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  NFL quarterback Colin Kaepeick’s conversion to social activism coincided with his romancing of a hip hop DJ of Egyptian descent who has frequently spoken about perceived racial injustices and “Islamaphobia” in the U.S. Related Image Expand / Contract Nessa Diab, left, and Colin Kaepeick. (Twitter/AP) Kaepeick, 28, who has come under fire for his decision to remain seated during the playing of The Star-Spangled Banner before San Francisco 49ers games, reportedly began dating Hot 97 DJ and MTV host Nessa Diab in July 2015. A few months later, his social media posts began to reflect the Black Lives Matter and Muslim activism of Diab. "History!" Kaepeick wrote on Instagram Oct. 15, when he marked 50 years since the Black Panther Party was founded. Kaepeick has posted 170 photos or videos on his Instagram account in the four years since he created it. Most of his first 128 posts were pics of him in football gear, publicity photos or shots taken with friends. B,kaplan,kaplan university,kaplan university login,kappa,kaplan nursing,kap g,kap,kappa alpha psi,kapil sharma,kapoor and sons ...ادامه مطلب

Credit: Los Angeles County Lifeguards via FoxLA AVALON, Calif. –  A boat that may have been hit by a wave capsized off the backside of Santa Catalina Island on Saturday, killing three men, authorities said. Four survivors were rescued after the 15-foot skiff overtued off of Salta Verde Point, Los Angeles County Sheriff's officials said. Two men were in hospitalized in critical condition, and two other men were listed in fair condition. The Pacific Quest, a chartered fishing boat, reported the capsizing at around 9:30 a.m., and pulled four people from the water, but two seemed unresponsive, Sondra-Kay Kneen of the U.S. Coast Guard said A Coast Guard helicopter pulled another person from some rocks, lifeguards pulled one from the water and another was found on a beach, Kneen said. "The waves in the area were reported to be between 4 and 6 feet, and that could have overtued the skiff," she said. The captain of the Pacific Quest said a passenger on an oveight fishing trip on his boat first saw the skiff flip. The passengers watched the frantic search and rescue effort as members of his crew helped get some of the people out of the water. "It was pretty horrific. It's not every day that you see people up floating, trying to swim and then they go under in despair," Greg Obymako told KCAL-TV. "It's not pretty to see dead bodies on the back of boats. It's not something you wish on anybody," he said. Let's block ads! بخوانید, ...ادامه مطلب

  U.S. Army teams and other emergency rescue crews are in a desperate search Friday for four soldiers still missing from a truck that was swept from a low-water crossing and overtued in a swollen creek at Fort Hood, killing at least five and injuring three. Fort Hood spokesman Chris Haug said late Thursday that teams found the bodies of two more soldiers who had been in the vehicle. Three other soldiers were found dead shortly after the 2 1/2-ton truck overtued in Owl Creek during a moing training exercise on the Central Texas army post. Three soldiers were rescued and were hospitalized in stable condition. It was the third tragic incident of the day for the US military, after a Blue Angels fighter pilot was killed in a crash in Tennessee and the pilot of an Air Force jet participating in a Colorado graduation ceremony's flyover was slightly injured after he ejected before the craft crashed in a field. The Texas soldiers involved are from the Army’s famed 1st Cavalry Division, which is based at Fort Hood. [embedded content] Aerial and ground crews scoured the 20-mile creek that stretches through heavily wooded terrain on the northe fringe of the base. Army aircraft, canine search teams, swift-water rescue watercraft and heavy trucks were being used in the search. The Army has yet to release any of the names of the deceased soldiers because it was still notifying relatives. "Our thoughts and prayers go out to the soldiers their families and the Fort Hood community," Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said in a statement late Thursday. "The brave men and women stationed at Fort Hood put their life on the line every day, be it through rescue operations or on the battlefield. Texas will forever remain grateful for their sacrifices," Abbott said. [embedded content] Current Flood Alerts | WeatherDB Fort Hood spokesman John Miller said the low-water crossing of the creek was flooded by two days of intermittent heavy rains when the swift water swept the truck from the road. Maj. , ...ادامه مطلب

Marine Corps Base Hawaii (US Marines Corps website) A Marine died early Saturday moing after the boat he was in capsized near the Kaneohe Marine Corps Base Hawaii, a base spokesman confirmed. According to the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, the 17-foot boat overtued with three men onboard near the north side of the base at around 2:15 a.m. Two of the men were able to swim back to shore and notify the authorities, the paper reported. The man was found unconscious under 30 feet of water around 8:25 a.m., the Star-Advertiser reported. Fire officials said he wasn’t breathing and didn’t have a pulse. Chuck Little, a Marine Corps spokesman, said that the man “is an active-duty Marine stationed at Marine Corps Base Hawaii. “We are saddened by the loss of one of our Marines, but are deeply grateful for the efforts of the Honolulu Fire Department and Coast Guard in this matter,” Little added, according to Stars and Stripes. He said he wouldn’t identify the man until his next of kin are notified. The Associated Press contributed to this report. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service - if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read the FAQ at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php#publishers., ...ادامه مطلب

Marine Corps Base Hawaii (US Marines Corps website) A Marine died early Saturday moing after the boat he was in capsized near the Kaneohe Marine Corps Base Hawaii, a base spokesman confirmed. According to the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, the 17-foot boat overtued with three men onboard near the north side of the base at around 2:15 a.m. Two of the men were able to swim back to shore and notify the authorities, the paper reported. The man was found unconscious under 30 feet of water around 8:25 a.m., the Star-Advertiser reported. Fire officials said he wasn’t breathing and didn’t have a pulse. Chuck Little, a Marine Corps spokesman, said that the man “is an active-duty Marine stationed at Marine Corps Base Hawaii. “We are saddened by the loss of one of our Marines, but are deeply grateful for the efforts of the Honolulu Fire Department and Coast Guard in this matter,” Little added, according to Stars and Stripes. He said he wouldn’t identify the man until his next of kin are notified. The Associated Press contributed to this report. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service - if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read the FAQ at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php#publishers., ...ادامه مطلب

Marine Corps Base Hawaii (US Marines Corps website) A Marine died early Saturday moing after the boat he was in capsized near the Kaneohe Marine Corps Base Hawaii, a base spokesman confirmed. According to the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, the 17-foot boat overtued with three men onboard near the north side of the base at around 2:15 a.m. Two of the men were able to swim back to shore and notify the authorities, the paper reported. The man was found unconscious under 30 feet of water around 8:25 a.m., the Star-Advertiser reported. Fire officials said he wasn’t breathing and didn’t have a pulse. Chuck Little, a Marine Corps spokesman, said that the man “is an active-duty Marine stationed at Marine Corps Base Hawaii. “We are saddened by the loss of one of our Marines, but are deeply grateful for the efforts of the Honolulu Fire Department and Coast Guard in this matter,” Little added, according to Stars and Stripes. He said he wouldn’t identify the man until his next of kin are notified. The Associated Press contributed to this report. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service - if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read the FAQ at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php#publishers., ...ادامه مطلب

(AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed, File) Mosul Dam in northe Iraq is in “moderate” danger of breaking down due to months of neglect by the Iraqi govement, a U.S. official told Fox News Thursday. The Islamic State terror group seized the dam in the summer of 2014, but Iraqi forces and Kurdish fighters, with coalition air support, took it back within weeks. ISIS militants took all the equipment they could get their hands on putting the dam at risk, according to the official, who adds, “they stole everything." Speaking to joualists in Baghdad, Lt. Gen. Sean MacFarland offered conces about the possibility the Mosul dam could breach if repairs are not made soon posing a grave threat to the surrounding area. The Iraqi govement called for engineering firms to bid on repairs to the dam and an Italian firm won the bid, according to the official who was not aware of any American bids on the project. Built in the early 1980s, the dam is made largely of earth and situated on soft mineral foundations, which are easily dissolved by water. A report in 2006 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers called it "the most dangerous dam in the world" because of its propensity to erode. The report said the dam's collapse would put Mosul -- Iraq's second-largest city -- under 65 feet of water and kill an estimated half a million people. "If this dam was in the United States, we would have drained the lake behind it," MacFarland said. Situated on the Tigris River, the dam is the largest in Iraq and the fourth-largest in the Middle East. It once supplied electricity and water to much of the country, but now only operates at partial capacity. The coalition and Iraqi forces have drafted plans to move civilians to safety should the dam collapse, MacFarland said, waing that "when it goes, it's going to go fast, and that's bad." Speaking to The Associated Press by phone, Riyadh Izeddin, the director general of the dam, said he had not been informed by the U.S. about any such contingency plan. "The America, ...ادامه مطلب