allanswart/iStock(HONG KONG) — The Chinese Foreign Ministry confirmed Thursday that a second Canadian citizen has been detained in China in addition to the former Canadian diplomat who was reported missing earlier this week. Both men are being detained by China’s Ministry for State Security for allegedly “endangering national security.” At a press conference, Chinese Foreign …
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Dec 13
Survivors detail ‘life-changing experience’ trapped in abandoned coal mine
ABC News(CLEAR CREEK, W.Va.) — After being trapped in an abandoned West Virginia coal mine for days, a pair of young explorers said they learned the biggest lesson of their lives. “Everyone who was involved in searching for us, I just wanna thank you, with everything inside of me — this is the biggest lesson …
Dec 12
Authorities rescue three trapped in a West Virginia coal mine since Saturday
andresr/iStock(CLEAR CREEK, W.V.) — Three people who were trapped in an abandoned coal mine in West Virginia since Saturday have been found, according to the West Virginia Office of Miners’ Health Safety and Training. A total of four people were reported missing after their abandoned ATV was found near the entrance to the Rock House …
Dec 12
Wednesday Night Coaches Show: December 12, 2018
Wednesday Night Coaches Show: December 12, 2018https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unkHDx2XceY&feature=youtu.beAudra Rew with Mitchell Gymnastics at 6:30 pmTodd Neuendorf with Mitchell Boys Basketball at 6:40 pmWes Morgan with Mitchell Girls Basketball at 6:50 pmTravis Carpenter with Mitchell Wrestling at 7:00 pmMatt Wilber with DWU Men’s Basketball at 7:15 pm
Dec 12
Chaff from military plane likely caused mysterious blip in weather radar: Reports
richardcalver/iStock(NEW YORK) — Meteorologists may have discovered what caused a mysterious blip in the weather radar in Illinois and Kentucky earlier this week. On Monday afternoon, large blips that would usually indicate stormy weather flashed across the radar maps showing southern Illinois and western Kentucky, but there was neither a storm system nor a raindrop …
Dec 12
‘This hurts’: Officials failed to follow up on 2016 DNA hit on man accused of killing North Carolina girl: DA
FBI Charlotte(CHARLOTTE, N.C.) — The man suspected of sexually assaulting and killing 13-year-old Hania Aguilar was connected through DNA to a rape from 2016 — but investigators never followed up on that DNA evidence, and if they did, that likely would have saved the girl’s life, prosecutors said Wednesday. “This hurts,” Robeson County, North Carolina, …
Dec 12
Theresa May survives crucial no-confidence vote amid Brexit uncertainty
Leon Neal/Getty Images(LONDON) — U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May survived a crucial no-confidence vote this evening, avoiding the prospect of a bitter leadership contest within her own party. Early forecasts expected her to survive the motion comfortably, and in the end, her fellow conservative members of Parliament voted in favor of her leadership by a …
Dec 12
‘Amazed’ at lack of concern over ‘grave’ threats from China: FBI official
ilkaydede/iStock(WASHINGTON) — In the past six months alone, U.S. news outlets and other publications have unleashed several hundred articles spotlighting the robust cyber-espionage threat the U.S. says is emanating from China. Congress has also held open hearings on the matter, and Trump administration officials have traveled the country to publicly warn Americans of the growing …
Dec 12
Amazon workers in Staten Island announce plans to unionize
jetcityimage/iStock(NEW YORK) — Amazon workers at a Staten Island warehouse are launching a campaign to unionize, officials at the retail workers union confirmed on Wednesday. Employees at the Staten Island facility spoke about what they called problematic workplace conditions at a press conference in front of New York City Hall. The news of the organizing …
Dec 12
Pompeo casts doubt on Saudi prince’s role in Khashoggi murder as CIA Director briefs House, Senate prepares to vote
LEAH MILLIS/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo again cast doubt on the reported CIA assessment that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was involved in the brutal murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, saying the U.S. was still “developing” a “set of facts” and media reports about the assessment were “inaccurate.” …