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U.S. investigating peculiar attacks with hallmarks of ‘Havana syndrome’ near White House
Federal agencies are investigating at least two mysterious incidents on U.S. soil with some hallmarks of the “Havana syndrome.” Lawmakers on the House and Senate Armed Services Committee confirmed to NBC News on Thursday that they were briefed in April on the investigation. In 2016, U.S. diplomats and their support staff stationed in Havana reported …
Laura Rapidly Intensifies Into 115 MPH Category 3 Major Hurricane
Laura has rapidly intensified in the Gulf of Mexico. Laura is predicted to make landfall as a major hurricane on the upper Texas or southwest Louisiana coasts. Life-threatening storm surge and damaging winds will affect areas near where Laura makes landfall. Storm surge could penetrate as much as 30 miles inland in southwest Louisiana. Laura …
Magnitude 7.7 quake hits near Cuba, Jamaica
By Mekhla Raina | Reuters A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.7 struck south of Cuba on Tuesday, triggering a tsunami waves warning for Cuba, Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the International Tsunami Information Center said. The quake, initially reported as a magnitude 7.3 before being upgraded, was centered in …
Brazilian president’s son suggests using dictatorship-era tactics on leftist foes | World news
Voices from across Brazil’s political spectrum have condemned the son of the far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro, after he suggested hardline dictatorship-era tactics might be needed to crush his father’s leftist foes. Eduardo Bolsonaro made the incendiary remarks – which many observers suspect were a deliberate distraction from renewed media speculation over the family’s links to …
Cuba Gooding Jr. Touches Accuser’s Butt on Security Vid, But No Clear ‘Pinch’
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Cuba Gooding Jr. definitely made contact with the backside of a TAO nightclub server — that’s clear in this surveillance video, but it could still be key in helping the actor beat the charges. TMZ’s obtained security footage of the alleged butt-touching incident that got Gooding indicted on 2 of …
Cuba Gooding Jr.: Actor faces charges of forcible touching in New York, lawyer says
Cuba Gooding Jr.’s lawyer said Thursday security video will exonerate the actor from allegations he groped a woman at a New York City night spot. Video from Magic Hour Rooftop Bar & Lounge in Manhattan showed no criminality on Gooding’s part, his lawyer Mark Heller told The Associated Press. “There is not the slightest scintilla …
