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Appeals Court Rules Against Latest Travel Ban
The New York Times - 23 Dec 2017 06:27
The ruling was a procedural step but an important one, paving the way for the Supreme Court to review the case.
Trump administration approves plan to provide weapons to Ukraine, officials say
Chicago Tribune - 23 Dec 2017 05:47Officials: U.S. agrees to provide lethal weapons to Ukraine
USA Today - 23 Dec 2017 05:02The Comfort of Tamales at the End of 2017
The New Yorker - 23 Dec 2017 18:00
Gustavo Arellano on the Mexican-American tradition of making tamales for the holidays.
Dad makes plea to find missing girl after disturbing messages
New York Post - 23 Dec 2017 03:36
The dad of a missing 12-year-old girl made a heart-wrenching plea for her safe return after a series of alarming messages were sent from her Instagram account. Lydia Ramirez was last seen Thursday afternoon entering an u...
Psychiatric patient who escaped mental hospital will be extradited
New York Post - 23 Dec 2017 06:55
The Hawaii psychiatric patient who was captured on Nov. 15, three days after he managed to sneak out of his hospital and ultimately onto a plane going to California, will be extradited back to the Aloha state, the attorn...
Thomas fire becomes California's largest wildfire in history
USA Today - 23 Dec 2017 06:10
The Thomas fire earned its place in history Friday when it reached 273,400 acres in its 19-day run from Santa Paula north toward Santa Barbara.
UN to mark Mandela's 100th birthday with a peace summit
Miami Herald - 23 Dec 2017 05:18
The U.N. General Assembly has decided to mark the 100th anniversary of Nelson Mandela's birth by holding a high-level meeting focusing on world peace ahead of the annual gathering of …
American aid expert Henrietta Fore appointed to head UNICEF
Miami Herald - 23 Dec 2017 03:57
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed a former head of the U.S. Agency for International Development run the U.N. children's agency UNICEF. U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric announced the appointment of �...
Ex-Marine cites Trump's Jerusalem decision in planned ISIS attack on Christmas: FBI
USA Today - 23 Dec 2017 03:14
An ex-Marine cited President Trump's Jerusalem decision as one of the reasons behind a foiled ISIS-inspired Christmas attack in San Francisco.
Man jumps eight stories to escape deadly fire
New York Post - 23 Dec 2017 17:22
This is the dramatic moment a jumped from an eight-story building that had been engulfed by fire. But the man’s fall was broken by firefighters with an air mattress after he leaped from the tower block in Jecheon, Sout...
Tribe moving from shrinking Louisiana island to sugar cane farm
New York Post - 23 Dec 2017 16:33
NEW ORLEANS -- Louisiana officials have chosen a sugar cane farm as the next home for residents of a tiny, shrinking island -- a move funded with a 2016 federal grant awarded to help relocate communities fleeing the effe...
Macedonia ready to give up claims on Alexander the Great
Fox News - 23 Dec 2017 16:30
Macedonia's left-wing prime minister says he is ready to renounce his country's claim to the legacy of Alexander the Great to help solve a 26-year-old dispute with neighboring Greece over the country's name.
Yemen's War Enters a Dark Stage as Rebels Squeeze the Capital
The New York Times - 23 Dec 2017 16:24
Many expected Yemen's Houthi rebels to become vulnerable after they killed their most important ally. But weeks later, they are locking up their foes.
Russia says US-supplied weapons will escalate war in Ukraine
New York Post - 23 Dec 2017 16:17
MOSCOW – The U.S. decision to supply weapons to Ukraine is dangerous as it will encourage Kiev to use force in eastern Ukraine, Russian officials said on Saturday. The U.S. State Department said on Friday the United St...
Google's Santa Tracker Will Let You Follow His Deliveries All Over the World
Time - 23 Dec 2017 16:00Zimbabwe's former military chief gets political promotion
Miami Herald - 23 Dec 2017 15:55
Zimbabwe's president has appointed a former military commander who helped oust former leader Robert Mugabe to a top position in the ruling party, a step toward appointing him as state …
Will Trump's tax bill trigger a trade war?
Al Jazeera English - 23 Dec 2017 15:49
How US President Donald Trump's overhaul of the US tax system could spark an international trade war.
Putin vows to modernize Russia, challengers prepare for race
ABC News - 23 Dec 2017 15:42
President Vladimir Putin has presented his vision for modernizing Russia, while some of his challengers in next March's presidential vote have been formally nominated for the race
Tropical storm leaves more than 100 dead, dozens missing in southern Philippines
USA Today - 23 Dec 2017 15:36
It’s the latest disaster to hit the Philippines, which is battered by about 20 typhoons and storms each year.
Trump doesn't have authority to issue a travel ban, appeals court rules
The Week - 23 Dec 2017 15:26
A federal appeals court in San Francisco ruled Friday night that the latest iteration of President Trump's travel ban violates federal law, and its issuance by the president via executive order exceeds executive branch a...
Libyan PM urges international community to back UN mandate
Miami Herald - 23 Dec 2017 15:21
The head of Libya's U.N.-backed government says the international community should take a firm stance against those defying a 2015 political agreement stipulating a U.N. mandate. A Saturday statement by …