Day: March 19, 2019

Orangutan mother blinded by air gun pellets in Indonesia

SIBOLANGIT, Indonesia  — An orangutan mother has been blinded after being shot with at least 74 air gun pellets on Indonesia’s Sumatra island, where threats to the endangered species have increased as the palm oil and paper industries shrink its jungle habitat. An X-ray showed at least 74 […]

White House foresees long economic boom where others don’t

Contrary to the views of most economists, the Trump administration expects the U.S. economy to keep booming over the next decade on the strength of further tax cuts, reduced regulation and improvements to the nation’s infrastructure. The annual report from President Donald Trump’s Council of Economic Advisers forecasts […]

Report: National Enquirer paid $200K for private Bezos texts

SAN FRANCISCO  — The Wall Street Journal reports that the National Enquirer’s publisher paid $200,000 to obtain intimate texts between Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and his mistress Lauren Sanchez. American Media Inc., the supermarket tabloid’s publisher, reportedly paid that sum to Michael Sanchez, Lauren’s brother. The Journal’s finding, attributed to […]

White cop’s shooting of black teen heads to trial

PITTSBURGH — A white Pennsylvania police officer who shot and killed an unarmed black teenager last year goes on trial starting Tuesday in a case that could put him behind bars for life. Lawyers for Michael Rosfeld, 30, are expected to argue that the June shooting of Antwon […]

Asia bracing for destruction by alien pest: fall armyworms

THA MUANG, Thailand  — Fall armyworms, a longtime American pest, are munching their way around the globe, raising alarm now in Asia after entrenching themselves in Africa. Experts say the insect was first found outside the Americas in 2016, in Africa, where it has infested up to half […]

Brother’s teasing before NZ mosque shooting proved prophetic

CHRISTCHURCH : — She wonders now if that moment was a prophecy, if her brother somehow knew it was the last time they’d see each other. Or maybe he was just teasing her, like he always did. But whatever the whole thing meant, Aya al-Umari likes to believe […]

Suspect in mob boss hit flashes pro-Trump slogans on hand

TOMS RIVER, N.J.  — The man charged with killing the reputed boss of the Gambino crime family wrote pro-Donald Trump slogans on his hand and flashed them to journalists before a court hearing Monday. Anthony Comello, 24, was arrested Saturday in New Jersey in the death of Francesco “Franky Boy” […]

Court to hear latest case of racial bias in jury selection

JACKSON, Miss.   — Curtis Flowers has been jailed in Mississippi for 22 years, even as prosecutors couldn’t get a murder conviction against him to stick through five trials. Three convictions were tossed out and two other juries couldn’t reach unanimous verdicts. This week, the Supreme Court will consider […]

Ardern vows to deny accused mosque gunman notoriety he seeks

CHRISTCHURCH :  — New Zealand’s prime minister declared Tuesday she would do everything in her power to deny the accused mosque gunman a platform for elevating his white supremacist views, after the man dismissed his lawyer and opted to represent himself at his trial in the killings of […]

Advisory to General Public : Fraudulent websites for registration under Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (KUSUM) Scheme

open view news desk The Government of India has recently approved scheme for farmers for installation of solar pumps and grid connected solar power plants. Administrative Approval for the scheme has been issued by the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) on 08.03.2019. DISCOMs and State Nodal agencies […]

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