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Laurence Fishburne to help retell Rendlesham UFO mystery
BBC - 8 Nov 2018 16:41
Matrix star Laurence Fishburne will produce and star in the story of UFO landings in Suffolk.
Video shows high school student punching teacher in face
New York Post - 8 Nov 2018 18:20
Warning: Video contains graphic language BALTIMORE -- A video showing a Baltimore high school student punching a teacher in the face has been viewed more than 60,000 times on Instagram. News outlets report the video post...
King Princess: all hail the newest member of queer pop royalty
The Guardian - 8 Nov 2018 06:39
Politics aren't accidental to the musician, one of a new wave of young polymaths speaking openly about their sexual identities and demanding their rights Mikaela Straus, better known as King Princess, swaggered across th...
Sizing up the real fintech threat to banks
American Banker - 8 Nov 2018 05:07
Will it be a bigfoot from Amazon, Google and Apple, or death by a thousand bites from niche rivals? Or can banks rally and fend off the insurgents?
Scientists Have Discovered the World's Oldest Known Animal Drawing in an Indonesian Cave
Time - 8 Nov 2018 04:54
The sketch is at least 40,000 years old, slightly older than similar paintings in France and Spain
Susanne Bier To Direct 'The Undoing' HBO Limited Series Starring Nicole Kidman
Deadline - 8 Nov 2018 01:00
This is a major coup for HBO — Susanne Bier has signed on to direct all six episodes of The Undoing, the network’s high-profile upcoming limited series starring Nicole Kidman and written by David E. Kelley. Bier, who...
This Guy Says His Illegal 200-Pound Pet Gator Liked to 'Come Sit on My Lap'
VICE - 8 Nov 2018 19:57
"He was like a dog. I don't think he knew he was an alligator."
Dad found guilty in case of dead baby left rotting in swing
New York Post - 8 Nov 2018 00:58
The Iowa dad of a 3-month-old baby whose body was found rotting in a swing was convicted for murder and child endangerment, according to reports. Zachary Koehn, 29, was found guilty Tuesday in the death of his infant chi...
India's banking system is flirting with a Lehman moment
The Economist - 8 Nov 2018 12:48
WHEN NARENDRA MODI was elected prime minister of India in 2014, his plan was to revive its GDP growth rate back to the near-double-digit figures seen in the mid-2000s. Few would have guessed that the biggest threat to th...
Knife crime: Should stronger stop and search powers be used?
BBC - 8 Nov 2018 05:14
A series of stabbings has led to a renewed focus on the effectiveness of stop and search.
Texas teacher dies after apparent suicide attempt inside classroom
USA Today - 8 Nov 2018 04:55
The children were unaware of the medical emergency, the school principal said in an email.
White House suspends credentials for CNN correspondent Jim Acosta
ABC News - 8 Nov 2018 04:55
The White House claimed Jim Acosta placed "his hands" on an intern who tried to take the microphone away from him.
Trump didn't realize Sessions was helping him by recusing. Now he'll pay for that mistake.
USA Today - 8 Nov 2018 04:47
Jeff Session's recusal was a great service to Trump, yet Trump never forgave him. Acting Attorney General Whitaker will be tested like Sessions was.
Jeff Sessions’ firing poses grave threat to Robert Mueller inquiry
USA Today - 8 Nov 2018 03:40Elon Musk gets new boss at Tesla
USA Today - 8 Nov 2018 16:39
Elon Musk has been replaced as chairman of Tesla. Despite the fallout from the billionaire misleading investors, Musk won't be going far. Veuer's Justin Kircher has the story.
2 ex-state workers sentenced for woman's group home death
Miami Herald - 8 Nov 2018 16:37
Two former employees of a state agency that operates group homes for people with disabilities have been sentenced for the 2017 death of a client residing at a western New …
Norwegian Warship Could Sink After Being Rammed by Tanker
Time - 8 Nov 2018 16:23
Eight people on the KNM Helge Instad were slightly injured
Prince Charles won't 'meddle' when he becomes king
BBC - 8 Nov 2018 04:45
'I'm not that stupid" - the Prince of Wales says he'll have to stop campaigning when he's monarch.
Somerville Hospital apologizes after death of woman outside
Boston - 8 Nov 2018 04:41
The parent company of Somerville Hospital apologized days after a Globe Magazine article about Laura Levis, who was suffering from an asthma attack but couldn’t get into the facility. She later died.
Meet the New Acting Attorney General, a Republican Party Loyalist From Iowa
Time - 8 Nov 2018 04:21
Matthew G. Whittaker has called for limiting the special counsel investigation
Trump Installs a Critic of the Mueller Investigation to Oversee It
The New York Times - 8 Nov 2018 03:58
Matthew G. Whitaker, the new acting attorney general, is a loyalist who once wrote that the Russia inquiry "is going too far" and should be limited in scope.