Astronomers have spotted a black hole so ravenous, it’s pushing the limits of physics
Astronomers have discovered a giant black hole that’s so hungry,
it’s been gorging on a star for more than a decade — more than 10 times
longer than any stellar meal detected before. Not only is this by far
the largest meal a black hole has been seen consuming, but the feast has
been going on so long that scientists aren’t quite sure how it’s been
sustained without bending the laws of physics.
Putin
orders Russia’s air forces to prepare ‘for a time of war’ with ‘special
attention paid to air defence systems and readiness to repel
aggression’
Vladimir Putin has ordered his air force to prepare for ‘a time of
war’, Russia’s defence minister has revealed. The Russian president has
launched a spot check on the country’s aerospace forces, in order to
‘evaluate readiness’ for combat. Air defence systems are set to be
deployed, minister Sergey Shoigu revealed.
Could Iran’s Seven-Minute Nuclear Threat Be Gog and Magog?
The War of Gog and Magog is described in prophecy as being an
unusually short war. A tradition from the Vilna Gaon (a prominent 18th
century Torah authority) teaches that the war of Gog and Magog will last
12 minutes. According to a 20th century interpretation, “A third of the
world will die, a third will suffer from plague and a third will
survive.”
Federal prosecutors seek to indict ‘2nd Snowden’ this week
Harold T. Martin III, a former NSA contractor, has been held in
detention since his arrest in August 2016 after authorities found
thousands of pages of classified information in his car and home. Martin
was also accused of stealing 50 terabytes of highly sensitive data,
including files from the Tailored Access Operations (TAO), an elite
hacking unit that develops and deploys software to hack the networks of
foreign governments.
Europe punishes Israel
While the United States has refused to condemn passage of the
Regulation Law Monday night, Britain and the European Union slammed the
legislation on Tuesday, saying that it threatened the pursuit of a
two-state solution. Neither referrred to the previous situation on
Cyprus, when Greeks were allowed to recompense Turks for building on
their land when the island was divided rather than abandon their home,
this with the consent of the Hague Court.
Islamic State recruiting child refugees as they head to Europe
Militant groups such as Islamic State are deliberately preying on
vulnerable young people for recruitment, as they make the perilous
journey across the Middle East and north Africa, to Europe.
UC Berkeley Rioter Identified As University Staff Member
A demonstrator who participated in the riot outside of Milo
Yiannopolous’ scheduled talk at UC Berkeley last week has been
identified as a university staff member.
Hepatitis in the Americas: Report reveals the enormous scale of this silent epidemic
The first report of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) on
viral hepatitis reveals the enormous scale of this silent epidemic in
the Americas, and advocates an organized response by the countries of
the region to prevent, detect and treat those who need it.
Brazil’s ‘black urine’ disease puzzle remains unsolved
The symptoms of the disease are intense muscular pain, of sudden
onset, mainly affecting the cervical and trapezius region, associated
with pain in the arms and / or back, thighs, calves with no apparent
cause and elevated creatine phosphokinase. Patients may also develop
kidney failure and therefore have dark urine.
In Their Own Words: Anti-Trump ‘Resistance’ Leaders Say They Want To Make America ‘Ungovernable’
Behind the mass protests, choreographed chants and acts of violence,
leaders of anti-Trump “resistance” efforts are communicating the same
simple but dark message: they want to make America “ungovernable” for
the president of the United States. These protesters say they will do
whatever it takes to keep Trump from enacting his agenda, and many of
them have shown a willingness to destroy public property, assault law
enforcement officers and inflict violence upon their fellow citizens.
Earthquake hits north India: Twitterati shake things up on social media
A moderate intensity earthquake measuring 5.8 on Richter Scale
struck northern India minutes ago . The earthquake, which hit at around
10.30 this evening hit, among other places, Delhi NCR, Pithoragarh,
Uttarkashi lasted almost as long as 30 seconds. The epicentre of the
quake was Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand.
5.6 Magnitude Earthquake Rattles Parts Of Colombia
A strong, 5.6-magnitude earthquake rattled residents of Colombia’s
largest city on Monday, leading office workers to evacuate buildings and
forcing the city’s airport to temporarily close.
Khamenei to Trump: No enemy can paralyze Iran
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei dismissed US President
Donald Trump’s warning to Tehran to stop its missile tests, and called
on Iranians to respond to Trump’s “threats” on Friday’s anniversary of
the 1979 revolution. “No enemy can paralyze the Iranian nation,”
Khamenei was quoted as saying by his website in a meeting with military
commanders in Tehran.
New York police arrest some 20 rabbis protesting Trump travel ban
A group of about 20 rabbis was arrested on Monday night in Manhattan,
according to The New York Times. The rabbis were arrested by New York
Police for blocking traffic on Columbus Drive outside the Trump
International Hotel and Tower, while protesting US President Donald
Trump’s executive order which restricts travel from seven
Muslim-majority countries.
Knesset passes historic law legalizing 4,000 settler homes
The Knesset late Monday night passed historic legislation hailed by the
Right for legalizing some 4,000 settler homes and attacked by the Left
as the first step toward de facto annexation. Its passage by a vote of
60-52 marks the first time that the Knesset has sought to impose Israeli
law in Area C of the West Bank, which is under Israeli military and
civilian rule. That territory is considered to be outside the Knesset’s
purview and such an action could be viewed as an initial application of
sovereignty.
Tensions with Gaza flare shortly after IDF drill preparing for escalation
Tensions between Israel and militants in the Gaza Strip flared on
Monday, one day after a Hamas militant died in an “accidental explosion”
in the northern Gaza Strip and shortly after a large-scale IDF drill
along the border. The Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing
of Hamas, said that 37-year-old Muhammad Walidal-Quqa died after
succumbing to wounds he sustained a day earlier and had been involved in
“jihadist activities, including manufacturing and assembling
explosives.”
Africa Sahel states agree to set up joint counter-terror force
Five countries in Africa’s Sahel region have agreed to set up a joint
counter-terrorism force to tackle the jihadist threat. Leaders from
Mali, Chad, Niger, Burkina Faso and Mauritania made the announcement at a
summit in Bamako. Chad’s President Idriss Deby said the members of the
G5 group were on the “frontline against terrorism”.
Cory Bernardi: Australia senator launches right-wing party
Australian right-wing Senator Cory Bernardi has defected from the
nation’s government to launch his own Australian Conservatives party. Mr
Bernardi confirmed his move in Australia’s upper house on Tuesday,
ending months of speculation. The outspoken senator has repeatedly
criticised PM Malcolm Turnbull’s government for being too moderate.
Syria conflict: Thousands hanged at Saydnaya prison, Amnesty says
As many as 13,000 people, most of them civilian opposition supporters,
have been executed in secret at a prison in Syria, Amnesty International
says. A new report by the human rights group alleges that mass hangings
took place every week at Saydnaya prison between September 2011 and
December 2015.
TV maker unlawfully tracked viewing habits
TV maker Vizio has agreed to pay out $2.2m in order to settle
allegations it unlawfully collected viewing data on its customers. The
US Federal Trade Commission said the company’s smart TV technology had
captured data on what was being viewed on screen and transmitted it to
the firm’s servers. The data was sold to third parties, the FTC said.
Records: Soros Fund Execs Funded Paul Ryan, Marco Rubio, Jeb Bush, John McCain, John Kasich, Lindsey Graham in 2016
Employees of a hedge fund founded by the king of the Institutional Left,
billionaire and Democratic Party mega-donor George Soros, donated tens
of thousands of dollars to top Republicans who fought against President
Donald Trump in 2016, donation records compiled by the Center for
Responsive Politics show…it is significant that Soros executives are
making a play inside the GOP. Perhaps even more significant is the type
of Republican they aim to prop up: pro-amnesty, pro-open borders on
trade, and generally speaking anti-Trump.
US sources indicate Trump to support two-state solution
The Trump administration clarified in recent days to the Prime
Minister’s bureau that it intended to support the ‘two-state solution’
as the base for negotiations in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The
clarifications were part of the preparations currently underway for the
first meeting between Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump since the
latter assumed the American presidency. That meeting is to take place
next week in the US capital.
University stops formation of conservative group due to campus leftists feeling ‘unsafe’
According to the Daily Caller, Santa Clara University student senate has
turned down a petition for the formation of a Turning Point USA chapter
at their college, and all because leftist students and faculty said the
formation of such a group would make them feel “unsafe.”…50 students
and school employees took up an hour to explain why such a group should
not exist on their campus right after a lengthy powerpoint presentation
that attempted to tie Turning Point USA to white supremacist groups.
Shock Poll Shows Merkel Losing Chancellorship If Elections Held Today; JPMorgan Stunned
This afternoon, a new opinion poll from INSA showed the SPD gaining
further support and overtaking the CDU/CSU for the first time in many
years. If elections were held now, the INSA poll suggests that the CDU
would get 30% of the vote, while the SPD would get 31%. This means that
Schulz would enter any coalition talks as the leader of the largest
party, hence becoming Chancellor.
Mystery green flash of light appears in sky as hundreds of baffled residents report strange incident
It was reported by more than 185 people after it suddenly appeared in
the early hours of the morning – and it’s yet to be given an official
explanation
New Chinese missile makes latest appearance in drills
A highly accurate Chinese ballistic missile capable of threatening U.S.
and Japanese bases in Asia has made its latest appearance at recent
Rocket Force drills. The medium-range DF-16 featured in a video posted
last week on the Defense Ministry’s website showing the missiles aboard
their 10-wheeled mobile launch vehicles being deployed in deep forest
during exercises over the just-concluded Lunar New Year holiday.
Brazil sends troops to state torn by violence due to police strike
Brazil’s president on Monday ordered 200 troops to the southeastern
state of Espirito Santo, where a police strike in recent days sparked a
wave of violence including what is already believed to be dozens of
murders.
Schwarzenegger: I Wanted To “Smash Trump’s Face”
“I called my assistant and said, ‘I think what we really should do is
request a meeting and go back to New York,’ ” Schwarzenegger said,
pausing for emphasis. “And then we just smash his face into the table.”
Australia Catholic Church faces six decades of child abuse allegations
Seven percent of Catholic priests working in Australia between 1950 and
2010 were accused of child sex crimes but few were pursued, Church data
showed on Monday, as hearings began over allegations dating back
decades.