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Gambia's Former Leader Plundered Millions of Dollars and Made Off With Luxury Cars
Time - 23 Jan 2017 04:46
Following a dramatic refusal to concede power, Jammeh went into exile under mounting international pressure
Rocky First Weekend for Trump Troubles Even His Top Aides
The New York Times - 23 Jan 2017 04:50
To the extent that there was a plan to take advantage of the first days of his administration, when a president is usually at his maximum leverage, President Trump threw it aside.
Madonna explains her expletive-laden anti-Trump speech
CBSNews - 23 Jan 2017 05:51
The pop legend said during the march that she had thought "an awful lot about blowing up the White House"
President Trump Swears in Senior Staff, Touts Obama Oval Office Letter
ABC News - 23 Jan 2017 03:46
President Trump held up his letter from Obama in a White House ceremony.
Trump Speaks With Netanyahu, Seeking to Thaw U.S. Relations
The New York Times - 23 Jan 2017 04:33
The president invited the Israeli prime minister to the White House next month. Israel is keen on seeing the Trump administration fulfill a promise to move the United States embassy to Jerusalem.
Mexico identifies 56 sets of human remains in mass grave
Miami Herald - 23 Jan 2017 04:31
Prosecutors say 56 sets of human remains have been identified in a jumble of bone fragments found at a burial pit in the border state of Nuevo Leon. State prosecutors …
Trump Presidency Is Already Altering Israeli-Palestinian Politics
The New York Times - 23 Jan 2017 04:07
The transition, and questions surrounding it, rippled through issues including the location of the American Embassy and whether Palestinians are on the edge of a renewed revolt.
Democrats Want More Info On Tom Price's Stock Accounts After Insider Trading Questions
The Huffington Post - 23 Jan 2017 16:08
WASHINGTON ― Democratic senators are asking for more documents from Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.), President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Department of Health & Human Services, regarding his stock trades ahead of anot...
Why the Women's March on Washington was the perfect way to needle Donald Trump
The Week - 23 Jan 2017 15:35
Protests invite generalizations, and I was about to irresponsibly philosophize about what Saturday's historic Women's March means -- specifically, what it teaches us about American self-portraiture -- when I stumbled on ...
Conway draws fire after "alternative facts" defense
CBSNews - 23 Jan 2017 03:11
Trump aide doubles down on attacks on the media over reporting about the inauguration crowd size, claiming there were two kinds of "facts"
Rallies Against Trump's 'Swamp Cabinet' Planned Across The U.S.
The Huffington Post - 23 Jan 2017 15:42
After the success of the worldwide Women’s Marchesthis weekend,activists are planning another wave of demonstrations against President Donald Trump. Protesters across the country are expected to gather at the state off...
Bill in Russia aims to decriminalize domestic violence
The Week - 23 Jan 2017 07:51
In Russia, a bill introduced by a controversial lawmaker is being advanced that would decriminalize domestic violence. A recent poll found that nearly 20 percent of Russians think it's acceptable to hit a spouse or a chi...
Ethics lawyers to file lawsuit over foreign payments to Trump businesses
The Week - 23 Jan 2017 03:47
On Monday, a group of well-known Supreme Court litigators, constitutional scholars, and former White House ethics lawyers will file a lawsuit claiming that by letting his hotels and business operations accept payments fr...
6 Rules Of Islamophobia In America
The Huffington Post - 23 Jan 2017 16:53
After the 2015 terror attack in Paris, when Donald Trump and other GOP presidential candidates were ratcheting up their anti-Muslim political speech, we started a running list of Islamophobic acts. Sadly, in less than tw...
What Covering Hate As A Muslim Journalist Taught Me About The Media
The Huffington Post - 23 Jan 2017 16:43
It’s Sept. 9, 2016. A Trump supporter in Brooklyn has allegedly attacked two Muslim women and their babies. I think about my pregnant friends in the area. I don’t want to call and worry them. A month later, “Fuck A...
Reince Priebus: White House Will Fight Media 'Tooth And Nail' Over Trump Coverage
The Huffington Post - 23 Jan 2017 16:41
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Bruce Springsteen Declares Support For Women's March Protesters Out In The Street
The Huffington Post - 23 Jan 2017 16:20
Bruce Springsteendeclared his solidarity on Sunday with the millions of womenwho turned out for the Women’s March on Washington and its sister marches around the world. During a concert in Perth, Australia, the Boss ga...
Trump to company executives: We think we can cut regulations by 75 percent
Reuters - 23 Jan 2017 16:35
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Protesters who blocked Polish premier's car being questioned
Miami Herald - 23 Jan 2017 16:02
Polish prosecutors on Monday began questioning 21 anti-government protesters whose images have been posted by police over allegations they violated "legal order." The interior minister said the suspects broke the …
Iraq premier orders probe into violations by troops in Mosul
Miami Herald - 23 Jan 2017 15:47
Iraq's prime minister on Monday ordered an investigation into violations of human rights and other abuses purportedly committed by government troops and paramilitary forces battling the Islamic State group to …
German populists to discipline member for Holocaust remarks
Miami Herald - 23 Jan 2017 15:46
The nationalist Alternative for Germany party says it will take "internal measures" against a prominent member for his comments suggesting ending the country's tradition of acknowledging and atoning for its …
Dairy farmers spray EU HQ to push demands for better prices
Miami Herald - 23 Jan 2017 15:42
Dairy farmers from across the European Union have sprayed the EU's headquarters with milk powder to protest the crisis in their sector. Many farmers have been driven to the brink …