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Die Logik einer Bombe ist unbestechlich, mit ihr lässt sich nicht streiten. „Es werde Licht!“, mit diesen Worten endet die Science-Fiction-Farce „Dark Star“ von 1975 über den Sternenzerstörer gleichen Namens – und mit ihnen beginnt auch die Karriere des Regisseurs John Carpenter. Dem Absolvent der einflussreichen Regieklasse der University of Southern California (USC) gelang gleich mit seinem…

Carillion bosses face an investigation into a “shameful” bid to protect their bonuses before the firm went bust, with the company’s collapse now threatening to turn into a major corporate scandal. The Government warned directors of the firm, which handled hundreds of public contracts, that they would be hit with “severe penalties” if found guilty…

by Ian Hanchett15 Jan 20180 15 Jan, 201815 Jan, 2018 On Monday’s broadcast of CBS’ “Late Show,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) stated that President Trump can begin to prove he’s not racist or bigoted by supporting the bipartisan immigration compromise. Schumer said Trump’s comments “over and over and over again can be described…

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The parents are held on charges of torture and child endangerment Two parents have been arrested in California after police found they allegedly kept their 13 children captive at home, some « shackled to their beds with chains and padlocks ». David Allen Turpin, 57, and Louise Anna Turpin, 49, were…

Enlarge / Entrance of Hernan Cortes into Mexico In the wake of the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire in 1521, waves of epidemics slammed Mexico. By 1576, the population, which had been more than 20 million before the Spanish arrived, had crashed to two million. One brutal outbreak in 1545 was estimated to have…

Former Manchester United captain Gary Neville said manager Jose Mourinho would happily swap out-of-favour playmaker Henrikh Mkhitaryan for Arsenal star Alexis Sanchez. United are reportedly in pole position to sign soon-to-be free agent Sanchez from Arsenal in January following speculation that runaway Premier League leaders Manchester City pulled out of the running on Monday. Mkhitaryan…

Die Ostbeauftragte der Bundesregierung, Iris Gleicke (SPD), hält einen Schüleraustausch zwischen Ost- und Westdeutschland für unnötig. Damit wies sie eine Idee des neuen Präsidenten der Kultusministerkonferenz, Helmut Holter (Linke), zurück. Der derzeitige Bildungsminister von Thüringen habe dies « sicherlich gut gemeint », der Vorschlag sei aber « nicht mehr zeitgemäß », sagte Gleicke der Berliner Zeitung. Sie habe so…

Smiling broadly in family snaps, these are the first pictures of the 13 children found bound with chains and padlocks inside their home. David Allen Turpin and wife Louise Anna proudly posted pictures of their brood on their joint Facebook page. The treasured snaps show the family on what appears to be the couple’s wedding…