'They are totally embarrassed!': Trump goes on hours-long tweetstorm over Russian hacking

President-elect Donald Trump said Saturday that the only reason the hacking of the Democratic National Committee is discussed is because Democrats are "totally embarrassed" about their election loss, and he urged friendlier relations with Russia.

"Only reason the hacking of the poorly defended DNC is discussed is that the loss by the Dems was so big that they are totally embarrassed!" Trump said as part of a Saturday morning tweetstorm.

His comments came a day after the declassification of a US intelligence report that concluded Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, ordered a campaign to influence the US election and hurt Hillary Clinton's chances of winning. 

Trump pointed to "gross negligence" by the DNC as the reason the hacking took place. 

He also denied suggestions that the Russian hacking could have affected the election results, saying "there was absolutely no evidence that hacking affected the election results" because voting machines weren't "touched." 

The US intelligence community's report concluded that Russia — led by Putin — developed a "clear preference for President-elect Trump. But it did not assess the impact that Russian activities had on the election outcome, as Business Insider's Pamela Engel reported.

Israel plot to 'take down' Tory minister: Astonishing undercover video captures diplomat conspiring with rival MP's aide to smear Deputy Foreign Secretary

The Israeli Embassy made a shocking vow to ‘take down’ Boris Johnson’s Foreign Office deputy, a secret film reveals today.

The bombshell footage, covertly filmed in a London restaurant and obtained by The Mail on Sunday, shows a senior diplomat making the astonishing threat to target Sir Alan Duncan.

Extraordinarily, he is egged on by a senior aide to another Conservative Minister, Robert Halfon.

The video comes in a film claiming to expose the way that the Israeli government has ‘infiltrated’ both the Conservative and Labour parties via its embassy in the UK, using secret cash and covert support.

Further footage shows the Israeli diplomat, intelligence expert Shai Masot, telling senior Labour MP Joan Ryan that he has obtained ‘more than £1 million’ to pay for sympathetic Labour MPs to visit Israel.

Mr Masot also mocks ‘crazy’Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and his ‘weirdo’ supporters. Footage shows pro-Israel Labour activists discussing the Jerusalem government’s secret role in backing their activities.

Last night it emerged that Israeli ambassador Mark Regev had made a full apology to Sir Alan for Mr Masot’s ‘completely unacceptable’ comments.

And a spokesman for Boris Johnson said: ‘The Israeli ambassador has apologised and made it clear to us that these comments do not represent the views of the Israeli Embassy or government.’

The revelations follow Tory infighting over the party’s policy on the Israel-Palestine dispute, and repeated claims of anti-Semitism among Labour’s Leftwing ‘Corbynistas’.

Wike: Rivers People Won’t Abandon Dismissed Policemen

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has said that the government and people of the state will not abandon the six policemen dismissed by the Police High Command because they did not commit any crime.

He said that the people of the state will stand by them and pursue the matter through laid down legal processes to its logical conclusion.

Wike, who spoke in Ahoada East Local Government Area, during the defection of former APC Chieftain and former Ahoada East Local Government Chairman, Mr. Cassidy Ikegbidi, noted that the dismissal of the policemen was aimed at discouraging other policemen from protecting him.

He said: “They gave me policemen for my protection, but before I knew it, they have dismissed them. They think they are punishing them, but Rivers State will stand with them forever.

“By the time we finish, they will realise that they have favoured the so-called dismissed policemen. In Rivers State, we don’t abandon people. No amount of intimidation will make me abandon these innocent policemen.

The Florida airport shooting suspect has been charged and could face the death penalty

The suspected Florida airport gunman was charged by federal prosecutors on Saturday in connection to the mass shooting that killed five and wounded six the previous day.

Esteban Santiago, 26, could face the death penalty or life imprisonment if he is convicted of the charges, which include performing an act of violence at an international airport resulting in bodily harm, as well as firearms violations.

Santiago is set to appear in court Monday in Fort Lauderdale.

Federal authorities alleged earlier on Saturday that Santiago appears to have traveled to the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport specifically to carry out the attack, theAssociated Press reported.

Did you know that being Lazy is a sign of high Intelligence?

New research seems to prove the theory that brainy people spend more time lazing around than their active counterparts.
Findings from a US-based study seem to support the idea that people with a high IQ get bored less easily, leading them to spend more time engaged in thought.

And active people may be more physical as they need to stimulate their minds with external activities, either to escape their thoughts or because they get bored quickly. Researchers from the Florida Gulf Coast University gave a classic test – dating back three decades - to a group of students.

Chris Brown & Soulja Boy Both On Board For Boxing Match

50 Cent was all over Instagram on Wednesday afternoon pushing for Soulja Boy and Chris Brown to settle their recent beef in the ring, and now it looks like the fight might actually go down.seemed as though Soulja Boy was ready to squash the beef on Wednesday — apologizing and offering to make music with Brown — but then Thursday morning, he shared a clip of himself with his “trainer/big brother” FloydMayweather promoting the fight.

Om Puri, Bollywood star, dies in Mumbai

Acclaimed Indian actor Om Puri, well known for his roles in hit movies Gandhi and The Reluctant Fundamentalist, has died at 66 after suffering a heart attack.

Puri died at his residence in Mumbai, the home of Bollywood, the Press Trust of India reported on Friday .

He returned home on Thursday evening after a film shoot but his door bell went unanswered on Friday morning, following which his driver raised an alarm, it said.   

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Puri made a name for himself in the 1980s with alternative art cinema that found a niche audience in India, playing several memorable characters that depicted the anger and angst of those times.

Details about the Fort Lauderdale shooter who killed 5 people and injured 8 emerges

The shooter who left five dead and eight wounded  at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport Friday has been identified as 26 year old, Esteban Santiago. An Iraq war veteran, who had been discharged from the Alaska Army National Guard last August for unsatisfactory performance.

The suspect, according to eye witnesses reportedly retrieved a gun from a checked bag, walked into the airport bathroom to load it, walked back out  and started shooting without saying a word.
A fellow passenger said he had gotten into an argument with a passenger on one leg of his trip from Alaska, which ended with a Delta flight to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, according to a CBS News report that quoted federal law enforcement sources.

His brother told AP that he had been receiving mental support from a facility in Alaska.

Brazil: Dozens more killed as prison gang war escalates

Sao Paulo, Brazil - Brazilian authorities have confirmed the deaths of at least 33 prisoners in the northern state of Roraima just days after 56 inmates were killed during a fighting between rival drug gangs in the neighbouring state of Amazonas.

Roraima state's top security official Uziel de Castro Júnior said in a radio interview that the killings could have been committed by inmates affiliated to the Sao Paulo based drug trafficking gang the First Command of the Capital (PCC), Brazilian newspaper Estadao reported on Friday.

Details how and why the killings happened remain sketchy, but several bodies were found decapitated. Calls by Al Jazeera to Castro Junior’s office and the Roraima department of public security were not answered.

It remains unclear whether or to what extent Friday's killings are connected to Monday's riot.

Former Mexican President Vicente Fox Quesada trolls Donald Trump

 

Former Mexican president who has been anti-Trump, took to his twitter account to mock Donald Trump. In his tweets, he said Mexico will not pay for the border wall Donald Trump promised Americans that he would build to keep away illegal Mexicans. He also asked if he was real President. Read the tweets after the cut..

King Sunny Ade to perform at Coachella 2017 alongside Beyonce, Kendrick Lamar

Recently turned 70 and juju legend, King Sunny Ade is billed to perform at this year’s edition of the annual Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. The event is an annual music and arts festival, which takes place at the Empire Polo Club, Indio, California, USA.

Organised by Golden Voice, a subsidiary of AEG Live as of 2001; the event features many genres of music including rock, indie, hip hop, electronic dance music as well as art installations and sculptures.

The Merciful God crooner is to share the stage alongside other international artistes including Kendrick Lamar, Travis Scott, Beyonce, Bon Iver, DJ Snake, DJ Khaled, Tory Lanes, Hans Zimmer, Radiohead and more. As at the time of this report, the Juju legend is yet to be scheduled on a date for his performance. This year’s edition of Coachella holds on two weekends between April 14 – 16, and April 21 – 23. Last year’s edition saw Nigerian trio, The Young Fathers of Liberian and Scottish origin participate at the event alongside African acts such as Black Coffee.

US veteran arrested over Fort Lauderdale shooting

A US army veteran who complained that the government was controlling his mind drew a gun from his checked luggage on arrival at the Fort Lauderdale airport and opened fire in the baggage claim area on Friday, killing five people and wounding eight, authorities said.

The gunman was identified as 26-year-old Esteban Santiago of Anchorage, Alaska, who served in Iraq but was demoted and discharged last year for unsatisfactory performance. His brother said he had been receiving psychological treatment recently.

He was taken into custody after throwing his empty weapon down and lying spread-eagle on the ground, one witness said.

At least 5 dead, 8 hospitalized after shooting at Ft. Lauderdale airport

 

Five people are dead and a shooting suspect is in custody Friday after a lone gunman opened fire at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Florida without saying a word, witnesses and authorities say.

At 2:30 p.m. local time, the TSA said there was another active shooter at the airport and that all terminals were closed.

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The suspect in the first shooting was identified as Esteban Santiago, Fla. Sen. Bill Nelson told reporters. He said Santiago was carrying a military ID, but did not elaborate.

Eight people were rushed to hospitals, the Broward County Sheriff said. The city's mayor said there was only one shooter involved in the first incident.

"It was very surreal," John Schlicher, a witness, told Fox News. "He did not say a word." He described the shooter as a slender man with dark hair, likely in his 30s, wearing a Star Wars T-shirt.

While speaking to Shepard Smith live on Fox News, Schlicher said he heard crews ordering passengers to take cover. He spoke over the phone while ducked down on the floor."He was shooting people that were down on the ground, too," Schlicher said.

The gunman apparently got down on the ground and waited for police to arrive after he ran out of bullets, a witness told CBS News.

Top US intelligence officials: 'Only Russia's senior-most officials could have authorized' election-related hacking

Top US intelligence officials said in a joint statement Thursday that Russia's senior-most officials were involved in hacking Democratic Party organizations in the months leading up to the presidential election.

Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence Marcel Lettre, and National Security Agency Director Adm. Michael Rogers released the statement at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on foreign cyberthreats.

US intelligence officials have blamed Russia for hacking the Democratic National Committee and Hillary Clinton's campaign chairman, John Podesta, before the election.

Superyachts We Can’t Wait to See in 2017

When witnessing the delivery of a striking new superyacht, even the most sophisticated yacht connoisseur can feel like a kid on Christmas morning. Though deliveries ranging from Heesen’s Galactica Super Nova to Bilgin’s Giaola-Lu ensured 2016 was a banner year for the yachting community, 2017 promises to impart even more wide-eyed wonder. Slated to be delivered next year, the following yachts are certain to delight all who see them.

     

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“Build me a beast. This has to be an edgy and innovative weapon; fast and furious.” Armed with these parameters from a client, Netherlands-based shipyard Royal Huisman, which was founded in 1884 and generally builds one new yacht per year, set about designing a 190-foot sailing beauty that was as efficient as it was eye-catching. The resulting design features a slender hull, a 233-foot mast, and twin helm stations.