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Man weaves are transforming bald black men's hairlines
New York Post - 11 Dec 2018 17:27
Meet that man behind the weave: Wade Menendez is being hailed as a pioneer of nonsurgical hair replacement for black men. The 35-year-old Maryland barber’s 90-minute technique involves gluingnatural and synthetic hair ...
'I took action': High school football player kills student over her pregnancy, court documents say
USA Today - 11 Dec 2018 04:50
Aaron Trejo, 16, was charged Monday in adult court with murder and feticide in connection with Breana Rouhselang's death, prosecutors said.
Targets of U.S. Sanctions Hire Lobbyists With Trump Ties to Seek Relief
The New York Times - 11 Dec 2018 05:24
Representing clients who face penalties from Washington is a lucrative new niche, especially for lobbyists who have links to the president or his administration.
What Calabria at FHFA would mean for GSE reform
American Banker - 11 Dec 2018 00:08
The administration's reported interest in having the White House aide run Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's regulator signals a focus on constraining the mortgage giants' role in the housing market.
Scientists discover billions of tonnes of 'zombie' bacteria inhabits the ground beneath our feet
CNN - 11 Dec 2018 08:51
Barely alive "zombie" bacteria and other life forms are thriving miles below the earth's surface, scientists have found after a decade of research which changes perceptions of life on our planet.
Jennifer Lopez totally gets the Alex Rodriguez marriage talk: 'Everyone wants a fairy tale'
USA Today - 11 Dec 2018 05:22Three broker-dealers settle SEC charges over incomplete data
Reuters - 11 Dec 2018 05:10
Broker-dealers Citadel Securities, Natixis Securities Americas LLC and MUFG Securities Americas Inc agreed to pay total penalties of more than $6 million to settle charges of providing incomplete trading data, the U.S. S...
The Trump Administration Pitched Coal at a Climate Change Conference
Time - 11 Dec 2018 04:48
The United Nations climate change conference underway here in Poland could play a critical role in the fight to stem greenhouse gas emissions and keep temperatures from rising to unsafe levels. The Trump Administration s...
'Disturbing' video shows NYPD officers ripping baby from mother's arms
ABC News - 11 Dec 2018 04:22
A video surfaced showing New York police officers yanking a baby from his mother
'A Simple Private Transaction': Trump Lays Out a Defense in a Campaign-Finance Case
The New York Times - 11 Dec 2018 03:48
After prosecutors essentially named President Trump an unindicted co-conspirator with Michael D. Cohen, Mr. Trump insisted that payments to two women were not election-related spending.
After Ayers Turns Down Chief of Staff Job, Trump Is Left Without a Plan B
The New York Times - 11 Dec 2018 03:38
Finding a replacement for the White House chief of staff, John F. Kelly, is in many ways just the latest staffing snare in a White House that has struggled to fill even low-ranking jobs.
The Instagram of Sisyphus
The New Yorker - 11 Dec 2018 21:00
Hayley Phelan illustrates a humorous Instagram interaction between the Greek god Zeus and the highly motivated Sisyphus.
Jamal Khashoggi, journalists named TIME's2018 Person of the Year
USA Today - 11 Dec 2018 17:01
TIME's Person of the Yearrecognizesthe person or group of people who most influenced the news and the world – for better or worse – during the past year.
Website jokes about kidnapped women held as sex slaves in holiday-themed post
New York Post - 11 Dec 2018 16:50
A website promoting events in Cleveland apologized for its “inexcusable and inappropriate” holiday-themed Facebook post that referenced three women who were kidnapped and held captive as sex slaves for a decade. "It ...
Reports: Accused Russian agent Maria Butina ready to plead guilty and cooperate with U.S. prosecutors
USA Today - 11 Dec 2018 16:48Rudy Giuliani's 'Truth isn't truth' is 2018's most notable quote
The Week - 11 Dec 2018 16:48
The most notable quote of 2018 -- the statement that is most emblematic of this chaotic, endless, maddening year -- is Rudy Giuliani's "Truth isn't truth." Such is the determination of Yale Law School librarian Fred Shap...
El Chapo's wife claims he's a normal, ordinary guy in rare interview
New York Post - 11 Dec 2018 16:46
Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman’s beauty queen wife is blaming prosecutors and the media for making her husband out to be a criminal mastermind — when he's actually just a "simple" and "humble" man, she claims in a new int...
Trump allies are making a lot of money from foreign entities looking to avoid U.S. sanctions
The Week - 11 Dec 2018 16:45
Allies of President Trump are making quite a bit of money from foreign governments and individuals looking to avoid further U.S. sanctions, The New York Times reported Monday. And Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani may soon be o...
Beto the loser
The Week - 11 Dec 2018 12:45
Beto O'Rourke is a loser. I don't mean that in some broad sense that impugns his personal integrity or abilities. He's clearly a very handsome, charming man with a talent for promoting himself on social media and an abun...
Red or Death: A Basque Dream of Independence
Al Jazeera English - 11 Dec 2018 11:27
How young Basques use football to affirm their identity and politics by fighting with the fans of opposing teams.
How to watch Google’s Sundar Pichai testify before Congress today
Fast Company - 11 Dec 2018 10:10
Google’s CEO is finally going to speak before Congress. Here’s how to watch all the action. Google CEO Sundar Pichai is going to testify before Congress today–the first time he’s ever done such a thing. With lawm...
Former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh blocked from entering US
Al Jazeera English - 11 Dec 2018 09:11
State department says Jammeh and members of his immediate family ineligible to enter the United States.