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Japan minister resigns over remark about 2011 tsunami
Miami Herald - 26 Apr 2017 06:48
Japan's disaster reconstruction minister resigned over his remark that "it was good" that the March 2011 quake and tsunami had hit northern Japan instead of areas closer to Tokyo. Prime …
Gregg Popovich Apparently Left A $5,000 Tip On A $800 Bill
The Huffington Post - 26 Apr 2017 16:45
San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich apparently left a $5,000 tip on a$815.73 bill last week at a restaurant close to the stadium of the team’s first-round playoffs opponent. A receipt, which surfaced on Reddit ...
South Koreans Protest U.S. Missile Installation as Tensions Escalate on the Peninsula
Time - 26 Apr 2017 07:51
At least 10 protesters have been injured in clashes with police
Two Years After the Devastating Earthquake, Nepal's Women Have Become Easy Prey for Traffickers
Time - 26 Apr 2017 06:28
The economic fallout from a devastating earthquake two years ago is still being felt in Nepal
Wild boars kill 3 Islamic State fighters and injure 5 others, reports say
Miami Herald - 26 Apr 2017 02:05
Groups fighting the Islamic State in northern Iraq got an unlikely assist from wild boars who killed three ISIS fighters and injured five others Sunday, according to media reports. ISIS …
President Trump's Words Were Again Used Against Him in Sanctuary City Ruling
Time - 26 Apr 2017 17:08
"They reveal a choice by the Government to hold up San Francisco as an exemplar"
Trump team rolls out massive tax cut package
USA Today - 26 Apr 2017 17:00Venezuela's chief prosecutor decries violence as deaths rise
ABC News - 26 Apr 2017 07:55
Venezuela's chief prosecutor denounces the wave of unrest that has killed 26 people in recent weeks, vowing to hold all those responsible accountable and calling on both sides of the overheated political spectrum to "low...
Trump to review protections on vast nature preserves
Al Jazeera English - 26 Apr 2017 07:37
Review could upend protections and restrictions on millions of acres of land designated as 'national monuments'.
Accused al-Qaida commander asks, if found innocent of war crimes, can I leave Guantánamo?
Miami Herald - 26 Apr 2017 00:09
Defense lawyers asked a Marine judge Tuesday to order the prosecution to find out if a man accused of running the al-Qaida army in Afghanistan will get out of Guantánamo …
Eye Opener: Legal troubles mount for former Trump aide
CBSNews - 26 Apr 2017 17:20
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Trekker missing for 47 days rescued in Nepal, friend dead
Miami Herald - 26 Apr 2017 17:15
Trekking officials in Nepal say they have a rescued a Taiwanese man who was missing on a mountain for 47 days, but his girlfriend had died just three days before …
WATCH: 2-year-old survives being run over by two cars in China
ABC News - 26 Apr 2017 17:11
Shocking surveillance video shows 2-year-old dash out into the street and get run over by two cars in China before being rescued by her grandmother.
Sharp partisan divides mark Trump presidency
CBSNews - 26 Apr 2017 17:00
CBS News poll finds president's approval ratings are historically low as he nears the 100-day mark
Saudi council rejects proposal for female sports colleges
Miami Herald - 26 Apr 2017 16:02
A proposal to establish sports education colleges for Saudi women failed to win enough votes in the kingdom's top advisory body, a council member who drafted the plan said Wednesday. …
Canadian firefighters rescue woman from crane in Toronto
Miami Herald - 26 Apr 2017 15:58
A woman stuck on the top part of a construction crane in downtown Toronto for hours has been rescued after being strapped to a rappelling firefighter and lowered to the …
Turkish opposition to challenge referendum at European court
Miami Herald - 26 Apr 2017 15:56
Turkey's main opposition party said Wednesday it would challenge the outcome of the country's April 16 referendum on expanding the president's powers at the European Court of Human Rights a …
WATCH: Police officer, Good Samaritan save victims from burning car
ABC News - 26 Apr 2017 17:13
Louisville police officer and Good Samaritan rescue two men from a burning car.
Gun Violence Will Continue If Congress Continues To Sit On Its Hands
The Huffington Post - 26 Apr 2017 15:40
Of all the chilling moments in Jason Fagone’s recent piece, “What Bullets Do to Bodies,” there is one that particularly hits home. Dr. Amy Goldberg, a surgeon and trauma chief at Temple University in Philadelphia, ...
Thai taxi driver arrested for alleged rape of Brazilian
Miami Herald - 26 Apr 2017 15:29
Thai police on Wednesday arrested a taxi driver accused of raping a Brazilian woman who had just arrived at a Bangkok airport on an international flight, saying the suspect had …
Fox News Accused of 'Plantation-Style Management' in New Racial Discrimination Lawsuit
Time - 26 Apr 2017 15:29
Fox News said it vehemently denies the allegations
Defiant Trump Vows to Take Immigration Case to Supreme Court
The New York Times - 26 Apr 2017 15:14
President Trump deplored "ridiculous rulings" from California judges after a federal court blocked his action against so-called sanctuary cities.