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4 shot in Humboldt Park among 9 wounded in Chicago attacks
Chicago Tribune - 2 Aug 2017 04:55Mooch's shocking ouster could cost him millions in taxes
New York Post - 2 Aug 2017 04:36
What a #%&@ loser! Ousted White House communication boss Anthony Scaramucci doesn't think he'll land another West Wing gig, a source close to the situation told The Post -- which means he's likely going to have to pay up...
Mueller's team grows to include a former Justice Department official
The Week - 2 Aug 2017 06:00
A former Justice Department official who prosecuted members of the Bonnano crime family is the latest person to join special counsel Robert Mueller's team investigating Russian meddling in the 2016 election, a spokesman ...
DOJ to use civil rights funding to fight against affirmative action: report
New York Post - 2 Aug 2017 06:03
The Department of Justice is reportedly planning to redirect money earmarked for civil-rights enforcement and spend it on action against universities that allegedly "discriminate against white applicants" by adhering to ...
Senate GOP's frustrations with Trump come to head as agenda stalls
Chicago Tribune - 2 Aug 2017 06:00Man in Shock After Being Questioned Over Suspected Airline Plot in Australia
Time - 2 Aug 2017 05:01
The man and his family say they were shocked by his "unfathomable" arrest
Police identify skeletal remains found near top music festival
New York Post - 2 Aug 2017 04:50
DOVER, Del. -- Delaware State Police say the skeletal remains that were discovered near a music festival by a concertgoer in June have been identified. Local news outlets reported on Monday the body was identified as bel...
At Least 29 Killed in Suicide Attack on a Shiite Mosque in Afghanistan, a Hospital Official Says
Time - 2 Aug 2017 04:13
The attack took place in the middle of evening prayers when the mosque was packed with about 300 worshippers
We'll 'suffer until we die': Jogger's father haunted by her killing
ABC News - 2 Aug 2017 15:33
Karina Vetrano was strangled to death while jogging on Aug. 2, 2016.
Mitch McConnell has officially moved on from health care to tax reform, which he also plans to pass with only GOP votes
The Week - 2 Aug 2017 07:15
After more than six months of deference to President Trump, congressional Republicans are showing signs of chafing and nods toward independence. "Congressional fear is low," The New York Times reports. "Eyes are rolling ...
Woman blinded after stranger pours bleach on her face: cops
New York Post - 2 Aug 2017 05:22
A woman has been blinded after a stranger poured bleach on her face in San Francisco Sunday evening, according to law enforcement officials. The 57-year-old woman was sitting on a sidewalk in the city’s Tenderloin neig...
Mr. President, roughing up suspects is never OK
USA Today - 2 Aug 2017 04:13Planes built for Russian airline could be next Air Force One
New York Post - 2 Aug 2017 04:04
President Trump could soon be flying Russian. US officials are reportedly looking to cut the cost of the new Air Force One aircraft by replacing them with a pair of planes that were abandoned by a Russia-based airline. �...
Italy: Navy Support for Libya May Endanger Migrants
Human Rights Watch - 2 Aug 2017 15:32
Expand Migrants on a boat that they tried to take to Italy, after being detained at a Libyan Navy base in Tripoli on September 20, 2015. © 2015 Reuters (Milan) - Italy's deployment of Navy ships to assist Libyan authori...
Baltimore Drops Dozens of Cases After Video Casts Doubt on Officers
The New York Times - 2 Aug 2017 14:18
The cases relied on testimony from officers seen in a video that appeared to show one of them planting evidence at a crime scene.
Refugee aid dries up in Greece as media interest wanes
Al Jazeera English - 2 Aug 2017 04:19
The EU claims refugee flows from Turkey to Greece have slowed, so it is cutting funding to aid agencies and paying the Greek government to take over services there instead.
Trump signs Russia sanctions bill
ABC News - 2 Aug 2017 17:00
The bill received rare bipartisan support in Congress.
Russia seizes US embassy's weekend retreat
New York Post - 2 Aug 2017 16:57
Russian authorities on Wednesday took over a summer house used by the American embassy in Moscow — even cleaning out the barbecue equipment and garden furniture — as the Kremlin begins to carry out President Vladimir...
Arrest warrant issued for Northwestern professor in Near North Side stabbing death
Chicago Tribune - 2 Aug 2017 16:55Qatar and Italy sign a nearly $6B deal for naval vessels
Miami Herald - 2 Aug 2017 16:51
Qatar on Wednesday signed a 5 billion euro ($5.9 billion) deal to purchase seven naval vessels from Italy, a reminder of the small Gulf state's purchasing power despite a blockade …
Venezuela election turnout figures 'manipulated,' voting firm claims
CNN - 2 Aug 2017 16:47
Turnout figures for an election to a controversial new legislative body in Venezuela were manipulated, the company that provided the voting technology has claimed.
N. Korean missile landed near passenger jet's flight path
CBSNews - 2 Aug 2017 16:40
Air France says Kim Jong Un's latest ICBM test was no threat to flight carrying 332 people, but expert disagrees