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Auto Sales End a 7-Year Upswing, With More Challenges Ahead
The New York Times - 4 Jan 2018 00:44
The decline in the American market in 2017 is expected to continue, and may force carmakers to trim production and find new ways to entice customers.
Peru Bans Buses From Road Where Bus Plunged, Killing 51
The New York Times - 4 Jan 2018 04:08
The scene of the accident is a notorious stretch of road known as the Devil's Curve that has been the site of at least 20 accidents since 1990.
Trump Feud Is Putting Steve Bannon's Favored Primary Candidates In A Bind
The Huffington Post - 4 Jan 2018 04:24
The difficulty of standing on the right side of the right.
Top Trump aides would get into 'screaming fights' in front of a 'bemused' Trump, Michael Wolff says
The Week - 4 Jan 2018 16:27
Michael Wolff, author of a hotly anticipated tell-all book about the Trump administration out next week, penned a column for The Hollywood Reporter on Thursday that offered a first-person perspective of his experience "p...
Danish man jailed for 2 years after jet ski crash killed 2
Miami Herald - 4 Jan 2018 16:21
A 24-year-old man was sentenced to two years in jail for aggravated manslaughter Thursday for crashing his jet ski into a boat, in Copenhagen, killing two American students. The Copenhagen …
Bitcoin: Bank of America division bans investments
Al Jazeera English - 4 Jan 2018 11:10
Merrill Lynch has banned clients from investing in a bitcoin fund.
Iran says Trump's 'absurd tweets' have incited disruption
Miami Herald - 4 Jan 2018 05:04
Iran says the U.S. "has crossed every limit" in international relations by expressing support for the anti-government protests roiling the Islamic Republic. Iran's ambassador to the United Nations complained in …
Washington state sues Motel 6 for giving guest info to immigration authorities
USA Today - 4 Jan 2018 04:39Powerful snowstorm hits eastern U.S., snarling travel
Reuters - 4 Jan 2018 17:23
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Trump ICE Chief Wants To Prosecute Politicians Who Won't Lock Up More Immigrants
The Huffington Post - 4 Jan 2018 04:36
Legal experts say the threat won't hold up in court, but it still matters.
Parents may have planned grisly murder-suicide together
New York Post - 4 Jan 2018 04:23
SALT LAKE CITY -- A couple who recently moved to Utah from Switzerland may have planned a murder-suicide together that left them and two children dead, according to newly unsealed search warrants. Investigators found mes...
Man who used gay dating app to assault, rob men gets 15 years
New York Post - 4 Jan 2018 03:55
DALLAS -- One of four Texas men accused of using a dating app to assault and rob gay men has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. Federal prosecutors say 21-year-old Nigel Garrett and three other Dallas-area men were ch...
Va. Republican wins House race after random bowl drawing
NY Daily News - 4 Jan 2018 23:11
A Virginia Republican defeated his Democratic opponent Thursday in a tied House race after a controversial recount.
Trump blames Dems for failure of voter fraud group
NY Daily News - 4 Jan 2018 13:36
Trump's commission had its requests wholly or partially denied by dozens of states.
Ivanka Trump, husband agreed she'd be the one to run for president, book says
CNN - 4 Jan 2018 05:23
Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner, made a deal when they came to Washington to serve in the White House that the first daughter would become the first female president if the opportunity arose, according to a f...
Fire in Mumbai residential building kills at least 4 people
Miami Herald - 4 Jan 2018 04:35
A fire in a residential building in the Indian city of Mumbai has killed at least four people. Fire officer S. Pawar says the third and fourth floors of the …
'An Error the Contemporary World Cannot Understand.' Tony Blair's Stark Condemnation of Brexit
Time - 4 Jan 2018 03:48
More than a year and a half since the 2016 Brexit vote, the U.K. remains deeply divided over the issue
Trump dissolves controversial voter fraud commission, says states fought information requests
Chicago Tribune - 4 Jan 2018 03:48Manafort sues DOJ, Rosenstein, Mueller
ABC News - 4 Jan 2018 03:46
Manafort says charges against him have nothing to do with Russia investigation
Man says airline wrongly banned him for touching crew member
New York Post - 4 Jan 2018 03:44
SAN DIEGO -- A San Diego man banned from Alaska Airlines for touching a flight attendant says he’s a victim of discrimination against men. Mike Timon, angry over his treatment by the airline, called the San Diego Union...
Winter Storm Grayson School Closings Tomorrow: Long Island, Newport Snow Days
IBTimes - 4 Jan 2018 01:50
With Winter Storm Grayson fast approaching the middle and upper sections of the United States east coast, dozens public and private schools in the soon-to-be snowed in areas announced closings Wednesday night for classes...
Kevin Durant just donated $3 million to his alma mater
The Week - 4 Jan 2018 23:41
Kevin Durant is not an $88 player -- he's a $3 million one. On Thursday, the University of Texas announced that Durant, a former Longhorn who now stars at forward with the Golden State Warriors, had donated $3 million to...