Today's News Rundown: Two Female Soldiers Will Be Army Rangers, George Zimmerman Returns & August 18, 2015
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It's another day with another news cycle, which means that there's another Enstars Rundown for you to enjoy
The city of Bangkok is reeling from two bombings within 24 hours. The first occurred on Monday when what's being described as an "improvised explosive device" was detonated at a Hindu shrine, killing at least 20 people and injuring over 120. On Tuesday, a pipe bomb was thrown off a pier used by commuters and donated in the water, hurting no one. Police have released the below picture of the main suspect, a man photographed in a yellow t-shirt, who they believe planted the first bomb.
A 66-year-old man, and ex-Marine, successfully fought off a black bear with his own hands. So if anyone is need of a badass, just look up Larry Yepez of Midpines, California.
According to the Army, two female officers (both lieutenants and in their 20s) have successfully completed the elite and grueling U.S. Army Ranger School, a two-month training course that has been called the "toughest combat course in the world," and which only 40% of participants finish.
Members of the Oath Keepers, an ultra-patriotic citizens organization that's often cauterized as a right-wing extremists group, are reportedly organizing an armed protest march of African-Americans in Fergusson, Missouri.
Maryland man, Lenny B. Robinson, gained fame for dressing up as Batman and driving a custom-made Batmobile as he went and visited children in local hospitals. Robinson was killed on Sunday when his car broke down and was struck by another motorists as he worked to repair it.
Remember George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch member who shot and killed Travyon Martin (and was acquitted of criminal charges from Martin's death) and essentially kicked off the last few years of racial strife? He's back and teaming up with a gun shop owner who famously banned Muslims from his store. Yeahhh, that's not going to go well.
The New York Times has a gruesome and disturbing report about the death of an inmate at New York's Fishkill Correctional Facility in April of this year that's currently being investigated. According to witness accounts, as many 20 correctional officers had a hand in beating the man, who later died of his injuries.
Here's a video with footage of leading robotic company Boston Dynamic's humanoid robot walking out in the woods, much like any real person would...after drinking a bottle of tequila.