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Two dogs mauled their owner to death during a walk in Virginia woods, sheriff says
Chicago Tribune - 17 Dec 2017 01:292 couples tie knot in Australia's 1st same-sex weddings
Miami Herald - 17 Dec 2017 05:36
Two female couples tied the knot in Australia's first same-sex weddings under new legislation allowing gay marriages. January 9 had been expected to be the first possible date for same-sex …
Helicopter crash kills Honduran president's sister, 5 others
Miami Herald - 17 Dec 2017 03:58
Hilda Hernandez, sister of President Juan Orlando Hernandez, and five other people were killed in a helicopter crash Saturday on a mountain near the Honduran capital. Hernandez, 51, was an …
Pope Francis blows out birthday candle on extra-long pizza
Miami Herald - 17 Dec 2017 15:36
Pope Francis has blown out his birthday candle on an extra-long pizza at the Vatican to the delight of children. Francis, who turned 81 on Sunday, then told the children, …
Powerful winds threaten to fuel Calif blaze
CNN - 17 Dec 2017 04:51
Firefighters battling the Thomas Fire will face more challenges Saturday with the return of powerful winds as the blaze marks a grim milestone in size.
Texas Senator Challenges Legitimacy Of Mueller Probe As Push For Firing Continues
The Huffington Post - 17 Dec 2017 03:20
"Legitimacy" of Mueller's findings depend on "what they are," says John Cornyn.
Trump transition team accuses Mueller of unlawfully obtaining private emails
The Week - 17 Dec 2017 14:58
Attorneys representing President Trump's transition team on Saturday accused Special Counsel Robert Mueller of unlawfully obtaining tens of thousands of private emails as part of his probe into Russian election meddling ...
Philippines' Duterte says he supports gay marriage
New York Post - 17 Dec 2017 14:47
MANILA – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday expressed his support for same-sex unions, after previously declaring his opposition to gay marriage, in an about-face that may displease bishops in the mainly Ro...
Woolly mammoth skeleton sells for $645G at auction
New York Post - 17 Dec 2017 07:01
These old bones carried a mammoth price. The skeleton of a woolly mammoth that roamed the Earth at least 10,000 years ago sold at auction for $645,000 Saturday in France. The 10-foot-plus tall skeleton -- which retained ...
The Bears apparently hate their fans, so here's a visible way to hate them back
Chicago Tribune - 17 Dec 2017 17:50Erdogan says Turkey aims to open embassy in East Jerusalem
New York Post - 17 Dec 2017 16:44
ISTANBUL – Turkey intends to open an embassy in East Jerusalem, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday, days after leading calls at a summit of Muslim leaders for the world to recognize it as the capital of Palestine....
No. 2 U.S. Senate Republican expects tax bill will pass, eyes Tuesday
Reuters - 17 Dec 2017 16:41
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Landslide sweeps through village in southern Chile
CNN - 17 Dec 2017 16:22
At least five people are dead and 15 are still missing after a landslide swept through a remote village in southern Chile on Saturday, the country's president said.
50 Chinese couples marry in Sri Lanka in mass ceremony
Miami Herald - 17 Dec 2017 15:47
Clad in traditional Chinese, Western and Sri Lankan costumes, 50 Chinese couples were married at a mass ceremony in Sri Lanka's capital to mark the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations …
If Congress Doesn't Act Soon To Save Dreamers, It Might Not Save Them At All
The Huffington Post - 17 Dec 2017 15:00
Immigration reform advocates want legal status for undocumented young people as part of a government spending bill.
Mild weather heading to the Northeast, strong winds complicate firefighting in Calif.
ABC News - 17 Dec 2017 14:20
High winds and low humidity complicate firefighting in Southern California.
Displaced CAR residents fear new wave of violence
Al Jazeera English - 17 Dec 2017 14:19
Thousands of people have flocked to the outskirts of Alindao, where they worry the calm may be fleeting.
India army kills driver in Kashmir's Thindpura village
Al Jazeera English - 17 Dec 2017 14:16
Riots break out in Thindpura village after Indian soldiers kill driver who was 'mistaken for a rebel', officials say.
Police beef up Sen. Cory Booker's security following death threat
ABC News - 17 Dec 2017 14:15
The Newark New Jersey Police has added extra security, after Sen. Cory Booker and his family received a death threat.
Philippine officials say more than 30 dead due to slow storm
Miami Herald - 17 Dec 2017 13:47
Officials say more than 30 people have been killed mostly due to landslides set off by a slow-moving storm in the central Philippines. Sofronio Dacillo Jr., a disaster-response officer, told …
Iraq: Parliament Rejects Marriage for 8-Year-Old Girls
Human Rights Watch - 17 Dec 2017 07:01
Expand Demonstrators in Baghdad call International Women's Day a "day of mourning" in protest of Iraq's new draft Jaafari Personal Status Law, which would restrict women's rights in matters of inheritance, parental and o...
North Korea marks 6th anniversary of Kim Jong Il's death
Miami Herald - 17 Dec 2017 05:49
Crowds of flower-bearing North Koreans have streamed passed statues and portraits of their leaders to pay respects on the sixth anniversary of the death of Kim Jong Un's father, Kim …