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Columbia grad found dead in Panama was likely strangled
New York Post - 8 Feb 2017 15:13
The Columbia University graduate who was found dead in a popular tourist spot in Panama was likely strangled, according to a report. Catherine Johannet's body was discovered Sunday afternoon along a wooded trail on Basti...
CNN's Jake Tapper presses Kellyanne Conway on the White House's disdain for 'facts' and 'the truth'
The Week - 8 Feb 2017 00:31
CNN's Jake Tapper confronted President Trump's top aide Kellyanne Conway about the White House having "such little regard day in, day out, for facts [and] for truth" during an interview Tuesday afternoon on The Lead. Aft...
WATCH: Trump Accuses Media of Underreporting Terrorist Attacks
ABC News - 8 Feb 2017 04:19
Reporters ask the White House to give examples of terrorist attacks not covered.
Elizabeth Warren silenced on Senate floor for quoting Coretta Scott King
The Week - 8 Feb 2017 05:01
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) was interrupted on the Senate floor Tuesday night by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R- Ky.) as she read a searing letter written by Coretta Scott King, with McConnell accusing Warren of ...
Trump Admits To 'Relationship' With Putin In Resurfaced Video
The Huffington Post - 8 Feb 2017 06:50
President Donald Trump has repeatedly insisted that he doesn’t know Russian President Vladimir Putin,and hedid so again in a tweetTuesday. But in a 2013 interview that keeps resurfacing, he told another story. Full, un...
If Anything, 'Nioh' Needs A Hard Mode
Forbes - 8 Feb 2017 20:15
'Nioh' became much less challenging over the course of development, it doesn't need to water down any further.
First 100 Days Briefing: Fireworks Before a Final Vote on Jeff Sessions
The New York Times - 8 Feb 2017 14:50
Capping a strikingly contentious confirmation process, the Senate is expected to vote as soon as Wednesday evening on the nomination of Mr. Sessions to be attorney general.
Is My Novel Offensive?
Slate - 8 Feb 2017 12:55
When Becky Albertalli published her first young adult novel, Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda, with the HarperCollins imprint Balzer and Bray in 2015, she never expected it to be controversial. She'd worked for years as...
Yemen Withdraws Permission for U.S. Antiterror Ground Missions
The New York Times - 8 Feb 2017 04:05
The suspension of commando operations in Yemen is a setback for President Trump, who says he wants to take a more aggressive approach against Islamic militants.
Putin critic fighting for his life with mysterious illness
CBSNews - 8 Feb 2017 07:42
Vladimir Kara-Murza's wife thinks he has been poisoned, as he was in 2015, which he says was an assassination attempt by his political enemies
Questions arise after student dies following fall at frat house
New York Post - 8 Feb 2017 07:38
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Police say a Penn State University fraternity did not summon paramedics for a student who fell down a stairwell until about 12 hours after the incident. He later died. Authorities say 19-year-old Ti...
Sanders To Cruz: Health Care Access 'Doesn't Mean A Damn Thing' If You Can't Afford It
The Huffington Post - 8 Feb 2017 07:27
WASHINGTON — On the issue of health care, Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) agree on very little. At a town hall debate Tuesday night hosted by CNN, the two former presidential candidates clashed on t...
Leaks Suggest Trump's Own Team Is Alarmed By His Conduct
The Huffington Post - 8 Feb 2017 04:30
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump was confused about the dollar: Was it a strong one that’s good for the economy? Or a weak one? So he made a call ― except not to any of the business leaders Trump brought into hi...
Lessons From Ringling Bros. Demise
Forbes - 8 Feb 2017 21:44
Businesses fail for many reasons and the "Greatest Show on Earth" is no different. Though most executives probably haven't been to the circus in a while, Ringling's demise provides two important lessons.
Woman clings to 8-week-old daughter during tornado
New York Post - 8 Feb 2017 16:28
A Louisiana woman said Tuesday she held on to her 8-week-old child as a tornado ripped through an impound lot and tossed both of them through the air. Amanda Stockfelt told Fox 8 Live brought her daughter to work at an i...
'NCIS' Season 14 Spoilers: What Happened In Episode 14? The Sherlocks Help The NCIS Team In 'Nonstop' [RECAP]
IBTimes - 8 Feb 2017 12:45
Haven't you missed The Sherlocks? "NCIS" Season 14, episode 14 saw these privately funded investigators help Gibbs (Mark Harmon) and his team solve the death of a Petty Officer named Maya Kettering. Maya is found strangl...
The dos and don'ts of protesting Trump
The Week - 8 Feb 2017 12:42
There's a right way and a wrong way to protest. And in America's new age of protest -- not only fueled by a new kind of presidency but by fresh technological and ideological extremes -- we all ought to agree that there's...
President Trump gets the facts backwards in claim about murder rates
CBSNews - 8 Feb 2017 06:35
Mr. Trump claimed the murder rate is at a 47-year high; but the FBI's data puts it near a 57-year low
Appeals court hearing on Trump travel ban - live blog
CBSNews - 8 Feb 2017 06:01
After a tumultuous few days for President Trump's controversial travel ban, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments from both sides
White House Weighs Terrorist Designation for Muslim Brotherhood
The New York Times - 8 Feb 2017 04:00
The Brotherhood, with millions of followers, is the oldest Islamist group in the Middle East, and designating it as a terrorist group would roil the region.
Gunfire as Ivory Coast tries to end special forces revolt
Miami Herald - 8 Feb 2017 16:41
Residents say they have heard gunfire for a second day in a southeast Ivory Coast town as officials try to end the latest mutiny by security forces over pay. Monique …
German, Uruguayan leaders hope to advance EU-Mercosur talks
Miami Herald - 8 Feb 2017 16:39
The leaders of Germany and Uruguay say they hope to push forward talks on a free-trade deal between the European Union and South America's Mercosur group amid uncertainty about the …