At least 3 Weather-Related Deaths in Oklahoma, Governor extends State of Emergency

There were at least three weather related deaths in North-Eastern Oklahoma, U.S.A coming in the wake of at least 46 weather related deaths around the country since last Wednesday.

In the first incident, just after 11 a.m Monday, rescuers from the Oklahoma Highway Patrol found the body of a 22 year old man in a lake after he had been boating. A 29 year old man who had been with him is still missing, according to the state's Police; the boat had been found but yet to be recovered. Similarly, a 36 year old man is also declared missing. 

It is in this spirit that the Governor Mary Fallin thought it wise to extend the ongoing state of emergency in the province.

Former Israeli Prime Minister Faces 18 months in prison for Bribery

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert jailed for accepting bribe:

His original sentence of six years was reduced to 18 months after a bribe-taking conviction by the Tel Aviv District Court accepted that there was not enough evidence to show that he had solicited a second bribe 'beyond reasonable doubt'.

The verdict of the five Supreme Court judges on the appeals of Mr Olmert and seven other defendants brought to an end the long saga of the 'Holyland case' in which past senior officials in the Jerusalem City Hall and Israeli businessmen were accused of multiple counts of corruption when issuing building permits for the Holyland building complex in North-West Jerusalem. Only one of the other seven accused businessmen Avigdor kellner, had  all his convictions overtuned.

His sentence begins in February 2015.   

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