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How the World is Reacting to ICAN Winning the Nobel Peace Prize
Time - 6 Oct 2017 14:58
'Now more than ever we need a world without nuclear weapons.'
White House to let employers use religion as excuse to deny birth control coverage
Death and Taxes - 6 Oct 2017 05:01
Trump doesn't believe the government has a compelling interest in protecting women's health.
Report: Mueller's team has interviewed ex-spy involved in Trump dossier
The Week - 6 Oct 2017 04:34
Members of special counsel Robert Mueller's team recently traveled to Europe to interview ex-British spy Christopher Steele, the author of the dossier containing allegations about President Trump and his ties to Russia, ...
Wannabe preacher accused of killing wife said he took too much cough syrup
New York Post - 6 Oct 2017 04:05
North Carolina investigators discovered empty boxes of cold medicine and what seemed to be bloodied sheets at the home of an aspiring preacher who admitted to authorities last month that he killed his wife in a cough syr...
Secret Service has spent $137,505 on golf carts to protect Trump
Death and Taxes - 6 Oct 2017 03:06
That's just the tip of the iceberg.
Help wanted: Staff shortages under Trump slow policy changes
Reuters - 6 Oct 2017 15:52
WASHINGTON
Trump may be planning to 'decertify' Iran nuclear deal
New York Post - 6 Oct 2017 04:12
President Trump is expected to "decertify" the international nuke deal with Iran next week, contending that the accord is not in the United States' interest, it was reported Thursday. The decision would force Congress to...
Mom accused of murdering 4-year-old by setting him on fire
New York Post - 6 Oct 2017 04:09
A Wisconsin woman is accused of murdering her autistic 4-year-old son — binding the boy with belts and setting him on fire — after Googling ways to “kill” cannibals. Little Antonio DiStasio reportedly begged his ...
'It's the calm before the storm': Trump offers cryptic message during White House photo op
USA Today - 6 Oct 2017 03:56Man accused of causing more than $10,000 in damages to Trump Tower restaurant
Chicago Tribune - 6 Oct 2017 16:50Security guard burned toddlers alive at nursery: cops
New York Post - 6 Oct 2017 16:45
Four toddlers have been killed in a horrific arson attack this morning at a nursery in Brazil. The tots, aged between two and four, and one teacher were burned alive at the Innocent Children’s People Municipal Educatio...
Firm behind 'Fearless Girl' statue underpaid female workers: feds
New York Post - 6 Oct 2017 04:19
Pot, meet kettle. The financial firm behind Wall Street’s “Fearless Girl” statue has agreed to pay out $5 million to more than 300 women and 15 black employees — over allegations that it paid them less than their...
Las Vegas shooting: Amid chaos 'we had one bad guy, and 25,000 good guys'
USA Today - 6 Oct 2017 03:23
Las Vegas first responders leaned on training, improvised amid chaos
Why President Trump Values Being Unpredictable
Time - 6 Oct 2017 17:17
Morning Must Reads: October 6
16-year-old is first African-American to win Miss Illinois Teen USA in 34-year history
Chicago Tribune - 6 Oct 2017 17:15French city replaces JFK with Chirac in name of major street
Miami Herald - 6 Oct 2017 17:11
Farewell, JFK. Hello, Jacques Chirac. A French town is changing the name of a major avenue, scrapping the name of late U.S. President John Fitzgerald Kennedy to honor a French …
The History Behind the Movement to Replace Columbus Day With Indigenous Peoples' Day
Time - 6 Oct 2017 17:00
Though the first Indigenous Peoples' Day was celebrated in the early 1990s, the idea took shape many years earlier.
The NRA Is Finally Backing a Gun Restriction. Here's Why It's a Ploy
Time - 6 Oct 2017 17:00
Breaking with years of intransigence, the nation’s largest gun-rights group on Thursday announced a rare but limited concession to those who would put in place new limits on firearms. On its own, the face-saving move i...
Boston boosts security, shooter researched city
ABC News - 6 Oct 2017 16:44
Boston Police Commissioner William Evans says authorities will step up security for concerts and sporting events in the city following the shooting in Las Vegas
Libyan force seizes control of migrant smuggling hub
Miami Herald - 6 Oct 2017 16:42
A Libyan armed group has claimed victory over Italian-backed militias paid to staunch the flow of migrants to Europe from the coastal city of Sabratha. The Anti-ISIS Operations Room, created …
Vegas shooter and Chelsea bomber had similar explosive compound
New York Post - 6 Oct 2017 16:42
The explosive compound found in the car and home of the Las Vegas mass shooter was similar to the one used last year by the Chelsea bomber. Authorities recovered an undisclosed amount of the compound Tannerite from 64-ye...
Vietnam fires senior Communist Party official for misconduct
Miami Herald - 6 Oct 2017 15:56
Vietnam's ruling Communist Party has fired the party boss of the central city of Danang, the site of next month's Asia Pacific summit, which U.S. President Donald Trump is expected …