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Is Trump Trolling the White House Press Corps?
The New Yorker - 13 Mar 2017 06:00
In normal times, White House press briefings make for boring television. Robert Gibbs, Jay Carney, and Josh Earnest, the three generic-looking white guys who served as successive press secretaries under President Barack ...
Trump transition team member in running to replace Preet
New York Post - 13 Mar 2017 00:32
Edward O’Callaghan, a former federal prosecutor who assisted President Trump’s transition team, is also in the running to replace ousted US Attorney Preet Bharara, sources told The Post on Sunday. O’Callaghan, a...
Massive Garbage Dump Landslide in Ethiopia Kills At Least 46 People
Time - 13 Mar 2017 03:35
Many people at the landfill had been scavenging items to make a living, but others live there
UNICEF: 2016 was the worst year yet for Syrian children
Al Jazeera English - 13 Mar 2017 07:21
The number of Syrian children maimed, killed or recruited to fight increased dramatically over the past year.
Does torture get good intel? Ex-Gitmo detainee: "No"
CBSNews - 13 Mar 2017 05:03
Mohamedou Slahi gives an uncensored account of the now-illegal enhanced interrogation he endured
Hoverboard likely caused fire that killed Pennsylvania girl
The Week - 13 Mar 2017 04:19
Fire officials in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, are blaming a fire that killed one girl and left two others in critical condition on a rechargeable hoverboard. On Friday night, the family heard "sizzling and cracking" coming...
The U.S. Troop Presence in Syria Is at Its Highest Ever. But How Long Are They on the Ground For and Why?
Time - 13 Mar 2017 03:33
Experts say the Pentagon has limited options in Syria
Kim Jong Nam's Disneyland obsession helped to ID his body
New York Post - 13 Mar 2017 16:41
Malaysian authorities used fingerprint data of Kim Jong Nam that they received from Japan to identify the body of the assassinated half-brother of North Korean's dictator Kim Jong Un, according to a report. The data was ...
Trump to meet with Chinese president at Mar-a-Lago
New York Post - 13 Mar 2017 16:35
President Trump will host Chinese President Xi Jinping in Mar-a-Lago for a two-day visit next month, according to a report. Trump and Xi will meet at the president's Palm Beach, Fla., resort -- which he's dubbed the "Win...
Pokémon Go Makes People Walk 2,000 More Steps
Time - 13 Mar 2017 16:21
Smartphones are often seen as a cause of sedentary time, not a solution to it. But new research suggests that playing the smartphone game Pokémon Go actually helps people get more exercise. In the game, people actively ...
GOP lawmaker: America doesn't need 'somebody else's babies'
ABC News - 13 Mar 2017 16:07
A veteran Republican congressman says America can't restore "our civilization with somebody else's babies."
EU antitrust chief: Luxembourg leakers did the right thing
Miami Herald - 13 Mar 2017 16:00
The European Union's antitrust chief says it is "a good thing" for corporate whistleblowers to alert authorities so that any possible corruption can be dealt with legally. EU Competition Commissioner …
A Crush of People Has Killed Two at a Massive Rock Concert in Argentina
Time - 13 Mar 2017 06:29
Officials say far more than the expected 160,000 to 170,000 fans showed up for the concert by Indio Solari
Is Park's ouster a chance to reset China-South Korea relations
CNN - 13 Mar 2017 05:19
The dramatic downfall of President Park Geun-hye comes at a time of heightened regional tension over South Korea's deployment of a controversial US missile defense system.
Arnold Schwarzenegger Says He Has No Plans To Run For Senate
The Huffington Post - 13 Mar 2017 16:18
Arnold Schwarzenegger dismissed rumors he is planning to run for U.S. Senate in 2018, saying he instead plans to focus on redistricting reform across the country. Last week, Politico reported that the former California g...
Report: Preet Bharara Was Fired Amid Probe Into Fox News Sexual Harassment Settlements
The Huffington Post - 13 Mar 2017 16:03
Preet Bharara was fired while his office was reaching out to witnesses in an investigation into one of President Donald Trump’s favorite news outlets, Fox News, New York Magazine reports. Bharara, the former U.S. attor...
Poland confirms 98-year-old Minnesota man was Nazi commander
Chicago Tribune - 13 Mar 2017 15:59
A prosecutor in Poland says that evidence shows without doubt that a Minnesota man was a Nazi unit commander suspected of contributing to the death of 44 Poles. Robert Janicki said that various evidence gathered in years...
'I Meant Exactly What I Said.' Rep. Steve King Stands by Controversial Tweet
Time - 13 Mar 2017 16:24
"I'd like to see an America that's so homogenous that we look a lot the same"
EU extends Russia sanctions over Ukraine for 6 more months
Miami Herald - 13 Mar 2017 15:52
The European Union has extended for six months sanctions against 150 Russia-linked people over the territorial disputes in eastern Ukraine. The EU said in a statement Monday that the asset …
Duterte asks military to tell China vast sea area 'is ours'
Miami Herald - 13 Mar 2017 15:41
The Philippine president has told the military to assert the country's ownership of a vast ocean region off its northeastern coast where Chinese survey ships were seen operating last year. …
Democrats warn against funding border wall in catchall bill
ABC News - 13 Mar 2017 14:47
Top Senate Democrats are warning Republicans controlling Congress against adding billions of dollars for President Donald Trump's U.S.-Mexico border wall to an upcoming $1 trillion-plus catchall spending package
Kellyanne Conway suggests Obama could have spied on Trump with 'microwaves that turn into cameras'
The Week - 13 Mar 2017 14:42
White House counselor Kellyanne Conway might not have any evidence for President Trump's wiretapping claims, but she does have a lot of theories. On Sunday -- the day before Conway admitted she has "no evidence" former P...