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Hotel fighting Bangkok sex tourists
CNN - 16 Dec 2015 02:42
In the often licentious Thai capital of Bangkok, one of the most prudish, eccentric and inexpensive places to stay is the draconian, heavily sanitized Atlanta Hotel.
Pupil raped, murdered math teacher
CNN - 16 Dec 2015 01:02
A jury in Massachusetts has found Philip Chism guilty of first-degree murder in the 2013 killing of his high school math teacher, Colleen Ritzer.
Former Field Museum employee charged with stealing $900,000
Chicago Tribune - 16 Dec 2015 16:15Watch Donald Trump Get Heckled by an Anti-Big-Money Protester
Time - 16 Dec 2015 06:18
The protester was reportedly affiliated with a group devoted to getting big money out of politics
The $1BN sand city where humans are banned
CNN - 16 Dec 2015 05:39
In the arid plains of the southern New Mexico desert, between the site of the first atomic bomb test and the U.S.-Mexico border, a new city is rising from the sand.
Paris to save notes and drawings left after the attacks
Boston - 16 Dec 2015 04:15
PARIS (AP) -- The city of Paris has decided to collect and archive the notes, poems and drawings left by passers-by on informal memorials at the sites of the Nov. 13 attacks, to keep the memory intact of the moving and s...
Freddie Gray jurors deadlocked, will resume on Wednesday
Chicago Tribune - 16 Dec 2015 03:18Boyfriend charged after stopping Houston freeway to propose
New York Post - 16 Dec 2015 15:47
HOUSTON -- A Houston man risks a jail term after he stopped traffic on a busy freeway to propose marriage to his girlfriend. Vidal Valladares was charged Tuesday with obstructing a roadway, a Class B misdemeanor punishab...
2 Dead, 1 Survivor As Medical Helicopter Crashes in Arizona
ABC News - 16 Dec 2015 14:53
Search and rescue crews in Arizona are looking for a helicopter that went down Tuesday night with three people on board.
Opinion: How South Africa's Zuma became a 'lame duck'
CNN - 16 Dec 2015 14:45
Mayhem is the only word that can describe President Jacob Zuma's shock reversal of the appointment of almost-finance minister David van Rooyen. Markets welcomed the move to the well-known and trusted Pravin Gordhan, the ...
Hillary calls on Muslim-Americans to help thwart terrorism
New York Post - 16 Dec 2015 07:50
WASHINGTON -- Hillary Clinton called Muslim-Americans the "best defense" against homegrown terrorism, in a speech Tuesday explaining how she would protect the United States from future terror attacks. Seeking to contrast...
The 5 Habits That Will Make You Happy, According to Science
Time - 16 Dec 2015 07:01
So what’s going to make you happy? Let’s get more specific: what’s going to make your brain happy? And let’s focus on things that are simple and easy to do instead of stuff like winning the lottery. Neuroscience ...
Here's Who Won on Social Media During Tuesday's Republican Debate
Time - 16 Dec 2015 06:53
Trump was once again the most talked about candidate on Twitter
FIFA Officials Plead Not Guilty in Soccer Corruption Probe
Time - 16 Dec 2015 04:06
The charges include bribery, racketeering, conspiracy and wire fraud
Kerry Accepts Russia's Demand That Assad's Future be Determined by the Syrian People
Time - 16 Dec 2015 04:00
"The United States and our partners are not seeking so-called regime change"
Ex-presidents urge Venezuelan opposition leaders to act
Miami Herald - 16 Dec 2015 02:21
New Congress needs to pick leader to quell international uncertainty International community doubts opposition is united After historic election, Venezuela's future may get worse before better …
'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Review: The Empire Strikes Out
Forbes - 16 Dec 2015 17:00
Thumbnail:Star Wars: The Force Awakensoffers strong visuals and engaging new characters, but suffers from a slapdash screenplay that mimicsthe initial trilogy sans new context while overloading on generic action sequence...
Christian prof at Wheaton College placed on leave for why she wore hijab
Chicago Tribune - 16 Dec 2015 16:40Austria: 2 Men Arrested, Possibly Connected to Paris Attacks
ABC News - 16 Dec 2015 14:50
Austria: 2 men arrested, suspected of terrorism, possible connection to Paris attacks
Syrian Troops Capture Strategic Mountain in Coastal Province
ABC News - 16 Dec 2015 14:49
Syrian troops capture strategic mountain in northwestern coastal province of Latakia
Most Oppose Assault Weapons Ban; High Doubts About Stopping a Lone Wolf
ABC News - 16 Dec 2015 14:46
A majority of Americans oppose banning assault weapons for the first time
Students of Pakistani school attack still victimised
Al Jazeera English - 16 Dec 2015 14:40
Students who survived the attack last year struggle to cope with the tragedy, which is now costing them their grades.