This is what happens when a Buffalo messes with an Elephant's kid

Check out the brutal retaliation from the mother elephant. 

Photo credit; Gautham Trivedi

Bodies of 3 adults and 2-month old baby found shot to death in Alaska

Authorities are investigating an apparent murder-suicide after four bodies were found in a hotel room in Fairbanks, Alaska, on Friday. According to a statement released by the Fairbanks Police Department. Police responded to a call from hotel staff at the Hampton Inn regarding a “suspicious circumstance". When they arrived, they found an adult male crying in the hallway before discovering four dead bodies inside the room. All were suffered fatal gunshot wounds.
Those individuals have been identified as 54-year-old Linda Hutton, 22-year-old Emily McDonald, her husband, 22-year-old McKay Hutton and their 8-week-old child, Teagan Hutton.

The news statement read:

"Officers arrived on scene to find an adult male sitting in the hallway of the second floor crying," the news release stated. 

"The male directed the officers to a nearby room. Officers entered the room and found four deceased individuals. The deceased included three adults and one child. All deaths appear to have been caused by gunshots".

According to the young couple's Facebook pages, McDonald and McKay were married and were new parents to 8 week old Teagan. The pair also shared several photos of themselves with a slightly older male child, but it is unclear how he is related to the couple.

In one post on what appeared to be their anniversary in 2015, McKay gushed about his wife.

“Baby I’m lucky to find you and Tj, the most important part of my life,” he wrote. “I can’t wait for many more years. I’ve never found 1 person ever in my life that I could be my complete self with and now I will never be complete without you two by my side, thank you for being in my life everyday through it all. I truly understand what true love is thanks to you, thank you we are the few of the lucky ones.”

Police are still investigating the scene and have not released a motive or identified the shooter. In the statement, police said there was no indication that drugs and alcohol played any role at the crime scene.

Deputy Chief Eric Jewkes told the Fairbanks News-Miner:

"What we know is that there's a lot we still don't know. So until we can figure out and put some more pieces together we're not going to talk about a motive or possible scenario of what might have happened."

Source:  Fairbanks News-Miner

Angry Kenyan women beat up drunken men, say they don't satisfy them sexually

Angry women of King'eero village in Kabere constituency, Kenya, on Thursday, raided the home of a chang'aa seller and beat up four men. The group of women numbering about 50 rained slaps, kicks and blows on the drunk men during the early morning raid.
Members of Destiny of King'eero Women's Group, formed to monitor drinking joints in King'eero township, found the four men drinking at the home of a suspected chang'aa seller. The men fled to a nearby maize plantation following the ambush at the home of 50-year old Franco Okori.(pictured being questioned by the women)

"They said we were only there to sire children, give them food and wash their clothes, not control their happiness," said member Martha Wairimu. "Many young men have been affected as they normally flock the home on early mornings. They do notbring anything home but still ask for food."

Jane Chege, chairperson fo the women's group, said they found 10 liters of chang'aa in several branded bottles. Chege said many women have been miserable as their partners, who are alcoholics, do not satisfy them sexually and cannot sire children. Okori said he had been buying the alcohol from a distributor in Westlands.

"It is from Kisii. My friend brings it to me since he lives in Westlands, but my friends here beg me to sell it them. I sell it at Sh50 per glass," he said.

He was frogmarched with a sample to King'eero police station where he was locked up by the area OCS Njeri Nthiga. Michael Kang'ethe, Kiambu county alcoholic drinks and control board director, thanked the women for arresting the suspect, saying it was a good move in the fight against the consumption of illicit brews. Kang'ethe said they all bars and other outlets would be inspected to ensure only good quality alcohol is sold.

"The government cannot control the sale of illicit brews without information. We urge the public to share information that may help us fight the menace," he added.

On July 2015, President Uhuru had ordered a crackdown on illicit liquor. Their was some success initially but many reports indicate brew is back Source: The Star Kenya

Little boy rescued after getting stuck in a washing machine while playing

A two-year-old boy was rescued from a washing machine after he got stuck in it at his home in Shizuishan, northern China. Fire-fighters had to dismantle the entire machine to get the toddler out. More pictures after the cut.

Cuba's former president Fidel Castro, dies aged 90

Cuban revolutionary icon Fidel Castro died late Friday in Havana, his brother, President Raul Castro, announced on national television.

"The commander in chief of the Cuban revolution died at 22:29 hours this evening,"

He provided no further details. Fidel Castro ruled Cuba as a one-party state for almost half a century before handing over the powers to his brother Raul in 2008.

Bride forced to marry “alone” as Groom misses wedding due to SWAT Exercise Contest

A Chinese bride was on November 16, 2016, left to marry “alone” in Guizhou province of southwest China, as her groom who is part of the special unit of local police department, chose to compete in a SWAT exercise contest instead of showing up for their wedding ceremony.
According to the state’s local newspaper report, the bride and her husband-to-be had set up the wedding plan a month ahead of their big day, the groom was then, reportedly assigned to take part in the SWAT exercise competition of his force on his wedding day, and he accepted the arrangement.

The groom is said to be part of the special unit of local police department, in China.

The wife told the newspaper that she is proud of her husband and will carry on the wedding ceremony even though her husband to be couldn’t make it.

Photos taken at the wedding ceremony showed the bride, dressed in red coat, stood alone at her wedding ceremony with relatives. The pictures went viral immediately after the story got publicized.

Meanwhile, many online users have questioned the strength of the man’s love, asking if he is really worth a husband for the woman, while some others have argued that the groom’s job is to protect the people, even if it had t be on his special day.

Monkey attack sets off tribal clashes in Libya, killing at least 20

Activists and medics say tribal clashes that erupted in southern Libya after three young men turned a pet monkey loose on a high school girl have killed at least 20 people. The girl's family sought revenge after the monkey scratched and bit her last week, and killed all three men along with the animal.
Bader al-Daheli, a civil activist, said Sunday that the two main tribes in the southern city of Sabha, Awlad Suleiman and Gadhadhfa, are each backed by armed groups. Abdel-Rahman Areish, the head of Sabha hospital, said 20 people have been killed and 50 wounded.

Libya slid into chaos after the 2011 ouster and killing of longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi. Much of the country is effectively ruled by a patchwork of local or tribal militias.

Father & son make history in professional football as they play in the same game at same club

History was made last  week in Mexico as a father played with his son for the same team when top Mexican football club Cruz Azul took on Pumas.

The dad, Chaco Gimenez (35 years), a legendary Argentine-born midfielder, was playing in the game and in the final stages of the game was joined on the pitch by his son, Santiago who is just 15- much to applause from the crowd. After the match, the father and son took to social media to celebrate the historic moment. See more photos of the pair and watch the video after the cut.

Photographer dies while trying to take the perfect photo of the moon

A Russian photographer, Vasiliy Gusev has died after he drove off a cliff in a bid to get a perfect photo of the moon. 

Gusev who is popularly known by his fans as ‘Grigorich1777' travels all over Russia taking beautiful pictures. On the his last trip, he was so excited to take a perfect picture of the supermoon that he brought his 4-year-old and his friends with him on the trip.

He left his son and friends sleeping on in their tent and drove off in his car to search for the perfect shot of the moon. On his way back to their camp, while driving along a narrow track, he went over a 482ft cliff.

He was found alongside his wrecked car few hours later by his friends who raised alarm when they woke up and couldn't find him. He was still alive when he found but died on his way to the hospital. 

He friends have organised a collection for his widow and two sons, who are five months old and four years old.

"I had to save myself and I 'm saving myself now" Mary J. Blige finally speaks out about her bitter divorce

R&B singer Mary J. Blige has finally opened up about her bitter and emotional divorce from husband of 12 years, Kendu Isaacs during aWednesday appearance on Good Morning America.

"I’m hanging in there. No one wants to go through this, and this is hard," she told Robin Roberts.

Blige, 45, filed for divorce from Isaacs in July, citing irreconcilable differences and asking that any spousal support to Isaacs be terminated.

"The breaking point was when I kept asking over and over and over again for respect and to be respected. And it just seemed like I was beating a dead horse," Blige told Roberts. "It seemed like I was talking to a wall. I just wasn’t getting it back so if I can’t get respect in the relationship, then I have to move on and save myself. That was the point where I was like, ‘I’m done. I just can’t do it anymore.'"

Isaacs is reportedly requesting about $130,000 per month from Blige in spousal support. Blige told Roberts that it’s important for any woman going through a divorce to keep control of their finances.

"You have to handle your business. You have to take responsibility and stay on top of it because things like this will happen if you don’t. You need people that will help you, but they can’t do everything for you. You have to be in the mix of it"

Blige said being on tour has been cathartic for her.

"It's been so healthy for me because this is where I bring all my pain," she said. "I bring it to the stage ... and my fans are there. They come to the show with all of their issues or trials and tribulations and this is where we're healing.

"I have to stay strong and I have to be the strength for myself," Blige said. "I had to save myself and I am saving myself now"

NY school district pays 11-year-old $6,500 for keynote speech

A New York school district paid $6,500 plus expenses to 11-year-old child advocate, Marley Dias, for serving as keynote speaker for staff and hosting a student workshop last week. The Poughkeepsie City School District hired Dias to speak during the superintendent's conference day last Tuesday.

Dias, a girl from West Orange, New Jersey, created the popular #1000BlackGirlBooks campaign to draw attention to the lack of racial diversity in children's literature.

She gave an hour-long speech to staff before leading an hour and a half-long workshop for 50 students.

Superintendent Nicole Williams said at Wednesday's meeting that Dias' resume is "tremendous" and the district shouldn't discriminate because she's 11 years old.

Dias was paid through funding from a federal education program

Source: The Poughkeepsie Journal 

Exam candidate is rushed to the hospital after pills to ‘Boost Brain Capacity’ backfires

A KSCE candidate of Kiraanga Secondary School in Kandara, Murang’a County in Kenya was on Monday morning rushed to the hospital after taking an enhancement drugs to 'boost' his brain capacity during the examination.
According to Nairobi News report, the deputy principal Jonathan Kibe told the police officers, that the Four Four student took the drug known as ‘Heridol’ with other students who were luckily not affected.

'Their intention was to enhance their brain capacity in order to pass the KCSE examination. He got unconscious and has been rushed to Kandara Sub County Hospital for treatment and he is due to take his examination at the same facility.’

Man sues ex-fiancée for $125,000 ring

Amy Bzura and Bradley Moss were looking forward to a happy marriage and long life together. The couple were set to marry this past October 29, but they broke off their engagement and cancelled their wedding and are now going to court, not to get married but to fight, as Moss is suing Bzura for the return of the $125,000 engagement ring he gave her.

As reported in the New York Post, the New York City-based couple had been dating for more than three years when Moss proposed to Bzura on Nov. 7, 2015, according to court documents. He proposed to her with a beautiful square emerald-cut diamond engagement ring which cost him $125,000.

After the wedding was called off, Moss demanded the return of the ring in early November. According to the court document, “the suit calls for the return of the ring, or its value in cash, with interest, along with punitive damages determined by the court.”

FindLaw, an online legal resource, wrote a post that relevant gift-giving laws are determined state by state, and most states have adopted a no-fault approach to determining if a betrothed must return an engagement ring. Which means the courts in these states don’t like to get caught up in the whys and wherefores:

“They view the relationship as private and therefore none of their business. If the engagement is broken, the giver gets the ring back, regardless of who or why.”

New York is one of these states so that could be bad news for Amy Bzura.

Scientists develop new disposable USB Memory Stick to measure HIV

 A group of scientists from Imperial College London and DNA Electronics, have developed a disposable USB Memory Stick that can take a drop of blood to determine the amount of HIV Virus in the blood. According to the Washington Post, the revolutionary gadget can be plunged into a laptop or other electronic devices to detect a patient’s HIV virus quantity and status through the help of electrical signals.
The scientists disclosed that if the technology is perfected, it could identify all sorts of foreign invaders in the blood from hepatitis, bacterial and fungal sepsis. It will also be able to measure the levels of HIV virus in a human’s system and help to determine if a medication is effective on the virus or to change to other drugs:

“At the moment, testing often requires costly and complex equipment that can take a couple of days to produce a result. We have taken the job done by this equipment, which is the size of a large photocopier, and shrunk it down to a USB chip,” said Graham Cooke, one of the study authors and a clinician scientist in Imperial’s Department of Medicine.

So just like your other take-home medical kits used at home, you can now measure the amount of HIV in your blood as easily as you can check your weight on the scale in your bathroom, run a blood sugar level test or take your blood pressure using a home cuff, all at home.

However, the scientists have not disclosed when the new gadget will be available in the market.

Lionel Messi bans himself and teammates from talking to media after allegations that his teammate smoked marijuana

Argentina Lionel Messi helped Argentina in their world cup qualifier match against Colombia with a 3-0 win on Tuesday night/Wednesdaymorning but that's not what caught the headlines-the Barcelona star organized a march with his Argentine teammates to the post match press conference and informed the journalists present that he and his  teammates will not give any briefings, interviews or communication to the media till further notice.

Messi's shocking revelation comes after Argentine press accused Argentine striker Ezequiel Lavezzi of smoking marijuana at the Argentina training ground the day before the Colombia match coupled with numerous reports blasting Messi for not performing for his country the way he performs for his club side.

Messi said in a statement: 

“Hello, good evening, excuse me, but this is a small one. We prefer to look at the face before giving a statement. As you know, because we know everything here, we are telling you that we will not talk to the press anymore, obviously you should know why. Accusations and lack of respect and we never said anything, but this goes beyond everything. The accusation to Pocho (Lavezzi) is very serious and if we do not go out to say anything it is believed that it is true”. 

“We’d rather cut this one down. We are very sorry that it has to be this way, but we have no other choice. We know that many of you are not in the game of lacking respect, you can lose, win, play good or bad, but get into one’s life … If we did not cut it today we would not cut it anymore.We know that most of you guys don't play that game of disrespect. We can be criticised if we lose, or win, or if we play well or badly. But this is getting into personal lives. 

'If we don't put a stop to it now, we'll never stop it.' It’s very serious and we are here, and we will not get into that game. We are going to keep saying a million things. That said. A million thanks”.

An Argentine Journalist Gabriel Anello of Radio Mitre, tweeted that Lavezzi was left out of the Argentina squad for the Colombia match due to his use of Marijuana but the player has denied the claims saying he'll take the journalist and media house to court.

Anello Tweeted: 

“Lavezzi is left off the substitutes’ bench tomorrow because of the joint that was smoked last night in the camp? I’m asking… just asking.”

Lavezzi responded:

 “I have hereby communicate that I’m going to initiate legal action against Gabriel Anello for his false declarations against my person, for the serious damage that they have caused to my family and in my work.”

OxI'm an elephant, Conor McGregor isn't in my league, it's an insult to compare us '' Floyd Mayweather rants

Retired multi-millionaire boxing legend Floyd Mayweather, who has never lost a fight has launched a rant against UFC multi millionaire champion Conor McGregor.

Conor McGregor, became the first fighter in UFC history to be crowned with double championship belts after defeating lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez on Saturday prompting Forbes magazine to write that McGregor should be compared with Muhammad Ali and not Mayweather. and now the boxer has reacted sensationally in a new video obtained by TMZ Sports.

'Don't compare Conor McGregor to me, it's disrespect. I'm an elephant, elephants don't beef with ants' 'Elephant is so large, he don't even see ants' "I mean if you’re saying he’s the Floyd Mayweather of the MMA, I’m trying to find out. Have you ever made $300 million in one night? Have you ever made $100 million in one night?"

Watch the video below.

Tanzania Govt uncovers over 65, 000 ghost students in Primary and Secondary School

The government of Tanzania has uncovered a size-able figure of 65,198 ghost students in Primary and secondary schools in the country, saving the government about 931.3M of Tanzanian shilling, that would have been allocated for the phantom students of 2016/17 fiscal year.
This comes after reports showed that there were 9,746,534 pupils in primary schools and 1,483,872 students in secondary schools, but after a verification exercise was conducted in September, this year, it was discovered that there were 9,690,038 pupils in primary schools and 1,429,314 in secondary schools. According to George Simbachawene, the Minister of State for Regional Administration and Local government in a statement said,  the verification exercise which was conducted in all regions after a directive was issued from the President’s office whisked out 52, 783 in primary schools and 12, 415 from secondary schools out of 65,198 non-existing students.

Meanwhile, the minister who admitted it was a framed work didn’t state if any action will be taken regards the 65,198 ghost students that were framed in the school registers, which would have cost the government about 931.3M of Tanzanian shilling.