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Beautiful woman charged in random fatal stabbing might get bail
New York Post - 21 Dec 2015 23:49
The dapper businesswoman who fatally stabbed a young newlywed in a shocking random attack at a Canadian drug store is planning to apply for bail - and she just might get it, her lawyer told the Post on Monday. Attorneys ...
China To Cancel Zimbabwe's $40M Debt, Increase Local Use Of Yuan
IBTimes - 21 Dec 2015 17:13
Zimbabwe's finance minister announced Monday that China will cancel about $40 million worth of the southern African nation's debt due to mature this year. Zimbabwe is also hoping to facilitate use of China's yuan currenc...
Siren maker sued by thousands of firefighters over hearing loss
The Week - 21 Dec 2015 04:31
Close to 4,400 current and former firefighters are suing an Illinois-based company that makes sirens, saying the sirens were too loud and not enough was done to protect their hearing. Joseph Nardone, a former fire battal...
U.S. to Protect African Lions Under Endangered Species Act
The New York Times - 21 Dec 2015 04:50
Five months after the death of Cecil the lion spurred outrage, the new rules will make it more difficult for hunters to bring lion trophies into the United States.
Vice-PM 'sexually harassed women'
CNN - 21 Dec 2015 03:39
Silvan Shalom, Israel's vice prime minister and also its interior minister, is stepping down from both posts and as a member of Knesset, he announced in a statement on Sunday. His resignation comes amid accusations from ...
Trump says Hillary Clinton 'lies like crazy'
New York Post - 21 Dec 2015 00:43
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump called Hillary Clinton a "liar" Sunday for asserting ISIS is using him as a recruitment tool, and also bashed the Democratic front-runner for a prolonged bathroom break during last night's debat...
NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo To Pardon Up To 10,000 Convicted Of Felonies As Teenagers
IBTimes - 21 Dec 2015 05:35
As many as 10,000 New Yorkers could be eligible for pardons for nonviolent crimes they were convicted of as teens, provided they have lived on the straight and narrow since then. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Sunday that h...
Lindsey Graham Drops Out of 2016 Republican Presidential Race
ABC News - 21 Dec 2015 16:58
Republican presidential candidate Lindsey Graham is dropping out of the 2016 race for the White House. The South Carolina senator, who revealed the news in a CNN interview Monday morning, is the fourth GOP contender to d...
Indonesia: Plot Foiled to Kill Officials, Shiite Followers
ABC News - 21 Dec 2015 16:55
Indonesian police say they have foiled plot to attack government officials, Shiite followers
Colombia leader Tweets about Miss Universe error
Miami Herald - 21 Dec 2015 16:33
President Juan Manuel Santos has had to reverse a celebratory Tweet after discovering that Miss Colombia had been mistakenly named the winner of the Miss Universe contest in Las Vegas, Nevada. …
Trump demands an apology from Clinton over ISIS remark
The Week - 21 Dec 2015 16:30
Donald Trump said Monday that Hillary Clinton owes him an apology for suggesting at the Democratic presidential debate Saturday that "he's becoming ISIS's best recruiter." "They are going to people showing videos of Dona...
Reaction to 8-year bans for Blatter and Platini
Miami Herald - 21 Dec 2015 16:29
Reaction to the eight-year bans handed out Monday by the FIFA ethics commission to FIFA President Sepp Blatter and UEFA President Michel Platini: …
Obama: Americans need to keep ISIS fears 'in perspective'
New York Post - 21 Dec 2015 16:18
WASHINGTON — President Obama said Americans need to keep their fears of ISIS "in perspective" and the next president should remember to "not just to shoot, but to aim." In a year-end interview with NPR News, Obama accu...
Jimmy Carter teaches Sunday School hours after grandson's death
The Week - 21 Dec 2015 05:21
During his regular Sunday School lesson at Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains, Georgia, former president Jimmy Carter shared the tragic news that his grandson had died. Carter arrived 25 minutes after his lesson was set ...
Judgment Day Dawns For Blatter and Platini in FIFA Ethics Case
Time - 21 Dec 2015 04:48
The pair could face bans of up to 10 years
Schools in Nashua, New Hampshire To Close Following 'Detailed Threat of Violence'
Time - 21 Dec 2015 04:11
Schools are expected to reopen on Tuesday
UN Sees Progress In Yemen Talks But Urgent Need For Full Ceasefire
IBTimes - 21 Dec 2015 03:22
BERN, Switzerland -- Yemen's warring parties have agreed on a broad framework for ending their war at talks here but they first have to agree a permanent ceasefire, after a week-long truce was widely violated, the United...
A Jewish View of Christmas
Time - 21 Dec 2015 18:57
We can proclaim our own traditions and faith while honoring others
Colombia Leader Tweets About Miss Universe Error
ABC News - 21 Dec 2015 18:54
Colombian president Tweets about Miss Universe mistake
Third person arrested in Worcester armory theft for allegedly arranging weapons sales
Boston - 21 Dec 2015 16:49
A third person has been arrested and is due in court on Monday in connection to the theft of 16 weapons from a Worcester Army Reserve center in November.
Obama Foundation names finalists to design presidential library
Chicago Tribune - 21 Dec 2015 16:30Efforts under way for Iran-Saudi 'direct dialogue'
Al Jazeera English - 21 Dec 2015 16:26
Tehran says Middle East rivals who support opposing sides in regional conflicts plan to meet to resolve differences.