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Kellyanne Conway's White Nationalist Retweet Is No Mistake
Mother Jones - 15 Feb 2017 01:39
Late Monday, coming off of a long evening of responding to Gen. Mike Flynn's resignation as National Security Adviser, senior Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway found solace in a tweet from a user named Lib Hypocrisy: Conway...
A 'political drama' about the 2016 election is coming to a TV near you
The Week - 15 Feb 2017 16:25
In case you didn't get enough of the 2016 election while it was actually happening, you'll soon have the chance to revisit all the drama via an eight-to-10 hour mini-series by the screenwriter and producer who made 2012'...
Kim Jong-nam poisoned with chemical spray: reports
Al Jazeera English - 15 Feb 2017 07:25
Kim Jong-nam told medics before he died that he was attacked with a chemical substance, South Korean media reports.
$9 million cut from domestic violence programs, Rauner administration blames 'confusion'
Chicago Tribune - 15 Feb 2017 14:46Flynn firing, report of Trump camp calls to Russian intelligence to keep probe alive
Chicago Tribune - 15 Feb 2017 14:31Madrid police talk to Maradona after altercation at hotel
Miami Herald - 15 Feb 2017 12:54
Police say they were called to investigate an altercation involving Diego Maradona and a woman at a hotel in Madrid. Authorities said officers were dispatched Wednesday after a call from …
Evacuation lifted for Californians living below dam
Al Jazeera English - 15 Feb 2017 07:35
Residents allowed to return home but must remain vigilant and flee to high grounds if repairs do not hold, sheriff says.
John Dickerson: Trump and Flynn and truth-telling habits
CBSNews - 15 Feb 2017 08:15
Does the culture of the White House encourage honesty?
EU: Migrant deaths in central Mediterranean rise despite aid
Miami Herald - 15 Feb 2017 15:37
The chief of the European border and coast guard agency says migrant deaths in the Mediterranean on the Libya-to-Italy smuggling route have increased to a record level despite ever more …
Arrest of 'dreamer' immigrant could be first under Trump to defy DACA
ABC News - 15 Feb 2017 07:36
Daniel Ramirez was arrested in Washington State last week.
Trump knew Flynn misled White House 'for weeks'
Al Jazeera English - 15 Feb 2017 06:50
US President kept his vice president in the dark about his security adviser's contacts with Russia, before ousting him.
Americans Rate Jews Highest, Muslims Lowest On 'Feeling Thermometer'
The Huffington Post - 15 Feb 2017 16:03
A new survey asked Americans to rate different religious groups on a “feeling thermometer” from zero to 100. The results revealed that Americans are warming up to people to different faiths. The survey, released Wedn...
Trump OKs disaster relief as Californians return home
USA Today - 15 Feb 2017 14:59
Residents near Oroville Dam still under an evacuation "warning" and remain wary of spillway.
Start of Syria talks in Astana delayed by one day
Al Jazeera English - 15 Feb 2017 07:48
A new round of talks on the Syrian conflict led by Russia, Turkey and Iran is set to begin on February 15.
Polls open in heated vote for Jakarta's next governor
Al Jazeera English - 15 Feb 2017 07:42
Millions expected to cast their ballot for the capital's governor following campaigning marred by religious disputes.
Russian provocations test Trump's desire to improve relations
CBSNews - 15 Feb 2017 06:32
Russia deployed a cruise missile specifically banned by a 1987 treaty and has buzzed a Navy destroyer
People Are Shocked By Conservative Artist's Betsy DeVos Cartoon
The Huffington Post - 15 Feb 2017 01:06
The drama surrounding the confirmation of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos won’t stop. A political cartoon published Monday in Illinois outlet the Belleville News-Democrat appears to draw parallels between DeVos and civ...
New York Times columnist compares Trump's election to Pearl Harbor and 9/11
The Week - 15 Feb 2017 16:34
The New York Times' Thomas Friedman argued in his most recent column that the day President Trump won the election should be a date that lives in infamy, not unlike Dec. 7, 1941, when more than 2,400 Americans were kille...
Russia denies intelligence contacts with Trump campaign team
ABC News - 15 Feb 2017 16:30
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has denied reports of intercepted phone calls between Russian intelligence officials and members of Donald Trump's presidential campaign
Trump assails U.S. intelligence agencies amid questions over Russia
Reuters - 15 Feb 2017 16:21
WASHINGTON
Mattis: NATO 'fundamental bedrock'
CNN - 15 Feb 2017 16:19
US Defense Secretary James Mattis reaffirmed America's support for NATO on Wednesday, describing the alliance as a "fundamental bedrock" of US policy.
Woman chained in container says captor bragged about killing
ABC News - 15 Feb 2017 16:18
A South Carolina woman who spent two months chained inside a large metal container says her captor raped her daily and bragged that he was good at killing, claiming that his victims tallied nearly 100 people