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It's all 'the rage': New Yorkers take a swing at conventions by breaking dishes, old electronics

Miguel Moreno
The Epoch Times
Sun, 28 Oct 2018 00:00 UTC

New Yorkers are picking up aluminum bats not to play ball, but to take a swing at mom's forgotten dishes and obsolete technology - all while beating the stress out of themselves.

In August 2018, Jeffrey Yip opened The Rage Cage in Manhattan where couples, friends, and lone berserkers can unleash their aggression on electronics and more for the sake of de-stressing or having fun.

The Rage Cage is not the first business to open "rage rooms," (also known as destruction rooms) in the United States. Since 2008 various rage rooms have opened across the nation, and this is the second in New York City.

The growing number of rage rooms has not only caught the attention of hot-heads, but also psychologists who have raised concerns over the nature of the practice and the long-term effects of venting anger in a violent way to relieve stress.

Comment: While these facilities are a 'smashing success', they are not a substitute for therapy nor do they alleviate the causes of an aggression problem. And surely, there are more 'constructive' ways to have fun and not literally 'go to pieces.'

Illegal possession: Russian arrested carrying 13kg of gold in rucksack

RT
Mon, 29 Oct 2018 12:12 UTC

A man has been detained in Russia's far-eastern region of Yakutia after being caught with a rucksack full of gold. Possession and transportation of the precious metal is heavily regulated.

The 52-year-old man was busted in the forest carrying a bag with about 13kg (29lbs) of gold in the form of bullion and "non-uniform powder", the local branch of the FSB told journalists. The market worth of the treasure is estimated at over $500,000. The man, who failed to explain how he came into possession of the gold, is facing up to five years in prison for illegal possession of the metal.

Yakutia, also known as the Republic of Sakha, is one of the biggest centers of gold extraction and processing in Russia. However regulations on precious metals and gemstones are pretty restrictive - a measure meant to limit theft, unlicensed prospecting, as well as their use for payment for illegal activities. Individuals may possess them, but only as jewelry or as bullion purchased through a bank.

Still some people answer the age-old call of gold, either hoping to legalize their treasures in some way or simply hoping that the restrictions would be lifted someday. Just a week ago a man in Yakutia was sentenced to two years in prison for illegal possession of over 28kg (62lbs) of the metal, which he claimed to have purchased from a stranger he never saw again, RIA Novosti reported.

Reykjavík plunged into a state of emergency as US troops drink up all their beer

RT
Mon, 29 Oct 2018 15:18 UTC

It was only supposed to be a pit stop, but some 7,000 US troops taking part in mass NATO drills nonetheless managed to deplete some bars and restaurants, in Iceland's capital Reykjavik, of all their beer, according to local media.

The troops stopped in Iceland over the weekend while on their way to Sweden and Finland for a 300,000-strong NATO exercise. In total, some 50,000 of the forces participating are US troops.

But, apparently unconcerned about moderating their intake of booze just before Trident Juncture 18, thought to be NATO's biggest military exercise since the Cold War, the troops plunged several bars in downtown Reykjavik into a state of emergency as they went nuts on their beer.

Moving ahead: Russian company partnering with Gazprom to build world's northernmost railway in Arctic

RT
Mon, 29 Oct 2018 15:30 UTC

Gazprom Russian energy giant Gazprom will work with Russian Railways on the construction of a railroad which will run to the new Arctic port of Sabetta, on the western shore of the Ob river estuary, on the Yamal peninsula.

The project is set to be transferred to federal ownership so that the federal budget could back the potential investors, according to an unnamed government source, as quoted by Russian business daily Vedomosti. The partners are reportedly in talks with Russia's largest independent natural gas producer Novatek.

Independent writer Tom Peck gets schooled on history after faulty quote comparing Owen Jones' statement to Hitler

RT
Mon, 29 Oct 2018 15:11 UTC

The Independent's Sketch Writer, Tom Peck, opened himself up to a social media hammering after attacking fellow journalist Owen Jones, comparing his statements to those of Hitler.

The only problem being that Jones, responding to the Brazilian presidential election, was quoting Marxist theorist Rosa Luxemburg, who was killed by the Freikorps, a forerunner to the Nazi Party.

Peck, later deleted the tweet, but not before it could be screen-shotted.

They're in the money: Wealth of world's billionaires surges 20 percent in 2017

RT
Mon, 29 Oct 2018 15:12 UTC

A joint report by UBS and PWC showed that world's billionaires' wealth enjoyed its greatest-ever increase last year, hitting $8.9 trillion shared among 2,158 individuals.

"The past 30 years have seen far greater wealth creation than the Gilded Age" the report said. "That period bred generations of families in the US and Europe who went on to influence business, banking, politics, philanthropy and the arts for more than 100 years. With wealth set to pass from entrepreneurs to their heirs in the coming years, the 21st century multi-generational families are being created."

More than 40 of the 179 new billionaires created last year inherited their wealth, the report said. "A major wealth transition has begun. Over the past five years, the sum passed by deceased billionaires to beneficiaries has grown by an average of 17 percent each year, to reach $117 billion in 2017. In that year alone, 44 heirs inherited more than a billion dollars each."

What free speech? 53% of college students are too intimidated to disagree with their professors

RT
Mon, 29 Oct 2018 14:25 UTC

US college campuses have traditionally been known as havens of free speech among students, but now professors are increasingly sharing their opinions - and many undergraduates are afraid to disagree with them, a new survey found.

Some 800 full-time undergraduate students at private and public four-year universities took part in the survey earlier this month that was conducted by McLaughlin & Associates on behalf of Yale University's William F. Buckley, Jr. Program.

More than half of those students (52 percent) said that their professors or course instructors express their own unrelated social or political beliefs "often" in class, according to the poll results that are due to be released next week, but were seen in advance by The Wall Street Journal found.

But unlike their professors, the young people find it more difficult to speak up. The survey found that 53 percent of the students polled often feel "intimidated" in sharing their ideas, opinions, or beliefs if they differ from their professor's. That's an increase of four percentage points from three years ago.

Comment: If you want an indoctrination-free education you might be safer enrolling in YouTube University and getting a library card rather than attending an American college.

Blexit: Kanye West designs t-shirts urging blacks to leave the Democratic Party

RT
Mon, 29 Oct 2018 12:59 UTC

A movement, calling for 'Blexit' or exit of blacks from the Democratic party has been launched, and quickly got designer treatment by a prominent Donald Trump supporter - rapper Kanye West.

The branded merchandise was unveiled at the Turning Point USA's Young Black Leadership Summit (TPUSA), a meeting of young black conservatives held in Washington on Saturday. The shirts feature the word 'Blexit' and 'We free' slogan'.

Comment: Will more and more black Americans stop being 'political chumps' as a result of this campaign? Here's what Malcolm X thought of blacks who voted Democrat:

7 victims after 'First Purge' party ends in shooting at Riverside, California nightclub

RT
Mon, 29 Oct 2018 13:06 UTC

Seven people were hospitalized after a reported shooting at 'The First Purge' party hosted at a nightclub in Riverside, California, police said.

"People started falling to the ground, and I thought people were fighting or dancing at first," a witness of the shooting told CBS Los Angeles. "I heard automatic gunshots, there was like 10 in a row."

The police received a distress call after midnight on Monday. Arriving at the scene, the officers picked up two people with gunshot wounds who were then hospitalized. Another five people, also shot at the venue, had later checked in at different hospitals seeking medical treatment, Riverside Police Department said in a statement.

11-year-old girl raped in New York public bathroom

Fox 5
Mon, 29 Oct 2018 05:23 UTC

The NYPD is looking for a teenager wanted in the rape of an 11-year-old girl in the public bathroom of a Bronx Park.

It happened on Sunday about 11 a.m. at Hilton White Park. The girl met with a boy who is believed to be approximately 14-16 years old. The boy asked the girl to enter a nearby public bathroom and then raped her.

The boy then took off and the girl went home and said what happened. She was taken to Montefiore hospital where she was treated and released for her injuries.

The suspect is described as Hispanic, 5'4" tall and 120 lbs., and he was last seen wearing a gray hoodie, dark shorts and white sneakers.

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Society's Child

It's all 'the rage': New Yorkers take a swing at conventions by breaking dishes, old electronics

Illegal possession: Russian arrested carrying 13kg of gold in rucksack

Reykjavík plunged into a state of emergency as US troops drink up all their beer

Moving ahead: Russian company partnering with Gazprom to build world's northernmost railway in Arctic

Independent writer Tom Peck gets schooled on history after faulty quote comparing Owen Jones' statement to Hitler

They're in the money: Wealth of world's billionaires surges 20 percent in 2017

What free speech? 53% of college students are too intimidated to disagree with their professors

Blexit: Kanye West designs t-shirts urging blacks to leave the Democratic Party

7 victims after 'First Purge' party ends in shooting at Riverside, California nightclub

11-year-old girl raped in New York public bathroom

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