I just discovered that March 23 has been set aside as national puppy dayfounded in 2006 by author Colleen Paige, and adopted by other groups and organizations since. The idea is to focus attention on puppies in need of adoption, and on the abuses found in puppy mills, but also to celebrate these furry little companions. In the spirit of the day, I feel obligated to share some of these adorable images of pups around the world, and through the years.
Demi Lovato is the latest celebrity to have private photos leaked online.
A photo of the 24-year-old has begun circulating on p**n sites in the last few days.
In the shot, Lovato can be seen smiling at the camera as she lies in bed wearing an unzipped top.
It is not known when the photo was taken, or if more will be released over the coming days or weeks.
The leak comes three years after Lovato was a victim of The Fappening, a mass attack on celebrities iCloud accounts.
Photos stolen from the Heart Attack singer included some of her in bed with then-boyfriend Wilmer Valderrama, 37, star of That 70s Show.
Others apparently showed her n***d, but without showing her face.
There were reports in 2013 that someone was hawking n***d photos of the singer.
Radar Online quoted the cyber-criminal as telling them: These are Demi. The collection I have show some n**e, including face, some including parts of the body Demi is known for tattoos, b**t, chin. Then, I have pictures of her getting rowdy I can guarantee you these photos are legitimately of Demi.
Today Lovato was seen looking stony-faced in New York.
Demi Lovato in New York on March 21Splash News
Wearing a patchwork jacket, she failed to crack a smile as she left the Greenwich Hotel.
Lovato has an estimated $30 million fortune, amassed from Disney movie Camp Rock, a string of successful solo albums and a stint judging the US X Factor.
She has also spent time dealing with an eating disorder in rehab, where she discovered she is bipolar.
Last October, she revealed that she was planning on quitting music as she was so uncomfortable with the scrutiny that comes with it.
The latest leak comes as explicit photos and a s*x tape of WWE star Paige, real name Saraya-Jade Bevis, and a couple of other female wrestlers were leaked on social media.
reps from lovatos management company caa refused to comment.
Rep Devin Nunes, Intelligence Committee Chairman One-On-One with Jake Tapper.
The Point Devin Nunes Is Making That Trump Critics Refuse To Acknowledge
Its perfectly fair to ask whether the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee should be traveling to the White House to brief the president when the FBI Director just announced that there is an ongoing investigation into whether there was any collusion between the presidents campaign and a foreign government in the past year.
But everybodys whacking Rep. Devin Nunes around like a piata right now, and its easy to forget hes raising a perfectly valid concern.
On January 12, the Washington Post columnist David Ignatius wrote:
According to a senior U.S. government official, Flynn phoned Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak several times on Dec. 29, the day the Obama administration announced the expulsion of 35 Russian officials as well as other measures in retaliation for the hacking. What did Flynn say, and did it undercut the U.S. sanctions? The Logan Act (though never enforced) bars U.S. citizens from correspondence intending to influence a foreign government about disputes with the United States. Was its spirit violated? The Trump campaign didnt immediately respond to a request for comment.
This is a leak of classified information. Michael Flynn was not, as far as we know, a target of any U.S. government surveillance. He was one of the figures whose conversations was incidentally recorded, presumably as part of the regular monitoring of Kislyak.
People within the U.S. government are not supposed to take the information that is incidentally recorded and then run to David Ignatius because they dont like the American citizen who was recorded. Thats not the purpose of our domestic counterintelligence operations. Even if Flynn had violated the Logan Act which, as we all know, no one has never been prosecuted for violating there are legitimate avenues for dealing with that, namely going to law enforcement and a prosecutor.
(Invoking the Logan Act in this circumstance is particularly nonsensical, because the interpretation Ignatius floats would criminalize just about any discussion between a presidential candidate, a president-elect or his team and any representative of a foreign government on any matter of importance. If you ask a foreign official if his country would make a concession on Issue X in exchange for a U.S. concession on Issue Y, BOOM! Call out the SWAT teams, weve got a Logan Act violation!)
There are a lot of reasons to not like Michael Flynn, but that doesnt change the fact that somebody broke the law and leaked classified information in an effort to get him in trouble. That is wrong and that is illegal, and nunes is right to point out were going down a dangerous road when information collected by U.S. intelligence agencies about American citizens starts getting strategically leaked for partisan purposes.
Heres what Democrats and their friends in the media are too shortsighted to recognize: any skullduggery they excuse now will be used against them in the future. Anything that the Obama administration did during the transition can be done by figures in the Trump administration against future Democratic candidates.
Just about any serious presidential campaign and any presidential transition is going to speak with someone under U.S. government surveillance at some time. It seems reasonable to think that every ambassador and representative of a foreign government, but particularly those of Russia, China, and any other not-always-friendly country, is monitored 24-7 or as close to that as possible. Executives at foreign and international companies, scholars, retired officials anyone connected to a foreign government is probably a potential source of intelligence and a potential target of surveillance.
The default setting for most of the media right now is, well, the eavesdropping on Trumps transition team was incidental; no harm, no foul. But leaking of even incidental eavesdropping is harmful and is a foul. Nunes has a right to be angry, and to remind us that this strategic illegal leaking should bother us as well.
Jim Ross Wife On Life Support After Vespa Crash (Multiple Skull Fractures)
Our friend Raj Giri over at WrestlingINC.com recently interviewed UFC Heavyweight contender and New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) On AXS TV announcer Josh Barnett.
During the interview, Barnett spoke about his experience as one of the television announcers for NJPW On AXS TV.
It has been great. I still believe its the finest wrestling youll find anywhere and I think we have the best wrestling show for the most part on TV. So it has been a blast with Mauro and now Ive had the opportunity to go from Mauro to the legendary jim ross, and different style, but were still firing on all cylinders, I feel. And it has been fantastic and we got to do Wrestle Kingdom shortly after it had aired in Japan and its a great success. The skys the limit.
Regarding the differences in working with WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross compared to current WWE, MMA and Showtime Boxing announcer Mauro Ranallo, the former UFC Heavyweight Champion offered the following response.
You have to, I mean, having a partner in the booth is always a bit of a dance no matter what, but I didnt find it to be too difficult to pick up on his intonations and the way his flow and rhythm is. It was just a small feeling out process and then away we went.
Check out the complete Josh Barnett interview at WrestlingINC.com.
Rep Devin Nunes, Intelligence Committee Chairman One-On-One with Jake Tapper.
The chairman of the House intelligence committee said Wednesday that the communications of Trump transition officials, possibly including President Donald Trump himself, may have been scooped up in legal surveillance and improperly distributed throughout the intelligence community. (March 22) AP
House Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes speaks to reporters after a meeting at the White House on March 22, 2017.(Photo: Mark Wilson, Getty Images)
WASHINGTON Facing mounting criticism Thursday, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committeedefended his decision to inform President Trump about the U.S. intelligence community"s incidental collection of communications involving members of the president"s transition group, saying Trump "needed to understand what I saw.""
Rep. Devin nunes, r-calif., said he made "a judgment call"" to inform the White House and reporters about the existence of dozens of intelligence reports in which the communications of an undisclosed number of transition members and possibly Trump himself were swept up by intelligence officials following the November election.
"The president did not invite me over,"" Nunes said, dismissing assertions that he was offering the presidentcover in the face of ongoing inquiries into Russia"s possible ties to Trump associates. "I felt he needed to understand what I saw,"" the chairman said.
Nunes" disclosure, however, was made without conferring with other members of the committee or ranking member Adam Schiff, D-Calif., who raised questions that the chairman"s unilateral action undermined the ongoing committee investigation into Russia"s interference in the 2016 election.
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Schiff has since indicated that Nunes" disclosures now argue for the appointment of an independent commission to investigate Russia"s possible ties to Trump associates and whether there was any collusion between the two sides in advance of the election. That inquiry, Schiff suggested late Wednesday, appears to indicate that there is more than circumstantial evidence to indicate there was such coordination.
Democrats and some Republican lawmakers, including Arizona Sen. John McCain, also expressed alarm Thursday that Nunes" actions may have undermined the credibility of the House Intelligence panel to proceed with its inquiry. Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Calif., a member of the intelligence committee, said Thursday that Nunes apologized to the panel during a closed meeting.
Asked whether she had confidence in Nunes" continuing ability to lead the House investigation, Speier said: "My assessment will be based on the documents that he was so concerned about getting to the White House, which have not yet been shown to the full committee."
Citing Schiff"s disclosure about possible evidence of collusion, Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., has called for the appointment of a special counsel to resolve mounting questions about Trump associates" ties to Russian interests.
"There is still much we do not know about Russian interference in our 2016 presidential election,"" Leahy said. "But what we do know is deeply disturbing.""
FBI Director James Comey Monday acknowledged for the first time publicly that the bureau was engaged in a wide-ranging counter-intelligence investigation into Russia interference and possible coordination with the Trump campaign.
At the same time, Comey dismissed Trump"s previous assertions that the Obama administration had wiretapped his New York offices in advance of the 2016 election. Comey declined to address the inquiry Thursday during an appearance at the University of Texas in Austin.
On Wednesday, Nunessaid the intelligence reports that he saw were not part of a criminal investigation or the FBI"s ongoing investigation into Russia interference in the 2016 election. Rather, he said the collection was related to broader intelligence gathering activities.
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Australian golfer Jason Day has broken down explaining that his mother had been told she has a terminal illness and has just 12 months to live.
Days mother Dening who is suffering from cancer - has flown to the US for further medical help. The former world No.1 said he would be spending more time with her.
jason Day leaves the course after conceding his match. (AAP)
""Ive already gone through it (a battle against cancer) once with my dad, I know how it feels.
""As of now Im going to be back with my mum and make sure everything goes well with her.
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Albeit with heavy hearts, England"s football fans delivered a rousing rendition of their national anthem in Germany following the terror attack in London earlier in the day.
Day, who lost his father to cancer when he was 12-years-old, fronted the media after conceding his match against Pat Perez at the Dell Match Play Championships in Texas after just six holes.
He said his mother had a 3-4cm mass on one of her lungs.
""I know my mum said to not let it get to me, but I know it has. I just need some time away with her to make sure it goes well. Its been very tough for me.
With the US Masters just two weeks away, it remains to be seen whether Day will take part in the first major of the year.
Halpen Transforms Into An Ood! - Doctor Who - BBC Image copyright Facebook Image caption Kurt Cochran died after the attack on Westminster Bridge
An American man has been named as one of the victims of Wednesday"s deadly attack in London,
Kurt Cochran, 54 and from Utah, died in the attack and his wife Melissa was seriously hurt, their family has said.
They were celebrating a 25th wedding anniversary and also visiting Melissa"s parents, who work on a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints mission.
They were struck when the attacker drove a car over Westminster Bridge, near the Houses of Parliament.
So-called Islamic State has said it was behind the attack, which left four people dead, including the attacker. Eight people have so far been arrested.
President Donald Trump tweeted: "A great American, Kurt Cochran, was killed in the London terror attack. My prayers and condolences are with his family and friends."
In a statement released by the church, Clint Payne, Melissa"s brother and Kurt"s brother-in-law, said the family was "heartbroken"
Image copyright Facebook Image caption Mrs Cochran (pictured with her husband) has a broken leg, a broken rib and a cut on her head, her sister said Image caption The couple were celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary with a European trip
"Kurt was a good man and a loving husband to our sister and daughter, Melissa," continued the statement.
"They were in Europe to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary, and were scheduled to return to the United States on Thursday.
"Melissa also received serious injuries in the attack, and is being cared for in the hospital.
"We express our gratitude to the emergency and medical personnel who have cared for them and ask for your prayers on behalf of Melissa and our family.
"Kurt will be greatly missed, and we ask for privacy as our family mourns and as Melissa recovers from her injuries."
Mr Cochran owned a sound recording studio in Utah called the Onion Street Studio.
Image copyright Facebook Image caption The Cochrans" family paid tribute to them
His LinkedIn page lists him as an engineer involved in tracking, mixing and editing, and highlights his voluntary involvement in a benefit concert called Until the Violence Stops.
In an interview with a local website in 2014, he says he grew up in Maryland and lived in Texas before moving to Salt Lake City in 1983.
He says he got his first guitar at seven but "didn"t have much natural talent". He played in a band for a few years before deciding to build the studio.
A GoFundMe page administered by Mrs Cochran"s brother to help cover her expenses, says the couple built the studio business from the ground up over the past decade.
Melissa Cochran"s sister, Sara Payne-Mcfarland, wrote on Facebook: "My sister, Melissa, has a broken leg, a broken rib, and a cut on her head.
"While we are glad she survived, our hearts are broken and will never be the same after losing our dear uncle, brother-in-law, father. Kurt, you are a HERO, and we will never forget you."
Media captionWitnesses describe how the attack near the Houses of Parliament unfolded
The other victims of the attack have been named as police officer Keith Palmer and Aysha Frade, who worked at a London college.
The attacker was British-born and known to the police and intelligence services. He has been named as Khalid Masood, 52.
Leaders of countries affected by recent terror attacks, including France and Germany voiced solidarity with the UK after the attack.
Mr Trump also spoke by phone to Theresa May to offer his condolences and to praise the effective response of UK security services.
On Twitter, former President Barack Obama wrote: "My heart goes out to the victims and their families in London. No act of terror can shake the strength and resilience of our British ally."
