+++ 26,000 euros for make-up: Macron in the review +++

The French president in the criticism: Emmanuel Macron has to justify why he invests so much public money in his appearance. Macron is said to have invested 26,000 euros in his make-up - and in a make-up artist who prepares him for TV appearances and visits abroad. The president has announced that he will think about cheaper alternatives.

+++ Next federal state will abolish Kita fees +++

Cheers to parents in Hesse: Prime Minister Volker Bouffier (CDU) has announced the abolition of the Kita fees. As of August 1, 2018, all parents are to receive six hours of free care per day. Bouffier had promised abolition in the last election campaign, if the budget allows it - now it's time. The Prime Minister is pleased: "Our sound and responsible household is paying off."

 

Powerball jackpot winner Mavis Wanczyk //t.co/c09wWxuvPP pic.twitter.com/pMLjoMqngF. "The first thing I want to do is I just want to sit back and relax

? WBZ | CBS Boston News (@wbz) August 24, 2017

+++ Lotto player wins over $ 758 million +++

No-one has hit such a jackpot yet: American Mavis Wanczyk has claimed the highest lotto prize in history ever won by an individual. The Powerball Lotto won the fabulous 758.7 million dollars - nearly 644 million euros.

After winning, she gave a press conference and said that she first called her employer, a hospital - to quit! Mavis has not yet plans with the money yet. She wants to pay off her car first and then sit back and enjoy and relax first.

+++ Gabriel warns against traveling to Turkey +++

Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel once again makes strong calls to Ankara: He can not currently advise the Germans to travel to Turkey. In a recent interview with the "Bild" newspaper, he said: "As a state, we can not accept the decision." And further: "You can not do that with a clear conscience at the moment." Background is the allegedly wantonly detentions of German citizens, especially of journalists.

+++ Due to Charlottesville - Trump revenue goes through the rags +++

US President Donald Trump finds his critical remarks about Charlottesville expensive. In just five days, 15 foundations and aid agencies have canceled their events at Trump's Golf Club "Mar-a-Lago". The Washington Post writes that those in charge do not want to support the man whose policies are highly questionable. A single event can bring in up to $ 275,000.

Trump had failed to criticize right-wing extremists for their behavior during the riots in Charlottesville.

+++ 11-year-old rushes out of the window at school +++

In Lüneburg, an eleven-year-old refugee girl from the third floor of a school jumped. The Syrian woman has evidently been struck by her aggressive behavior and critical statements that suggest the girl wants to radicalize herself Islamistically. The fall involved complicated fractures of the arms and legs.

The girl's father denies that his daughter is flirting with Islamist radicalization. She hardly knows words from the Koran. It is currently being investigated if someone is responsible for the jump - and what about a possible radicalization.

#Humboldt starts exploring #Berlin, and then the #world. Me and a #crayfish in #Animal Garden #MyHumboldtWeek #Exploration #SciComm #Curiosity pic.twitter.com/xojut8317h

? Guillermo Local Gil (@GuilleOrtsGil) July 14, 2017

+++ Crawling invasion in Berlin - red crabs populate the streets +++

Pedestrians who are near the Spanish Embassy in Berlin should be careful of where to put their feet. Because in the area a striking number of crayfish were discovered on the street. They look like lobsters or scorpions, are fire-red and exotic. The crawlers are American marsh crayfish. How come to Berlin? Some aquarium owners expose the crayfish for the wrong animal love - or because they have a relatively long life expectancy of up to five years (some owners may be too long). In addition, the crawlers like to tow out of garden ponds.

The consequences: The extremely procreative type of cancer spreads in Berlin - the mild winters of recent years came to them more than convenient. The city is now trying to stem the number of crabs through natural predators.For example, eels have been exposed in water bodies.

+++ landslide in Switzerland - eight missing +++

On the Swiss Bondo in Grisons on Wednesday came to a landslide, rolled down in which up to four million cubic meters of mud and rocks. 8 people are currently missing, including Germans. About a hundred people have to fear his houses.

+++ terror warning in Rotterdam - arrested second suspect +++

After the canceled concert of the US band Allah-Las, a second suspect has been arrested. According to reports by NOS, a 22-year-old man was arrested Wednesday night at his home in North Brabant, Belgium. The driver of a delivery van who was first detained seems innocent. He was drunk and had gas bottles in his car, for which he should have had a good explanation.

+++ Ex-CIA agent wants to buy Twitter to delete Trump +++

Former CIA agent Valerie Plame Wilson has launched a crowdfunding campaign on GoFoundme to buy Twitter - and block Donald Trump's account. "If CEOs of @Twitter Trumps do not turn off violence and hatred, then it's in our hands?she wrote on Twitter. The White House smiles at the action - because so far Wilson has only got together $ 30,000. To buy Twitter, she would need about a billion. Well, let's wait ...

+++ UN lodges complaint against the USA! +++

This is extremely rare: The United Nations has responded to Trump's statement that both neo-Nazis and the opposite side would be responsible for the death toll in Charlottesville. The UN Committee calls on the US to distance itself more clearly from right-wing extremism. He fears that otherwise right-wing groups in the states could become even stronger. What does that mean for the US? Following such a complaint, the nation in question is obliged to act - and take action to stem the breaking of the UN Convention. Incidentally, Trump himself is not mentioned in the appeal letter.

+++ Facebook now features news with media logos +++

Is this message serious? Facebook wants to provide more transparency and provide news with the respective logo of the medium. So the users should be able to recognize faster, if a message is believable. The first posts were already equipped with a logo.

+++ Kim Wall: The body should never be found +++

The case of the dead Swedish journalist Kim Wall is becoming more and more bizarre and brutal. After her body was found on the island of Amagar, it is now clear: the torso was intentionally perforated. Head of the Homicide Department, Jens Möller, said at a press conference on Wednesday:?We found injuries that clearly showed that you wanted to prevent gas formation in the body. This damage to the body should ensure that the gas escapes and the body therefore remains on the seabed.

In addition, a metal part was attached to the body - and in the submarine blood traces of Kim Wall were found. The submarine captain Peter Madsen, with whom the journalist was on board together, had previously stated that Kim Wall had been killed by an accident. What speaks against it: her body was discovered without head, arms and legs. The investigation continues ...

+++ 14-year-old arrested for dancing Macarena +++

A 14-year-old steps in front of the waiting cars at a traffic light intersection and dances the 90s hit "Macarena". Not bad? In the Saudi Arabian city of "Jeddah" apparently already. Because the video goes viral on the internet, the police arrest him. The charge: offensive behavior and obstruction of road traffic. What happens to him is still unclear.

Not the only case: At the beginning of the month, a singer was arrested for dancing "dab" on stage (which is banned in Saudi Arabia). In July, a woman was also arrested, who walked through the streets unveiled and was released on Snapchat.

+++ German tourist is not allowed to enter Turkey +++

The political tensions between the Federal Republic of Germany and Turkey are entering a new round: as Spiegel Online reports, German-born German Yasha Shevchenko, 35, wanted to do a three-week backpacking tour of Turkey and explore the country. But after his flight from London to Izmir he is searched at the border control. Mobile phone, backpack - everything is inspected. It is only a random control, it says first.

Shevchenko is led into a room that resembles a detention cell. He may not travel on. He calls the German consulate in Izmir, which tells him that he has to travel back - with the same airline and to the country where he came from. Because such a flight is only three days later, he has to stay in the "detention cell" for so long. Shevchenko no longer understands the world: "I do not know Turkey," he says. He never spoke critically about the country or Erdogan.

Later he is told that he is not allowed to enter Turkey, that he has nothing to do with him, but with the landlord of the accommodation he wants to go to.On demand, but is completely surprised and says that the police have not contacted him. Both men remain completely at a loss. After his return to London Shevchenko booked a flight to Croatia and spent his vacation there.

The Foreign Office warns:Since the beginning of 2017, German citizens have repeatedly been denied entry at airports in Turkey without giving specific reasons. The persons concerned had to return to Germany after a waiting period of several hours in detention. "

In fact, this problem is also known to the federal police. To the mirror, an official said: "We do not know about the reasons for the entry ban - the forms usually say something about 'public safety' but I think provocation is more likely."

+++ Barcelona assassins wanted to blow up Sagrada Familia +++

On Tuesday, police began interrogating the four arrested men responsible for the 15 terrorist attack in Barcelona. 21-year-old Mohamed Houli Chemlal admitted that the terrorist cell had planned even bigger attacks. For example, the world-famous Sagrada Familia was a destination. This is reported by the newspaper "El Mundo". One of the four detainees is already at large again. There was not enough evidence against the Moroccan Mohammes Aalla. He is the holder of the A3, which was used in the assassination in Cambrils.

+++ Trump makes for laughs on the net +++

Watch the eclipse without special glasses? An absolute no-go! Donald Trump does not seem to mind. He was staring straight into the sun on Monday without glasses - risking retinal damage in the eye.

© Getty Images / Mark Wilson

Only later did he, like wife Melania, take special glasses. Now the net is making fun of the solar eclipse faux pas. Among the hashtags "Donald Trump" and "Eclipse" it hailed thousands of mocking comments, including: Scientist: "Do not look at the sun without special glasses." Trump: "Fake News".

+++ Federal Government stands behind Trump's Afghanistan Strategy +++

Because of disarmament: On Monday Trump made it clear that the US troops will not withdraw from Afghanistan. Instead, you want to fight with 4000 soldiers more terrorism. "We do not say when, but we will attack," he explained. NATO and the federal government are behind the strategy of the US president.

+++ Earthquake in Ischia - children rescued +++

On the Italian island of Ischia, an earthquake on Monday night cost the lives of at least two women. Firefighters were able to rescue a seven-month-old baby and his two older brothers from the rubble in a family home in Casamicciola. "It was a terrible night, you can not describe it in words," said the father of the spilled children, according to news agency Ansa.

+++ number of road deaths is rising +++

The number of road deaths increased significantly in Germany in the first half of 2017. From January to the end of June, according to the Federal Statistical Office, 1536 people died - 6.2 percent more than in the first half of 2016. Especially motorcyclists are endangered this year. The number of road deaths has risen here by almost 21 percent. The reason for the general increase: The Federal Statistical Office indicated that in June 2016, particularly little traffic deaths were to be lamented. The cause is unclear.

+++ Margot Hielscher is dead +++

Actress and pop singer Margot Hielscher died at the age of 97 years. According to information of the "Bild" she fell asleep peacefully on Sunday afternoon. The screen legend played among others in films like "The Magic Mountain". Allegedly, she had planned the day before her 98th birthday with her nephew. On Sunday she told the nurse she was tired and had to lie down.

+++ Because of Erdogan criticism: Sigmar Gabriel's wife receives threats +++

© Gettyimages / Florian Seefried

The tense relationship between Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan now also gets Gabriel's wife. The Foreign Minister told the German Press Agency: "By the way Erdogan does that, some are obviously feeling motivated and trying to harass and harass my wife." The "Rheinpfalz" reported that on the answering machine the dentist's office had left threats to his wife. Most recently, Gabriel had warned against travel and investment in Turkey and criticized Erdogan for interfering in the German election campaign.

+++ Barcelona assassin killed +++

The alleged terrorist driver of the attack on the Las Rablas in Barcelona could be caught. The radio station Radio Cadena Ser that a man with explosive belt in the place Subirats (30 kilometers from Barcelona) was shot. As the police confirmed, this is Younes Aboyaaqoub.

+++ Missing Swedish journalist is dead +++

Swedish journalist Kim Wall, who has been missing since mid-August, is dead. According to submarine owner Peter Madsen, she was killed in an accident on board.Then he had her buried in the Køgebucht.

The journalist was last seen on 10 August aboard submarine UC3 Nautilus, which sank. Madsen himself was rescued - but the journalist lacked every trace. Now her body was found. Kim Wall worked for the "New York Times" or the "Guardian" and wanted to write a report about the captain. He had first testified that he sold Wall on a small island.

+++ Syrian refugees call baby Angela Merkel +++

Out of gratitude, a Syrian couple from Münster called his daughter Angela Merkel. The baby was born on 16 August and now bears the name Angela Merkel Muhammed, said the spokeswoman for St. Francis Hospital. Thus, the small is the second Merkel baby - already in 2015 named a refugee couple from Duisburg his offspring after the Chancellor.

+++ Assassins of Turku identified +++

The identity of the man who killed two people in Turku, Finland on Friday is certain. As the police said, is an 18-year-old Moroccan who lived in Germany from late 2015 to early 2016. Whether the man has an IS background, is still being determined.

+++ Up to 33 degrees! Summer is coming +++

This summer, the summer puts a final spurt. While temperatures have been warmer all week, the temperature on Saturday even climbs to 33 degrees. It gets especially warm in Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg. By contrast, it remains considerably cooler in the north, which only just above the 20-degree limit.

+++ Marseille: Car races into bus stop - one dead +++

In the French port city of Marselle, a car has raced into a bus stop - a human died. An hour before, he drove to another bus stop and seriously injured a person. The police call to avoid the area at the old port of Marseille. The perpetrator has already been arrested and interrogated.

What one knows so far: As the TV station "BMF TV" reports, the car should have been reported in the morning as stolen. The 35-year-old perpetrator should be known to the police because of theft, drug and weapons possession and have already been in psychiatric treatment. The victim is said to be a 42-year-old woman. So far, there is no indication of a "terrorist act"? out. Public prosecutor Xavier Tarabeux said Monday news agency AFP.

+++ Merkel wants to improve the mother's pension +++

© Gettyimages / Sean Gallup

In an RTL interview, Angela Merkel asked the questions of the citizens on Sunday. Merkel pledged to appeal to a 75-year-old retiree who had been a single parent for 43 years and had barely paid for her life: right at the beginning of the new legislature, the Union wanted to tackle the issues of old-age poverty and maternity pensions and their crediting for basic benefits. and touch up. "That will be glad for many", so the pensioner.

Another single parent complained that she was worse off financially than someone who is married. Finally, Merkel consoled the fact that children should in future receive the same (higher) tax-exempt amount as adults.

On Monday, Angela Merkel also answered the civic issues of a BILD interview. Among other things, she criticized former Chancellor Gerhard Schröder, because he wants to work for the Russian oil and gas company Rosneft. "I do not like what Mr Schröder is doing," said Merkel, who does not want to work in the economy after the end of her term.

+++ Barcelona assassination: driver is confirmed +++

Obviously, the question of who drove the vehicle of the devastating attack on the Las Ramblas in Barcelona, ​​clarified. As you might have guessed, this is probably the still elusive Younes Abouyaaquoub. Catalan Interior Minister Joaquim Forn told Catalunya Radio. The police assume that the 22-year-old Moroccan drove the car alone. The number of victims has now risen to 15.

+++ Great sadness for Jerry Lewis +++

Jerry Lewis is dead: "The Crazy Professor," Hollywood star and comedic legend, died at the age of 91 at his home in Las Vegas. Lewis had starred in more than 80 Hollywood bands and had become world famous with his comic talent.

+++ breakdown at Celebrity Big Brother +++

That went awry: In the Sat.1 show "Celebrity Big Brother" was on Sunday evening by a mistake all confused. A game might have a measurement error - the broadcaster is checking the circumstances. However, this also makes it unclear in which of the areas the affected candidate is and whether he can be nominated for removal. That's why Sunday night no candidate had to leave the house.

+++ arson attacks on railway line between Hamburg and Berlin +++

In the vicinity of Berlin, strangers carried out arson attacks on railway facilities on weekends and thus brought long-distance traffic to the west and north to a standstill. Meanwhile, the trains go again, but there were also on Monday morning still restrictions and delays.

+++ Seven-year-old among the dead of Barcelona +++

The search for the little Julian (7) went around the world: The granny of the little one had posted a photo on Facebook, after the student was considered missing after the terrorist attack in Barcelona. Now it is clear: Even the seven-year-old has died in the assassination. The authorities have confirmed the sad news.

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