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Meet the 17-year-old who has 2 degrees, flies planes, and is deferring his master’s to work at NASA

BOSTON (AP) — Moshe Kai Cavalin has two college degrees, but he’s too young to vote. He flies airplanes, but he’s too young to drive a car alone.

Life is filled with contrasts for Cavalin, a 17-year-old from San Gabriel, California, who has dashed by major milestones as his age seems to lag behind. He graduated from community college at age 11. Four years later, he had a bachelor’s in math from the University of California, Los Angeles.

This year, he started online classes to get a master’s in cybersecurity through the Boston area’s Brandeis University.

He decided to postpone that pursuit for a couple of terms, though, while he helps NASA develop surveillance technology for airplanes and drones.

Between all that, he’s racked up an exhausting list of extracurricular feats. He just published his second book, drawing on his experience being bullied and stories he’s heard from others. He plans to have his airplane pilot’s license by the year’s end. At his family’s home near Los Angeles, he has a trove of trophies from martial arts tournaments.

Still, Cavalin insists that he’s more ordinary than people think. He credits his parents for years of focused instruction balanced by the freedom to pick his after-school activities. His eclectic interests stem from his cultural heritage, he said, with a mother from Taiwan and a father from Brazil.

This August 2014 photo provided by Shu Chien shows her son Moshe Kai Cavalin at the DEF CON 23 hacker’s conference in Las Vegas. Cavalin, of San Gabriel, Calif., earned a bachelor’s in math from UCLA at age 15, and is taking online classes through Brandeis University, near Boston, towards a master’s in cybersecurity. He’s also working for NASA, where he is developing aircraft tracking technology. (Shu Chien via AP)

Eight Records Set By Adele’s ‘Hello’

Adele’s “Hello” has something in common with Lionel Richie’s “Hello” and Tom Rundgren’s “Hello It’s Me.” (Digital Trends)

Adele is picking up right where she left off—smashing sales records. The English singer’s new single, “Hello,” sold 1.1 million copies in the U.S. its first week, which sets a new record for the biggest one-week sales tally in digital history. The old record was held by Flo Rida’s “Right Round,” which sold 636K downloads in is first week in February 2009.

To find the last song that got off to such a fast start, you have to go back to the pre-digital era. Elton John’s “Candle In The Wind 1997” sold 3.4 million copies in its first week in September 1997. (Of course that was a very special case. The song, a tribute to Princess Diana, was released just two weeks after her shocking death. Proceeds went to her charities.)

Here are seven other records that “Hello” has just set.

1. “Hello” squashed the old record for the biggest one-week sales by a female artist in the U.S. That was held by Taylor Swift’s “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together,” which sold 623K copies in its first week in August 2012. As with “Hello,” which is the first single from Adele’s upcoming third album, 25, “We Are Never Ever…” was the first single from Swift’s fourth album, Red.

So what would YOU pick? Catsuit-clad girlfriend tries to tempt her lover over by sending him racy photos of her cleavage – only to dump him after he chooses Grand Theft Auto over her

  • The unnamed woman sent pictures of herself in a Catwoman outfit
  • Her boyfriend responded with pictures of his gaming session
  • She dumped the man because it was the ‘final straw’

A woman trying to tempt her boyfriend with sexy selfies as she tried on her Catwoman outfit for Halloween has been rejected by her other half – as he was too busy playing video games.

The unnamed woman, believed to be from the UK, sent pictures that showed her wearing a clinging catsuit to her boyfriend over text.

But after he refused to help her ‘take off’ her skin-tight costume and chose Grand Theft Auto over her, she dumped him.

The anonymous woman later revealed to the site that her boyfriend had been getting on her nerves and that was the last straw and led to her breaking up with him.

Some of the site’s readers may feel suspicious that story emerged just as the veteran game announced a new version involving the Hulk, while wondering if the girlfriend’s model looks are too good to be true, but the exchange has clearly touched a nerve as it is sweeping the internet.

She told him it was his ‘last chance’ and she needed help ‘taking it off’ with another picture of the plunging neckline.

He sent back a picture of Grand Theft Auto V.

She sent the picture in to Dude Comedy website and told them she had since broken up with the guy.

She said: ‘He was already on my nerves and this was the final straw.’

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Hacking group Anonymous threaten to reveal identities of 1,000 Ku Klux Klan members ahead of first anniversary of Ferguson protests

  • Hackers Anonymous say they will unmask 1,000 Ku Klux Klan members 
  • Add they will also shut down KKK websites and social media accounts
  • Hacking will coincide with the first anniversary of the Ferguson protests 
  • They were sparked when unarmed black teenager Michael Brown was shot dead 

Hacking group Anonymous has threatened to reveal the identities of 1,000 members of the Ku Klux Klan to mark the first anniversary of the Ferguson protests.

Dubbed Operation KKK, the cyber activists say they will also shut down websites and other social media accounts affiliated to the white supremacist group next month.

The protests in Ferguson were sparked after unarmed black teenager Michael Brown was shot dead by white police officer Darren Wilson last August.

Violent protests erupted on November 24 last year, when it was decided that Wilson would not be indicted in connection with the shooting.

During the demonstrations KKK members warned protesters that ‘lethal force’ would be used against them.

We are not attacking you because of what you believe in as we fight for freedom of speech,

‘We are attacking you because of what you do to our brothers and sisters.

‘Due to your actions we will be rearranging Operation KKK. We’ve gained access to yet another one of your KKK Twitter account.

‘Using the info obtained, we will be revealing about 1000 of your klan member identities. The aim of our operation is nothing more than Cyber Warfare. Anything you upload will be taken down, anything you use to promote the KKK will be shut down.’

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ONE MILLION more migrants could head for Europe over the winter because of the Syrian war, warns Turkey, as official says the EU risks ‘disintegration’ if it fails to tackle the crisis

  • Escalating violence in Syria is expected to lead to more migrants leaving
  • Turkey expecting situation to displace another 2m people over the winter 
  • Country wants extra £2bn a year from EU to cope with deepening crisis 
  • Turkey allows at least 10,000 refugees a day to slip past guards into EU

One million more people could flee war-torn Syria for Europe in a dramatic escalation of the migrant crisis, it was claimed yesterday.

Turkey is expecting the worsening situation in the country to displace another two million people over the winter.

And capital Ankara claimed that half of them were likely to head across its borders into Europe as a result of Russian air strikes in the region.


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German rapper dubbed the ‘Goebbels of ISIS’ who made sickening beheading videos and called for attacks on Britain is killed in a U.S. air strike in Syria

  • Denis Cuspert, also known by artist name Deso Dogg, used to rap in Berlin
  • Believed to have produced films of Jihadi John beheading British hostages
  • The 39-year-old was killed in an air strike on October 16 near city of Raqqa

A German rapper dubbed ‘the Goebbels of ISIS‘ who publicly threatened President Barack Obama has been killed in a U.S. air strike in Syria.

Denis Cuspert, also known by his artist name Deso Dogg, used to rap in Berlin and was one of the most high-profile Western fighters for the Islamic State.

His role making videos for the terror group has been likened to that of Nazi propaganda chief Josef Goebbels.

He is also believed to have produced the sickening footage of Jihadi John beheading British and US prisoners with a knife.

U.S. Defense Department spokeswoman Elissa Smith confirmed the 39-year-old was killed in an air strike on October 16 near the Syrian city of Raqqa.

Cuspert joined ISIS in 2012 and went on to appear in numerous videos from the militant group, including one in November last year ‘in which he appears holding a severed head he claims belongs to a man executed for opposing ISIL’, the State Department previously said.

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Google’s 10 most popular Halloween costume searches

When it comes to Halloween costumes in 2015, the typical vampire or clown costume just won’t do.

Superheroes, who dominate movies and TV, remain popular, but a villain is the most sought-out costume of all, according to Google Trends’ Frightgeist.

The top costume search is “Suicide Squad” character Harley Quinn, according to the site, which measures Google queries locally and nationally.

The character, played by Margot Robbie in the upcoming film, has been popular for decades at fan conventions (her first appearance was on “Batman: The Animated Series” in 1992, before breaking into comics).

Robbie’s memorable performance in the trailer for the movie seems to have made Harley — the on-and-off girlfriend of The Joker — surge to the top.

The Joker also ranks in the top 10 costumes, along with his foe Batman, Wonder Woman and the generic term “superhero.”

Costumes you can get away with

As much as people are anticipating “Suicide Squad,” the excitement around “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” is off the charts. It’s no wonder that “Star Wars” is the No. 2 search, hot on Harley’s heels.

The minions from “Despicable Me” are big with kids, and the old standbys pirates and witches also made the top 10.

Top Google Trends’ Frightgeist national searches:

1. Harley Quinn

2. Star Wars

3. Superhero

4. Pirate

5. Batman

6. Minnie Mouse

7. Witch

8. Minions

9. Joker

10. Wonder Woman

Several hurt after plane engine catches fire in Florida

Fifteen people were injured when a plane’s engine caught fire as it taxied for take-off from an airport in Florida.

The Dynamic Airways Boeing 767 was on the runway at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, preparing for departure to Venezuela.

The left engine, which had been leaking fuel, caught fire.

The passengers and crew were evacuated and the fire extinguished but one person has been left with severe burns.

“The crew followed the emergency procedures, shut down the engine and evacuated the aircraft in order to assure safety to all on board,” Dynamic Airways said in a statement.

Those hurt are being treated at Florida Broward Health Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale.

One person has been “seriously burnt”, according to Mike Jachles of the Broward County Sheriff’s Office.

The National Transportation Safety Board is sending agents to Fort Lauderdale to investigate the fire.

Dynamic flies between Fort Lauderdale, New York, Venezuela and Guyana.

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China one-child policy: Trauma and sympathy shared online

The abolition of China’s controversial one-child policy has triggered an intense emotional discussion online, with netizens expressing a mixture of regret, bitterness and sympathy.

Many have been using the hashtag #Quanmianertai# – shorthand for “Freeing up all aspects to have a second child” – which has become a top trending topic on Thursday night and Friday on the Weibo microblogging network.

Sharing trauma

People have been sharing their own stories about how strictly the one-child policy had been enforced over the decades it has been in place.

“I can still remember when I was little, the family planning department broke down the door in my family home to grab my mum and sterilise her. I still carry this trauma to this day. What kind of methods would they use to make us have a second child?” wrote user MuziD-AiLee.

Her post attracted scores of sympathetic responses recounting similar experiences.

“My first child turned out to be twin girls. Two and a half years ago, I was visited daily in my home by planning officials telling me to go for sterilisation. If I didn’t get sterilised I would not get the hukou,” said Shuangbaotaixiaoruhexiaoyi.

“So I was forced to be sterilised – I was only 23 at that time. My heart hurt so much then – I’m so young and I can’t have any more children. I hate the family planning unit.”

The hukou is China’s identity registration system – officials often deny this to illegal children, making it difficult for them to travel around the country and gain access to state education and healthcare.

Shaker Aamer: Last UK Guantanamo Bay detainee released

The last British resident to be held in Guantanamo Bay has been released, having been detained there for 13 years, the foreign secretary has said.

Philip Hammond said Shaker Aamer had left the US military base and will return to the UK “later today”.

The Saudi national, 48, was held in the military prison in Cuba since 2002 but has never been charged or put on trial.

Mr Aamer, who has four children, has permission to live indefinitely in the UK because his wife is British.

He was detained in Afghanistan in 2001. US authorities alleged he had led a unit of Taliban fighters and had met former al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden.

But Mr Aamer maintains he was in Afghanistan with his family doing charity work.

Since 2007 Mr Aamer, who claims he was tortured, has been cleared for release twice, by US presidents George W Bush and Barack Obama.

‘Medical care’

Andy Worthington, co-director of the We Stand With Shaker campaign, said he was “delighted” Mr Aamer’s “long and unacceptable ordeal has come to an end”.

“We hope he won’t be detained by the British authorities on his return and gets the psychological and medical care that he needs to be able to resume his life with his family in London,” he said.

By Dominic Casciani, BBC home affairs correspondent

When the business jet carrying Shaker Aamer lands in London at around 13:00 GMT today, he is likely to be met by British officials and detectives.

But if his case is handled like other returning detainees, he will soon be free to go on his way.

His lawyers say that he will medical and mental assessments. He may, like others who have been held at Guantanamo, be suffering from post traumatic stress disorder.

It’s unlikely we will ever find out if MI5 does decide to monitor Mr Aamer – by definition its work is secret.

On a human level, Shaker Aamer’s return is the end of the UK’s involvement in Guantanamo. But it’s not the end of the story.

The government’s long-promised investigation into substantial allegations that our agencies were mixed up in rendition and torture hasn’t happened – and many people are still demanding answers.

Zayn Malik Planning Massive Tour To Debut His New Music Off Solo Album

This is what we’ve been waiting for! Zayn Malik is planning a massive tour to promote his new album, according to a new report. The singer is so hyper focused on the tour, he’s holed himself up in a tent in the woods so nothing takes his attention away! We have the crazy details.

Zayn Malik, 22, has been out of the spotlight for a while, but he’s about to crash back onto the scene with a massive tour to promote his new solo music, according to one report. He’s dead serious about his music and to prove it he’s pitched a tent in the forest to avoid distractions. Here’s what we know.

While One Direction is out promoting their upcoming fifth album (the first as a quartet), Zayn is reportedly getting ready to release his first solo record, The Sun reports. They say that Zayn is staying in a tent about an hour and a half outside of Los Angeles, but he won’t be there long because he’s planning a massive tour to debut his new music!

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Zayn’s reported plan to share his album with the world is quite interesting, if true. “His plans for launching his new music include visiting several major US cities, playing just one song in each, to showcase his work,” a source tells the site. That would be pretty cool, right?

But what’s cooler is the sound he’s reportedly creating. “The set-up may be basic but it sounds like a mix between The Weeknd and Frank Ocean,” continues the source. “He’s really excited about releasing it and has said how he can’t wait to take on his former bandmates in the charts.” And we would be really excited to hear it! The album will allegedly feature him singing, rapping, and playing piano. Very cool!

Perhaps this is his chance to debut not just new music, but the real Zayn. “His biggest qualm in One Direction was always the fact that no one took his music seriously,” continues the source. “So he wants to prove that he’s more than just a former boy band singer.”

Yeah, we know this one’s far-fetched, but we also know that Zayn originally left the group because he wasn’t handling fame well, so what better place to create his own music than a peaceful forest? Perhaps there he can avoid distractions like ex-fiance Perrie Edwards, 22, calling him a “bellend.”We’ll just have to wait and see, but we have our fingers crossed!

The 5 big interview questions you’re bound to be asked if you want to be a banker

Aspiring investment bankers, listen up.

You know how competitive Wall Street internships are — so if you land an interview with a bank, you want to come prepared.

To help you out, we spoke to a former analyst at a bulge bracket bank who’s been through the whole process first-hand.

He told us the five most common technical questions he encountered in investment banking internship interviews.

The good news is, each question is answered in-depth in the Mergers and Inquisitions“Breaking into Wall Street” guide.

“Don’t waste your time with any other prep services,” the former analyst said.

He has no affiliation with Mergers and Inquisitions.

He recommended studying all the “basic” level questions from the M&I guide in addition to these five questions. (If you’re pressed for time, don’t worry about the “advanced” questions, he said. They’re not as essential for internship-level interviews.)

1. If a company incurs $10 (pretax) of depreciation expense, how does that affect the three financial statements?

“Depreciation is a non-cash charge on the Income Statement, so an increase of $10 causes Pre-Tax Income to drop by $10 and Net Income to fall by $6, assuming a 40% tax rate.

On the Cash Flow Statement, Net Income is down by $6 but you add back the $10 of Depreciation since it’s a non-cash expense, so cash at the bottom is up by $4.

On the Balance Sheet, cash is up by $4 on the Assets side, but PP&E has declined by $10 due to the added Depreciation, so the Assets side is down by $6.

On the L&E side, Retained Earnings is down by $6 because of the reduced Net Income on the Income Statement, so both sides of the Balance Sheet are down by $6 and it remains in balance.”

2. Please walk me from Enterprise Value to Equity Value (or the other way around).

“Equity Value represents the value of all the assets a company has, but only to common equity investors (i.e., shareholders) in the company. Enterprise Value represents the value of only the company’s core business assets, but to all investors in the company (equity, debt, preferred, etc.).

So to move from Equity Value to Enterprise Value, you subtract non-core assets, and you add items that represent other investor groups.

In practice, this means starting with Equity Value and subtracting cash (technically excess cash, but usually simplified to just cash) and other non-core assets such as short-term/long-term investments, and then adding debt, preferred stock, non-controlling interests, and other items that represent other investor groups in the company.

To move from Enterprise Value to Equity Value, you do the opposite and subtract all those items representing other investor groups and add the non-core assets such as cash, investments, etc.”

3. Please walk me from revenue to free cash flow.

“First, clarify what type of Free Cash Flow they want. Unlevered? Levered? Something else?

Assuming it’s Unlevered FCF – or what’s available to all investors in the company (which pairs with Enterprise Value):

Start with revenue and subtract COGS and Operating Expenses to get to Operating Income, or EBIT. Multiply by (1 – Tax Rate) to get to Net Operating Profit After Taxes, or NOPAT.

Then, add back the non-cash charges that appear on the Cash Flow Statement, primarily Depreciation & Amortization, and reflect the Change in Working Capital, which may be either positive or negative (follow the sign used on the company’s CFS). And then subtract Capital Expenditures (CapEx).”

4. Please walk me through a DCF.

“A DCF values a company based on the Present Value of its Cash Flows and the Present Value of its Terminal Value.

First, you project a company’s financials using assumptions for revenue growth, margins, and the Change in Working Capital; then you calculate Free Cash Flow for each year, which you discount and sum up to get to the Present Value of Free Cash Flows. The Discount Rate is usually the Weighted Average Cost of Capital.

Once you have the present value of the Free Cash Flows, you determine the company’s Terminal Value, using either the Multiples Method or the Gordon Growth Method, and then you discount that back to its Present Value using the Discount Rate.

Finally, you add the two together to determine the company’s implied Enterprise Value, after which you may then back into the implied Equity Value and implied share price.”

5. Please walk me through an LBO.

“In an LBO Model, Step 1 is making assumptions about the Purchase Price, Debt/Equity ratio, Interest Rate on Debt, and other variables; you might also assume something about the company’s operations, such as Revenue Growth or Margins, depending on how much information you have.

Step 2 is to create a Sources & Uses section, which shows how the transaction is financed and what the capital is used for; it also tells you how much Investor Equity (cash) is required.

Step 3 is to adjust the company’s Balance Sheet for the new Debt and Equity figures, allocate the purchase price, and add in Goodwill & Other Intangibles on the Assets side to make everything balance.

In Step 4, you project out the company’s Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Statement, and determine how much debt is paid off each year, based on the available Cash Flow and the required Interest Payments.

Finally, in Step 5, you make assumptions about the exit after several years, usually assuming an EBITDA Exit Multiple, and calculate the return based on how much equity is returned to the firm.”

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George W. Bush doesn’t have as much confidence in Kanye West to lead the free world as President Obama — or Kanye, for that matter — in fact, seems pretty comical to him.

We caught up with the former Prez in D.C. Thursday night to get his reaction to Kanye’s early declaration for 2020 … and his reaction is classic Dub-ya.

In fairness, it’s kind of a loaded question, considering Yeezy and Bush’s history — the whole hating black people thing after Hurricane Katrina.

Fair to say, this is one vote Kanye does NOT have in the bag.

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25-Year-Old Nudie Model Has Zero Concept of How Life Works, Surprise Surprise

You know what’s sadder than a hugely prolific Playboy model capitalizing on her rise to fame because of Hugh Hefner’s mansion? A non-prolific Playboy model trying to capitalize on her brief time as a Playboy model … but that isn’t stopping 25-year-old Carla Howe from flapping her gums about what’s been happening in the Playboy mansion this decade.

During a recent interview, Howe opens up about how different the mansion is these days, with parties being more board games-style than loud music and debauchery … claiming, “Hef is so frail he goes everywhere with a group of nurses.”

She continues, claiming that Hugh would rather spend his time playing chess with friends and watching old movies more than anything else.

Honestly speaking, and not knowing if this is true at all, put yourself in Hef’s position — who would you rather spend time with, like-minded friends who’d enjoy their time with you doing the things you both enjoy, or hanging out with your lowliest of “employees,” with whom you share absolutely nothing? It wouldn’t be a wonder, to be sure.

This man’s gonna be 90 years old — what else would you expect from a man who’s likely lived out a vast majority of his life?

Shame on you, Howe, for slamming an elderly man in his twilight years.

Guess they don’t teach class wherever it is you come from.

In a Relationship: Is It OK to Be Attracted to Other People?

In a Relationship: Is It OK to Be Attracted to Other People?

Portrait of unhappy confused woman, couple, flirting

Monogamy can be a challenge, but many of us sign up for it anyway to satisfy a fundamental need to love and be loved. Far from being a blind adherence to social norms, people around the world are still committing to each other for life despite increasingly negative opinions of monogamy.

More and more we are hearing scientific reports claiming that cheating may be in our DNA because that behavior has been studied in our closest relative. More and more, monogamy is scrutinized and judged as something that is holding us back from real meaning. But people forget what a great challenge marriage and lifelong partnerships actually can be.

In the Roman Catholic Church, marriage is considered the most sacred calling; marriage has such high status because there is so much sacrifice that goes into making a marriage and family work.

One of the greatest sacrifices in making monogamy work is forgoing the passing pleasure of other lovers. No matter how attracted we are to the one we love the most, as long as we have blood in our veins we will feel attraction and affection for other people. How are you supposed to feel if you are attracted to a person outside of your committed relationship, and what does it mean for your relationship?

Attraction matters

If you find yourself uniquely attracted to another person outside of your relationship, you can take a deep sigh of relief. It’s 100% normal. If you were to suddenly not be attracted to any person other than your spouse, there would be something wrong with you. But there can be a point at which attraction can overstep the boundaries of your relationship, and that is totally dependent on how you respond to the attraction.

Ignoring your feelings of attraction to other people is denying a fundamental aspect of your manhood: sexual desire. Your sexual desire is present so that you may create and extend the range of human experience through family and children. If you pretend that desire doesn’t exist, you are setting yourself up for trouble.

When you were single, the best way you could act on attraction would be to explore different people, to get to know them, and choose one you could partner with for life. But once you’ve already made the effort and commitment to grow with one person, what do you do with attraction to others?

I don’t think your spouse expects you to stop being attracted to others, and if that is the case, that would signal a major problem of distrust. One thing your partner would like is for you to remember how lucky you are to build a life together. You can use attraction to others as a reminder of the greatest love you have. This takes discipline, but if you can master your response to attraction then it will be something that actually improves the relationship with the one you love most.

One common complaint from women is that they feel lusted after and objectified by male culture. That isn’t too much of a surprise with how heavily conditioned men can be by pornography, but it can be changed with our thoughts. Women want and need to feel accepted and appreciated for who they really are — not just for how they look. This goes for extremely appealing women and plain-looking women alike. In reality, there is nothing plain about anyone because all people have an infinite universe inside of them waiting to be appreciated and explored.

Why Fat People Have Better Sex

#1 Science proves that fat men last longer in bed thanks to the hormone Estradiol.

Men with higher fat reserves produce more of this hormone, which inhibits orgasm. So sex just lasts longer when he’s chunky.

#2 On a subconscious level, he can’t resist her softness and curves.

74% of women surveyed said they just wouldn’t feel comfortable undressed in front of the perfect specimen of manliness.

#4 Overweight women are already in high demand as sexual parters.

A Survey of Family Growth (of 7,000 women) concluded that 92% of overweight women had been laid, as opposed to 87% of women with more standard dimensions.

#5 The long term benefits for overweight men: Relationship expert Tracey Cox says that women seek them out for marriage

“We feel more comfortable with a bit of flab over super toned abs. Women are already under extreme pressure to look a certain way and we figure that a man who appears less critical of his own appearance and obsessed with looks will be less critical of ours.”

Miss BUM BUM Pageant Protest against Playboy!

The ladies from Brazil’s Miss BUM BUM contest wanted to let Hugh Hefner know they’re not happy about the decision to cut all nudity from the mag. So send him the photo as a protes.

Yeah, they’re not nude either, but are you really complaining? You might wanna bust it open to get his attention ladys. just a thought.

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The evolution of the Playboy woman’s body type from the 1950s to now

More people might start reading Playboy for its articles after The New York Times reported the magazine will start phasing nude women out of its pages by March 2016.

In the early days of Playboy, the magazine was must-buy material for anyone seeking titillation and female nudity. But now, the internet makes pornography and explicit images readily available to anyone with a connection. Playboy has been looking comparably tame.

Rather than moving in a more explicit direction, though, Playboy is trying to make its product less graphic and therefore safer to consume anywhere. Its website stopped publishing nude photos in August 2014, and its print edition is now following suit. Chief executive Scott Flanders hopes the redesign will help the company reach more millennials both online and in print.

It’s another change for a company that has been evolving since it was founded with a $1,000 loan from Hugh Hefner’s mother in 1953. By the ’60s, what had started as a men’s magazine had transformed into a burgeoning lifestyle brand with nightclubs, and its own homegrown celebrities. And later, for Hefner, it also included a rotating roster of gorgeous girlfriends.

The women celebrated by Playboy — from the models to Hef’s girlfriends — have also changed drastically throughout the decades as body types, hairstyles, and fashions have gone in and out of style. Over the years, the Playboy woman has become ever thinner and blonder, and now with the magazine’s mission in flux, it remains to be seen how this aesthetic will morph as Playboy looks toward the future.

Keep scrolling to see how the Playboy bunny has evolved from 1953 to today.

The first Playboy Club opened in Chicago in 1960. The women who worked there wore bunny ears, a satin one piece, black tights, a tail, a bow tie, and cufflinks. Here, Hugh Hefner poses with “bunny-girl” Bonnie Halpin at the Chicago nightclub in 1961.

The “Playmate of the Year” contest also started in the ’60s. The women of this decade ranged in age between 18 and 23 years old with an average height of 5’4”, average weight of 115 pounds, average waist of 22.7”, and average bust of 36”.

The Uber driver made famous by the NYT profile of Rihanna lives a fascinating life

Twitter was buzzing yesterday when the New York Times Style Magazine released the online version of its Rihanna cover interview.

Written by filmmaker and artist Miranda July, the story was bookended by July’s interactions with her Uber driver, Oumarou Idrissa, who coincidentally had also previously met Rihanna while working.

It turns out his meeting Rihanna was far from the only brush with fame he’s had. Idrissa says he has worked on a Beyoncé music video, driven the Kardashians around town, and met countless other celebrities, all while also coaching youth soccer and sending money back to his 21 siblings in Niger.

As noted in July’s piece, Idrissa immigrated to the United States from Niger about 10 years ago. He first lived in New York City in a studio apartment with 11 other people while being paid a little more than $3 an hour to shovel snow — the first snow he’d ever seen in his life.

“You have to do what you gotta do to survive,” he told us.

But he couldn’t stand the cold, so he moved to Los Angeles.

He started playing soccer in the park with strangers and they were impressed with his skills, so they introduced him to some college coaches. A coach at Long Beach City College was interested in having him join the team. Idrissa got a job coaching and refereeing kids.

He was able to start playing soccer for the college while also supporting his family at home — he has 21 siblings in Niger. Things were looking up, but then he faced some immigration issues when his student visa was denied because he’d overstayed the first one, he said.

“I was kind of like hiding every day,” he said of the time that followed. “I’m worried I’m going to get deported. I can’t sleep at night. I’m thinking, They’re coming, they’re coming, they’re coming.”

But those worries dissippated when he got married and obtained a green card. The marriage didn’t last, he told Tech Insider — but now Idrissa is a U.S. citizen.

Things got even more interesting when he found a job opportunity on Craigslist to become an Uber driver. Now he drives UberX and UberBlack — UberBlack is the highest ranking and is often used by the rich and famous — and meets plenty of celebrities while driving his car. He also tells us he attends parties with some of them, which is where he met Rihanna and the Kardashians, who he says are “very friendly.”

“When I drive, sometimes my client wants me to come in with them so I can wait for them,” he said. “So then I go in and some people think I’m rich. I get them to think I’m a basketball player. It’s funny sometimes.”

He does have one horror story about his time as an Uber driver.

Once, a famous former basketball player tried to stiff him for a $534 ride after asking Idrissa to drive him around for seven hours one night. He told Idrissa he’d pay him cash, then said he didn’t have any.

He offered to pay Idrissa the next morning on the way to the airport. But then, Idrissa went to pick him up and he never showed..

“I text him, I call him, he don’t answer,” Idrissa said. “He said, ‘Brother, I’m sorry, I’m gonna call you in 45 minutes.’ He never called.”

But Idrissa’s friend had a plan. He texted the athlete and told him he’d report the incident to TMZ if he got stiffed. It took two months, but the NBA player eventually sent Idrissa the money he owed him, he said — and then the check was bad. Eventually, though, he got the money.

“He’s like a multimillionaire basketball player,” Idrissa lamented. “But sometimes you meet good people.”

Eastcote bar stabbing murder suspect Shane O’Brien hunted

Detectives investigating the murder of a man in front of customers at a bar in London have named a suspect.

The public have been warned not to approach Shane O’Brien, who is wanted following the killing of Josh Hanson.

Mr Hanson, 21, of Kingsbury, north-west London, was killed at the RE bar in Eastcote, Hillingdon, early on Sunday.

Scotland Yard said up to 40 people were in the bar when he was killed and directly appealed to Mr O’Brien, 27, of Ladbroke Grove, to contact them.

Mr Hanson, a roads planner, was confirmed dead at the scene, after being stabbed in the neck at about 01:10 BST

He described Mr Hanson as “a hard-working young lad, up at 5am for his job as a roads planner and often working seven days a week”.

He said: “He had everything to live for and when he went out that Saturday night, no-one could have imagined what would happen to him. His family is in pieces.

“I would appeal directly to Shane to contact us, or ask that anyone who has seen him or who knows where he is to contact us as well.”

The day after Mr Hanson died, his mother Tracey said those who knew him had “only good things to say”.

“And this is being reflected in the offers of condolence to myself, his friends and family,” she said.

“Please, if you know anything, come forward and tell police who committed this horrific murder.”

Mariah Carey Performs in China Forever Egg Foo Young

Mariah Carey will most certainly get the best room in the joint when she performs at the grand opening of the newest casino in Macau … because her billionaire boyfriend owns it.

Studio City — that’s the name — promises to be Asia’s answer to Vegas. We’re told Mariah’s getting a check in the high 6 digits for the one-off gig, set for Oct. 27th.

BF James Packer is an investor, but the booking is not rank nepotism. The owners are banking on Mariah being enough of a draw to bring Chinese bigwigs to the casino’s tables.

Times have been tough in Macau because of the free falling Chinese economy.

We’re told Packer’s got other celebs filling the front row, including pals Brett Ratner, Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio.

Added bonus: Studio City one ups Sin City with a high tech Ferris wheel built into the casino’s hotel.

Read more: http://www.tmz.com/2015/10/12/mariah-carey-china-casino-macau/#ixzz3oM4957fc

This Guy Made The Worst Decision Ever On A Romantic Homecoming Date And Ended Up In Hospital

Although homecoming is not a tradition that we have over here in the U.K. I hear it is a pretty huge occasion for you guys in the States. What I do know is that the majority of homecomings are spent having a laugh, reminiscing about your school days, and tend to involve a parade through the streets. Not a trip to the hospital like this guy.

One unlucky high school grad, Seth, shared his story with DudeComdey:

“So it’s homecoming night and me and my girlfriend made reservations for all of us at Applebee’s. I know it’s not really the most classy of places but it worked living in a small city in Wisconsin. Anyways, I go sit down, order my food and my two buddies come up and tell me that they got an Audi lent to them by their friend who’s a doctor. They asked me if I wanted to go on a two minute ride in the Audi with them, said it would be fun. I told them yes and I could tell my girlfriend was mad at me for wanting to leave for a couple of minutes homecoming night, but I left anyways.

“We were going down this dead end road going 80 and we swerve off into a ditch, and me being me I wasn’t wearing a seatbelt and I smashed my face into the seat in front of me, bit my lip in half and ripped all the skin off my gums. I get out of the car covered in blood and this dude comes over and let’s me wipe myself off. I was able to stick my tongue through this hole in my lip.

“So two minutes after I left I called my girlfriend and had her give me a ride to the hospital, she was not happy.

“But it’s gonna be a pretty sweet scar. Never made it to homecoming though.”

Dell’s $67 billion EMC deal will transform it into an enterprise giant

Dell has announced that it plants to buy data storage company EMC for $67 billion. The deal will be the largest ever in the history of the tech industry reports The Financial Times, with EMC agreeing to a sale price worth roughly $33.15 a share. “We’re continuing to evolve the company into the most relevant areas where IT is moving,” Dell’s founder and chief executive Michael Dell told The New York Times. “This deal just accelerates that.”

The nature of the planned takeover is complicated, with the agreement reportedly including a “go-shop” provision that allows EMC to consider bids from rival firms. This is apparently intended to reassure EMC’s investors that they are getting the best value possible out of the sale. The company is reportedly under pressure from an activist investor, hedge fund Elliott Management, with the Times noting that a potential deal between EMC and Hewlett-Packard already fell apart prior to this. As well as cash, Dell’s acquisition will include a special tracking stock that will be issued to investors, accounting for EMC’s 81 percent stake in popular cloud software company VMWare (which will remain an independent business).

The deal, which is still pending shareholder approval, will make Dell one of the largest providers of enterprise computing products, with EMC’s digital storage business adding to the company’s own server and IT services. The company (which is still also the world’s third biggest PC manufacturer) says it will be able to offer “end-to-end” solutions to clients. However, the ambitious takeover bucks a trend in the industry, with other firms such as Hewlett-Packard and eBay choosing to break up their businesses — rather than make them bigger — to better deal with a changing market. Two years ago, Dell went private in order to reorganize itself without pressure from public investors. This deal could give EMC some similar breathing space.

Saudi husband is caught groping and forcing himself on his maid after his suspicious wife set up a hidden camera… but now SHE faces going to jail

  • Saudi woman suspected her husband was cheating on her with the maid
  • She set up a hidden camera and filmed her spouse kissing staff
  • Video also appears to show the husband kissing maid against her will 
  • Wife may now face jail for defamation or fined 500,000 Saudi riyal (£87,214)

A Saudi woman may face going to jail after she caught her husband cheating with the family maid and posted it on social media.

The woman used a hidden camera to catch her husband in the act, but despite his proven infidelity, she may be the one who ends up being punished.

The video, which she uploaded to YouTube, shows the man forcing himself on one of the family’s members of staff, while the maid appears to attempt to resist his advances.

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Caught in the act: A Saudi woman caught her husband cheating with the family's housemaid after she hid a camera in their home

Caught in the act: A Saudi woman caught her husband cheating with the family’s housemaid after she hid a camera in their home

The man can be seen talking to the maid, with a second woman, believed to be another maid, also seen walking around in the kitchen.

He then proceeds to kiss the maid with his back turned to the camera, as she appears to try to escape his clutches.

The wife uploaded the clip online, captioning it: ‘ the minimum punishment for this husband is to scandalise him,’ Emirates 24/7 reports.

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Cheat: The video appears to show the maid trying to resist the cheating man's advances as he forces himself on her in the kitchen

Cheat: The video appears to show the maid trying to resist the cheating man’s advances as he forces himself on her in the kitchen

The video has been shared widely on social media in Saudi Arabia but the success could backfire on the wife, as the wife may face a year in prison or a fine of SR500,000 (£87,214)for defaming her husband

It has since spread on social media in the gulf states, with the #SaudiWomanCatchesHusbandCheating becoming the top trending hashtag, with more than 25,000 mentions in 12 hours.

However, the success of the shaming video may backfire on the wife, a prominent Saudi lawyer has warned.

‘She faces up to one year in prison or a fine of SR500,000 (£87,214)for defaming her husband in line with the law on information technology crimes,’ lawyer Majid Qaroob told a local newspaper.

‘This law includes stiff punishment for anyone using mobilephones with camera or other equipment to photograph others and defame them,’ he said.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3263250/Saudi-husband-caught-groping-forcing-maid-suspicious-wife-set-hidden-camera-faces-going-jail.html#ixzz3ntSfyslf
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JIM CARREY GIRLFRIEND COMMITS SUICIDE

Jim Carrey‘s on-again/off-again 28-year-old girlfriend has committed suicide … TMZ has learned.

Law enforcement tells TMZ, LAPD responded to a call in the L.A. area Monday night. We’re told they went to a residence and found the body of Cathriona White.

Our sources say White left a suicide note addressed to Carrey which references their break up on Sept. 24. Cathriona tweeted on the 24th … “Signing off Twitter, I hope I have been a light to my nearest and dearest.”

Law enforcement tells us they believe she died from an overdose of drugs — pills were next to her body. We’re told 2 friends found Cathriona last night when they went to check on her.

53-year-old Carrey and White met in 2012, dated a few months and then split. They rekindled their relationship in May.

Story developing …

Read more: http://www.tmz.com/2015/09/29/jim-carrey-girlfriend-cathriona-white-commisuicide/#ixzz3n8zrkaqq

This Teen Is Not Willing To Be Quiet About Her School’s Sexist ‘Shame Sweatsuit’

When I asked 17-year-old Lydia Cleveland if she had any hobbies, she laughed, and said, “Netflix? Or, wait, no — burning the patriarchy!” She’s being modest — the guitar-playing teen interns at a hospital, and aspires to someday be a nurse. She works part-time at a local restaurant, in Midlothian, Virginia, as a hostess. Oh, and she wasn’t kidding about dismantling the patriarchy. National media has covered the teen activist’s every move after she took a stand against administrators at James River High School in protest of their dress code, which she deems sexist and unfair. From an interview with local news all the way to Cosmopolitan, Seventeen Magazine, and the American Civil Liberties Union (where Lydia will be penning an upcoming blog post), she’s prepared to fight for her constitutional rights — including the right to never wear the “shame sweatsuit” currently being used to punish dress code violators at JRHS.

MTV News reached out to James River High School but has not heard back at press time. We did, however, talk to Lydia about how it feels to be a student activist and leader, why feminist causes are so important to her, and why punishing young women by making them wear that sweatsuit is

Kim and Kanye Baby Yeezus To Be Born on Birthday of Baby Jesus!

Kim Kardashian‘s due date is December 25, 2015 … seriously.

Sources close to the couple tell TMZ, doctors have back timed the date of conception and they’ve been told their son will be born on Xmas day.

Obviously, the due date is always a little up in the air, but Xmas is the likely date, and here’s why. We’re told Kim has a condition where the placenta grows too deeply into the uterus, which could be dangerous.

We’re told as of now, doctors are planning on a natural birth on Xmas day, but a c-section might be necessary that day for safety reasons, if she doesn’t give birth beforehand.

And, we’re told, Kim and Kanye have already booked a Deluxe Maternity Suite at Cedars-Sinai in L.A.

Read more: http://www.tmz.com/2015/09/29/kim-kardashian-kanye-west-baby-born-christmas-day-yeezus-natural-birth-cedars-sinai/#ixzz3n8JnE1y5

Prison worker gets seven-year term for aiding escape

A former jail worker will be behind bars for up to seven years after helping two convicted killers escape from a New York prison.

Joyce Mitchell, 52, provided inmates Richard Matt and David Sweat with tools that allowed them to break through the wall of their cell to freedom.

Mitchell sobbed in court on Monday, saying she made a “horrible mistake”.

Matt and Sweat escaped on 6 June, sparking a huge three-week manhunt across New York and Vermont.

Hundreds of police officers scoured the remote wooded areas near the Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, New York.

“A large portion of the local population were terrorised,” Judge Kevin Ryan said on Monday. “Many were forced to flee their homes.”

The inmates stayed together for week,s sleeping outside and hiding in vacation homes, but they eventually separated.

Both men had been serving life sentences at the maximum-security prison when they escaped.

Matt, who had escaped from prison before, was convicted of dismembering his former employer while Sweat had been found guilty of killing a sheriff’s deputy.

Apple sells 13 million iPhones in opening weekend record

Apple’s iPhone 6S and 6S Plus were released last week and have already clocked up record sales figures. The company says that it sold more than 13 million new devices over the weekend, a record for the iPhone. “Sales for iPhone  iPhone 6S Plus have been phenomenal, blowing past any previous first weekend sales results in Apple’s history,” said Apple CEO Tim Cook in a press statement. “Customers’ feedback is incredible and they are loving 3D Touch and Live Photos, and we can’t wait to bring iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus to customers in even more countries on October 9th.”

These bumper results are thanks in no small part to the inclusion of China in its opening weekend sales. The country overtook Europe to become Apple’s second biggest market earlier this year, with sales growing three times faster than in the Americas. By comparison, last year Apple sold 10 million units of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus in its opening weekend (when the Chinese launch of the phones was delayed), and 9 million units of the iPhone 5S and 5C the year before that.

GO INSIDE THIS £22.5 million mansion in London

Go inside this £22.5 million house in one of London’s most expensive neighbourhoods

St. John’s Wood, an area in northwest London, is one of the most exclusive and expensive places to live in the city. According to a 2014 study, residents here pay the highest average weekly rent in London. In 2015, the average house price in the area is just north of £21 million ($32 million).

One of the most recent houses to sell in the area is 42 Avenue Road, a mansion with six bedrooms, three bathrooms, and two reception rooms as well as a whole spa, including swimming pool and steam room. The house also includes a separate living area for staff.

Redesigned by Celia Sawyer, a businesswoman who remodels high-value homes, the property features lavish trimmings that signify its status as one of the most expensive homes in London. Sawyer described the house as “a residence of distinction not to be missed” in press materials.

Here’s what it looks like on the inside. 

Brutal Female Mob Boss Turned In To Mexican Police By Hitman Lover

This woman is one of the fiercest on the planet, but her reign of terror over a large part of Mexico is seemingly at an end after she was taken into police custody.

Melissa ‘La China’ Calderon stands accused of over 150 murders and has overseen an alarming rise in the nations murder rate.

The 30-year-old was sold out by her hitman lover Pedro ‘El Chino’ Gomez, who was second in command within the cartel she established in June, ruling the underworld in Baja California Sur, La Paz, and Cabo San Lucas.

‘El Chino’ exchanged vital information which could be used against Calderon in court to reduce his own expected sentence, and allegedly labeled her as “Maniacal” and a “Control freak”.

Mother complains after school confiscates her 14-year-old son’s e-cigarette – because he was using the device to quit smoking

Mother complains after school confiscates her 14-year-old son’s e-cigarette – because he was using the device to quit smoking

  • Mason Dunn was caught vaping at Kearsley Academy, Greater Manchester
  • School confiscated e-cigarette as it has a strict no-smoking policy in place
  • But his mother Sue says he is using device to help cut down 10-a-day habit
  • Principal Suzanne Pountain says school has duty of care and against rules

A mother has complained after her 14-year-old son’s school confiscated the e-cigarette he was using to quit smoking.

Mason Dunn, who has a 10-a-day habit, was caught vaping at Kearsley Academy in Greater Manchester where there is a strict no-smoking policy.

But his mother Sue Dunn, a van driver from Bolton, says he was using the device in an attempt to kick the habit, which began after his father died when he was 12.

Mason Dunn's mother Sue (left, with her son right) has complained after his school confiscated his e-cigarette

Kearsley Academy has 487 students – smaller than average but the proportion of disadvantaged students supported by the pupil premium much larger than the national average.

Miss Dunn, who is a single mother, said: ‘I am not happy about the fact that he smokes in the first place, but we have tried everything to help him stop.

‘We have tried patches and have been to the doctor, but nothing worked, so my eldest son bought him an e-cigarette and it has helped him stop smoking cigarettes. He has really made an effort.

‘I went into school and explained the situation but was told it is against the school policy.

‘He came home from school in a terrible state because he needed nicotine. We have tried to wean him off the e-cigarettes as well, but it is helping.

Principal Suzanne Pountain (pictured) refused to allow Mason to use the e-cigarette at school

Principal Suzanne Pountain (pictured) refused to allow Mason to use the e-cigarette at school

‘If it helps to prevent people from developing cancer at a later stage, I think it should be allowed.’

After swapping to the electronic device at the start of the summer, the teenager managed to avoid smoking any cigarettes but since going back to school this month he has taken it up again.

Mason said: ‘It feels like the school don’t want me to stop smoking.

‘It is really irritating because they shout at me when I have got a cigarette and tell me to stop and then when I try to quit, they tell me to stop doing that as well.

‘It is really hard and I don’t know what to do next.’

Suzanne Pountain, principal of the school where 58 per cent of students achieve A* – C grade at GCSE, said: ‘Kearsley Academy is a no smoking site. We have a duty of care to our students to reinforce this and discourage them from doing so.

‘As a healthy school we encourage students to lead healthy lifestyles and to make healthy choices.

‘We offer students access to the school nurse and if necessary pathways such as the smoke cessation programme, if this is needed.

‘We will continue to work with and support Mason within the guidelines of our policy.

‘For the safeguarding of all our students, smoking, including the use of any nicotine inhalation devices are not allowed.’

The e-cigarette has since been returned to Mason’s mother, as per the school’s policy on smoking.

Battery powered e-cigarettes are an alternative way of consuming nicotine, without inhaling harmful chemicals such as tar and carbon monoxide.

The e-cigarette converts liquid nicotine into a mist which the smoker inhales.

A recent report carried out on behalf of Public Health England concluded that they are 95 per cent less harmful than tobacco, and that they could be prescribed on the NHS in future to help smokers quit.

However concerns have been raised about the possible inconsistencies of quality in e-cigarettes, and whether they are completely safe.

There are currently no restrictions on those under the age of 18 buying e-cigarettes but a new policy will be introduced on October 1 making it illegal for retailers to sell them to them.

The new law however does not make it illegal for under-18s to use e-cigarettes in public but it is an offence for an adult to purchase one on behalf of a child.

Those that do may be issued with a fine of £90, reduced to £60 if it is paid within 15 days.

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What person would bully a blind kid!!

“Who the fuck punches a blind kid?”

This guy does, and quickly finds out what can happen to people who bully blind people, they get a massive portion of instant karma. In this case, karma is getting knocked on your arse.*

A highlight is the exchange between the blind kid, Austin, and Cody, the guy who stops the bully:

“You okay Austin?”

“I’m f**king good, Cody.”

Britney Spears pranks her bodyguards!!

Just putting this out there: If you ever hear the voices of Neil Patrick Harris and Joe Jonas inside your head telling you to do things, you should proably seek medical attention immediately.

Unless you’re Britney Spears doing a bit for “Best Time Ever,” in which case you should roll with it and do absolutely everything they say, because you’re making television and it’s going to be hilarious.

The pop star was a special guest on this week’s (Sept. 22) episode of NPH’s variety show, where she had some fun with a few unsuspecting dudes who were applying for a position as her bodyguard.

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Kylie Jenner Accused Of Stalking & Threatening Girl Who Was Love Rival Of Jaden Smith

Kylie Jenner has found herself in a legal battle — and it has to do with Jaden Smith! 17-year-old Chelsea Clark has reportedly issued legal documents claiming Kylie stalked and threatened her over the course of three years as a result of her relationship with Jaden. This does not look good!

Kylie Jenner, 18, may have just gotten embroiled in a serious legal battle. The Keeping Up With the Kardashians star has been accused by 17-year-old Chelsea Clark of waging a three year campaign against her in an attempt to win over Jaden Smith‘s, 17, heart, according to a new report. Now, Chelsea is begging a judge to issue a restraining order against Kylie and to help put an end to the reality star’s alleged “war” against her.

Yikes! The drama apparently started over three years ago, when Kylie allegedly called Chelsea and warned her to “leave her boyfriend alone,” after learning that Jaden was interested in her,” TMZ reports.  According to the legal documents, Chelsea says Kylie then had people follow her and send threatening messages to her, before eventually declaring, “this is war.” That was hardly the end of it though.  The documents continue to accuse Kylie of going so far as to plan a car accident involving the 17-year-old, in which she claims to have hurt her back

AZEALIA BANKS GOES OFF ON FLIGHT ATTENDANT, USES HOMOPHOBIC SLUR

Azealia Banks is back in the headlines, this time after a run-in with a passenger and flight attendant on a Delta flight from New York to L.A. on Monday night. TMZ obtained video of the incident, in which she uses a homophobic slur on a flight attendant.

According to eyewitness reports, the fight began when a French couple who was removing its baggage from an overhead bin blocked Banks from exiting the plane.

When the husband put out his hand to keep her from squeezing past, Banks allegedly spit in his face, punched him, and clawed at his shirt. Then a flight attendant took hold of her bag and asked her to calm down. The video of the incident begins here. It shows Banks struggling with the attendant over her luggage, before calling him a “fucking faggot.”

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DIDDY, JAY Z, AND DRAKE TOP FORBES HIP-HOP CASH KINGS LIST

A lot of rappers love to brag about their place on the Forbes list—truthfully or not. Now, the annual Forbes Hip-Hop Cash Kings list is out, and it shows us who’s actually raking it in.

It’s not much of a surprise that the year’s top earners made a lot of their cash outside of shows and record releases, with most owning successful brands. The Money Making Mitch himself, Sean “Diddy” Combs, dethrones Dr. Dre for No. 1 with $60 million, largely through his Ciroc vodka and other brands. The Bad Boy mogul, who is readying his next album No Way Out II, also has his TV network Revolt, clothing line Sean John, and alkaline water brand Aquahydrate, which help account for his fortune.

For the second year in a row, Jay Z comes in a close second with $56 million, which he earned through Roc Nation and Armand de Brignac champagne.

Drake pulled up in third place (up from No. 4 last year) with $39.5 million, from his busy touring schedule along with Sprite and Nike endorsements.

Rounding out the top five are Dr. Dre ($33 million) and Pharrell Williams ($32 million). See a full list below.

HIP-HOP CASH KINGS 2015

1. Diddy: $60 million
2. Jay Z: $56 million
3. Drake: $39.5 million
4. Dr. Dre: $33 million
5. Pharrell: $32 million
6. Eminem: $31 million
7. Kanye West: $22 million
8. Wiz Khalifa: $21.5 million
9. Nicki Minaj: $21 million
10. Birdman: $18 million
11. Pitbull: $17 million
12. Lil Wayne: $15 million
13. Kendrick Lamar: $12 million
13. J. Cole: $11 million
14. Snoop Dogg: $10 million
16. Rick Ross: $9 million
17. Tech N9ne: $8.5 million
18. Ludacris: $8 million
19. T.I.: $6 million
20. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis: $5.5 million

Lewandowski scores five, plus Balotelli nets This page automatically updates

Robert Lewandowski

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It was a ‘where were you’ kind of day as Robert Lewandowski – a half-time substitute – scored five goals in an unbelievable nine minutes for Bayern Munich as they came from behind to beat Wolfsburg 5-1.

Elsewhere, Mario Balotelli scored for AC Milan as they beat Udinese 3-2, Angel Di Maria and Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored as PSG won 3-0, with the Swedish maverick even missing a late penalty.

And Atletico Madrid maintained their decent start with a 2-0 victory over Getafe.

Thanks for joining it with us, we hope you enjoyed it.

The surprise album Drake just released was never supposed to happen

On Sunday, Drake released a joint mixtape with rapper Future called “What a Time To Be Alive.”

The collaboration was officially announced just one day before the tape dropped.

The project came as a surprise to most people because Drake’s highly anticipated solo album, “Views From The 6,” is due out later this year, and Future just released an album in July.

Drake also released a mixtape in February called “If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late.”

On Apple’s Beats 1 radio, the station that premiered the album on Sunday, Drake told listeners how it came together, basically saying the mixtape was an accident.

“I went to Atlanta for six days a couple weeks ago with the hopes of doing some songs with Future, and when you get around Future, it’s like a vortex,” Drake said. “That guy can outwork anybody right now.”

He added, “It’s tough to see someone do four, five songs in one night and not try to match it.”

The mixtape has 11 tracks, an impressive number of songs to put together in just a few days.

Drake also mentioned how he chose the title for his new, spontaneous album. When he realized his trip to Atlanta would produce a collaborative effort with Future, Drake told writer and friend Ernest Baker about the project. Baker replied, “What a time to be alive,” and that’s how Drake named it.

What a time to be alive indeed.You can listen to the full album on Apple Music.

Last week, a GIF of how the Miss America winners’ body types have evolved from 1921 to now went viral.

But the team that put it together — educational website PsychGuides.com— also made a chart that shows how disconnected the Miss America competition is with the real America.

PsychGuides.com found that the only decades when the average U.S. woman and the Miss America winners fell in the same range were in the 1940s and ‘50s. The graph shows that over the years, Miss America has gotten thinner while the average American woman in her 20s has only gotten heavier.

“Miss America represents the highest ideals. She is a real combination of beauty, grace, and intelligence, artistic and refined,” the official Miss America website states. “She is a type which the American girl might well emulate.”

But this strong focus on beauty and thinness can be damaging to women who don’t fit the ideal, according to PsychGuides.com, and even lead to eating disorders as young girls strive to become society’s “perfect woman.”

The team added that these images of women’s bodies “can perpetuate an unrealistic expectation for the average female’s body.”

It’s not the first criticism of the pageant, which was protested in the ‘60s and draws numerous op-eds today questioning why the $50,000 scholarship competition still emphasizes a bikini-focused swimsuit segment where only the contestants’ bodies are judged.

And the evolving standards for contestants’ body types as well as the PsychGuides.comgraph also tell the story of how being thin has become the ideal in America while at the same time fewer and fewer women are able to meet that criteria.

Studies have found that wealth and success are associated with being thin. Not only doskinny women get paid more, but conventionally attractive people are also hired sooner and get promotions more quickly. And to be thought of as conventionally attractive as a woman, it’s paramount that you’re thin.

Protect yourself on Facebook!

Facebook has over 1.49 billion monthly active users, with people in the US spending astaggering 27 hours on the social networking site every month.

The company thinks that that kind of sky-high usage and engagement gives it certain responsibilities.

“Because people interact with Facebook so often, we’re spending a lot of time thinking about how we can play a role in helping increase security literacy overall across the internet,” Facebook security product manager Melissa Luu-Van tells Business Insider.

The company recently released a new “Security Check-up” featurefor users and continues to try to find ways to get people thinking about security, Luu-Van says. In some emerging markets in particular, Facebook could be people’s first on-ramp to the internet, through its Internet.org efforts.

“We want to help people develop that muscle memory and start thinking about security in a different way,” she says. “Good security practices are important for all your accounts and services.”

Luu-Van — who says that Facebook is trying to spread the gospel that good security is proactive versus reactive —outlined five things principals that internet users should be thinking about whenever they sign up for a new internet service:

1. Always use good password practices

On the one hand, duh.

On the other, picking a strong, unique password sounds obvious, but people are notoriously pretty bad at it.

Although memorizing different passwords for all your account feels like a big hassle, having the same one for multiple accounts is needlessly dangerous.

Luu-Van says she recommends thinking of fairly long passwords that wouldn’t be obvious to anyone but you, or using a password manger (here are a few options). So, no “password” as your password please.

2. Login approvals — also called two-factor authentication — is a must

“You should always add this extra layer of protection to your account,” Luu-Van says.

Two-step verification is a way for websites to confirm that you are who you say you are when you try to log in, usually through a code that gets texted to you.

Here’s how to set it up for Facebook, Google, Microsoft products, and more.

3. Know what sort of “permissions” you’re giving apps 

You’re probably familiar with that box that shows up whenever you download a new app, asking you to give it access to parts of your phone or information on the account your using to sign in with (for example, if you login with your Facebook account). You should actually pay attention to it.

You should routinely check what you’re giving different apps access to, deleting permissions for ones that you don’t use anymore and making sure that your comfortable with how your data is being taken, by whom.

“We’re hoping that people will become more accustomed with reviewing the information they share with apps,” Luu-Van says.

4. Set up “trusted contacts” in case you do get locked out of your account

Instead of writing your password down somewhere so you don’t forget it (since any physical or digital documentation could fall into the wrong hands!), you should set up a trusted contact who can help you if you’re in a bind. Many services now allow you to set a back-up email or phone number to send special codes to that you can use if you’re locked out. That contact doesn’t actually get your password: Just a code to help you reset yours.

“Forgetting your password happens to the best of us, from time-to-time,” Luu-Van says. “The bigger picture here is being really proactive about making sure that you can get back into your account in case something happens.”

5. Make sure you have a legacy contact 

This is the most morbid of Luu-Van’s tips, but no less important than the other ones: You should make sure that there is someone ready to take care of your digital accounts when you die.

“This stuff is super important to consider, even if it’s not something you want to be thinking about day-to-day,” Luu-Van says. “Do you want someone to be able to access these things and manage them on your behalf? You need to set up a way for someone to take care of your affairs if something happens to you.”

Apple Releases watchOS 2

Apple just released the final version of watchOS 2. The updated operating system is now available to download for everyone. It is available as an over-the-air update. You may not see the update right away as it takes a few minutes to hit all the servers. Apple may also be using a queue system to ensure speedy downloads.

As a reminder, Apple initially planned to release watchOS 2 on September 16. But the company had to delay the release at the last minute due to an unexpected bug.

“We have discovered a bug in development of watchOS 2 that is taking a bit longer to fix than we expected,” an Apple spokesperson told TechCrunch at the time. “We will not release watchOS 2 today but will shortly.” But now everything is fixed.

The updated operating system adds a handful of features just five months after Apple launched the Apple Watch. In particular, app developers can now build native apps and take advantage of all the sensors with watchOS 2. Other features include transit directions, expanded Siri support, a few new watch faces, third-party complications, a night stand mode, the ability to go forward in time to check the weather, appointments and more. Read more in our full review.

Here’s how you can update to watchOS 2. Open the Watch app on your iPhone, go to ‘General’ then ‘Software Update.’ Apple should then prompt you to update.

There’s no reason why you shouldn’t update to watchOS 2. In many ways, it feels like the Apple Watch was in beta, and watchOS 2 is the final version of Apple’s vision. Things load faster, developers are going to take advantage of the new features and everything is more reliable.

This Guy Proposes To Two Girls At The Same Time, The Reason Why Will Break Your Heart

Loving someone who already has a child from someone else is one of the hardest things to do. No matter how well you get on with the child, there will always be a slight disconnection.

Introducing Derrick, a star-crossed lover who wanted to ask for his girlfriend Jessica’s hand in marriage. The only problem was he didn’t want Jessica’s daughter, Gianna, to feel marginalised by the situation. So he came up with the most romantic and ingenious proposal I’ve ever come across, with a little help from a Venice-esque gondola, a bridge, and Jessica’s family.

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She Was Always Told She Was The Ugliest Girl Ever, What She Looks Like Now? This Is Amazing!

Lizzie Velasquez as born with a rare syndrome where she cannot gain weight. She has never weighed over 64 pounds her whole life. No matter what she eats, she will never get bigger.

At TEDxAustinWomen, Lizzie spoke about her struggles and how she overcame them. Doctors told her parents she would not talk, walk, think or do anything by herself.

What Happens When You Put A Piece Of Onion In Your Ear Will Blow Your Mind

Nowadays people seem to be popping pills like they’re candy, we get an ache here and a pain there and we make a beeline straight for the medicine cabinet. However, it turns out dabbling in a tub of tablets from your local pharmaceutical store may not be the way forward to solving your physical woes.

What is the answer then I hear you ponder… apparently the secret lies in natural remedies not synthetic medication. More specifically I’m talking about one of the world’s healthiest foods that doubles as a medicinal agent, onions. Obviously not when they are deep fat fried in an onion bhaji (although they do taste bloody good) but when the vegetable is used in a variety of different ways that you may have never considered before. Shrek was right onions do “have layers”, layers and layers of health benefits hiding underneath that skin.

1. Wave bye-bye to that annoying cough 

Your breath will probably smell like ass but using onions in cough syrup has proven to be highly effective. Mix it with a bit of honey to improve taste as both have properties that help us to heal.

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2. Stop earaches

Can you hear that? That’s me telling you that a staple cupboard ingredient can help to alleviate the struggles of earache. Take the heart – the innermost part of the onion – and insert it into your ear. They are known to decrease the pain and soften the wax, ultimately acting as an incredible natural anti-inflammatory.

T.I. Drops Iggy Azalea From His Label… “I’M DONE WITH IGGY”

It’s about time T.I. come to his senses about Iggy. She Just Keep making him look bad with with her constant disrespect. He has finally said he is done with her. Apparently stuff got real when Iggy disrespected Q-Tip by calling him a stranger, after he tried to educate her on the history on Hip-Hop and culture. Instead of her excepting the knowledge he was dropping, She told him she don’t take advice from strangers. That was the last straw for T.I. He was Done!

After T.I tried to step in and smooth things over, Iggy just kept going in about the situation. She Even went so far as to call Q-Tip a nobody. This isn’t the first mess of hers T.I had to clean up. She has No CHILL. So He has Cut Iggy off. He hasn’t talked to her in months but he is still collecting those Fancy checks.

T.I. Drops Iggy Azalea From His Label… “I’M DONE WITH IGGY”

It’s about time T.I. come to his senses about Iggy. She Just Keep making him look bad with with her constant disrespect. He has finally said he is done with her. Apparently stuff got real when Iggy disrespected Q-Tip by calling him a stranger, after he tried to educate her on the history on Hip-Hop and culture. Instead of her excepting the knowledge he was dropping, She told him she don’t take advice from strangers. That was the last straw for T.I. He was Done!

After T.I tried to step in and smooth things over, Iggy just kept going in about the situation. She Even went so far as to call Q-Tip a nobody. This isn’t the first mess of hers T.I had to clean up. She has No CHILL. So He has Cut Iggy off. He hasn’t talked to her in months but he is still collecting those Fancy checks.

Family beats up 14 year old!!!

#1 The Family Responsible Dealt The Disgusting Abuse While The Girl Was Eight Months Pregnant

#2 After Failed Attempts At Using Pills To Induce A Miscarriage, The Family Resorted To Violence To Ensure The Baby Was Never Born

#3 All Suspects Have Been Arrested, Each With Their Own Bond Set At $150k

Another relative was charged with the initial rape of the young girl. The victim is being praised for her courage in coming forward to report her traumatic story. Authorities are still trying to locate the remains of the stillborn child.

Texas Family Beats Pregnant 14-Year-Old For 6 Hours To Induce Miscarriage Then Tries To Burn Up Fetus On BBQ Gril

#1 The Family Responsible Dealt The Disgusting Abuse While The Girl Was Eight Months Pregnant

#2 After Failed Attempts At Using Pills To Induce A Miscarriage, The Family Resorted To Violence To Ensure The Baby Was Never Born

#3 All Suspects Have Been Arrested, Each With Their Own Bond Set At $150k

Another relative was charged with the initial rape of the young girl. The victim is being praised for her courage in coming forward to report her traumatic story. Authorities are still trying to locate the remains of the stillborn child.

Four men are arrested ‘after trying to kidnap a girl of 13 with their white van in North Yorkshire’

  • Men aged 20 to 36 were stopped in van and arrested on the A61
  • Police were hunting them after reports of kidnap attempt in town of Ripon
  • Men arrested on suspicion of attempted kidnap and have now been bailed 

Four men have been arrested after allegedly trying to kidnap a 13-year-old girl with their white van.

The men, aged from 20 to 36, were taken into custody after police stopped their van on a busy road near Ripon, North Yorkshire, on Thursday afternoon.

Officers had been hunting for the vehicle after reports were made of two men trying to lure the teenage girl into their van on a residential street.

Arrests: Police are pictured after they stopped the white van which the suspects were driving down the A61 near Ripon, North Yorkshire. They are suspected of trying to kidnap a 13-year-old girl

Arrests: Police are pictured after they stopped the white van which the suspects were driving down the A61 near Ripon, North Yorkshire. They are suspected of trying to kidnap a 13-year-old girl

After around an hour of searching, officers in pursuit used a boxing manoeuvre to stop the van as it drove down the A61.

The four men were arrested on suspicion of attempted kidnap and conspiracy to kidnap. They are aged 36, 26, 22 and 20, and have not been named.

The men were released on bail on Saturday afternoon.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3241184/Four-men-arrested-trying-kidnap-girl-13-white-van-North-Yorkshire.html#ixzz3mHOuZjrh
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Urban-Exploring Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch

On the 18th of November, 2003, Michael Jackson’s 3,000-acre primary residence, Neverland Ranch, was searched by 70 police officers from the Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Department after accusations that Jackson had molested some children (The People of the State of California v. Michael Joseph Jackson). Following this, Jackson abandoned his estate, saying it had been “violated”, and three years later the property went into foreclosure. While the Ranch floated in real estate limbo, a group of photographers snuck onto the grounds and explored the abandoned kingdom, returning several times between December 2007 and March 2008. I spoke to the photographers to see what they saw. (Because tresspassing is illegal safety and I was feeling nostalgic for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, they will be referred to as Leonardo, Raphael and Donatello. A fourth member contributed photography and was not interviewed.)

VICE: What inspired you guys to explore Neverland Ranch?
Leonardo: It was kind of a spur-of-the-moment thing. I was aware that the park had been abandoned for quite a while, and I knew that Jackson was in Dubai at the time and that he wasn’t able to pay his electric bills. So, my understanding was that it would be a short-lived opportunity. I usually drive along the 101 freeway, and I decided, I have a few extra hours, I’m just going to go check it out. It just so happened that the day I was out there, it was pretty windy. It was a good cover because there were guards on-site, and the wind sort of blocked out my noise and I was able to sneak in without being heard. I had no expectation to make it in, but I just wanted to see.

What was the weirdest shit you saw?
[Raphael laughs]
Leonardo: Raphael is laughing because everything we saw was pretty weird. To be honest, I wasn’t a big fan of Michael Jackson, but I just knew that he was an important American historical figure. At the time, most people probably didn’t realise that he was part of history, and I knew that there was the potential for everything that was associated with him to be quickly lost. Without our documentation, I think it would’ve been a huge loss. So, I thought it was important to do that as quickly as we could, before it was gone.
Raphael: Sorry, what’s the weirdest thing we saw? Are we talking about going into his house? Is that part of the story?

How did you guys get into his house?
Raphael: We probably don’t want to talk about details about how we entered.

Was it difficult?
Leonardo: We didn’t have to break any laws, because it was open. It was all open. The house was open.

Okay. Wow.
Raphael: One thing that really sticks out in my memory was drinking his grape soda from that walk-in kitchen storage area and then very carefully wiping the fingerprints off the bottle and hiding it in the bushes.

Wait, you drank his juice?
Raphael: I was thirsty and he had all of this grape soda, and I thought I’d just drink something from his house.

Was it actual grape soda?
Raphael: Yeah! It was actual grape soda! In the kitchen there was this “Children of the World” menu. Everything in there was geared toward children. I’m not sure he had any, but…

He did.
Raphael: Having that menu there, on a permanently printed chalkboard it had peanut butter-and-jelly sandwiches and macaroni and cheese or something, that sticks out in my mind. The general strange hodgepodge of shit that he had bought that didn’t have any relation to his house. His entire house was filled with these really expensive looking one-off random, semi-artistic things.

Semi-artistic?
Raphael: These weird mirrors on this four-foot by four-foot platform. And that would be next to some Roman statue-looking thing. Next to that would be an eight-foot-tall oil painting of Michael Jackson himself. There were all of these paintings inside the house.
Donatello: There’s one where he’s leading a procession of children.

What was the vibe in the house?
Donatello: I was really on-edge and uncomfortable, mostly because I was worried that someone might find us in there and I think it’s just such a breach of privacy. It was so compelling to do it; I couldn’t not go in because the opportunity was in there. But at the same time, it just felt like I shouldn’t be doing this. It was this constant friction between fascination and, “I’ve got to get the fuck out of here, I shouldn’t be in here.”
Leonardo: That’s true. We all felt that way. We [as urban explorers] don’t normally ever do that – go in peoples’ houses.
Raphael: It’s all usually industrial, or old schools, or things that aren’t people’s personal residences. At one point, I got so fed up with the weirdness that I went outside and I tried to loosen them up by banging on the door, and I had a flashlight in my hand, and made it look like I was busting them. Donatello did not respond nicely to that. We fuck around with each other quite a bit, but they were. Donatello was so furious that I did that.

ref: http://www.vice.com/en_uk/read/exploring-michael-jacksons-abandoned-neverland-ranch-760

Can rice actually save your wet phone?

Recently, while spending a weekend in Upstate New York, I jumped into a lake with my shorts on. Unbeknownst to me, my battered iPhone 5S sat snugly in my pocket. Sometime during my swim, the phone slipped out and disappeared. I had no idea where it had gone until 26 hours later, when a swimmer noticed the phone’s reflective Apple logo winking at him from the lake’s muddy bottom. He fished it out, and solemnly presented its soaking, lifeless corpse to me. “I’m sorry,” he said.

No matter how faint the prospect of revival, every wet phone elicits the same folksy remedy: put in rice, my friends said. Put it in rice, my parents said, and leave it there for at least a day. Jasmine, long grain, risotto, dark wild, or basmati, put it in rice. So I did: I found an abandoned box of Uncle Ben’s, buried my phone under the grains, put it back in the pantry, and waited for the rice to work its magic.

In an era of Genius Bars, man-on-robot assault, and do-it-yourself handgun drones, the so-called rice trick feels like a kernel of ancient wisdom, passed down from one generation to the next. You can almost imagine our ancestors dunking their precious, soggy goods into burlap sacks of rice long ago. But where did the rice trick come from — and does it really work?

In July 2007, less than a month after the first iPhone was released, a MacRumors forum member by the name of jorsuss launched a thread called “I dropped my iPhone in water” with a familiar tale: “I was checking the phone if I got any calls or messages and I dropped it in the sink.” Jorsuss covered the phone with rice in what may have been the first documented attempt to use the rice trick on an iPhone. It didn’t work, but it is proof that the method existed before the iPhone, even if the details of the technique were fuzzy — “Is the rice supposed to be cooked or uncooked when using it to dry out a water-soaked cell phone?” asked one user on Yahoo Answers at the time.

One month earlier, in June 2007, a Washington Post reporter dropped his BlackBerry into a toilet while prepping for a date. When he saved his phone (and his date) using the rice trick, it merited a personal account in the paper along with a write-up on LifeHacker: “Dry out your soaked gadgets in rice.” But the phone-saving tip predates the smartphone —back in 2000 at least one user used it to help him revive a Nokia 5130.

ref:http://www.theverge.com/2015/9/14/9326035/can-rice-actually-save-your-wet-phone

Victoria Beckham looks stunning in slinky black gown while putting on playful display with fellow fashion designer Matthew Williamson at star-studded LFW soirée

She is famed for her stern pout and serious demeanor.

Yet Victoria Beckham showed off her more animated side as she attended the official The London Fashion Week Party while looking sensational in a figure-skimming black gown on Friday evening.

The fashion designer, 41, was clearly feeling playful as she chatted and laughed along with long-time friend and fellow fashion designer Matthew Williamson at the prestigious event.

Firm friends: Victoria Beckham showed off her more animated side as she attended the star-studded official The London Fashion Week Party on Friday evening

Firm friends: Victoria Beckham showed off her more animated side as she attended the star-studded official The London Fashion Week Party on Friday evening

Victoria looked every inch the sartorial frontwoman as she put her best foot forward in a striking yet simple slinky black dress at the evening hosted by Vogue UK editor Alexandra Shulman and the US Ambassador Matthew Barzun and his wife Brooke.

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A Mother Hugs The Man Who Killed Her Daughter. The Reason Will Leave You In Awe.

Ady Guzman-DeJesus lost her daughter 13-year-old Lourdes in 2012 after a 15-year-old classmate Jordyn Howe shot her on the school bus.

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Jaden Smith’s Older Girlfriend is Being CHARGED With STATUTORY RAPE!

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Will Smith and Jada Pickett’s son Jaden Smith, is now dating an older woman and that’s not all.. She has a criminal record. The Karate Kid actor was seen showing his girlfriend off all around New York During Fashion week. No one seemed bothered with the fact that she is almost 30 and he’s not even 18 yet. Well I’m wondering did anyone clutch their purses while she was in the room? Y’all know she steals.

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Her name is Sarah Snyder. She is an aspiring actress with some iMDB credits and felony credits linked to her name. It was reported before that, she was in jail for stealing a $16,000 Hermes bag. That price pushed her charge right into the felony department. So she is now walking around with a criminal record.

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Now that she is dating Will Smith’s young son, she don’t have to steal no more! Hopefully they can get that charge wiped off her record. But Jaden Smith has had his pick of young Hollywood. I guess he likes it in Cougar town.

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Seems like Jaden has learned a thing or two from his ex girlfriend Kylie Jenner’s relationship. The older the berry… Oh never mind. Good luck Jaden

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Refugees and migrants are not the same thing

Do not judge Hungary too harshly. Britain may find that it needs to impose draconian border controls, too

A girl is overcome by pepper spray and tear gas after Hungarian police repelled an attempt by migrants to break the border post gate and pull down the razor wire fence

A girl is overcome by pepper spray and tear gas after Hungarian police repelled an attempt by migrants to break the border post gate and pull down the razor wire fence

Hate figure of the week is Viktor Orban, the prime minister of Hungary, who a few days ago put up a wall to keep out illegal immigrants who were pouring into his country from Serbia. Once that route was denied to them the immigrants went into Croatia, and sought to enter Hungary from there. In response, Mr Orban is now erecting a razor-wire barrier between his country and Croatia.

Other European nations, led by the Germans, are outraged at him. He has not lessened their opprobrium by unsubtly justifying his actions on the grounds that he wishes to keep Hungary as a “Christian” country. Those around Europe who grandstand by savaging Mr Orban – and we all know there is no faster way to seek to gain respectability and brownie points than by being seen to attack someone else’s perceived racism – conveniently ignore the unfortunate fact that most of his fellow countrymen agree with him.

A refugee gestures as Hungarian riot police use water cannon to push back refugees at the Hungarian border with Serbia near the town of Horgos

A refugee gestures as Hungarian riot police use water cannon to push back refugees at the Hungarian border with Serbia near the town of Horgos  Photo: Getty Images

I suspect many other Europeans, most of whom face an unprecedented wave of migration, feel the same. It is much easier to attack when you further away from the front line or when, like the Germans, you have in living memory committed grotesque crimes against humanity for which you still feel the need to make very public atonements. Many Europeans – and I suspect this includes a fair number of Germans too, beneath their holier-than-thou exteriors – feel they ought to be consulted before their political leaders change the fundamental nature of their cultures by allowing a wave of mass immigration. Mr Orban has sensed the feelings of his people and, as a democratic leader should, acted accordingly.

Female Student Infected 324 Men With HIV As Revenge!

A 19-year-old woman in Africa from a place called Nakuru, Kenya who attends Kabarak University and admitted to infecting 324 men with HIV/AIDS virus on purpose.

The woman claims she is not done and her goal is to spread the disease to at least 2,000 men in retaliation for her being infected by the disease at a party.

The girl reached out to the Kenyan Daily Post and after being assured that her identity would remain a secret and shared the story about what lead up to her targeting men to sleep with and share the deadly HIV/AIDS virus.

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She said it all started Sep 22nd 2013 when she went into the city to visit a club. She got really drunk with two students and then attended the after party.

When she woke up in the morning she found out that a boy named Javon had sex with her when she was drunk the night before.

She asked him if he used a condom and he said he did but when she went to take a shower she discovered sperm on her and feared she was pregnant or could get the HIV/AIDS virus.

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She later discovered that she was HIV positive, she confronted Javan who claimed he was clean.

She then explained that she because extremly depressed and questioned why she should even go on living. That was until she found sickly what you has now made her life purpose. To sleep with and infect as many men as possible.

The woman claims that she sleeps with around 4 men a day and has already infected 324 in revenge and hopes to infect thousands of men with the HIV/AIDS virus.

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Terrifying CCTV footage shows female tourist being stalked before being attacked as she walks through Indian streets at night…and only saved when a group of boys chase off her attacker

  • Female tourist was followed and then attacked as she strolled down street
  • Perpetrator grabbed her head and attacked her in possible sexual assault
  • He then repeatedly struck the helpless Uzbek tourist in sickening incident
  • He was chased by a group of boys who witnessed the shocking attack 

This shocking CCTV footage shows the terrifying moment a female tourist was stalked and then attacked as she strolled through an Indian street at night.

The horrifying video shows the man trailing the Uzbek woman, who was wearing a tight dress and chatting on her mobile phone.

As her crept up on her, he violently grabbed her head and then attacked her in a possible sexual assault. 

video below

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/embed/video/1215099.html

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Qatari sheikh leaves US after racing Ferrari through LA

A Qatari sheikh has abruptly left the US after his yellow Ferrari was caught on camera racing through Beverly Hills.

Police were considering charging Sheikh Khalid Hamad Al-Thani with reckless driving and other offences before he – and his cars – disappeared.

The Thani family rule Qatar, but it is unclear whether Sheikh Al-Thani is part of the Arab state’s royal family.

A video shows his yellow Ferrari racing a white Porsche down residential streets, passing a stop sign.

The video ends with the Ferrari’s engine smoking as the sports car pulls into a driveway in the affluent section of Los Angeles.

Sheikh Al-Thani has been dubbed the “patron sheikh” of drag racing, according to the Los Angeles Times.

He has given millions to Al-Anabi Racing, and has been photographed driving on racetracks a number of times.

Police said the cars in the video were driving recklessly.

However, officers who arrived to find the cars in the drive were unable to make an arrest or issue a citation as they hadn’t witnessed the incident.

Investigators have connected Al-Thani to the car, but they are yet to confirm whether he was driving either vehicle as the drivers’ faces weren’t clear in footage or pictures.

The footage drew further attention after police said someone involved claimed diplomatic immunity.

Lieutenant Lincoln Hoshino, a spokesman for the Beverly Hills police, said the car was not registered with the State Department to be brought into the US.

Mr Hoshino also stated that it was unlikely the man had diplomatic immunity.

“It’s against a federal law for someone to claim diplomatic immunity when they don’t have it, so we’re looking at that and then we’re also looking at the reckless driving,” Beverly Hills Police Chief Dominick Rivetti told reporters.

Beverly Hills authorities said that they may look to prosecute those involved, and that the Qatari consulate has been contacted.

The video has since gone viral and has now been viewed over 1.2 million times.

threats being called at tyga

Obviously theses guys do not like Tyga…and this week Stitches took it to a whole new level by dropping a short Instagram video where he challenged the anyone to snatch up Tyga’s chain and bring it to him. In exchange he would give them

iami rapper/goon Stitches dropped a video where he claimed to have banged Kylie Jenner along with some other members of his crew. The track titled “She’s A Liar” went into graphic detail about his crew’s escapades with the youngest Jenner:

Kanye West Models Come Up … Yeezys for All!!

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Walking in a Kanye West fashion show will get you paid AND a pair of impossible-to-find Yeezys.

West debuted his Yeezy Season 2 collection Wednesday at New York Fashion Week and we’re told his models left with a $1,000 payday and a pair of Yeezys.

Here’s the thing … the shoes are completely sold-out and going for ridiculous prices on eBay — one kid even offered his pair for a kidney — so they can mean an even bigger return on investment.

Our model sources say West was super hands-on backstage calling the shots, even sewing models into the clothes when necessary. We’re told anyone who had to jet to another show right after would have the shoes sent directly to their front door.

Kanye West … worthy of one of those “world’s greatest boss” mugs.

REF: Read more: http://www.tmz.com/2015/09/18/kanye-west-yeezys-fashion-show-models-paid-nyfw/#ixzz3m7d3es4r

The video that will scare you into never taking another selfie again: Millions terrified by one-minute film which sees man appear in the background of woman’s photos.

It’s not even two minutes in length, but this new YouTube video is enough to make you want to sleep with the light on for weeks.

Shot by an author and a film student and titled Selfie From Hell, the tense footage focuses on a selfie-snapping woman who notices a looming figure appear behind her in the photos, and is subsequently attacked by what turns out to be a horrifying zombie.

The video, viewed more than 2,800,000 times since its release last month, was made by German production student Meelah Adams – who also stars in it – and author-director Erdal Ceylan

Not everyone has fully come to terms with Caitlyn Jenner’s transition … or at least her new name.

In a new interview with Access Hollywood, Kris Jenner gets candid about the state of her relationship with Cait and why she is still having a hard time with certain aspects of her transition.

When Billy Bush asked the momager if she called her ex by her new name, the 59-year-old said “No” adding that it’s still a difficult subject for her.

“I say ‘Jenner,'” she admitted. “It’s hard, you know, it’s really, really hard. What I have realized in all of this is that everyone handles stuff a different way,” she added. “No matter what it is, you know. We’re all people. We all have different emotions.”

– See more at: http://www.toofab.com/2015/09/18/kris-jenner-caitlyn-jenner-name/#sthash.jvQCoQKr.dpuf

11ct Engagement Ring for Galore!!!

0918-ross-galore-tmz-instagram-01It pays to be Rick Ross‘ ride or die chick — the Boss just iced up his GF Lira Mercer with an enormous diamond engagement ring that set him back $350,000.

Rick and Lira Galore have only been together for a few months. She was by his side during his Georgia arrest for kidnapping and assault, and the commitment has paid off.

We’re told the centerpiece of the 11 carat sparkler is a whopping 5ct emerald-cut diamond. Ross didn’t hold back on the wedding band either … it’s 6 carats and all diamonds.

Ross slipped the ring on Lira’s finger in NYC, in the Rafaello & Co. jewelry store. We’re told he did NOT get on one knee.

The newly engaged couple celebrated with a chicken satay dinner at Red Sixes.

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REF :Read more: http://www.tmz.com/2015/09/18/rick-ross-engagement-ring-lira-galore-mercer-photos/#ixzz3m75WS7jK

The Teenaged Maker Who Was Arrested For Building A Clock Is Switching Schools

CNN is reporting that Ahmed Mohamed, the 14-year-old boy who was arrested for bringing a homemade clock to school, has switched schools. He is leaving MacArthur High School and he and his parents are choosing another school where, we assume, he won’t be arrested for curiosity.

Ahmed gained Internet fame two days ago when school officials called the police when he brought a homemade clock to school. Officials thought the clock, encased in as handsome metal case, looked like a bomb. Ahmed said he was interrogated at school by police.

”They told me ‘No, you can’t call your parents,’” Ahmed said. “‘You’re in the middle of an interrogation at the moment.’ They asked me a couple of times, ‘Is it a bomb?’ and I answered a couple of times, ‘It’s a clock.’”

“I felt like I was a criminal,” the teenager said. “I felt like I was a terrorist. I felt like all the names I was called.”

Ahmed said he was scared at first but now he is happy. In fact, President Obama invited him to the White House and multiple colleges and Valley notables – including Mark Zuckerberg – have offered their support. It’s unclear what he’s building next but I can’t imagine he’ll have trouble finding cool parts.

ref: http://techcrunch.com/2015/09/18/the-texas-maker-who-was-arrested-for-building-a-clock-is-switching-schools/#.1wf4ra:Yf7Q

FLOYD SCREWED OUR PPV NUMBERS!

0918-andre-berto-mayweather-tmzAndre Berto got some new ammunition for smack talking Floyd Mayweather Jr., and he’s already unloading on him — blaming the champ for their fight’s historically low pay-per-view numbers.

Somewhere between 400,000 and 550,000 people bucked up for the fight … the lowest PPV stats for a Floyd fight in a decade. Berto tells TMZ Sports, “It’s definitely Floyd’s fault, He left a sour taste in everybody’s mouth because of the Pacquiao bomb shell.”

Berto thinks Floyd underestimates how much fans hate his style of boxing, and that’s why they vowed to stop buying his fights — “As you can see they weren’t bulls**ttin.”

Ultimately the low PPV numbers hurt Floyd more than Berto, since Floyd gets a cut of that. Berto got a flat $4 million purse, but says he still tried to put on a good show … unlike Floyd.

“I knew if he had the chance he would run around and make it boring, but I tried my best to not let that happen and disappoint the people. They deserve excitement.”

Rematch, anyone?

REFERENCE: Read more: http://www.tmz.com/2015/09/18/andre-berto-floyd-mayweather-jr-low-pay-per-view-numbers/#ixzz3m6sk6PVq

Kylie And Khloe’s Booty-Filled ‘Anaconda’ Dance Will Make You Feel Thing

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Oh. My. Gosh.

2014 was a good year for butts. In fact, it might’ve even been THE year of the butt. And few led the charge more triumphantly than Nicki Minaj in her “Anaconda” video, rightly recognized at last month’s VMAs as Best Hip-Hop Video of the year.

But butts never go out of style, nor does Nicki’s song about them. Kylie Jenner and Khloe Kardashian proved this Thursday night on Snapchat.

TV Star Caught in Lie About Being In Twin Towers on 9/11

Actor/comedian Steve Rannazzisi was caught in a HUGE lie about being in the Twin Towers on 9/11… He has since lost a Buffalo Wild Wings sponsorship-which he just got!

Let’s all learn a lesson from this idiot and stick to the age-old policy- HONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY!!!

Read more: http://www.kmel.com/onair/the-sana-g-morning-show-44220/tv-star-caught-in-lie-about-13957009#ixzz3m6XDQbLW