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Reading Between the Lines of President Obama's ISIS Pentagon Briefing
Time - 15 Dec 2015 04:31
What he said, what he meant and what he left unsaid
New Zealand picks new flag design to challenge current flag
Miami Herald - 15 Dec 2015 06:43
New Zealanders have chosen a new flag design but the question now is whether enough people will rally behind it to oust the current flag. …
A Restaurant in China Has Been Charging Diners a Fee to Breathe Unpolluted Air
Time - 15 Dec 2015 06:25
"Waiter, I'll have oxygen to start please"
White House Holds Meeting With Muslims and Sikhs
Time - 15 Dec 2015 05:43
The meetings were called after a spike in anti-Islamic incidents
Convicted spy Jonathan Pollard is still a threat: prosecutors
New York Post - 15 Dec 2015 04:28
Convicted spy Jonathan Pollard still poses a threat to the US -- even after spending 30 years in federal prison for selling top-secret information to Israel, prosecutors said Monday. Pollard, who was released last month,...
Slave Conditions in Thai Shrimp Industry Prompt U.S. Boycott Calls
Time - 15 Dec 2015 04:28
Enslaved workers were forced to peel shrimp in Thailand for up to 16 hours a day for little or no pay
Exclusive: Iran's Oct 10 missile test violated U.N. ban - expert panel
Reuters - 15 Dec 2015 16:13
UNITED NATIONS
Russian Rocket Takes Off for Space Station
Time - 15 Dec 2015 14:42
The capsule contains an American, a British and a Russian astronaut
Seeking action on guns, White House turns to governors
USA Today - 15 Dec 2015 14:08
A state-and-local strategy is one part of White House response to gun violence.
Man Charged in Notorious Australian Double Killing
ABC News - 15 Dec 2015 06:59
Man charged with slaying of girl whose body was found in a suitcase far from mother's remains
Nuclear Reactor at Indian Point Shuts Down
ABC News - 15 Dec 2015 06:48
Unit 3 at the nuclear plant in New York shut down.
AP Report on Slave-Peeled Shrimp Spurs Calls for Boycott
ABC News - 15 Dec 2015 06:46
Some calling for boycott of slave peeled shrimp; seafood firms say they must stay engaged
House GOP Working on Requiring Social Media Vetting of Visa Applicants
ABC News - 15 Dec 2015 06:27
The House Judiciary Committee announced Monday work on legislation that would tighten the screening process for visas, including the K-1 fianc?? visa used by San Bernardino shooter Tashfeen Malik to enter the United Stat...
Ex-Illinois Guardsman Pleads Guilty in Islamic State Plot
ABC News - 15 Dec 2015 04:48
Former Illinois National Guard soldier pleads guilty to conspiracy in Islamic State plot
Saudi Arabia forms Islamic counterterrorism coalition
Miami Herald - 15 Dec 2015 04:28
Saudi Arabia says 34 Muslim-majority nations have agreed to form a new military alliance to fight terrorism with a joint operations center based in the kingdom's capital, Riyadh. …
This beautiful woman stabbed a random person in the heart and no one knows why
New York Post - 15 Dec 2015 18:16
Until the moment she brandished a knife and stabbed a random woman in the heart, few would have had reason to fear "gentle, calm" Rohinie Bisesar. The well-dressed businesswoman -- described as "organized, professional, ...
Museum renames art to be more PC
CNN - 15 Dec 2015 14:29
Amsterdam's acclaimed Rijksmuseum has started renaming artwork in its vast collection whose titles could be considered inappropriate by a modern audience.
What will stop next U.S. massacre?
CNN - 15 Dec 2015 13:59
CNN Today's Amara Walker presses U.S. Representative Tim Murphy on whether or not more hospital beds are really enough to stop the next massacre in America.
India Worries It Compromised Too Much on Climate Treaty
ABC News - 15 Dec 2015 12:54
India lauds Paris climate consensus, but worries it compromised too much on final treaty
Couple Being Questioned Over Weapons Allegedly Used In Paris Attack
ABC News - 15 Dec 2015 12:52
Prosecutor's spokeswoman confirms the man is close to extreme-right groups.
Man gets 18 years in jail for shooting Uzbek imam
Miami Herald - 15 Dec 2015 12:49
A Swedish court sentenced an Uzbekistan national to 18 years in jail on Tuesday after finding him guilty of the 2012 attempted murder of an imam who was critical of the Uzbek regime. …
Australia Court: UK Company Misled Consumers Over Painkiller
ABC News - 15 Dec 2015 06:44
Popular painkiller removed from Australian shelves after court rules company misled consumers