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Who bought the world's most expensive painting?
CBSNews - 8 Dec 2017 23:29
"Salvator Mundi," said to be by Leonardo Da Vinci, was sold at auction for a record $450 million
'Not a Drill.' Students Hid in Classrooms as Shooter Kills 2 at High School
Time - 8 Dec 2017 04:24
A gunman opened fire Thursday inside a New Mexico high school
On Tax Bill, It's Trump vs. His Hometown
The New York Times - 8 Dec 2017 04:12
The Republican tax bill being shepherded by Mr. Trump would hurt New York, his home state. "You guys seem to be doing O.K.," he told donors last week.
Burning Man wants permission to grow to 100,000 people
USA Today - 8 Dec 2017 05:14Which 'Are You The One?' Season 6 Couples Are Still Together? Pre-Reunion Update
IBTimes - 8 Dec 2017 00:27
MTV revealed all 11 "Are You the One?" Season 6 perfect matches during the finale on Wednesday night but didn't share with viewers which perfect match (and non-match) couples are still together. While the cast is being p...
Twitter reacts to Georges St-Pierre vacating title, Robert Whittaker-Luke Rockhold at UFC 221
MMAjunkie - 8 Dec 2017 05:30
See how Twitter reacted to Georges St-Pierre vacating UFC gold for the second time.
Franken and Franks resign as misconduct charges batter Congress
Reuters - 8 Dec 2017 05:11
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Roy Moore Believes America Was Great During Slavery. Twitter Users Detonate.
The Huffington Post - 8 Dec 2017 04:16
"Families were united" then, the Senate candidate actually told an African-American person.
Kevin Feige Is 'Eager' to Get the X-Men Into the MCU
ScreenCrush - 8 Dec 2017 16:55
The Disney-Fox merger is looking more imminent every day, as Disney seems to be making moves to acquire some of Fox’s most lucrative properties.
'I'm Not Going to Feed You.' Mom Refused to Help Daughter Who Starved to Death, Teen Says
Time - 8 Dec 2017 04:34
(DES MOINES, Iowa) — An Iowa teenager testified that his mother forced him and his two sisters to sleep on their bedroom floor in their own waste for months and that she refused to feed one sister in the days before sh...
UN says 1.25 million South Sudanese are 1 step from famine
Miami Herald - 8 Dec 2017 04:25
Over 1.2 million people in war-torn South Sudan are one step away from famine -- twice as many as at the same time last year -- and in early 2018 …
Park Ridge man charged with DUI in crash that hurt 2 sheriff's deputies
Chicago Tribune - 8 Dec 2017 03:46Nearly Every Former U.S. Ambassador to Israel Disagrees With Trump's Jerusalem Decision
The New York Times - 8 Dec 2017 03:22
All but two of the 11 former envoys said the decision -- a departure from seven decades of U.S. policy -- was foolish and even dangerous.
'Large number' of UN peacekeepers killed in Congo attack
Miami Herald - 8 Dec 2017 16:59
A "large number" of United Nations peacekeepers have been killed and wounded in an attack in eastern Congo, the U.N. peacekeeping chief said Friday. Jean-Pierre Lacroix said he was "outraged" …
Accusers not happy with Franken's resignation speech
New York Post - 8 Dec 2017 16:52
Two women who accused disgraced Sen. Al Franken of groping them say they weren’t satisfied by the Minnesota Democrat's unapologetic resignation announcement Thursday. “People have asked me, ‘Do you feel relieved’...
Fires in 5 Southern California counties burn more than 125,000 acres
The Week - 8 Dec 2017 03:17
Firefighters are continuing to battle blazes in Ventura and Los Angeles counties that broke out earlier this week, forcing more than 200,000 people to evacuate and destroying at least 160 structures. The Venture County f...
These Anti-Japanese Signs From World War II Are A Warning Against Bigotry Today
The Huffington Post - 8 Dec 2017 00:43
"We don't want any Japs back here -- EVER!" reads one WWII-era sign.
Man Who Bilked More Than $100 Million in Ponzi Scheme Escapes Federal Prison
Time - 8 Dec 2017 16:54
Prison officials said Frederick Darren Berg was discovered missing Wednesday
Net neutrality protestors hit Verizon stores — including these two dudes in snowy Fairbanks, Alaska
Mashable - 8 Dec 2017 05:28JK Rowling, Warner Bros. voice support for Johnny Depp
ABC News - 8 Dec 2017 05:06
J.K. Rowling and Warner Bros. are voicing their support for Johnny Depp and his casting in an upcoming sequel to "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them." The author published a statement on her website Thursday
'These Children Were Stolen.' Former Nurse Pleads Not Guilty in Deaths of 5 Children
Time - 8 Dec 2017 05:00
(SAN ANTONIO) — An imprisoned former nurse who prosecutors believe could be responsible for the deaths of up to 60 children in Texas pleaded not guilty Thursday to murder charges in the deaths of five children in the e...
Apollo Global expected to buy Qdoba for $300M
New York Post - 8 Dec 2017 04:50
Leon Black's Apollo Global Management is expected to announce as soon as Friday that it has signed a deal to buy Jack in the Box's troubled Qdoba Mexican Eats chain, The Post has learned. Apollo is expected to pay roughl...