ninjapundit: Daily Misfortune Thursday, November 12, 2015

Daily Misfortune Thursday, November 12, 2015 ---
Month Misfortune November 2015 ---

Headlines:

Kurdish forces, backed by U.S. airstrikes, capture several villages in an offensive to retake the Iraqi town of Sinjar from Islamic State militants,
43 killed 239 wounded 2015 Beirut bombings:two, simultaneous suicide bomb blasts hit a Shi'ite community center and a nearby bakery in the Beirut suburb of Bourj el-Barajneh,
French-American Florent Groberg receives the Medal of Honor, becoming the first foreign-born Medal of Honor recipient of the War in Afghanistan. (CNN)
Two nephews of Venezuelan First Lady are indicted in New York for conspiring to smuggle cocaine into the United States.
More than a dozen alleged ISIS-linked, terrorists arrested in a coordinated, multi-nation sweep by police across Europe.
Birmingham JA officer injured, 1 dead responding cop hits car in crash
March 24, 2015 stabbing Wife gets 20-year sentence in murder of Bay Area orthotic company's founder Phillip Vasyli
An Adult on Campus [Protests]president of Purdue University. Proud of "strengthened policies protecting free speech" in contrast to Missouri and Yale
Fire breaks out at former Seattle Times building
Police arrest Puyallup WA suspect they say fled, fired shots after Costco crash
Drone hits the Seattle Great Wheel A drone careened off the Seattle Great Wheel into a plastic table on the patio of neighboring Fisherman’s Restaurant.
Nov 12, 2015 Knife intifada staged as angry rapist? Sunnyvale CA police investigating fatal officer-involved shooting after man with knife charged at them
Nov 12 Person of interest sought in fatal shooting of 16-year old girl pulled trigger herself inside Bronx apartment
Victim Drives Self to Hospital Stabbing in Student Fight Outside Lincoln Tech school in Northeast Philadelphia
Woman killed in head-on crash with car cross median unknown reason in Oak Brook Illinois
No injuries, no arrests November 12, 2015 Black Lives Matter Dartmouth library protesters verbally terrorize white students

Detail:

Iraqi Civil War (2014–present), Military intervention against ISIL American-led intervention
Kurdish forces, backed by U.S. airstrikes, capture several villages in an offensive to retake the Iraqi town of Sinjar from Islamic State militants, who overran it more than a year ago. The operation aims to cordon off the town, take control of Islamic State supply routes, and establish a buffer zone to protect the town from artillery, according to the Kurdish national security council. (Reuters) (NBC News)
43 killed 239 wounded 2015 Beirut bombings: Lebanese Interior Minister Nouhad Machnouk reports at least 43 people were killed and more than 239 wounded as two, simultaneous suicide bomb blasts hit a Shi'ite community center and a nearby bakery in the Beirut suburb of Bourj el-Barajneh, a section of the Lebanesecapital controlled by Hezbollah. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claims responsibility for the attack. Machnouk said a third suicide bomber had been killed by one of the explosions before he could detonate his own bomb. The bombers struck as Lebanese lawmakersheld a legislative session for the first time in over a year.(Daily Star) (Sky News) (Reuters)37 killed 180 woundeed Beirut Blasts: ISIS Claims 1st Lebanon Attack after Deadly Dual Explosions NBCNews.com Two explosions in a busy area of Beirut's southern suburb killed at least 37 people and wounded 180 more, the Lebanese Red Cross told NBC News, as ISIS claimed responsibility for the bloodshed. just outside a Shi'ite center in the Borj al-Barajneh area, a stronghold of Lebanese Hezbollah. ISIS said an explosives-laden motorcycle was detonated first, followed by a suicide bomber who was wearing a vest of explosives, according to global security firm Flashpoint Intelligence The attacks would appear to be the first ISIS suicide bombing in Lebanon, third suicide bomber had been killed by one of the first two explosions before he could detonate his own bombAt Least 37 Killed and Dozens Wounded in Two Suicide Bomb Blasts in BeirutNewsweek
Over 30 killed, dozens wounded as twin suicide bombings rock BeirutRT
Highly Cited:Beirut suicide bombings: At least 41 killed, 200 hurtCNN
In Depth:At least 37 killed after twin suicide blasts in southern BeirutCTV News
French-American Florent Groberg receives the Medal of Honor, becoming the first foreign-born Medal of Honor recipient of the War in Afghanistan. (CNN)
Two nephews of Venezuelan First Lady Cilia Flores, who were arrested in Haiti by U.S. authorities on Tuesday, are indicted in New York for conspiring to smuggle cocaine into the United States. (USA Today) (Venezuelanalysis.com)
More than a dozen alleged ISIS-linked, terrorist members of Rawti Shax, a European offshoot of the Iraqi Kurdish jihadist network Ansar al-Islam, are arrested in a coordinated, multi-nation sweep by police across Europe. The operation dismantled an integrated cell in Italy, theUnited Kingdom, Norway, Finland, Switzerland, and Germany. The group is accused of radicalizing fighters, planning attacks targeting Norwegian and British diplomats in the Middle East, and planning to establish a caliphate in Iraq's Kurdistan region. (NBC News) (The Local) (CNN)
Birmingham JA officer injured, 1 dead responding cop hits car in crash officer was responding to a call his cruiser collided with another car One man in the other vehicle was killed.
March 24, 2015 stabbing Wife gets 20-year sentence in murder of Bay Area orthotic company's founder Phillip Vasyli Gary Klien The Marin Independent Journal The widow Donna of podiatrist Phillip Vasyli, the founder of an international shoe company based in San Rafael, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for his murder, according to local news reports. found guilty last month by a jury in the Bahamas, Acting Chief Justice Stephen Isaacs, who called the case a "domestic dispute gone horribly wrong," the Nassau Guardian reported. founder and chairman of Vionic Group LLC, whose global headquarters is on Civic Center Drive in San Rafael. A worker found him stabbed to death on March 24 at his home. The murder victim, a native of Australia, invented a heat-moldable orthotic, or shoe insert, intended to relieve foot, back and knee pain.
An Adult on Campus [Protests] Wall Street Journal November 12, 2015 Mitch Daniels president of Purdue University. Proud of "strengthened policies protecting free speech, a proud contrast to the environments that prevail at places like Missouri and Yale" Bonfire of the Academy Wall Street Journal Nov 10 By bonfire of the academy we mean a conflict of values about the idea of a university that now threatens to undermine or destroy universities as a place of learning. Exhibit A is the ruin called the University of Missouri. Yale's Little Robespierres Nov 9 Someone at Yale University should have dressed up as Robespierre for Halloween, as its students seem to have lost their minds over what constitutes a culturally appropriate costume. Identity and grievance politics keeps hitting new lows on campus, and now even liberal professors are being consumed by the revolution.
Fire breaks out at former Seattle Times building Seattle firefighters were called to the fire at a former Seattle Times building. Crews were called to 1120 John Street shortly before 7 a.m. Thursday. A second alarm was called out because of the size of the building and access issues. The fire has since been extinguished and a fire ..
Police arrest Puyallup suspect they say fled, fired shots after Costco crash Puyallup police arrested a suspect who fired shots after a crash and caused the closure of eastbound SR 512. At about 5:35 a.m. Thursday, police responded to report of a car that crashed in the 1300 block of 39th Avenue Southwest in front of the Costco. As officers approached, the ..School buses were not able to make it to many schools in the South Hill area Alternative theory - instead of crashing through the front door, bad guys are creating terrorist incident by firing at cops, stopping nearby school bus operations.
Drone hits the Seattle Great Wheel A drone careened off the Seattle Great Wheel into a plastic table on the patio of neighboring Fisherman’s Restaurant.
Nov 12, 2015 Knife intifada staged as angry rapist? Sunnyvale CA police investigating fatal officer-involved shooting after man with knife charged at them abc7news.com - investigating a fatal officer-involved shooting at the Palm Villa Apartments in Sunnyvale Thursday afternoon. Police said a woman claimed she was sexually assaulted by her half brother. Police were called to the ground floor apartment by a woman who said she had been battered. When officers arrived on Ayala drive, they confronted a man at the front door who had a knife in his hands. Police said he charged at them and that's when at least one officer opened fire. Alternative theory - Palestinians charge at cops all the time in Israel for obvious reasons.
Nov 12 Person of interest sought in fatal shooting of 16-year old girl pulled trigger herself inside apartment WABC-TV at a Bronx apartment Thursday evening. Dale Weston, 42, of the Bronx, was last seen around 6 p.m. inside his apartment. The 16-year-old was found dead, shot in the face, around 6:15 p.m. on the fourth floor of an apartment building believed Weston left the apartment with the weapon. girl apparently was shot, but it is believed that she pulled the trigger herself.
2 stabbed suspect sought Victim Drives Self to Hospital Stabbing in Student Fight Outside Lincoln Tech school in Northeast Philadelphia NBC 10 fight between students led to a stabbing Thursday morning, near Lincoln Technical Institute, in the Torresdale section of the city, and now police have a suspect in custody.Cops: 2 Stabbed Outside Of NE Phila. Tech School ... Sun Times 10:30 Thursday morning. ... two people were stabbed outside of a Northeast Philadelphia tech school. Police say a 42-year-old man and a 25-year-old man were both stabbed in the right arm
Woman killed in head-on crash with car cross median unknown reason in Oak Brook Illinois WLS-TV vehicle traveling west on 31st Street crossed the median into the eastbound lanes and hit another vehicle head-on
racism, harassment and abuse of white students, No injuries, no arrests November 12, 2015 Black Lives Matter Dartmouth library protest Black Lives Matter protesters stormed into a library at Dartmouth College and screamed abuse at white students trying to study and allegedly physically assaulted. One protested wrote on Facebook, she wrote: ‘We raised hell, we caused discomfort, and we made our voices heard throughout this campus in the name of standing up for our brothers and sisters across the country who are staring terrorism and assault directly in the face.’

*Timeline

Daily Misfortune Wednesday, November 11, 2015 ---

November 11, 2015 Wife of former Louisiana Upstate youth pastor found shot at home after armed robbery Amanda Blackburn died Wednesday. Amanda was the wife of Davey Blackburn who had served at NewSpring Church in Anderson before the couple established Resonate Church in Indianapolis in 2012. served as a youth pastor, production director and associate campus pastor for four years at NewSpring. Davey returned home from the gym and discovered that someone had broken into his home and found Amanda with a gunshot wound. Amanda, according to the post, was immediately rushed to a hospital where she later died from her injuries. Amanda was 12 weeks pregnant at the time of her death Amanda Grace Blackburn killedduring home invasion robbery, police say WYFF Greenville was in the home with her 1-year-old toddler, who was not injured.
November 11, 2015 20 ISIS elements killed, wounded in coalition strike west of Mosul Iraqi News Archival photo. (IraqiNews.com) Baghdad - A Kurdish security source announced on Wednesday that 20 elements of the ISIS were either killed or ...
November 11, 2015 Police officer shot, suspect killed in exchange of gunfire Baltimore Sun Baltimore Police investigate the scene of a shootout on Oakmont Ave in Baltimore. A police officer was shot in the leg and the suspect was killed.saw the 32-year-old man with a gun, police said. They confronted him, and the gunman and at least one officer exchanged fire, police said.
November 11, 2015 2-year-old killed in shooting in Jackson Atlanta Journal Constitution A 2-year-old boy, Jayden Jamar Clay, was killedin a shooting at his home on WW Carr Avenue in Jackson on Wednesday night, police said. 2-year-old killed in accidental shooting - WSB Atlanta
November 11, 2015 Elon University football player killed in fall at UNC Chapel Hill WTVD-TV Elon University reports football player Demitri Allison was killed in a fall from a residence hall at UNC Chapel Hill Wednesday afternoon. It happened ...
November 11, 2015 1 Dead In Head-On Crash In Olmsted Co MN CBS Local MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – One person is dead after a head-on crash in Olmsted County Wednesday evening. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, ... Lake City woman killed in Highway 63 crash - KTTC Part of Highway 63 Closed in Rochester Following Head-On Crash -KAALtv.com
November 11, 2015 UTexas police seek suspect in overnight stabbing on the Drag Austin American-Statesman Police and paramedics responded to the 2300 block of San Antonio Street about 12:34 a.m. after reports of a stabbing, officials said. Two men were ...
November 11, 2015 Massachusetts State Trooper hurt by errant wrong way elderly driver in head-on crash WPRI 12 Eyewitness News Officials said an elderly man was driving the wrong way on Route 6 when he crashed head on into the trooper's cruiser. The trooper was treated for ...State Trooper Hurt in Head-on Hyannis Crash
November 11, 2015 26-year-old man Jeffrey Keo killed in Long Beach; gang suspect arrested KABC-TV Authorities canvassed a Long Beach neighborhood in search of the alleged murder suspect believed to have fatally shot a 26-year-old man on ..- A 17-year-old has been arrested and booked for murder in the shooting death of a 26-year-old man in Long Beach Wednesday. Authorities said several individuals were detained and transported to Long Beach police headquarters where the alleged gunman was identified and booked for gang enhancement among other charges. Jeffrey Keo was fatally shot near the intersection .

Nov 9, 2015 Melbourne Australia mother dies after head-on collision with underage 15 year boy in stolen BMW The Age A Melbourne woman involved in a head-on crash with a stolen car driven by a teenager earlier this week has died in hospital. Amanda Matheson, 47 ..old Carrum Downs mother-of-two was rushed to hospital on Monday morning after a stolen BMW collided with her car on Governor Road, Mordialloc, in Melbourne's southeast died at The Alfred on Thursday 15-year-old boy who was allegedly driving the BMW fled the crash site, with offences including reckless conduct placing a person in danger of death, aggravated burglary, car theft and traffic matters. Legal driving age is 17, learning at 16.

october 25, 2015 Suspect surrenders in West Goshen near university campus hit-and-run - VivaLanka ...3 hours ago - Police say a suspect has surrounded in the hit-and-run near West Chester University's campus that left a man critically injured back in late ... in the hit-and-run near West Chester University's campus that left a man critically injured back in late October. Man Seriously Injured In West Chester Hit-And-Run KYW Man Seriously Injured In West Chester Hit-And-Run. October 25, 2015 10:44 AM ...involved in a hit and run that seriously injured a man near West Chester University, but ... West Goshen Police say the driver of a minivan hit 21-year-old Sayid Murphy of Philadelphia and kept going. incident occurred during West Chester University's homecoming weekend. victim is not a student.

March 24

March 24, 2015 stabbing Wife gets 20-year sentence in murder of Bay Area orthotic company's founder Phillip Vasyli Gary Klien The Marin Independent Journal The widow Donna of podiatrist Phillip Vasyli, the founder of an international shoe company based in San Rafael, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for his murder, according to local news reports. found guilty last month by a jury in the Bahamas, Acting Chief Justice Stephen Isaacs, who called the case a "domestic dispute gone horribly wrong," the Nassau Guardian reported. founder and chairman of Vionic Group LLC, whose global headquarters is on Civic Center Drive in San Rafael. A worker found him stabbed to death on March 24 at his home. The murder victim, a native of Australia, invented a heat-moldable orthotic, or shoe insert, intended to relieve foot, back and knee pain.

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'Jihadi John' Believed Killed in 'Flawless' US Airstrike, Official Says
ABC News "Jihadi John" essentially "evaporated" in the explosion, the official said. The Pentagon confirmed Thursday a U.S.

Family of six left homeless by fire, house explosion in Thomasville myfox8.com THOMASVILLE, N.C. - The home of a family of six was destroyed by fire early Friday morning. The call came in for a car fire and explosionon Midway Lane around 1:30 a.m., according to Thomasville Fire Battalion Chief Kevin Tolson. Neighbors on Midway ...

21-year-old former Dunbar football player killed in Northeast Baltimore shooting
Baltimore Sun As she turned to leave the shooting scene, she cast a wary eye on a young neighborhood boy taking pictures with his cellphone.

Union Working to Get Officer's Job Back After Fatal Shooting ABC News Union officials aren't giving up on a South Florida police officer who shot and killed an armed man who was waiting for a tow truck next to his disabled SUV last month.

Police Consultant Claims Shooting of Tamir Rice was 'Clearly Objectively Reasonable ... NBCNews.com The latest expert to examine the death of 12-year-old Tamir Rice concluded that a Cleveland police officer acted reasonably when he fatally shot the boy last November.

Bomb squad called to shooting suspect's home KTVB PAYETTE COUNTY - A 62-year-old man is in the Payette County Jail after a shooting investigation led to a bomb squad being dispatched to his home.

Woman released after man's stabbing death in Comstock WWMT-TV - ‎16 hours ago‎
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) - A stabbing at a West Michigan home yesterday left one man dead, and on Thursday, the suspect was due in court.

St Paul MN woman sentenced for fatally stabbing boyfriend finace KARE A St. Paul woman has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for fatally stabbing her fiance, then sleeping next to his body. In October, 48-year-old Sherry Ann Henderson pleaded guilty in Ramsey County court to second-degree unintentional murder.

Man Killed in NJ House Explosion Was "Hardworking, Vibrant," May Have Saved ...
NBC New York One man was killed and more than a dozen people were injured, including an 11-year-old child, after an explosion at a two-family home in Elizabeth Wednesday leveled the structure "like a pancake".

Mom denies she partied while 8-year-old killed toddler New York Post BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A woman charged in the death of her infant daughter — who authorities say was killed by an 8-year-old boy — disputes ... Mother of infant allegedly killed by eight-year-old denies kids left alone -The Guardian

South Bend police respond toshooting on N. Allen St. WSBT-TV South Bend police have responded to reports of ashooting in the near northwest neighborhood. The call came in shortly before 4 p.m. Wednesday.

Shooting on Liberty Street WJXT Jacksonville The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office is investigating ashooting at the intersection of East 1st Street and North Liberty Street.

DC man sues Metro after shooting on bus W*USA 9 WASHINGTON (AP) - A Washington man has filed a lawsuit against Metro, saying he suffered emotional and physical harm after being wounded when ...

High School Baseball Coach Sues 92-Year Old After Car Accident Patch.com James Schurr - head coach of the LHS baseball team - filed the lawsuit against Homer Askoinis, the elderly man who has plead guilty in court to ...

1 Killed In Head On Crash Near Robbins
MSN.com
A woman was killed in a crash on Highway 113 Wednesday morning.

Missouri Police Say Student's Threats Mimicked Posts Before Oregon Shooting
New York Times college student charged with threatening a murderous rampage at the University of Missouri intentionally mimicked wording that preceded a deadly shooting last month at an Oregon college that killed nine people, the police said in court papers ...

Active shooter killed by SFPD had stolen shotgun KTVU San Francisco Police say the suspected armed gunmen who was shot and killed by SFPD in the Mission District Wednesday, had robbed a sporting goods store of a shotgun in San Bruno earlier.

Nov 11 UPDATE | Coroner releases autopsy results in deputy involved shooting
WRDW-TV investigating the shooting death that happened Wednesday night on Pine Dr. NW at the request of the Aiken County Sheriff's Office.

Florida city fires officer who shot and killed Corey Jones
Washington Post Raja fired his weapon “as a result of the confrontation,” and Jones was killed. [After his car broke down, Florida church drummer shot andkilled by plainclothes officer]. State officials and the Palm Beach County sheriff are investigating the fatal ...

Here's Why an Israeli Stabbing Victim Says Terror Attack 'Saved My Life' TheBlaze.com
Daniel Cohen, a 31-year-old victim of a Palestinian stabbing attack, said he believes God put him in the path of a terrorist whose actions landed him in an Israeli hospital.

Wife charged in Lansdale stabbing of husband

2 injured after car, ambulance collide in West Philadelphia 6abc.com‎ - 9 hours agoTwo people were injured, one critically, after an accident involving an ambulance in West ... 2 Hurt After Ambulance, Car Collide NBC 10 Philadelphia‎ - 20 hours ago

Driver flees after crash into parked car and flipping over in Philadelphia 6abc.com searching for the driver that fled after a crash in the East Oak Lane section of Philadelphia. driver lost control before striking a parked car then flipping over.

Video released of suspect in Center City stabbing death
6abc.com

One hurt, one burned in small explosion at Memphis waste facility
wreg.com MEMPHIS, Tenn. - One employee was hurt, one burned in a small explosion near Presidents Island. Emergency crews were called to Excel TSD on Rivergate Road around 9 a.m.

Man arrested for allegedly stabbing student at automotive school
WSMV Nashville According to the Metro Nashville Police Department, Joshua Young was putting together a transmission when another student made fun of him for placing inside the car incorrectly.

Woman Victor Hill is charged with shooting wants job with his office
Atlanta Journal Constitution Shown here during the trial where he faced 27 felony charges, Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill now faces a misdemeanor charge in theshooting of a woman last month. With the latest incident involving Hill on the other side of the law, should he face ...

Madison teacher accused of shooting minor daughter's 18-year-old boyfriend
AL.com A Madison City Schools teacher was in jail Thursday after allegedly shooting the 18-year-old boyfriend of his daughter, who is a minor.
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