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Sons of slain Panama Papers reporter call for PM to resign
New York Post - 19 Oct 2017 16:09
The sons of a prominent Maltese journalist have called on the island nation’s prime minister to step down — days after their mother was killed by a car bomb after leading the Panama Papers probe into corruption. In a...
Trump campaign staffers shared Russian propaganda days before election
Death and Taxes - 19 Oct 2017 02:20
Possibly collusion, definitely dumb.
Suspect captured in 'heinous' Maryland workplace shooting that killed 3
ABC News - 19 Oct 2017 02:48
Five people were shot, officials said.
Special Report: Backroom battle imperils $230 million cryptocurrency venture
Reuters - 19 Oct 2017 03:56
ZUG, Switzerland/NEW YORK
FBI sex trafficking sting rescues infant, 5-year-old sister from predators
USA Today - 19 Oct 2017 14:56
The infant and her 5-year-old sister had been offered up for sex by a friend staying with the family.
Families of the fallen share personal stories of past presidents reaching out
ABC News - 19 Oct 2017 14:51
Trump claimed his predecessors did not call grieving families.
Man suspected of killing 3 co-workers in Maryland captured in Delaware
The Week - 19 Oct 2017 02:35
A 37-year-old man suspected of killing three co-workers in Maryland earlier in the day was captured Wednesday evening in Delaware, police said. Authorities said Radee Labeeb Prince walked into Advanced Granite Solutions ...
F.D.A. Approves Second Gene-Altering Treatment for Cancer
The New York Times - 19 Oct 2017 02:28
The treatment will be for adults with aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma when chemotherapy has failed. It re-engineers a patient's own cells to fight cancer.
Despite Trump Opposition And Misinformation, Senators Haven't Given Up On Obamacare Deal
The Huffington Post - 19 Oct 2017 02:21
Trump does like to change his mind.
A Michigan University Is Offering the First-Ever Degree in Marijuana Studies
Time - 19 Oct 2017 02:05
And the program is growing
Ex-teacher's aide at school for emotionally disturbed accused of having sex with student
New York Post - 19 Oct 2017 02:01
A former teacher's aide at a Florida school for students with emotional and behavioral disorders had an inappropriate relationship with a 14-year-old student, police said. Alana Chasky, 35, who worked at the private Rive...
Governor of Puerto Rico wants 'equal treatment' from Trump
New York Post - 19 Oct 2017 16:24
The governor of hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico said he’ll tell President Trump when he meets with him later Thursday that “we need equal treatment” like other US citizens who are recovering from the destruction of r...
Taliban slaughter dozens of Afghan troops in wave of attacks
New York Post - 19 Oct 2017 16:22
KABUL, Afghanistan -- The Taliban have killed at least 58 Afghan security forces in a wave of attacks across the country, including an assault that nearly wiped out an army camp in the southern Kandahar province. Spokesm...
North Korea threatens to go nuclear over US military exercises
New York Post - 19 Oct 2017 15:57
North Korea threatened the United States with an “unimaginable” nuclear strike for conducting military exercises with South Korea in the waters off the Korean peninsula, according to a report on Thursday. "The U.S. i...
Georgia Teacher Resigns Over 'Make America Great Again' T-Shirt Controversy
Time - 19 Oct 2017 15:56
She received numerous threats
Energy Secretary Rick Perry says it's 'asinine' to nitpick how presidents honor fallen service members
The Week - 19 Oct 2017 15:25
Debating how presidents honor fallen service members is "asinine," Energy Secretary Rick Perry told CBS News on Wednesday, when Major Garrett asked him about the days-long controversy surrounding President Trump. "The pr...
Clerk charged with murdering customer over $1 bag of candy
New York Post - 19 Oct 2017 15:23
A gas station clerk in St. Louis is charged with killing a customer he mistakenly believed stole a $1.10 bag of candy. Taleb Rebhi Ali Jawher, 39, was charged Wednesday with first-degree murder and armed criminal action ...
Catalonia's push for independence from Spain: What to know
Fox News - 19 Oct 2017 15:10
Catalonia's leader declared independence last week, but the Spanish government isn't letting the region go that easily.
North Korea threatens 'unimaginable' strike on United States
USA Today - 19 Oct 2017 14:51Woman in critical condition after doused with nail polish remover
Chicago Tribune - 19 Oct 2017 14:51Turkey seeks Nigeria's support against US-based cleric
Miami Herald - 19 Oct 2017 14:49
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan pledged cooperation with Nigeria in its fight against Boko Haram but said he expected the African nation's support against a movement led by U.S.-based cleric …
The Catalan crisis is not just about nationalism
Al Jazeera English - 19 Oct 2017 14:44
What is happening in Catalonia is a symptom of much larger crisis that liberal democracies are suffering from.