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Turkey coup: 136 diplomats and relatives seek Germany asylum
BBC - 24 Feb 2017 13:54
Many Turks abroad are thought to have backed the coup plot against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Hate crimes rising since Trump's election, activists tell AG Lisa Madigan
Chicago Tribune - 24 Feb 2017 04:53FBI refused White House request to knock down recent Trump-Russia stories
CNN - 24 Feb 2017 01:02
The FBI rejected a recent White House request to publicly knock down media reports about communications between Donald Trump's associates and Russians known to US intelligence during the 2016 presidential campaign, multi...
This Video of the Constituent Reprimanding Mitch McConnell Is the Latest to Get the 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' Treatment
Time - 24 Feb 2017 00:37
It's pretty, pretty, pretty good
Israel: Human Rights Watch Denied Work Permit
Human Rights Watch - 24 Feb 2017 07:00
(Jerusalem) - Israeli authorities denied Human Rights Watch's application for a work permit for its Israel and Palestine director on the grounds that it is not a real human rights group, the organization said today. In i...
North Korea Accuses China of 'Mean Behavior' After It Tightens Sanctions
The New York Times - 24 Feb 2017 05:27
The criticism focused on China's decision to suspend coal imports from North Korea, which depends on China for 90 percent of its external trade.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's Fiercest Critic Has Been Arrested
Time - 24 Feb 2017 05:19
"I have long prepared myself to be a political prisoner of this regime," she said
Substitute teacher charged with soliciting teen over chat app
Chicago Tribune - 24 Feb 2017 05:13WATCH: Possible break in unsolved murder of female jogger killed in Princeton, Massachusetts
ABC News - 24 Feb 2017 04:43
The stories people have been buzzing about.
The Oroville Dam Crisis Has Exposed A Much Bigger Problem
The Huffington Post - 24 Feb 2017 01:20
When the overflowing Oroville Dam in Northern California nearly collapsed due to damage sustained to its spillways earlier this month, about 200,000 people living downstream were evacuated from their homes. The dam did n...
Jewish group again cites anti-Semitism from Trump administration
Chicago Tribune - 24 Feb 2017 17:08Arrest warrant: Man used hands to kill teacher inside home
ABC News - 24 Feb 2017 16:59
Arrest warrant states man killed former beauty queen inside her home.
Cancer patients could be significantly disadvantaged by Brexit, say experts
The Guardian - 24 Feb 2017 16:56
Collaboration with Europe is key to future breakthroughs, say leading cancer experts including Nobel Prize winner Paul Nurse British cancer patients could be left "significantly disadvantaged" by the UK's departure from ...
Drastic cooling in North Atlantic beyond worst fears, scientists warn
The Guardian - 24 Feb 2017 16:51
Climatologists say Labrador Sea could cool within a decade before end of this century, leading to unprecedented disruption, reports Climate News Network For thousands of years, parts of northwest Europe have enjoyed a cl...
Arkansas lawmaker wants to strip Clinton name from airport
New York Post - 24 Feb 2017 16:44
The largest and busiest airport in Arkansas would no longer be named after the only president and first lady from the state if a bill introduced in the legislature on Thursday succeeds. The legislation would prohibit pub...
Iranian director to send prominent proxies to Oscars
Miami Herald - 24 Feb 2017 16:41
An Oscar-nominated Iranian director has announced two prominent Iranian Americans will be representing him and his film "The Salesman" at the upcoming Oscars ceremony, because of a currently-suspended travel ban …
Storm Doris: Woman killed by debris in Wolverhampton named
BBC - 24 Feb 2017 16:34
The 29-year-old killed by a "coffee table-sized" object in Wolverhampton is named as Tahnie Martin.
Therapists say people need to talk about Trump with an urgency unseen since 9/11
The Week - 24 Feb 2017 16:34
President Trump is boosting business for at least one U.S. industry: mental health care. The Los Angeles Times reported Friday that therapists across the nation have been inundated with patients wanting to talk about the...
Estonia marks independence day with military parade
Miami Herald - 24 Feb 2017 16:33
Estonia has marked its 99th anniversary of its declaration of independence with more than 1,000 troops from eight NATO nations parading and presenting military hardware on Friday, including two U.S. …
NSA Deputy Director: Why I Spent the Last 40 Years In National Security
Time - 24 Feb 2017 15:00
In 1977 I was finishing my sophomore year of college, working two jobs to put myself through school, and thought, “There has to be a better way.” So I enlisted in the U.S. Army as a Signals Intelligence/Electronic Wa...
Sex Should Be Official Lunch-Break Activity, Swedish Politician Says
Time - 24 Feb 2017 16:45
He says it could boost employee morale
2 D.C. police officers shot; suspect killed
USA Today - 24 Feb 2017 14:57
Two D.C. police officers shot Thursday night, according to Metropolitan Police Department.