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Pope: Reform campaign finance
CNN - 13 Mar 2015 02:33
Campaign finance reformers, rejoice! The Pope is in your corner.
Head of US Military Repeatedly Warned Iraq About Troops??? Conduct
ABC News - 13 Mar 2015 03:03
ABC News discovered trove of disturbing images online, critics say "war crimes."
Alleged Pippin Roe Killer Indicted, Extradition Expected
Boston - 13 Mar 2015 22:47
Ritcher Baez was indicted Friday and charged with first degree murder, according to Jake Wark, spokesperson for Suffolk County District Attorney Dan Conley.
Kendall County authorities find sex predator hiding in secret room
Chicago Tribune - 13 Mar 2015 01:59No reincarnation for Dalai Lama?
CNN - 13 Mar 2015 05:20
CNN's Amara Walker reports on the battle over a key Buddhist belief between China and followers of the Dalai Lama.
Sunni fighter: Tikrit will be ISIS' graveyard
CNN - 13 Mar 2015 02:43
Outside Tikrit, Iraqi fighters celebrate their progress in the battle against ISIS. CNN's Ben Wedeman reports.
Tanzania arrests witchdoctors over attacks on albinos
Al Jazeera English - 13 Mar 2015 01:50
At least 200 people detained during special operation linked to wave of attacks and murders of albinos.
U.S. Army helicopter crash off Florida kills 11; most bodies recovered
Reuters - 13 Mar 2015 04:23
(Reuters) - Search teams found the wreckage of an Army Black Hawk helicopter that crashed off Florida's Gulf Coast and have recovered the bodies of most of the seven Marines and four soldiers on board, authorities and lo...
Bail Set at $2 Million for Man Linked to Idaho Killings
ABC News - 13 Mar 2015 02:58
$2M bail set for Idaho man linked to killing of former head of Arizona utility, family
Prosecutors: Man robs, assaults women, berates them for prostitution
Chicago Tribune - 13 Mar 2015 02:14Listen to President Obama read mean tweets about himself on Kimmel Live
The Week - 13 Mar 2015 06:12
You didn't think Jimmy Kimmel would let President Obama stop by his show and not read some mean tweets, did you? On Thursday night's Jimmy Kimmel Live, the president showed he can handle everything from insults about his...
ISIS Torches 1,500 Historic Manuscripts In Iraq, Sells Looted Artifacts On Black Market: Report
IBTimes - 13 Mar 2015 05:00
ISIS militants torched 1,500 ancient, historic manuscripts in Iraq and sold looted artifacts on the black market, one day after the terror group destroyed an archaeological site in biblical Nineveh, the country's Ministr...
15 Immigrants Protected From Deportation Arrested in Sweep
ABC News - 13 Mar 2015 02:59
15 immigrants protected from deportation arrested in national sweep for criminals
Police hunt for suspects after officers shot in Missouri city
Reuters - 13 Mar 2015 02:22
FERGUSON, Mo.
Carjacking Victim Recalls 'Terrifying' Night at Boston Bombing Trial
Time - 13 Mar 2015 01:54
Older Tsarnaev brother apparently admitted his crimes during the incident
Dominican Police Question 16 From US in Prostitution Raid
ABC News - 13 Mar 2015 01:15
Dominican Republic police question 16 from US, 7 Dominicans after prostitution raid near Sosua
Tourist dies after boat hits whale
CNN - 13 Mar 2015 01:03
A Canadian tourist was killed after a small inflatable tour boat collided with a whale off the coast of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, authorities said Thursday.
American and British Aid Workers Infected With Ebola in Sierra Leone
The New York Times - 13 Mar 2015 00:39
The new infections were a reminder that the Ebola crisis that has ravaged West Africa is far from over.
New Secret Service Allegations Disappoint Obama
ABC News - 13 Mar 2015 00:39
President Obama is "disappointed" by the latest allegations of U.S. Secret Service misconduct, but retains confidence in his new director Joe Clancy.
Oklahoma SAE fraternity is suing university over racism allegations
The Week - 13 Mar 2015 23:21
A group of University of Oklahoma SAE students and alums plan to take legal action against the university and its president, David Boren, in the wake of a growing controversy over a video depicting Sigma Alpha Epsilon fr...
In China, a Building Frenzy's Fault Lines
The New York Times - 13 Mar 2015 18:16
As foreign investors clamored for a piece of China's real estate boom, it was easy to overlook the type of risk that brought down the property developer Kaisa.
Play the Slate News Quiz
Slate - 13 Mar 2015 15:42
Welcome back to Slate's weekly news quiz. I'm your host, 74-time Jeopardy! winner Ken Jennings.