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Mormon church to sever its 105-year-old ties to the Boy Scouts at end of 2019
USA Today - 9 May 2018 04:33Rockefeller's art trove becomes most valuable collection sold at auction
New York Post - 9 May 2018 16:40
Several pieces from the late David Rockefeller's eye-popping art collection fetched a record-breaking $646 million Tuesday night - making it the most valuable collection sold at auction, according to reports. More than 1...
Trump Is Threatening to 'Take Away' Reporters' Credentials. He Told TIME He Wouldn't Do That
Time - 9 May 2018 16:33
President Donald Trump threatened to “take away credentials” of reporters who write negative news about him in a tweet Wednesday morning, contradicting a statement he made to TIME in 2015 that he would never do so. A...
North Korean leader Kim visits China, meets President Xi
Reuters - 9 May 2018 05:11
BEIJING/SEOUL
Syrian state media: Israel launched airstrikes after U.S. quit Iranian nuclear deal
The Week - 9 May 2018 04:18
Syrian state media is reporting that after President Trump announced on Tuesday he is withdrawing from the Iranian nuclear deal, Israel launched an airstrike against a target south of Damascus. The SANA news agency says ...
How Long Would It Take Iran to Build a Nuclear Bomb? It Depends
The New York Times - 9 May 2018 05:00
It could take at least a year, maybe longer, if Iran decided to make its own fuel. But if it bought its fuel from another nuclear power, the warning time to a bomb could be about three months.
NBC probe reveals senior execs didn't know of Lauer's misconduct
NY Daily News - 9 May 2018 16:50
An internal NBC investigation found senior executives had no knowledge of Matt Lauer's sexual misconduct prior to his firing.
Cops ID suspect wanted for slashing waitress after not paying bill
New York Post - 9 May 2018 16:30
Police in Massachusetts are searching for a man suspected of slashing a waitress after running out on his tab. The suspect, Geraldo Reyes, allegedly attacked a waitress at Las Pupusas Del Chino in Chelsea late Monday aft...
Hawaii volcano erupts again, prompting new evacuations
Reuters - 9 May 2018 04:54
PAHOA, Hawaii
3 Mexican soldiers killed, 3 wounded in attack
Miami Herald - 9 May 2018 16:29
Mexico's army says that three of its soldiers have been killed and three more wounded in an ambush in the southern state of Guerrero. In a statement, the army says …
High school warns parents against cheering at graduation or pay $
NY Daily News - 9 May 2018 16:27
Clapping will not be tolerated.
Analysis: Crumbling of nuclear deal boosts Iran hard-liners
Fox News - 9 May 2018 16:14
Across Iran, the hopefulness that followed the 2015 nuclear deal has been replaced by a rising hard-line fever with President Donald Trump's decision to pull America from the accord.
Iran's supreme leader denounces Trump: 'This man's corpse will also be worm food'
The Week - 9 May 2018 16:10
The supreme leader of Iran isn't happy with President Trump. Former Iranian President Ayatollah Ali Khamenei expressed discontent with Trump over the decision to withdraw the U.S. from the Iran nuclear deal in a Wednesda...
Malaysia election: Vote-counting starts after 'tight' poll
Al Jazeera English - 9 May 2018 11:55
Poll billed as country's tightest-ever election, clouded by corruption scandal linked to incumbent PM Najib Razak.
Mitch McConnell taunts ex-coal baron for 'Cocaine Mitch' ad
NY Daily News - 9 May 2018 05:26
Mitch McConnell has a line for Don Blankenship.
Haley: No to UN global pact for the environment
Fox News - 9 May 2018 05:00
A proposal for bringing international environmental law under one legally binding treaty at the United Nations will be up for a preliminary vote later this week at the U.N. General Assembly.
West Virginia's Don Blankenship Concedes GOP Primary to State Attorney General Patrick Morrisey
Time - 9 May 2018 04:59
Morrisey will face incumbent Democrat Joe Manchin in a key November election
George Deukmejian, 2-Term California Governor in the '80s, Dies at 89
The New York Times - 9 May 2018 04:49
A fiscally conservative Republican, he was admired for his bipartisanship and popular with voters as a foe of apartheid and assault rifles.
Blankenship blames President Trump for Senate bid loss in West Vi
NY Daily News - 9 May 2018 04:45
"I get my guns back in a day or two, so I am going to win either way tonight," Blankenship added.
'Misapplied justice' causes innocent to suffer
USA Today - 9 May 2018 04:38CIA Nominee Gina Haspel Says the Agency Won't Resume Harsh Interrogation Program
Time - 9 May 2018 04:29
Trump's CIA director nominee says that under her the CIA will not undertake a harsh interrogation program like the one used after 9/11
Philippine chief justice returns to office amid ouster moves
Miami Herald - 9 May 2018 04:25
The embattled Philippine chief justice has returned to office after taking leave two months ago amid efforts by President Rodrigo Duterte's administration to oust her from the Supreme Court. Chief …