Haitians chasing false promises flee from United States to Canada
From Caribbean News Service NEW YORK, Aug 15 2017 – Thousands of Haitians with uncertain immigration status have fled the United States in recent weeks, walking across the New York border into Quebec seeking a safe haven in Canada, according…
Iran building weapons factories in Syria, Lebanon, Israeli media reports
From Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Israeli media are reporting that Iran is building a factory in northwest Syria to manufacture long-range rockets. The reports feature satellite images showing a site under construction in northwest Syria near the Mediterranean coastal town…
Mars was more tilted
Ice at Mars’s equator hints the planet was once much more tilted By Jesse Emspak From New Scientist Tilt your head 45 degrees. That’s how mars might have looked Much of the water on Mars isn’t where we thought. There…
Manchester attack: Homeless hero ‘stole bank card from injured victim’
By Gabriel Samuels From Independent UK Crowdfunding page to cover Chris Parker’s living costs raised over £52,000 A homeless man who rushed to help victims of the Manchester Arena suicide bombing has been charged with stealing a bank card from…
Paralympian will be the first to take on this ‘sacred’ Australian trail in a wheelchair
BY YVETTE TAN From Mashable No wheelchair user has ever been allowed on Australia’s Larapinta trail — until now. This week, Dr William Tan, a Singapore Paralympian, begins a five day journey across 65km (40 miles) of the Australian outback….
Paul Manafort sought $850 million deal with Putin ally and alleged gangster [Cayman Islands company involved]
By LACHLAN MARKAY SPENCER ACKERMAN From The Daily Beast Trump’s one-time campaign chairman has a history of unorthodox real-estate deals. But this may have been the wildest of all. Paul Manafort partnered on an $850 million New York real-estate deal…
Regularly drinking energy drinks can lead to cocaine addiction, study finds
By Tanveer Mann From Metro.co.uk It might have seemed pretty harmless downing a load of energy drinks before your Chemistry exam. It got you through that all-nighter so it did the job..right? Well, turns out you’re more likely to develop…
One eye-popping chart explains the state of retail jobs
By Elena Holodny From Business Insider Retail has seen quite the shake-up amid the rise of Amazon and other online distributors. The demand for “traditional” retail jobs — such as cashiers in malls — is drying up as companies continue to…
More High-tech cities
The 25 most high-tech cities in the world Part 2 By Chris Weller From Business Insider Cities are the way of the future. In less than 35 years, the World Health Organization estimates that two-thirds of the world population will…
UK cybersecurity researcher pleads not guilty to malware charges
By Rob LeFebvre, From engadget Marcus Hutchins will ‘vigorously defend himself,’ according to his lawyer. Marcus Hutchins, the British cyber security researcher who won attention for helping to halt the spread of the WannaCry malware program earlier this year, has…
