UK: Man jailed over Gatwick bomb hoax
From BBC A passenger who called in a bomb hoax in order to delay his flight has been jailed. Jacob Meir Abdellak rang police eight minutes before the plane was due to leave Gatwick Airport for Los Angeles on 11…
Rod Stewart’s antiques
Rock star Rod Stewart having a clear out with the help of an Essex auction house By Tom Derbyshire From Antiques Trade Gazette ‘We are selling… we are sellll-iiing…’ as Rod Stewart nearly sang. We all need a good clear-out…
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End Orphanage Child Trafficking
From Freedom United August 2018: We have reached out to Global Vision International, Go Overseas, WorkAway, Love Volunteers, African Impact and Plan My Gap Year calling on them to join organizations such as Volunteer Service Overseas who have taken a stand against orphanage…
Americans are spending like crazy at restaurants
From Newsmax Spending at U.S. restaurants surged over the past three months by the most on record, making it both a bright spot for the economy and a risk if appetites for eating out return to normal. Sales at food-service…
Cartoon of the week
By Tony Zuvela, Cartoonist “It’s my own little World which I can escape to everyday and create a fun, weird, berserk Cartoon to whatever subject I like. I enjoy doing all the work myself, and all the aspects of Cartooning,…
Exploring more of the Impossible Library in Tianjin
By Trey Ratcliff From Stuck In Customs DAILY PHOTO – EXPLORING MORE OF THE IMPOSSIBLE LIBRARY IN TIANJIN This is the second photo I’ve published from this amazing place. Tianjin has lots of other great locations too, but I was…
UK: Manchester united in quest for investment
by Sebastian Shehadi From fDI Manchester City Council leader Sir Richard Leese tells Sebastian Shehadi about the threat posed by Brexit and why the city’s tech skills and quality of life continue to pull investment. Q: What are the greatest economic…
CBO cuts US growth forecast amid warnings on trade spats
From Newsmax U.S. economic growth will probably accelerate this year before slowing in 2019 to well below the Trump administration’s 3 percent target as a fiscal stimulus fades, congressional researchers projected on Monday. In an updated economic outlook, the nonpartisan…
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NOTE: See also Community Events listed in DATE ORDER below articles and notices Cayman Islands; East End District Community Meeting Thursday, 30 August The RCIPS will be holding a District Community Meeting in East End on Thursday evening, 30 August….
