carpet, honor guards and all the trappings and pomp and circumstance that come with the office," Mr. Clapper said on CNN. "I think that appeals to him and it plays to his insecurities. Yes, I do think that both the Chinese and the Russians can play him."
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Trump is supposed to have a massive ego, yet he has not sent the Queen an iPod loaded with his speeches.
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Trump reflects the concerns of the everyday people who voted for him; not the agenda of the elitists who try to run the world behind the scene--the shadow-masters.
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Yep. John O. Brennan and James R. Clapper, putting country before self; NOT.
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Does he really have a better choice than saying he accepts Putin's denial? If he says he does NOT accept it, what should he do about it? Doesn't that choice require some kind of action? Does he have State issue a strongly worded letter? Does he draw a red line in the sand? Nuke Moscow?
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Seeing as the Deep State wants war with Russia, and Hillary was saying that hacking counted as an act of war, yes I believe they would very much like him to publicly accuse Russia and then begin Operation Barbarossa Part II to overthrow Russia once and for all, to make the world safe for globalism.
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Love that old Klingon look, why'd they decide to 'imrove' it? Idiots.
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Well maybe now with the eu forming its own military if someone sends them a solid their computers will not be hacked like with Nate from Eastern Europe in the Ukraine!
[DAWN] Police on Sunday raided a marriage ceremony in Sindh's Badin district, foiling a bid to marry off a minor girl to a 40-year-old man.
The police team, led by Model Police Station's Station House Officer (SHO) Anwer Ali Leghari, conducted the raid in the Quaidabad locality of the Ward No. 5 area and recovered a 10-year-old girl.
Police tossed in the slammer Drop the rosco, Muggsy, or you're one with the ages! the would-be groom, the nikah khawan (officiator of the marriage) and the girl's father from the event.
According to police officials, the girl's parents had 'sold' their daughter to Abdul Khaliq Pasayo, 40, who hailed from a village near Diplo town of Tharparkar district.
The arrested groom, who is a worker of the provincial health department, already has three children from his first wife and had reportedly 'bought' the girl for his second marriage.
A First Information Report was registered under the Sindh Child Marriages Restraint Act, 2013 against Jan Mohammad Sheedi, the girl's father, the groom and Moulana Daud Jat on behalf of the state.
Police officials told Dawn that all the accused would be produced in court on Monday.
Child marriage is a punishable offence in Sindh. According to the Child Marriages Restraint Act, a child marriage includes any marriage where one of the contracting parties is less than 18 years of age. Those found guilty of entering into, or facilitating, a child marriage can be sentenced to rigorous punishment for up to three years.
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"Hey! She said she was 18"
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I recall many years ago when Jerry Lee Lewis ("Great Balls of Fire" fame, The Killer, married his 13 yro cousin causing an uproar.
[RUDAW.NET] The Civil Development Organization protested on Sunday a proposed amendment of an Iraqi law that allows girls as young as 9 to get married.
Some human rights ...which are usually open to widely divergent definitions... and women advocacy organizations in Kurdistan participated in the gathering in Sulaimani too.
The organizers of the event submitted a letter to the presidencies of Iraq demanding that the law not be amended, saying it would be sectarian in nature and against human rights.
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[Jpost] An NGO is pushing back against the #MeToo movement, which began with women speaking out publicly about their experiences of sexual assault and harassment, and seems to have spurred a trend of public ousting of harassers.
In response, this Israeli NGO is seeking a gag order on claims regarding incidents which took place 14 years or more in the past.
On Sunday, the Movement for Diverse Equality appealed to Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked to endorse its initiative for new legislation regarding sexual harassment.
Since the #MeToo movement became a widespread phenomenon, a debate has resurfaced in Israel about extending the statute of limitations for criminally investigating sexual harassers.
Currently, depending on the crime, there are different time limits about how long after an incident that an alleged offender can be criminally investigated for sexual harassment, but in Israel the longest time, for the most serious offenses, is 10 years.
Britain has no limit, while the US has different limits in different states, varying from a few years to 30 years.
The NGO is calling on Israel’s sexual harassment limit to be raised to 14 years, as many officials have called for, but is also asking that there be a gag order against "informal trials by media," meaning that women could not name harassers publicly after 14 years.
Movement for Diverse Equality chairwoman Hila Shai Vazan said the gag order part of her initiative would "ensure that the trials be in court."
[USA Today] WASHINGTON ‐ People with a history of "self-mutilation," bipolar disorder, depression and drug and alcohol abuse can now seek waivers to join the Army under an unannounced policy enacted in August, according to documents obtained by USA TODAY.
The decision to open Army recruiting to those with mental health conditions comes as the service faces the challenging goal of recruiting 80,000 new soldiers through September 2018. To meet last year's goal of 69,000, the Army accepted more recruits who fared poorly on aptitude tests, increased the number of waivers granted for marijuana use and offered hundreds of millions of dollars in bonuses.
Expanding the waivers for mental health is possible in part because the Army now has access to more medical information about each potential recruit, Lt. Col. Randy Taylor, an Army spokesman, said in a statement. The Army issued the ban on waivers in 2009 amid an epidemic of suicides among troops.
"The decision was primarily due to the increased availability of medical records and other data which is now more readily available," Taylor's statement to USA TODAY said. "These records allow Army officials to better document applicant medical histories."
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"The decision was primarily due to the increased availability of medical records and other data which is now more readily available," Taylor's statement to USA TODAY said
Department of Redundancy issues a Department of Redundancy Statement
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Nuts with guns doesn't seem like a good idea. Neither does soldiers without guns.
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The percentage you're paying is too high priced
While you're living beyond all your means
And the man in the suit has just bought a new car
From the profit he's made on your dreams
But today you just read that the man was shot dead
By a gun that didn't make any noise
But it wasn't the bullet that laid him to rest, was
The low spark of high-heeled boys (heeled boys)
If I gave you everything that I owned
And asked for nothing in return
Would you do the same for me as I would for you?
Or take me for a ride
And strip me of everything, including my pride
But spirit is something that no one destroys
And the sound that I'm hearing is only the sound
The low spark of high-heeled boys (heeled boys)
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.
[Hurriyet Daily News] A judge was stabbed by a man after seeing him with his ex-wife in the Central Anatolian province of Kayseri, daily Haberturk reported on Nov. 12. 
[PAGESIX] The sexual harassment scandal swarming Harvey Weinstein has made his money lender nervous.
[FoxNews] A case of the good guys going after the good guys.
Kim Jong-un’s horrifying threats had no effect on one London barber.
[News12] PHOENIX - One of Bill Gates' investment firms has spent $80 million to kickstart the development of a brand-new community in the far West Valley.
[USA Today] WASHINGTON ‐ People with a history of "self-mutilation," bipolar disorder, depression and drug and alcohol abuse can now seek waivers to join the Army under an unannounced policy enacted in August, according to documents obtained by USA TODAY.
Nope, we’re not making this one up.
