KHANKE, Iraq - The advertisement on the Telegram app is as chilling as it is incongruous: A girl for sale is “Virgin. Beautiful. 12 years old…. Her price has reached $12,500 and she will be sold soon.” The posting in Arabic appeared on an encrypted conversation along with ads for kittens, weapons and tactical gear. It was shared with the Associated Press by an activist with the minority Yazidi community, whose women and children are being held as sex slaves by the extremists. While the Islamic State group is losing territory in its self-styled caliphate, it is tightening its grip on the estimated 3,000 women and girls held as sex slaves. In a fusion of ancient barbaric practices and modern technology,
New York PostIf you’ve ever flipped through your local channels on a Sunday morning, you’ve probably stumbled upon a religious service or two…
Ariel Winter had a cheeky holiday weekend.The Modern Family star celebrated the Fourth of July on Monday by posing in a teeny white bikini that put her butt on display. "Will always look back at this #4thofjuly ���� #fireworks #family #friends #beach,
Entertainment TonightCoffee drinkers at Starbucks may have paid a little extra for their lattes last week. The company revealed on Friday that it prematurely initiated a price hike it meant to institute on July 12. It has since fixed the glitch. "The maximum any customer could have been overcharged is 30 cents per beverage," Starbucks said in a statement. The company has hiked prices in the first week of July for the last two years, according to Eater. Last year, costs were bumped up between 5 cents and 20 cents depending on the drink and location. "When Starbucks raises prices it's usually just through the computer system and we find out after," one Starbucks barista told Eater.
CNBC.comIt was five years ago this month that Casey Anthony walked out the doors of Florida's Orange County jail a free woman. Once outside, Anthony was immediately greeted by hundreds of protestors, all outraged she'd been acquitted of murder charges in the death of her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee. According to several sources, the woman once described by a Department of Corrections spokeswoman as "one of the most hated women in America" is bored.
PeopleThe FBI has released the remarks prepared for FBI Director James Comey on the agency's investigation of presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server during her time as secretary of state. The FBI recommended to Department of Justice prosecutors that they not file charges against Clinton. After delivering remarks, Comey did not take questions from reporters.
Good Morning AmericaThe Kentucky attorney general's office says a county clerk who went to jail for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples has violated the state's Open Records Act. In an opinion Tuesday, the attorney general's office said Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis violated the act by refusing to produce documents related to the gay marriage battle. The Lexington Herald-Leader (http://bit.ly/29o09s5) said the nonprofit Campaign for Accountability requested records between Davis and her attorneys, Liberty Counsel, on March 1. Liberty Counsel refused, saying the documents are preliminary and private. The Open Records Act provides for costs and attorney's fees to be awarded in some cases as well
ABC NewsRio de Janeiro is hell, according to a sign greeting travelers at the city's airport. The Washington Post reported that violence is rising in the city as the state government has cut law enforcement's budget by a third. After Rio declared a state of fiscal emergency just a month before the Olympic Games, the city's law enforcement is so stretched for funding that some security forces have had to beg for necessities like toilet paper, according to the Associated Press.
CNBCIt seems like the saga of Jon Snow only grows deeper every day, and now we have some text from the first A Song of Ice and Fire book, “Game of Thrones” to help us dive deeper into that lore. As you all know, Catelyn Stark was never a big ~fan~ of Jon Snow. Back in Season 3, Episode 2, “Dark Wings, Dark Words” a very-much-still-alive Catelyn Stark actually recounted a story to Robb’s wife Talisa about the time she wished (baby) Jon Snow would die. Well, Catelyn, as WE all know, you actually DID know said woman because Jon’s mother was officially revealed in the Season 6 finale to be Lyanna Stark (Ned, Catelyn’s husband’s) sister.
Hello GigglesWhen my dad and my stepmom's issues began negatively affecting my daughter, I did the only thing I felt I could do: I cut him out of my life. The last day I spoke with my father was on my daughter's birthday, one year ago.
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