2015-01-04 ~ InfoTrove

Saturday, January 10, 2015

Hostages Killed In Paris Supermarket Siege

Hostages escaping while commandos storm Paris supermarket At least four hostages and a jihadist gunman have been killed in a deadly Paris supermarket siege. Commandos stormed the supermarket minutes after two brothers behind the slaughter at Charlie Hebdo magazine were killed at a second siege on the outskirts of Paris. The special forces team raided the shop as the gunman began his evening prayer. Six explosions were heard...

GRAPHIC CONTENT: Video of the Police assault on hostage-takers in Jewish supermarket in Paris

(WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT). Uncensored video of the Police assault on hostage-takers in Jewish supermarket in Paris. A police source said at least four other hostages were killed prior to Police staging the raid; the terrorists were also killed in the process. ...

WATCH: New Walking Dead Season 5 Promo: Surviving Together

AMC has released this new promo for “The Walking Dead,” which will will return on February 8, 2015 for the remaining episodes of Season 5 and has already been renewed for a sixth season, set to begin in the fall of 2015. After the tragic events of the mid-season finale – as well as losing the possibility of a cure in Washington, DC – Rick Grimes’ band of survivors find themselves on the road, surviving day-to-day and trying to hold on to their...

New Zealand skydivers jump from plane before it crashes

There were six crew and six passengers on board, they leapt out in tandem, while the pilot jumped out when it became obvious the plane was on its way down WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — All 13 people aboard a New Zealand skydiving plane that suffered an apparent engine failure Wednesday managed to leap out in parachutes moments before the plane plunged into a lake, authorities said. Police spokeswoman Kim Perks said there were six passengers,...

New smartphone models unveiled at CES 2015

Most of the big guns in the phone world may be holding fire for Mobile World Congress next month, but CES 2015 still brought no shortage of fresh phones. Chinese giants Lenovo, ZTE, and Alcatel were very busy, LG took the wraps off the G Flex 2, and there were lots of lesser-known names showing off their wares. Overwhelmed? We’ve compiled a complete list of every CES 2015 smartphone for your perusal. Looking for all the latest? You’ll find it here. 1....

4 Things Children Don’t Need

We’ve all seen long lists of what it takes (and what the cost might be) to raise children. Those lists can be overwhelming. And then we throw in the holiday season, with the never ending advertisements, catalogs, and shopping. We start to wonder what our children need and whether we’re actually providing those things. Here are a few things I think children do NOT need: 1. They absolutely do not need hundreds of toys that light up, play “music”,...

French police close in on suspected terrorists; new shoot-out erupts in Paris

Members of the French police special force advance with their equipment on the Paris ring road near the scene of a hostage taking at a kosher supermarket in eastern Paris January 9, 2015. Credit: REUTERS/Youssef Boudlal French gendarmes stand guard as school children board a bus as they are evacuated near the scene of a hostage taking at an industrial zone in Dammartin-en-Goele, northeast of Paris January 9,...

Friday, January 9, 2015

One victim killed in Paris attacks was Muslim police officer Ahmed Merabet

Police have named the a police officer who was killed during an attack on the offices of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo yesterday as Ahmed Merabet, 42, who happened to be patrolling the area at the time and is believed to be Muslim. Mr Merabet is seen in footage released by Reuters begging the gunmen to spare his life in the 11th arrondissement of Paris, where the offices of the publication are situated, before he was shot more than once....

13 Flight Attendants fired for refusing to fly on plane with eerie 'Bye Bye' message

Thirteen flight attendants filed a federal complaint Wednesday against United Airlines saying they were fired for refusing to fly from San Francisco to Hong Kong on a plane with the words "BYE BYE" and a pair of faces scrawled on it, their attorneys said Wednesday. The flight attendants filed the whistleblower complaint with the U.S. Department of Labor, saying the drawings included images that could be construed as "menacing" or "devilish." The...

Thursday, January 8, 2015

GRAPHIC CONTENT: Uncensored video of Paris attack shows gunmen shooting wounded officer dead

(WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT) Uncensored amateur video shows the moment gunmen escape from a Paris newspaper where at least 10 journalists were killed and then shoot dead a wounded police officer at point-blank range. ...

WATCH: The Full ANT-MAN Teaser is Here at Last, Plus a New Poster!

Debuting as promised alongside tonight’s premiere episode of Marvel’s Agent Carter on ABC, the full Ant-Man teaser is everything we’d hoped for from the tiniest Avenger! We open with Michael Douglas as scientist Henry Pym addressing Paul Rudd’s Scott Lang — “Scott, I’ve been watching you for a while now.” Then… Ah, but why spoil things when you can revel in its delightfulness below. Enjoy! What do you guys think? Amidst all the effects and derring-do,...

At least 12 dead in Paris after attack on satirical newspaper

At least 12 people were killed in a shooting Wednesday at a French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, which has published cartoons of the Muslim Prophet Muhammad, police told reporters. Two police officers were among those killed. Currently, the number of injured people is thought to be around 20, of which four are critically wounded, according to Reuters. French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve told media that security forces were hunting...

Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Say Goodbye to your Old Peso Bills; BSP Starts Demonetization

MANILA, Philippines- Say goodbye to your old peso bills as they “no longer have any monetary value, and are considered demonetized” by January 1, 2017. The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas has stopped the circulation of old bank notes since the start of the new year January 1, 2015. According to BSP Deputy Governor Diwa C. Guinigundo, the demonitization process which runs from January 1 this year until end of 2016, will make way for the “new generation”...

US Navy drone recovered in Quezon province

PNP personnel in Quezon Province pose beside a recovered "aerial target drone" believed to be owned and operated by the US Navy. The drone bearing serial number BQ55079 and marked US Navy was recovered by Patnanungan PNP at 4 p.m. on Sunday, January 4, The police took custody of the unarmed drone. A similar drone was recovered off the coast of Masbate province by San Jacinto town police in 2013. The drone was turned over to the Philippine...

Tuesday, January 6, 2015

WATCH: The 19 Best Movie Fight Scenes Of 2014

It was a year of fighting robots, brawling neighbors, battling tanks, and so much more. SPOILERS BELOW. 19. Optimus Prime vs. Grimlock, Transformers: Age of Extinction Paramount Home Entertainment 2014 was the year we fully surrendered to the blockbuster franchise, with its nine-figure budgets, shared universes, and promises of inevitable reboots, full of sound, fury, and spectacle. But given how much grand action there was on screen, there...