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Behind the biggest holiday sales increase in years
New York Post - 27 Dec 2018 05:59
Traders on Wall Street were full of doom and gloom this holiday season. Shoppers on Main Street, meanwhile, were busy buying stuff. Retailers delivered their biggest holiday sales increases in six years, as shoppers shru...
Australia suffers extreme heat wave up to 14 C above average
CNN - 27 Dec 2018 05:51
Australians are suffering a brutal post-Christmas heatwave, with temperatures in most parts of the country's southeast up to 14 degrees Celsius (24 degrees Fahrenheit) higher than the average for this time of year.
Two Sherpa Widows Will Try to Summit Everest in Honor of Their Late Husbands
Time - 27 Dec 2018 05:57
They also hope to inspire other widows and single women
Lawmaker calls Trump's comments in Iraq 'inappropriate'
CNN - 27 Dec 2018 01:02
Rep. Denny Heck (D-WA) criticized President Trump's remarks during his visit with US troops in Iraq for Christmas.
Putin hails successful test of Russia's new hypersonic missile
Al Jazeera English - 27 Dec 2018 04:42
President says missile system, which will enter service next year, to ensure Russia's security for decades to come.
In Iraq, Trump told the troops 2 falsehoods about their pay
The Week - 27 Dec 2018 03:56
While speaking to service members at al-Asad airbase in Iraq on Wednesday, President Trump spread two falsehoods about military pay. He asked the crowd if anyone there was "willing to give up the big pay raise you just g...
Store customers surround, pull guns on men trying to steal tools
New York Post - 27 Dec 2018 03:23
MARYSVILLE, Wash. -- Authorities say two men were surrounded by customers with guns while attempting to steal tools from a Washington store. The Daily Herald reports the men, ages 22 and 23, allegedly took four nail guns...
You Can Only Grieve So Much
Dead Spin - 27 Dec 2018 21:20
Will Leitch, contributing editor at New York magazine, national correspondent for MLB.com, film critic for Grierson & Leitch, host of Sports Illustrated's "The Will Leitch Show" and founder of Deadspin, is doing his year...
Popular former military chief jumps into politics in Israel
Miami Herald - 27 Dec 2018 16:50
A popular former Israeli military chief jumped into the political fray Thursday, announcing he would run for office in the upcoming election and instantly injected perhaps the strongest challenge to …
Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker apparently lied on his resume
The Week - 27 Dec 2018 16:40
It seems Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker's resume needs a fact checker. Whitaker, who took over for ousted Attorney General Jeff Sessions in November, seems to have exaggerated his accomplishments as a Universit...
Georgia Republican who campaigned for governor in 'deportation bus' reports to jail
USA Today - 27 Dec 2018 16:38Commerce Department won't publish economic data during shutdown
New York Post - 27 Dec 2018 16:33
The US Department of Commerce's Bureau of Economic Analysis and Census Bureau will not publish economic data during the ongoing partial government shutdown, the Wall Street Journal reported. The Commerce Department relea...
Saudi king orders Cabinet shakeup after Khashoggi's killing
Miami Herald - 27 Dec 2018 16:23
Saudi Arabia's King Salman issued a wide-ranging overhaul of top government posts on Thursday, including naming a new foreign minister, following international fallout from the killing of Saudi writer Jamal …
Madagascar's provisional results say Rajoelina wins runoff
Miami Herald - 27 Dec 2018 16:20
Madagascar's electoral commission has announced provisional results in the runoff presidential election, saying Andry Rajoelina received more than 55 percent of the vote while Marc Ravalomanana received more than 44 …
German customs destroys drugs valued at $592 million
Miami Herald - 27 Dec 2018 16:18
German authorities say customs officials in the Hamburg area have destroyed nine tons of drugs with an estimated total street value of about 520 million euros ($592 million). The Hamburg …
Clashes in Tunisia after journalist sets himself on fire
CNN - 27 Dec 2018 16:13
Clashes in Tunisia have continued between protesters and police for a second night as anger grew over the death of a journalist who set himself on fire.
More than 41,000 public service workers sought federal student loan forgiveness. The government approved just 206
USA Today - 27 Dec 2018 16:09United Arab Emirates to reopen embassy in Syrian capital
CNN - 27 Dec 2018 16:05
The United Arab Emirates will reopen its embassy in Damascus seven years after withdrawing its diplomatic representation from Syria, the Emirati government said Thursday.
3-week-old baby elephant dies suddenly at Columbus Zoo
USA Today - 27 Dec 2018 16:00
It was the first elephant birth at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in almost 10 years.
Trump's new shutdown excuse: 'Most of the people not getting paid are Democrats'
The Week - 27 Dec 2018 15:57
As the partial government shutdown enters its sixth day, President Trump seemed to suggest Thursday that most of the federal employees going without pay are Democrats. Trump continued to insist on Twitter that the govern...
14-Year-Old California Girl Dies After Fall From Arizona's Horseshoe Bend Overlook
Time - 27 Dec 2018 15:55
A teenage girl from California has died after falling from an overlook in Arizona, authorities say. The 14-year-old girl was found dead about 700 feet below the Horseshoe Bend overlook, Coconino County sheriff’s offici...
White House, Congressional Democrats See No Deal on Shutdown
Time - 27 Dec 2018 15:49
(WASHINGTON) — Chances look slim for ending the partial government shutdown any time soon. Lawmakers are away from Washington for the holidays and have been told they will get 24 hours’ notice before having to return...