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Occult ritual killing in Texas: Two teens charged

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© FacebookCorriann Cervantes was found in vacant apartment.
A 15-year-old girl's body is found in a vacant apartment with an upside down crucifix carved into her stomach, prosecutors say

Two teenagers have been charged with killing a 15-year-old girl in what investigators believe was a murder motivated by an occult ritual.

Corriann Cervantes was found dead in a vacant apartment in Houston, Texas, on Saturday with an upside down crucifix carved into her stomach.

Seventeen-year-old Jose E Reyes and a 16-year-old boy have been charged with capital murder over her death.

Harris County prosecutor John Jordan said Reyes told his 16-year-old friend he had sold his soul to the devil, and if they killed Corriann, his friend could sell his soul as well.

Mr Jordan said the 16-year-old suspect gave a recorded confession to police, telling investigators Corriann attempted to flee when she was attacked.

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Do not feed the trolls: Online trolls are psychopaths and sadists, psychologists claim

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© Unknown.Canadian psychologists analyzed the behavior of internet trolls according to psychology's "Dark Tetrad".
Canadian researchers have confirmed what most people suspected all along: that internet trolls are archetypal Machiavellian sadists.

In a survey conducted by the group of psychologists, people who partake in so-called trolling online showed signs of sadism, psychopathy, and were Machiavellian in their manipulation of others and their disregard for morality.

The researchers defined online trolling as "the practice of behaving in a deceptive, destructive, or disruptive manner in a social setting on the Internet" for no purpose other than their pleasure.

To achieve the results, the team asked internet users about subjects including how much time they spend online, and whether they comment on websites such as YouTube.

Airplane

Severe turbulence injures 5 on Beijing bound flight forcing the plane to return to New Jersey

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Three flight attendants and a number of passengers were injured after a United Airlines flight encountered severe turbulence as it approached a Montana airport, an airline spokesman said on Tuesday.

One passenger, Bill Dahlin, told Billings television station KTVQ there was a lot of screaming when the airplane dropped sharply during its descent on Monday, and a woman struck her head on the ceiling so hard a panel cracked.

The three flight attendants and two passengers were taken to a hospital after the incident on the flight to Billings, Montana, from Denver, Colorado, United said in a statement. One flight attendant remained hospitalized on Tuesday, United said.

"Our primary focus is assisting our employees and passengers who were injured, and our flight safety team will review what happened," United said in its statement.

There were 114 passengers and five crew members aboard the airplane, a Boeing 737-700, which left Denver just before midday on Monday and landed in Billings at 1:23 p.m. local time, United said.

Bomb

1 killed, 77 injured as security forces keep dark-skinned foreigners at bay in Australian Detention Center

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Australian immigration minister confirms 77 people were treated for injuries and one person died of a head injury

One person has been killed and 77 injured, one by a gunshot, in unrest at Australia's asylum seeker detention centre on Papua New Guinea's Manus Island, immigration minister Scott Morrison has confirmed.

The person died of a head injury on the way to Lorengau hospital in PNG. The gunshot victim, who was wounded in the buttock, and another person who suffered a critical head injury, were being taken to Australia.

At a press conference in Darwin the minister said 77 people had been treated for injuries. Thirteen suffered serious injuries, including the gunshot wound and the critical basal skull fracture, that resulted in the evacuations to Australia. Twenty two people suffered minor injuries.

One air ambulance was on its way to the island and another was being arranged to leave on Tuesday afternoon to help treat the remaining injured.

There have been escalating protests at the centre for several days; asylum seekers breached fences, internal and external, on Sunday and Monday nights, Morrison said.

Eye 1

Guangxi policeman Hu Ping sentenced to die for killing pregnant woman

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Former policeman Hu Ping in court
A court in Guangxi province yesterday convicted a former policeman of killing a pregnant woman and injuring her husband, and sentenced him to death.

The policeman, Hu Ping , was detained in October after he shot the restaurant owner in Pingnan county, Guigang , following a quarrel. Hu, 33, was allegedly drunk at the time, and the victim was five months pregnant, according to a Xinhua report.

The woman's husband was wounded in the shoulder.

Prosecutors said Hu fired arbitrarily after the victim told him there was no milk tea on sale at the restaurant.

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Human chain blocks Dresden neo-Nazi march on firebombing's anniversary

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© AFP Photo / Robert MichaelPeople create a human chain along the Elbe river in front of the Dresden historical city center on February 13, 2013
Over 13,000 anti-Nazi protesters have formed a human chain in the center of Dresden, Germany to block the neo-Nazi march, which assembles annually to mark the anniversary of the allied bombing of the city in 1945, and spread extremist ideology.

Around three thousand officers are policing the parallel processions. No clashes were reported between the two groups.

Wednesday's demonstration for the ultra-right marks the 68th anniversary of the bombing against the civilian population. The neo-Nazis condemn the allied actions in the final months of World War II and claim the bombings to be war crimes.

Activists that oppose them, say that the neo-nazi march insults the memory of some 25,000 victims that died from the bombs. A number of high-profile politicians including parliamentary deputy president Wolfgang Thierse and Saxony's state premier Stalislaw Tillich took part in the human chain.

Speaking at the city's Heide cemetery in front of some 200 guests, Dresden Mayor Helma Orosz spoke out against the neo-Nazi message.

Che Guevara

U.S. students bring Kurt Vonnegut back to Dresden for firebombing anniversary

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American students unveil an interactive Kurt Vonnegut exhibit and commemorate Dresden's firebombing. Revered for his satire and criticism of war, Vonnegut remains largely unknown in Germany - but that's changing.

In his carry-on luggage, Kyle Royse packed a lucky dollar bill from his grandfather and a pristine paperback copy of "Slaughterhouse-Five." It was the first Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. novel the recent college graduate had ever read.

"Once you start reading his works, it's hard not to fall in love with them," Royse said. "Hopefully we will cause a few more people to fall in love with his works."

For six months, Royse and a team of 11 fellow students combed through handwritten letters, marked-up manuscripts, personal photos, and audio recordings of the American novelist with German heritage.

Stock Down

SEVENTH Banker Suicide: Man leaps to death from JP Morgan's Hong Kong headquarters

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© SCMP PicturesThe man stands on the roof of Chater House in Central as police try to talk him down
A man on Tuesday jumped to his death from the top of Chater House in Central, where Wall Street bank JP Morgan has its Asia headquarters, witnesses told the South China Morning Post.

The man, said to be in his early 30s, went to the roof of Chater House, a landmark 30-floor building in the heart of Hong Kong's central business district - also near the city's stock exchange - and jumped.

Medics rush to the scene of the accident in Central. The incident happened between 2pm to 3pm, a witness said.

Several policemen were seen on the roof but apparently failed to convince the man not to jump, one of the witnesses said.

According to several JP Morgan employees, the man was a forex trader with the company.

Comment: Exposing what lies beneath the bodies of dead bankers and what lies ahead for us


Cow

USDA takes aim at small farms: Rancho recalls a year's worth of meat

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After nearly a century in business, the Bay Area's last major slaughterhouse facility has once again closed its doors, for the second time in less than a month.

Following a massive recall of 8.7 million pounds of beef and the launch of an investigation into potential criminal charges, Rancho Feeding Corporation in Petaluma has ceased its operations while they retrieve the meat. The financial burden of reimbursing clients could mean the plant may not reopen, multiple ranchers said, posing a threat to the region's beef and dairy producers.

Last month, the United States Department of Agriculture announced a recall of all cattle slaughtered at the plant on a single day in January; on Saturday, a second recall was initiated for a year's worth of beef, totaling approximately 8,742,700 pounds. U.S.D.A. inspectors maintain Rancho processed "diseased and unsound" animals that received only a partial inspection or were not examined at all, rendering the meat "adulterated" and "unfit for human food."

Stormtrooper

California police use taser on deaf man trying to communicate with them via sign language

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Four police officers in Hawthorne, California used a taser on a man who was attempting to tell them that he was deaf via sign language.

The Greater Los Angeles Agency on Deafness is filing a lawsuit on behalf of Jonathan Meister, who was charged with assault as a result of the incident. According to the lawsuit, Meister was retrieving boxes he had left at a friend's house when police, alerted by a neighbor to a possible burglary, arrived.

Officers Jeffrey Salmon, Jeffrey Tysl, Erica Bristow, and Mark Hultgren allegedly ordered Meister to stop loading the boxes into his car, but Meister could not hear the order. One of the officers then grabbed Meister by the hand, who responded by attempting to use American Sign Language to communicate with the officer.

The officers interpreted his sudden movements as resistance, so they "struck Meister with fists and feet, and forcibly took him to the ground." Once he was on the ground, one of the officers allegedly shot him twice with a taser. Another officer then delivered a "drive stun" to Meister's abdomen.

They continued to beat Meister until he was unconscious, then escorted him to the hospital, where he was charged with assaulting the officers. The charge was later dropped.