‘American Sniper’ Chris Kyle exaggerated medal count, records reveal

Newly published documents reveal that “American Sniper” Chris Kyle was not part of the elite group of U.S. fighters to earn one of the nation’s top three combat medals on more than one occasion during the global war on terrorism, as he claimed in his bestselling autobiography.

Kyle, a former Navy SEAL who was murdered by a disturbed fellow veteran in 2013, wrote that he had received two Silver Stars and five Bronze Stars. The Silver Star, the third-highest combat decoration, is awarded for gallantry in action. Being recognized for exhibiting the highest levels of battlefield heroism more than once is rare.

“Receiving two Silver Stars would have put him in a very unique and small group,” said Doug Sterner, a Vietnam veteran and author of “Restoring Valor: One Couple’s Mission to Expose Fraudulent War Heroes and Protect America’s Military Awards System.”

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In this image released by Warner Bros. Pictures, Kyle Gallner, left, and Bradley Cooper appear in a scene from “American Sniper.” The film is based on the autobiography by Chris Kyle. (AP Photo/Warner Bros. Pictures)

Sterner, who is also a longtime investigator and archivist of military valor awards, said he suspected for several years that the medal count former Navy SEAL Kyle wrote about in

Profile Of Bobby Shmurda Details How Police Targeted Him

Last week, two of Bobby Shmurda’s Gs9 associates recieved sentences of 53 and 98 years. Shmurda goes to trial in September, and it’s looking more and more grim for Bobby

Or is it?

A new profile of Shmurda in GQ casts some doubt on the case against him. First, it details the extent to which he was targeted by the police.

In the piece, Shmurda’s friends say the NYPD began harassing Bobby and his crew once ‘Hot Nigga’ got big, waiting for them outside of shows.

One of the times the cops picked up Shmurda, his former manager Donny Flores went to the precinct to retrieve him. Flores reports the officers were “dancing and singing” to ‘Hot Nigga.’ “One cop was like: ‘Oh, my God, this is what my daughter is listening to?’ I didn’t know what was going on,” Flores said. “Now I know. They targeted him.”

Science Confirms That Drinking Alcohol Is Actually Incredibly Fun

Despite all the bad press booze has received over the years—that it wreaks havoc on the mind and body, that it’s steadily driving thousands of Americans to early graves—few would be surprised that, in the moment, getting drunk is actually a lot of fun. The U.S. bought roughly 30.6 billion liters of alcohol in 2015 alone, and drinking has become so ingrained in the fabric of our society that the country’s leading beer purveyor, Budweiser, is shortening its name to simply “America” this summer.

Still, what was once merely guesswork has now been proven as a fact of science: drinking makes people happy.

Warriors Fan Reportedly Tried to Fight Charles Barkley for Picking Thunder

Image via USA TODAY Sports/David Richard

The Golden State Warriors are one loss away from getting eliminated from the 2016 NBA Playoffs, and it's the fans who seem to be taking it the hardest. On the heels of a 2015-16 campaign in which Golden State had the best regular season record in NBA history, the Warriors fanbase felt incredibly confident that getting back-to-back titles was well within reach, even if history suggested otherwise.

11-Foot Python Chomps Down on Dude's Penis While He Uses the Toilet

 
One man's routine bathroom trip didn't exactly go as planned and ultimately landed him in the hospital with the delightful brag of having survived a brutalpython attack on his penis. Atthaporn Boonmakchuay reportedly noticed the 11-foot python attached to the tip of his member after feeling "a sharp bite" while on the toilet, the Daily Mail reports. Consider this a fair GRAPHIC CONTENT warning before you proceed.

Massive Crocodile Caught In Festac Town Lagos

The massive Crocodile (pictured above) was caught in a Canal, in Festac Town, along 2nd Avenue Road, 207 bus stop.

Man Found Dead In A Well In Taraba State

 

 

There was confusion this morning in Jalingo after a man was found dead near Maijidda Plaza in of Taraba state. According to sketchy reports, his corpse was found in a well -with no one in the area being able to identify him or say how he got there. Security agents were called in to remove the body and deposit it in a mortuary. 

 

Amber Heard files for divorce from Johnny Depp, days after his mother’s death: report

Johnny Depp may soon go back to being a lone ranger.

The 52-year-old actor will be heading to Splitsville again as his wife Amber Heard has filed for divorce after 15 months of marriage, according to court documents obtained by the Daily News. 

The 30-year-old actress reportedly signed her divorce petition on Monday —three days after the death of the actor’s mother, Betty Sue Palmer.

Heard, who listed the separation date as May 22, cited irreconcilable differences and is seeking spousal support.

Sources told TMZ the once blissful couple did not have a prenup. Depp resonded by filing paperwork, asking for Heard's financial request to be dismissed, according to the gossip site. 

Twisted Idaho father takes daughter to Missouri to marry her 24-year-old rapist

A depraved Idaho dad forced his 14-year-old daughter to marry her 24-year-old rapist.

Keith Strawn was sentenced to four months in prison after telling the judge: "If you get them pregnant then you marry them,” Fox 31 reported.

“While you spend those 120 day in jail, perhaps you will think about the 120 days your daughter was in a vile farce of a marriage to a rapist,” District Judge Greg Moeller said during Tuesday's sentencing, according to the station.

Last year Strawn took his teen daughter and her attacker, Aaron Seaton, to Missouri to get married. Seaton is now serving a 15-year sentence after pleading guilty to rape earlier this year.

Retired NYPD cop accused of running prostitution ring busted for alleged stolen gun

A retired NYPD cop indicted on federal charges for running a prostitution ring was held on $100,000 bond Wednesday by a criminal court judge for a stolen gun found at his home.

Michael Rizzi, 44, was busted on Tuesday by federal prosecutors for conducting an online escort service where the girls billed clients up to $2,000 per hour.

During a search at his Bensonhurst home by Homeland Security, agents found an unloaded .32-caliber Rohm revolver in a desk drawer and a slew of gun cartridges for a Glock .38-mm and a .9-mm in the bedroom and buffet table in the dining room, according to the criminal complaint.

"The firearm came up stolen. The owner was not found and the defendant doesn't have a permit," said Assistant District Attorney Wilfredo Cotto in Brooklyn Criminal Court on Wednesday.

After Rizzi's family put up their home to post $500,000 bond and get him out of federal custody, he was collared by his former employer, the NYPD.

Top Gear racing driver dead after battle with motor neurone disease

Neil was a celebrated British race car driver

TV race star Neil Cunningham has died aged 52.

The professional driver, who appeared in Top Gear and was once rumoured to be The Stig himself, has died following a long battle with motor neurone disease.

After receiving his diagnosis back in 2011, Neil was forced to step out of the limelight and focus on his health.

The father-of-two performed numerous stunts for the long-running BBC series during his illustrious career, and once doubled as James Bond in a car chase for the film franchise.

Woman begs High Court to allow her to use dead daughter's eggs to give birth to her own grandchild

A woman who wants to use her daughter’s frozen eggs to give birth to her own grandchild has appealed to leading judges to allow her to carry out the dying wishes of her “much-loved and only child”.

The 60-year-old, whose daughter died of cancer in 2011, lost an action at the High Court last year, but is now asking three Court of Appeal judges to rule in her favour.

Her QC, Jenni Richards, told the judges on Wednesday that the woman wants to fulfil her daughter’s wishes that her mother should carry a child created from her frozen eggs “and raise that child”.

Ms Richards said that if the court did not overturn the High Court’s ruling, the “inevitable” consequence would be that the eggs “will simply be allowed to perish”.

The woman and her 59-year-old husband are challenging the decision of Mr Justice Ouseley last June to dismiss their case.

How Chelsea are delaying Jose Mourinho being announced as Man United manager

Hold up: Mourinho will not be announced until Thursday at the earliest

Chelsea's ownership of the copyright of Jose Mourinho's signature, is one aspect holding up a deal for him to become new Manchester United boss.

The Red Devils will now not announce the Special One as their new manager until Thursday at the earliest.

Personal terms have been agreed between Mourinho and United, with lawyers now scrutinising the finer details of the three-year agreement.

It is understood the issue of intellectual property rights, in particular the Blues' ownership of the copyright of Mourinho's signature, is causing the hitch.

United, however, remain relaxed about that hurdle in their negotiations with Mendes and expect to announce Mourinho, 53, as Louis van Gaal's successor on Thursday.

Mourinho's first game in charge of United will be a pre-season friendly against Borussia Dortmund in Shanghai on July 22, before renewing his fierce rivalry withPep Guardiola against Manchester City in Beijing on July 25.

Nigerian James Alabi, signs one year deal with Chester FC

21 year old Nigerian footballer, James Alabi, has signed a one year deal with Chester Football Club in England. Alabi arrived at the Lookers Vauxhall Stadium back in late January following his release from Ipswich Town. He will wear the number 9 shirt next season taking it over from Ross Hannah who joined Barrow last week after scoring 26 goals for Chester last season. Alabi was delighted, and said:

Horror in the Mediterranean: Hundreds of migrants hold on for dear life as they are flipped into the sea when their overcrowded boat overturns off Libyan coast, leaving five dead

At least five migrants have drowned off the Libyan coast today after the heavily overcrowded boat they were on overturned, the Italian navy has revealed.

The navy said at least 550 people had been pulled to safety but added that the rescue operation was still underway and that the death toll could rise.

Shocking pictures show the vessel starting to lean to one side before refugees start diving into the water as it capsizes. Frantic passengers swam for their lives as the boat started to overturn and sink beneath the surface.

More than 6,000 migrants have been rescued from the Mediterranean in just over 48 hours as Italian officials revealed people smugglers now account for half of GDP along Libya's coast. 

At least five migrants have drowned off the Libyan coast today after the heavily overcrowded boat they were sailing on overturned, the Italian navy has revealed

The navy said at least 550 people had been pulled to safety but added that the rescue operation was still underway and that the death toll could rise

Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny weds his fiancee in lavish ceremony in Greece (photos)

Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny's, who is currently on loan at AS Roma married his fiancee, who sings and models, Marina Luczenko on Tuesday in a lavish ceremony in Greece and took to Instagram to show off his wedding photos. She sang one of her songs during the wedding and also did a duet with former X-Factor winner James Arthur. Beautiful bride! More photos after the cut.

TYSON BECKFORD, DJ RUCKUS BLOODY FIGHT OVER SHANINA SHAIK

Tyson Beckford got into an all-out brawl with DJ Ruckus over the "Bro Code" ... 360 has learned.

It happened Thursday at Up & Down nightclub in NYC. Tyson and Ruckus have had ongoing beef over Shanina Shaik. Tyson, who was friends with Ruckus, was dating Shanina, broke up and then Ruckus hooked up with her. So, you can see why things have been tense between the guys.

We're told Ruckus saw Tyson in the club, flipped him off, and then Beckford went over to Ruckus and said if he had beef with him they should "take it out in the street." That's exactly what happened.

We're told the fight was violent.  At one point Tyson was on top of Ruckus, pounding away, when one of Ruckus' friends began punching Beckford in the head.  

It didn't end there. Ruckus punched Tyson in the groin, and Tyson returned the favor with his knee. A doorman called the cops, and by the time cops got there the 3 men were gone. No arrests were made.

We got video outside the club, where you can see the fight starting to brew -- but because there were a ton of cops patrolling that area, we're told Ruckus and Beckford moved the action a few blocks away. 

Police close PDP office as Modu Sheriff fights back

•BLOCKED: Police at the national headquarters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Wadata Plaza in Abuja...yesterday.

The police yesterday sealed off Wadata Plaza, headquarters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abuja.

It is all in a bid to prevent the party’s crisis from growing. But ousted National Chairman Ali Modu Sheriff met with his strategists in Abuja and vowed not to surrender his mandate.

Sheriff’s camp has also vowed to deny factional National chairmen Ahmed Makarfi and Sen. Ibrahim Mantu access to the secretariat.

Sheriff and his loyalists were contemplating a court action last night, although a decision was yet to be reached as at the time of filing this report.To show his determination for a fight to the finish, Sheriff shunned calls from Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose.

The governor was said to have called Sheriff many times but the deposed chairman spurned the entreaties which he termed as “medicine after death”.

ISIS Fears ISIS ‘want to carry out door-to-door massacre in UK countryside sparks new rural anti-terror plan'

The new base will be in south west England to boost anti-terror forces in rural areas

Fears ISIS wants to carry out a 'door-to-door massacre' in the British countryside has led to plans for a new rural anti-terror base, it has been claimed.

Authorities are concerned jihadis could commit a mass shooting in a rural area with gunmen slaughtering villages instead of previous, more urban targets, security experts say.

It is also feared that the scenes of terror seen in Tunisia last year could be replicated in British holiday camps.

In response police are planning an intelligence-gathering base in south west England equipped with a unit of specialist firearms officers on standby to deal with any terror threat, it has been reported.

It will cover Devon, Cornwall, Somerset and some of Gloucestershire as part of a five-year £143 million plan to boost Britain’s armed policing capability, according to the Sunday Express.

Auction of world's most expensive wine thrown into chaos after claims they're fake

An American wine fraud expert has called into question the authenticity of a treasure trove of the world’s most expensive wineafter it went under the auctioneer’s hammer in Geneva.

Six lots of vintage bottles from the mythical Romanée Conti Domain in Burgundy were withdrawn from the multi-million pound auction at the last minute. The rest of the sale of 1,407 bottles – worth up to £11,000 each – proceeded as planned.

The auction house, Bagheera Wines, told The Independent that it would “urgently” verify the authenticity of all bottles in the sale. If any proved to be suspect, their sales would be cancelled.

“We take the protection of our customers’ interest very seriously,” said Michael Ganne, director of Bagheera. “I am sure that the overwhelming bulk of the lots will prove to be genuine. If there is any doubt at all, the sale will be nullified.”

Mr Ganne told The Independent that he had ordered “five or six lots” to be withdrawn from the sale because of the allegations made on the site Wineberserkers.Com.

A staff of FIRS is currently in hospital in Abuja following car accident

According to Prince Chibuike Echem, a man identified from his ID as a staff of Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) was involved in an accident yesterday. See his post below:

"My self and my friend just move this man to Abuja Clinics Maitama for urgent medical attention, they had accident along Setraco under mabuchi division, we just picked him and we don't know him or any body that knows him. Please push until it gets to his relations. He is a staff of FIRS and that is his Vehicle number."

The 33 cities with the worst quality of life in the world

Every year, Mercer, one of the world's largest HR consultancy firms, releases its Quality of Living Index, which looks at the cities that provide the best quality of life.

360 has already looked at the 27 cities with the best quality of life and also the 17 European cities that are deemed the most unsafe.

Now we take a look at what cities are ranked as providing the worst quality of life.

The ranking is one of the most comprehensive of its kind and is carried out annually to help multinational companies and other employers compensate employees fairly when placing them on international assignments, according to Mercer.

Looking at 450 cities across the world, Mercer takes into account the following metrics to judge which cities made the list for the best quality of life — which therefore shows what it feels are the best and worst:

Louis van Gaal: The inside story of Manchester United's dressing room meltdown

Louis van Gaal’s two-year reign at Manchester United has come to an end after the Dutchman lost the respect of the dressing-room with eccentric management that extended to brutal video dissection of players’ performances, critical emails to squad members and the imposition of ‘straitjacket’ football on the team.

Senior players have also grown exasperated by the ‘special treatment’ afforded to German midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger, who has made just four appearances since suffering a knee injury against Sheffield United in the FA Cup in January.

Van Gaal, who led United to the FA Cup glory with Saturday’s 2-1 Wembley victory against Crystal Palace, is set to be replaced by Jose Mourinho at Old Trafford after failing to secure Champions League qualification this season.

Gunman kills two and injures eleven at concert in Austria before turning the gun on himself

In the early hours of this morning Sunday May 22nd, a 27-year-old man in Austria shot at concert goers killing two and injuring eleven following an argument before turning the gun on himself.

The man had gotten into an argument with a woman at a concert organised by a motorcycle club during which he retrieved a gun from his car and shot 'wildly' into the crowd. Shortly after, the gunman went back to his car and killed himself. Helicopters could not reach the area due to nearby power lines and the wounded had to be evacuated by ambulance.

Ryan Giggs set "to leave" Manchester United as Jose Mourinho closes in on Old Trafford job

Bags packed? Ryan Giggs could be set to leave Manchester United

Ryan Giggs could be the biggest casualty from Jose Mourinho's anticipated arrival with the Manchester United legend set to leave.

Giggs is reportedly ready to walk away from the club he has been with since he was a schoolboy once Louis van Gaal's departure is confirmed.

The 42-year-old has served as the Dutchman's assistant manager for the past two years, continuing a role he started under former boss David Moyes in July 2013.

And although Mourinho is said to be keen to extend Giggs' stay in United's backroom set-up, the former Wales international is understood to be heading for the exit.