BlogHide Resteemsyule (42)in life • 6 years ago5 dead in apparent murder-suicide at house, nursing home in south TexasThree people were found dead at a nursing home in Robstown, Texas. ref:yule (42)in news • 6 years agoWhy the Biggest Stunt in 'Mission: Impossible - Fallout' Saw Abu Dhabi Stand in for ParisTom Cruise's 25,000-foot HALO stunt involved two UAE military planes and more than 100 jumps over the desert (which later became France). ref:yule (42)in life • 6 years agoQualcomm Abandons NXP Deal Amid US-China TensionsQualcomm scrapped its $44 billion purchase of Dutch chip maker NXP after failing to secure approval in China, making the deal one of the most prominent victims of spiraling U.S.-China trade…yule (42)in life • 6 years agoSergio Marchionne, Who Revived Fiat and Chrysler, Dies at 66Mr. Marchionne, who merged the two carmakers while pulling them back from the brink of collapse, led the combined Fiat Chrysler until just a few days ago. ref:yule (42)in life • 6 years agoTexas Waiter Who Received 'We Don't Tip Terrorist' Note Admits to Writing Racist Message Himselfyule (42)in news • 6 years agoSelma Blair signs petition demanding Disney rehire ousted director James GunnActress Selma Blair signed and shared a petition Sunday demanding Disney rehire ousted “Guardians of the Galaxy” director James Gunn. ref:yule (42)in life • 6 years agoAfghan Vice President Dostum set to return after more than year in exile, supporters sayKABUL, Afghanistan — Abdurrashid Dostum, the controversial Afghan vice president who was forced to leave for Turkey last year amid sexual assault charges, is set to return Sunday, potentially…yule (42)in life • 6 years agoGaza truce shaky after Israeli tank responds to reported fence breachyule (42)in life • 6 years ago27 reported tornadoes rip through Iowayule (42)in news • 6 years agoSteam Pipe Explodes in New York's Flatiron Districtyule (42)in life • 6 years ago'America's Got Talent' Trapeze Act Featuring Legally Blind Stuntman Goes Horribly WrongDuo Transcend performed their trapeze act on ‘America’s Got Talent’ on Tuesday, July 17, but their performance ended when one member fell down to the stage below — watch the video ref:yule (42)in life • 6 years agoGoldman Says Solomon Will Succeed Blankfein as CEO in OctoberIt’s official at long last: David Solomon will inherit the crown from Lloyd Blankfein at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. ref:yule (42)in news • 6 years agoPrince William and Prince Charles 'refused to meet Trump' during UK visitPrince Charles stayed in Gloucestershire while Prince William played in a charity polo match. ref:yule (42)in life • 6 years ago3 police officers shot in Kansas City, rifle-wielding suspect killed: OfficialsThree police officers were shot in a confrontation in Kansas City on Sunday. ref:yule (42)in life • 6 years ago'Endangered blue whale' harpooned off coast of IcelandAn Icelandic whaling company has been accused of slaughtering an endangered blue whale in a "deplorable act", provoking anger and condemnation from the international marine conservationist…yule (42)in life • 6 years agoOPEC's oil output jumps in June as Saudi Arabia opens the taps to tame crude pricesSaudi Arabia hiked its oil output in June to the highest level since the end of 2016, boosting OPEC's production for the month. ref:yule (42)in life • 6 years agoChina Lets Widow of Dissident Nobel Laureate Liu Xiaobo LeaveChina allowed the widow of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo to leave for Germany nearly a year after the dissident’s death, at a time when Beijing is seeking allies in Europe as part of its…yule (42)in life • 6 years agoHere's what it would take for Trump to back off on China trade: Advisor HassettKevin Hassett argues China hasn't been adhering to the developed country rules under the WTO with respect to trade. ref:yule (42)in news • 6 years agoOff to Europe: Trump to meet worried NATO heads, then PutinPresident Donald Trump's weeklong trip to Europe will test already strained bonds with some of the United States' closest allies. ref:yule (42)in news • 6 years agoAnti-violence march on northbound lanes of Dan Ryan Expressway set to start at 10 amThe Rev. Michael Pfleger and other anti-violence protesters aim to shut down the northbound lanes of the Dan Ryan Expressway on Saturday morning in an effort to press Chicago officials to better…