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Jury awards black nurse $28 million in Brigham and Women's retaliation suit
Boston - 24 May 2018 03:40
A Haitian-American nurse who sued Brigham and Women’s Hospital for discrimination and retaliation was awarded more than $28 million by a jury Wednesday. Several attorneys said the verdict is the largest of this type in...
Trump cancels meeting with North Korea, citing 'tremendous anger and open hostility'
USA Today - 24 May 2018 16:44Hawaii volcano's 3 weeks of hot lava and toxic air -- with no end in sight
CNN - 24 May 2018 02:50
The Kilauea volcano erupted three weeks ago in Hawaii, and between the gushing lava, ash and toxic gas, it's a never-ending nightmare for Lower Puna residents.
Eric Schneiderman accusers meeting with special prosecutor
NY Daily News - 24 May 2018 05:13
A special prosecutor is interviewing women whose abuse allegations led to former N.Y. Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's resignation.
The Bubble: Conservatives say alleged FBI 'spying' on Trump is bigger than Watergate
USA Today - 24 May 2018 05:07Trump to award Medal of Honor to former Navy SEAL for 'daring assault' in Afghanistan
ABC News - 24 May 2018 04:37
The honor will be awarded after years of controversy surrounding the battle.
A North Korean Official Has Called Mike Pence's Libya Comparison 'Stupid'
Time - 24 May 2018 03:49
The official again warned that Pyongyang is willing to pull out of a planned summit with Washington
Iran's Supreme Leader Has Launched a Scathing Attack on the U.S.
Time - 24 May 2018 03:50
The speech comes just days after the U.S. secretary of state issued a steep list of demands on Iran
Pompeo Reads Trump's Letter Addressed to Kim
USA Today - 24 May 2018 16:56
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo began a hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Thursday by reading a letter by President Donald Trump addressed to North Korea's Kim Jong Un canceling a planned June 12 su...
Makeup artist to disguise witnesses in Mafia boss trial
New York Post - 24 May 2018 04:39
BOSTON -- Two government witnesses in the trial of former New England Mafia boss Francis “Cadillac Frank” Salemme will be disguised by a “movie-industry” quality makeup artist to protect their identities. Judge A...
Cat clings to roof of van as it barrels down highway
New York Post - 24 May 2018 03:59
It was a sight that the Rankin family will never forget. Driving down a Nebraska interstate last Friday -- at speeds close to 60 mph -- they saw it. "My daughter says, 'There’s a cat on that van,'” recalled Ronda Ran...
Blocked by Trump: Twitter Users Sound Off on Being Barred
The New York Times - 24 May 2018 03:44
"What he's done is create an echo chamber," said one user who was blocked for suggesting that President Trump had a crush on Hillary Clinton.
UN chief 'concerned' by cancellation of US-NKorea summit
Fox News - 24 May 2018 17:03
The U.N. chief said Thursday he is "deeply concerned" by the cancellation of the planned summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un.
UN adopts measure linking conflict to hunger and starvation
Fox News - 24 May 2018 17:02
The U.N. Security Council has unanimously approved a resolution that for the first time recognizes the link between conflict and hunger and condemns the use of starvation as a method of warfare.
De Blasio releases emails between City Hall and BerlinRosen
NY Daily News - 24 May 2018 16:56
The mayor had claimed the communications were not subject to public release because he considered the firm to be an "agent of the city."
The Indignity of the N.F.L.'s New National-Anthem Policy
The New Yorker - 24 May 2018 16:55
Ian Crouch on the N.F.L.'s announcement of a new policy requiring players to stand for the national anthem and "show respect for the flag" before games, or else face fines.
Nearly a foot of rain brings flooding to Georgia, more headed to South
ABC News - 24 May 2018 16:54
Nearly a foot of rain has fallen in parts of west-central Georgia in the past three days, causing significant flooding.
Two dead after train crashes into truck stopped on tracks in Italy
NY Daily News - 24 May 2018 16:39
A regional train plowed into a truck that had stopped on the tracks in northern Italy on May 24, 2018, leaving two people dead and 18 others injured.
The Search for Missing Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370 Is Ending After Four Years
Time - 24 May 2018 05:15
Malaysia has said it will not extend the search past May 29
Japan's foreign minister seeks U.S. help on abductees in North Korea
USA Today - 24 May 2018 05:13
Japan’s Foreign Minister Taro Kono is in Washington this week to press the Trump administration to remember Japaneseinterests in talks with North Korea. The North’s diplomatic overtures this year has resulted in firs...
Germany's Merkel in China to talk trade, Iran, human rights
Miami Herald - 24 May 2018 05:09
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has met with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on her visit to China amid tension in both Beijing and the European Union over trade issues with the …
North Korea calls Pence's comments 'ignorant,' threatens to pull out of summit
The Week - 24 May 2018 05:03
North Korea is again threatening to not attend a summit next month with President Trump, with the country's vice minister of foreign affairs blasting Vice President Mike Pence for his "ignorant" comments comparing North ...