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Greta Thunberg calls world leaders' attacks on her 'just funny'
The Week - 30 Dec 2019 15:57
Greta Thunberg says it's "just funny" when she's personally attacked by world leaders like President Trump. The 16-year-old Swedish climate change activist, who earlier this month was named Time's person of the year, spo...
Mosaic's Jimmy Miller Buys Jerry Bruckheimer's Brentwood Estate
Variety - 30 Dec 2019 08:12
Though the deal actually closed last year, it’s only now that Jimmy Miller and his longtime wife Cheryl have finally moved into his dynamic new estate in the Westside L.A. neighborhood of Brentwood Park. Records show t...
NFL Mock Draft 2020: Updated First-Round Predictions After Week 17
Bleacher Report - 30 Dec 2019 02:50
As the final seconds ticked away in NFL games, 20 of the league's 32 franchises have shifted to offseason mode. The Cincinnati Bengals recently clinched the No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 NFL draft, and they're unofficia...
Why We Will Need Walt Whitman in 2020
The New York Times - 30 Dec 2019 13:00
With our democracy in crisis, the poet and prophet of the American ideal should be our guide.
Behind the scenes of Eli Manning's quiet Giants send-off
New York Post - 30 Dec 2019 04:50
Eli Manning packed his belongings into a brown briefcase and walked through the double doors toward an uncertain future, and hardly anyone in the locker room noticed. A Giants spokesperson standing nearby said Manning wa...
California man accused of murdering homeless woman looking for place to sleep
New York Post - 30 Dec 2019 05:57
ACaliforniaman was arrested Friday for allegedlymurdering a homeless womanwho was trying to find a place to sleep, police say.
Is "John Mulaney and The Sack Lunch Bunch" Satire?
Popdust - 30 Dec 2019 22:06
I really wanted to love John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch, because I really love John Mulaney. John Mulaney is easily my favorite comedian of the modern era. He's an expert writer, capable of digging into jokes with su...
Cats estimated to lose up to $100 million
Consequence of Sound - 30 Dec 2019 07:49
Universal's ill-fated adaptation is a cat-astrophe at the box office. Cats estimated to lose up to $100 million Robin Bacior
De Blasio pleads to Trump for help with homeless crisis
New York Post - 30 Dec 2019 03:56
Mayor Bill de Blasio pleaded with President Trump on Sunday for help with the burgeoning homeless situation wreaking havoc throughout the city. The Democrat said in an interview on Fox News that he would like the federal...
Small Businesses Rush to Borrow Online, Sparking Fears of High Rates, Costly Terms
Wall Street Journal - 30 Dec 2019 21:26Pompeo to visit Ukraine amid impeachment furor, disarray in Trump's policy toward key ally
USA Today - 30 Dec 2019 15:44
Pompeo has refused to say how much he knew about the Ukraine pressure campaign. In Kyiv, he plans to meet with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky.
NFL Playoff Bracket 2020: AFC, NFC Picture and Super Bowl Predictions
Bleacher Report - 30 Dec 2019 02:39
For the first time in nine years, the New England Patriots won't be starting the NFL playoffs with a first-round bye. Falling to the Miami Dolphins in Week 17 means the Patriots will host the Tennessee Titans in the Wild...
Lindsey Graham Suspicious Giuliani's Ukraine Information May Be Russian Propaganda
The Huffington Post - 30 Dec 2019 03:38
"My advice to Giuliani would be to share what he got from Ukraine" with the intelligence community to "make sure it's not Russia propaganda."
GOP Senator: Trump Is Not A Role Model For Young People
The Huffington Post - 30 Dec 2019 04:28
"I don't like the way that he tweets, some of the things that he says, his word choices at times are not my word choices," Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) said.
The Strangeness of Grief
The New Yorker - 30 Dec 2019 13:00
V. S. Naipaul reckons with the different forms of loss.
Daughter of deacon killed in Texas church shooting says she forgives gunman: report
New York Post - 30 Dec 2019 15:11
The daughter of a deacon gunned down during the Texas church shootout recalled her dad’s heartbreaking final moments — but said in a new interview that she forgives the gunman. Anton "Tony" Wallace, 64, a deacon and ...
Top Movie and TV Trailers of the Week: 'Star Trek: Picard,' 'The Gentlemen,' and More
Geek - 30 Dec 2019 04:40
'Star Trek: Picard' (Photo Credit: CBS Interactive, Inc.) New Year’s Eve is almost here and while you're planning for the last night of 2019, we've rounded up the top movie and TV trailers that you may have missed duri...
Taliban ruling council agrees to ceasefire in Afghanistan
The Week - 30 Dec 2019 04:39
The Taliban's ruling council on Sunday agreed to a brief ceasefire in Afghanistan, which could lead to a peace deal with the United States. The council has not yet decided when the ceasefire will start, officials from th...
Putin and Trump spoke by phone to discuss counter-terrorism efforts, Kremlin says
CNN - 30 Dec 2019 04:38
Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke with President Donald Trump by phone Sunday, discussing counter-terrorism efforts and "matters of mutual interest," according to a Kremlin readout of the call.
1 dead after small plane crashes into Maryland homes, erupts in flames
CNN - 30 Dec 2019 01:43
One person was killed after a small plane crashed into two homes in Lanham, Maryland, on Sunday, officials said.
Our Year of Trumpschmerz
The New Yorker - 30 Dec 2019 19:49
Susan B. Glasser writes about the suffering induced by constant updates about President Donald Trump, and finds a German compound word to describe it.
Seattle's Foster Children Deserve Better
The New York Times - 30 Dec 2019 18:00
Our most vulnerable children in Washington's most populated county need safe spaces to heal.