Monthly Archives: April 2019

Mop, one – Gun, zero: Shop assistant uses simple cleaning device to fend off armed robber (VIDEO)

A floor mop would seem useless against loaded gun. However, in the hands of a courageous and resourceful lady from Southern Russia, it turned into a strong defense, and proof of it was caught on CCTV footage. It was an ordinary night at a round-the-clock store in the town of Mineralnye Vody, when the door […]

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David Schimmelpenninck Van Der Oye, Prof Who Sexually Harassed Student, Returns To Brock University Classroom

TORONTO — A Brock University professor who gave one of his students alcohol in his office and made unwanted sexual advances towards her will return to teaching this semester. Prof. David Schimmelpenninck van der Oye will teach a second-year, non-compulsory history class starting next week at the St. Catharines, Ont. school. He has not taught […]

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Drunk passenger demands money from police as they try to remove him from plane (VIDEO)

A passenger who had a few too many before his flight from the Russian city of Orenburg to Moscow quarreled with police officers and refused to leave the plane, arguing that he had paid for his ticket. “I won’t go anywhere!” the man can be heard shouting at the police officers, who came to remove […]

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USA Softball announces 2018 Collegiate Player of the Year "Watch List"

OKLAHOMA CITY — USA Softball, the national governing body of softball, announced the 2018 Top 50 Collegiate Player of the Year “Watch List” on Wednesday afternoon. The listing includes 2017 USA Softball Player of the Year Kelly Barnhill and a total of 13 repeat “Watch List” honorees. They join 37 other student-athletes on the “Watch List” for […]

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Video: Thief Uses Full-Size Bolt Cutters To Snatch Donation Box

A particularly brazen donation box theft was caught on video, and police are searching for the man who pulled it off. Security footage of the crime was released today but the incident occurred last month at a highway rest stop in Vaughan, Ont. The suspect is described as an unshaven white male around 25 to […]

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300 police officers fired in Russia this year after complaints from citizens

Russian police have had to dismiss around 300 officers since the start of 2018 after citizens reported misconduct, Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev said. There have been at least 45,000 complaints about the actions of police officers this year, Kolokoltsev said. Russian police sex scandal: 3 top lawmen arrested after drunken gang-rape of young female detective […]

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No-hitter, extra-inning thrillers highlight first day of NFCA Division III Leadoff Classic

TUCSON, Ariz. — The 2018 NFCA NCAA Division III Leadoff Classic swung into action for an elite 32-team field on Friday at the Lincoln Park Complex with a no-hitter, two extra-inning games and 11 teams won both their games. Freshman Eliza Rossman struck out four over five innings in Linfield’s 12-0 rout of Rochester, following […]

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Asian stocks sink after US orders arrest of senior Huawei executive in Canada

Major Asian stock markets plunged as much as 2.5 percent on Thursday after a senior Chinese executive was arrested in Canada, and is now facing extradition to the US. Investors fear an escalation of the US-China trade war. The Shanghai Composite Index dropped 1.3 percent and Hong Kong’s main index, the Hang Seng, lost 2.52 […]

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Video Of Young Newcomers Reacting To 1st Canadian Snowfall Is A Total Joy To Watch

TORONTO — A woman who shared a video of two Eritrean children reacting gleefully to their first Canadian snowfall says the overwhelmingly positive reaction to the clip is reaffirming her faith in the country as a welcoming place for newcomers. Rebecca Davies shot the video on Saturday, 48 hours after the children shown in it […]

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Hull, Sherrill earn Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division III National Pitcher, Player of Week honors

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Virginia Wesleyan University’s Hanna Hull and Pfeiffer University’s Vada Blue Sherrill scored the first Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division III National Pitcher and Player of the Week honors, respectively, for the 2018 season on Wednesday. Sophomore left-hander Hull, who earned both Schutt Sports/NFCA Division III Player and Freshman of the Year honors for the […]

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