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3 headlines the White House hopes you'll miss as Hurricane Harvey hits
CNN - 26 Aug 2017 07:29
As the strongest hurricane to make landfall in the US in more than a decade took aim at Texas, President Donald Trump's White House engaged in an age-old Washington tradition: the Friday news dump.
US says North Korean missile test was a failure
New York Post - 26 Aug 2017 07:03
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea fired several rockets into the sea Saturday in the continuation of its rapid nuclear and missile expansion, while the United States and South Korea appeared to offer different readings o...
One missing after Black Hawk helicopter crashes near Yemen
New York Post - 26 Aug 2017 07:00
WASHINGTON -- U.S. officials say a Black Hawk helicopter has crashed off the southern coast of Yemen while training its crew. In a statement issued by U.S. Central Command, officials say one U.S. service member is missin...
Billionaires park their yachts in front of the Statue of Liberty and people aren't happy
USA Today - 26 Aug 2017 15:00Thailand's ex-PM has fled to Dubai after skipping out on court date: party members
New York Post - 26 Aug 2017 08:16
BANGKOK -- Thailand's former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has fled to Dubai, senior members of her party said on Saturday, a day after she failed to show up for a negligence ruling in which she faced up to 10 years...
Mueller's team subpoenas lobbying firms in D.C. as part of Russia investigation
Chicago Tribune - 26 Aug 2017 06:17Latinos Express Outrage After Trump Pardons Arpaio
The New York Times - 26 Aug 2017 05:59
Strong reactions to the decision reflect the enduring anger over Mr. Arpaio's hard-line immigration enforcement and racial profiling.
WATCH Video Shows Vicious Fight Between Florida Women
IBTimes - 26 Aug 2017 21:35
A video from a camera phone uploaded on YouTube shows a vicious fight Tuesday night between two women in Coral Springs, Florida. The fight took place in the lobby of a La Quinta Inn hotel, according to WPLG, an ABC News ...
Sebastian Gorka resigns from White House
CNN - 26 Aug 2017 03:59
Sebastian Gorka has resigned from his position as a top counterterrorism adviser to President Donald Trump, a White House official tells CNN.
Joe Arpaio didn't deserve a pardon
USA Today - 26 Aug 2017 03:16Somalia's army chief: Raid killed civilians, not extremists
Miami Herald - 26 Aug 2017 16:27
Somalia's army chief says civilians, not extremists, were killed in a military operation Friday that both the United States and Somalia say they will investigate. Ahmed Jimale Gedi told reporters …
8 killed after 2 trucks crash with minibus on UK highway
Miami Herald - 26 Aug 2017 16:27
A minibus has crashed with two trucks on a British highway, killing eight people and injuring four others. Police say the drivers of the two trucks were arrested on suspicion …
Belarus opposition leader Statkevich jailed for 15 days
Miami Herald - 26 Aug 2017 16:23
The wife of prominent Belarusian opposition figure Nikolai Statkevich says he has been sent to jail for 15 days after being seized by police in the capital. Marina Adamovich said …
White House Buries Controversial News Under Hurricane Harvey Watch
Time - 26 Aug 2017 16:14
In the span of three hours, the White House dropped three controversial stories
Iraqi military: Most of Tal Afar seized from ISIS
CNN - 26 Aug 2017 16:00
Iraqi forces have now seized control of most of the strategically significant city of Tal Afar from ISIS, the Iraqi Joint Military Command said Saturday.
Will The Arpaio Pardon Make Trump More Unpopular?
FiveThirtyEight - 26 Aug 2017 15:53
President Trump pardoned ex-Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Arizona’s Maricopa County on Friday night. Arpaio, known for his hardline stance on illegal immigration, had been convicted of criminal contempt for violating a federal...
WATCH: How FEMA is helping during Hurricane Harvey
ABC News - 26 Aug 2017 15:45
Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Brock Long discusses the plans for search and rescue following the now Category 1 hurricane.
Phoenix mayor: Trump can't 'change that awful legacy' of Joe Arpaio
Death and Taxes - 26 Aug 2017 15:32
Arpaio called one of his own detention centers a "concentration camp."
How President Trump's Pardon of Joe Arpaio Breaks With White House History
Time - 26 Aug 2017 15:30
"For most of American history, presidents pardoned frequently, early, and often," one expert says
Iraqi military says it's on verge of taking ISIS stronghold
New York Post - 26 Aug 2017 14:49
TAL AFAR, Iraq – Iraqi forces are about to take full control of Tal Afar, Islamic State's stronghold in northwestern Iraq, in a swift campaign against the outnumbered, exhausted militants, an Iraqi military spokesman s...
Knife-Wielding Man Shot Dead in Brussels 'Terror Attack'
Time - 26 Aug 2017 14:45
Belgian soldiers shot a man dead in downtown Brussels on Friday evening after he attacked the troops with a knife in what prosecutors described as a "terror attack"
Man With 'Large Bladed Weapon' Arrested Near Buckingham Palace
Time - 26 Aug 2017 14:33
The Metropolitan Police force said two London police officers were slightly injured