Was That Reclusive Family in a Dutch Farmhouse Waiting for ‘The End of Time,’ or More Facebook Followers?
This article was updated substantially at 5:15 a.m. EDT, October 18, 2019. AMSTERDAM—The strange tale of a reclusive family in a small Dutch town grows curiouser and curiouser by the day. The first headlines at the beginning of the week said that in a remote farmhouse outside the provincial Dutch village of Ruinerwold several people,…
Family waiting for "the end of time" discovered in farm basement
Sophie LewisOctober 18, 2019 This article, Family waiting for “the end of time” discovered in farm basement, originally appeared on CBSNews.com Editor’s note: Police have arrested two suspects in connection to this case. . Dutch police discovered a family of seven living in a farmhouse basement and waiting for the world to end, the BBC…
Legislators Join the Effort to End 'Lunch Shaming' in Schools
Earlier this month, a teacher at Jacksboro Elementary School in tiny Jacksboro, Tennessee went viral when she confessed to crying in front of her students when one of the boys in her class said that he didn’t have any food at home. “He asked when the lady that puts food in his backpack was coming.…
California Is Officially Putting an End to Lunch-Shaming Students
For too long, lunch-shaming has been used as a needlessly cruel method for singling out students who are unable to pay for their lunch but, thankfully, one state is putting an end to it once in for all. Last week, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation that ensures that students will get a “state reimbursable…
South Korea’s Moon Sees Approval Rating Hit New Low Amid Scandal
(Bloomberg) — The approval rating for South Korean President Moon Jae-in hit a record low in a poll released just days after he issued a public apology for the resignation of a scandal-tainted minister who was a close political ally. Click Here: Newcastle United Shop The support rate for Moon’s government was at 39%, according…
Pentagon expert could reveal key details in Ukraine probe
WASHINGTON — In the summer of 2018, Congress allotted $250 million in military aid to Ukraine, part of a continuing effort to help the Eastern European nation defend itself against Russia. Several months later, Laura K. Cooper, the Pentagon official in charge of Ukraine and Russia policy, touted the forthcoming aid package, which would be joined…
Mystery as plane carrying Russian arms smugglers crashes in Congo
The Democratic Republic of Congo has one of the world’s worst aviation safety records, so reports that an aircraft had tumbled into a remote forest last week caused few international ripples. Since then, however, a deepening mystery over the nature of the cargo and the identity of those on board has left the Congolese government…
Subaru to exit BTCC as Levorg deal ends, BMR Racing to continue
Subaru will leave the British Touring Car Championship after the title-winning BMR Racing squad’s four-year deal to field the Levorg came to an end. BMR and Subaru racer Ash Sutton took the Levorg to the BTCC drivers’ title in 2017 and the factory team has taken 21 race victories over the last four campaigns, with…
2020 Subaru Crosstrek Keeps the Good Looks, Adds More Safety and Tech Features
From Car and Driver The 2020 Crosstrek receives a few exterior tweaks, interior functionality changes, and a start-stop system. The new start-stop system is standard on gasoline-powered Crosstreks. A new collision detection system automatically unlocks all doors in the event of an accident. In 2019, during its second generation, the Subaru Crosstrek was given a…
Internet shutdown fuels Kashmir fake news battle
A communications blackout in India’s powderkeg Kashmir region is fuelling a fake news war with Pakistan, as both sides unleash a deluge of disinformation to fill the vacuum and shape opinion. India cut access to Kashmir’s internet and phone lines in August as it sought to contain the fallout of its decision to revoke the…