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Explosion leaves China in 'post-apocalyptic' state
New York Post - 14 Aug 2015 08:16
This post-apocalyptic scene of car skeletons is all that remained in the lot after a series of earth-shaking explosions in China on Wednesday. Local authorities report that at least 50...
Jeb Bush says 'taking out Saddam Hussein turned out to be a pretty good deal'
The Week - 14 Aug 2015 08:05
At a national security forum in Davenport, Iowa, on Thursday, the moderator asked Jeb Bush about his comments linking the rise of Islamic State to the withdrawal of most troops from Iraq in 2009, pressing him on whether...
Did ISIS use mustard gas?
CNN - 14 Aug 2015 07:44
The U.S. is investigating what it believes are "credible" reports that ISIS fighters used mustard agent in an attack against Kurdish Peshmerga this week, causing several of them to fall ill, U.S. officials working in at ...
Who Is Charnesia Corley? Texas Woman To Sue Police Over Vagina Search In Public After Traffic Stop
IBTimes - 14 Aug 2015 16:50
Charnesia Corley, a 21-year-old African-American woman from Spring, Texas, was planning to file a federal lawsuit against the Harris County Sheriff's Department over a public genital probing by officers looking for marij...
Ruling Greek party in turmoil ahead of bailout vote
Al Jazeera English - 14 Aug 2015 07:48
Revolt by Syriza dissenters who accuse PM of going back on promises made to voters at election.
Connecticut Court Strikes Down State Death Penalty
ABC News - 14 Aug 2015 07:39
Connecticut high court strikes down state's death penalty, giving reprieve to 11 on death row
Japan joins U.S.-Philippine humanitarian drills amid China sea dispute
Reuters - 14 Aug 2015 12:47
SUBIC BAY, Philippines
DNA evidence proves Warren Harding had child with mistress
New York Post - 14 Aug 2015 17:16
WASHINGTON -- DNA testing all but confirmed Thomas Jefferson slept with his slave Sally Hemings. Now it’s rewriting another lurid chapter in presidential history, this one from the Roaring ’20s....
For those who have everything: A blazer that's also a cover-up
The Week - 14 Aug 2015 22:23
"Dear aspiring clubmen and women, behold the article of clothing you have awaited your entire life," said Micaela English at Town & Country. The BASK Toweling Blazer ($275) -- available in both men's and women's cuts -- ...
State of emergency ends in Ferguson, Missouri, as violence recedes
Reuters - 14 Aug 2015 17:20
(Reuters) - St. Louis County on Friday ended the state of emergency it had put in effect earlier this week for Ferguson, Missouri, and surrounding areas due to Sunday's violent street protests.
Judge to Rule on Life Sentence for Deadly Indianapolis Blast
ABC News - 14 Aug 2015 08:13
Judge set to decide whether man should face life sentence in deadly Indianapolis house blast
Judge Tosses Murder Conviction of Man in Prison for 34 Years
ABC News - 14 Aug 2015 07:53
Judge tosses conviction of man in prison for 34 years in teen's death, cites new DNA evidence
Helicopter Crash In Lagos, Nigeria, Kills American Pilot, 5 Others
IBTimes - 14 Aug 2015 07:50
Six people, including an American pilot and his Nigerian first officer, were killed in a helicopter crash in Nigeria's commercial capital of Lagos Wednesday. The chopper, carrying 12 people, crashed into a lagoon while i...
Joe Biden is thinking about running as a one-term president
The Week - 14 Aug 2015 17:08
As rumors continue to swirl over whether Vice President Joe Biden will soon toss his hat into the Democratic ring, journalist Carl Bernstein suggested Friday that Biden supporters might like to see their man in office in...
Gulf Eats Away at Coast Outside Levee-Protected New Orleans
ABC News - 14 Aug 2015 08:13
Losing to the sea: 10 years after Katrina, Louisiana's fishing towns melting into the water
School attack militants face death
CNN - 14 Aug 2015 06:51
Seven Taliban militants involved in a series of deadly attacks -- including one in a Peshawar school that killed 145 people on December 17, 2014 -- have been given the death penalty.
Raul Castro losing Fidel's shadow
CNN - 14 Aug 2015 06:28
CNN's Patrick Oppmann explains how Raul Castro, in power since 2006, is starting to come out from behind his brother's shadow.
A Smelly Visit to the City's Sewer System Ends With 3 Men Under Arrest
The New York Times - 14 Aug 2015 04:29
Authorities suspect that the three men arrested on Thursday and accused of trespassing, after they resurfaced from a manhole, were looking for lost valuable items.
Hero firefighter recuperates after being shot by gang leader
New York Post - 14 Aug 2015 22:40
The FDNY lieutenant shot by a wanted gangster who set off a smoke bomb at his home was hailed Friday for crawling through the blinding plumes in search of possible...
Why Keyser Söze still rules, 20 years later
CNN - 14 Aug 2015 21:53
In August 1995, a crime drama called "The Usual Suspects" opened in a handful of theaters and soon accomplished two remarkable things.
The Stunning Number of Reptiles One Man Hoarded in His Home
ABC News - 14 Aug 2015 20:06
More than 150 crocodiles, alligators and caimans were recently rescued from a Toronto-area home, according to the reptile rescue that took in the animals.
Here's Why People Believe In Conspiracy Theories
Time - 14 Aug 2015 18:58
UFO sightings. Hoaxed moon landings. Reptiles who rule the world. What, in the name of our alleged lizard overlords, convinces a person to believe in conspiracy theories? According to a pair of new studies published in t...