Topic: POLITIK - on July 20, 2016 at 1:26:00 PM CEST
Erdogan emails: Turkey blocks access to WikiLeaks after release of 300,000 secret government emails
Turkey has blocked access to WikiLeaks in the country after the whistleblowing organisation released nearly 300,000 secret emails from the incumbent Justice & Development Party (AKP). The Telecommunications Communications Board, Turkey's Internet watchdog, said it had taken an "administrative measure" against the website – a term it commonly uses when blocking access to sites.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on July 20, 2016 at 1:00:00 PM CEST
Police Find Marijuana, Give Facebook Instructions on How Its Owner Can Retrieve It
As the Republican National Convention rages on, police in one Cleveland suburb have some jokes.
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Topic: TV - on July 20, 2016 at 12:58:00 PM CEST
Fox News CEO Reportedly Loses Job Amid Sexual Harassment Claims
His show has been cancelled. The longtime conservative news executive will soon be out of a job after his standing went into a sudden free fall after allegations of sexual harassment from former Fox News Channel host Gretchen Carlson. A number of other women were reportedly ready to come forward with allegations of misconduct against the 76-year-old, including the network’s current leading female personality, Megyn Kelly. Fox hasn’t confirmed the departure, telling Deadline, “Roger is at work. The review is ongoing. And the only agreement that is in place is his existing employment agreement.”
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Topic: POLITIK - on July 20, 2016 at 12:56:00 PM CEST
Nigel Farage crashes and burns on live radio after a caller sets the perfect trap
Nigel Farage crashed and burned on live radio on Sunday when a caller to his weekly phone-in show set him a beautifully laid trap – and Farage walked straight into it. Here, the caller tells The Canary why he felt compelled to hold Nigel Farage to account.
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Topic: POLITIK - on July 20, 2016 at 12:54:00 PM CEST
Inside Donald Trump’s 3,000 Bizarre Domains
The first evening of the RNC was a spectacle. Viewers were treated to a variety of characters all making the case for Trump in their own way, and naturally, a new controversy came with nearly each segment of the show. It was a fascinating window into what day-to-day Donald Trump could be like, given the GOP at his side. In all, the night was a fitting extension of Trump’s abrasive and scattershot overall strategy. I don’t presume to be a political writer. Thousands of smarter people are already analyzing almost every angle of Donald Trump and his actions. Something I haven’t really seen touched on is Trump’s online strategy — not so much his unfiltered Twitter account or legion of supporters, but his entire online strategy. Before the campaign and before Twitter, how did The Donald operate online?
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Topic: War and Peace - on July 19, 2016 at 5:12:00 PM CEST
70 Years Ago, the U.S. Military Set Off a Nuke Underwater, And It Went Very Badly
Then they tried it four more times. Seventy years ago, on July 26, 1946, the U.S. military tried a new type of nuclear test. A joint Army/Navy task force had suspended a nuclear device, oddly named Helen of Bikini, 90 feet below the surface of the water, in the middle of Bikini Atoll, one of the isolated rings of coral and land that make up the Marshall Islands. Arrayed around the 21-kiloton bomb were dozens of target ships.
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Topic: MUSIK - on July 19, 2016 at 5:09:00 PM CEST
Björk’s virtual reality exhibition is coming to London
The European premiere of Björk Digital runs in London throughout September, and will include a live performance from the Icelandic artist at the Royal Albert Hall. Björk has been touring around the world throughout the year with Björk Digital, an exhibition of digital, video, and virtual reality collaborations made to coincide with her latest album Vulnicura. Today, the Icelandic artist has announced that she will be bringing the exhibition to the UK for its European premiere.
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Topic: POLITIK - on July 19, 2016 at 4:38:00 PM CEST
Donald Trump brags that he reads even less than Sarah Palin
Donald Trump doesn’t read. While the GOP nominee for president admitted he gets most of his news from “the shows,” meaning the Sunday morning talk shows, Trump doesn’t read about the news or the world the way other presidents or candidates for president have. “Presidents have different ways of preparing to make decisions. Some read deeply, some prefer to review short memos that condense difficult issues into bite-size summaries, ideally with checkboxes at the bottom of the page. But Trump, poised to become the first major-party presidential nominee since Dwight Eisenhower who had not previously held elected office, appears to have an unusually light appetite for reading,” the Washington Post writes.
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Topic: POLITIK - on July 19, 2016 at 4:36:00 PM CEST
Turkey's president says all he wants is same powers as Hitler
In a world first, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan uses Hitler's Germany as a positive role model for his constitutional reforms. Turkey’s controversial President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has sparked mockery and condemnation by defending new powers he wants to give himself as being similar to Adolf Hitler’s. In a statement that surprised even his critics, Mr Erdogan responded to arguments that putting political power in the hands of the presidency would not work in a "unitary state".
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Topic: War and Peace - on July 19, 2016 at 4:34:00 PM CEST
The H-Bombs in Turkey
Among the many questions still unanswered following Friday’s coup attempt in Turkey is one that has national-security implications for the United States and for the rest of the world: How secure are the American hydrogen bombs stored at a Turkish airbase? The Incirlik Airbase, in southeast Turkey, houses NATO’s largest nuclear-weapons storage facility. On Saturday morning, the American Embassy in Ankara issued an “Emergency Message for U.S. Citizens,” warning that power had been cut to Incirlik and that “local authorities are denying movements on to and off of” the base. Incirlik was forced to rely on backup generators; U.S. Air Force planes stationed there were prohibited from taking off or landing; and the security-threat level was raised to FPCON Delta, the highest state of alert, declared when a terrorist attack has occurred or may be imminent. On Sunday, the base commander, General Bekir Ercan Van, and nine other Turkish officers at Incirlik were detained for allegedly supporting the coup. As of this writing, American flights have resumed at the base, but the power is still cut off.
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Topic: DRUGS - on July 19, 2016 at 4:31:00 PM CEST
Now That It’s Legal, Colorado Teens Are Smoking Less Weed
There’s a common myth about teenagers drinking in France. Because many French young people are allowed moderate amounts of wine at dinner, the story goes, they learn that booze isn’t such a big deal and thus drink more moderately. As it turns out, France has a serious problem with young binge drinkers, so that cute theory is out the window. But in Colorado, where weed has been legal for a few years now, it turns out that pot use among teens has been declining. Could that indicate that legalization leads to more responsible use? The data comes from a recent survey of 17,000 adolescents by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. The most striking facts are these: In 2009, when pot was still a jailable offense, 25 percent of teens there admitted to toking in the last 30 days. In 2015, that number dropped four points, to 21 percent. Additionally, Colorado teens are smoking less than the national average for their age group.
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Topic: PHOTO - on July 19, 2016 at 4:27:00 PM CEST
This Vintage 1927 Steampunk Bowling Alley Looks Amazing
During the midst of prohibition, the original Highland Park Bowl first opened in 1927. During the 80s and 90s the space transitioned into an iconic live music venue is Los Angeles called Mr. T’s. Now 89 years later, the 1933 Group have restored and revitalized the vintage bowling alley, transporting patrons into a different era with a steampunk vibe.
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