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Tangier, the Sinking Island in the Chesapeake
The New Yorker - 8 Jun 2018 23:12
Carolyn Kormann reports from Tangier, Virginia, an island in the Chesapeake Bay, which may soon disappear due to a combination of storm-driven erosion and sea-level rise.
8 alleged MS-13 members indicted for Long Island murders
New York Post - 8 Jun 2018 04:24
Eight alleged violent MS-13 members have been indicted for three savage murders and other crimes, officials announced on Thursday. Oscar Acosta -- a rival of the gang La Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13 -- was lured to a seclu...
This Lizard's Blue Tongue Turns Ultraviolet To Scare Off Predators
IBTimes - 8 Jun 2018 13:08
Blue-tongued skinks, also known as a blue-tongued lizards, are now part of an important research due to the ultraviolet-reflective nature of their tongue. These creature have often startled researchers but a new study sh...
Councilman's girlfriend details chilling abuse after birthday dinner
New York Post - 8 Jun 2018 16:24
A city councilman in Michigan will stand trial on felony assault charges after his girlfriend testified Thursday that he punched her in the face multiple times and choked her in their apartment last month, leaving her wi...
Trump to leave G7 summit early, head to Singapore
New York Post - 8 Jun 2018 05:17
President Trump is leaving the G7 summit early this weekend and heading to Singapore in advance of his highly anticipated meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, The White House said Thursday night. "President Trum...
Trump administration will no longer defend the Affordable Care Act in court
USA Today - 8 Jun 2018 05:20Lava has destroyed 600 homes on Hawaii's Big Island: mayor
Reuters - 8 Jun 2018 04:29
PAHOA, Hawaii
G7 leaders set to clash with combative Trump over tariffs, trade
Reuters - 8 Jun 2018 04:57
QUEBEC CITY
Former Senate staffer indicted; Feds seize 'N.Y. Times' reporter's phone, email records in leak probe
USA Today - 8 Jun 2018 04:47
A federal prosecutor notified Ali Watkins on Feb. 13 that the Justice Department had obtained information on her Googleemail accounts and Verizon phone, the New York Times reported. The seized records covered years befor...
Adult Film Workers Call Rudy Giuliani's Attack on Stormy Daniels' Credibility 'Dangerous and Dehumanizing'
Time - 8 Jun 2018 04:00
The president's lawyer attacked her credibility because she was a porn actress
Travels with Anthony Bourdain
The New Yorker - 8 Jun 2018 19:27
Patrick Radden Keefe remembers Anthony Bourdain, who has died at the age of sixty-one.
Let's Talk About the Ending of First Reformed
Slate - 8 Jun 2018 14:33
This is a story about the ending ofFirst Reformed: spoilers to follow, obviously.
Under President Trump, Guantanamo Prison Prepares for a Long Lifespan
Time - 8 Jun 2018 04:23
The Obama administration sought to close the controversial facility
Men and women of all ages and races fighting together: A Mass Movement to Save and Expand Social Security & Medicare
OpEdNews - 8 Jun 2018 19:33
Republicans gunning for Social Security and Democrats as usual are offering a limp defense, writes TCBH! journalist Dave LIndorff. What we need is expanded Social Security and Medicare for All, and to get it we need a ma...
Plane's emergency highway landing
CNN - 8 Jun 2018 18:46
A small plane made an emergency landing on a Florida highway.
2 Kosovars arrested for planning terror acts
Miami Herald - 8 Jun 2018 16:47
A Kosovo court has decided to keep under arrest for one month two people being investigated for preparing terror acts and recruiting for extremist groups. A court statement Friday said …
How Child Separation Is Normally Done
Slate - 8 Jun 2018 22:45
The Trump administration's apparent policy of separating parents and children entering the U.S. without papers--even those seeking asylum--has drawn criticism, and rightly so: It's transparently cruel and essentially dis...
Malaysia seeks to arrest billionaire who donated to celeb charities
New York Post - 8 Jun 2018 17:08
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia is seeking to arrest financier Low Taek Jho, believed to be residing abroad, over his involvement in a graft scandal at state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), Prime Minister Mahathir Mo...
Trump Eyes Pardon for Ali, May Not Be Needed
USA Today - 8 Jun 2018 17:06
President Donald Trump said he is thinking about pardoning Muhammad Ali, even though the Supreme Court vacated the late boxing champion's conviction in 1971. Trump also asserted he has the right to pardon himself, but ha...
Pulse shooting survivors sue 31 Orlando police officers, city over response to deadly nightclub attack
USA Today - 8 Jun 2018 17:03
Nearly two years sinceOmar Mateen killed 49 people and injured dozens, more than 35 survivors filed a lawsuit Thursday in federal court saying theircivil rights were violated that day.
'Parts Unknown' host Anthony Bourdain dies at 61
USA Today - 8 Jun 2018 17:00Poland's ruling party leader Kaczynski leaves hospital
Miami Herald - 8 Jun 2018 16:58
The head of a Warsaw hospital said Friday that the leader of Poland's ruling party, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, has been discharged following treatment that has "stabilized his health condition." The 68-year-old …