Thursday, February 25, 2016

94-year-old who served behind Nazi lines reveals the most terrifying thing he experienced

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A 94-year-old World War II veteran held a Reddit AMA, with the help of his grandson, in which he provides a startling look at his time serving behind Nazi lines as an intelligence staff sergeant.
John Cardinalli, who was sworn to secrecy for 65 years following the end of World War II, has taken to Reddit to explain his time with the US Office of Strategic Services. The OSS was the forerunner of the CIA, and it was dedicated to coordinating espionage and intelligence gathering behind enemy lines during WWII.
Cardinalli was unable to tell his story until the FBI and CIA declassified his mission in 2008. Now, realizing the historical importance of his role, Cardinalli has written the book "65 Years of Secrecy" about his roles during the war.

Pregnant secretary of Pope Francis found dead in her Rome apartment

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The Pope's pregnant receptionist has been found dead in her apartment on the outskirts of the city.
Miriam Wuolou, a 34-year-old of Eritrean origin, was seven-months pregnant when her body was discovered.
She had worked at Pope Francis' home and a priests' guesthouse called Santa Marta for years.
The Italian press reports she worked as a kind of gatekeeper for the Pontiff, as well as for the bishops and cardinals who stay there.
The Pope opted to live at the Santa Marta guesthouse after his appointment in 2013, rejecting the grand papal apartments because he found them too sumptuous and he feared isolation.

Adele publicly supports Kesha — who's fighting a sex-assault lawsuit — in her Brit Award acceptance speech

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While accepting her award for British female solo artist at the 2016 Brit Awards, Adele voiced her support for Kesha.
Kesha is in an ongoing legal battleto get out of her contract with Sony and producer Dr. Luke, who she alleges sexually abused her. 
Adele also used her speech to honor the other female nominees. 
"And to all the other girls, thank you for letting me in your company," the record-breaking "25" artist said. Her fellow nominees were Florence & the Machine, Jess Glynne, Laura Marling, and the posthumously nominated Amy Winehouse. "You're all incredible, you're all amazing, and it's a privilege to be alongside you." 

FLOYD MAYWEATHER 'MONEY TEAM' IN SERIOUS CAR WRECK

Floyd Mayweather's entourage, The Money Team, got into a major accident on an L.A. freeway ... critically injuring one member of Floyd's crew ... 3m360 has learned.
The crash happened Tuesday night on the 10 freeway -- 3 TMT vans were rolling eastbound when one of them smashed into an 18-wheeler. Sources on the scene tell us one passenger in the van, not the driver, was hurt so badly he could lose an eye.
You can see in the video, the front left side of the van sustained major damage.
We're told Floyd was in the second vehicle in the caravan which was not involved in the accident. It's unclear if the driver of the truck was injured. 
Today is Floyd's 39th birthday. He'd flown into LAX Tuesday, and was rolling back to Las Vegas when the accident happened.

A hostage situation is unfolding in London's Leicester Square

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Parts of London's Leicester Square are on lockdown as a hostage situation is reportedly unfolding in a restaurant, according to several reports on Twitter.
Police appear to have cordoned off the streets outside Bella Italia restaurant, where the situation isreportedly taking place.
According to the BBC, a man who claims to have a knife is holding a woman hostage inside the restaurant. Two other people are reportedly inside.
London police have confirmed that the situation is not terror-related. 

Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Jose Mourinho vs Ryan Giggs: Manchester United fans vote for who they want as their next manager

Candidates: Mourinho and Giggs are in the running to replace Louis van Gaal
Manchester United's supporters have voted overwhelmingly in favour of Jose Mourinho becoming the club's next manager ahead of Ryan Giggs, the Manchester Evening News report.
Louis van Gaal is expected to leave the club at the end of the season - 12 months before his three-year contract at Old Trafford ends.
Mourinho and Giggs are the two most likely candidates to replace him, with Ed Woodward keen on appointing Mourinho, and Sir Bobby Charlton and Sir Alex Ferguson in favour of Giggs.
The knights, though, are in the minority. On the Red Issue, United We Stand and Red News fanzine websites, Giggs has scored incredibly low with supporters in 'next manager' polls.

Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Robotic third arm turns musician into cyborg drummer

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After an accident fused a quartet of robotic limbs to his body, nuclear physicist Dr. Otto Octavius devoted himself to a life of crime and fighting Spider-Man. However, villainy isn't the only option for people either blessed or cured with extra mechanical appendages—they can also choose to rock.
Researchers at Georgia Tech's Center for Music Technology have created a robotic arm that attaches to a drummer's body and improvises drum parts based on what the human drummer is playing.
Gil Weinberg, the director of the Center for Music Technology, says in a video about the project that music is an ideal challenge for researchers working in the area of integrating robotic limbs into human movement. “Music is something that is very timely," said Weinberg, who also led the project. "You really need to do things on the right millisecond. It's also very spacial. You need to go to the right places.

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