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Parents beat daughter, locked her in room for months: sheriff
New York Post - 27 Jun 2018 04:46
Authorities in Georgia on Sunday said they arrested the parents of an 18-year-old after discovering that the couple would allegedly lock their daughter in her room for extended periods of time and "beat the soles of her ...
Police dog helps seize $10M of marijuana at traffic stop
New York Post - 27 Jun 2018 04:52
What a fetch, Jayda! This Chicago police dog helped collar a drug trafficker who was transporting more than 1,500 pounds of marijuana and other THC products inside a pickup truck. The massive haul would likely fetch more...
Woman arrested after trying to strangle mother with knife: cops
New York Post - 27 Jun 2018 03:41
A 23-year-old Texas woman was arrested this week after she used a kitchen knife in an attempt to strangle her mother, the Lufkin Police Department said. Officials with the Lufkin Police Department were called to the scen...
Woman forced ex to have sex holding machete to his face: cops
New York Post - 27 Jun 2018 02:39
A Montana woman broke into a man’s house with a machete, ordered him to take off his clothes and forced him to have sex with her, police said. Samantha Ray Mears, 19, was charged Friday withtwo felonies -- aggravated b...
Trump taunts Crowley moments after losing Democratic primary
New York Post - 27 Jun 2018 05:02
President Trump slammed Joe Crowley just minutes after the Democratic congressman lost a primary to a political novice. “Wow! Big Trump Hater Congressman Joe Crowley, who many expected was going to take Nancy Pelosi's ...
States Sue to Stop Separations as Government Struggles to Reunite Families
The New York Times - 27 Jun 2018 03:56
Seventeen states and the District of Columbia sued President Trump to block family separations as the administration struggled to reunite divided families.
Top Democratic House Member Loses Seat To Progressive Newcomer In Huge Upset
The Huffington Post - 27 Jun 2018 03:52
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez won an unexpected victory against powerful incumbent Rep. Joe Crowley, all but guaranteeing her a seat in Congress.
UN top court begins hearing Qatar lawsuit against UAE
Al Jazeera English - 27 Jun 2018 17:07
Doha accuses the United Arab Emirates of discrimination against Qatar and its citizens.
White House spokeswoman Sanders to get Secret Service protection: source
Reuters - 27 Jun 2018 17:06
WASHINGTON
Egypt defends choice of Chechnya as World Cup base
Miami Herald - 27 Jun 2018 17:04
The head of the Egyptian soccer federation defended the decision to select Chechnya as the base of the country's World Cup squad in Russia on Wednesday. Hany Abo Rida, however, …
The coldest place on Earth is even colder than we thought: Antarctic temps hit 144 degrees below zero
USA Today - 27 Jun 2018 16:53
The world's coldest place is even colder than had been thought, scientists reported this week in new study.Temperatures in one region in Antarctica can drop to as low as144 degrees degrees below zeroduring the southern p...
Kremlin confirms Trump, Putin will meet for summit
The Week - 27 Jun 2018 16:51
A Kremlin official confirmed to The Associated Press that President Trump will be meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin for a summit in the near future, with the exact date and location expected to be announced t...
Supreme Court Delivers a Sharp Blow to Labor Unions
The New York Times - 27 Jun 2018 16:45
The court ruled that government workers cannot be required to pay for collective bargaining, which could cost public unions tens of millions of dollars.
As Saudi Women Take the Wheel, Leading Activists Remain Behind Bars
Time - 27 Jun 2018 16:41
Saudi Arabia has lifted a driving ban, but cracked down on women's rights activists
Croatian police say 26-year-old Briton killed on Pag island
Miami Herald - 27 Jun 2018 16:38
Croatian authorities say that a British citizen has been stabbed and killed at an Adriatic island known for beach parties and summer festivals. Police say the body of the 26-year-old …
Public employee unions rage at Supreme Court ruling
New York Post - 27 Jun 2018 18:33
Public employee unions howled in outrage on Wednesday over the Supreme Court's ruling that government workers can’t be forced to contribute to labor unions -- a costly financial blow to organized labor. "The Supreme Co...
Newly discovered footage gives rare glimpse of FDR walking
New York Post - 27 Jun 2018 16:28
New, rare footage has been released showing polio-plagued President Franklin Delano Roosevelt walking at a White House event. The footage was recently donated to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum ...
Trump-backed candidates win in South Carolina, New York
CNN - 27 Jun 2018 05:13
President Donald Trump flexed his muscles in two Republican primaries Tuesday, helping carry South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster and New York Rep. Dan Donovan through tough one-on-one challenges.
Mitt Romney wins GOP primary in Utah Senate race
CNN - 27 Jun 2018 05:10
On the Senate campaign trail, a Utah voter tries to give Mitt Romney a handful of re-elect Donald Trump buttons.
Court Approves Fascist Assault on Buddhists, Muslims, Catholics, Jews, Japanese-Americans, Whoever
OpEdNews - 27 Jun 2018 23:00
The US Supreme Court has approved Donald Trump's presumed dictatorial power to ban and imprison any would-be immigrant group he does not like. The Court's ruling clearly grants the power to any US president to ban any im...
How Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez won: Ultra-liberal pitch drew first-time voters in changing district
USA Today - 27 Jun 2018 22:58
Bronx-born 28-year-old Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez used promises of government health care and jobs to convince a diverse New York City district to pick her over Rep. Joe Crowley, the No. 4 Democratic leader in the House. �...
How Slate Survived the Great Slack Outage of June 27, 2018
Slate - 27 Jun 2018 21:59
Slack, the workplace chat app, went down Wednesday morning for more than three hours, sending office workers the world over into fits of faux-despair (just hours before the announcement of the retirement of Supreme Court...