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Women Claimed Johnson & Johnson's Talc Powder Gave Them Cancer. They Just Won $4.7 Billion in Damages
Time - 13 Jul 2018 04:19
Johnson and Johnson must pay $4.14 billion in damages to women who claimed asbestos in its products caused them to develop ovarian cancer
3 Moments That Actually Mattered at the Peter Strzok Hearing
Time - 13 Jul 2018 04:53
Beneath the partisan posturing and fiery monologues, a House hearing Thursday on FBI agent Peter Strzok’s conduct delved into some key factual questions. In a hearing jointly conducted by the Oversight and Judiciary co...
Man arrested for attacking wife with a chain saw in front of kids
New York Post - 13 Jul 2018 04:13
Authorities have arrested a man they say attacked his wife with a chain saw in front of their three children at their Los Angeles-area home. Authorities on Thursday arrested 32-year-old Alejandro Alvarez in Chula Vista, ...
The Trump administration has apparently done almost nothing to prepare for the summit with Putin
The Week - 13 Jul 2018 16:23
It usually takes months or years for U.S. presidents to prepare for a meeting with Russia's leader, but President Trump is apparently comfortable with just winging it. Kremlin experts warned The New Yorker that the White...
Pastor charged with trying to rape 12-year-old girl
New York Post - 13 Jul 2018 04:48
PALMER, Tenn. -- A Tennessee pastor accused of trying to rape a 12-year-old girl has been indicted. District Attorney Mike Taylor tells WRCB-TV that a Grundy County jury indicted 48-year-old William E. “Tim” Smith Jr...
Man Who Harassed a Woman Wearing a Puerto Rican Flag Shirt Is Charged with a Hate Crime
Time - 13 Jul 2018 04:07
A man who chastised a woman in Illinois for wearing a shirt with the Puerto Rican flag on it has been charged with committing a hate crime
'Still Can't Believe It Worked': The Story of the Thailand Cave Rescue
The New York Times - 13 Jul 2018 03:24
It took plastic cocoons and anti-anxiety pills, bravery and providence, to save the soccer team. "So many things could have gone wrong," said one official.
Passenger train derails near Egypt's Giza, scores injured
Miami Herald - 13 Jul 2018 16:50
A passenger train derailed Friday on a railway track south of Cairo, wounding at least 55 people, Egyptian officials said. The accident took place when three of the train's carriages …
Ousted health secretary Tom Price wasted $341,000 on air travel, internal watchdog finds
The Week - 13 Jul 2018 16:49
Remember Tom Price? America hasn't heard from President Trump's short-lived health and human services secretary in a while, but the government's internal watchdog was still keeping tabs on him. And on Friday, it conclude...
Rescued migrants questioned in Sicily about alleged threats
Fox News - 13 Jul 2018 16:37
Italian prosecutors on Friday investigated alleged threats by some of the 67 migrants against a tugboat crew who rescued them at sea off the Libyan coast.
Man who called for attack on Prince George jailed for terrorism
The Guardian - 13 Jul 2018 16:18
Husnain Rashid jailed for life with a minimum term of 25 years for string of offences An Islamic State supporter who called for an attack on Prince George has been jailed for life with a minimum of 25 years for a string ...
Navy SEAL who died rescuing soccer kids to get hero's remembrance
New York Post - 13 Jul 2018 16:13
A renowned Thai artist will use his own dough to create a large statue of the former navy SEAL who died trying to help rescue a boys’ soccer team trapped in a flooded cave, according to a new report. Chalermchai Kositp...
Research student climbs tree to escape wolf pack near Washington campground
USA Today - 13 Jul 2018 05:118 endangered black rhinos die in Kenya after relocation
Miami Herald - 13 Jul 2018 17:00
Eight critically endangered black rhinos are dead in Kenya after wildlife workers moved them from the capital to a new national park, the government said Friday, calling the toll "unprecedented" …
Agency watchdog slams ex-HHS chief Price on costly travel
ABC News - 13 Jul 2018 16:49
HHS inspector general finds government wasted $341,000 on travel by ousted HHS chief Tom Price; federal travel rules not followed
Man who urged Prince George attack given life sentence
BBC - 13 Jul 2018 16:45
Husnain Rashid also posted messages threatening people travelling to the Fifa World Cup in Russia.
Fox News trumpets video of Trump trashing CNN as 'fake news'
The Week - 13 Jul 2018 16:16
Fox News dutifully shared a video of President Trump bashing the press and praising the conservative network during a Friday press conference in England. While speaking with British Prime Minister Theresa May, Trump batt...
Naked homeless man busted in string of indecent exposures
New York Post - 13 Jul 2018 16:13
A naked homeless man who works as a car mechanic has been arrested in a series of indecent exposure incidents in California's Bay Area and admittedto committing about 25 similar acts, police said. Joseph Ironteeth Angell...
Riding Solo: The Oatsy Story
The New Yorker - 13 Jul 2018 13:00
In a humor piece, Simon Rich imagines the interior monologue of Oatsy, Paul Revere's unsung horse.
China's June trade with North Korea down by half
Miami Herald - 13 Jul 2018 05:12
China's customs agency says its imports from North Korea plunged 92.6 percent in June compared with a year ago under U.N. sanctions imposed to stop its nuclear and missile programs. …
100 salmonella cases linked to recalled cereal
CNN - 13 Jul 2018 04:53
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday that 27 more people have gotten sick in a multistate outbreak of salmonella illness linked to recalled Kellogg's Honey Smacks cereal. This brings the total ...
Thai cave where soccer team was trapped will become a 'living museum,' official says
Fox News - 13 Jul 2018 04:45
The Tham Luang Nang Non cave complex in Thailand -- where 12 boys and their soccer coach were trapped for 18 days -- will become a "living museum" to showcase the harrowing ordeal that unfolded in recent weeks as the wor...