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The Great British Seaside - in pictures
The Guardian - 13 Jan 2018 16:34
An exhibition of the best of British beach photography from the 1960s to the present, featuring work by Martin Parr, Tony Ray-Jones, Simon Roberts and David Hurn, is at The National Maritime Museum from 23 March to 30 Se...
A 4-Year-Old 'Bride' Was Sexually Abused by Polygamists, Police Say
Time - 13 Jan 2018 03:52
Police found girls hidden in 50-gallon plastic water barrels
Chinese official linked to cyanide death of UK businessman is in jail, reports say
The Guardian - 13 Jan 2018 05:51
Xia Zeliang, who allegedly supplied poison used in 2011 murder of Neil Heywood, is in jail for unrelated crime, Caixin reports The Communist party official who allegedly supplied the cyanide that killed British businessm...
Myanmar military admits wrongdoing after mass grave uncovered
New York Post - 13 Jan 2018 14:53
YANGON – Rohingya Muslim insurgents said on Saturday that ten Rohingya found in a mass grave in Myanmar's troubled Rakhine state last month were "innocent civilians", and not members of their group. Myanmar's military ...
France's playful baby panda makes 1st public appearance
Fox News - 13 Jan 2018 15:13
France's first baby panda has made his grand public entrance by acting like many five-month-olds -- climbing all over his mother, who looked like she just wanted to rest instead.
Almost 35 years ago, she let a stranger hold her newborn. She never saw her baby again.
Chicago Tribune - 13 Jan 2018 05:10Suu Kyi says Rohingya mass grave investigation "positive"
Fox News - 13 Jan 2018 16:20
A state-run newspaper says Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi has called the military's investigation into the deaths of Rohingya Muslims found in a mass grave a "positive indication."
South Africa's ANC leader Ramaphosa urges unity as Zuma booed
BBC - 13 Jan 2018 13:43
The new head of South Africa's ruling party Cyril Ramaphosa vows to tackle corruption and the economy.
Trump's scrapped trip prompts glee, unease in London
Chicago Tribune - 13 Jan 2018 03:55Kashmiri homes become collateral damage in gun battles
Al Jazeera English - 13 Jan 2018 14:32
Civilians bear the brunt of conflict as Indian forces blow up houses as part of their offensive against rebel fighters.
I love my job as a prison psychologist. But it's time I was paid fairly
The Guardian - 13 Jan 2018 12:28
I go to parole board hearings and advise on whether violent and sexual offenders are ready for release. It's a huge responsibility - and my salary should reflect that Over the past 10 years I have seen a lot. Being a pri...
FBI documents unsealed in Las Vegas massacre investigation
New York Post - 13 Jan 2018 06:52
LAS VEGAS -- FBI agents knew the gunman behind the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history left behind big caches of guns, ammunition and explosives when they sought warrants to search his properties and online ac...
28-year-old accused of killing mom over video game argument
New York Post - 13 Jan 2018 06:32
CERES, Calif. -- Police have arrested a Northern California man they say shot his mother to death after he began yelling during a video game. Twenty-eight-year-old Matthew Nicholson of Ceres was arrested Thursday night o...
DUP leader says relations with Irish Republic not under threat despite Brexit
The Guardian - 13 Jan 2018 16:33
Arlene Foster strikes conciliatory tone after tensions over Dublin's request for special economic status for Northern Ireland The head of the Democratic Unionist party has moved to heal the wounds over Brexit, declaring ...
Trapped butcher uses sausage to ram his way out of freezer
New York Post - 13 Jan 2018 06:56
LONDON -- A British butcher who got locked in a freezer says he was saved by a frozen sausage that he used as a battering ram. Chris McCabe says he became trapped in the walk-in freezer at his shop in Totnes, southwest E...
Reports: London's Harrods to remove Diana memorial
Miami Herald - 13 Jan 2018 20:18
Harrods, the luxury London department store and tourist destination, is reportedly planning to remove a memorial to Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed. British media, including The Times and the BBC, …
In a Tight Labor Market, Even Inmates Are Landing Jobs
The New York Times - 13 Jan 2018 16:18
A shortage of candidates is providing opportunities to people long shunned by employers and is forcing recruiters to consider new approaches to hiring.
Trump blames Democrats for stalled immigration plan he denounced
New York Post - 13 Jan 2018 16:04
President Trump tried Saturday to blame Democrats for stalling an immigration reform plan he himself has denounced. The plan stalled Thursday after Trump called some African nations, El Salvador and Haiti “s—hole” ...
Egyptian navy fatally shoots Palestinian fisherman at sea
New York Post - 13 Jan 2018 14:41
GAZA – The Egyptian navy opened fire on a Palestinian fisherman at sea and killed him, the Gaza Ministry said on Saturday. Egyptian officials had no immediate comment on the incident which happened late on Friday after...
Donald Trump is in 'excellent health', White House physician says
The Guardian - 13 Jan 2018 04:25
Medical exam came after week of scrutiny about president's mental fitness but did not include a psychiatric assessment The White House physician pronounced Donald Trump to be in "excellent health" after Trump had his fir...
MAGA: Made America Great Already (by immigrants)
OpEdNews - 13 Jan 2018 18:13
America was great already compliments of the working people from here and afar.
The Latest: Czech president has big lead in early results
Fox News - 13 Jan 2018 16:05
The Latest on the Czech Republic's presidential election (all times local): 2:45 p.m. Voting has ended in the first round of the Czech Republic's presidential election, and early results show the anti-migrant incumbent w...