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Girlfriend of Oakland fire victim watched building burn with her inside
New York Post - 6 Dec 2016 03:59
The girlfriend of a woman who died in the Oakland warehouse inferno said that she watched, helpless, as blazes engulfed the building on Friday. Anya Taylor decide to stay at home on Friday night while her girlfriend, Cas...
Lawyers offer free support to electors who want to oppose Trump
The Week - 6 Dec 2016 07:19
Any member of the Electoral College who wants to vote against Donald Trump but would violate state law by doing so has the support of a Harvard University law professor and a California-based law firm. Larry Lessig has s...
Video shows police inside of Oakland warehouse prior to deadly fire
CBSNews - 6 Dec 2016 06:07
Police visited the building in October in order to access the roof of a neighboring building, but it's unclear if officers reported the living conditions to the city
Oakland Fire Victims Included Performers and Educators
The New York Times - 6 Dec 2016 06:25
As the coroner began releasing the victims' names, friends and family members remembered their loved ones as "honorable" and "ferociously brilliant."
Venezuela opposition to skip planned meeting with government
Miami Herald - 6 Dec 2016 15:52
Venezuela's opposition said Tuesday it would skip a meeting with the government, endangering ongoing talks aimed at diffusing the country's political crisis. Opposition spokesman Jesus Torrealba said that the coalition �...
'The Last of Us Part 2' Will Be Co-Written By 'Westworld' Writer; Original Co-Director Won't Be Returning
IBTimes - 6 Dec 2016 04:17
Naughty Dog officially announced "The Last of Us Part II," the sequel to the 2013 PlayStation 3 worldwide hit. Over the past couple of days, some details about the game have already been announced, including the people i...
140-Character Catharsis: The Secret Appeal Of Trump's Rust Belt Strategy
The Huffington Post - 6 Dec 2016 05:29
We know the metathesis by now. The argument that economic frustration, plus elite coastal neglect of fly-over agony, drove Trump's win is now as oxidized as those hulking, ferrous-patinated factories in Youngstown, Ohio....
Sheriff Says It's Unlikely There Are More Bodies to Be Found in Oakland Warehouse Fire
Time - 6 Dec 2016 04:41
But he cautioned that it was "impossible to be absolutely positive" until the entire recovery effort is complete
You're Out! Phillies' Ballpark Nuts Vendor Fired For White Nationalist Views
The Huffington Post - 6 Dec 2016 05:31
A popular vendor at the Philadelphia Phillies ballpark has been fired for supporting white nationalism. Emily Youcis, known as the “Pistachio Girl” who sings while hawking nuts and beer to fans at Citizen Bank Park,w...
Fantasy Football 2016: Best Week 14 Lineups, Rankings For FanDuel, DraftKings And More
IBTimes - 6 Dec 2016 04:39
Every bye is done and there's only a handful of weeks left for DraftKings, FanDuel and other daily fantasy football owners to cash in on the 2016 season. Turning to Week 14, there are a number of highly intriguing matchu...
Threat against Los Angeles rail line called in from a foreign country
Reuters - 6 Dec 2016 05:32
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'Love & Hip Hop: New York' Star Yandy Smith Feuds With Mendeecees Harris' Exes On Season 7, Episode 3 [RECAP]
IBTimes - 6 Dec 2016 05:03
It's a battle of the baby mamas on Season 7, episode 3 of VH1's "Love & Hip Hop: New York." Before Mendeecees Harris went away to prison he asked his two exes and wife to try to get along for the sake of the children, bu...
Russia and China Just Blocked a Vote For a Humanitarian Truce in Syria
Time - 6 Dec 2016 05:13
The resolution sought to allow for the removal of the sick and wounded and to provide aid workers time to get food and medicine into Aleppo
Donald Trump's Tariffs Proposal Faces Pushback From Republicans
Time - 6 Dec 2016 04:51
In a major early hurdle to Donald Trump’s trade agenda, Republicans indicated on Monday they are not ready to support his proposed tariff on U.S. companies that leave the country, reopening old rifts between the Presid...
Racism In The UK: Women Bear Brunt Of Isolation In Segregated Communities; Report Calls For Integration To Preserve British Society
IBTimes - 6 Dec 2016 05:47
Louise Casey, who authored a government report that found isolated communities, especially Muslim communities, need to be integrated to preserve national cohesion in Britain, defended her conclusions Monday, saying the p...
Aung San Suu Kyi Can't, or Won't, Rein In Burma's Army
Time - 6 Dec 2016 05:19
Her inability or unwillingness to stand up for persecuted Rohingya Muslims against the Burmese military has chilling implications
A Tear Down Of Galaxy Note 7 May Have Pinpointed Reason Why It Kept Catching Fire, Exploding
IBTimes - 6 Dec 2016 05:16
It's already been two months since a number of Galaxy Note 7 units started catching fire, and now it looks like one of the major reasons why it happened was due to Samsung's flawed design. Manufacturing company Instrumen...
Pedophile trumpeter beaten to death with own instrument by angry parents
Fox News - 6 Dec 2016 16:45
A trumpet-playing pedophile was beaten to death - in part with his own instrument - when he was attacked during a concert by parents from a preschool where he was alleged to have molested kids, AFP reported.
Hate Crimes Are on the Rise in New York City
The New York Times - 6 Dec 2016 04:16
Some who see Donald J. Trump as the cause of a rise in hate crimes are calling on him to denounce attacks on minorities and other groups.
Sheriff's Deputy Dies When Her Car Fell Into a Sinkhole in San Antonio
Time - 6 Dec 2016 04:10
Utility officials say the sinkhole appeared after a sewer line ruptured during heavy rain
Will Trump challenge 'One China' policy on Taiwan?
CNN - 6 Dec 2016 04:05
In speaking on the telephone with Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen and lashing out at China on Twitter over the weekend, President-elect Donald Trump did more than bewilder leaders in Beijing and the White House.
Greek court rules to extradite 3 of 8 Turkish servicemen
Miami Herald - 6 Dec 2016 15:47
A Greek court agreed Tuesday to the extradition of three Turkish servicemen from a group of eight who fled to Greece after a failed July 15 military coup, a day …