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A rock that was used as a doorstop for the past 30 years turns out to be a meteorite valued at 100k
CNN - 5 Oct 2018 05:02
A 22-pound rock that has been propping open a door in Michigan for decades turns out to be a meteorite valued at $100,000, according to Central Michigan University.
Kavanaugh Has Regrets About Testimony: 'I Said a Few Things I Should Not Have Said'
The New York Times - 5 Oct 2018 04:45
In an op-ed published Thursday night, Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh admitted that he "said a few things I should not have said" at his hearing last week.
Chicago braces for verdict in trial of cop who killed black teen
Al Jazeera English - 5 Oct 2018 04:35
Jason Van Dyke, a white officer, is charged with two counts of first degree murder in 2014 killing of Laquan McDonald.
Quake shakes part of northern Japan hit by deadly landslides
Miami Herald - 5 Oct 2018 04:49
An earthquake Friday shook parts of a northern Japanese island where a stronger temblor last month set off deadly landslides and damaged a power plant. No injuries or damage has …
Russian Envoy Warns U.S. 'Inciting Tensions Between Nuclear Powers' With Cybercrimes Charges
Time - 5 Oct 2018 04:13
Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov accused the U.S. of "deliberately inciting tensions"
In India, Lingering Fear of Biometric Data Abuse
The New York Times - 5 Oct 2018 12:00
The country's highest court has curtailed the uses of the national identification program, but fears about the misuse of information collected from a billion people remain.
Toddler shreds over $1,000 his parents saved to pay a debt
CNN - 5 Oct 2018 04:05
The mystery of more than $1,000 that disappeared from a Utah family was solved when they discovered the money in pieces in the home's shredder, and found the culprit was their 2-year-old son.
Melania Trump Backs USAID in Africa After President Trump Tried to Defund the Agency
Time - 5 Oct 2018 04:03
The Trump administration has tried twice to slash 30% USAID's funding
Stephen Colbert's The Late Show Made a Hilarious Subtitle Mistake and People Love It
Time - 5 Oct 2018 17:11
To be clear, Doctor Who star Jodie Whittaker is not from Hoodezfield
Yazidi activist Nadia Murad on receiving the Nobel Peace Prize
Reuters - 5 Oct 2018 17:08
Following is the statement by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Nadia Murad on receiving the award.
Danske shares slide as U.S. criminal inquiry spooks investors
Reuters - 5 Oct 2018 17:06
Danske Bank's deepening money laundering scandal dragged its shares to a four-year low on Friday as Denmark's biggest bank sought to calm investors over the impact of a U.S. criminal investigation into its Estonian branc...
UN Chief congratulates Nobel winners
USA Today - 5 Oct 2018 16:59
The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres congratulated this years winners of the Nobel Prize for Peace. Nadia Murad and Dr. Denis Mukwege were awarded the prize for their work defending the victims of sexual...
What do Senate terms like filibuster and cloture mean?
USA Today - 5 Oct 2018 16:58Trump blindly calls Kavanaugh protesters 'paid professionals'
New York Post - 5 Oct 2018 16:51
President Trump on Friday slammed protesters demonstrating against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh - accusing them without evidence of being "paid professionals." "The very rude elevator screamers are paid professi...
Ducks, geese shot with darts are still swimming at Boise park while culprit at large
USA Today - 5 Oct 2018 05:13Trump: I fixed NFL's Super Bowl problem in 'two minutes'
New York Post - 5 Oct 2018 05:10
WASHINGTON - President Trump boasted at a rally Thursday about fixing a Super Bowl problem for the NFL in a matter of "two minutes," but lamented the football players will still despise him. During the event in Minnesota...
Australian Scout movement apologizes to child abuse victims
Miami Herald - 5 Oct 2018 04:52
The Scout movement in Australia on Friday apologized to victims of child sex abuse within the organization that recently joined a national compensation program. Scouts Australia Chief Commissioner Phil Harrison …
A U.S. Service Member Has Been Killed in Afghanistan
Time - 5 Oct 2018 04:46
The incident is under investigation
U.S. job growth cools; unemployment rate drops to 3.7 percent
Reuters - 5 Oct 2018 18:20
U.S. job growth slowed sharply in September likely as Hurricane Florence depressed restaurant and retail payrolls, but the unemployment rate fell to near a 49-year low of 3.7 percent, pointing to a further tightening in ...
Police: Man caught on video kicking in T station window
Boston - 5 Oct 2018 00:42
Nicholas Sullivan, 25, was taken into custody at the scene.
The "All County Building Supply and Maintenance" Edition
Slate - 5 Oct 2018 00:18
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California Today: 'I Flail. I Gasp. I Use a Snorkel': A Reporter Learns to Swim in Los Angeles
The New York Times - 5 Oct 2018 14:59
Friday: Support for Judge Brett Kavanaugh opens rifts at Facebook, remembering the busboy who tried to help Robert Kennedy, and retracing Eugene O'Neill's steps.