Society's ChildS


Briefcase

Mueller's Russia probe overwhelming Trump allies with massive legal fees

Kevin Breuninger
CNBC
Wed, 25 Apr 2018 15:51 UTC
Michael Caputo
© ReutersMichael Caputo speaks to reporters after testifying before the House Intelligence Committee, July 14, 2017.
The ongoing probes of Russian election meddling are roiling Washington, spawning new legal actions - and increasingly, emptying the pockets of the people involved in them.

Becoming ensnared in a federal investigation into the links between Donald Trump's presidential campaign and the Kremlin can pose a serious financial threat for those involved at any level.

In an interview with CNBC, former Trump campaign advisor Michael Caputo described the financial strain of being a witness in the House Intelligence Committee's investigation.

"If you don't go into a congressional hearing thoroughly prepared, then you should bring a toothbrush, because you're going to be there a while," Caputo said in a phone interview.
Read More...
Ambulance

7 schoolchildren killed and 19 wounded in stabbing attack in China


RT
Fri, 27 Apr 2018 16:22 UTC
Chinese police line
© Carlos Barria / ReutersFILE PHOTO
Seven middle school children have been killed and another 19 injured in a stabbing attack in the Shaanxi Province of northern China. The rampage is one of the deadliest in the country in recent years, authorities told AP.

A man suspected of carrying out the attack has been detained, and the injured are being treated at local hospitals, according to authorities in Mizhi County, Shaanxi Province.
Read More...
Butterfly

Spring is in the air: Salisbury police chase naked couple through city center after sex romp in park


RT
Fri, 27 Apr 2018 11:01 UTC
Ladybugs
© Getty Images
Salisbury Police have enough to do - investigating the Skripal poisonings - but as the weather heats up, so do the locals. Two people thought a bit of al-fresco park sex would be a good way to ring in the weekend... they were wrong.

As is the want of the English people when the temperature gets above 15 degrees, Salisbury locals flocked to the park, sunning themselves in the Queen Elizabeth Gardens.

The heat got too much for one couple, who ditched their clothes entirely in a nearby field, getting down and dirty right there and then... at 17.45 in the afternoon. The police were subsequently called, and chased the raunchy (and still naked) duo through the city center.
Read More...
Dollars

Paris prosecutor has identified more than 400 ISIS donors operating in France


RT
Fri, 27 Apr 2018 15:57 UTC
French police Bataclan
© Charles PlatiauPolice outside the Bataclan concert venue after the Paris terrorist attacks in November 2015
A Paris prosecutor has identified more than 400 financial donors to Islamic extremist groups like the Islamic State and Al Qaeda in France. French officials identified another 320 fundraisers for jihadists in Turkey and Libya.

Speaking to French media on Wednesday, prosecutor Francois Molins warned of the relatively low cost of modern terrorism, and said he was alarmed at how terrorist groups have been able to "microfinance" their activities by raising "small but significant amounts" through its donors and money-laundering operations.

"It is through these modes of financing; prepaid cards, donations to humanitarian associations, gifts to collectors, the use of some virtual modes of payment. All that means that, at the end of the day, organizations can receive this type of money and prepare a certain number of actions in France or abroad," Molins said in an interview with FranceInfo.

Comment: This 'microfinancing' is small potatoes compared to where the real funding is coming from:

Read More...
Smoking

Ireland smoking ban to be extended to outdoor areas where food served

Sarah Bardon
The Irish Times
Tue, 24 Apr 2018 00:05 UTC
Ireland smoking ban
© Sean Dempsey/PA Wire
The Government is to extend the ban on smoking where food is served to include outdoor areas.

Fine Gael Senators have tabled a private members motion calling on the Minister for Health Simon Harris to change legislation or issue directions via a statutory instrument to address the gap in current legislation.

Mr Harris is to ask for Cabinet approval at Tuesday's meeting to accept the proposal.

The initiative was spearheaded by former minister for health James Reilly, who has said it should no longer be acceptable for people to smoke where others are eating.
Read More...
Boat

Major trade route between Europe & Asia: Cargo transit along Russia's Northern Sea Route expected to rise by 50% this year


RT
Fri, 27 Apr 2018 14:56 UTC
Cargo ship
© Vladimir Astapkovich / Sputnik
The major sea passage in the Russian Arctic, the Northern Sea Route, is seeing significant growth in cargo flow, according to Deputy Head of Maritime and River Transport Yury Kostin.

From the current 9.93 million tons, "I would forecast the cargo flow at 12-14 million tons in 2018," he told TASS, adding that "most likely it would be even bigger."

Kostin said there was almost 200-percent growth since the first quarter of 2017. "The main cargoes are minerals, food and fuel to local settlements, and transit shipments," he said, adding that more than 660 licenses were issued last year for the route's transit.

The Northern Sea Route, which stretches the entire length of Russia's Arctic and Far East regions, is expected to become a major trade route for goods shipped between Europe and Asia.
Read More...
Family

Poll finds millenials blame baby boomers for making things worse for their generation

Steve LeVine
Axios
Wed, 25 Apr 2018 15:49 UTC
millenial
© Shutterstock
Beset by big college loans, inheriting two wars, and facing an uncertain future of work, a majority of millennials say baby boomers have made things worse for them - and a lot of boomers agree, according to a new Axios/SurveyMonkey poll.

Why it matters: If it persists, the generational divide could turn into political rivalry as the generations compete for limited tax dollars - millennials seeking government help as automation takes hold, and boomers insisting on promised levels of Social Security and Medicare.

The poll found that 51% of millennials (18- to 34-year-olds) blame boomers (54- to 69-year-olds) for making things worse for their generation. Just 13% said boomers had improved things. Generation X wasn't pleased with the boomers, either.
baby boomer poll
© Axios VisualsSurveyMonkey poll conducted April 9–13, 2018. Poll Methodology
Read More...
Airplane Paper

'Digital Resistance': Schoolchildren trick Russian officials into erecting monument to banned internet messenger Telegram


RT
Fri, 27 Apr 2018 15:11 UTC
Telegram
© Schaube/face to face / Global Look PressTelegram app screen on smartphone.
A group of children in a Russian village used a donation from a local legislator to erect a memorial to the banned Telegram messenger near the building that hosts the village administration.

The monument is made of plywood, painted blue and looks like a paper plane, which is one of the emblems of the Telegram messenger. An inscription on a board installed nearby reads "Digital Resistance," the Nevskiye Novosti website reported on Friday.

The head of the village administration, Vitaly Ovlakhovsky, told reporters that he had agreed for the installation of the monument, but did not know about its "revolutionary meaning." He added that the children showed him a contract with a member of the village council, Vladimir Petrov, who donated his personal money for the installation. The plan therefore appeared to be legitimate.

Vladimir Petrov, in turn, said that he was sure that his donation would be used to purchase a notebook computer necessary for the children's studies, but also noted that he liked the idea with the monument. "They should not have lied to me. I could even have helped them, because I am not very fond of the story with this messenger," he said. "Of course, we should observe the laws, but what is going on right now makes life difficult for millions of people who use various internet services," he added.
Read More...
Handcuffs

Missouri school security officer arrested for tasering 14yo student


CBS Chicago
Thu, 26 Apr 2018 17:16 UTC
police cop tazer taser
© imago stock&people / Global Look Press
A Missouri school security officer has been arrested after allegedly using a stun gun on a 14-year-old student.

According to reports, the head of school security at Normandy Middle School confronted a half-day student who was preparing to leave the building at around 11 a.m. Central time on April 20. School surveillance videos then show the security guard using his weapon on the teen.

"The video shows the security person pin the student against the wall and jab him with a stun gun," Normandy Police Chief Frank Mininni said, via the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. "From the pictures of the injuries I've seen, he had some red welts."
Read More...
Airplane

Delta apologizes after woman with MS is tied to a wheelchair using towels

Joshua Rhett Miller
New York Post
Wed, 25 Apr 2018 15:07 UTC
Maria Saliagas
© Nathan SaliagasMaria Saliagas after being tied to a wheelchair by a Delta employee.
A woman with multiple sclerosis wants Delta Air Lines to improve its service for disabled passengers after she claims she was tied to a wheelchair following an international flight earlier this month.

Maria Saliagas was diagnosed with the central nervous system disease five years ago, but didn't want her deteriorating health to stop her annual trips with her husband to Europe. So prior to her April 1 flight from Atlanta to Amsterdam, her son made arrangements with Delta officials to ensure that the proper wheelchair would be waiting for her on the other side of the Atlantic, WSB-TV reports.

But the wheelchair with special straps to help her sit up straight wasn't there, prompting Delta employees to improvise, Nathan Saliagas told the station.
Read More...