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Tourists from around the globe killed in Barcelona terror attack
New York Post - 18 Aug 2017 04:04
They came to Barcelona from around the world. Citizens of Belgium, Poland and Germany were among the 13 people tragically killed when a terrorist drove through a crowd of pedestrians on the tourist-filled street Las Ramb...
Donald Trump's Crisis of Legitimacy
The New Yorker - 18 Aug 2017 01:35
John Cassidy writes about the response from influential C.E.O.s and prominent Republican Party members after Donald Trump's comments defending white supremacists and neo-Nazis.
Philippines: Duterte Threatens Human Rights Community
Human Rights Watch - 18 Aug 2017 02:56
Expand Activists hold placards as they protest against what they say are drug-related extrajudicial killings, during the International Human Rights Day in Manila, Philippines December 10, 2016. © 2016 Ezra Acayan / Reut...
Watch Arnold Schwarzenegger Denounce Nazis in the Way Trump Has Failed to Do
Time - 18 Aug 2017 05:21
Schwarzenegger draws on his experience of growing up in Austria shortly after the Second World War
Read Mitt Romney's stirring plea that Trump apologize over his handling of Charlottesville
The Week - 18 Aug 2017 15:47
Mitt Romney issued a stirring plea on Facebook on Friday for President Trump to apologize over his comments earlier this week that apparently equivocated white supremacist groups in Charlottesville, Virginia, with counte...
North Korea warns it won't negotiate nukes if US is 'hostile'
New York Post - 18 Aug 2017 07:43
UNITED NATIONS -- North Korea warned the United States that it will never put its nuclear weapons program on the negotiating table as long as the Trump administration keeps up its “hostile policy and nuclear threat.”...
Oldest American celebrates 114th birthday
New York Post - 18 Aug 2017 06:16
HUNTINGDON, Pa. -- The oldest known living person in the United States is celebrating her 114th birthday in Pennsylvania. The state Aging Department says Delphine Gibson hit the milestone Thursday, getting a personal gre...
Magazine covers link President Trump to KKK over Charlottesville
USA Today - 18 Aug 2017 02:52
You probably won't find thesemagazine covers hanging on wallsat Trump's country clubs.
South Yorkshire Police failed to act on Ian Watkins abuse claim
BBC - 18 Aug 2017 17:07
Officers did not take complaints against Lost Prophets singer Ian Watkins seriously, the IPCC says.
Trump devotee explains in New York Times op-ed why he has buyer's remorse
The Week - 18 Aug 2017 05:11
He made a name for himself supporting candidate, then nominee, and finally President Donald Trump in articles, television, and radio appearances, and also on his pro-Trump blog and quarterly journal. Now, Julius Krein is...
'No good Nazis': James Murdoch criticises Donald Trump over Charlottesville
The Guardian - 18 Aug 2017 05:04
21st Century Fox boss breaks with father, major Trump ally Rupert Murdoch, to tell staff that president's reaction 'concerns all of us as Americans and free people' James Murdoch - chief executive of 21st Century Fox and...
Analyst: ISIS "looking for opportunities to strike back"
CBSNews - 18 Aug 2017 04:29
Fran Townsend, former Homeland Security adviser to President George W. Bush, says security can't be everywhere all the time
Charlottesville victim's mom shows compassion for white nationalists
New York Post - 18 Aug 2017 04:28
The mother of the woman who was killed in Charlottesville claims that she’s receiving death threats -- but also says she understands why white nationalists are violently acting out. The stunning display of compassion c...
Vietnam battling widespread dengue fever outbreaks
New York Post - 18 Aug 2017 14:47
HANOI, Vietnam -- Vietnam has been battling raging dengue fever outbreaks with more than 10,000 new infections reported over the past week stretching its medical system. The number of admitted patients represents a 42-pe...
Woman attacked in her suburban home sues door lock maker, Home Depot
Chicago Tribune - 18 Aug 2017 14:11Roger Taney statue being removed from Maryland State House grounds
The Week - 18 Aug 2017 07:58
Early Friday morning, crew began to work on removing a statue of Roger B. Taney, the former Supreme Court Justice who wrote the 1857 Dred Scott decision that upheld slavery and ruled any person with African descent could...
Barcelona victims: citizens from at least 24 countries among dead and injured
The Guardian - 18 Aug 2017 07:32
Urgent appeals made for English, Italian and French translators to make their way to hospitals to assist staff Barcelona attack - latest updates Citizens from at least two dozen countries have been injured or killed in t...
The Case Some Executives Made for Sticking With Trump
The New York Times - 18 Aug 2017 03:36
As the president's advisory councils were disbanding, a few corporate chieftains made a case in terms of business self-interest, patriotism and pragmatism.
Captain of U.S. Navy Warship Involved in Deadly Crash Near Japan Relieved of Command
Time - 18 Aug 2017 02:06
Seven sailors drowned in the crash
Share your tributes and memories of Bruce Forsyth
The Guardian - 18 Aug 2017 18:08
The king of UK gameshows whose career spanned 75 years has died aged 89. Share your memories with us The TV entertainer Sir Bruce Forsyth, known for presenting shows such as Play your cards right and Strictly Come Dancin...
6 Ways for White Allies to Stand Against Hate
Time - 18 Aug 2017 17:18
To start, get uncomfortable
Wythenshawe Hall fire: Man jailed for arson attack
BBC - 18 Aug 2017 17:12
The judge said starting the fire that gutted part of Wythenshawe Hall was an "act of selfish folly".