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Teens rob store, leave clerk to die after he suffers heart attack
New York Post - 12 Sep 2018 05:10
This is about as low as it gets. Cops released surveillance footage this week showing the sickening moment when two teens from Washington state robbed a convenience store after the clerk suffered a near-fatal heart attac...
Hurricane Florence: Airlines have already grounded 400+ flights
USA Today - 12 Sep 2018 04:43
Pre-emptive flight cancellations for Hurricane Florence have begun as the storm continues to track toward the Carolina coast.
U.S. Identifies Remains of Two U.S. Service Members Returned from North Korea
Time - 12 Sep 2018 04:05
Two Korean War dead have been identified from remains turned over to the U.S. by North Korea
Trump administration took $10 million from FEMA's budget to support ICE, documents show
USA Today - 12 Sep 2018 05:01
Nearly $10 million was transferred from Federal Emergency Management Agency to help U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Feds say El Chapo's lawyer may have conflict of interest
New York Post - 12 Sep 2018 04:30
Federal prosecutors want the judge overseeing the upcoming trial of notorious drug-cartel boss Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman to question the kingpin's new attorney -- claiming the lawyer might have a conflict of interest. La...
Bob Woodward's Highly Anticipated Book on the Trump White House Officially Goes on Sale
Time - 12 Sep 2018 04:13
"Fear" portrays a White House mired in dysfunction
Hurricane Florence path turns south, likely 'storm of a lifetime' for Carolinas
USA Today - 12 Sep 2018 17:11Gayle King calls on CBS to make Les Moonves report public, seeks 'full transparency'
USA Today - 12 Sep 2018 02:37Women's fashion in Afghanistan goes beyond the blue burqa
USA Today - 12 Sep 2018 17:00
Today, women's clothing in Afghanistanis far from thestereotypicalblue burqa. Fashion designersare working to give Afghan women more options
Brexit-backing pub chain drops Jagermeister, French brandy
Miami Herald - 12 Sep 2018 16:53
A pub chain founded by a prominent Brexit supporter said Wednesday it will stop selling French brandy and German Jagermeister liqueur and replace them with products from countries that aren't …
Will President Donald Trump's trade wars raise grocery prices?
USA Today - 12 Sep 2018 16:49Pope Calls World's Bishops to Meeting on Sexual Abuse of Children
The New York Times - 12 Sep 2018 16:48
Francis summoned the presidents of bishops' conferences around the world to talks in February to address a crisis that has undermined his papacy and the church.
Indiscriminate bombing of Syria's Idlib could be war crime, says France
Reuters - 12 Sep 2018 16:48
France's foreign minister said on Wednesday that the indiscriminate bombing of Syria's Idlib region by Russian, Syrian and Iranian forces could amount to war crimes.
US officials call teen vaping 'epidemic,' weigh flavor ban
ABC News - 12 Sep 2018 16:43
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says teenage use of e-cigarette has reached "epidemic" levels in the U.S. and called on manufacturers Wednesday to address the problem or have their products pulled off the market
Cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe's capital escalates; 21 dead
Miami Herald - 12 Sep 2018 16:41
Zimbabwe's police said Wednesday that they are banning "public gatherings" in Harare in an effort to curb a cholera outbreak that has killed 21 people. Police spokeswoman Charity Charamba said …
Outrage over artwork allowing visitors to pose as victims of ISIS killer Jihadi John
Fox News - 12 Sep 2018 16:40
A graphic artwork which encourages visitors to pose for a photo with ISIS terrorist Jihadi John waiting to behead them has caused outrage.
Manafort negotiating deal with Mueller ahead of second trial: report
New York Post - 12 Sep 2018 16:33
Paul Manafort, the former campaign chairman for President Trump, is in talks with special counsel Robert Mueller’s prosecutors for a possible plea deal just days before his second federal trial is set to kickoff, accor...
Carolina coast battening down, boarding up as hurricane nears
Reuters - 12 Sep 2018 16:54
Beach communities in North and South Carolina emptied out on Wednesday as Hurricane Florence threatened to unleash pounding surf and potentially deadly flooding as the most powerful storm to make a direct hit on the sout...
How tech jobs helped Rust Belt become house-flipping hotspot
Reuters - 12 Sep 2018 12:46
In the run-up to the 2008 financial crisis, millions of amateur investors kept adding fuel to the overheating U.S. housing market by betting on quick profits in hotspots like Las Vegas or Miami. A decade later, house-fli...
Residents of New Mexico compound indicted on federal charges
ABC News - 12 Sep 2018 08:49
Prosecutors say the group was preparing for violent attacks on the government.
Asia stocks slip to 14-month lows on simmering trade worries
Reuters - 12 Sep 2018 05:12
Asian stocks slipped to 14-month lows on Wednesday, as investor confidence was chilled by the latest round of verbal threats in an intensifying U.S.-China trade conflict.
Lawyers for alleged Nxivm leader claim feds are hoarding witness statements
New York Post - 12 Sep 2018 05:05
Lawyers for accused Nxivm cult leader Keith Raniere claim the feds are hoarding statements from his alleged sex slaves that threaten the case against him. "These witnesses provided information which contradicts the fac...