Non-IT News Thread
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Russia Begins to Cripple IS Oil Supply
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34882503
18 Missiles on Friday and 69 planes operating in the theatre. Russian involvement in Syria is stepping up. Additionally, Putin has put a $50m USD bounty out for the terrorists that bombed a Russian airliner recently.
http://ichef-1.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/130AF/production/_86799977_ruscruisemap.jpg
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Western New York: National Weather Service Issues Lake Effect Snow Watch for Region
The weather service said some areas could see up to a foot of snow, with areas east of Lakes Erie and Ontario hit the hardest. The watch is in effect from early Sunday morning to Monday.
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Salem, Utah: School Apologizes for Assigning Homework to Make Islamic State Group Poster
Ninth-graders at Salem Junior High School were told to make a recruitment or propaganda poster for the terrorist group by a first-year teacher. Parents complained and the assignment was canceled.
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Mississippi Decides Senate Seat by Drawing Straws
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-34883294
Democracy is serious stuff in Mississippi.
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Apple Store: Man Arrested After Waving Samurai Sword at New York City Flagship Location
The incident took place Friday afternoon at the store on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. A 30-year-old man was arrested and charged with criminal possession of a weapon and menacing.
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@mlnews said:
Apple Store: Man Arrested After Waving Samurai Sword at New York City Flagship Location
The incident took place Friday afternoon at the store on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. A 30-year-old man was arrested and charged with criminal possession of a weapon and menacing.
This is everything that is wrong with the world today. How the heck can we possibly hope to solve any of the world's problems when even a single media outlet failed to run the headline containing the words Fruit Ninja?
I despair for humanity.
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Columbus, Ohio: Neighbor Shoots, Kills 7-Year-Old Boy and His Parents Inside Their Home, Police Say
Police said Barry Kirk, 50, killed John Anderson II, 31, Christina, 30, and Landon, 7, in their home Monday. Their daughter, Makyleigh, 12, was hospitalized. Kirk was later shot and killed by police.
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Los Angeles: DNA Test Clears Man of 3 Sexual Assault Charges After Serving 16 Years in Prison
A Los Angeles judge overturned Luis Lorenzo Vargas' 1999 assault conviction Monday after DNA evidence linked to a suspect known as the "teardrop rapist." The case had relied on eyewitnesses.
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Viewmont Mall: Shots Fired in Parking Lot of Scranton, Penn., Mall, Police Say
The shots were fired from a blue sports car toward a minivan on Monday evening, police said. Authorities have asked anyone with information about the incident to come forward.
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Minneapolis: 5 Hospitalized After Shooting Near Black Lives Matter Camp Outside of Police Station
The shooting took place outside the 4th Precinct Tuesday. The injuries were not life-threatening. Witnesses said the assailants were white supremacists. Police are looking for three suspects.
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It's kind of interesting that until France was attacked, that these others nations didn't seem to have nearly the same step up response to the Islamic State and terrorism.
The response has been greatly increased. Maybe because IS is attacking anyone that they can, and these nations are demanding action. But still, what took them so long?!
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Which countries do you mean? France was attacked because they had just stepped up dramatically. It was the step up first, then the attack.
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Sorry to better express what I mean is the media coverage of these responses has increased dramatically.
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@DustinB3403 said:
Sorry to better express what I mean is the media coverage of these responses has increased dramatically.
Oh, yes definitely. Americans only care or listen if Americans or Europeans are attacked. And only western Europeans that we identify with.
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Bad spelling gives away the murderer:
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Davison, Michigan: Parents Press Charges After 2-Year-Old Reportedly Swaddled at Day Care Center
Jason and Rebecca Vannest removed their son, William, from Rainbow Child Care Center after seeing photos of him being swaddled, WNEM reported. The center is facing state citations.
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And the award for the worst reporting ever...
Goatman: People Allegedly Report Sightings of Half-Man, Half-Animal Creature From Urban Legends
Americans have reported seeing the Goatman in Kentucky, Texas and Wisconsin, according to Movie Pilot. The legend stated that the creature originally roamed on the backroads of Maryland.
Just to be clear, this isn't news that this mythical creature as allegedly been seen, no. This is news that people allegedly claim to have allegedly seen it. It's not even clear if someone has made the claim!!
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This has to take the cake for most boring headline news item of all time...
Reese's Peanut Butter Cups: Customers React Negatively to Company's Christmas Tree Candy
Customers are taking to social media to post photos of the company's annual Christmas Tree-shaped candy, some of which appear to lack any shape.
Seriously, I mean I'm thrilled that there is so little news to report in the world that poorly formed holiday candies are the most important thing to know about... but really?
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Also, in the "I can't believe someone took time to report this" category...
Albuquerque, New Mexico: Wall of Tumbleweeds Blocks Road Near Kirtland Air Force Base
The tumbleweeds, piled several feet high, blocked most of Wyoming SE on Friday morning, city officials said. Cleanup crews had the pile cleared from traffic within a few hours.
Basically there is nothing in this story. It didn't happen at an AF Base just "kinda near one" and it was just a pile of weeds, nothing more. The wind blew a bunch of weeds and they sort of collected on a bit of the road.
