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WATCH: Usain Bolt stripped of his 9th Olympic gold medal
ABC News - 2 Jun 2018 03:49
The judging panel on Thursday also dismissed Jamaican sprinter Nesta Carter's appeal against disqualification from the 2008 Beijing Olympics for a positive doping test discovered eight years later.
Latest Harvey Weinstein accuser questions methods of his defense attorney
ABC News - 2 Jun 2018 06:21
A RICO suit filed today in Manhattan federal court claims that Ben Brafman, Harvey Weinstein's defense attorney, deceived a woman who accused Weinstein of rape.
Watch Trump Tout 'Very Nice Letter' From Kim Jong Un, Then Say He Hasn't Opened It
The Huffington Post - 2 Jun 2018 04:35
"I purposely didn't open the letter," he tells the press.
US in early talks for summit between Trump and Putin
New York Post - 2 Jun 2018 03:27
The White House and Kremlin are in talks for a face-to-face meeting between President Trump and Russian strongman Vladimir Putin, according to a report published on Friday night. The Wall Street Journal cited multiple un...
2 cops suspended after video shows them beating suspect
ABC News - 2 Jun 2018 05:00
Two police officers in South Florida have been placed on administrative leave while their department investigates a video that purportedly shows them beating a suspect.
Renowned Economist Jeffrey Sachs Rips Trump As A Gibbering, 'Delusional' Threat
The Huffington Post - 2 Jun 2018 04:49
He calls for removal of the president using the 25th Amendment.
UN office impartial in Mexico elections, despite letter
Miami Herald - 2 Jun 2018 03:36
The United Nations is stressing that it is "impartial" in the presidential race of Mexico's July 1 elections, after one of its agencies said it would be willing to help …
Haiti's Guy Philippe still pursuing freedom, and $100 million, despite his guilty plea
Miami Herald - 2 Jun 2018 01:51
He led a bloody revolt against a sitting president. He eluded several attempts from U.S. authorities to capture him on drug charges. And even after pleading guilty to money laundering, …
Google to end work on Pentagon drone strikes after employee protests
The Week - 2 Jun 2018 16:19
Google will not renew its contract with the Pentagon for work on the Defense Department's drone warfare program, the company announced Friday. While Google will complete its promised work on Project Maven, in which the c...
One Vegas casino makes tentative pact with union
USA Today - 2 Jun 2018 16:09
Negotiators reached a tentative agreement that would cover about a quarter of the 50,000 hotel and casino workers who are threatening to strike in Las Vegas. However, a walkout could still occur in the coming days. The l...
16 hurt as Mali opposition, security forces clash in march
Miami Herald - 2 Jun 2018 16:09
An organizer says 16 people have been injured in clashes between Mali's security forces and opposition supporters during a prohibited march ahead of elections. Cheick Diallo says the injured include …
Lawsuit seeks to compel release of Puerto Rico's hurricane death data
The Week - 2 Jun 2018 16:06
The Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics (PRIS) on Friday filed suit to compel the territory's health department and demographic registry to make data on deaths in Puerto Rico publicly accessible on a daily basis. PRIS is...
Opioids Are Now Responsible for 1 in 5 Deaths Among Young Adults
Time - 2 Jun 2018 16:01
And one in 65 deaths overall
NATO chief says alliance won't protect Israel if Iran attacks
New York Post - 2 Jun 2018 15:30
BERLIN -- NATO's secretary-general says the alliance wouldn't come to Israel's defense in case of attack by arch enemy Iran. Jens Stoltenberg told the magazine Der Spiegel in comments published Saturday that Israel is a ...
Steve Bannon predicts government shutdown unless Congress funds border wall
USA Today - 2 Jun 2018 15:20Saudi Arabia reshuffles cabinet with focus on culture
Al Jazeera English - 2 Jun 2018 15:17
King Salman names a prince linked to the purchase of a Leonardo da Vinci painting of Jesus as culture minister.
Parents face charges for giving teen pot to treat seizures
New York Post - 2 Jun 2018 15:12
A Georgia family has been torn apart after authorities placed a 15-year-old teen in a group home following a tip from his therapist that his parents gave him marijuana in an effort to control his seizures. David Brill, w...
Uber driver arrested after passenger is shot dead
New York Post - 2 Jun 2018 14:41
DENVER – A driver with the ride-sharing service Uber was arrested on Friday for suspicion of first-degree murder after Denver police said he fatally shot a passenger in his vehicle. Michael Andre Hancock, 29, was being...
Buffalo Wild Wings apologizes for crude Twitter posts, says account was hacked
USA Today - 2 Jun 2018 06:44
"We’re sorry that our fans had to see those awful posts, which obviously did not come from us," Buffalo Wilds Wings said about its Twitter posts.
From distillers to farmers, trade war would cause casualties
Boston - 2 Jun 2018 06:05
From distillers to cheesemakers, trade wars would leave casualties
Jordanians protesting price increases scuffle with police
Miami Herald - 2 Jun 2018 06:01
Hundreds of Jordanians have protested against government-ordered price and tax increases, scuffling with police outside the prime minister's office. Demonstrators chanted "the people want to topple the government" late F...
Trump's North Korea summit raises déj vu concerns
CNN - 2 Jun 2018 05:58
President Donald Trump has thrown another twist into the North Korean summit saga, announcing he will meet with leader Kim Jong Un on June 12 after all -- and raising some concern that history may be repeating itself.