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These prisons can be like a country club -- if you have the cash
New York Post - 11 Mar 2017 05:38
Even in jail, there are the haves and the have-nots. Consider California, where ability and willingness to pay $100 a night can get a defendant a cell that is - if not Disney resort quality - better than the unsafe, grit...
Police fatally shoot bloody, shirtless man chasing kids at park
New York Post - 11 Mar 2017 08:40
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. -- A bloody, shirtless man with what appeared to be a broken wine bottle turned a balmy evening of soccer practice and batting cages into a scene of chaos and panic. It didn’t end until police ...
Republicans Can't Decide If Their Health Bill Will Cover More People, Or Fewer, Or The Same
The Huffington Post - 11 Mar 2017 05:31
Republicans can’t seem to figure out if their health care plan will lead to the same number of people with health insurance as have it today, or more people, or less people, or if it doesn’t matter. President Donald ...
How Trump will wriggle out of 'wiretap' embarrassment
Chicago Tribune - 11 Mar 2017 01:14Seoul braces for protests amid calls for Park's arrest
Al Jazeera English - 11 Mar 2017 08:28
Opponents demand arrest of ex-president Park Geun-hye, who has yet to react after impeachment following bribery scandal.
Madagascar cyclone death toll reaches 38, authorities say
Miami Herald - 11 Mar 2017 16:14
Madagascar's government says the death toll from Cyclone Enawo has risen to at least 38. The island nation's disaster management agency on Saturday said the cyclone that made landfall in …
Why Navy SEAL, civilians died in raid
CNN - 11 Mar 2017 15:55
The military has completed its after-action review of the controversial raid in Yemen in January, with several defense officials providing details of the findings to CNN Friday.
ISIS kills "anyone who argues with them," says defector
CBSNews - 11 Mar 2017 09:08
An ISIS defector told CBS News that the powerful propaganda led him to believe they wanted to create a just Islamic state
College newspaper rethinks name over KKK mixup
New York Post - 11 Mar 2017 08:15
WORCESTER, Mass. -- A Jesuit college newspaper in Massachusetts is rethinking its name because it’s the same as a Ku Klux Klan publication. Student editors at The Crusader newspaper at the College of the Holy Cross say...
Couple's 'murder' scene staged with ketchup lands them in jail
New York Post - 11 Mar 2017 04:50
SANDUSKY, Ohio -- Police say a couple in Ohio staged a murder scene in a bathtub in which they poured ketchup over her and he then sent pictures to friends, saying he did it. Sandusky officers showed up after getting cal...
Turkish president calls the Dutch 'Nazi remnants' and 'fascists' after airplane dispute
The Week - 11 Mar 2017 16:53
The Netherlands on Saturday denied landing permission to a plane carrying Turkey's foreign minister as part of a dispute over a canceled political rally. In response, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan claimed the Du...
At least 40 killed in Damascus bombing targeting Shi'ites
Reuters - 11 Mar 2017 16:39
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Geneva 4 and the shifting shape of Syria diplomacy
Al Jazeera English - 11 Mar 2017 16:19
With a parallel track of talks and an amended agenda, the diplomatic process to end Syria's war is transforming.
Netherlands revokes landing rights for Mevlut Cavusoglu
Al Jazeera English - 11 Mar 2017 15:45
Turkish President Erdogan says Dutch 'Nazi remnants' and 'fascists' behind blocking of foreign minister's visit.
Pence to stump for health-care overhaul in Kentucky, home of prominent GOP critics
The Week - 11 Mar 2017 15:37
Vice President Mike Pence will go to Louisville, Kentucky, on Saturday to make the Trump administration's case for modifying the Affordable Care Act with a health-care overhaul. Kentucky is home to Sen. Rand Paul, a lead...
Spanish police: sex ring exploited minor billed as 'virgin'
Miami Herald - 11 Mar 2017 15:35
Spanish police says they have freed a 16-year-old girl who was being advertised by an alleged prostitution ring as a virgin and have made seven arrests. Police said Saturday that …
Twin Explosions Kill at Least 40 in Syria's Capital
Time - 11 Mar 2017 15:32
Syria State TV aired footage from the scene showing blood-soaked streets and several damaged buses
Trump's Revised Travel Ban Is Denounced by 134 Foreign Policy Experts
The New York Times - 11 Mar 2017 08:01
The signatories to a letter sent to President Trump and many cabinet members include the former Secretaries of State Madeleine Albright and John Kerry.
German Police Order Mall to Stay Closed After Attack Threat
Time - 11 Mar 2017 16:49
"As police, we are the security authority here and have decided to close the mall," police spokesman Christoph Wickhorst said
DOJ abruptly requests resignations from 46 Obama-era federal prosecutors
The Week - 11 Mar 2017 15:16
Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Friday announced his request for the resignation of 46 federal prosecutors appointed by President Obama. While it is routine for incoming administrations to replace these attorneys, who ...
Will Lebanon tap its oil and gas wealth?
Al Jazeera English - 11 Mar 2017 15:06
We examine Beirut's ambitions to tap into its energy sector and the challenges ahead.
Assad: 'Americans lost nearly every war'
CNN - 11 Mar 2017 14:49
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad scoffed and questioned US actions in Syria, calling American troops deploying to the country "invaders" because he hadn't given permission for them to enter the country and saying there'...