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Twitter Suspends Alex Jones for Seven Days Over Tweet
The New York Times - 15 Aug 2018 04:36
Twitter said a tweet by Mr. Jones violated its rules against inciting violence. The move was Twitter's harshest against Mr. Jones after other tech companies banned him last week.
Penn Jillette says he knows Trump tapes exist, because 'I was in the room'
USA Today - 15 Aug 2018 03:03
Penn Jillette, the taller and louder half of magic duo Penn & Teller, says he was in room when Donald Trump said inappropriate things on "'Celebrity Apprentice" but won't be specific.
At least 26 dead in Italian bridge collapse, shining spotlight on aging infrastructure
Fox News - 15 Aug 2018 04:22
More than two dozen people were killed and several others injured when an aging bridge in Genoa, Italy plummeted to the ground Tuesday, dragging down several vehicles driving across it, officials said.
Trump Tower Operators Are Being Sued for Using Water From the Chicago River
Time - 15 Aug 2018 03:59
The lawsuit claims it uses 20 million gallons and returns it 35 degrees hotter
Man admits to killing pregnant girlfriend before driving into river: cops
New York Post - 15 Aug 2018 03:28
Arkansas cops on Tuesday released a chilling 911 call made after a man killed his pregnant girlfriend — and just before he committed suicide by driving into the Mississippi River on Sunday. The Phillips County Sheriff�...
Ex-Virginia Tech student pleads guilty to hiding teen's body
New York Post - 15 Aug 2018 03:16
CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. -- A former Virginia Tech student pleaded guilty Tuesday to concealing the body of a slain 13-year-old girl, but still faces trial on a more serious charge of being an accessory to the teen’s killin...
Bernie Sanders Wins Democratic Nomination for Vermont Senate Seat
The New York Times - 15 Aug 2018 02:59
In Tuesday's primary elections, voters were also casting ballots for major races for Senate, governor and House seats in Wisconsin and Minnesota.
Omarosa says President Trump calls Betsy DeVos 'Ditzy DeVos'
USA Today - 15 Aug 2018 02:46
OmarosaManigault Newman reveals in her new book "Unhinged" that Trump referred to Devos as "Ditzy DeVos".
Vermont nominates 1st transgender candidate for governor in U.S. as primaries roll on
ABC News - 15 Aug 2018 04:38
Voters in four states took to the polls Tuesday to decide candidates in a number of key gubernatorial, U.S. Senate and U.S. House seats.
Officials in Puerto Rico say power has finally been restored to all customers
The Week - 15 Aug 2018 02:54
It's been almost one year since Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico, and on Tuesday, 100 percent of customers who lost power because of the storm have electricity again. The Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA...
How Avenatti helped a 9-year-old Guatemalan boy make it back to his mother
CNN - 15 Aug 2018 17:05
Antony Ortiz walked into the courtroom in Houston wearing a light gray hoodie, khakis and black tennis shoes with red laces. He looked his age, but he didn't act it. He didn't smile or fidget. He sat up straight and wait...
Paul McCartney Was Definitely Not Impressed By James Corden's Office Tour
Time - 15 Aug 2018 17:00
"Is this what you had me fly all the way out to L.A. for?"
Colorado Police Searching for 'Endangered Missing' Pregnant Mom and 2 Daughters
Time - 15 Aug 2018 16:51
"I'm just hoping right now that she's somewhere safe," her husband said
The debate between Bill Galvin and Josh Zakim got heated. Here's what you missed.
Boston - 15 Aug 2018 16:47
It was a spicy one.
Autostrade executives resist calls to quit over bridge disaster: source
Reuters - 15 Aug 2018 16:45
The top two officials of toll-road company Autostrade per l'Italia, which operated the bridge that collapsed near Genoa, are resisting government calls to resign over the disaster, a source familiar with the matter said ...
Woman denied job for 'ghetto' name, but company blames hacker
New York Post - 15 Aug 2018 16:43
A Missouri woman said she's hurt and distraught after being denied a job because her name was considered too "ghetto" - but company officials insist a hacker sent the racist message. Hermeisha Robinson, of Bellefontaine ...
Church helped priest accused of sex abuse get Disney World gig
New York Post - 15 Aug 2018 16:36
A Pennsylvania priest tortured an altar boy for over a year, sexually abusing him and beating him with a metal cross, then left the church for a gig at Walt Disney World — with a reference from the Diocese, a grand jur...
Cambodian election results give ruling party sweep of seats
Miami Herald - 15 Aug 2018 16:32
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen's ruling party has won all 125 seats in the National Assembly, official results released Wednesday by the state election board confirmed. An announcement by the …
WATCH: Couple rescued from ice cave after two days
ABC News - 15 Aug 2018 16:30
A husband and wife were trapped for more than 30 hours in freezing temperatures and credited thinking of their 1-year-old daughter with keeping them going.
Lunch ladies accused of stealing nearly $550K
CNN - 15 Aug 2018 13:31
Two Connecticut lunch ladies are accused of allegedly stealing $478,000 in cash from New Canaan Public Schools according to the New Canaan Police Department.
Protect Pakistan's Children from Sexual Abuse
Human Rights Watch - 15 Aug 2018 05:00
Expand People chant slogans and hold signs to condemn the rape and killing of 7-year-old girl Zainab Ansari in Kasur, during a protest in Peshawar, Pakistan January 11, 2018. © 2018 Reuters A fact long-hidden in Pakista...
Asian stocks retreat as Turkey worries weigh, dollar buoyant
Reuters - 15 Aug 2018 04:55
Asian stocks retreated on Wednesday, failing to follow Wall Street's gains, while the dollar was near a 13-month high as concerns about Turkey's financial crisis weighed on investor appetite despite the lira's move away ...