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A Dana aircraft has reportedly overshot the runway and landed in the bush around the airport area. According to report, the incident happened on Tuesday, February 20 although no casualties were recorded in the incident.

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• Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes wants to provide 90 million Americans with a monthly stipend of $500.
• In a Reddit AMA, he explained that he would want to pay for this by raising taxes on the one percent.
• He estimates that the program would cost just under $300 billion. 

Chris Hughes, a co-founder of Facebook and chair of the Economic Security Project, has a proposal to attack the problem of rising income inequality through a basic income... Читать дальше...

South by Southwest can brag about the diversity of its keynote speaker lineup, but the annual culture, entertainment, and technology conference still managed to slip-up when it came to embracing inclusivity at this year's show. 

For allegedly selling their daughter, Chinecherem, for N400,000, a few hours after delivery, the monitoring unit of the Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department of the Imo state police command has arrested a couple.

A lot of people were outside today, enjoying the record warm February temperatures. Some of them were out enjoying a round of golf.

In the wake of last week’s deadly gun rampage in Florida, one of Dallas’ top leaders wants the National Rifle Association to hold its annual convention elsewhere. Mayor Pro Tem Dwaine Caraway said Monday the NRA would be “met with opposition” if it continued with the event planned for May 4-6, WFAA reported. “There will...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A man who claimed his wife disappeared at sea when their boat collided with an unknown object near the Bahamas was charged Tuesday with killing her and intentionally trying to sink the vessel to cover his tracks. Lewis Bennett, 41, is charged with second-degree murder on the high seas in the...

My favorite part of an Assassin’s Creed game isn’t the epic story, or the thrill of running across the rooftops of a huge, bustling city. It’s definitely not all of the neck stabbing. Instead, the moments that really stick with me are the quieter ones, where I have the chance to really appreciate the detail that’s gone into creating these historical settings, whether it’s ancient Rome or industrial era London. Unfortunately, often those moments are disrupted when I accidentally enter a restricted area... Читать дальше...

As I've done for the past few years, I'm running the talk programme at Splore – the Listening Lounge – this year. And I'm pleased with what we have for Splorers at the Living Lounge tent on Saturday, February 24. Here it is ...
10.30am KNOW WHERE YOU STAND Splore's relationship with Ngāti Whanaunga and Ngāti Paoa, the iwi associated with the Tapapakanga site, has always been important to the festival. The past year has been an exciting time for both – as part of the Hauraki collective, the... Читать дальше...

The only way Abdalaziz Alhamza and his fellow citizen journalists could get out news from the Islamic State's self-declared capital in Syria to a global audience was by posting materials on Facebook and YouTube. "They were the only way to spread news since many militias and governments prevented most,...

For what seems like the 40th straight season, the Jets are searching for a franchise quarterback. Can they finally land one?

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• There's a new "Honest Trailer" for Warner Bros.'s "Justice League" movie.
• It picks apart the movie's over-reliance on CGI and lame stylistic quirks.
• For example, the villain is rendered poorly onscreen, and actor Henry Cavill's mouth is partially digitally generated.
• The villain also has a weird obsession with his mom.
• The movie was condensed from two movies to one, and it shows through awkward scenes and underbaked character development. Читать дальше...

Venezuela's major opposition groups edged closer Tuesday to an all-out boycott of an upcoming presidential election, warning the vote wouldn't be free or fair. In a further potential blow to the opposition, a senior official in the ruling socialist party proposed early elections for Venezuela's opposition-controlled congress as well, cutting its term short by more than a year. Opposition lawmaker Edgar Zambrano told The Associated Press that his Democratic Action party and two other movements had decided to boycott. Читать дальше...

Angelique Kerber beats Barbora Strycova 6-2, 6-1 in first round of Dubai Championships.

Au terme d'une deuxième rencontre au sommet avec la Fédération interprofessionnelle de la santé (FIQ), le ministre de la Santé, Gaétan Barrette, a annoncé mardi la mise en place de 16 projets-pilotes, c'est-à-dire un dans chacune des régions administratives du Québec, afin de déterminer les meilleurs ratios patients-infirmières en fonction des secteurs et des domaines d'intervention.

Gaétan Barrette dit partager les souhaits de la Fédération interprofessionnelle de la santé (FIQ), qui veut notamment inscrire les ratios infirmière-patient dans une loi et l'élimination des heures supplémentaires obligatoires, sauf peut-être la loi .

By Gulsen Solaker and Ellen Francis ANKARA/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Pro-Syrian government forces entered Syria's northwestern Afrin region on Tuesday to help a Kurdish militia there fend off a Turkish assault, raising the prospect of a wider escalation of the conflict. Soon after the convoy of militia fighters - waving Syrian flags and brandishing weapons - entered Afrin, Syrian state media reported that Turkey had targeted them with shellfire. The confrontation pits the Turkish army and allied Syrian... Читать дальше...

If you make it through med school while also playing in the NFL, you should be able to put whatever you want on your jersey.

In college and grad school, I knew several students who couldn't afford housing and "lived" in the student lounges (showering in the rec center) and one guy who pitched a tent in the hills near campus. But this story of Allan Kornfeld who lived in a Yale ventilation shaft from 1963 to 1964 is the closest I've seen to Lazlo Hollyfeld's secret lair in the classic 1985 film Real Genius.

Warner Bros. has named Chantal Nong as vice president of DC Films Group, an individual with knowledge of the hire tells TheWrap. Nong will now work on the development and production management of the DC film slate. She has been with the studio since 2011 and most recently oversaw the development of “Crazy Rich Asians.” She also worked previously on “The Meg” as well as “300: Rise of an Empire.” The move follows the promotion of Walter Hamada to president of the DC Films production unit. Also Read... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — An advocacy group is suing the Justice Department for not turning over records sought under the U.S. Freedom of Information Act. The group says the records could shed light on the Trump administration's dealings with private prison companies in forming new policies on incarceration. The Democracy Forward Foundation, partly funded by Democratic party donors, wants to know whether the administration's plans on prison reform may be influenced by donations and lobbying by private prison firms. Читать дальше...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average late Tuesday was trading near session lows and set for its sharpest one-day drop since Feb. 8, when the benchhmark unraveled by more than 1,000 points. At its low, the Dow was off about 335 points, or 1.3%, at 24,884.19, but was most recently off 260 points at 24,962. The blue-chip gauge has been under pressure throughout the session on the back of weakness in shares of Walmart Inc. after the retailing giant reported fourth-quarter results that showed some softness in its online business. Читать дальше...

A poll conducted after the massacre at a Florida high school shows Americans back stricter guns laws by a 66-31 percent margin, the highest level of support ever recorded by the Quinnipiac Poll. Gun owners, by a 50 – 44 percent margin, also support tighter measures. The question of universal background checks for would-be gun...

The first treatment to help prevent serious allergic reactions to peanuts may be on the way. A company said Tuesday that its daily capsules of peanut powder helped children build tolerance in a major study. Millions of children are allergic to peanuts, and some may have life-threatening reactions if accidentally exposed to them. Doctors have...