Secret societies in Sierra Leone are perpetuating one of the most heinous traditions imaginable

When 16-year-old Mariatu* goes to bed at night she is scared of going to sleep. She fears members of powerful, all-female secret societies are going to break into her room with the consent of her parents and kidnap her.

Mariatu has good reason to be afraid. She has already fled her village in northern Sierra Leone to avoid female genital mutilation (FGM) and expects to go on the run again to avoid being cut.

“I am not safe in this house. I’m not safe in this community,” she said. “I am afraid, when I lie down to sleep, that one day they will grab me, tie me up and take me to that place.” She is referring to the “Bondo” bush, an area of secluded forest where FGM takes place.

Hackers are coming for your home — here's how to protect yourself

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The set-up screen for the smart thermostat Nest.

They have come after your computer, your phone, and your car.

Now hackers are increasingly going to take target at your home, an IBM security expert told Tech Insider.

As more devices in our homes become connected to the internet, we can expect to see cyber criminals turn their attention to attacking common devices that at one point posed no threat.

3 Americans receive France's highest civilian award after thwarting a train attack

French President Francois Hollande has awarded the Legion d'Honneur to the four men, Americans Spencer Stone, Alek Skarlatos, and Anthony Sadler, and Briton Chris Norman, who overpowered a gunman on a train in France. He pinned their medals to their chests and embraced them on both cheeks, as is customary.

Lyricist Lounge : ClubStar SPits Bars On #JaBeLe feat @Kefchild (#Talks Tough #Dropping soon)

From the Upper Echelon of  Nigerians finest mc's,A Toro Bred dynamic rap Messiah  was birth named (Chibueze Benjamin) also known as Clubstar who could be genuinely stratified as a dynamic rapper/ producer and song writer,he grew up in a family that has passion for music & has been rapping since a tender age, his lyrical precision versatility and and get blown by his easy lazy flow that  filters through your ear drums unrestricted, you cant  stop bumping to the 808 konga drums produced by kaka and the back up and harmonies by kefhild, this song has potentials with a good video,u can logically conclude that he is defiantly one to look out for this year.

Dr. Dre Issues An Apology To All The Women He Has Hurt

Dr. Dre has been on a winning streak. He’s on the top of the Forbes list, and the movieStraight Outta Compton reigned in the box office as well as the soundtrack which he produced. Which is no surprise that his troubled past is haunting him in the midst of all this success. The biopic omitted Dre’s alleged assaults on women including former journalistDee Barnes, however, it is said that the assault was included in the original script.

Dr. Dre addressed the issue in the following statement released to the New York Times:

Man who raped girl aged two and killed her great-grandparents jailed for 359 years

Evil: Murderer and rapist Jerry Active

A man who raped a two-year-old girl and murdered her great-grandparents has been jailed for 359 years.

Remorseless Jerry Active, 26, continued to protest his innocence as he was sentenced for his sickening crimes, the Alaska Dispatch News reported.

The Alaska native bludgeoned Touch Chea, aged 71, and his 73-year-old wife Sorn Sreap to death at their Anchorage home in May 2013.

Joel Silver's assistant found dead in Bora Bora days after 'producer joined Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux on honeymoon'

Carmel Musgrove had been Silver's assistant for more than three years

A long-time assistant of Hollywood producer Joel Silver has been found dead in Bora Bora, according to reports.

Carmel Musgrove, who was just 28, was in Bora Bora with Joel and his family who had been helping close friends Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux celebrate their wedding.

Two 13-year-old girls who stabbed a boy 19 times will be prosecuted as adults

Two girls from Wisconsin who are charged with attempting to kill a classmate to satisfy the fictional internet character Slender Man will face trial on October 15, a judge ruled Friday.

Anissa Weier and Morgan Geyser, who were 12 years old at the time of the crime, have both been charged as adults with attempted first-degree homicide.

The defense attorneys in the case are considering appealing the judge’s ruling that the case remain in adult court.

North Korea deadline for war looms as South Korea stands defiant following Kim Jong-un ultimatum

South Korea stands ready for war against North Korea as an ultimatum loomed for Seoul to halt anti-Pyongyang propaganda broadcasts by late afternoon or face military action.

Tension on the Korean peninsula has been running high after an exchange of artillery fire on Thursday, prompting calls for calm from the United Nations, the United States and the North's lone major ally, China.

Four Florida Teens Murdered 17-Year-Old Boy With Machete, Had Sex Near Murder Scene

Four teens hacked 17-year-old boy, Jose Amaya Guardado, and buried him in the woods and later, two of them, proceeded to have sex by his grave, according to authorities.

The teens, Desiray Strickland,18, Kaheem Arbelo, 20, Jonathan Lucas,18, and Christian Colon,19, planned the murder of Guardado for two weeks. An arrest report explained that the four teens even dug the grave and hid a machete beforehand in a wooded area near the Homestead Job Corps campus.

I tried marriage cheating site Ashley Madison, again, and still found it to be surprisingly pleasant

I'm happily married.

But if I wasn't there are a number of online dating sites that help married people have affairs.

Using such a site has become increasingly risky. One of the best known, Ashley Madison, was recently hacked and the identity of its 37 million members is now being leaked onto the internet.

A couple of years ago, I went under cover (so to speak) on Ashley Madison and had a look around using a fake name and photo.

I did use a real email address that I've owned for years — and yes, my email address was captured in the hack.

I reported at the time that I was surprised at what a pleasant experience it was. After the hack, I was contacted by all sorts of people asking me questions about the site. So, it seemed like a good time to go back to Ashley Madison and look around.

This 76-year-old hasn't stopped racing bicycles since 1956 and says he feels like he's 40

Prime & Fire/YouTube"I feel like a 40-year-old most of the time," says Mick Ives.

At 76, Mick Ives is probably in better shape than you, and he can probably ride a bike faster and farther than you too. He can probably out-ride most people actually.

"I've never stopped racing, since the autumn of 1956 till the present day," says Ives, a native of Coventry, England. "I ride summer and winter nonstop, whether that's a good thing or a bad thing, I don't really know."

Some of the guys he went to school with are now "real old guys who can hardly walk around, if they're still here."

Fetty Wap makes rap chart history

Who would have thunk it? Rapper Fetty Wap, who became famous following his hit song, Trap Queen, has made rap music history after scoring four top ten hits in a row. His latest single 'Again' debuted at No.8 on Billboards Hot Rap Songs Chart following Trap Queen, My Way and 679.

Unarmed US soldier is slashed in NECK as he and two friends wrestle AK47-wielding Moroccan terrorist to the ground after he opened fire on terrified train passengers in France

A US solider who foiled a terrorist attack on a French-bound train was knifed in the neck while disarming the crazed gunman.

Spencer Stone, who is part of the U.S. Air Force, spotted the 26-year-old Moroccan acting suspiciously and heard him trying to arm his weapon in the toilet of the high speed train between Amsterdam and Paris.

He was travelling with Oregon National Guard member Alek Skarlatos, 22, who was on leave travelling through Europe at the time after returning from Afghanistan.

With the help of Anthony Sadler, from Pittsburg, California, and British IT consultant Chris Norman, they managed to wrestle the attacker to the ground, stopping what could have been a deadly terrorist attack.

The 26-year-old Moroccan national, who was known to security services, got on the train in Brussels and attempted his attack soon after crossing the French border.

Pastor Petitions Nigerian Police After His Neighbour Sets His Only Son On Fire, Stabs Wife & Sister

Pastor Mathew Asuquo, a resident of Ajegunle community in Lagos state has petitioned the Lagos state police command over the repeated attack on his family by one of his neighbors named Jane Osasa. 

Pastor Asuquo in his petition alleged that Jane had repeatedly attacked his family and nothing had been done to get her arrested even when he reported the case to the Ajeromi police station.

Pakistan police hunt ‘exorcist’ over women’s deaths

Pakistani police are hunting an “exorcist” over the death of a woman and her daughter who suffocated in a botched fire ritual to rid them of their demons, officials said.

The killings took place in the rural town of Kot Addu, 60km west of Multan, the main city in the underdeveloped southern region of Punjab province, where many rely on traditional healers and black magic to cure their ailments.

The 40-year-old woman and her 15-year-old daughter were taken to a so-called holy man on Monday by a relative who believed they were possessed, district police chief Awais Ahmed Malik told AFP.

They both died of suffocation when the practitioner locked them in a room and lit a fire to expel their demons, he added.

Do YOU trust your partner? Millions of suspicious spouses crash websites set up to find names of Ashley Madison 'cheaters' as map reveals locations of men and women registered with the adultery website

Millions of panicked Ashley Madison members and their suspicious spouses have crashed websites hosting the 'cheat sheet' of 37million users worldwide including more than a million Britons.

Several searchable databases of names and sexual fantasies linked the data hack had to shut down within minutes of going live because they could not cope with demand, MailOnline can reveal.

A series of world maps plotting where the Ashley Madison members live have also been plotted and posted online. 

Hackers yesterday put millions of marriages at risk after they published the entire Ashley Madison database online, including names, addresses, credit card details and sexual fantasies. 

Dad of 15-year-old who crashed SUV, killing 3, gets 16 years in prison

A suburban New York man who allowed his unlicensed 15-year-old daughter to drive an SUV that crashed in Pennsylvania's Pocono Mountains, killing three of her friends, has been sentenced to 16 years in prison.

Michael Ware, 54, was given a lengthy sentence partly because he lied to investigators about giving his daughter the keys, allowing her to shoulder all the blame for the crash.

Wayne County President Judge Ray Hamill branded his behavior 'reckless, stupid and selfish.'

He blasted him asking: 'What kind of father does this?'

Users describe the terrifying effects of the drug some are calling 'weaponized marijuana'

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Synthetic marijuana, also referred to as "replacement cannabis," "K2," and "Spice," is a lab-produced mind-altering drug that aims to mimic the effects of marijuana, but is known to have unpredictable and sometimes dangerous effects, despite its marketing as a safe, legal alternative to marijuana.

Amber Peat's disappearance investigation reveals the troubling story behind the death of a 'modern Cinderella'

Amber Peat was small for her age — just 4ft tall — but, like many little girls, she dreamt of being a model when she grew up. 

At her grandmother’s bungalow, she loved to paint her nails, put on make-up and adopt diva poses for an imaginary camera.

‘Do you think I’m beautiful, Nanna?’ she would ask, tossing her head back coquettishly.

Adult Movie star xxx flashes boobs to judge in court

A busty Florida escort and amateur porn star flashed a judge during her bond hearing all of which was caught on camera.
Susan Surrette, who goes by the name Kayla Kupcakes, was arrested on suspicion of disorderly intoxication in a public place on Wednesday.

US Secretary of Defense: Putin is 'not our biggest threat'

There seems to be a slight difference of opinion between Defense Secretary Ash Carter and an incoming class of service leaders over just how much of a threat Russia poses to the United States.

Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Carter said he agreed with the latest crop of military brass that Russia “poses an existential threat to the United States by virtue simply of the size of the nuclear arsenal that it's had.”

Policeman accused of raping girl of 15 found dead in apparent suicide

A policeman accused of raping a 15-year-old girl has been found dead in an apparent suicide, it has been reported.
Joel Doseau, 43, is believed to have taken his own life at his parent's home around 11.15am on Thursday morning.

He was reportedly found asphyxiated at the address on E. 80th St. near Glenwood Road in Brooklyn.
The NYPD sergeant was arrested on August 5 on suspicion of multiple counts of rape and other sexual offences, the New York Daily News reported.

Meet Nigeria's United nations Ambassador for peace ClubStar ( AMB Chibueze Benjamin )

Chibueze Benjamin also known as Clubstar is a dynamic rapper producer and song writer, who grew up in a family that has passion for music. He has been rapping since a tender age and was in high school nicknamed 'PUFFY' after the mogul rapper because he had the same smooth flow and lyrical precision

A graduate of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, He chased his life passion of music after working in a bank for four years.

A lover of good music, influenced by such pure pedigree which makes a pure blend defines his distinct brand- content, delivery and originality.

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