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11/21/2024 11:46:25 pm

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Derailed Metrolink Train

21 Hurt in Los Angeles as Expo Line Train Hits Car

Rescuers had to use a "jaws of life" tool to remove the driver of a silver Hyundai Sonata that was hit by a train on Saturday near the University of Southern California. The car driver is in a grave condition, while the train driver has serious injuries.

Vietnam's Anti-China Protest

Vietnam Caught In The Middle Of Aid Battle Between China And Japan

Like suitors vying for the attention of a lovely Asian lady, China and Japan are courting Vietnam by providing the Southeast Asian country with financial assistance. In terms of dollars and cents, Japan has the edge.

Poverty in China

Rich-Poor Gap In China One Of The Widest In The World: IMF

China has about 2.4 million households that are classified as millionaires. That makes the Asian giant the most millionaires, except for the U.S.

Amanda Knox Murder Conviction Overturned By Italy High Court

After eight years of hardship, Amanda Knox's Italian nightmare is over. On Friday, the Supreme Court of Italy acquitted her and former Italian boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito of the murder of British Meredith Kercher.

Hillary Clinton

What Emailgate? Hillary Clinton Sweeps Up Email Server

The chairman of the House committee that is probing the 2012 terrorist attack in Benghazi said on Friday that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton permanently deleted all emails from her server.

Ellen Pao

Ellen Pao Loses Gender Discrimination Case vs Silicon Valley … In High Drama

Ex-Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers junior partner Ellen Pao lost on Friday the sex discrimination case she filed against her former employer. But the San Francisco Superior Court had its moments of drama as one of the jurors changed his mind while on the way to the courtroom.

East Village Fire

Firefighter Bravely Climbs NYC Building On Fire To Look For Trapped Residents

Even if he was off-duty, FDNY firefighter Mike Shepherd did not have second thought about climbing a building ablaze when a blast shook East Village. Shepherd was down then block when he heard a loud bang.

IOC Team in China

China Aims To Use 2022 Winter Olympics Hosting Bid To Promote Skiing To Residents

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) conducted this week a five-day inspection of Beijing and Zhangjiakou as part of its assessment if China would be worthy of being awarded the honor of hosting the 2022 Winter Olympics. Beijing's competition for the hosting stint is Almaty in Kazakhstan.

Huang Yizi

Chinese Pastor Who Opposes Removal Of Cross Draws 1-Year Jail Term

Persecution of Christians continues in China, with the latest focus on removing crosses in churches. Huang Yizi, a Christian pastor who opposes the removal of the cross, was accused of gathering crowds to disturb the social order, a euphemism for opposing the destruction of Christian churches and symbols of the faith such as the cross.

Germanwings cockpit

2-Crew Rule In U.S. Airlines Prevents Renegade Pilots From Taking Sole Control Of Plane

The Germanwings tragedy that took the lives of 148 passengers and crew of the Lufthansa subsidiary would not likely happen in a U.S. carrier. That's because American air carriers have a two-crew rule.

Interstate 35 Accident

Interstate 35 Reopens After Tractor-Trailer Accident Kills 1, Ties Up Traffic In Major Texas Interstate For Hours

One person died and traffic in both directions were tied up along a major interstate in central Texas on Thursday after a tractor-trailer hit construction beams. The beams were being used to construct a bridge across Interstate 35 in Salado.

Joyce Garrad

Alabama ‘Grandma From Hell’ Gets Life Term For Forcing 9-Year-Old Granddaughter To Run To Her Death

The Etowah County jury recommended life term for 49-year-old Joyce Garrad from Alabama for forcing her nine-year-old granddaughter in 2012 to run for three hours while carrying firewood. The run was punishment for Savannah Hardin who lied about eating candy on the school bus.

Mother Killed 2 Frozen Kids In Detroit, Says Teen Daughter

Besides the child abuse charges filed against 35-year-old Michelle Blair, the Detroit woman could be charged with murder after the bodies of her two children that were frozen are thawed and autopsied.

Huskins Residence

Kidnapping Of California Woman Denise Huskins Was Real, Insists Lawyers Of Boyfriend Aaron Quinn

While the Vallejo police had cast doubt on the claim of Denise Huskins that she was kidnapped, the lawyers of Aaron Quinn, her boyfriend, insists that the abduction was real and not a hoax.

Colombian Prostitute

DOJ Says DEA Agents Attended Sex Parties Funded By Colombian Drug Cartels

If drugs continue to flow from Latin American nations to the U.S., blame it on some Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents stationed in the continent who apparently are conniving with drug lords in exchange for sex parties with prostitutes supplied to the agents.

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