These are the top maybe-not headlines from the past 36-hours presented by The Conversation Project from raw engagement data from our social media to the headlines posted over the past day.
The 8 topics that our followers ranked as the most conversational are:
POLICE ARREST TWO LOUISIANA MEN IN 39-YEAR-OLD COLD CASE MURDER OF TEEN
Leo Laird, 64, and Gary Haymon, 54, were both charged on Monday in the death of 18-year-old Donna Gayle Brazzell, according to the Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office. Authorities declined to elaborate on what evidence led to Laird and Haymon’s arrest, but said “sufficient probable cause was established.” Both men have been charged with first-degree murder, first-degree rape, and aggravated kidnapping.
[SOURCE: https://news.yahoo.com]
23 TEXAS CITIES WERE TARGETED IN A ‘COORDINATED RANSOMWARE ATTACK’
Cybersecurity experts have been deployed by the state to assess the damage from a “coordinated ransomware attack” that struck 23 Texas cities on Friday, state officials said. Investigators hadn’t determined the origin of the attacks as of Friday evening and were still working to bring cities’ systems back online, according to a news release from the Texas Department of Information Resources. The department believes, however, that the attacks came from a “single threat actor.”
[SOURCE: rawstory.com]
JAY INSLEE IS ENDING HIS CLIMATE CHANGE-DRIVEN CAMPAIGN FOR PRESIDENT
While Inslee wasn’t entirely a single-issue candidate, he kept his campaign tightly focused on climate change. He released half a dozen policy plans to address climate change during his run, on everything from a massive spending and investment plan to banning fracking and killing US coal. He released his latest plan, tackling climate change in the agricultural sector, this week. Inslee raised the issues repeatedly in the two primary debates he was part of, and has pressed the Democratic National Committee to hold a separate candidate debate just on the climate issues.
[SOURCE: buzzfeednews.com]
JAMES BOND 25 CONFIRMS TITLE: ‘NO TIME TO DIE’
According to Reuters, No Time to Die will see Bond “enjoying a tranquil life in Jamaica after leaving active service before an old friend, Felix Leiter, from the CIA turns up asking for help.” Bond then embarks on a mission to rescue a kidnapped scientist while hunting down a “mysterious villain armed with dangerous new technology” — a classic Bond film, in other words. Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris and Ben Whishaw will all reprise their roles as M, Moneypenny and Q, respectively.
[SOURCE: rollingstone.com]
DANCING WITH THE STARS SEASON 28 CAST INCLUDES JAMES VAN DER BEEK, CHRISTIE BRINKLEY, SEAN SPICER
The full lineup, announced Wednesday on Good Morning America, also includes: Lauren Alaina 9country music star), Christie Brinkley (supermodel), Ally Brooke (former member of Fifth Harmony), Hannah Brown (15th season lead of The Bachelorette), Karamo Brown (co-host of Queer Eye), Kate Flannery (Meredith from The Office), Ray Lewis (NFL Hall of Famer), Kel Mitchell (comedian/actor from Kenan & Kel), Lamar Odom (two-time NBA champion), Sean Spicer (former White House press secretary), James Van Der Beek (Dawson’s Creek alum who costars on Pose), and Mary Wilson (member of The Supremes).
[SOURCE: ew.com]
PEWDIEPIE JUST MARRIED MARZIA BISOGNIN EXACTLY 8 YEARS AFTER THEY MET
They met after a mutual friend introduced Bisognin to his YouTube channel, telling her she must watch ‘this idiot playing video games’. She then emailed Felix to say she enjoyed his videos, and the relationship’s fuse was lit.
[SOURCE: unilad.co.uk]
SUSPECT IN UTAH STUDENT MACKENZIE LUECK’S DEATH IS CHARGED IN A SECOND CASE
Ayoola A. Ajayi, 31, is accused of sexually assaulting a woman he met on a dating app in March 2018 at his home. Prosecutors say they learned about the crime as a part of an ongoing investigation of Ajayi. Ajayi was charged with the murder and kidnapping of Lueck, 23, this summer after authorities discovered her body in Logan Canyon outside Salt Lake City.
[SOURCE: news.yahoo.com]
NEW YORK MAN, ACCUSED OF RAPING WOMAN, 74, REMOVED FROM COURT AFTER FLIPPING TABLE
Shamik King, 30, was removed from the Syracuse courtroom at around 11:30 a.m. after he hurled a wooden table at the prosecution team’s table, sending splinters flying, according to The Post-Standard. King, who’s accused of raping an elderly woman on Aug. 19, 2018 at the Skyline Apartments, is charged with rape, burglary and assault and was in court as part of jury selection in the case.
[SOURCE: foxnews.com]
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