North Korea and US on the brink of war, Putin warns or ‘large-scale conflict’

RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin has warned the standoff between North Korea and the United States is close to spilling into a large-scale conflict, saying it’s a mistake to try to pressure Pyongyang into halting its nuclear missile program.Putin, due to attend a summit of the BRICS nations in China next week, said on Friday the only way to de-escalate tensions was via talks, and Sergei Lavrov, his foreign minister, said Washington not Pyongyang should take the initiative on that.“Provocations, pressure, and bellicose and offensive rhetoric is the road to nowhere,” Putin, whose country shares a border with North Korea, wrote on the Kremlin’s website.

The Russian leader, whose nuclear-capable bombers recently overflew the Korean Peninsula in a show of force, said the situation had deteriorated so badly that it was now “balanced on the verge of a large-scale conflict”.Pyongyang has been working to develop a nuclear-tipped missile capable of hitting the United States and recently threatened to land missiles near the US Pacific territory of Guam.On Monday, North Korea, which sees joint war games between the United States and South Korea as preparations for invasion, raised the stakes by firing an intermediate-range missile over Japan.

Source: North Korea and US on the brink of war, Putin warns

It Comes At Night review and rating (2017)

IT COMES AT NIGHT (MA15+)

THE world has not quite ended in the perplexing, haunting and unapologetically bleak thriller that is It Comes at Night.

However, if mankind’s time on Earth was a book, we are well into the final chapter as this terrifying tension-magnet of a movie experience begins.

The devastation wrought by some kind of highly infectious plague is barely being kept at bay by the three residents of a heavily fortified cabin in the woods.

In a truly haunting opening scene, the trio are seen bidding a last farewell to someone who once lived under the same roof.

As it is throughout the story, reliable data on what we are seeing in this eerie prologue is hard to come by.

An elderly gentleman has contracted the plague. Though still alive, he is clearly on his last legs. That’s why he is being carted along in a wheelbarrow towards a clearing in the nearby forest.

There is a freshly dug hole in the ground. One member of the group keeping him company and offering the last vestiges of solace is brandishing a gun. All three upright souls are wearing gas masks.

Source: It Ccomes At Night review and rating (2017)

Arab nations say they have Qatar’s response to their demands – AND?

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A quartet of Arab nations said early Wednesday they had received Qatar’s response to their demands for ending a diplomatic crisis gripping the Persian Gulf, just ahead of a planned meeting in Cairo.

Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates said in a joint statement they would respond “in a timely manner.” The countries did not elaborate on what steps they could take, though a major credit rating agency warned it had changed Qatar’s economic outlook to negative over the turmoil.

The countries cut ties to the FIFA 2022 World Cup host early last month over its alleged support for extremist groups and ties with Iran. Qatar denies supporting extremists and has defended its warm relations with Iran; the two countries share a massive undersea natural gas field.

The nations issued a 13-point list of demands on June 22, giving Qatar 10 days to comply. They later extended the deadline by another 48 hours at the request of Kuwait, which has acted as a mediator to resolve the crisis. That deadline expired early Wednesday morning.

Later Wednesday, foreign ministers from the four Arab countries will meet in Cairo to discuss their next move. Late Tuesday, Egypt’s state-run MENA news agency reported intelligence agency chiefs from those countries had met in Cairo, likely discussing the crisis.

Source: Arab nations say they have Qatar’s response to their demands

Joyce pie man banned from Qantas flights

The Perth man who shoved a lemon meringue pie into the face of Qantas boss Alan Joyce has been slapped with a lifetime ban by the national carrier.

Tony Overheu, 67, will no longer be able to fly with Qantas and its partner airlines, which includes Jetstar, Cathay Pacific and Emirates, after last week’s pieing incident which was a protest against corporate support for same-sex marriage.

He faces multiple charges over last Tuesday’s business breakfast event and will appear before Perth Magistrates Court on June 7.

Source: Joyce pie man banned from Qantas flights | Perth Now

Nuclear Physicist Miss District of Columbia is crowned Miss USA 2017

Miss District of Columbia, Kára McCullough, won the 2017 edition of the Miss USA contest, marking the second year in a row that Miss DC has won the decades-old event.

The event, which featured beauties from each state and the nation’s capital outfitted in dazzling dresses and swimsuits, came to an end on Sunday night during a two-hour finale at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center on the Las Vegas strip.  She will be able to go on to compete in the Miss Universe contest.

The finalists included the women representing Minnesota, the District of Columbia and New Jersey.

The runner-up was Miss New Jersey Chhavi Verg, a student at Rutgers University studying marketing and Spanish.

The second runner-up was Miss Minnesota Meridith Gould, who is studying apparel retail merchandising at the University of Minnesota.

The 65th crowned Miss USA is a 25-year-old chemist working for the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission as a physical scientist. She graduated from South Carolina State University with a degree in chemistry and a concentration in radio chemistry.

She was born in Naples, Italy, and raised in Virginia Beach, Virginia. She wants to inspire children to pursue careers in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

While at school, she was a member of the Honors College, the American Chemical Society, the Health Physics Society, the American Association of Blacks in Engineering and the American Nuclear Society.

During the final round of the competition, each competitor was asked what they consider feminism to be, and whether or not they consider themselves feminists.

McCullough said she prefers not to use the word ‘feminist,’ and instead ‘transferred the word feminist to equalism.’

‘I don’t want to call myself a feminist,’ McCullough said. ‘Women, we are just as equal as men, especially in the workplace.’

In the questions portion, she was also individually asked if affordable healthcare is a right or privilege, responding that she thought that healthcare should only go to those with jobs.

She explained that, in her opinion, the country’s goals should be to create more jobs so that people can have healthcare.

Throughout the competition, McCollough received attention for wearing her hair natural and curly.

In an interview with Refinery 29, she was asked why she decided to go against the smooth blowout pageant trend, saying: ‘You answered it right there! With the paradigm shift of the competition, formerly a pageant, now a competition, we are highlighting aspects of a modern woman.’

They modeled their final look of the night during a performance of Pitbull’s ‘Options’ featuring Stephen Marley.

The beauty pageant this year included five women who immigrated to the U.S. at a young age and now as citizens hoped to represent the nation on a global stage.

Verg and the women representing Florida, North Dakota, Hawaii, Connecticut and New Jersey told The Associated Press this week they have faced challenges and opportunities as immigrants.

The contestants’ remarks stand in stark contrast to the scandal that enveloped the pageant in 2015, when then-part owner and now U.S. President Donald Trump offended Hispanics when he made anti-immigrant remarks in announcing his bid for the White House.

Trump co-owned The Miss Universe Organization with NBCUniversal, but the network and the Spanish-language broadcaster Univision quickly cut ties with him, refusing to air the show. Trump sued both networks, eventually settling and selling the pageant to talent management company WME/IMG.

The show kicked off with a performance from a Cirque du Soleil show – a Las Vegas staple – based on Michael Jackson songs. The contestants took the stage as Jackson’s ‘Black or White’ played and acrobats performed.

CMA Award-winner Brett Eldredge performed his new single ‘The Long Way’ as the women modeled their evening gowns.

Julianne Hough, Ashley Graham and Terrence J. hosted the show.

Source: Miss District of Columbia is crowned Miss USA 2017 | Daily Mail Online

2 Brothers killed after horror smash with a truck in Dubbo

Two boys have died in a car accident on the Newell Highway north of Dubbo early Saturday morning.

A 9-year-old and a 12-year-old were travelling with three other people in a 4WD approximately 12 kilometres north of Dubbo, north west of Sydney, when their vehicle collided with a truck.

The pair died at the scene and a five-year-old who suffered internal injuries was airlifted to Westmead Children’s Hospital in a serious condition.

An adult male and female were in the vehicle and treated for minor injuries but did not require hospital attention.

 Officers from Orana Local Area Command attended the scene.

The male truck driver was the only person in the B-double truck and was treated at the scene for serious injuries and airlifted to hospital.

As authorities investigate motorists are asked to use an alternative route as the Newell Highway will be closed while the Crash Investigation Unit assesses the scene.

Source: Brothers killed after horror smash with a truck in Dubbo | Daily Mail Online

Turnbull announces he’s SCRAPPING 457 visas for foreign workers

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has announced his government will scrap 457 visas for temporary foreign workers.

In a video released on Tuesday, just weeks before the Federal Budget, Mr Turnbull said:  ‘Australian workers must have priority for Australian jobs.’

The 457 visa program, introduced by John Howard’s government in 1996, allowed overseas workers to stay in Australia for up to four years.

Under the program, ‘skilled’ workers were sponsored for visas by businesses if they couldn’t find an Australian citizen or resident to do the work.

Mr Turnbull said the program would be replaced by a new visa specifically designed to attract ‘the best and brightest’ foreigners to the country.

Source: Malcolm Turnbull SCRAPS 457 visa program | Daily Mail Online

EXCLUSIVE: ACA Ben McCormack is undergoing mental health treatment at an ‘institution’

A Current Affair senior reporter Ben McCormack has been admitted to an ‘institution’ for mental health treatment since his shock arrest over a child pornography charge, a court has heard.

The Nine Network journalist’s lawyer, Sam Macedone, told a Sydney court on Wednesday he did not know how long it would be before McCormack would be discharged.

Mr Macedone showed the Downing Centre Local Court a mental health services certificate on Wednesday morning in a bid to change his bail conditions.

He was successful, with the court excusing McCormack from having to report to Redfern Police Station on Mondays and Thursdays while he remains a patient…

Source: Ben McCormack undergoing mental health treatment | Daily Mail Online

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NFL Darrelle Revis: ‘…knocked these motherf*****s out’: Video emerges of two unconscious men

A video has emerged that shows the two unconscious men who were reportedly knocked unconscious by NFL player Darrelle Revis laying in the street in Philadelphia.

Source: Video emerges of men Darrelle Revis is accused of beating | Daily Mail Online