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WATCH: Rope tornado spotted near McLean, Texas
ABC News - 17 May 2017 05:56
Video shows rope-like funnel cloud appear to touch down near McLean, Texas, before dissipating into the sky.
As Trump's woes mount, congressional Republicans arrive at a moment of reckoning
Chicago Tribune - 17 May 2017 05:12Read Jason Chaffetz's Letter to the FBI Requesting Trump-Comey Documents
Time - 17 May 2017 04:31
Chaffetz says the bureau has one week to hand over any documents relating to communications between the two
This is what would happen if North Korea launched a real attack
New York Post - 17 May 2017 04:31
President Trump would have “maybe 10 minutes” to decide whether to launch a retaliatory strike against North Korea -- should it ever fire a missile that’s capable of reaching the US mainland, experts say. Speaking ...
Comey memo says Trump asked him to drop Flynn probe
CBSNews - 17 May 2017 04:13
Trump told Comey that Flynn had done nothing wrong and he should "let this go," according to a memo Comey wrote after their meeting
Man jailed for 22 years over Australian backpacker attacks
Miami Herald - 17 May 2017 05:59
A man who subjected two backpackers to a violent attack on a remote Australian beach was sentenced Wednesday to 22 years in prison. Roman Heinze, 61, was previously found guilty …
John McCain, accepting an award, says the Trump scandal is now 'of Watergate size and scale'
The Week - 17 May 2017 05:43
Congressional Republicans have taken some criticism for expressing their "concerns" about President Trump's behavior, as a series of scandals involving Russia and the FBI investigation into his campaign unfold, and leavi...
Men in dark suits beat, kick anti-Erdogan protesters outside Turkish embassy in Washington
The Week - 17 May 2017 06:52
On Tuesday, hours after President Trump hosted Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the White House, a clash broke out outside Turkey's embassy in Washington, D.C. A D.C. Metropolitan Police spokesman said two peopl...
WATCH: Congressman Al Green makes case to impeach Trump
ABC News - 17 May 2017 04:54
Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, says Trump is not "above the law" and should be impeached.
Trump's Contradictions Are Creating a Credibility Gap for White House Aides
Time - 17 May 2017 03:47
Trump has frequently tasked aides and surrogates with delivering apparently false or misleading statements
Trump pressed James Comey to close FBI inquiry into former adviser Michael Flynn
USA Today - 17 May 2017 03:36
Trump pressed James Comey to shut down the FBI's inquiry into National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, The New York Times reported.
Airbnb And The Future Of The Online Travel And Hotel Industries
IBTimes - 17 May 2017 14:00
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Georgia carries out first execution of the year
ABC News - 17 May 2017 07:43
Georgia carried out its first execution of the year on Wednesday, putting to death a man convicted of killing a 73-year-old neighbor in 1992.
UN: As many as 100 killed in CAR fighting
Al Jazeera English - 17 May 2017 05:14
Militia violence spreads in rural areas of Central African Republic with UN official calling it 'highly worrying'.
A Grisly Day of Protests Across Venezuela Leaves at Least Four Dead
Time - 17 May 2017 04:00
The flare-up outside Caracas this week added to a grim and growing list of casualties
South Korea: 'High possibility' of conflict with North Korea
New York Post - 17 May 2017 16:06
South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Wednesday there was a “high possibility” of conflict with North Korea, which is pressing ahead with nuclear and missile programs it says it needs to counter U.S. aggression....
Seth Meyers: Trump Predicted All This Would Happen ... If Hillary Clinton Won
The Huffington Post - 17 May 2017 07:14
“Late Night” hostSeth Meyers is here to remind you that it has been an eventful news week, one President Donald Trump himself somewhat predicted when he was on the campaign trail. The only difference: Trump said this...
Turkish president's security team in violent brawl with protesters in DC
New York Post - 17 May 2017 05:23
WASHINGTON -- Authorities say nine people were hurt and two arrests were made during an altercation at the Turkish ambassador's residence in the U.S. capital.
Here's Where Twin Peaks Left Off 26 Years Ago
Time - 17 May 2017 20:12
Twin Peaks, the beloved cult series created by David Lynch and Mark Frost, is returning to Showtime on Sunday. It’s been 26 years since the original show went off the air. At the time, the show was like a fever dream t...
Paul Ryan on Comey Memo: 'We Need to Look at the Facts'
Time - 17 May 2017 16:46
"We need the facts"
Firefighters battle Sweden refugee center blaze
USA Today - 17 May 2017 16:42
Swedish firefighters battle a fire in Vaxjo which destroyed a cafe and dance hall adjacent to a hotel being used to house refugees. It was one of three fires, apparently aimed at refugees, Swedish authorities are investi...
Report: Norwegian-British man released from Congo prison
Miami Herald - 17 May 2017 16:42
A man with dual Norwegian and British citizenship who had been sentenced to life imprisonment for murder in Congo has been freed, a Norwegian newspaper reported Wednesday The Verdens Gang …