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Can This Photo End Vigilante Killings in the Philippines?
The Atlantic Wire - 6 Aug 2016 15:38
The photo, dubbed "La Pieta," has prompted a debate on President Rodrigo Duterte's call to kill all criminals.
A 'Good Refugee,' His Song Suffused With Sorrow, Hopes to Touch Germany's Heart
The New York Times - 6 Aug 2016 13:58
In a nation torn between embracing and fearing the migrants who have arrived in the past year, Aeham Ahmad has set himself the task of putting a human face on his fellow arrivals.
7 Things From the Rio Opening Ceremony You Couldn't See on TV
Time - 6 Aug 2016 05:54
The cameras can't catch everything
Japan protests China's vessels around disputed islands
Miami Herald - 6 Aug 2016 07:36
Japan summoned Chinese diplomats Saturday to protest after six Chinese coast guard vessels approached disputed East China Sea islands accompanying a fleet of hundreds of Chinese fishing boats. …
Priest says he was told to says prayers for abusing boys
Miami Herald - 6 Aug 2016 03:41
A 95-year-old Catholic priest admitted to sexually abusing boys decades ago on Guam. He said he confessed his sins to other priests on the island at the time but none told him to specifically stop. …
Railing collapses at New Jersey concert injuring about 30: media
Reuters - 6 Aug 2016 06:44
(Reuters) - Dozens of concertgoers suffered minor injuries on Friday night when a railing collapsed during a hip hop concert featuring Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa in west New Jersey, local media reported.
France returns hundreds of migrants to Italy
Miami Herald - 6 Aug 2016 15:50
France has returned some 200 migrants to Italy who plunged into the sea to cross into France, evading border controls. …
Donald Trump Is Wrong. Police Shootings Are Not At A Record Level.
The Huffington Post - 6 Aug 2016 15:35
This story was originally published on FactCheck.org. Donald Trump wrongly said that “they’re shooting our police at record levels.” The record for police firearm deaths, and deaths of officers overall, in recent d...
Police in Spain arrest 7 in child pornography case
Miami Herald - 6 Aug 2016 14:40
Spanish police say they have arrested seven people for allegedly exchanging child pornography online after they discovered a cache of thousands of abusive images. …
Romanian mothers gather at museum to promote breastfeeding
Miami Herald - 6 Aug 2016 13:51
Dozens of Romanian mothers have gathered at a museum in Bucharest to breastfeed their babies to promote the freedom of mothers to breastfeed in public. …
The progress of the Indian monsoon
Al Jazeera English - 6 Aug 2016 13:42
Heavy rain triggers flooding in parts of India, despite some areas seeing below-average rainfall.
South Africa's Ruling Party Suffers Biggest Election Setback
ABC News - 6 Aug 2016 13:34
South African media: Ruling party loses metropolitan area of the capital in worst-ever setback
42 injured at Snoop Dogg concert
CNN - 6 Aug 2016 06:48
A fence collapsed during rapper Snoop Dogg's concert in New Jersey, sending fans over the ledge and leaving 42 people injured,
Earl makes landfall on Mexico's Gulf coast as tropical storm
Miami Herald - 6 Aug 2016 06:05
Tropical Storm Earl made landfall on the coast of Mexico's Veracruz state late Friday night after gaining strength as it passed over the Gulf of Mexico. …
Thousands of Roaming Dogs Are Cited as Problem in Poor Areas of Dallas
The New York Times - 6 Aug 2016 04:46
A mauling death brought new attention to the issue of unattended dogs, with a study finding that dog bites in the city had increased 15 percent a year since 2013.
Judge eases restrictions on defendants in armed Oregon occupation
Reuters - 6 Aug 2016 04:07
(Reuters) - A federal judge ruled on Friday that eight anti-government militants facing criminal charges in the armed takeover of an Oregon wildlife center can now communicate with each other ahead of a trial set for nex...
Japan calls on leaders to follow Obama and visit Hiroshima
Miami Herald - 6 Aug 2016 03:51
Japan marked the 71st anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on Saturday by renewing calls for a nuclear weapons free world and urging leaders to follow the example of President Barack Obama and visit the bomb si...
Book raises new questions in Adnan Syed's murder case
New York Post - 6 Aug 2016 22:45
When Baltimore high school senior Hae Min Lee went missing on Jan. 13, 1999, one of the first calls the cops made was to her boyfriend, 21-year-old Don Clinedinst. "I said, 'Well OK, they're going to try to blame it on m...
Trump spent a week offending almost everyone -- and that's why his supporters love him
New York Post - 6 Aug 2016 15:34
Maybe we've been calling millennials by the wrong name. Maybe Clint Eastwood is right. Maybe they're just a "pussy" generation. So Generation X has given way to Generation P. Asked by Esquire magazine whether Donald Trum...
Donald Trump's Signed Photo Removed From New York Eatery's Wall
IBTimes - 6 Aug 2016 13:30
For nearly a decade, an autographed portrait of U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump adorned one of the walls of Schnitzel Haus, a German eatery in Brooklyn, New York. But Trump's picture was taken down following a s...
Thai economy feels sting from political uncertainty
Miami Herald - 6 Aug 2016 06:51
Thailand's stagnating economy is unlikely to get much of a boost from a referendum Sunday on a new constitution proposed by the military government, which took power in a 2014 coup. A "yes" vote could, however, tamp down...
MEDIA MANIPULATION: DNC leaks reveal NY Times, MSNBC helped sabotage Sanders
OpEdNews - 6 Aug 2016 01:19
Even more leaked DNC emails show how party officials manipulated the NY Times to alter reporting on the Hillary Victory Fund, a 33-state fundraising partnership between the DNC and the Hillary campaign. Other evidence su...