Former U.S. President Donald Trump spoke in Laconia, New Hampshire, rather whimsically describing a sophisticated missile defense system, accompanied by his own sound effects and mimicry.
Trump keeps vowing to build something like Israel’s Iron Dome, but better and over the entire U.S. That's not easily done. https://t.co/Yj5yBfBOvG
Addressing his supporters, Trump hailed the countries that benefit from the Iron Dome missile defense system, stressing the imperative of urgent implementation of such a system in the United States, in his view.
However, what was particularly captivating about the speech was that Trump used his usual theatricals, involving gestures and sound effects, to describe the detection and interception of a missile.
In short, after the wall, Trump is now promising a dome!
Larry Nassar appears for his sentencing at Eaton County Circuit Court in Charlotte on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. The former Michigan State University sports-medicine and USA Gymnastics doctor is being sentenced for three first degree criminal sexual abuse charges related to assaults that occurred at Twistars, a gymnastics facility in Dimondale. Nassar has also been sentenced to 60 years in prison for three child pornography charges in federal court and between 40 to 175 years in Ingham County for seven counts of criminal sexual conduct.
2018
Former US Olympic team doctor Larry Nassar found guilty of molesting over 150 girls, sentenced up to 175 years in prison.
2016
TV drama “The X-Files” returns after 13 years, reuniting lead actors David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson.
2011
“21” 2nd studio album by Adele is released (Grammy Award for Album of the Year 2012).
2006
Walt Disney International and Bob Iger announce it is buying computer animation film studio Pixar for $7.4 billion
1984
Apple introduced the Macintosh during the third quarter of Super Bowl XVIII.
1978
Soviet satellite Cosmos 954, with a nuclear reactor on board, burns up in Earth’s atmosphere, scattering radioactive debris over Canada’s Northwest Territories. Only 1% is recovered.
1962
Jackie Robinson is 1st African American elected to Baseball’s Hall of Fame.
Brian Epstein signs management contract with the Beatles
1952
Charles Vincent Massey appointed Governor General; first Canadian-born.
1950
Jackie Robinson signs highest contract ($35,000) in Dodger history.
1935
Krueger Brewing Company placed the first canned beer on sale in Richmond, VA.
1927
Alfred Hitchcock releases his first film as director – The Pleasure Garden, in England.
1924
Russian city of St Petersburg renamed Leningrad (changed back in 1991).
1908
Lieutenant General Robert Baden-Powell publishes “Scouting for Boys” as a manual for self-instruction in outdoor skills and self-improvement. The book becomes the inspiration for the Scout Movement.
Jamie Dornan, star of the Fifty Shades of Grey saga, and Gordon Smart, a friend of his, had a terrible medical scare in Portugal while playing golf. Both were taken to hospital with heart-attack-like symptoms.
They later discovered that their experience was due to… a toxic caterpillar.
Smart felt tingling in his left arm and hand, and initially thought he’d had a heart attack. After a day of golf and a drunken evening, he thought his symptoms were the result of excessive drinking, he confided to the BBC.
A week after their return, the doctors asked the two men if they had been in contact with caterpillars…
These caterpillars, found in southern Portugal, are covered in tiny hairs containing thaumetopoein. This irritating protein can cause skin, eye and throat irritation, rashes and, in some cases, severe allergic reactions. The symptoms of these caterpillars can be distressing, even fatal in some cases.
Dornan has yet to comment, but Smart’s revelation reminds us that even on a relaxing vacation, the most serious threats can come from unexpected sources!
Authorities arrested a man on Saturday outside Taylor Swift’s Tribeca apartment in New York, after it was reported that he had attempted to enter the building without permission.
Taylor Swift’s NYC Home Gets Another Unwelcome Visitor: Reports Tap the photo to learn more about the arrest in front of Swift's $50 million Tribeca compound: https://t.co/QWeoSfLlLx
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced its list of Oscar nominees, with the film Oppenheimer topping the nominations and several exclusions springing a surprise!
SNUBS AND SURPRISES: It wouldn’t be the Oscar nominations without a few shockers, and this year was no exception. While some big names like Margot Robbie and Leonardo DiCaprio missed out on acting nominations, there were also some unexpected inclusions. https://t.co/ArFlOHAs4upic.twitter.com/EvqrmGHQgZ
Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer dominates the Oscars with 13 nominations, including Best Picture, while Nolan is nominated for Best Director. Cillian Murphy is nominated for Best Actor, Emily Blunt shines in the Best Supporting Actress category, and Robert Downey Jr. is nominated for Best Supporting Actor.
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Poor Things picks up 11 Oscar nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director, Yorgos Lanthimos. Emma Stone is up for Best Actress, while Marc Ruffalo stands out in the Best Supporting Actor category.
Killers of the Flower Moon garnered 10 Oscar nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director for Martin Scorsese. Lily Gladstone was nominated for Best Actress, Robert De Niro for Best Supporting Actor.
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Barbie garnered 8 Oscar nominations, including Best Picture and Best Supporting Actor for Ryan Gosling. However, two unexpected exclusions came as a surprise: Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie didn’t make the cut! Snub alert!
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Jimmy Kimmel will have the honor of hosting the awards ceremony on March 10, live from the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, and we can already feel that there will be no shortage of topics!
Billionaire Elon Musk recently visited Auschwitz, after attending a summit organized by the European Jewish Association on anti-Semitism, in Krakow. The visit follows several months of controversy over his social network X and the way anti-Semitic content was handled on its platform, according to ABC.
Elon Musk visited the site of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Nazi death camp on Monday.
The trip comes as the billionaire faces criticism for subscribing to an antisemitic conspiracy theory and allowing hate messages on his social media platform, X. https://t.co/Ssfu5UkXO7
Musk took part in a commemorative ceremony at the former Nazi concentration camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau, where millions of Jews were killed during the Second World War.
Musk’s visit could offer him the opportunity to meditate on the Holocaust, coming several months after he drew strong criticism for publishing a tweet promoting an unsubstantiated anti-Semitic conspiracy theory. The theory suggested that Jewish communities harbored hostility towards white people.
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The White House and several Jewish groups strongly condemned the tweet, leading to an avalanche of criticism of the billionaire. This wave of negative reactions prompted major advertisers such as Apple, Disney and IBM to suspend their ads on the X platform.
The incident reinforced many people’s doubts about Musk’s commitment to anti-Semitism, as well as the moderation policies he has instituted at X since his acquisition of Twitter (now X).
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Musk backtracked, stating that his publication and statements were among the most insane things he’d shared on his platform.
But the billionaire has reacted vigorously to these accusations, which he believes to be unfounded. He claimed that he had been falsely accused of anti-Semitism, highlighting his commitment to fighting online hate.
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Elon Musk went so far as to threaten legal action against the Anti-Defamation League over allegations that hate speech had proliferated since he took control of X.
It remains unclear whether Musk’s recent trip will result in a change in the way X moderates hate content.
January 27 marks the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, and pays tribute to the six million Jewish victims, 1.1 million of whom were cruelly killed in the Auschwitz camp in Poland.
Under the supervision of Dr. Thomas Wagner, Orbis Health Solutions has developed a vaccine currently in phase 3 clinical trials. This vaccine promises to revolutionize cancer treatment by optimizing the effectiveness of the immune system, while considerably minimizing side effects, ABC reports.
Significant progress has recently been made in the fight against cancer, notably with the emergence of a vaccine treatment that raises hopes of a possible cure for patients suffering from melanoma, a particularly serious form of skin cancer.
The vaccine offers an immune therapy designed to boost the body’s response against cancer cells. It takes advantage of the body’s natural recognition process, teaching it to target cancer cells by identifying them as invaders.
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Phase 2 clinical trial results for this vaccine were encouraging, in participants with advanced melanoma. The combination of Keytruda treatment and mRNA vaccine demonstrated a significant 49% reduction in the risk of disease recurrence or death, as well as a 62% reduction in distant tumor spread or death at 3-year follow-up.
Advanced melanoma patients treated with both Keytruda and the mRNA vaccine had significantly lower risks of recurrence and death than those treated with Keytruda alone.
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Around 500 participants will be selected for the start of phase 3 of the clinical trial, in the hope that this more extensive investigation will confirm the vaccine’s efficacy.
The vaccine is not only effective, but also has minimal side effects, mainly a reaction at the injection site, fatigue and fever. Despite a 25% rate of more serious side effects, the treatment profile of Keytruda and the vaccine is deemed acceptable given the severity of the disease.
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The medical community and cancer survivors eagerly anticipate the advent of a more compassionate approach to cancer treatment in this new era of cancer therapy. Personalization and immunotherapy could become the foundations of effective treatments, dramatically reducing the severe side effects associated with past treatment.
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More precise cancer treatments symbolize medical innovation, offering renewed hope to millions of people affected by cancer. The medical community and cancer survivors alike are eager to see the progress of clinical trials of these promising vaccines.
Bernie Ecclestone removed as Formula One boss as Liberty Media completes $8 billion takeover.
2016
Zika virus outbreak in Brazil prompts Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador and Jamaica to recommend women delay pregnancies for up to 2 years.
2015
Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud is crowned King of Saudi Arabia, on the death of this half-brother King Abdullah.
1986
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducts its first members: Little Richard, Chuck Berry, James Brown, Ray Charles, Fats Domino, the Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis and Elvis Presley.
1984
Hulk Hogan defeats Iron Sheik to win his 1st World Wrestling Federation title at Madison Gardens, New York.
1983
Bjorn Borg retired from tennis. He had set a record by winning 5 consecutive Wimbledon championships.
1978
Sweden banned aerosol sprays because of damage to environment. They were the first country to do so.
1974
Mike Oldfield’s “Tubular Bells” opened the credits of the movie, “The Exorcist”.
1973
U.S. President Richard Nixon announced that an accord had been reached to end the Vietnam War.
1972
Terrorists throw four firebombs at the Soviet consulate in Montreal, doing slight damage.
She shared with her fans a post filled with photos and videos of her hospital stay, describing the horrifying experience that led to the infection of several organs and this real fight for survival.
Park was particularly grateful to Paul Forman, her co-star on the Emily In Paris series, who was by her side throughout the experience. She also took the opportunity to make their relationship official!
The star also sincerely thanks all her close friends and fans for their unfailing support.
According to NBC News, federal prosecutors have sought the maximum sentence against Charles Edward Littlejohn, a 38-year-old former IRS contractor who pleaded guilty to leaking Donald Trump’s tax returns without authorization.
He could face up to five years in prison.
Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to sentence a former IRS contractor to five years in prison for leaking the tax records of former President Trump and other wealthy Americans to the media. https://t.co/XYX8gKS2Qq
Littlejohn admitted to disclosing confidential financial information about former US President Donald Trump, in addition to the financial information of several thousand wealthy Americans. He is accused of accessing an IRS database and stealing the private tax information of prominent figures, a notable breach of IRS security.
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Between August and October 2019, Littlejohn allegedly transferred confidential data to several storage devices, then provided this information anonymously to the media, including The New York Times.
Recall that the New York Times published several articles based on this stolen data revealing, among other things, that Trump had paid just $750 in federal income tax in 2016 and 2017, while another article detailed the tax avoidance tactics of several billionaires, including Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos.
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Court documents indicate that Littlejohn took significant steps to destroy evidence in anticipation of an upcoming investigation, and these revelations would have increased the seriousness of his offense. Prosecutors are seeking a 5-year prison sentence, whereas a plea agreement initially recommended a maximum sentence of 14 months’ imprisonment.
Littlejohn will appear before U.S. District Judge Ana C. Reyes in Washington, D.C., on January 29.
