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Teen accepts dare to put a hammer in mouth - and it gets stuck
New York Post - 31 Jul 2017 03:43
The mom of a teenage girl who got a hammer stuck in her mouth has had to “hide the toolbox” after her daughter's dare went viral on Twitter. Kaley, 14, from Louisiana, USA, was challenged by a pal to put the hammer h...
Van plows into diners on Los Angeles sidewalk, 8 hurt
ABC News - 31 Jul 2017 04:48
Authorities say vehicle plowed into a group of people on a Los Angeles sidewalk
Protests Turn Deadly as Voters Boycott Venezuela's 'Sham Election'
Time - 31 Jul 2017 04:48
Authorities said seven people were killed in the confrontation
Unreasonable Doubt?
Slate - 31 Jul 2017 20:45
Mallory Ortberg, aka Dear Prudence, is online weekly to chat live with readers. An edited transcript of the chat is below. (Sign up below to get Dear Prudence delivered to your inbox each week. Read Prudie's Slate column...
Foreign workers used to build auto plants in U.S.
CBSNews - 31 Jul 2017 16:36
"CBSN: On Assignment" investigation finds foreign automakers that received billions of dollars in subsidies and tax incentives to create American jobs are hiring European workers
Kenyan Official Found Tortured and Killed Days Before Presidential Election
Time - 31 Jul 2017 16:25
The election is Aug. 8
Ivanka Trump reportedly 'blindsided' by her father's stance on transgender military service
The Week - 31 Jul 2017 05:40
Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner were "blindsided" by President Trump's tweet last week about banning transgender people from serving in the military, several White House aides told Politico Sunday. The aides said Ivanka T...
For Trump and Sessions, a warm beginning turned into an icy standoff
Chicago Tribune - 31 Jul 2017 04:05Trump insists there's no chaos at White House
ABC News - 31 Jul 2017 16:37
President Donald Trump tweets there's 'No WH chaos!' as new chief of staff enters West Wing battered by crisis.
Fate of 'pharma bro' Shkreli is now in the hands of the jury
New York Post - 31 Jul 2017 16:28
The seven women and five men who will determine the fate of notorious “pharma bro” Martin Shkreli began deliberations Monday morning. The panel was officially handed the case at 9:40 a.m., as the anxious ex-pharmaceu...
John Kelly sworn in as chief of staff
New York Post - 31 Jul 2017 16:28
President Trump said on Monday he believes his new White House chief of staff will do a “spectacular” job moments after retired Gen. John Kelly was sworn in during a West Wing ceremony. “What’s he’s done in ter...
Trump praises new chief of staff for avoiding controversy
Reuters - 31 Jul 2017 16:28
WASHINGTON
Manhunt underway for man suspected of killing Minnesota financial adviser
ABC News - 31 Jul 2017 16:26
Police say Lucifer Nguyen is believed to be armed and dangerous.
Spain's tourist numbers up a record 12 percent in first half
Miami Herald - 31 Jul 2017 16:16
Spain continues to break tourism records, with the number of tourists visiting the country up 12 percent in the first six months of the year. Spain has broken its own …
Prosecutors: Hamburg attacker hoped to die as 'martyr'
Fox News - 31 Jul 2017 16:03
German prosecutors say the Palestinian man who fatally stabbed one person and wounded six others at a Hamburg supermarket appears to be a self-radicalized Islamic extremist who hoped to die as a "martyr."
Drone, jet too close for comfort above Newark, N.J.
USA Today - 31 Jul 2017 15:57
United Airlines Flight 135 was about two miles from the airport Sunday when it spotted the drone about 200 hundred yards away.
Mt. Prospect cops seek home intruder scared off by girl's scream; video released
Chicago Tribune - 31 Jul 2017 15:52Security heightened in Australia after airplane bomb plot foiled
The Week - 31 Jul 2017 07:00
Airports in Australia are taking extra precaution checking baggage, following law enforcement's discovery of a terrorist plot to bring down an airplane. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Sunday said the plan had been di...
Venezuela: more than 8 million grant government more power
ABC News - 31 Jul 2017 06:45
Venezuelan electoral authorities said more than 8 million people voted Sunday to create a constitutional assembly endowing President Nicolas Maduro's ruling socialist party with virtually unlimited powers _ a report more...
Chris Christie once again has a rough time at a baseball game
The Week - 31 Jul 2017 06:31
It looks like it may be time to keep Chris Christie away from the ball game. At #Cubs #Brewers game. #ChrisChristie was getting razzed by fans, so he got in the face of one of them. 5:30 on @WISN12News -- Ben Hutchison ...
Saudi Arabia accuses Qatar of making a 'declaration of war'
The Week - 31 Jul 2017 04:36
Saudi Arabia is pushing back against a demand it says Qatar made regarding the hajj pilgrimage made by Muslims to Mecca, calling it a "declaration of war." The Saudi-owned Al-Arabiya television network quoted Saudi Arabi...
Vietnam arrests 4 activists accused of attempted subversion
Fox News - 31 Jul 2017 04:20
Vietnamese police have arrested four activists accused of attempted subversion as the communist authorities show no tolerance of dissent.