The reemergence of the Taliban is the “red horseman of the apocalypse” that will end the world, according to a US preacher. Speaking of dictators of the past, from Adolf Hitler to Pol Pot, Paul Begley claimed that “never before” had any of them taken control of a country. Quoting biblical texts, he said that the triumph of the Taliban was the sign the world would soon end. However, Begley previously claimed that the world would end on 21 December 2020.
Jail visitor ends up behind bars after touching herself
A Florida woman who exposed her breasts and appeared to pleasure herself during a visit with a prison inmate has ended up behind bars herself. Danielle Ferrero and the inmate “engaged in lewd sexual conversation” for about an hour before she began touching herself, say the authorities. Ferrero was and charged with exposure of sexual organs within a public place and violation of probation or community control.
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