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U.S. Republicans set Monday vote on Kavanaugh if no deal for hearing
Reuters - 22 Sep 2018 05:49
U.S. Senate Republicans threatened to go ahead with a Senate panel vote on President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh on Monday unless a deal could be reached on Friday on how and when a woman accusin...
FEMA chief chastised for using government vehicles
ABC News - 22 Sep 2018 05:43
Long will reimburse the government.
16-Year-Old Is Fatally Shot While Playing Basketball in Brooklyn, Police Say
The New York Times - 22 Sep 2018 05:29
The boy, Oluwadurotimi Oyebola, was shot in the head while playing at a basketball court near a charter school he attended in Brownsville, the authorities said.
Fugitive accused of threatening Trump arrested in Ohio
New York Post - 22 Sep 2018 03:28
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The US Marshals Service says a Pennsylvania man accused of threatening President Donald Trump and law enforcement officials has been arrested in Ohio. They say Shawn Richard Christy was arrested at 4:45...
Mueller Probe's Fate Hinges On Rod Rosenstein Convincing Trump He Was Just Joking
The Huffington Post - 22 Sep 2018 03:21
The president has long sought an excuse to fire the deputy attorney general and replace him with someone who would get rid of the special counsel.
24 Dead After Gunmen Attack Iranian Military Parade, Regional Countries and Their 'U.S. Masters' Blamed
Time - 22 Sep 2018 15:19
Iran's Foreign Minister immediately blamed the attack on regional countries
Trump vows to rid Justice Department of 'lingering stench'
CNN - 22 Sep 2018 03:38
President Donald Trump vowed Friday night to eradicate a "lingering stench" at the Justice Department, hours after it was reported that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein discussed wearing a "wire" to record conversa...
FEMA chief won't be fired over improper use of federal vehicles
The Week - 22 Sep 2018 16:53
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Brock Long will not be fired for his inappropriate use of cars owned by the government, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said Friday. Long used federal...
The Latest: Maldives police raid opposition's main office
Miami Herald - 22 Sep 2018 16:50
The Latest on the Maldives' presidential election (all times local): 7:45 p.m. Police in the Maldives say they have raided the main campaign office of the opposition presidential candidate on …
Russian space chief vague on moon outpost plans
Miami Herald - 22 Sep 2018 16:44
Russia's space agency chief has made an opaque statement about its involvement in the NASA-led plan to build an outpost near the moon, but officials clarified that Russia is staying …
US airstrike kills 18 al-Shabab extremists
ABC News - 22 Sep 2018 16:23
The airstrike occurred after US and local forces came under attack in Somalia.
Genealogy website land UC Berkley worker behind bars for rape spree
New York Post - 22 Sep 2018 16:08
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A married 58-year-old man has been arrested in connection with at least 10 rapes across Northern California between 1991 and 2006 in what's known as the NorCal Rapist case, Sacramento police announc...
White House Drafts Antitrust Order to Investigate Google and Facebook's Business Practices
Time - 22 Sep 2018 15:52
The order is meant to investigate suspected "online platform bias"
Egypt court upholds corruption conviction of Mubarak, sons
Miami Herald - 22 Sep 2018 15:29
Egypt's highest appeals court has rejected a motion by former president Hosni Mubarak and his two sons to overturn their conviction on corruption charges. Saturday's ruling by the Court of …
Little girl's cellphone emerges as key clue after she's found dead in Alaskan tundra
New York Post - 22 Sep 2018 15:22
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- An Alaska man linked to a 10-year-old girl's death through her cellphone pleaded not guilty Friday to lying to federal authorities investigating the case. After entering his plea in U.S. District Cou...
Judiciary Committee Gives Kavanaugh Accuser More Time
Time - 22 Sep 2018 14:54
In a late-night tweet Chairman Chuck Grassley said he was granting Ford more time
Widow of slain officer breaks down, berates suspect in court
New York Post - 22 Sep 2018 06:40
DEDHAM, Mass. -- The widow of a Massachusetts police officer shot and killed while investigating a car crash in July yelled and swore at the suspect during his arraignment. Cindy Chesna then broke down in tears as the su...
Kavanaugh accuser, Republicans in standoff over her Senate testimony as deadline expires
USA Today - 22 Sep 2018 05:47
Lawyers forChristine Blasey Ford are asking for an additional day to consider whether she will testify againstSupreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
China cancels trade talks with US amid escalation in tariff threats
Fox News - 22 Sep 2018 05:13
China scotched trade talks with the U.S. that were planned for the coming days, according to people briefed on the matter, further dimming prospects for resolving a trade battle between the world's two largest economies.
Pardoned Australian filmmaker to be deported from Cambodia
Miami Herald - 22 Sep 2018 04:49
A Cambodian official says an Australian filmmaker is awaiting deportation after receiving a royal pardon following his conviction on spying charges for flying a drone over a political rally. A …
At Missouri Rally, Trump Casts Midterm Elections as Referendum on Presidency
The New York Times - 22 Sep 2018 04:40
The event resembled a boisterous re-election pep rally for President Trump rather than an effort to lift Josh Hawley, the Republican attorney general running for Senate.
Newspaper in southern Mexico says reporter shot to death
Miami Herald - 22 Sep 2018 04:37
A reporter for the newspaper El Heraldo de Chiapas in southern Mexico was shot to death Friday as he left his home to work on a story, the publication said. …