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Ex-astronaut charged with killing 2 kids in car crash can still drive
New York Post - 22 Nov 2016 19:44
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- A former astronaut charged in the traffic deaths of two girls can continue driving while awaiting trial, but only with restrictions, a judge ruled. Tuscaloosa County Circuit Judge Bradley Almond, in a...
San Antonio 'cop-killer' staked out police headquarters before shooting
New York Post - 22 Nov 2016 09:34
The man who fatally shot a Texas cop as he sat in his patrol car writing a traffic ticket was arrested Monday, authorities said -- revealing that the suspect had staked out police headquarters hours before the murder. Ot...
A scare, then relief after powerful Japan quake and tsunami
Miami Herald - 22 Nov 2016 11:37
At first, it was 2011 all over again. "It really came back. And it was so awful. The sways to the side were huge," Kazuhiro Onuki said after northeastern Japan …
Tribe Cites History of Government Betrayal in Pipeline Fight
ABC News - 22 Nov 2016 14:26
Broken treaties are at the heart of the protests at Standing Rock.
FIFA best goal award: Malaysian shortlisted alongside Messi and Neymar
CNN - 22 Nov 2016 15:59
He is little known outside his homeland, but Malaysia's Mohd Faiz Subri could beat soccer superstars Lionel Messi and Brazilian Neymar to FIFA's Puskas award for the year's best goal.
Microcephaly Found in Babies of Zika-Infected Mothers Months After Birth
The New York Times - 22 Nov 2016 22:58
A study published Tuesday found that some babies who did not have unusually small heads when they were born still developed microcephaly months later.
Traditional Chinese Medical Authorities Are Unable to Stop the Booming Trade in Rare Animal Parts
Time - 22 Nov 2016 05:24
Although reputable practitioners of TCM have long shunned the use of rhino and tiger parts, the message is not getting through to ordinary Chinese
U.K. Rejects Donald Trump's Call for Nigel Farage to Be Made Ambassador
The New York Times - 22 Nov 2016 13:43
The U.S. president-elect seems to have gone out of his way once again to embarrass the British government, which is struggling to establish a rapport.
ISIS Going Broke? Islamic State Group Starts Organ Trade Amid Cash Crunch
IBTimes - 22 Nov 2016 12:30
The Islamic State terrorist group, also called ISIS, has turned to organ trade after losing important funding sources, according to reports. The group is removing and selling organs of its own fighters in a bid to raise ...
White Nationalists See Trump as Their Troll in Chief. Is He With Them?
Mother Jones - 22 Nov 2016 14:00
Jeff Blehar had no idea he was about to become a conduit for a virulent political awakening. It was July 2015, and the conservative writer and outspoken critic of freshly minted presidential candidate Donald Trump was be...
Badly damaged Confederate time capsule found under Louisville monument
USA Today - 22 Nov 2016 07:56
Experts are determining whether anything in the box of antebellum relics can be salvaged.
Uber policy change will allow non-violent ex-cons to take the wheel
New York Post - 22 Nov 2016 19:34
These Uber drivers will really know how to work the street! Non-violent convicts like prostitutes, thieves and fraudsters will be allowed to get behind the wheel of Uber cars, under a new plan the company is rolling out....
A Government That Has Plunged This Country Into A State Of Regression
OpEdNews - 22 Nov 2016 18:07
When one takes an in-depth view of what has been happening in and to America it appears that this nation, which should be rapidly advancing into the 21st century is, instead, caught up in a state of regression; and the r...
Trump Foundation apparently admits to self-dealing in new tax filing
USA Today - 22 Nov 2016 13:03
Tax law expert says disclosure in 2015 tax return could potentially lead to IRS penalties
Quantum Computing: Microsoft 'Ready To Go From Research To Engineering'
IBTimes - 22 Nov 2016 12:18
Microsoft Corp. made itself a household name with personal computers and the ubiquitous Windows operating systems that came with them. And after being at the forefront of the development of digital computing (bugs notwit...
Bus Driver Traveled 'Well Above' Speed Limit in Deadly Crash, Police Say
ABC News - 22 Nov 2016 20:06
Five kids die, 23 transported to the hospital as driver charged.
Trump cancels meeting with New York Times, complaining about 'nasty tone'
Reuters - 22 Nov 2016 15:10
WASHINGTON
New York overcharged federal government by $150M for Obamacare: audit
New York Post - 22 Nov 2016 21:18
The New York State Health Department "mis-allocated” nearly $150 million in federal funds to set up and operate its Obamacare exchange, according to an audit released Tuesday. The audit by the inspector general of the ...
Almost 60 percent of Americans think it's time for Trump to quit Twitter
The Week - 22 Nov 2016 20:10
Donald Trump's off-the-cuff comments on Twitter are nothing new, but the majority of the American public has apparently had enough of his ranting and raving on social media. In a Quinnipiac University poll released Tuesd...
Kids Who Died in Chattanooga School Bus Crash Include 3 Fourth-Graders
ABC News - 22 Nov 2016 15:26
Twenty-three children were transported to the hospital, driver arrested.
Nonfiction: The Message of Thomas Friedman's New Book: It's Going to Be O.K.
The New York Times - 22 Nov 2016 12:00
Thomas Friedman's new book, "Thank You for Being Late," gives you a much better idea of the forces that are upending your world.
Donald Trump's Pledge to Withdraw U.S. From TPP Opens the Door for China
Time - 22 Nov 2016 10:38
Trump has nixed U.S. involvement in the TPP, which would cover annual trade of $27 trillion