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Historic Win: UConn Huskies Win 4th Straight National Title
ABC News - 6 Apr 2016 12:27
It's the greatest four-season stretch of any team in American sports ever.
She killed her husband and then fed him to her dog: police
New York Post - 6 Apr 2016 19:23
A Russian-born newlywed butchered her German hubby -- and fed strips of his flesh to her pooch, authorities said. Svetlana Batukova offed Horst Hans Henkels at their home in the posh Spanish resort community of Cala Mill...
China Expands Its Presence in the South China Sea With a New Lighthouse
Time - 6 Apr 2016 07:55
The project is the latest in a series of assertive territorial moves by Beijing
Romania: 2 Israelis arrested over prosecutor intimidation
Miami Herald - 6 Apr 2016 14:58
Two Israeli men have been arrested in Romania on suspicion that they set up a criminal group to harass and intimidate the country's chief anti-corruption prosecutor, authorities said Wednesday. …
Japanese military jet carrying 6 airmen missing
Miami Herald - 6 Apr 2016 15:37
A Japanese military jet carrying six airmen has disappeared from radar over southern Japan. …
Mexico Replaces Its Two Top Envoys to the U.S. Due to 'Hostile Climate'
Time - 6 Apr 2016 07:42
GOP frontrunner Donald Trump's remarks on Mexico have caused alarm south of the border
The Panama Papers documents were stolen by a hacker, law firm says
The Week - 6 Apr 2016 06:07
The 11.5 million documents released in a bundle dubbed the Panama Papers were stolen from the Mossack Fonseca law firm by a hacker, a founding partner of the company said. Mossack Fonseca has ruled out an inside job, Ram...
Panama Papers Could Add to Outrage in Presidential Race
ABC News - 6 Apr 2016 05:59
The revelations in the Panama Papers could add fuel to the outrage in the presidential race
Four-Peat: UConn Beats 'Cuse for 4th Straight National Title
ABC News - 6 Apr 2016 04:55
Breanna Stewart and UConn stand alone. Geno Auriemma, too, after another flawless season by the dominating Huskies.
Albanian army helicopter crashes, 2 missing, 1 injured
Miami Herald - 6 Apr 2016 15:52
A local official in Albania says a military helicopter has crashed at Shkodra Lake in the north of the country, Albania, with two of its crew still missing and one injured. …
Pope Francis blesses eyes of 5-year-old girl going blind
Miami Herald - 6 Apr 2016 15:48
Pope Francis has blessed the eyes of a 5-year-old Ohio girl who suffers from a rare genetic disease that is gradually robbing her of her sight. …
Puerto Rico legislators approve bill for debt moratorium
Miami Herald - 6 Apr 2016 15:17
Puerto Rico's House of Representatives has approved a bill that would allow the U.S. territory's governor to declare a fiscal emergency and implement a debt moratorium. …
Wildfires Threaten Towns in Oklahoma and Kansas
Time - 6 Apr 2016 07:23
A previous fire nearby in March scorched an estimated 574 square miles of rural land
What Cruz's thumping of Trump means
CNN - 6 Apr 2016 06:50
Ted Cruz won in Wisconsin -- by even more than most recent polls indicated -- in an absolutely essential victory for his campaign. With nearly 50% of the vote going for Cruz, it wasn't just a win. It was a thumping and m...
Ferguson Voters Give Split Result on Funding Police Overhaul
The New York Times - 6 Apr 2016 06:49
Voters in the St. Louis suburb turned down part of a tax increase package that city leaders had described as essential for carrying out a legal settlement with the Justice Department.
Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron Is Under Fire Over His Father's Offshore Fund
Time - 6 Apr 2016 06:48
The U.K. prime minister has become embroiled in fallout from the Panama Papers leak
Planned Parenthood Videos Bring Raid, Abortion Activist Says
ABC News - 6 Apr 2016 06:47
An anti-abortion activist who made undercover videos at Planned Parenthood clinics says California Department of Justice agents have raided his home
Plaque to Honor Slaves Who Once Lived, Worked at Harvard
ABC News - 6 Apr 2016 06:47
Harvard's president is dedicating a plaque to the slaves who played a role in the university's history
Bernie likes his chances in New York after rolling in Wisconsin
New York Post - 6 Apr 2016 06:46
WASHINGTON -- Bernie Sanders won an easy victory over Hillary Clinton in Wisconsin Tuesday, claiming momentum is on his side as the battle for the Democratic presidential nomination moves to New York. Sanders boasted to ...
Australian court rules man didn't deliberately spread HIV
Miami Herald - 6 Apr 2016 05:58
A Zimbabwean circus acrobat who infected his girlfriend with HIV through frequent unprotected sex won an appeal in Australia's highest court on Wednesday against a conviction for deliberately passing on the virus that ca...
North Korea: A socialist fairyland?
CNN - 6 Apr 2016 05:48
"Let us turn the whole country into a socialist fairyland!" declares one of North Korea's 310 official patriotic slogans published this year on behalf of the country's young leader, Marshall Kim Jong-un.
EPA Provides $8.5 Million to Protect Air Quality in a Changing Climate (HQ)
U.S. EPA - 6 Apr 2016 19:17
WASHINGTON –Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $8.5 million in research funding to 12 universities to protect air quality from the current and future challenges associated with the impacts ...