Egyptian religious authorities have suspended a muezzin from Beheira province from duty after local villagers accused the religious figure of intoning “prayer is better than Facebook” in his early morning call for prayer.
Mahmud al-Moghazi, who has denied uttering those words, stands accused of referencing Facebook twice during the dawn prayer last week, changing the verse which originally says “prayer is better than sleep.”
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‘Better than Facebook!’ Egyptian cleric suspended for altering dawn prayer call
2015/08/31
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Wag the dog: Kentucky dog mayor making plans for presidential run
2015/08/31
Lucy Lou, the dog mayor of Rabbit Hash, Kentucky is set to retire Labor Day weekend – but not from politics. Her owner and chief of staff said the border collie is expected to announce a bid for the presidency.
Bobbi Kayser, Lucy’s owner, told The Kentucky Enquirer that after serving for seven years, the dog will retire as mayor on September 5 and announce her political ambitions for the White House
“Somebody up the road decided...
Death of man at Texas jail ruled homicide
2015/08/31
The Dallas County Medical Examiner ruled that the death of a man who was pinned down by three deputies in a Texas jail lobby was a homicide. Other contributing factors to his death were drugs, heart problems and stress to the body.
The cause and manner of death of Joseph Hutcheson, 48, was homicide with “combined effects of cocaine and methamphetamine, compounded by hypertensive cardiovascular disease and physiologic stress...
Between ferns & ‘hypnoflag’: New Zealand presents final 4 national designs
2015/08/31
New Zealand has released a final selection of four flag designs, picked from thousands of creative drawings presented over the past few months. Three “ferns” and one “hypnoflag” featuring a koru will now compete to potentially become the new national symbol.
READ MORE: Kiwi bird vs. Union Jack: New Zealand suggests new national flag
A government-appointed panel has selected the four designs from a long list of 40, itself from...
Maryland cop buys food & housing for mother, daughter fleeing domestic violence
2015/08/31
A Maryland police officer's kindness towards a woman fleeing domestic violence with her one-year-old daughter was noticed by his sergeant, captured in pictures and posted on the department’s Facebook page. The post quickly went viral.
As of Monday, the Prince George County Police Department’s Facebook page had received 14,000 likes and more than 1,300 comments regarding Corporal Che Atkinson’s assistance to the mother and child.
"I'm...
America's "justice" system is a lie
2015/08/31
During my more than twelve years of writing for Pravda.Ru, I don't believe I've ever opened an article with a warning to readers. So this will be a first. Therefore, I respectfully ask you to sit down before reading further, because the news I am about to relate is so shocking, so out of the norm, and so unimaginable that you might...
Global food shortages could strike as result of climate change – General Mills
2015/08/31
Food giant General Mills has announced a commitment to reduce its greenhouse emissions by 28 percent by 2025, while also asserting that human-caused climate change could lead to food shortages worldwide.
In a Sunday statement, General Mills announced a plan to reduce its absolute greenhouse gas emissions across its value chain, “from farm to fork to landfill.”
The company said that it has “long been committed to being...
India investigates Google over search results rigging
2015/08/31
Internet heavyweight Google is under investigation by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) over alleged rigging of search results in the country – a violation that could potentially be punished by up to 10 percent of the company’s income, running into billions of dollars.
The CCI director general filed a report following initial complaints by Consumer Unity and Trust Society, a local nonprofit organization, and the Bharat...
White supremacist found guilty of killing 3 at Kansas Jewish centers
2015/08/31
White supremacist Frazier Glenn Cross was convicted of killing three people, including a boy, outside Kansas Jewish centers in April 2014. Despite admitting to the murders, Miller pleaded not guilty. The jury will now decide whether he is put to death.
READ MORE: Ex-KKK leader charged with attacking Jewish centers, killing three
After approximately two hours of deliberations, the jury found Cross – also known as Frazier...
Child cancers ‘attributable’ to Fukushima disaster ‘unlikely’ to increase – IAEA
2015/08/31
The IAEA remains certain that thyroid cancers among kids attributable to the Fukushina accident are unlikely to increase, while providing no conclusive data on the exact amount of radioactive exposure suffered by civilian population in the vicinity of the nuclear plant.
The IAEA Director General’s Report on the Fukushima Daiichi Accident, admitted that “uncertainties remained concerning the thyroid equivalent doses incurred...
5 percent of University of Kentucky students sexually assaulted last year
2015/08/31
Nearly 5 percent of University of Kentucky students were raped or were the victims of attempted rape during the last school year, a new survey has found. The incidents were vastly underreported and most of the attackers were fellow students.
The university conducted a campus-wide poll during the spring semester, asking students about unwanted sexual experiences during the 2014-2015 academic year. The preliminary results found...
SpaceX grounded: Falcon 9’s next flight still ‘a couple of months’ away
2015/08/31
SpaceX still isn’t ready to give its Falcon 9 rocket another launch date following its primary mission failure in June, when an unmanned rocket bound for the International Space Station exploded just a couple of minutes after taking off.
According to the company’s president, Gwynne Shotwell, the next Falcon 9 takeoff is “a couple of months away,” Reuters reported.
"We’re taking more time than we originally envisioned, but...
Anti-ISIS hacktivists claim foiling terror attacks in Tunisia & New York
2015/08/31
Ghost Security, a network of hacktivists formed earlier this year, claims that it thwarted two major terrorist attacks in the past month, as well impeding Islamic State’s online recruitment drive.
The group says it is looking for more volunteers to crowdsource its anti-terrorist efforts.
‘Somebody has got to oppose them’: Anti-ISIS hackers to RT
Mikro, one of the hackers, who has represented the group in its dealings with the...
Pentagon understated cost of new bomber by $25bn, blames ‘human error’
2015/08/31
Very little is known about the US Air Force’s new long-range strike bomber (LRSB) – including, apparently, the cost. Facing questions over a $25 billion discrepancy in development costs, the Pentagon blamed “human error” and shrugged it off as a “mistake.”
The LRSB project is intended to replace the aging and expensive US bomber fleet by the mid-2020s, at the cost of $500 million per plane. Two aerospace conglomerates, Northrop...
Kanye West's 2020 presidential ambitions send Twitter into 'New White House Plan' frenzy
2015/08/31
Kanye West is going to let Donald Trump finish his 2016 run for president, but the rapper thinks he will have one of the best candidacies of all time. The media mogul and fashion designer announced his 2020 campaign during the MTV Video Music Awards.
West revealed his 2020 presidential bid at the end of a meandering, 10-minute-long acceptance speech for receiving the Video Vanguard Award at Sunday’s MTV Video Music Awards.
“I...
Anti-police 'rhetoric' out of control, 'cops' lives matter' also - Texas sheriff
2015/08/31
Commenting on the fatal shooting of a Harris County sheriff’s deputy late Friday, Ron Hickman, sheriff of the county, said that supposed anti-cop motives in the Black Lives Matter movement was to blame for high tensions that have put police in danger.
““This rhetoric has gotten out of control,” Hickman said during a Saturday press conference, and has increased “to the point where calculated, cold-blooded assassination of police...
On Alaska visit, Obama pushes Arctic agenda
2015/08/31
President Barack Obama is headed to Alaska for a climate change conference, a reality show shoot, and a stop above the Arctic Circle. While the US eyes the Arctic for its energy and military potential, its capabilities in the region are lagging behind.
Though this will be Obama’s second visit to Alaska, after a brief stop in Anchorage in 2009, he is scheduled to travel to a town above the Arctic Circle on Wednesday, making him...
Statue of Confederate president removed from UT Austin
2015/08/31
One of the nation's largest public universities has removed from prominent display on campus a statue of Jefferson Davis, the only president of the Confederate States of America. The move comes amid a national uproar over Confederate symbols since the Charleston massacre.
Wrapped in plastic, the limestone statue that rested on the University of Texas-Austin's Main Mall was loaded onto a flatbed trailer on Sunday, along with...
97 percent of DC police issue no-confidence vote in Chief Cathy Lanier
2015/08/31
Nearly every member of the Washington, DC police union who voted declared that Metropolitan Police Department Chief Cathy Lanier isn’t able to properly manage the force’s resources and keep the citizens safe in a recent vote.
More than 1,100 District police officers voted this weekend in a survey conducted by an independent polling group that asked if they have confidence in Lanier, who has led the DC police department since...
Spanish bank blocks payment to RT over EU sanctions against non-related media chief
2015/08/31
The British branch of the Spanish bank BBVA has blocked a transaction to RT, citing European sanctions against Russian media executive Dmitry Kiselev. Kiselev, who heads media holding company Rossiya Segodnya, is not affiliated with RT.
The transaction in question was due payment to RT by Axiom Media, the company that sells advertising on RT broadcasts in Britain. Although RT itself is not under sanctions, BBVA has not carried...
24 yo black man with mental issues dies in prison after minor grocery theft
2015/08/31
A Virginia family is looking for justice after their 24-year old son’s death in prison. Accused of stealing approximately $5 worth of snacks, Jamycheal Mitchell has seen no trial since April as a judge described him as “incompetent” to stay it due to mental issues.
Mitchell was found dead at Hampton Roads Regional Jail in Portsmouth, VA, on August 19, local WAVY-TV news channel reported. Now Mitchell’s family and their attorney...
Not all that simple with Malaysian PM. Not just corruption, expert says
2015/08/31
Source: Pravda.Ru photo archive
Head of the Malaysian government Najib Razak has been accused of corruption. The Wall Street Journal and The Sarawak Report journalists revealed about $700 million. The funds were received in 2013, 2014, and 2015. It is noted that two transactions of over $11 million were made in 2014 and 2015 after the...
Mass riots spark, explosion occurs near Ukraine's Verkhovna Rada
2015/08/31
AP photo
Many demonstrators, who took part in the riots near the Verkhovna Rada in Kiev, were bribed. Channel 5 aired the video that showed the moment when the "demonstrators" were receiving 50-hryvnia notes from organizers of the riots.
Some of the protesters in the video were wearing white T-shirts, holding the flags of oligarch Igor...
Russia, Belarus and Serbia learn to suppress 'Maidan'
2015/08/31
First-ever joint military exercises of paratroopers from Russia, Belarus and Serbia are to start in two days near Novorossiisk, Russia. The drills will be conducted to show resistance to anti-government riots and illegal armed groups, Commander of the Russian Airborne Troops, Colonel-General Vladimir Shamanov said.
Under the scenario of...
Japan builds up military budget and equipment
2015/08/31
Source: Pravda.Ru photo archive
Tokyo builds up its military budget, that will make up record-high $42,4 billion, the Chinese TV channel NHK reported on Monday.
In comparison with the current fiscal year, which comes to an end in March 2016, the next budget will increase 2,2%.
It will be the fourth stage of Japan increasing expenditures...
Europe turns into cesspool of the world
2015/08/31
The American propaganda machine never stops trumpeting about the imminent Russian threat. The American political elite portrays Russia as a state that threatens Europe in the first place. With this pretext in mind, the USA and NATO continue to militarize Europe. European populations do not show any protests, let along governments. Few people...
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