Announcement Total 100 articles, created at 2016-08-26 00:02 1 Donald Trump calls Hillary Clinton a 'bigot' at Mississippi rally – video (1.39/2) Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump spoke to a rally in Mississippi on Wednesday evening and called political rival Hillary Clinton ‘a bigot’ 2016-08-25 16:02 1KB www.theguardian.com 2 Trump proclaims polls with black and Hispanic voters have gone 'way up' (1.02/2) Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump told rally-goers in Tampa on Aug. 24 that "the polls with African American folks and Spanish-speaking folks, the Hispanics, Latinos, have gone way up" in the last three weeks. 2016-08-25 18:26 975Bytes www.washingtonpost.com 3 Woman Dies After Falling 40 Feet From Zip Line in Delaware Video (1.02/2) A 59-year-old woman has died after falling approximately 40 feet from a zip line at the Lums Pond State Park in Delaware. 2016-08-25 18:23 1KB abcnews.go.com 4 Turkey warns Syrian Kurds to withdraw east of Euphrates (1.02/2) Turkey threatens further intervention in northern Syria unless Kurdish-led forces withdraw east of the River Euphrates within a week. 2016-08-25 18:03 3KB www.bbc.co.uk 5 WATCH: Black Coffee's son left overwhelmed by lesson on how to take care of a lady Black Coffee's young boy appears to be overwhelmed when his dad explains to him all the things that go into taking care of a lady, saying 2016-08-26 00:01 1KB www.timeslive.co.za 6 Memorial service for Inchanga shooting victims called off to allow for peace talks A joint memorial for two victims of factional fighting in Inchanga was postponed early on Thursday. 2016-08-26 00:01 2KB www.timeslive.co.za 7 Sepp Blatter appears at CAS for appeal against FIFA ban Disgraced former FIFA president Sepp Blatter appeared before sport's highest tribunal, the Court of Arbitration of Sport (CAS), on Thursday to appeal against his six-year ban from soccer. 2016-08-26 00:01 2KB www.timeslive.co.za 8 80,000 English families could be homeless by 2020, former MP warns — RT UK Almost 80,000 families in England face the prospect of becoming homeless by 2020 unless Prime Minister Theresa May abandons cuts to housing benefits, a former Labour minister claims. 2016-08-26 00:01 2KB www.rt.com 9 Bizos says Hawks’ action raises fears ‘about future of justice and law in SA’ Prominent human rights lawyer advocate George Bizos expressed concern about the future of justice and law in the country. 2016-08-26 00:01 2KB www.timeslive.co.za 10 Van Rooyen, Buthelezi, Molefe, Ramokgopa: who might take Gordhan’s role? There are four candidates President Jacob Zuma is probably attempting to replace Pravin Gordhan with as SA’s finance minister, according to Japanese investment bank Nomura head of emerging markets Peter Attard Montalto. 2016-08-26 00:01 1005Bytes www.timeslive.co.za 11 Civil society groups ‘outraged at Hawks attack on Gordhan and his former Sars colleagues’ “Not only are the charges baseless‚ but the manner in which they have been pursued is clearly calculated to besmirch the names of the individuals and has predictably already seriously impaired our national economy.” 2016-08-26 00:01 2KB www.timeslive.co.za 12 Russia tests army’s readiness in massive snap exercise in west & south — RT News Russian Army units as well as the Air Force, Airborne Troops and the Navy’s Northern Fleet have been put on high alert as part of a large-scale snap exercise which the Defense Ministry says will check troops’ readiness to tackle emerging crises. 2016-08-26 00:01 3KB www.rt.com 13 Russia to introduce nationwide blacklists of ex-officials sacked over loss of trust — RT Russian politics The Russian Government has approved an initiative to create a register of former officials who have lost their posts due to “loss of trust” in order to prevent them from re-entering state service. 2016-08-26 00:01 2KB www.rt.com 14 Ex-UKIP boss Nigel Farage vows return to frontline politics if Brexit isn’t delivered — RT UK Nigel Farage says he will return to frontline politics if Brexit isn’t well underway by the end of 2018, citing fears the British public will be let down. 2016-08-26 00:01 2KB www.rt.com 15 Singer Akriti Kakkar blasts Emirates for losing goods, causing trauma Singer Akriti Kakkar who turned composer with 'Batti Gul' has slammed Emirates Airlines claiming goods worth Rs 3 lakh was lost by them and causing mental trauma 2016-08-25 21:07 3KB www.mid- day.com 16 IIT-B names, shames start-ups reneging on job offers In an unprecedented move, the Indian Institute of Technology- Bombay (IIT-B) on Thursday released the names of nine companies it had blacklisted for allegedly going back on plum job placements they offered to its students 2016-08-25 20:59 2KB www.mid-day.com 17 Watch video: Congress leader Ramya's car attacked with eggs Actor-turned-politician Ramya car was surrounded by protestors and pelted with eggs in Mangaluru on Thursday. She was escorted by the police away from airport to attend a local event 2016-08-25 20:08 1KB www.mid-day.com 18 SC ignored as dahi-handi celebrated with protests, black flags in Maharashtra Despite a Supreme Court order on height restrictions, several organisations in Mumbai, Thane and Navi Mumbai celebrated the dahi-handi ritual on Janmashtmi with protests, black bands and black flags on Thursday 2016-08-25 19:32 3KB www.mid-day.com 19 Bethel teachers rally for contract Members of the Bethel Education Association held a rally and addressed the school board Tuesday about teacher contract negotiations. Bargaining resumes Thursday. 2016-08-25 19:10 3KB www.thenewstribune.com 20 Fox Sports and Sports Illustrated partner to challenge ESPN's dominance Fox Sports has formed an advertising and editorial agreement with Sports Illustrated in an attempt to challenge ESPN’s dominance. 2016-08-25 19:10 2KB www.thedrum.com 21 How far away are we from a cashless society? Lloyds recently announced the closure of 200 branches across the UK in a direct response to consumers deserting the high street in favour of digital channels. According to the taxpayer-owned bank’s chief executive, the use of branches has fallen by 15 per cent year on year –... 2016-08-25 19:10 4KB www.thedrum.com 22 Four reasons why brands should have a music streaming strategy Too often, marketers take a pass on digital audio because they don’t have a 2016-08-25 19:10 5KB www.thedrum.com 23 Dentsu Aegis Network embraces enhanced shared parental pay Dentsu Aegis Network has made strides to bolster equality and diversity in its agencies by rolling out new measures to make it easier for new working parents manage the transition. 2016-08-25 19:10 2KB www.thedrum.com 24 Palestinian woman fired in Germany for refusing to remove her headscarf The woman was told that her Muslim dress had 'injured the neutrality' of her workplace. She was fired after just one day of her six-week internship. 2016-08-25 18:45 1KB www.jpost.com 25 Man attempts breaking Guinness record by ironing 2,100 garments in 101 hours In an attempt to break a unique world record held by United Kingdom's Gareth Sanders, Daniel Sundar from Chennai ironed 2,100 garments in 101 hours 2016-08-25 18:38 1KB www.mid-day.com 26 US paid $1.3bn in interest on debt to Iran left over from Shah’s time, critics call it ‘ransom’ — RT America Two days after delivering $400 million in cash to Tehran to pay off a decades-old debt, the US paid $1.3 billion more to cover the interest, but Obama administration critics say the payment was essentially ransom for the release of US prisoners in January. 2016-08-25 18:06 3KB www.rt.com 27 Abby Pyne Instagram Pictures Duke University star soccer goalkeeper Abby Pyne is certainly a sight for sore eyes. Pyne, who is a past member of the United States national team, didn't let in a single goal during her sophomore 2016-08-25 18:07 1KB dailycaller.com 28 Deliciously Ella gets a new look ahead of first retail product launch Food blogger and Instagrammer Ella Mills has introduced a refreshed brand identity for her Deliciously Ella brand, ahead of the launch of her first retail product ‘Deliciously Ella Energy Balls’. 2016-08-25 18:29 1KB www.thedrum.com 29 Transgender Sues City Over Law Banning Female Nudity In Bars A transgender woman is suing the city of Chicago because of a city statute that will not allow him to show his breasts at bars or clubs that serve alcohol. Bea Sullivan-Knoff, a 23-year-old transge 2016-08-25 18:07 2KB dailycaller.com 30 Kerri Walsh Jennings Defends Ryan Lochte Robbery Story Kerri Walsh Jennings is now defending Ryan Lochte. [caption id="attachment_5184748" align="alignnone" width="640"] (Photo: Getty Images)[/caption] Days after the U. S. swimmer lost millions in 2016-08-25 18:07 1KB dailycaller.com 31 Study: Fed Supported Biofuels INCREASED CO2 Emissions Taxpayer-supported biofuels emit more carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions than gasoline, according to a new study, challenging the benefits of mixing ethanol into the U.