FIFA Whistle-blower Chuck Blazer Dies At 72

Chuck Blazer, the disgraced US football executive whose admissions of corruption set off a global scandal that ultimately toppled Fifa president Sepp Blatter, has died at the age of 72.

Blazer’s death was announced by his lawyers, Eric Corngold and Mary Mulligan.

At a US court hearing in November 2013, during which he entered guilty pleas to 10 federal charges, Blazer said he had rectal cancer, diabetes and coronary artery disease.

A person familiar with his case said Blazer died in New Jersey.

US national team coach Bruce Arena said: “I’ve known Chuck for a lot of years. He did a lot for the sport. Sorry about all the issues regarding Fifa, but he was a good man. He helped the sport in the United States.”

With girth, charm and a pet parrot, Blazer was a bon vivant as he made deals from an office and apartment in Trump Tower.The number two official in the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf) from 1990 to 2011, and a member of Fifa’s ruling executive committee from 1997 to 2013, Blazer was central to the rise of the sport in the US. He relished his status, posting a photo on his blog of him on a private jet with Nelson Mandela.

Rep. Steve King: Build border wall with funds from food stamps, Planned Parenthood

Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, said Wednesday that Congress should pad the budget for President Trump’s border wall by cutting funding for Planned Parenthood and food stamps.

On CNN’s “New Day,” King was asked if he was comfortable with $1.6 billion of taxpayer money being allocated to fund the border wall, particularly in light of Trump’s signature campaign promise that Mexico would pay for 100 percent of it.

“I’d throw another $5 billion on the pile, and I would find a half of a billion dollars of that right out of Planned Parenthood’s budget, and the rest of it could come out of food stamps and the entitlements that are being spread out for people that haven’t worked in three generations,” he said.        

Two men on a moped carry out FIVE acid attacks in 90 minutes in East London with one victim receiving 'life-changing injuries'

Two men on a moped carried out five acid attacks in a vicious 90-minute spree of violence in London.

The thugs pulled up alongside five men and doused them with corrosive substances in Stoke Newington, Hackney and Islington between 10.25pm and 11.37pm on Thursday, police said. 

One of the victims was left with 'life-changing' injuries, while another was said to be a pizza delivery man attacked on a night shift.

Metropolitan Police said a teenage male had been arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm and robbery. He is currently in custody at an east London police station.

The shocking incidents come after a spate of acid attacks across Britain, including one on a 21-year-old model who was left with horrific burns to her face. 

Police were called to the junction of Hackney Road and Queensbridge Road in Hackney at about 10.25pm, where they found a 32-year-old man with facial injuries.

He had been on a moped when another scooter, with two male riders, pulled up alongside him.

Officers said the men threw a corrosive substance in the victim’s face, with one stealing his vehicle and his accomplice fleeing on the other moped

The man has been taken to an east London hospital. His injuries are not being treated as life-threatening or life-changing.

‘Destroyed by his celebrity’ – are Germans right about Boris Becker?

hree decades ago, Boris Becker was wooing the world with his flamboyant tennis, which involved flinging himself dangerously around the court, diving headlong for volleys and delivering killer serves that earned him the nickname “Boom Boom”.

But the erstwhile darling of Wimbledon, who, as an unseeded 17-year-old in 1985 became its youngest-ever champion, has suffered a spectacular fall from grace after being declared bankrupt.

The 49-year-old’s financial demise has been followed with vicarious discomfort in his native Germany by those who once marvelled at his stellar achievements.

“It’s like the invalidation of a fairytale,” said Franz Josef Wagner, a veteran provocative columnist with the tabloid Bild. “It is painful to write about … someone who was once kissed by all the gods.”

Wagner recalled the days when “Bum-Bum”, as he was known as at home, captured the imagination of his nation to the extent that when he played at Wimbledon, “the autobahns were as empty as Christmas time”. An estimated 20 million West Germans were glued to their television screens to watch their most famous son in his showdown with Kevin Curren on 7 July 1985.

Horrific moment open top double-decker bus rolls over side of wall on hill killing nine tourists

This is the horrific moment an open top double-decker bus rolled over the side of a hill killing nine people and injuring dozens more.

The bus is believed to have been packed with tourists on a sightseeing tour in Lima, the capital of Peru, last night when the driver lost control.

It's not immediately clear what the cause was - but the driver appears to have been taking the corner at speed.

Footage taken from a stationary CCTV camera on the bend begins by showing a similar bus packed with sightseers passing by on the narrow road without incident.

Donald Trump Jr. was promised damaging information on Hillary Clinton before meeting with a Russian lawyer

• Donald Trump Jr. was told he would get compromising information on Hillary Clinton if he met with a Russian lawyer in June 2016, The New York Times reported on Sunday.
• News of the meeting first emerged on Saturday, but Sunday's report shed new light on Trump's motivation for taking the meeting.
• This report comes as the Trump campaign is under multiple congressional and FBI investigations for possible collusion between members of the campaign and Russian officials during the 2016 election.

President Donald Trump's oldest son, Donald Trump Jr., was promised damaging information about then-candidate Hillary Clinton when he agreed to meet with a Russian lawyer with connections to the Kremlin in June 2016, The New York Times reported on Sunday. 

Manchester United’s £75million signing, Romelu Lukaku arrested for hosting a rowdy party with Paul Pogba in LA

Manchester United-bound player, Romelu Lukaku was last week, arrested for hosting a rowdy pool party at the rented Beverly Hills mansion in Los Angeles, where he's holidaying with fellow football star Paul Pogba.

Beverly Hills Police Department revealed in a statement said they visited the address five times on the same evening to warn Lukaku about the noise last Sunday.

According to the authorities,  Lukaku was technically arrested and given a citation. But it was not a physical arrest which would have involved handcuffs and being taken to jail.

DRAMA AT TOUR DE FRANCE: Cycling's most popular rider, Peter Sagan, kicked off race after crash; sport's greatest sprinter, Mark Cavendish, forced to withdraw

 

Peter Sagan on Tuesday was kicked out of the Tour de France after he was involved in a nasty crash that sent sprint rival Mark Cavendish flying into a crowd barrier and onto the ground at high speed.

Update: Mark Cavendish was forced to withdraw from the Tour with a broken shoulder. Sagan's Bora-Hansgrohe team is protesting the ruling that disqualified him from the race.

It happened on the race's fourth stage in the finish town of Vittel, after a quiet day of racing that eventually saw the sprinters' teams setting up their fast men for the finale.

As the leaders raced for the line at speeds approaching 40 mph, Cavendish tried to come around Sagan but appeared to be knocked into the barriers and onto the ground. Cavendish was taken to the hospital for X-rays.

You can watch the crash in the video clips below:

"We've decided to disqualify Peter Sagan from the Tour de France 2017 as he endangered some of his colleagues seriously in the final metres of the sprint which happened in Vittel," said the president of the race commission, Philippe Marien.

"We will apply article 12.104 of the rules of the UCI ... in which case commissaires (the race jury) can decide to enforce a judgment to disqualify a rider."

26-year-old man charged with raping family friends' one-year-old baby

A Missouri man has been charged with statutory sodomy of a one-year-old, but not before he received a beating from the infant’s father.

Jayson Newlun, a 26-year-old family friend who was babysitting for friends, was caught inappropriately touching the child while pleasuring himself after being left alone with the baby for just 10 to 15 minutes, according to local media.

Court documents show that the mother and father had left Mr Newlun alone with their daughter while they went to the store. After realising that they had forgotten their WIC folder — which contains vouchers to assist low income families pay for food for children — they returned home.

Once they returned, the mother noticed that Mr Newlun wasn’t on the couch where he had been when they left, and that her infant daughter’s bedroom door was open.

Celine Dion, 49, poses naked for Vogue magazine

Yesterday, Vogue magazine shared a naked photo of Celine Dion on instagram, which showed the 49 year old singer sitting on a chair with her arms folded and legs crossed and wearing nothing during a trip to Paris.Vogue wrote;

"Here's a little naked fact to ponder while Celine Dion changes looks between shows: for the past five years she has worn haute couture near exclusively for her own performances (in Las Vegas and on her current "mini-tour" of Europe). She performs a minimum two hours a night, five or six nights a week, dancing and curtseying and generally gesticulating sans abandon, in handmade, hand-beaded delicacies designed solely to walk a catwalk or a carpet (and often with handlers). For Celine's orders, the houses send teams to Nevada for typically three fittings, before the garments are ultimately finished in her local, private atelier. Armani Prive, Schiaparelli, Giambattista Valli, Versace...only a partial list. Everyone,

Depressed student nurse, 22, sent final tragic text to her ex-boyfriend before killing herself at home

A promising young nursing student took her own life shortly after breaking up with her boyfriend, an inquest heard. 

Lucy de Oliveira, 22, who attended Liverpool John Moores University, was described as a bright and caring young woman.

She strangled herself at her student home in Kensington, east Liverpool, on February 27.

Lucy had a history of anxiety and depression, the Liverpool Echo reported.

According to a coroner's investigating officer she sent a tragic message to her ex before she died.

It read: 'I just want it to end, I want it to end.'

The forensic pathology registrar said that Lucy died of asphyxiation but had also overdosed on painkillers before her death.

Area Coroner Anita Bhardwaj concluded that there was no doubt that Lucy took her own life. 

She said: 'Lucy was a bright, intelligent 22-year-old with a medical history of depression and anxiety. It is so tragic - she had a bright future ahead of her.

Lucy's mum, Liz de Oliveira, 59, paid tribute to her daughter. 

She told the inquest: 'She always put everybody else before herself.

American celebrates Independence Day

From flashy firework displays for massive crowds to small-town parades, Americans celebrated the United States’ 241st birthday in both joyous and serious ways.

Crowds of people lined up along New York City’s East River for the annual Macy’s fireworks show. The display involves 60,000 shells launched from up to five barges and performances by Jennifer Lopez, Sheryl Crow, Brad Paisley and others.

Police set up barriers and checkpoints, and heavily armed officers stood guard.

North Korea claims its has successfully tested a missile that can hit anywhere on Earth

North Korea claims that it has launched its first ever intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), and now has the power to deliver a nuclear-capable strike on any location on the planet.

State officials announced the launch early Tuesday morning after South Korea had warned that the test appeared more advanced than usual. The missile's trajectory had an unusually steep angle, suggesting it could travel far further than previous tests.

The launch, which North Korea's state media said was ordered and supervised by leader Kim Jong Un, sent the rocket 933km (580 miles), with a flight time of 39 minutes. It reached an altitude of 2,802 km, Reuters said.

Officials from South Korea, Japan, and the US said the missile had landed in the sea near the coast of Japan after being launched near an airfield in Panghyon, about 100km (60 miles) north west of North Korea's capital, Pyongyang.

US denies visa to Gambian school robotics team

Five teenage pupils from The Gambia who built a robot for a prestigious international competition in the United States will not be able to accompany their invention to the event after being denied a visa.

The Gambian pupils become the second team of students refused entry to the US to attend the FIRST Global robotics event in Washington, DC, on July 16-18. On Saturday, it was reported that an all-girls team from Afghanistan were also denied a visa to travel to the US to showcase their creation at the same competition.

Moktar Darboe, director of The Gambia's ministry of higher education, research, science and technology, told us that the team, made up of high school pupils aged 17-18, were "very disappointed".

"They put in so much effort into building this, and now, after all the sacrifice and energy they put in, they have been left disheartened," Darboe, who is also the team's mentor, said on Monday.

Boston crash: Car plows into crowd, at least 10 hurt

At least 10 people -- all believed to be taxi drivers -- were hurt Monday after a taxi plowed into the crowd in East Boston, in a crash that investigators described as accidental.

Team Nigeria.Shines @ d just concluded 2017 Ivory Coast International.

Team Nigeria...........Shines @ d just concluded 2017 Ivory Coast International.

Breaking : Ekiti teachers staged a protest against their so called sell fish Kpomo eating Gov Ore Mekunnun Ayodele Fayose

Ekiti teachers staged a protest against their so called friend, Ore Mekunnun Ayodele Fayose today @Ado -Ekiti over the non -challant attitude of the governor to their plight as a result of being owed 7 months salary.

China makes its military more visible in Hong Kong

For years after it took control of Hong Kong from Britain, China kept its military in the city on a low profile.

Its presence was largely symbolic and People's Liberation Army troops were rarely seen outside their main barracks in Hong Kong's Central district or other smaller facilities across the territory.

South Sudan deports three American journalists

The  South Sudan government has deported Three American journalists intercepted at the Nadapal border in Namurunyang State, alleging that the journalists have visa issues.  Foreign Affairs ministry spokesman, Mr. Makol Mawien said the deportation happened last Friday, but did not give their names or the organisations they work for.

‘He colluded or obstructed’: Trump turns Russia suspicions against Obama

Under fire from Justice Department and congressional investigations, President Trump on Monday attempted to deflect suspicion of collusion with Russia and obstruction of justice onto his predecessor.

In a string of tweets, Trump said it was former President Barack Obama who “colluded or obstructed” by not taking more decisive action against Russia’s meddling in the 2016 presidential election.

Woman delays flight with 'lucky' coin-throw into engine

Bad weather, crowded skies and military drills...and now add coin-tossing to the growing list of reasons for China's notorious flight delays.

Police took away an 80-year-old woman Tuesday after fellow passengers reported that she was throwing coins at the plane during boarding of China Southern Airlines flight CZ380 on the tarmac of Shanghai's Pudong International Airport.

Petya ransomware attack: Five questions answered

A major cyberattack via a ransomware virus dubbed Petya has caused widespread disruption across the globe, affecting power grids in Ukraine to hospitals in the United States.

Technology experts are scrambling to prevent more damage following the attack, which experts say bears the hallmarks of Wannacry ransomware, which also caused major problems in May.

Who is to blame for the massive ransomware attack?

3m360 has spoken to Gavin Millard, the technical director at Tenable Network Security, a US-based cyber-security company specialising in spotting vulnerabilities in networks, to find out more about the latest cyberattack and how serious it is.

Dj Bobtee Present *Apala New Skool Mix* @djbobteemedia

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1.Intro / Qdot Vs Dj Bobtee Intro
2.Qdot / Apala New Skool
3.Mr Eazi ft Rita Ora & Wizkid / Skin Tight rmx
4.Jaywon Ft Oritse Femi / Banuso
5.kiss daniel / Sofa
6.Wizkid / Holiday Whine like this
7.Seyi shay ft Sarkodie / Weekend vibes
8.Tekno / Pana
9.R2bees ft Wizkid / Tonight
10.Sarkodie ft Runtown / pain killer
11.Runtown/ for life
12.Tekno / Diana
13.Burma boy / Halleluyah

INEC to press ahead with recall despite Dino Melaye’s Lawsuit

Efforts by the embattled senator representing Kogi West in the Senate, Dino Melaye, to halt his recall by his constituents might have hit a brickwall.

This is because the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), which received the signatories for the recall, on Wednesday, says it would press on with the exercise.

A top-level source in the legal unit of INEC said the electoral umpire has at least three precedents to follow in dealing with the case.

“INEC would go ahead to conduct the referendum in so far as INEC is able to verify or ascertain the genuineness of the signatures. Every lawmaker that had faced the issue of recall in the past, from Plateau, Jigawa to Abia, ran to the courts but such actions never stopped the Commission from going ahead with the referendum”, he said.

‘We’ve not been served’

Messi’s gritty hometown braces for a glam wedding

Barcelona’s Argentinian forward Lionel Messi celebrates Barcelona’s third goal during the Spanish league football match Real Madrid CF vs FC Barcelona at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid on April 23, 2017. 

.On Friday, soccer superstar Lionel Messi will be married there to Antonella Roccuzzo at a lavish celebration bringing together some of the world’s best-paid soccer players, just up the street from one of the city’s poorest and most dangerous neighborhoodsSome 21 members of the hugely popular FC Barcelona team, including Luis Suarez and Neymar, as well as stars like Gerard Pique — accompanied by partner Shakira, perhaps more popular than the Catalan defender himself — will be flying into this port city 180 miles (300 kilometers) north of Buenos Aires.