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How Hot Was It in Australia? Hot Enough to Melt Asphalt
The New York Times - 8 Jan 2018 03:03
A short-lived but blistering heat wave brought near-record temperatures to large areas of Australia, including a high of 117 degrees in a Sydney suburb.
Who Is Hogan Gidley? White House Spokesperson Says 'Brilliant' Trump Won't Undergo Psychiatric Exam
IBTimes - 8 Jan 2018 23:20
White House spokesperson Hogan Gidley drew attention Monday for a number of remarks about President Donald Trump. Gidley weighed in on Trump's impending medical examination, Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump and Trump's com...
The White House has a full-time staff stylist, thanks in part to Anthony Scaramucci
The Week - 8 Jan 2018 13:43
The Trump White House did not have a hair and makeup staffer until Anthony Scaramucci, during his 11 days as communications director, gave professional stylist Katie Price a shout-out on CNN, saying to Press Secretary Sa...
'RHOA' Star Nene Leakes Slams Shereé Whitfield And Boyfriend Over Mugshot Jab
IBTimes - 8 Jan 2018 19:28
Nene Leakes had no problem slamming "Real Housewives of Atlanta" Season 10 cast member Shereé Whitfield, after the reality star compared Nene's mugshot to her boyfriend's stint in federal prison. During an appearance on...
NAACP to protest Trump at College Football Championship
New York Post - 8 Jan 2018 15:38
ATLANTA -- The NAACP is urging people to wear white and hold anti-Trump signs on Monday. Another group says demonstrators will “take a knee” before the big game to protest President Donald Trump’s visit to Atlanta....
TV private eye claims DA arrested him as favor to Hasidic voters
NY Daily News - 8 Jan 2018 12:00
Ex-reality TV private eye Vincent Parco says Brooklyn's DA used him to "thank" a major voter base by arresting him in September.
Israel Has Identified 20 Activist Groups Blacklisted Over Calls for a Boycott
Time - 8 Jan 2018 05:29
The list includes a Nobel Peace Prize winning organization
Iranian oil tanker still ablaze as rescuers search for missing mariners
Reuters - 8 Jan 2018 05:06
BEIJING/SEOUL
BBC News Editor Quits Her Post to Protest Gender Pay Gap
The New York Times - 8 Jan 2018 04:39
Carrie Gracie, the network's China editor, said she learned last summer that her male colleagues earned 50 percent more than she did.
Oil tanker burning off China's coast at risk of exploding
Chicago Tribune - 8 Jan 2018 14:27Annual 'No Pants Subway' Takes Place In New York Despite Freezing Temperatures
IBTimes - 8 Jan 2018 13:51
The "No Pants Subway Ride" event took place Sunday in New York City (NYC), with participants braving the cold to participate in all their "bottomless" glory. According to a report by New York Post, the event commenced at...
Syria's death toll in Idlib car bomb rises to at least 25
Miami Herald - 8 Jan 2018 11:10
A Syrian monitoring group and paramedics in the northwestern city of Idlib say the death toll from a massive car bombing there the previous evening has risen to at least …
Iran bans English in primary schools after protests
NY Daily News - 8 Jan 2018 10:13
That'll teach 'em ... or not.
BBC's China editor resigns over gender pay gap dispute
Fox News - 8 Jan 2018 07:19
The BBC's China editor has resigned her position in Beijing in protest over what she called a failure to sufficiently address a gap in compensation between men and women at the public broadcaster.
Drunk man pees all over airplane bathroom, booted from flight
New York Post - 8 Jan 2018 03:24
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Frequent flyer tip: if you’re going to use the airplane bathroom, take good aim. Otherwise, you might be grounded. Flight attendants say Dante Bencivenga left a mess and urine all over the floor of ...
Hang Up and Listen: The Citronauts Are National Champions Edition
Slate - 8 Jan 2018 23:39
Listen to Hang Up and Listen with Stefan Fatsis by clicking the arrow on the audio player below:
Andy Reid's endorsement the top reason to believe Bears hired the right guy in Matt Nagy
Chicago Tribune - 8 Jan 2018 21:15A President Who Attempts to Ban Books That Expose Him Should Be Impeached
OpEdNews - 8 Jan 2018 21:04
With his attempt to cause an author and a publisher to "immediately cease and desist from any further publication, release or dissemination" of a book that does not meet with his approval, Donald Trump has shown a callou...
Natural disasters in 2017 cost U.S. $306 billion
NY Daily News - 8 Jan 2018 20:54
Mother Nature ran up Uncle Sam's tab last year.
Books of The Times: Ali Smith's Seasonal Cycle Turns to a Dreamy 'Winter'
The New York Times - 8 Jan 2018 20:44
In the second novel of Smith's projected quartet, four characters in a big rambling house in England have at each other.
Vermont considers offering third gender option on licenses
Boston - 8 Jan 2018 20:34
Vermont residents who don't identify as male or female may soon be able to choose another gender on their licenses
Southern California Rainstorm Prompts Evacuations After Wildfires: 'Be Prepared To Leave Immediately'
IBTimes - 8 Jan 2018 20:29
Parts of California contending with the aftermath of devastating wildfires will have to contend with more danger from Mother Nature, time, in the form of rain storms. A rainstorm that hit the southern portion of the stat...