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Op-Ed Columnist: The G.O.P.'s Climate of Paranoia
The New York Times - 21 Aug 2018 02:05
The war on climate science was a rehearsal for Trump's war on truth.
Massive Cleanup Begins as Flood Waters and Rains Recede in India's Kerala
Time - 21 Aug 2018 04:22
Nearly 800,000 people have been forced to flee to relief camps
A New Wife, a Secret Past and a Trail of Loss and Blood
The New York Times - 21 Aug 2018 11:00
A widower met a younger woman on the street in 2013. They married soon after. Then he got to know her.
Trump praises Border Patrol agent, noting he can speak 'perfect English'
The Week - 21 Aug 2018 04:09
Earlier this month in Texas, Border Patrol agent Adrian Anzaldua arrested a smuggler who was holding 78 undocumented immigrants inside a trailer, but that's not the only thing about him that impressed President Trump. Du...
Colorado man accused of killing family told police his pregnant wife killed their daughters
Boston - 21 Aug 2018 05:04
Christopher Watts also allegedly admitted to killing his wife.
Runaway goats found playing on NYC train tracks rescued by Jon Stewart
The Week - 21 Aug 2018 04:45
A famous face came to the rescue of two goats found Monday running amok on train tracks in Brooklyn. Page Six reports that former Daily Show host Jon Stewart, a supporter of Farm Sanctuary, picked the goats up from New Y...
White House disputes Pentagon claim about Trump's military parade
New York Post - 21 Aug 2018 04:25
The White House disputed a claim by the Pentagon on Monday that President Trump called off his controversial military parade without even getting an estimate on how much it would cost. Pentagon spokesman Col. Rob Manning...
Trump complains his Fed pick doesn't back 'cheap money' at fundraiser, reports say
USA Today - 21 Aug 2018 04:04Charged With Killing His Family, Colorado Man Turns Blame on Wife
The New York Times - 21 Aug 2018 03:48
Christopher Watts is charged with murdering his pregnant wife and two young children. But he told the police that his wife strangled the children -- then he strangled her.
Cops photographed sleeping in car after violent weekend in Chicago
New York Post - 21 Aug 2018 04:15
Two Chicago police officers are in hot water Monday after a picture of them sleeping on the job went viral. The photo showed two cops in a Chicago Police 6111 vehicle slumped over and snoozing. Both were wearing black bu...
President Trump Is Poised to Roll Back Regulations on Coal-Fired Power Emissions
Time - 21 Aug 2018 03:33
Trump's plan will roll back restrictions greenhouse gas emissions
Let's Retire the Phrase 'Privacy Policy'
The New York Times - 21 Aug 2018 01:20
People assume it means their information will be kept private. Nothing could be further from the truth.
Pope to meet sexual abuse victims in Ireland as scandal jars Church
Reuters - 21 Aug 2018 16:56
Pope Francis will meet victims of clergy sexual abuse during his trip to Ireland this weekend, the Vatican said on Tuesday, as scandals in several countries mire the Catholic Church in its worst credibility crisis in mor...
Venezuelan streets quieter than usual after opposition strike call
Reuters - 21 Aug 2018 16:43
Venezuela's streets were quieter than normal on Tuesday but many businesses remained open despite an opposition call for a national strike to protest economic measures announced by socialist President Nicolas Maduro.
Czechs boo prime minister 50 years after Soviet-led invasion
Fox News - 21 Aug 2018 16:41
A ceremony to honor the victims of the 1968 Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia on Tuesday turned into a protest against Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis.
New Hampshire man charged with 2nd-degree murder in deaths of wife, father
Boston - 21 Aug 2018 16:40
Jeramie Colella, 44, of Dover, has been arrested for the crimes.
'I'm Focusing on Medicine': A Parkland Survivor Returns to the Hospital That Saved Her
The New York Times - 21 Aug 2018 11:00
Maddy Wilford wanted to be a doctor before a gunman's rampage left her badly wounded. After shadowing doctors as an intern this summer, she still does.
FBI asks for help finding Chinese man kidnapped in California
CNN - 21 Aug 2018 07:30
US authorities are pleading for the public's help in finding Tony Liao Ruochen, who is believed to have been kidnapped in San Gabriel, California last month.
Taiwan loses another ally to China
Reuters - 21 Aug 2018 05:01
Taiwan lost another ally to Beijing on Tuesday when diplomatic ties with El Salvador were severed, as China presses the remaining nations with diplomatic links to Taipei to end them.
Protesters topple Confederate statue in North Carolina
New York Post - 21 Aug 2018 05:00
Protesters tore down a statue of a Confederate soldier on the campus of the University of North Carolina on Monday night, reports said. Demonstrators targeted the “Silent Sam” statue in Chapel Hill and covered it wit...
Malnourished baby was 'smelly and dirty' but a cop breastfed him anyway, officials say
Miami Herald - 21 Aug 2018 04:50
A baby was in need, and a police officer was there to help. So when Celeste Ayala was granted permission, the new mother breastfed the malnourished baby boy she heard …
El Salvador breaks diplomatic ties with Taiwan to favor Beijing
Reuters - 21 Aug 2018 04:34
El Salvador's President Salvador Sanchez Ceren announced in a nationally televised speech that his government has broken off diplomatic relations with Taiwan and instead established new diplomatic ties with China.