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Among them stands out the story of a couple, it is Shani Louk, an influencer of German-Israeli origin and a Mexican man known on social networks as Orion ChirrisWow. After the attack Shani Louk and Orion ChirrisWow were kidnapped, the 30-year-old woman was killed, as confirmed by the family of the young woman who was able to identify her in a video released by the extremists; while the Mexican is still missing. The electronic music festival, Tribe of Nova, was held Saturday night in a forested area near Re'im, near the Gaza Strip. Haaretz, a media of Israeli origin, which...

For weeks, excited music-lovers had looked forward to the Supernova festival, held in the desert in southern Israel to coincide with the Jewish festival of Sukkot. "The time has come when the whole family is about to get together again," organisers wrote on social media before it began. "And what fun it is going to be!" Just hours later, their social media pages are now flooded with desperate people trying to find loved ones, after Palestinian militants stormed the festival and opened fire as part of huge surprise attack on Israel. One partygoer, called Ortel, said the first sign that...

A young American-Israeli attending a rave that was disrupted by Hamas terrorists on Saturday texted his parents “I love you” and “I’m sorry,” before becoming unreachable — as horrifying videos of attackers paragliding into the party and kidnapping attendees emerge. Hersh Golberg-Polin, who just turned 23 this week, was celebrating in the desert in northern Negev when Hamas militants invaded the party and began attacking attendees, his father told The Jerusalem Post. After texting his parents, “I love you” and “I’m sorry,” Golberg-Polin became unreachable. “We just want him home and safe,” his father, Jonathon Polin told the outlet, adding...

Unconfirmed reports of wounded as dozens are still hiding from terrorists or evacuated by jeep to Ofakim; parents who are unable to contact children advised not to approach area Chaos erupted at an all-night nature party near Kibbutz Re’im close to the Gaza Strip as the first rockets were fired by Hamas on Saturday morning. Eyewitnesses said the rockets were quickly followed by gunshots fired into the crowd even as hundreds of partygoers attempted to flee the site. Hamas launched a major assault on Israel early Saturday with thousands of rockets fired and an unprecedented assault by gunmen on border...

Police attempting to shut down an underground, curfew-busting New Year’s Eve party that drew at least 2,500 people in western France were attacked by ravers who torched one police vehicle and injured officers with volleys of bottles and stones. Hundreds of vehicles started converging on a hangar in Lieuron, Brittany, on Thursday night to party into the new year, the regional government said on Friday. It said police were attacked when they tried to stop ravers from installing their party gear. On Friday morning, 2,500 ravers from France and abroad were still partying, circled by a reinforced police presence, the...

ABC has cut ties with Jessica Mulroney, Meghan Markle's best friend, for threatening to sue black influencer Sasha Exeter after the pair got into a row over racism on Instagram. DailyMail.com exclusively learned on Friday that Mulroney would never be returning to her occasional role as a fashion contributor on Good Morning America. Mulroney was fired by CTV and department store Hudson Bay then took to Instagram on Thursday night to say she was stepping back from all work engagements.

Electric vehicles stand at the center of every “green energy” initiative. Multiple jurisdictions mandate and subsidize the inevitable transition to “clean” transportation. Some policymakers have gone further, setting deadlines for outright bans on the internal-combustion engine (ICE), and Green pundits regularly issue forecasts promising the imminent dominance of electric vehicles (EVs). The EV is central to the notion that we’re on the cusp of a grand shift to a “new-energy economy.” In addition to its putative environmental benefits, the EV, we’re told, is a better machine than an ICE. It’s easier to manufacture, uses less labor, and will—eventually—cost less. Since...

In 2011, the Obama administration told universities to implement judicial policies that benefited students who accuse peers of sexual assault. This guidance stripped away most of the due process rights for the accused, throwing their basic constitutional protections out the window in favor of believe-the-survivor procedures within Title IX campus tribunals. Last year, under the Trump administration, the Department of Education rescinded Obama’s regulatory guidance — but the damage has already been done. Six years’ worth of dismal due process rights for the accused has led to hundreds of young men fighting sexual assault claim allegations in court. Even more...

At least nine people died in a massive fire that destroyed a northern California warehouse that was an artist collective during an electronic music party early Saturday morning and officials said the building had no sprinkler system or working smoke detectors. Fire Chief Teresa Deloche-Reed said that at least another 25 people are still unaccounted for after the deadly blaze started around 11:30pm in the 1300 block of 31st Avenue during an event advertised as 'Rave Cave' featuring musician Golden Donna's 100% Silk West Coast tour. 'We still have to do a more thorough search of the building and we...

Full title of article: Nine clubbers are killed and another 13 are still missing after massive fire breaks out on the second floor of a 100-person rave inside an Oakland warehouse At least nine people died in a massive fire that destroyed a northern California warehouse during a party early Saturday morning, officials said.

More than 146,000 people attended the Saturday-Sunday outdoor event, according to organizers. The victims were identified as Derek Lee, 22, of San Francisco; Alyssa Dominguez, 21, of San Diego; and Roxanne Ngo, 22, of Chino Hills, the San Bernardino County coroner’s office said. Lee and Dominguez died early Sunday and Ngo died early Monday. The causes of death were under investigation. “We were deeply saddened to learn about the deaths of three people who attended the festival this weekend,” Hard Summer spokeswoman Alexandra Greenberg said in a statement. “Our sincerest thoughts and condolences are with their family and friends.” Hard...

A 19-year-old man has died in Dallas after an overnight rave party ended in chaos, a spokesman for the Texas city's fire department said Sunday. Rescuers responded to a series of 911 calls from the Electric Daisy Carnival event for emergencies related to drugs, alcohol and excessive heat, spokesman Jason Evans said. Some 20 to 25 people were taken to local hospitals for treatment, with one reported to be in critical condition. The cause of death for the man who died is not yet known. The emergency calls had begun as early as 9 p.m. Saturday with at least 10...

I wonder how all those wild and crazy freedom loving utes that fawn all over Obama would react if they knew some of the pet projects of his new running mate, Joe Biden. Gotta love the portion of Biden's original RAVE Act that said the presence of glow sticks and free water at an event was an indicator that there would be Ecstasy on the premises. The Drug War is Biden’s pet issue, one he pays close attention to. Senator Biden was one of the original drafters of the legislation that created the Office of National Drug Control Policy, an...

Howard Dean talked up Democrats, talked down Republicans and went door-to-door in a Portland neighborhood on Monday to rally Democrats for the upcoming election. Dean, chairman of the Democratic National Committee and a former Vermont governor, and Maine Gov. John Baldacci spoke to about 150 people at a breakfast fundraiser at the Italian Heritage Center before knocking on doors in a heavily Democratic Munjoy Hill neighborhood. Accompanied by a gaggle of reporters and cameras, Dean and Baldacci stopped at four houses to tout the Democratic message. One of them was owned by Jon Radtke, a high school teacher who said...

Based on the facts as I see them, the American people are about to get arguably the rudest awakening in the last one hundred years. The middle class will vanish, our social programs will fall into insolvency, and a select few people will make a hell of a lot of money at the expense of the rest of us. Imagine the arrogance necessary for one to believe he’s justified in wrecking three vibrant cultures – the US, Canada and Mexico – just to make his financial bottom line more attractive. Hitler, as twisted and evil as he was, sincerely believed...

The gunman who killed six people and himself at a rave party was likely the author of a letter that complains about the rave scene and says in part, "This hippy stuff has to end," police said Tuesday. A heavily armed Kyle Huff, 28, had been invited to the party by people he met at a late-night rave. "They're packed in there, groping each other, having sex," the letter said. "I've got to do something about it. ... These people are screwing up the world." The one-page letter was addressed "to Kane" the name of Huff's twin brother, and signed,...

I've watched the debate over immigration with some interest. When I heard President Bush was going to address the nation, I hoped he would be able to bridge some differences, or at least take some steps to do that. Sadly, from what I've seen from some, not all, on FR and TV and talk radio is a lot more anger from people who continue to see the President as the enemy of America. He's been honest and straightforward about his position on immigration: he's wanted a guest worker program for a long time. The administration has apparently sent back 6,000,000...

Thursday, March 30, 2006 No rave crackdown coming Teen rules wouldn't have stopped tragedy, officials say By ANGELA GALLOWAY AND D. PARVAZ P-I REPORTERS Faced with the senselessness of last week's slaughter of six young people hours after an all-night, all-ages dance party, many parents want not only answers -- but also accountability. That has some in Seattle's "rave" scene worried about a government crackdown reminiscent of the controversial and now defunct "Teen Dance Ordinance." But it's more likely that the only new restrictions on raves here will be self-imposed -- with at least two events scheduled for this weekend...

Hiding and terrified, some of those inside a Capitol Hill house where six people were shot dead during a post-rave party Saturday managed to call 911 for help, whispering to avoid discovery by the heavily armed gunman, authorities said Monday. Kyle Aaron Huff, 28, taunted his victims at the home at 2112 E. Republican St., saying as he fired, "There's plenty for everyone." Four men were killed in the rampage, but the most shocking revelations came Monday, when authorities disclosed that the other two victims were young girls: a 14-year-old from Milton and a 15-year-old from Bellevue. The King County...

If Fay Wray had gone to Vermont and married King Kong, would their first child be named Gay Wray or Hong Kong? Well, no matter. It's too late for that, now. As the film proves, the giant gorilla is no longer, yet forever with us. But, left to us is the art vs. life discussion this tale always inspires. What do these symbols mean? Well, King Kong in this edition clearly represents Bill Clinton. He always wants his own way, likes to paw women and talks pure gibberish the whole time. And, the press is always on his trail. Clearly,...