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Lost in Adaptation
Slate - 20 Jun 2017 15:00
"The slaves left." In three words, Sofia Coppola's new film The Beguiled casually dispenses with one of the great shames of the American republic. Coppola's film is an elegant Southern Gothic tale of masculine charms and...
Lawyer argues college football player was bullied into dorm rape
New York Post - 20 Jun 2017 05:23
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A former Vanderbilt University football player charged with raping an unconscious female student in a dorm room in June 2013 was pressured and bullied into participating, his lawyer contended in the o...
Otto Warmbier's Death May Spell the End of American Tourism to North Korea. Sadly, That's About It
Time - 20 Jun 2017 09:29
The death of an American following his detention in North Korea may bolster calls for a blanket travel ban
Trump Hooks for Any Occasion
The New Yorker - 20 Jun 2017 17:22
Hallie and Nick Bateman offer a humorous list of ways to acknowledge the Trump Presidency on Craigslist, Kickstarter, and other online forums.
Gang forces man to eat his own testicle and have sex with a dog
New York Post - 20 Jun 2017 17:00
A brutal gang in the UK has been convicted of going medieval on a 45-year-old man who died after being forced to have sex with a dog and to eat one of his own testicles. Ann Corbett, 26, and Zahid Zaman, 43, were convict...
The Soldier Who Shot Somalia's Youngest-Ever Minister Has Been Sentenced to Death
Time - 20 Jun 2017 07:07
The soldier reportedly mistook Siraji for an Islamic militant before shooting him inside his car
Jared Kushner speaks and Twitter goes wild
USA Today - 20 Jun 2017 04:31More women are signing up to run for office, but will they succeed?
CNN - 20 Jun 2017 17:02
When I saw the news recently that Britain elected a record number of women to Parliament -- more than ever before -- to make up a bit more than 30% of the legislative body, I took to Twitter to cheer.
Lucky couple get back nearly $100K they accidentally donated to Goodwill
New York Post - 20 Jun 2017 16:37
A couple in Ohio can breathe again after getting back nearly $100,000 they accidentally dropped off last week at a Goodwill store. An employee at the Maple Avenue store in Zanesville initially mistook the bag of hundreds...
Colombian rebels believed to be holding 3 Dutch journalists
Miami Herald - 20 Jun 2017 05:39
Leftist rebels are believed to be holding captive two Dutch journalists who went missing in a conflict-ridden area of northeastern Colombia. The Colombian military said that Eugenio Ernest Marie, 68, …
Democrats Protest Health Care Bill With Late Night in the Senate
Time - 20 Jun 2017 07:13
"This is probably one of the low moments of the United States Senate"
Tour group says no more Americans to North Korea after Warmbier's death
USA Today - 20 Jun 2017 05:56
The travel company that took Otto Warmbier to North Korea said it will no longer take Americans there.
US supersonic bombers fly over Korean Peninsula
Fox News - 20 Jun 2017 16:41
A day after the death of an American college student who was detained in North Korea for more than a year, the United States flew a pair of supersonic bombers over the Korean Peninsula in a show of force, South Korean of...
Massive underground slum found in basement of luxe apartment building
New York Post - 20 Jun 2017 16:46
Residents of a swanky apartment complex were shocked to discover hundreds of people living underneath them — in a secret underground slum in their building’s basement. The wealthy expats who live in Beijing’s Julon...
Philippines launches offensive in Marawi, aims to end battle by weekend
Reuters - 20 Jun 2017 07:55
MARAWI CITY, Philippines
Paris Air Show day 1: A bigger 737, huge Airbus order and the president
USA Today - 20 Jun 2017 04:40Woman arrested for severing man's ear while trying to decapitate him
New York Post - 20 Jun 2017 06:09
A South Carolina woman was arrested after a bizarre series of events that reportedly included wielding a machete at a man and setting his truck on fire. April Townsend, 40, was charged Sunday with attempted arson and pos...
Congressional letter: Flynn didn't disclose role in deal between Saudis, Russians
The Week - 20 Jun 2017 01:57
Michael Flynn, President Trump's former national security adviser, did not reveal to the House Foreign Relations Committee that during a 2015 trip to Saudi Arabia, he was there to secure funding for a U.S.-Russia busines...
Landslide buries homes and bus in western Guatemala; 11 dead
Miami Herald - 20 Jun 2017 17:00
Authorities say 11 people have been killed by a landslide in western Guatemala near the border with Mexico. National disaster agency chief Sergio Cabanas says the slide buried six homes, …
Syrian conflict moves into new, dangerous territory in chaotic race for Raqqa
CNN - 20 Jun 2017 16:43
A new phase of the Syrian conflict has begun, one in which outside powers are stepping up their involvement as the pressure gathers on ISIS' last redoubts.
WATCH: Snake slithers onto moving car hood in Texas
ABC News - 20 Jun 2017 20:15
Two men driving down a highway in Texas discover an unexpected stowaway: A snake slithering out from under their car hood.
Top 5 takeaways from S. Korean president's interview with Norah O'Donnell
CBSNews - 20 Jun 2017 18:09
Moon Jae-in says North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is "not a rational person," but he wants dialogue with the regime