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Protester Arrested in Toppling of Confederate Statue in Durham
The New York Times - 16 Aug 2017 05:02
Officials said they would punish perpetrators after a Confederate statue was toppled during a protest expressing sympathy with victims of the violence in Charlottesville.
Woman gets life sentence for killing, dismembering boyfriend
New York Post - 16 Aug 2017 06:00
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore.-- An Oregon woman who pleaded guilty to killing and cutting up her boyfriend has been sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 25 years. Sheyanna Ray of Klamath Falls was arres...
Protesters face off again outside Trump Tower
USA Today - 16 Aug 2017 04:37Philippine police now say 32 drug suspects killed in 1 day
Miami Herald - 16 Aug 2017 06:42
Philippine police said Wednesday that an updated report shows anti-drug operations in a northern province this week left 32 alleged drug offenders dead -- 11 more than earlier reported as …
Deficit would balloon and premiums would jump if Trump ends Obamacare subsidies, CBO says
Chicago Tribune - 16 Aug 2017 05:33Trump: There were many 'bad people' in Charlottesville
USA Today - 16 Aug 2017 04:53
At Trump Tower in New York City, President Trump explains to the media that he thinks removing statues like the one of Gen. Robert E. Lee rewrites history. He also says there were many types of 'bad people' to blame for ...
Virginia city holds memorial service for woman killed in violence
Reuters - 16 Aug 2017 16:45
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.
Trump's defense of white supremacists is really a defense of himself
The Week - 16 Aug 2017 15:53
President Trump self-immolated yesterday while sticking up for those marching alongside the violent racists in Charlottesville, Virginia. Among several jaw-dropping claims, Trump argued that there were many "fine people"...
Trump is emboldening racists. This will end disastrously.
The Week - 16 Aug 2017 11:58
The Trump presidency will end poorly. It's been evident from long before he officially announced his campaign that Donald Trump was catastrophically unfit for any government service, let alone the most powerful elected o...
America's late-night hosts worry about Trump's sanity and America's future after his 'unhinged' neo-Nazi coddling
The Week - 16 Aug 2017 07:59
In an impromptu news conference, "President Trump buoyed the white nationalist movement on Tuesday as no president has done in generations," The New York Times reports, "equating activists protesting racism with the neo-...
Taiwan official resigns after blackout hits much of island
Fox News - 16 Aug 2017 06:04
Taiwan's economy minister has resigned after a generator failure at a power plant caused a massive blackout that affected millions of households across the island during sweltering heat.
Blackout victims at Mexico resorts have little hope of justice
USA Today - 16 Aug 2017 19:54Zimbabwe first lady wants diplomatic immunity over assault
Miami Herald - 16 Aug 2017 16:49
Zimbabwe's first lady Grace Mugabe has requested diplomatic immunity over an allegation that she assaulted a young model in Johannesburg earlier this week, said South Africa's police. Mugabe is still …
Boko Haram suicide bombers kill at least 20 in northeast Nigeria
Chicago Tribune - 16 Aug 2017 06:57North Korea tortures, kills religious people: State Department report
New York Post - 16 Aug 2017 06:29
The North Korean regime has continued to position itself as one of the world's worst persecutors of the religious, torturing and killing people who practice their faith, according to a State Department report released Tu...
US, Egypt to participate in biennial military exercise for first time since Arab Spring
CNN - 16 Aug 2017 04:40
The US military will take part in a biennial joint military exercise with Egypt called Bright Star 2017 -- marking the first time the United States has participated in the joint exercise since the toppling of Egyptian Pr...
Trump makes civil rights-related appointment to Dept. of Homeland Security
ABC News - 16 Aug 2017 04:36
Cameron Quinn has been named as Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
Wisconsin man shoots nail into his heart: It was 'twitching with every heartbeat'
Chicago Tribune - 16 Aug 2017 03:55Man tries to sexually assault woman while bystanders do nothing
New York Post - 16 Aug 2017 16:42
Chilling video shows a brave California woman fighting off an attacker who sexually assaulted her right outside her apartment. Police were stunned no one came to help the victim, who was attacked when she stepped out for...
South Africa's top cop confirms Grace Mugabe dodged court hearing: report
Reuters - 16 Aug 2017 16:32
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Fact check: President Trump's press conference, in context
USA Today - 16 Aug 2017 16:23
Trump held a contentious press conference in which he answered critics who said he waited too long to condemn white nationalists.
Cambodia's tax agency denies crackdown is political
Fox News - 16 Aug 2017 16:22
Cambodian tax authorities have denied there is a political motive for a crackdown on delinquent taxpayers that prominently targets media and civil society organizations critical of the government.