[Yahoo] Police made the mysterious revelation Friday afternoon, which has left the public with more questions than answers as authorities try to piece together who gunman Stephen Paddock was and why he targeted concertgoers at from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino.
Crime scene photos inside Paddock's room were leaked to the media, showing an array of high-powered rifles littering the ground and mounds of bullet casings.
One graphic photo shows the lower portion of a lifeless body, likely Paddock, lying on the floor of the room.
In the background is a note on a side table.
For days, the mystery around the letter has heightened, but police would only say that it wasn't a suicide note.
Clark County Undersheriff Kevin McMahill said the note, written on a yellow sheet of paper, only had numbers. No letters.
He told NBC News authorities are still trying to piece together what the numbers refer to, but it's possible they may have been range calculations.
Police say Paddock's room was about 500 yards from his targets‐attendees at the Route 91 Harvest Festival, a three-day country music concert.
The note is just the latest piece of cryptic information revealed as police have yet to find a motive, a manifesto or any clue that would point to why he snapped.
All of his relatives were bewildered hearing he was behind the attack, the deadliest mass shooting in recent U.S. history. He was a millionaire. Never violent. Wasn't religious or political.
Police have asked for patience as they try to piece together what happened.
So for now, we'll all have to wait. Try giving it to the folks at 4chan.
Apparently the commie fuc& didn't like country music?
[CBSNews] On the night before Stephen Paddock carried out the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history, he twice called security at the Las Vegas hotel where he was staying to complain about loud music, a law enforcement source told CBS News.
The noise was coming from the floor below his suite on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay hotel casino on the Las Vegas Strip, CBS News senior investigative producer Pat Milton reports.
[IsraelTimes] Nevada authorities say no 'clear motive' in mass shooting, appeal to public for help in ongoing investigation
After five days of scouring the life of Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock and chasing 1,000 leads, Sherlocks confessed Friday they still don’t know what drove him to mass murder, and they announced plans to put up billboards appealing for the public’s help.
In their effort to find any hint of his motive, Sherlocks were looking into whether he was with a hooker days before the shooting, scrutinizing cruises he took and trying to make sense of a cryptic note with numbers jotted on it found in his hotel room, a federal official said.
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CNN adds He took 20 cruises, 11 with Danley,. The cruises included stops at ports in Spain, Italy, Greece, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates, according to information provided by a law enforcement source who asked not to be identified because the source was not authorized to share information about the investigation
MIAMI (AP) ‐ A Florida bank robbery suspect led police on a wild chase Friday as he carjacked two vehicles at gunpoint, leaped into the Miami River and finally died in a hail of bullets after vowing not to be arrested easily, authorities said.
It began around 7 a.m. when FBI agents and Miami-Dade police officers went to the man’s home north of the city to serve a warrant linked to the Sept. 29 robbery of a Wells Fargo bank branch, Justin Fleck, the FBI acting assistant special agent in charge, said at a news conference.
The suspect, whose name wasn’t immediately released, instead grabbed a handgun and fled ‐ initially on foot, and then in two carjacked vehicles.
The first car was a BMW, authorities said. With officers in pursuit, the man drove erratically through city streets. He then ditched the BMW for a Mazda sports utility vehicle, which he carjacked by waving a gun in the driver’s face.
That driver, Minerva Castellano, told local news outlets she was on her way to work at the Veterans Administration Hospital when the man ran up to her window and told her to get out.
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He blames a vast right wing conspiracy(c) for orchestrating this event. That would be the VRWC that can't even run two houses of Congress or defeat non-Trunk Trump in the prez race. Freudian Projection. The only cabal out there orchestrating is the Left. It's the Left eating the Left (cause some people never got the message that its all pretense, no principle other than power).
Harvey Weinstein is in full-on damage-control mode following Thursday’s report, which accuses the powerful producer of multiple incidences of sexual harassment and misconduct.
The New York Times claims Weinstein’s inappropriate behavior has spanned nearly three decades ‐and he’s been married to Georgina Chapmen for the past 10 years. However, the 64-year-old Oscar-winning producer says his wife is standing by him.
"She stands 100 percent behind me," Weinstein tells the New York Post. "Georgina and I have talked about this at length. We went out with [my attorney] Lisa Bloom last night when we knew the article was coming out. Georgina will be with Lisa and others kicking my ass to be a better human being and to apologize to people for my bad behavior, to say I’m sorry, and to absolutely mean it."
Weinstein may be considered an industry power player, but his wife is no wallflower. So who is Georgina Chapman? If you’re not familiar with her, here are seven things to know about the English fashion designer.
1. She’s the co-founder of Marchesa: Chapman, 41, is also a designer for the high-fashion label. She co-founded Marchesa with her close friend Keren Craig, with whom she attended the Chelsea College of Art & Design in her late teens. While studying there, Chapman’s interests shifted from fine art to high fashion. Celebrities Jennifer Lopez, Heidi Klum, Sandra Bullock, and Sofia Vergara all count themselves as fans of the brand. Blake Lively even wore Marchesa when she wed Ryan Reynolds.
"When you see her beautiful work, you feel like you’re witnessing a craft that doesn’t exist any longer," Lively reflected to Vogue. "The only designer that really makes you feel like a princess is Marchesa."
2. Weinstein and Chapmen started dating in 2005: The pair met at a party in 2004 but didn’t date right away. Chapman told Vogue, "I had no idea who he was. ... He’s not a person you can sort of ignore or brush off. He’s incredibly charming and so charismatic, it sort of draws you in."
"Unlike her husband, she’s really nice," Weinstein chimed in, talking about himself in the third person. "People will believe that, trust me. Sometimes people don’t associate people who look like that with compassion and that kind of kindness ‐ but that’s who she is more than anyone else."
The pair had a star-studded wedding in 2007, tying the knot in Connecticut in front of celebs like Lopez, Cameron Diaz, Renée Zellweger, and Naomi Watts. The couple went on to have two kids, daughter India, now 7, and son Dashiell, now 4.
3. Chapman credits motherhood with making her more successful: When speaking to Forbes about her success, Chapman admitted she "absolutely" thought about not returning to work but found postpregnancy "I’m not an organized person by nature, but I became very, very focused," she told the publication. "It changed the way I approach work."
Chapman shared with Forbes that being a working mom is "something I wrestle with every day." She added: "But I feel pride, too, because the kids talk about what they’re going to do when they grow up. They don’t see any difference between my hubby and myself in terms of career. I think it’s a very empowering thing for a daughter to see her mother independent, working and having a voice. My mother gave up work when she had me. She’d been a journalist in the British film industry. That was very powerful, too, seeing a strong woman at home. Both situations work. I truly believe if you’re a happy mother, you’re a better mother."
4. Marchesa’s breakout moment has Weinstein roots: Marchesa made its debut on the red carpet in 2004, when the label was worn by one of the biggest names in Hollywood at the time, Renée Zellweger. Fresh off an Oscar win for her performance in Cold Mountain ‐ a Weinstein-backed film ‐ Zellweger donned an embellished red bandeau dress for the premiere of Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason. At this point, Marchesa was a no-name brand, and Chapman and Craig were running their business out of a flat in West London.
"Maybe I helped, but just very, very little, with Renée Zellweger," Weinstein ‐ who had met Chapman only months before ‐ told Vogue. That same year, Cate Blanchett showed up at The Aviator premiere (another film Weinsten produced) in a Marchesa dress, firmly putting the brand on the map.
At the time, the Los Angeles Times quipped, "Marchesa’s breathtaking success has the fashion world talking ‐ and rolling its eyes, too. Just how much of that success, observers wonder, is due to the Harvey Factor?"
Chapman’s getting the last laugh on that one.
5. She’s incredibly close with her family: When asked by Forbes "what or who can you not live without?" the designer had a telling response.
"My mom, my girlfriends, my husband," she said. "I went to college to learn to be a designer. I didn’t go to college to learn to be a mother, and I feel like that’s the one you don’t want to get wrong! For me, it’s all about having the right people around. My husband is so supportive. My mother is so supportive. My brother is my CEO. My best friend is my business partner. I have a wonderful woman who helps me with the kids. I have the most incredible, loyal team. It just wouldn’t be possible without them."
6. Charity is important to her: Chapman is very involved with the nonprofit Magic Bus, whose mission is to help educate and improve the lives of local children in communities in India. The goal is to create youth leaders while utilizing the power of play. Magic Bus works with local partners to educate and employ these youth, maximizing their potential and breaking the cycle of poverty.
7. Chapman’s motto is "Never say never to anything": During her Forbes interview, Chapman shared that motto, adding, "You just don’t know what’s around the corner. That’s the wonderful thing about life: Who knows what the future holds?"
[LANSINGSTATEJOURNAL] An item found on a stairwell door handle in a Michigan State University residence hall and initially believed to be a noose was, in fact, a shoelace, MSU police say.
MSU President Lou Anna Simon released a statement Wednesday morning condemning what appeared to be an instance of racial intimidation and saying, in part, that "No Spartan should ever feel targeted based on their race, or other ways in which they identify."
By Wednesday afternoon, after further investigation, the university offered a different account of what had happened.
A matching packaged shoelace was found outside Holden Hall, the residence hall where the incident was reported, MSU front man Jason Cody said in a news release.
MSU police spoke with the student who lost both shoelaces which "are packaged in a way that someone could perceive them to look similar to a noose," Cody said.
The student who lost the shoelaces lives on the same floor as the student who reported the incident. It was not directed at any individual, Cody said, adding that police believe someone found the shoelace and put it on a stairwell door handle after picking it up off the floor.
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Captain Petard, to the bridge!
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[BREITBART] A group of button men presumably with the Gulf Cartel kidnapped and incinerated the son of a former Mexican congresswoman from this border state.
A possible debt with the cartel appears to have been the reason for the kidnapping and murder. Law enforcement sources in Nuevo Leon revealed to Breitbart Texas that the case began when coppers in the town of Santa Catarina received a call about an incinerated man left in a rural field along the highway to Saltillo.
When authorities arrived, they discovered the body of 38-year-old Victor Ibarra Martinez‐who has been identified in a preliminary fashion as the son of the former congresswoman Margarita Martinez. Authorities were not able to formally identify the body since the remains were badly burned. Nuevo Leon law enforcement sources revealed to Breitbart Texas that Ibarra Martinez was considered kidnapped since September 26.
The son of the Mexican politician ran a bar in the Cumbres neighborhood of Monterrey prior to his kidnapping and one of the working theories points to a possible debt to organized crime. Another another scenario indicates the motive had been a kidnapping to pressure the victim’s mother to pay $5 million pesos ($270,000 USD). Next to the victim, the cartel button men left a poster board with the following message: "To the ex-congresswoman Margarita Martinez, from Escobedo: you preferred to let your son die rather than spend your money, Atte. CDG".
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[REUTERS] North Korea is preparing to test a long-range missile which it believes can reach the west coast of the United States, a Russian politician just returned from a visit to Pyongyang was quoted as saying on Friday.
Anton Morozov, a member of the Russian lower house of parliament’s international affairs committee, and two other Russian politicians visited Pyongyang on Oct. 2-6, Russia’s RIA news agency reported.
"They are preparing for new tests of a long-range missile. They even gave us mathematical calculations that they believe prove that their missile can hit the west coast of the United States," RIA quoted Morozov as saying.
"As far as we understand, they intend to launch one more long-range missile in the near future. And in general, their mood is rather belligerent." Perhaps this is the one time we should believe a Russian.
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[DAWN] The standoff between Madrid and supporters of independence in Spain’s wealthy Catalan region has stirred separatist feelings far beyond the Spanish borders.
Politicians across the globe criticised armed Spanish police who used truncheons and rubber bullets on voters, injuring hundreds in a crackdown on Sunday’s secession vote, considered illegal under Spain’s 1978 constitution.
Several politicians from regions with their own separatist movements said it was time for politics to resolve the crisis in the euro zone’s fourth-biggest economy.
Catalan leaders said the result showed people wanted to leave Spain and they would push ahead with secession. Madrid has ruled out talks until, it said, Catalonia acts within the law.
"The solution is political. It won’t be through repression, it won’t be through brutality, and what needs to happen is a political discussion. I think that’s reality," Quebec’s premier Philippe Couillard told news hounds.
He drew parallels for a potential solution to his own province, which has held two referendums on whether to separate from Canada and the last of which in 1995 was narrowly defeated.
Other politicians called on the European Union ...the successor to the Holy Roman Empire, only without the Hapsburgs and the nifty uniforms and the dancing... , currently facing a huge challenge to its unity in Britannia’s impending exit from the bloc, to intervene in a deepening crisis that has shaken the euro and Spanish stocks and bonds. They said it was a matter of human rights When they're defined by the state or an NGO they don't mean much... .The standoff between Madrid and supporters of independence in Spain’s wealthy Catalan region has stirred separatist feelings far beyond the Spanish borders.
Politicians across the globe criticised armed Spanish police who used truncheons and rubber bullets on voters, injuring hundreds in a crackdown on Sunday’s secession vote, considered illegal under Spain’s 1978 constitution.
Several politicians from regions with their own separatist movements said it was time for politics to resolve the crisis in the euro zone’s fourth-biggest economy.
Catalan leaders said the result showed people wanted to leave Spain and they would push ahead with secession. Madrid has ruled out talks until, it said, Catalonia acts within the law.
"The solution is political. It won’t be through repression, it won’t be through brutality, and what needs to happen is a political discussion. I think that’s reality," Quebec’s premier Philippe Couillard told news hounds.
He drew parallels for a potential solution to his own province, which has held two referendums on whether to separate from Canada and the last of which in 1995 was narrowly defeated.
Other politicians called on the European Union, currently facing a huge challenge to its unity in Britannia’s impending exit from the bloc, to intervene in a deepening crisis that has shaken the euro and Spanish stocks and bonds. They said it was a matter of human rights.
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[DAWN] A man was tossed in the clink Drop the rosco, Muggsy, or you're one with the ages! on Friday for attempting to burn his wife in Gharo, Sindh, police officials told Dawn.
According to Civil Hospital Bloody Karachi ...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous... 's Additional Police Surgeon, Dr Qarar Ahmed Abbasi, the woman had suffered burn injuries to 68 per cent of her body and was in a critical condition. She is currently under treatment at the hospital.
On October 2, the woman's husband, Muhammad Hanif Jat, had attempted to torch her alive after spraying oil over her body, police said. The attack occurred in their house in Gharo, a town in Sindh's Thatta district.
The husband brought the woman to a local hospital for treatment on the same day, where he told the administration that she had been burnt by accident.
However, women are made to be loved, not understood... the victim negated his claim on Friday and told police in her statement that she had been subjected to physical abuse over the past four months "for giving birth to a girl". The abuse had culminated in the husband attempting to burn her alive.
Police have arrested the husband while the woman is still undergoing treatment.
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[DAWN] Chief Minister Sindh Murad Ali Shah on Friday said that an important clue had been found in relation to the knife attacks on women in the Gulistan-e-Jauhar area of Bloody Karachi ...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous... , and that police had reason to believe that two suspects were involved in the attacks.
Since last week, fear has gripped residents of Gulistan-e-Jauhar after multiple reports of at least one attacker stabbing women in the area with a sharp object.
The police have launched a manhunt and an investigation into the motivation and identity of the attacker.
Three First Information Reports (FIRs) have been registered ─ two at the Sharea Faisal cop shoppe and one at the Gulistan-e-Jauhar cop shoppe ─ on the complaint of three women who said that they had been attacked by a lone "knife-wielding" motorcyclist.
Speaking to the media on Friday, the chief minister said that there is a reason to believe that two suspects ─ one from Sahiwal in Punjab 1.) Little Orphan Annie's bodyguard
2.) A province of Pakistain ruled by one of the Sharif brothers
3.) A province of India. It is majority (60 percent) Sikh and Hindoo (37 percent), which means it has relatively few Moslem riots.... and the other from Karachi ─ are involved in the attacks.
Expressing hope that the real criminal will soon be put behind bars, Shah added that both suspects are yet to be tossed in the calaboose Keep yer hands where we can see 'em, if yez please! . "We will not let anyone to play with the law," Shah added.
A day earlier, after police claimed to have made a key arrest in the case, another woman was stabbed and injured in Gulistan-e-Jauhar in the evening despite a heavy deployment of police at more than two dozen spots.
The 28-year-old woman, identified as Tahira Bano, was stabbed and maimed by a lone attacker riding a cycle of violence in the busy Rado Bakery area. She was admitted to a private hospital for treatment.
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[Axios] National Security Adviser Gen. H.R. McMaster has appointed Mike Barry to oversee the intelligence community on the National Security Council, according to two sources with direct knowledge of the decision.
Barry, who served in the intelligence community, replaces Ezra Cohen-Watnick, the intel operative who was appointed by Gen. Mike Flynn and gained notoriety as he fell out with McMaster and was eventually ousted, despite being in the unusual position of having warm relationships with both Steve Bannon and Jared Kushner. (Barry's appointment was first foreshadowed — in pejorative terms — by Mike Cernovich, a controversial online foe of McMaster's.) With that DIA tissue finally removed from his shoe, H.R. McMaster quietly migrates to Director, CIA and the real locus of power.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
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[Yahoo] Police made the mysterious revelation Friday afternoon, which has left the public with more questions than answers as authorities try to piece together who gunman Stephen Paddock was and why he targeted concertgoers at from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino.
MIAMI (AP) ‐ A Florida bank robbery suspect led police on a wild chase Friday as he carjacked two vehicles at gunpoint, leaped into the Miami River and finally died in a hail of bullets after vowing not to be arrested easily, authorities said.
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