17 h. ago Drummer for indie rockers the New Pornographers arrested over child sexual abuse images

Joe Seiders in custody following search of home, vehicle and phone, after allegedly attempting to film child in California restaurant restroomJoe Seiders, the American drummer with Canadian indie rockers the New Pornographers, has been arrested for possession of child sexual abuse imagery.A statement made by the sheriff’s office of Riverside county, California, alleged that evidence has implicated Seiders in two incidents. On Monday 7 April, an 11-year-old boy reported that a man attempted to film him in a restroom of a fast food restaurant, and on Wednesday 9 April, police officers received another report from the restaurant, that a man was “entering and exiting the restroom with juvenile males at the business”. Continue reading...

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58 h. ago California rocked by earthquake swarm just days after 5.2 magnitude hit

California was hit by multiple earthquakes on Wednesday, just days after a major 5.2 magnitude quake rocked the state.

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59 h. ago California rocked by another earthquake just days after 5.2 magnitude hit

California was hit by an earthquake Wednesday, just days after a major 5.2 magnitude quake rocked the state.

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65 h. ago I'm a psychologist, this is why you should use the 'grey rock' technique to deal with narcissists

Virginia Gilbert, a licensed marriage and family therapist from California, revealed the 'grey rock method' can 'minimise conflict and drama from narcissists'.

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4 d. ago San Diego earthquake LIVE: California rocked by 'big' tremor as locals told 'drop, take cover, hold on'

San Diego in California has been rocked by a huge earthquake of around 5.2 magnitude which several people described as the largest they had ever felt in the city

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4 d. ago San Diego earthquake: 'Big' tremor hits California causing buildings to shake

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported this afternoon that the earthquake hit California with a magnitude six intensity, near the strength of the earthquake that hit Myanmar

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1 week ago China and neighbours at risk of catastrophic quakes as region enters new seismic phase, study claims

Study published days before Myanmar earthquake warns region has entered sixth seismic ‘active period’

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2 w. ago US midwest and south faces potentially deadly floods and severe tornadoes

Forecasters say potent storm system moving east could become supercharged and bring ‘life-threatening’ floodingPotentially deadly flash flooding, high-magnitude tornadoes and baseball-sized hail could hit parts of the midwest and south on Wednesday as severe thunderstorms blowing eastward become supercharged, forecasters warned.There were tornado warnings Wednesday morning near the Missouri cities of Joplin and Columbia – merely the opening acts of what forecasters expect will be a more intense period of violent weather later on Wednesday, as daytime heating combines with an unstable atmosphere, strong wind shear and abundant moisture streaming into the nation’s midsection from the Gulf. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Man pulled alive from Myanmar earthquake rubble after five days

Twenty-six-year-old rescued from hotel in Naypyidaw as agencies call for increased aid before monsoonA man has been pulled alive from the rubble of a hotel in Myanmar, five days after the country’s worst earthquake in a century flattened entire neighbourhoods and tore through temples, bridges and highways.A joint team of rescuers from Myanmar and Turkey found the 26-year-old in the ruins of the building in the capital, Naypyidaw, after midnight, the fire service and the country’s ruling junta said. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Man pulled alive from rubble of Myanmar earthquake five days after disaster struck

Dramatic rescue of man trapped in hotel where he worked took nine hours after he was discovered alive

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2 w. ago Incredible moment dad leaps over gap in apartment block's crumbling 600ft

Devoted dad Kwon Young Jun, 36, made the leap as the walkway connecting his block to a neighbouring high-rise collapsed as the 7.7 magnitude quake hit Bangkok on March 28.

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2 w. ago Myanmar earthquake: man pulled alive from rubble after five days as looming monsoon sparks urgent call for aid

A 26-year-old man was rescued from hotel in capital Naypyidaw, long after disaster that has killed thousandsA man was pulled alive from the rubble of a hotel in Myanmar on Wednesday, five days after the country’s worst earthquake in a century flattened entire neighbourhoods and tore through temples, bridges and highways.The 26-year-old was found alive in the ruins of the building in the capital, Naypyidaw, by a joint team of rescuers from Myanmar and Turkey after midnight, the fire service and the country’s ruling junta said. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Myanmar junta accused of blocking aid for earthquake victims as airstrikes continue

Doctors helping with aftermath of disaster and UN special rapporteur say aid is disappearing or being blocked in areas controlled by resistance groupsAftermath of the Myanmar earthquake – a visual guideMyanmar’s military is facing criticism over continued airstrikes and claims it is blocking aid to earthquake survivors, as international agencies urged “unfettered access” to humanitarian aid in the conflict-riven nation.The 7.7-magnitude earthquake that hit central Myanmar on Friday has caused widespread destruction, killing more than 2,000 people and leaving affected areas in dire need of basic necessities such as food and water. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Thailand earthquake: Signs of life detected under collapsed tower block three days on from tragedy

Chadchart Sittipunt the governor of Bangkok, said Thai authorities have successfully detected the vital signs of at least three people who were caught in a collapsed tower block

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2 w. ago Myanmar earthquake: woman trapped for days pulled alive from the rubble

Brief moment of relief as rescue workers carry a woman from the rubble of a hotel in Mandalay after a five-hour operationMyanmar earthquake: What we know so farA woman trapped beneath the remains of a hotel building for nearly 60 hours after a devastating earthquake struck Myanmar was pulled alive from the rubble on Monday, officials said, in a rare moment of hope for rescue teams scrambling to find survivors.Rescuers, many of them unequipped volunteers, have spent days trying to free people from buildings collapsed following Friday’s huge earthquake, which killed more than 1,700 people in the country and at least 18 in neighbouring Thailand. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Deaths from devastating earthquake in Myanmar climb past 1,700

The death toll from the 7.7 magnitude earthquake that hit Myanmar has risen to more than 1,700 as more bodies have been pulled from the rubble

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2 w. ago Volunteer rescuers race to find survivors two days after Myanmar earthquake

Red Cross says devastation is of a level not seen in Asia for over a century as more than 1,700 people killedRescue volunteers, many of them poorly equipped local people, raced to find survivors in the rubble of collapsed buildings across central Myanmar, two days after a huge earthquake killed more than 1,700 people in the country and at least 18 in neighbouring Thailand.Red Cross officials said Myanmar was facing “a level of devastation that hasn’t been seen over a century in Asia”, after a 7.7-magnitude quake struck near the centre of the country on Friday afternoon, followed minutes later by a 6.7-magnitude aftershock. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Huge earthquakes 'foretold in Bible verse' and they point to our 'last days'

A tremor hit around 62 miles northeast of the main island of Tonga just days after a massive earthquake thousands of miles away in Myanmar – and it's got people worried

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2 w. ago BREAKING: Tonga earthquake: Tsunami warning as strong 7.1 magnitude tremor hits nearby

A tsunami warning has been issued in Tonga following the 7.1 magnitude tremor - the US Geological Survey said it hit around 62 miles northeast of the main island

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2 w. ago Tonga earthquake: Tsunami warning as strong 7.1 magnitude tremor hits nearby

A tsunami warning has been issued in Tonga following the 7.1 magnitude earthquake - the US Geological Survey said it hit around 62 miles northeast of the main island

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