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Yale Student Tyler Carlisle Attacks Alexander Michaud: Right-Wing Activist Commits Suicide After Stabbing Classmate
IBTimes - 26 May 2015 21:48
A newly minted Yale University alumnus allegedly stabbed a younger classmate before killing himself Tuesday morning at an off-campus apartment complex in New Haven, Connecticut. Tyler Carlisle, who graduated from Yale la...
3 Burglars Share Tips of Trade in Crime Prevention Video
ABC News - 26 May 2015 07:11
3 burglars add validity to police warnings by sharing tips of trade in crime prevention video
Chemical Weapon Threat On Commercial Flights 'Not Credible': Enforcement
IBTimes - 26 May 2015 06:00
U.S. military jets escorted an Air France flight Monday after the aircraft had received a threat. According to the FBI, an anonymous caller said that there was a chemical weapon on the airliner. The jets escorted Air Fra...
Rhino on the mend after horn ripped by poachers
CNN - 26 May 2015 02:59
The University of Pretoria's Dr. Gerhard Steenkamp speaks to CNN Today about a new procedure he helped develop to save rhinos who are victims of poachers.
But U.S. VP praises Iraqi military
CNN - 26 May 2015 00:13
American officials attempted to explain on Monday the claim made over the weekend by Defense Secretary Ash Carter that Iraqi defense forces "showed no will to fight" prior to the ISIS siege of Ramadi.
Actor Sam Shepard Arrested for Drunken Driving in Santa Fe
ABC News - 26 May 2015 23:49
Shephard most recently starred in Netflix's "Bloodline."
Hormel goes organic with latest big food acquisition
Time - 26 May 2015 23:30
Deal is latest by big food company for a smaller 'natural' rival.
Putin Blames Foreign Interference For Rise Of ISIS In Middle East
IBTimes - 26 May 2015 21:10
Russian President Vladimir Putin blamed foreign intervention in the Middle East for the rise of the Islamic State group, also known as ISIS. The Russian president was discussing security measures at the seventh BRICS Sum...
Gustafson, McBride Join Europe as Solheim Cup Vice Captains
ABC News - 26 May 2015 13:08
Sophie Gustafson and Maria McBride named vice captains for Europe's Solheim Cup team
Sex trade goes underground in red light district
CNN - 26 May 2015 04:56
After a crackdown over a year ago, many thought the go-go days of China's "sin city" were over, but the sex trade in the southern city of Dongguan didn't disappear. Rather, it went underground.
In Texas and Oklahoma, at least 4 are dead after severe storms
The Week - 26 May 2015 04:52
Four people are confirmed dead after heavy rains hit Texas and Oklahoma over the weekend. States of disaster declared throughout Texas after 3 die in massive flooding ://t.co/C4R6kpe4D9 pic.twitter.com/S1UdlD0nPK -- Busi...
Bernie Sanders Rallies a Progressive Campaign With a Realist's Eye
Time - 26 May 2015 04:46
The Vermont socialist is also a canny politician
Horror as bounce house lifts with children inside
CNN - 26 May 2015 04:33
Three children were injured on Monday when a waterspout came onshore and lifted the inflatable bounce house they were in, authorities said.
Death Toll Climbs as Plains Brace for More Floods, Storms
ABC News - 26 May 2015 03:02
Tornadoes rip border town, Texas; floods sweep away homes, bridges.
Nigeria Bans Female Genital Mutilation: African Powerhouse Sends 'Powerful Signal' About FGM With New Bill
IBTimes - 26 May 2015 23:54
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan signed a bill this week that criminalizes female genital mutilation or cutting, a practice that a staggering 19.9 million Nigerian women are thought to have undergone. The landmark le...
Teens sentenced in Taste of Park Ridge beating
Chicago Tribune - 26 May 2015 23:52Bernie Sanders officially launches 2016 presidential campaign
The Week - 26 May 2015 23:50
One month after officially announcing his intention to run for president in 2016, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) officially kicked off his longshot campaign in Burlington, Vermont Tuesday. The self-described Democratic s...
Vox Media Acquiring ReCode
The New York Times - 26 May 2015 23:47
The deal would give ReCode, a technology news site, access to a wider audience, something it has struggled to build in a crowded field.
Qatar Is Treating Its World Cup Workers Like Slaves: Nepal Earthquake Edition
Mother Jones - 26 May 2015 23:39
We're still seven years away from the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, but it seems like the event has been buried under bad news for a decade: everything from allegations of bribery and corruption to terrible human rights viola...
Asger Juhl Backlash: Rabbit-Killing Radio Host's Firing Demanded As Danish Radio24syv Defends Animal's Death
IBTimes - 26 May 2015 23:39
Thousands of animal lovers are calling on a Danish radio station to fire the DJ who bludgeoned a baby rabbit to death on the air. Asger Juhl, who hosts a program on Radio24syv, killed the 9-week-old bunny in the studio o...
Judges Are Just Extensions of Political Parties These Days
Mother Jones - 26 May 2015 23:33
From a post by Dara Lind about a court ruling on President Obama's immigration plan: The two Republican-appointed judges hearing the case sided against the administration, while the Democratic-appointed judge on the pane...
Assassination gang targets Libya PM
CNN - 26 May 2015 23:27
Libya's Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thinni survived an assassination attempt on Tuesday in the eastern city of Tobruk, according to the country's official news agency.