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The Lost Emperor
The New Yorker - 9 Jan 2018 21:00
In "The Lost Emperor," David Remnick writes about how the West Wing has come to resemble the dankest realms of Twitter.
$22M in cocaine hidden in furniture seized by customs
New York Post - 9 Jan 2018 03:35
PHILADELPHIA -- Federal customs officials in Philadelphia say they recently discovered more than 700 pounds of cocaine hidden inside bedroom furniture and kitchen cabinets that were shipped from Puerto Rico, making it th...
WATCH: Rare snowfall hits the Sahara Desert
ABC News - 9 Jan 2018 16:38
The snow blanketed dunes in a desert town in northwest Algeria.
Trump Spiritual Advisor Wants You To Send Her Up To 1 Month's Pay Or Face 'Consequences'
The Huffington Post - 9 Jan 2018 11:52
Paula White claims this "seed" money will lead to wealth.
North Korea and South Korea start first official talks in 2 years
The Week - 9 Jan 2018 05:33
Representatives from North and South Korea are now meeting in Panmunjom, a village in the demilitarized zone (DMZ), to discuss ways North Korea can participate in the 2018 Winter Olympics next month in Pyeongchang, South...
Woman convicted in MS-13 gang killing of teen girl
New York Post - 9 Jan 2018 05:20
WASHINGTON -- A then-teenage girl accused of stabbing another in a gang killing last year has pleaded guilty as an adult in a Virginia court. The Washington Post reports that now-18-year-old Venus Romero Iraheta was conv...
Trump appears to mouth the wrong words during national anthem
NY Daily News - 9 Jan 2018 05:19
The land of free and the home of the hypocrite.
Donald Trump Renominates Environmental Pick Democrats Called 'Extreme' And 'Embarrassing'
The Huffington Post - 9 Jan 2018 04:50
"Kathleen Hartnett White has no place heading up the White House environmental office."
Christie still sounds salty about being dumped by Trump
New York Post - 9 Jan 2018 04:24
Outgoing New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is still steamed about getting dumped as head of President Trump's transition team -- and insists that the commander in chief's first year would have been far less rocky had he bee...
Newspaper editor fired for 'poisonous' tweets on gender
New York Post - 9 Jan 2018 16:26
The editor of a Vermont newspaper is out of a job after criticizing a proposal to add a third gender option to state driver licenses, calling it "one step closer to the apocalypse." Denis Finley, editor of the Burlington...
Egypt says its forces kill 8 suspected militants in Sinai
Fox News - 9 Jan 2018 14:29
Egypt says security forces have killed eight suspected militants in a shootout in the northern Sinai Peninsula.
Come Carlo Calenda è diventato il nuovo eroe della politica italiana
Forbes - 9 Jan 2018 11:31
Il ministro dello Sviluppo economico si sta ritagliando un ruolo da estremo bastione a difesa del buonsenso. Avr Palazzo Chigi nel mirino?
Man gets lost at Miami airport, ends up on tarmac
New York Post - 9 Jan 2018 04:25
A man who was reportedly spotted running around a restricted area of Miami International Airport's runway on Monday has been detained. Miami-Dade Police received a called about a man wearing a red trench coat running acr...
Alleged Bank Thief Arrested During Job Interview With Police Department
IBTimes - 9 Jan 2018 20:42
An Arizona man thought he was going in for a job interview but ended up getting arrested for alleged bank theft. Alberto Saavedra Lopez, 32, was booked in Cottonwood, Arizona on Jan. 4 after he tried to join the police f...
Tomgram: Nick Turse, The Coming Year in Special Ops
OpEdNews - 9 Jan 2018 18:25
"During the Obama administration the use of Special Operations forces increased dramatically, as if their use was a sort of magical, all-purpose solution for fighting terrorism," William Hartung, the director of the Arms...
SpaceX denies Falcon rocket caused secret Zuma mission failure
USA Today - 9 Jan 2018 18:19
There were reports that the Zuma mission may have ended in failure, but SpaceX said its Falcon 9 rocket "did everything correctly."
Skydiver dies after parachute malfunction
New York Post - 9 Jan 2018 17:30
A Connecticut daredevil died when his parachute spiraled out of control during a skydiving jump. Joshua Butzke, 25, sustained devastating injuries Sunday after an accident at Skydive City in Zephyrhills, FL, the Tampa Ba...
Doctors Cleared a Baby Girl to Go Home. She's Still in the Hospital 400 Days Later
Time - 9 Jan 2018 17:17
Brooklyn Mallard, 17 months old, spent the holidays surrounded by her Christmas gifts in a Pittsburgh hospital bed. She should have been home. Her doctors cleared her to leave the hospital last March. In Fairfield, Conn....
'General Hospital' Spoilers: Will Sam Regret Asking Jason For A Divorce?
IBTimes - 9 Jan 2018 16:59
Sam and Drew thought applying for a speedy marriage license was a great way to kick off the new year, but on the Tuesday, Jan. 9 episode of "General Hospital" Sam's ties to Jason may cause her to have some doubts over th...
Indigenous women occupy US Capitol over climate change
Al Jazeera English - 9 Jan 2018 16:47
Group vows to stay until leaders recognise native treaty rights and take action on addressing climate change.
Bomb targeting police kills 6 in Pakistan
Miami Herald - 9 Jan 2018 16:40
Police in Pakistan say a bomb targeting a police truck has killed six people and wounded 17 in the city of Quetta. Abdur Razzaq Cheema, the Quetta police chief, says …
German given 3½ year sentence over Hamburg G20 riot
Miami Herald - 9 Jan 2018 16:38
A man has been sentenced to 3½ years in prison for throwing a bottle at police officers during the riots that accompanied last year's Group of 20 summit in Hamburg …