Ex-Marine charged with rape and murder of Okinawa woman
Amy R. Connolly
OKINAWA, Japan, June 30 (UPI) -- U.S. contractor and former Marine Kenneth Shinzato was charged in the rape and stabbing death of a 20-year-old woman in Okinawa, Japan.
Amy R. Connolly
OKINAWA, Japan, June 30 (UPI) -- U.S. contractor and former Marine Kenneth Shinzato was charged in the rape and stabbing death of a 20-year-old woman in Okinawa, Japan.
DEERFIELD, Mich. — Authorities are still hopeful for information in the deaths of two teen boys who were locked in a bathroom and burned alive in a Lenawee County farmhouse in 1982. Crime Stoppers of Lenawee County is seeking the public’s assistance in solving the deaths of David Ray Cole, who lived in the home,
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Think about the last time you washed your hands, did the dishes, or took a shower. How much hot water went down the drain?
The US Department of Energy estimates that 350 billion kilowatt-hours of energy is wasted every year because of hot water we don't use. For context, an average American home uses about 11,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity per year.
Canadian company International Wastewater Systems (IWS) is attempting to capture this waste and turn it back into energy. Читать дальше...
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Apple puts out a new iPhone what feels like every six months, but consumers are no longer jumping at every new device that hits the market.
A majority of U.S. smartphone users are now waiting more than two years to upgrade their devices, according to a new Fluent survey. This is a marked increase from the average recorded between 2014 and 2015 of between 24 and 26 months... Читать дальше...
This is awkward.
A hundred and seventy-seven thousand people have signed an online petition asking Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, to declare London independent from the United Kingdom and apply to join the European Union. “London is an international city, and we want to remain at the heart of Europe,” the petition’s author, a man named James O’Malley, wrote; obviously, the rest of England did not feel the same way. “Rather than passive aggressively vote against each other at every election, let’s make the divorce... Читать дальше...
Paula Patton strikes a pose while attending her Haute Living Cover Celebration hosted by Jetsmarter and Tanqueray at Nobu Malibu on Wednesday (June 29) in Malibu, Calif. The 40-year-old actress was joined at the event by David Foster, executive editor of Haute Living Laura Schreffler, and co-founder of Haute Media Group Seth Semilof. PHOTOS: Check [...]
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GREENBELT, Md., June 30 (UPI) -- The Hubble Space Telescope captured images of a particularly vivid aurora glowing in the atmosphere above Jupiter's northern pole.
BETHEL, N.Y. (AP) — Robert De Niro is conjuring the legacy — and the stand-up jokes — of comedians like Rodney Dangerfield, Henny Youngman and Milton Berle while praising the natural beauty of New York's Catskills region.
MARKELO - De waarnemend locatiedirecteur van de openbare Brookschole in de buurtschap Markelosebroek keert definitief niet terug op school. Zijn arbeidsovereenkomst is per 1 juli beëindigd.
This shepherd in Russia's Dagestan has the most unexpected "watchdog" you can ever imagine...
Russia is ready to protect itself in a world that is getting more unstable and unpredictable, President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday.
The days of waiting in a crammed airline aisle while some guy struggles to pull his bag from the overhead could soon be over. Molon Labe Seating has released their design for Side-slip seats, airline seats that compact and slide over each-other to add more room to the aisle during boarding and exiting. By just replacing the seats, airlines could turnaround planes faster, which could make travel time more efficient and airline tickets less expensive.
Читать дальше...Bassnectar barrels onto Billboard’s Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart at No. 1 with Unlimited, granting the artist his third No. 1. The...
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The Bank of Mexico unexpectedly hiked their key interest rate to 4.25% from 3.75% Thursday. Economists were only expecting a 0.25% hike from the central bank.
In response, the peso has soared against the dollar. It was stronger by 1.29% leap to 18.253 per dollar as of 2:27 p.m. ET.
The Bank said that despite weakness in the global economy and the recent exit of the UK from the European Union, the bank said in a statement that in order to keep inflation... Читать дальше...
No Sorting Hat needed.
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The controversy did not prove to be a distraction, as the Queenslander progressed to the third round.
The third “Purge” is all too timely, and a lot of fun.
The return of budget caps and the potential for automatic across-the-board spending cuts through 2021 pose the No. 1 defense fiscal challenge for the the next president and defense secretary, according to Pentagon Comptroller Mike McCord. “There is no deal on the books, so you are starting with a clean sheet of paper” that “overshadows their whole first term,” McCord said in an interview. Cuts in defense and domestic spending that would be imposed through a process called sequestration have been eased by stopgap deals in Congress... Читать дальше...
While there are tons of notes apps like Evernote in the iPhone App store, the best one has been hiding on the iPhone all this time. Here's why it's so good.
Читать дальше...Various artists, "We Remember Dennis Brown" (VP Records)
Various artists, "We Remember Dennis Brown" (VP Records)
Various artists, "We Remember Dennis Brown" (VP Records)
Various artists, "We Remember Dennis Brown" (VP Records)