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Video game tournament shooting suspect identified
New York Post - 27 Aug 2018 01:59
A sore loser opened fire on his fellow video-gamers at a Madden football tournament Sunday in Florida, killing two as the horror played out live online, reports and officials said. Just before the first of a dozen shots ...
Pope Francis 'won't say a word' about letter calling for his resignation
The Week - 27 Aug 2018 05:18
On Sunday, Pope Francis told journalists to decide on their own whether there is any truth to former Vatican official Carlo Maria Vigano's claim that Francis knew in 2013 about allegations of sexual misconduct against Th...
World leaders salute John McCain as a 'true American hero'
New York Post - 27 Aug 2018 04:34
Political leaders from across the globe praised Arizona senator and Vietnam war hero John McCain as a steadfast supporter of democracy and a reliable partner of Western ideals on Sunday, one day after he died at the age ...
Russian opposition leader jailed ahead of pension protests
Miami Herald - 27 Aug 2018 16:56
A court in Moscow has sentenced Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny to a month in jail for an unsanctioned protest rally. Navalny's arrest outside his home on Saturday came as …
Video shows Florida shooting suspect boasting about gaming skills
New York Post - 27 Aug 2018 04:28
Video footage from last year shows the Jacksonville shooting suspect gaming it up and talking trash at a Bills-sponsored Madden tournament in Buffalo — which he managed to win, despite being a 7th seed. “I don’t th...
Alabama man fined for touching endangered Hawaiian monk seal
ABC News - 27 Aug 2018 03:50
Officials say he also harassed a sea turtle on Kauai, then posting the video.
French President Macron: Europe cannot depend on US for security
Al Jazeera English - 27 Aug 2018 17:30
Trump's 'aggressive' isolationism means US 'appears to be turning its back on shared history', French president says.
Trump boasts about approval rating that doesn't seem to exist
New York Post - 27 Aug 2018 17:25
President Trump boasted about having a 52 percent approval rating in a Tweet slamming the "Fake News" -- but no such poll can be found that supported his claim. "Over 90% approval rating for your all time favorite (I hop...
Facebook bans Myanmar army chief and other military-linked pages
Reuters - 27 Aug 2018 17:24
Facebook said on Monday it was removing several Myanmar military officials from the social media website and an Instagram account to prevent the spread of "hate and misinformation" after reviewing the content.
Robbers sneaked into a police armory and replaced the real guns with fakes, Paraguay cops say
Miami Herald - 27 Aug 2018 17:17
After high-powered rifles meant to be used by police began turning up on the black market, Paraguay officials started an investigation, the BBC reported. They found where the rifles had …
Wounded gamer recalls going into 'survival mode' during mass shooting
New York Post - 27 Aug 2018 17:14
A man who survived being shot when a sicko opened fire at a video game tournament in Florida Sunday has recalled the harrowing experience of hiding after he was hit. “My phone is on the ledge, you know, probably about ...
Israeli court allows entry to Hamas kin for medical care
Miami Herald - 27 Aug 2018 17:11
Israel's Supreme Court has ruled that five critically ill women from Gaza may enter Israel for urgent medical treatment despite a government decision preventing relatives of Hamas members from doing …
Russian court jails Kremlin critic Navalny for 30 days over protest
Reuters - 27 Aug 2018 17:11
A Russian court sentenced opposition leader Alexei Navalny to 30 days in jail on Monday after convicting him of breaking public protest laws, a move that will prevent him from leading a planned anti-government rally agai...
John McCain's former Vietnamese jailor says he always respected the late senator
Fox News - 27 Aug 2018 16:45
The Vietnamese man who ran the infamous "Hanoi Hilton" prison, where the late Sen. John McCain was held as a prisoner of war for more than five years, paid respect to the former U.S. Navy pilot who later was instrumental...
Victims of Madden tournament shooting were both high school football stars
New York Post - 27 Aug 2018 16:37
The men killed during a shooting at a video gaming tournament were talented players - on the screen as well as on the field. Elijah Clayton, 21, and Taylor Robertson, 27, were both football stars in high school, and late...
Six-year-old autistic boy hospitalized after standing up to bullies
New York Post - 27 Aug 2018 16:34
A 6-year-old autistic boy from Washington was hospitalized after bullies pummeled him for standing up for his friend, according to the boy's mom. Carter has a broken arm, a lacerated eye, a concussion, and numerous cuts ...
Sept. 11 judge quits terror trial, names successor as he announces retirement
Miami Herald - 27 Aug 2018 16:33
The long-serving military judge in the 9/11 case on Monday announced he will retire on Sept. 30 and named a Marine colonel to replace him. In his notice filed at …
Mexico, U.S. closing in on NAFTA deal, talks to resume Monday
Reuters - 27 Aug 2018 05:17
U.S. and Mexican trade negotiators are close to squaring away bilateral differences on the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and will resume talks on Monday morning, Mexican Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo ...
China says cracking down on transport sector after Didi murder
Reuters - 27 Aug 2018 04:54
China will crack down on dishonest and illegal conduct in the transportation sector, a government agency said on Monday, two days after police said a Didi Chuxing passenger was raped and murdered by her driver after whic...
What to Know About the Suspected Jacksonville Madden Tournament Shooter
Time - 27 Aug 2018 04:51
The shooter killed two people before dying of a self-inflicted gunshot wound
As a Nation Mourns McCain, Trump Is Conspicuously Absent
The New York Times - 27 Aug 2018 04:31
Senator John McCain's death seemed to be a metaphor for the demise of civility and unity in the Trump era.
'We Need to Turn the Page.' Mollie Tibbetts Remembered by Friends and Relatives at Funeral
Time - 27 Aug 2018 04:10
Mollie Tibbets' father, Rob Tibbetts, urged the hundreds of people at his daughter's funeral on Sunday afternoon to remember her passion for life