Biodun Iginla, BBC News

Biodun Iginla, BBC News

Sunday, December 13, 2015

Yahoo News compiled for the BBC's Biodun Iginla--12/14/15--in New York

  • Oregon sheriff's corporal charged with coercing sex from colleague

    A former sheriff's corporal in Oregon was arrested on Sunday on charges of coercion, assault and other crimes over allegations that he forced a co-worker into continuing a sexual relationship, authorities said. Jonathan Christensen, who spent 16 years at the Washington County Sheriff's Office in…
    Reuters

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  • With 'Force Awakens' looming, 'Heart of the Sea' sinks

    NEW YORK (AP) — The movie industry braced for the coming storm of "The Force Awakens" over a quiet weekend where "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2" notched its fourth-straight week atop the box office and Ron Howard's whaling tale "In the Heart of the Sea" capsized.
    Associated Press
  • Philippines evacuates 700,000 ahead of powerful typhoon

    More than 700,000 people fled the central Philippines amid threats of giant waves, floods and landslides as powerful Typhoon Melor approached the archipelago nation, officials said. Samar was among areas devastated in 2013 by Typhoon Haiyan, when giant waves wiped out entire communities, leaving…
    AFP

    SNL knows exactly who the new Star Wars toys are for

    Saturday Night Live hasn't had the strongest run this year, but, as ever, there are still some glimmers of light here and there. Last night showed Weekend Update hosts Michael Che and Colin Jost taking Donald Trump to task for his opportunistic racism, and it's the best the pair has been in awhile.…
    The Verge

    Rapists Should Be Accountable For The Suffering They Cause

    DEAR ABBY: My rapists are dead now, but I can see from the years since their attack what damage they have caused. I'm having medical complications that have developed over time, pain and suffering from those complications, PTSD and additional stress over pharmacy bills because of it. It has…
    Dear Abby

    Homeowners Are About To Say Bye To Social Security

    Homeowners are in for a shocking surprise in 2016. If you own a home and owe less than $625,000 then you need to read this before it's too late...
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  • Russian warship fires shots to 'avoid collision' with Turkey boat

    A Russian destroyer in the Aegean Sea on Sunday opened fire to avoid a collision with a Turkish fishing boat, the defence ministry said, as a bitter dispute over the shooting down of a Russian warplane raged on. "The crew of the Russian patrol ship Smetlivy which was located 22 kilometres (13.7…
    AFP
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    Spanish embassy attack in Kabul (15 photos)

    Attackers entered the Spanish Embassy in Kabul after a deadly car bombing in a diplomatic neighborhood of the Afghan capital, engaging in an hour-long shootout with security forces while staff hid in bunkers, the Spanish government said Saturday in an account of the attack a day earlier. Sediq…
    Yahoo News

    'American Horror Show' actress Rose Siggins dies at 43

    DENVER (AP) — Rose Siggins, who played a legless character on "American Horror Story: Freak Show," died Saturday in Denver, a representative said.
    Associated Press

    Natural Remedies For Anxiety That You Can Start Using Today

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    Mic

    4 Heart Attacks Warnings Men Should Never Ignore

    There are 4 terrifying things that can happen right before your heart attack. If you are 45 years of age or older, then you better read this.
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  • K-Pop band sent home from LA airport reportedly lacked work visa

    Members of a K-pop girl band detained at the Los Angeles airport and sent back to South Korea lacked the proper work visas, the Los Angeles Times reported Sunday. The agency that represents the band Oh My Girl, WM Entertainment, said that US immigration authorities suspected that they might be sex…
    AFP
  • Woman is wounded in stabbing at a Florida nudist resort

    MIAMI (AP) — An 18-year-old woman was wounded in a stabbing Sunday while she walked on a nature trail at a Florida nudist resort, officials said.
    Associated Press
    Mic

    As Cruz rises in U.S. presidential polls, Trump calls him 'maniac'

    By Doina Chiacu and Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump had a new target on Sunday, calling fellow White House contender Ted Cruz "a little bit of a maniac" as the U.S. senator passed him in an Iowa opinion poll. Cruz's dogged pursuit of…
    Reuters

    Weird New Craze Finally Puts A Stop To Slow PC's

    Consumers stop buying new computers after hearing crazy reason how to fix slow PC performance?
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    Man with guns, machete is shot, killed at Pa. Wal-Mart

    Authorities say a man with a weapon threatening customers at a northeastern Pennsylvania Wal-Mart has been shot and killed by police.
    WABC – NY
  • As Florida Keys flood, property worries seep in

    Extreme high tides have turned streets into canal-like swamps in the Florida Keys, with armies of mosquitoes and the stench of stagnating water filling the air, and residents worried rising sea levels will put a damper on property values in the island chain. On Key Largo, a tropical isle famous for…
    AFP

    Five items Congress deleted from Madison’s original Bill of Rights

    When James Madison spoke to the First Congress he proposed 20 amendments for a Bill of Rights, and not the 10 we all know about. So what did Congress delete from the final list that was ratified by the states?
    National Constitution Center

    Happy Southerner Turns A Cold Shoulder To Idea Of Moving North

    DEAR ABBY: I have been married to my amazing husband for two years. He has worked his butt off to put me through school, and I am appreciative and thankful. He has recently been offered a promotion, which means we will have to move from the South to the Midwest. Though I'm not a fan of the idea, I…
    Dear Abby

    1 Stupid Reason Behind All Sluggish Computers

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  • Billionaire head of China's Fosun re-emerges after 'disappearance'

    The billionaire chairman of Fosun Group, one of China's biggest privately-held conglomerates, re-emerged Monday after he disappeared from public view in connection with an investigation by authorities, Chinese media said. Guo Guangchang, dubbed "China's Warren Buffett", attended Fosun Group's…
    AFP

    Jehovah's Witnesses could get $1 billion for NYC properties

    NEW YORK (AP) — The Jehovah's Witnesses, the door-knocking religious group that's been based in Brooklyn for a century, is selling its headquarters and other properties for an expected price tag of $1 billion or more.
    Associated Press

    Students Who Say Lunch Is Like Prison Food Take Protest Citywide

    More than 500 students at Theodore Roosevelt High School in Chicago skipped lunch or brown-bagged it last week, protesting the moldy fruit and burnt entrées they’re forced to eat five days a week. All students should participate,” reads a posting from the civics class working to change the school…
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  • Russia warns Turkey over Aegean warship incident

    By Katya Golubkova MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Sunday warned Turkey to stop staging what it called provocations against its forces in or near Syria after one of its warships fired warning shots at a Turkish vessel in the Aegean to avoid a collision. The Russian Defence Ministry said one of its…
    Reuters
  • 5 people die in abandoned house fire in Fresno, California

    FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Five people were killed and another critically injured after a fire broke out Sunday at an abandoned home in Fresno, authorities said.
    Associated Press41 mins ago

    Christian female fighters take on IS in Syria

    Babylonia has no regrets about leaving behind her two children and her job as a hairdresser to join a Christian female militia battling against the Islamic State group in Syria. The fierce-looking 36-year-old in fatigues from the Syriac Christian minority in the northeast believes she is making the…
    AFP

    Five killed in fire in abandoned California house

    Fresno, about 170 miles south of Sacramento, has had four deadly fires this year, with eight fatalities. The house had not had a legal tenant for years, and boards had been fixed over the windows and doors, media reported, citing Fresno Fire Department spokesman Pete Martinez.
    Reuters

    10 Coolest Cars Under $25,000

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    Police: Man stabbed estranged wife, her mother to death in Smyrna

    Delaware State Police have arrested a man in connection with the fatal stabbing of his estranged wife and her mother in Smyrna.
    KGO – San Francisco
  • Marco Rubio Promises to Reverse Supreme Court Decision Legalizing Gay Marriage

    "I will appoint Supreme Court justices that will interpret the Constitution as originally constructed," Rubio told NBC News.
    Mic

    Panthers punish Falcons to clinch NFL playoff bye

    Quarterback Cam Newton threw three touchdown passes and his Carolina Panthers pummelled the Atlanta Falcons 38-0 to earn an NFL playoff first-round bye. As the 13-0 Panthers moved a step closer to securing home field advantage throughout the post-season, the reigning Super Bowl champion New England…
    AFP

    Thousands evacuated as typhoon slams into Philippines

    MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Thousands of residents have been evacuated as Typhoon Melor slammed into the eastern Philippines, where flood- and landslide-prone communities are bracing for destructive winds, heavy rains and waves up to 4 meters (13 feet) tall. Classes and flights have also been…
    Associated Press

    Young Elite Flocks to Wealthfront

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  • What’s in a Maiden Name? Japanese Women Fight to Hold Onto Their Identity

    Some women in Japan are choosing not to walk down the aisle—and not because they haven’t met the right person or don’t believe in marriage. Five Japanese women filed suit against the government for being forced to change their surnames after marrying, violating Japan’s constitution, which sees men…
    TakePart.com
  • Why does Houston keep electing Democratic mayors?

    Veteran Democratic lawmaker Sylvester Turner beat his Republican opponent Bill King Saturday night to win election as the mayor of Houston. Houstonians witnessed a tight race between the two candidates: Turner led King by under two percentage points, 50.96 to 49.04. Turner beat King by 4,000 votes,…
    Christian Science Monitor

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