There were calls for an investigation by animal rights groups and for the man to be severely punished.
The woman fortunately escaped, they think the dog may have escaped as well, nobody was really sure.
SOURCE: http://www.lindaikejisblog.com
RUSSIA: Man throws dog to a polar bear to save woman under attack, animal activists come for him
There were calls for an investigation by animal rights groups and for the man to be severely punished.
U.S.A: Blood stained knife claimed to have been found at OJ's estate...
A construction worker found a knife buried on the perimeter of the former O.J. Simpson estate ... and it's currently being tested by the LAPD in a top secret investigation ... law enforcement sources tell TMZ.
The story is incredible. We're told a construction worker found the knife years ago -- we have heard several different stories, ranging from "several years ago" to 1998, when the house was demolished. The weapon is a folding buck knife.
Our law enforcement sources say the construction worker took the knife to the street, where he saw an LAPD cop. He told the officer where he found the knife and the cop took it.
Turns out the cop -- who worked in the traffic division -- was off duty at the time, working security for a movie shoot at a house across the street on Rockingham. Our sources say the officer took the knife home and kept it ... kept it for years.
In late January of this year, after the cop retired from the LAPD, he contacted a friend who worked in LAPD's Robbery Homicide Division (RHD). The cop told the friend about the knife and said he was getting it framed to put on his wall. He wanted his friend to get the DR (Departmental Record) number for the Nicole Brown Simpson/Ronald Goldman murder case, which he planned on engraving in the frame.
We're told the friend was indignant, and told his superiors. The brass was outraged and demanded that the retired cop turn the knife over, which he did.
Our sources say the knife is currently being tested for hair and fingerprints. It will be moved to the Serology Unit next week, where it will be tested for DNA and other biological evidence.
One source familiar with the investigation tells us, cops who eyeballed the knife think it could have blood residue on it, but it's hard to know without testing because it's extremely rusted and stained. The investigation is top secret. It's been logged into the LAPD's computer system outside the official case file to maintain security. Our sources say, since O.J. was found not guilty, it's still an open case. That means cops can continue investigating, but O.J. cannot be prosecuted again -- double jeopardy.
TERROR IN TURKEY: Two female militants attack Istanbul riot police station with hand grenade and firearms
The footage of the dramatic attack shows one of the women throw a grenade and the other opened fire with a machine gun as the riot police bus drove towards the station entrance in he Bayrampasa district of Turkey’s biggest city.
The police returned fire however the women fled the scene and were trapped in an apartment building. Special forces units were sent to the area and residents were evacuated as security forces prepared to carry out an operation.
In an update, local media reported that both women were killed. The Instanbul Governor Vasip Sahin told reporters that investigation to determine the identity of the two women and organization they belong to is ongoing. He said two police officers were wounded during the operation but they are in a stable condition.
Attacks on the security forces have increased as violence flares in the country’s predominantly Kurdish southeast, where a ceasefire between Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants and the state collapsed last July.
source: http://www.lindaikejisblog.com/
INSURGENTS IN NIGERIA: Starved Boko Haram members surrender to Nigerian military
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — Dozens of emaciated-looking Boko Haram members begging for food have surrendered in northeast Nigeria, the military and a civilian self-defense fighter said Wednesday.
Seventy-six people including children and women gave themselves up to soldiers last Saturday in Gwoza, about 60 miles southeast of Maiduguri, according to a senior officer.
All are being detained at military headquarters in Maiduguri, the birthplace of Boko Haram and currently the command center of the war against the Islamic extremists, according to the officer. He insisted on anonymity because he is not authorized to speak to journalists.
The detainees said many more fighters want to surrender, a self-defense civilian fighter who helped escort them to Maiduguri told The Associated Press.
Food shortages could indicate that Nigeria’s military is succeeding in choking supply routes of the Islamic extremists who have taken their fight across Nigeria’s borders. Some 20,000 people have died in the 6-year-old uprising. Boko Haram was declared the deadliest of all terror groups in 2014, surpassing the Islamic State group to which it declared allegiance last year.
Nigeria’s military reported that dozens of Boko Haram fighters were surrendering in September and October last year. It promised those who give themselves up voluntarily that they will be rehabilitated through a de-radicalization program.
In the 10 months since he took office promising to halt the insurgency, President Muhammadu Buhari has replaced the leadership of the military, moved the headquarters for the fight from the distant capital, Abuja, to the heart of the northeastern insurgency and resupplied soldiers.
The military has driven the insurgents from the towns and villages where they had set up an Islamic caliphate but Boko Haram has returned to hit-and-run tactics and suicide bombings.
SOURCE: http://nypost.com
U.S.A COPS KILL PEOPLE: LAPD Shoot Blacks, Mentally Ill Disproportionately- REPORTS SUGGESTS
When Los Angeles police officers fire at suspects, their targets are disproportionately black or mentally ill, according to the most comprehensive data on the use of force ever compiled by the department and released to the public Tuesday.
Of the 223 people shot at by Los Angeles police between 2011 and 2015, 77 were black, according to the report. That means 35 percent of those shot at by police were black, while blacks make up just 9 percent of the city's population.
Meanwhile the number of mentally ill people shot by police increased from five in 2014 to 14 last year. The 14 mentally ill people represent 37 percent of all the people shot by Los Angeles police in 2015, according to the report, which the police department presented Tuesday to the city's police commission, a civilian oversight panel.
The report emphasizes that "a vast majority of police interactions with the public do not involve use of force."
In 2015, for example, officers used force 1,924 times among more than 1.5 million contacts with members of the public, or 0.13 percent of the time, according to the report.
Police Chief Charlie Beck told the commission that he hopes the report informs discourse about police use of force.
"This is the framework upon which we will build a discussion that I think needs to happen not only in LA but probably in the whole country," he said.
Capt. John McMahon told the commission it's also important to look at crime and victim statistics for context when looking at the percentage of black people shot by police. For example, he said 42 percent of homicide victims in the city and 39 percent of those arrested for those crimes were black.
"Hopefully that provides some type of backdrop as to why that number is the way it is," McMahon said of the percentage of black people shot at by police. "Obviously that number being lower than overall crime figures — that may be perceived as a good thing, but this department won't rest until we get to zero."
As for the sharp increase in the number of mentally ill people shot by police last year, Beck said there's no one explanation but that overall, officers had more interactions with the mentally ill as the number of homeless people in the city has increased.
He said the department has stepped up training officers on how to handle the mentally ill and on less-than-lethal force options but added that "it's going to take a lot of time" for every officer to get all the additional training needed.
Tuesday's commission meeting was disrupted for several minutes after two dozen protesters stood up when Beck began speaking. They angrily shouted about the death of Charly "Africa" Keunang, a homeless black man shot by Los Angeles police six times a year ago Tuesday.
The commission found the shooting was justified, and Beck has said Keunang grabbed for a rookie police officer's gun after ignoring commands and becoming combative.
Protesters shouted "Can't kill Africa!" while one demonstrator yelled that officers have a "shoot-to-kill policy."
The demonstration grew tense but remained peaceful. Protesters were escorted out of the meeting and no arrests were made.
SOURCE: http://abcnews.go.com
TECHNOLOGY: Let Your Boss Track Your Fitness, Get an Apple Watch
You know you need to exercise more, but there's always next week, or the week after. To entice you to stop procrastinating, your company or insurer might soon reward you for wearing a fitness device to track your steps, heart rate and more.
For instance, in one program announced Wednesday, some workers can buy a $350 Apple Watch for just $25 by meeting exercise goals for two years. Miss goals, and see your discount shrink. Vitality, a provider of disease-prevention and lifestyle programs, is initially bringing the offer to U.S. employees at three companies, along with John Hancock life-insurance customers. It has been testing the program in South Africa since December.
Other programs let you redeem points from fitness activities for gift cards and other rewards. Submit to biometric screenings and nutrition classes, and in some cases you can earn insurance discounts.
"We all live busy lives, but the truth is, if doctors could write one prescription for the world, it would be activity," says Jeff Williams, Apple's chief operating officer.
Adrian Gore, CEO and founder of Vitality parent company Discovery Group, says that for many people, the benefits from exercise might not be apparent for a few decades. Reward programs make the payoff more immediate.
Programs like these are still new, but appear to be expanding as part of broader changes in the health care marketplace.
On Tuesday, health insurer UnitedHealthcare started offering up to $1,460 a year in credits toward deductibles for meeting daily goals while wearing a custom tracker. Oscar, which sells health insurance directly to consumers, has been giving out free Misfit trackers for opportunities to earn up to $100 a year in Amazon gift cards. Fitbit works with employers such as Indiana University Health and Emory University in Atlanta to subsidize fitness trackers for their staff.
"I love playing sports, but doing cardio stuff isn't my favorite," says Brett Broviak, 43, an IU Health employee in Noblesville, Indiana.
He says getting a discounted Fitbit pushed him to walk 1 million steps a month.
These programs are typically voluntary, but you must be willing to share data to earn the most rewards and insurance discounts.
Sound creepy? Program officials say that data from fitness trackers typically go to outside administrators, such as Fitbit or Vitality. Employers and insurers get only broad totals to verify eligibility and not details on heart rate and sleep. But participants need to trust that these systems won't get hacked.
Mike Doughty, president and general manager of John Hancock Insurance, says premiums won't rise if a screening uncovers higher blood pressure or other risks. Rather, he says, wellness incentives are about promoting longer lives — and collecting life-insurance premiums longer.
There's no proof that providing fitness trackers directly lowers health care costs, but there's plenty of evidence that exercise leads to better health, which in turn can improve productivity and reduce absences. Michael Staufacker, Emory's director of health management, describes the thinking as a "value of investment and not a hard-dollar return on investment as it relates to medical or pharmacy costs."
More importantly, reaching daily exercise goals is just the beginning of getting people to think more about their health.
"If I exercise regularly, then junk food just doesn't appeal to me," says Mark Holloway, 55, of Clemmons, North Carolina, who participates in Vitality's wellness program through his employer, Lockton. "French fries and hamburgers? No, thanks. It's like putting sand in your gas tank."
Programs from Vitality and others typically won't let you earn insurance discounts simply by exercising. You'll need to earn additional points by completing questionnaires and getting flu shots. You sometimes get bonus points simply by staying within recommended limits for cholesterol, blood pressure and other measures. Smokers can also get points for joining programs to help them quit.
"You change one thing about your behavior, and you can be more motivated to work on these other aspects," says Tammy Smith, who manages the employee wellness program at IU Health.
DaVita HealthCare Partners says health care spending by its employees slowed significantly after it offered tracker-based incentives through Vitality. But DaVita also increased the deductible on claims and started such initiatives as Fresh Fruit Wednesday. That makes the effect of the fitness program difficult to isolate.
With the Apple Watch program, you must pay back Vitality each month you miss your fitness goals, which typically call for four substantial workouts a week. The goals are meant to be achievable, but tough enough to change habits. You can get more expensive Apple Watch models by paying the difference.
An iPhone is required; Vitality has no current plans to offer anything similar for Android. Neither Apple nor Vitality would provide financial details on the arrangement.
NORTH KOREA SANCTION: U.N. hits N. Korea with toughest sanctions in 20 years
The U.N. Security Council has unanimously approved the toughest sanctions on North Korea in two decades, reflecting growing anger at Pyongyang's latest nuclear test and rocket launch in defiance of a ban on all nuclear-related activity.
The United States and North Korea's traditional ally China spent seven weeks negotiating the new sanctions. They include mandatory inspections of cargo leaving and entering North Korea by sea or air, a ban on all sales or transfers of small arms and light weapons to Pyongyang, and expulsion of diplomats from the North who engage in "illicit activities."
The U.S., its Western allies and Japan pressed for new sanctions that went beyond the North's nuclear and missile programs but China, Pyongyang's neighbor, was reluctant to impose measures that could threaten the stability of North Korea and cause its economy to collapse.
CBS News foreign affairs analyst Pamela Falk reports nuclear testing by North Korea, includinga nuclear test in January and a satellite rocket launch in February, has pushed China to its limit - and the result is that Chinese banks froze North Korean accounts and has agreed to support a U.N. resolution that would impose inspections on all exported cargo and will halt imports of all products that could be used for military purposes.
Being a rogue regime for so many years has caused the government of Kim Jong-un to rely on barter and undercover trade across its almost 900-mile border with China, and the test of the resolution's success will be if North Korea feels the pinch of the new sanctions.
The North Korea resolution has unprecedented new provisions, designed to close gaps on the U.N. sanctions already in place and to make many provisions mandatory where they were not before and it subjects North Korean officials and businesses to travel and assets freezes.
The difference between this resolution and previous ones is that China is on board, which sends a message to Pyongyang that enough is enough.
Still, as CBS News correspondent Margaret Brennan reports, China prevented North Korea's banking sector from being cut off, thus allowing Kim Jong Un's regime to keep its financial lifeline.
Secretary of State John Kerry said in a statement Wednesday that North Korea poses a threat "to not only security on the peninsula, but also to the world."
"With this resolution we renew our collective resolve to take concerted action to counter this threat posed by North Korea's proscribed programs and proliferation activities worldwide," Kerry said.
In a statement, President Obama said North Korea's leadership must "choose a better path for its people."
SOURCE: http://www.cbsnews.com
EARTHQUAKE: Strong earthquake hits off Indonesia, people rush to high ground
An earthquake has struck off the Indonesian island of Sumatra, prompting a temporary tsunami warning and panic among residents.
The quake was six miles deep and its epicenter was 502 miles southwest of Padang, according to the US Geological Society.
It struck at around 6:50pm local time, was felt at least as far away as Malaysia and Singapore and had initially been recorded at 8.2.
Heronimus Guru, deputy head of operations for the country's search and rescue agency, initially said there were casualties but then said "there is no information about deaths".
A tsunami warning was issued for parts of Sumatra, including West Sumatra, North Sumatra and Aceh shortly after the quake but, around an hour later, local channel TVRI reported that the warning had been cancelled.
The quake was felt strongly in Padang in West Sumatra for a few seconds, according to a journalist in the city for news agency AFP.
People ran out of their homes to higher ground and there were reports of patients being moved from hospitals, traffic jams and general panic.
Australia's Bureau of Meteorology issued a marine warning for distant Cocos and Christmas islands, saying strong and dangerous currents were possible and people should secure boats and avoid waterfront areas.
A tsunami watch was issued for parts of Western Australia but has since been cancelled.
Indonesia was badly hit by the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004, which killed more than 170,000 people in the country and thousands of others in surrounding nations.
Indonesia straddles the Pacific "Ring of Fire", a region where different plates on the earth's crust meet, creating a large number of earthquakes and volcanoes.
SOURCE: http://www.foxnews.com
FOOTBALL: Johnson found guilty of one count of sexual activity with child
Adam Johnson is facing up to 10 years in prison after being found guilty of one count of sexual activity with a child, having earlier been found not guilty of a similar additional charge.
The former Sunderland player has been on trial at Bradford Crown Court after being arrested originally on 2 March 2015 following allegations of a relationship with a 15-year-old Sunderland supporter.
After two weeks of evidence and over nine hours of deliberation, the jury decided that the England international was guilty of a charge relating to sexual touching having come to a majority verdict of 10-2.Judge Jonathan Rose had previously requested the jury come to a unanimous verdict before allowing a majority in the aftermath of Johnson being found not guilty of a further count related to a sexual act being performed on him.
The 28-year-old will be sentenced in two to three weeks, with the judge telling him a custodial sentence is an "almost inevitable outcome" and he will face four to 10 years in prison.
On the first day of the trial, Johnson pleaded guilty to grooming and one count of sexual activity with a child.
This led to Sunderland terminating the player's contract with the club having previously stood by him when the arrest was first made.
In a short statement the club said: "In light of Adam Johnson's guilty pleas, the club has today terminated his contract with immediate effect."
SOURCE: GOAL.COM
FOOTBALL: Ronaldo SLAMS Real Madrid team-mates after derby defeat to Atletico
Cristiano Ronaldo has slammed his Real Madrid team-mates after Saturday’s derby defeat to Atletico Madrid, claiming they would be top of the table if others were on the same level as him.
Antoine Griezmann’s second-half strike sealed a 1-0 win for Atletico which has left Zinedine Zidane’s side nine points behind La Liga leaders Barcelona, who also have a game in hand.
And in an explosive interview after the loss at the Santiago Bernabeu, Ronaldo blamed his team-mates for Madrid's failing title challenge and believes criticism directed at his own performances is unfounded.
"If everyone was as good as me, maybe we would be first,” said Ronaldo.
"I do not want to belittle anyone but when they are not the best it is difficult to win. I like to play with Karim, Bale and Marcelo.
"I do not mean that Jese, Lucas [Vazquez] and [Mateo] Kovacic are not good, they are very good, but to win a competition you need the best and that has been our main problem this year.
“I don’t know if it was poor preparation in the first half of the season but we’re having a lot of injuries and that hurts us.
“We had more chances and we deserved to win but football is like that.
“From what the press says it seems like I am doing sh*t but the numbers and statistics do not lie. They are there.”
SOURCE: GOAL.COM
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