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Girl died hours after doctor turned her away for being a few minutes late
New York Post - 27 Feb 2018 05:23
A 5-year-old girl with asthma issues got turned away from seeing her doctor because she was a few minutes late for her appointment -- and died just hours later, according to reports. "Why won't the doctor see me?" asked ...
Inmate dies in car crash after stealing work truck, authorities say
ABC News - 27 Feb 2018 05:30
The inmate was part of a work crew in North Carolina when he stole the truck.
Trump golf club settles suit from former members seeking refunds
USA Today - 27 Feb 2018 05:17Feds to use Penn Station for bomb-detecting tests
NY Daily News - 27 Feb 2018 04:38
Penn Station will be the testing ground for bomb-detecting technology.
Poisoned Kim Jong Nam knew his life was in danger
New York Post - 27 Feb 2018 14:53
KUALA LUMPUR – Kim Jong Nam, the poisoned half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, told a friend in Malaysia his life was in danger six months before he was killed, a police official told a court on Tuesday. Tw...
Nigeria's military says it rescues 1,100 from Boko Haram
Miami Herald - 27 Feb 2018 14:45
Nigeria's military says it has rescued more than 1,100 people, including women and children, who had been held by Boko Haram extremists in different parts of the Lake Chad region …
Yemen: Houthis Sentence Baha'i Man to Death
Human Rights Watch - 27 Feb 2018 07:00
(Beirut) - Houthi authorities should drop all charges against a Baha'i man who was sentenced to death on January 2, 2018 because of his religious beliefs, Human Rights Watch said today. The Houthis should unconditionally...
Melania Trump parts ways with adviser following backlash over inaugural contract
The Week - 27 Feb 2018 05:34
A spokeswoman for first lady Melania Trump confirmed Monday that her office has "severed the gratuitous services contract" with adviser and friend Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, following news that Wolkoff's firm received $2...
3 charged in Loop CTA pedestrian tunnel robbery
Chicago Tribune - 27 Feb 2018 05:10Honeymooning bride dies days after husband following helicopter crash
New York Post - 27 Feb 2018 04:35
LAS VEGAS -- Nevada authorities say a British tourist who was pulled from the wreckage of a fiery helicopter crash in the Grand Canyon has died from her injuries, bringing the total number of deaths from the crash up to ...
Parkland high school alumni join fight for gun control
NY Daily News - 27 Feb 2018 04:30
About 150 alumni of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School were brought together at the Marmara Park Avenue Hotel by Moms Demand Action.
U.S. NAFTA autos negotiator called from Mexico for consultations: officials
Reuters - 27 Feb 2018 04:27
MEXICO CITY
Number of whites in U.S. jails rises as black population drops
NY Daily News - 27 Feb 2018 04:01
The racial gap in the nation's jails has narrowed in recent decades, according to a report released Monday.
Mom Who Suffocated Her Daughter Argues Police Have Done the Same to Suspects
Time - 27 Feb 2018 03:00
(PROVIDENCE, R.I.) — A Rhode Island woman is appealing her conviction for suffocating her daughter, arguing police officers who accidentally kill detainees in similar ways are not convicted. The Providence Journal repo...
Ivanka, you're not fooling anyone
Chicago Tribune - 27 Feb 2018 19:00Trump Said He Would Have 'Run' Into Florida School Unarmed. Stephen Colbert Has His Doubts.
Time - 27 Feb 2018 16:59
"There's a lot in there that I doubt, but the part I really don't believe is that he can run"
Teacher allegedly traded d-k pics with students on Snapchat
New York Post - 27 Feb 2018 16:57
A high school teacher in North Carolina was allegedly part of a Snapchat group with students that traded pictures of their penises and exchanged hundreds of illicit text messages with phone numbers that investigators bel...
Hiker reveals how he survived six days lost in Yosemite
New York Post - 27 Feb 2018 16:54
A California hiker rescued after six days missing in Yosemite National Park revealed how he survived the park’s icy conditions alone — and it’s surprisingly basic. Alan Chow, 36, set out for a solo trip in Yosemite...
Rhode Island to 'red flag' dangerous gun owners
USA Today - 27 Feb 2018 16:49
Rhode Island becomes the sixth state to take the action in recent years and the first since the Feb. 14 shooting rampage at a Florida high school.
What Are States Doing About Gun Violence After the Florida Shooting?
The New York Times - 27 Feb 2018 16:48
It is not just in Florida, where a mass shooting is prompting lawmakers to take up gun control legislation. It is happening across the country.
German town votes to keep controversial bell devoted to Hitler
Fox News - 27 Feb 2018 16:40
A small town in southwestern Germany has voted to keep a controversial church bell dedicated to former Nazi leader, Adolf Hitler.
Ivanka Trump is reportedly dividing the White House
New York Post - 27 Feb 2018 16:38
First Daughter Ivanka Trump is grating on other West Wing staffers and has frustrated White House Chief of Staff John Kelly who has complained that she is just “playing government,” according to a report on Tuesday. ...