Syria's alleged use of chemical weapons last week spurred strikes by the U.S. and its allies in the war-torn country this weekend. But what effect did the latest military action have on the country's weapons cache, and will it stop Syria from targeting civilians in opposition-held areas? Douglas Ollivant, senior vice president at Mantid International, joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss.
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Around the world, ever more of us seem to be experiencing freak storms, floods and droughts — from catastrophes that devastate whole regions, to local heat waves and floods that leave us thinking: Surely it didn't used to be like this?
Since the early 1990s, scientists have been able to clearly show a rise in the average global temperature due to human-caused greenhouse gas emissions.
With the Earth getting hotter, heat waves become more intense and more frequent. High temperatures evaporate more water, so average global rainfall increases too. With more energy and water vapor in the system, circulation patterns change how weather systems develop, causing severe storms in some regions and drought in others.
Read more at DW.
WALL STREET: U.S. stocks finished higher Thursday led by tech and bank stocks. The S&P 500 index gained 0.8 percent to 2,663.99. The Dow Jones industrial average added 1.2 percent to 24,483.05. The Nasdaq composite climbed 1 percent to 7,140.25. The Russell 2000 index of smaller-company stocks advanced 0.7 percent to 1,557.33.
A New Jersey man has admitted operating a long-running scheme to defraud investment clients out of millions of dollars.
Scott Newsholme pleaded guilty Wednesday to wire fraud, aggravated identity theft and preparing fraudulent tax returns. The 43-year-old Farmingdale man faces up to 25 years in prison when he's sentenced July 19.
Federal prosecutors say Newsholme has owned and operated at least three different financial advisory and tax return preparation businesses since 2002.
James Gunn:
Here’s a cool list of the different jobs on a movie set and how they fit into the system.
Gunn posted this on Twitter and not only is it an interesting breakdown of the jobs on a film set but many of them are further linked to descriptions of the job. So, if you’ve ever wondered what the Best Boy Grip does and whether you’re qualified for the position, this is the chart for you.
Read more at The Loop.
The medical term for eye twitching is blepharospasm. Eye twitching is when the muscles in the eye area twitch or spasm involuntarily. The twitching can occur in the eyelid or under the eye. It is usually a temporary and harmless condition that goes away without any medical treatment. But since the condition is annoying, it is good to know a few tips to try to stop the twitching.
Read more at Livestrong.
The area nearby isn’t short of tourists – they flock to the Itsukushima Shrine with its Instagrammable orange ‘floating’ gate and Hiroshima to pay their respects.
But wander further to the area surrounding the Seto Inland Sea and you’ll find beauty, calm and some unmissable art.
Here’s why the Setouchi region should be on your bucket list.
Read more at Metro News.
French President Emmanuel Macron says his nation, the United States and Britain have launched a military operation against the Syrian government’s “clandestine chemical arsenal.”
Macron says in a statement Saturday that France’s “red line has been crossed” after a suspected chemical attack last week in the Syrian town of Douma.
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Hundreds of flights have been canceled and roadways are treacherous in several Midwestern states as a deadly storm system stretching from Gulf Coast to Great Lakes rolls across the central U.S., bringing heavy snow, strong winds, rain and hail.
All flights were grounded Saturday at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport as a spring blizzard made it difficult to keep runways clear and planes deiced. Nearly 470 flights were canceled before one runway reopened shortly after 10 p.m., according to a spokesman. Blizzard conditions also forced the airport in South Dakota’s biggest city, Sioux Falls, to remain closed for a second straight day.
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Facebook is facing a reckoning in the court of public opinion for how the social media giant and its partners handle customer data.
In the court of law, holding Facebook responsible for its actions has been quite a bit harder.
CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been hauled in front of Congress to apologize for a data scraping scandal – a scandal that quickly followed an outcry that the site had been exploited by Russia during the 2016 election.
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