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Sunday September 24th, 2017 night edition

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But on this occasion something was different — he was arrested, handcuffed, and hauled through London’s largest airport, then put into the back of a waiting police van.

As he arrived back at Heathrow, Rabbani was pulled aside by a police counterterrorism officer at the passport control desk.

In the interrogation room there were two police officers who searched all of Rabbani’s luggage and questioned him further about his travels — Whom did he meet?

Rabbani was aware of this crucial change and felt that the police were overstepping their recently narrowed authority.

Rabbani told the police that he would not turn over the passwords, and he was not going to change his mind.

The officers arrested and handcuffed him, then escorted him through the main concourse of the airport into the back of a police van.

He was taken to a nearby police station, held in a cell for about nine hours, and later released on bail. »

Saudi Arabia accidentally prints textbook showing Yoda sitting next to the king

Authored by telegraph.co.uk

But most historians don’t remember the Jedi master Yoda being among them.

The Saudi government is scrambling to withdraw a history textbook that accidentally included a doctored photograph of King Faisal sitting next to the little green Star Wars character.

“The Ministry of Education regrets the inadvertent error,” said Ahmed al-Eissa, the Saudi education minister. »

'Human computer’ Katherine Johnson opens Nasa research facility named in her honour

Authored by independent.co.uk
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But, at the opening of the Katherine G Johnson Computational Research Facility in Hampton, Virginia, Ms Johnson didn’t seem to get what all the fuss was about.

5/30 Yellowstone from space NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman shared this image of Yellowstone via his twitter account Nasa.

6/30 Black Hole Friday Nasa celebrated Black Friday by looking into space instead — sharing pictures of black holes Nasa. »

Birth control vending machines installed in college campuses

Authored by king5.com

Grad student and developer shows off his creation on the UC Davis campus, a vending machine that dispenses a variety of birth control.

Students at the University of California, Davis have a new selection in their vending machines.

UC Davis is offering students the morning after pill, condoms, and pregnancy tests inside the convenience of a vending machine on campus. »

How a Sexist Prank Elected America’s First Female Mayor

Authored by thedailybeast.com
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WCTU women were often insulted and harassed, accused of being lesbians and doused with water or beer when they protested outside saloons.

This “Woman’s Uprising” inspired WCTU’s Argonia chapter to select a slate of prohibitionist men to run for mayor and city council.

Mischievously, surreptitiously, they nominated a WCTU officer to run for mayor, the only member eligible because she actually lived in town. »