JanteChai: Sep 11, 2015

Friday, September 11, 2015

Saudi inquiry into Mecca crane fall

Saudi Arabia opens an investigation after a crane collapses in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, killing at least 107 people, officials say.

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Donald Trump & Jimmy Fallon talk Kanye West, 9/11, and apologies on The Tonight Show

Donald Trump’s Tonight Show interview with Jimmy Fallon on Friday — his first late-night appearance since announcing his bid for president — fell...

Published on September 12, 2015 at 10:30AM

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Victims of 9/11 remembered across US

Moments of silence are held in New York at the time the World Trade Center was hit and officials participate in memorials across the country.

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TIFF 2015: Emily Blunt says Sicario shows 'how cheap life has become'

Emily Blunt, Josh Brolin, and Benicio del Toro are no strangers to big-screen romps — The Devil Wears Prada, Men in Black 3, Guardians of the...

Published on September 12, 2015 at 09:08AM

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Jimmy Fallon dresses up as Donald Trump's reflection in Tonight Show sketch

Donald Trump’s interview with Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show Friday marked the presidential candidate’s first late night appearance since...

Published on September 12, 2015 at 07:30AM

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Hungary PM calls for Syria aid package

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban calls on the EU to give Syria's neighbours €3bn (£2.2bn) in a bid to end the migrant crisis in Europe.

from BBC News - World http://bbc.in/1K2bHLc

Postmodern Jukebox take The Strokes to the 1940s with 'Someday' cover

Postmodern Jukebox’s latest cover throws “pop music in a time machine” by putting a 1940s spin on The Strokes’ “Somebody,” nearly 14 years after...

Published on September 12, 2015 at 07:31AM

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Obama: China cyber attacks 'unacceptable'

President Obama says alleged Chinese cyber attacks are 'not acceptable', with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping due to visit Washington later this month.

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Mistrial over US police 'assault' of Indian

A federal judge in Alabama has declared a mistrial in the case of a police officer accused of assaulting an Indian man who had recently moved to the US.

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Labour prepares to crown new leader

The Labour Party is preparing to announce its new leader after a turbulent three-month campaign.

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25 thoughts on seeing Pretty Woman 25 years late

There are reasons I didn’t watch Pretty Woman before this week, none defensible. When the movie came out, I was a kid trending toward cartoons and...

Published on September 12, 2015 at 02:46AM

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Woman has a one-night stand with a ghost in exclusive trailer for TIFF film Lace Crater

In the new film Lace Crater, strange things start happening to the body of a woman after she has a one-night stand with a ghost in the Hamptons. Is...

Published on September 12, 2015 at 04:15AM

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Kerry Simon, Iron Chef America star and celebrity chef, dies at 60

Kerry Simon, once a contestant and victor in Iron Chef America, died Friday morning after a two-year battle with multiple system atrophy (MSA),...

Published on September 12, 2015 at 03:47AM

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Francis Ford Coppola to co-produce Jeepers Creepers 3

Francis Ford Coppola will co-produce Jeepers Creepers 3, it was announced today. The third entry in the horror franchise, about an ancient,...

Published on September 12, 2015 at 04:36AM

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French consul 'sold boats to migrants'

France suspends its honorary consul in the Turkish port of Bodrum after a report showed dinghies being sold to migrants from a shop that she owns.

from BBC News - World http://bbc.in/1KguCFu

Rick Perry ends bid for US president

Former Texas Governor Rick Perry has dropped out of the race for US president - the first departure among a large field of Republican candidates.

from BBC News - World http://bbc.in/1QtMDky

Flu jab worked for only one-in-three

Last winter's season flu jab worked in 34% of cases, according to a final report by Public Health England.

from BBC News - World http://bbc.in/1KguAh1

A day on set with Piggy, Kermit, and the brand-new Muppets

As you walk the hallways of Miss Piggy’s new late-night talk show, dozens of portraits and magazine shoots from her years in front of the camera...

Published on September 11, 2015 at 08:15PM

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Mayor of riot-hit US city to quit

Baltimore mayor won't seek re-election following riots over death in police custody of black man Freddie Gray

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Benedict Cumberbatch lends his celebrity to help Syrian refugees

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Published on September 11, 2015 at 07:46PM

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AHS: Hotel exclusive: See Lady Gaga’s Countess exposed in new image

The Countess, the character played by Lady Gaga on American Horror Story: Hotel, is not just a bloodsucker — she’s a sexy bloodsucker. Exhibit A:...

Published on September 11, 2015 at 07:46PM

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Bomb blast hits Nigeria refugee camp

A bomb explodes at a camp near Yola in north-eastern Nigeria for people who have fled their homes because of the Boko Haram Islamist insurgency.

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Kenyan 'doctor' accused of rape

A man accused of posing as a gynaecologist and allegedly raping women in his clinic after sedating them appears in court in Kenya's capital, Nairobi.

from BBC News - World http://bbc.in/1KflEIH

TV woman 'sorry' for kicking migrants

A Hungarian camerawoman sacked for kicking and tripping migrants near the Serbian border apologises but insists she is not a racist.

from BBC News - World http://bbc.in/1XSMA6T

Robert Redford channels Dan Rather in first clip of Truth

Dan Rather is a newsman. The term might seem quaint in 2015, if not altogether anachronistic, but Rather climbed the ladder at CBS with bulldog...

Published on September 11, 2015 at 07:29PM

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Stephen Colbert urges presidential candidates to emulate Donald Trump's headgear

The hat makes the man, at least in Donald Trump’s case. Trump’s poll numbers keep rising, and as Thursday night’s episode of The Late Show posited,...

Published on September 11, 2015 at 07:15PM

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MPs reject 'right to die' legislation

MPs have rejected plans for a right to die in England and Wales in their first vote on the issue in almost 20 years.

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Global economy 'faces market bubble'

The global economy faces a financial bubble warns Germany's finance minister Wolfgang Schaeuble.

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Turkey 'must ensure access' to Cizre

Turkey should grant independent observers immediate access to the besieged city of Cizre, the Council of Europe says.

from BBC News - World http://bbc.in/1FBzrUu

TIFF 2015: Michael Moore is opening night's big winner

Jake Gyllenhaal may have been the biggest star at the opening festivities of the 40th annual Toronto International Film Festival, there to promote...

Published on September 11, 2015 at 06:47PM

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NFL stars read their own superlatives on The Tonight Show

The NFL season is officially underway and what better way to get to know the players better than with some superlatives?...

Published on September 11, 2015 at 06:15PM

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