No donation impropriety from me: Xenophon
Senator Nick Xenophon insists there's no impropriety involved in the $170,000 worth of donations his party has received from businessman Ian Melrose. The ALP this week requested the Australian Electoral Commissioner examine donations from Mr Melrose to Senator Xenophon to determine whether they are loans, which is against the law. The South Australian senator says Mr Melrose has made donations, not loans. "It was always in the nature of a donation, not a loan," he told reporters in Melbourne on..>> view originalSaudi Arabia: Legal Expert Says That U.S. Government Blew Up The Twin Towers On 9/11
Saudi Arabia is livid over the recent passage of a bill in the U.S. Senate that would allow 9/11 victims’ families to sue the Middle Eastern nation. The bill was recently passed by a unanimous vote, and while the Washington Times reports that President Obama has vowed to veto it, that hasn’t stopped the Saudi Arabian media from coming out swinging against the U.S. government. According to a Breitbart report, a reporter representing Saudi Arabia is now claiming that the U.S. planned and carried ..>> view originalCompany claims new software program can identify terrorists
An Israeli start-up claims it has developed a software program that can identify terrorists, pedophiles and ace poker players by analysing their facial features. Faception says the technology can determine character traits in people’s faces that are undetectable to the naked eye and has an accuracy of 80 percent. Using photographs, the software successfully identified nine out of the 11 Paris attackers as terrorists. The start-up has already signed a contract with a homeland security agency to..>> view originalAlvarez cements 'super majority' in Congress
Incoming Davao Del Norte Rep. Pantaleon “Bebot” Alvarez. Marc Jayson Cayabyab/INQUIRER.net FILE PHOTO. Incoming Davao Del Norte representative Pantaleon “Bebot” Alvarez, presumptive President-elect Rodrigo Duterte's pick for Speaker of the ...>> view originalUtah Lawmaker Wants Porn Blocked From The Internet, Looks To U.K. Anti-Porn Laws For Guidance
A Utah lawmaker would like to see pornography blocked in the Beehive State and has been looking at anti-pornography measures already in place in the United Kingdom, the Independent is reporting. You may recall that last month, Republican Senator Todd Weiler was the chief architect behind a piece of legislation declaring porn a “public health crisis,” a bill that was ultimately signed into law by Utah Governor Gary Herbert. If you’ve got the money, #Utah Gov. Gary Herbert has the time: today’s #..>> view originalToo soon to say what downed EgyptAir jet
EgyptAir plane showed no technical issuesThe head of Egypt's forensics authority has dismissed as premature a suggestion the small size of the body parts retrieved since the EgyptAir jet crashed indicated there had been an explosion on board.Investigators are looking for clues in the human remains and debris recovered from the Mediterranean Sea.EgyptAir flight 804 vanished from radar screens last Thursday, with 66 passengers and crew on board.The Airbus 320's black box recorders, which could exp..>> view originalAustria's new President Alexander Van Der Bellen faces difficult task of healing divided nation
Austria's new President Alexander Van Der Bellen faces difficult task of healing divided nation By freelance correspondent Kim Traill in Vienna Updated May 25, 2016 15:56:59 Austria's new president, Alexander Van Der Bellen, ran his election campaign with the slogan, "a president who unites". Key points:Freedom Party rejects "Nazi" labelAustrians worried by refugee intakeFar right popular near national borders However, backed by the Greens, the 72-year-old inde..>> view originalCould this be the end of Queensland's droughts?
THE Bureau of Meteorology is predicting the El Niño effect will diminish this winter and the change may well bring much needed rain to inland Queensland as 85 per cent of the state remains in drought. "International climate models indicate the tropical Pacific Ocean will continue to cool, with six of eight models suggesting La Niña is likely to form during the austral winter (June-August)," a BOM update read yesterday. And with the phenomenon coming to an end it's expected the state wil..>> view original
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