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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...
Trump says he wants to expand U.S. nuclear arsenal
CBSNews - 24 Feb 2017 05:09
The comments, which came in an interview with Reuters Thursday, are the president's most extensive on the topic since taking office
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.
Bill could help New Yorkers bypass city's strict gun laws
New York Post - 24 Feb 2017 04:33
New York City has the toughest gun laws in the country -- but if the proposed conceal carry legislation passes through Congress and is signed by the president, Big Apple residents can get a permit from a handful of state...
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.
Substance-abuse counselor gets 25 years driving drunk with corpse on windshield
New York Post - 24 Feb 2017 16:52
LOS ANGELES — A California substance-abuse counselor who hit a man with her car and drove two miles with his body embedded in her windshield was sentenced Thursday to 25 years to life in prison. Sherri Lynn Wilkins had...
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...
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.
Kellyanne Conway Is Overstating How Much Trump Has Done for Women in the White House
Time - 24 Feb 2017 14:50
No major elevation of women has taken place in the White House
Priebus urged FBI to dispute Trump-Russia report
ABC News - 24 Feb 2017 14:32
Reince Priebus' personal intervention was swiftly criticized by Democrats.
President Trump to address CPAC on the theme of 'appreciation'
The Week - 24 Feb 2017 14:25
President Trump is set to take the stage at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Friday. While Trump pulled out of speaking at the conference in 2016 at the last minute, he addressed the group in 2011, only to...
Car Bomb Near Syria's Al-Bab, Recently Freed from ISIS, Kills 60
Time - 24 Feb 2017 14:17
A separate attack also killed two Turkish soldiers