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The High Court Brought Low
The New York Times - 6 Oct 2018 02:54
Don't let Donald Trump and Brett Kavanaugh have the last word about American justice.
Melania Trump's Colonialist Outfit During Africa Trip Has Twitter Users Gagging
The Huffington Post - 6 Oct 2018 02:51
"I'll need a colonizer outfit," one Twitter user imagined the first lady saying as she visited Kenya.
Sen. Chuck Grassley says so many men on judiciary committee because of heavy workload — then clarifies
USA Today - 6 Oct 2018 16:43Police detain couple accused of killing 10 women
New York Post - 6 Oct 2018 06:10
MEXICO CITY -- Police said Friday they have detained a couple on the outskirts of Mexico City on suspicion they may have killed as many as 10 women and sold a dead woman’s baby. Officers had placed the couple under sur...
Romanians vote on putting gay marriage ban in constitution
Miami Herald - 6 Oct 2018 06:07
Two days of voting on a constitutional amendment that would make it harder to legalize same-sex marriage have gotten started in Romania. A conservative group initiated the referendum being held …
Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination heads to final Senate vote with near-certain confirmation
USA Today - 6 Oct 2018 06:01Lawyer: Student pilot who tried to steal jet felt 'overwhelmed,' just wanted to go home
USA Today - 6 Oct 2018 04:07Man accused of strangling model told cops they fought over cocaine
New York Post - 6 Oct 2018 03:46
ARDMORE, Pa. -- A man accused in the strangulation death of a model said that he went to her apartment in an affluent Philadelphia suburb to sell her cocaine but that she refused to pay, and that a violent fight ensued, ...
'It Appears We Just Got Banksy-ed.' Art Piece Self Destructs After Being Sold for Over $1 Million
Time - 6 Oct 2018 16:41
Banksy himself chimed in on Instagram
An Insidious and Contagious American Presidency
The New York Times - 6 Oct 2018 03:15
Trump believes that judges should be agents of those who appoint them. That would be the end of the rule of law.
FBI investigation into Kavanaugh was a 'sham,' say Ford's lawyers
ABC News - 6 Oct 2018 03:02
The Senate is scheduled to vote on Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation on Saturday.
Man accused of sending letters laced with ricin 'wanted to send a message'
ABC News - 6 Oct 2018 02:00
William Clyde Allen, the former Naval officer who was arrested by the FBI on Wednesday for sending crushed castor beans to the Pentagon, said he did it to send a message.
Melania Trump weighs in on her African trip, her wardrobe, and her husband's tweets
USA Today - 6 Oct 2018 16:54Turkish prosecutors investigate Saudi writer's disappearance
Miami Herald - 6 Oct 2018 16:52
Turkey's official news agency says prosecutors are extending an investigation into the disappearance of a veteran Saudi journalist. Anadolu news agency said Saturday the Istanbul public prosecutor's office began a …
At least 50 dead, 100 burned in Congo tanker truck fire
Miami Herald - 6 Oct 2018 16:39
Officials in Congo say at least 50 people are dead and more than 100 have second-degree burns after a tanker truck caught fire. The interim governor of Kongo-Central province tells …
Senate's bitter fight over Brett Kavanaugh could end tonight
New York Post - 6 Oct 2018 15:42
The final vote on Judge Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court is expected to be called just before 5 p.m. Saturday, bringing to a close the bitterest and most raucous Senate confirmation fight in nearly three...
Likely Tropical Storm Takes Aim at U.S. Gulf Coast
Time - 6 Oct 2018 15:40
The system has a 70 percent chance of becoming Tropical Storm Michael
At least 6 Burkina Faso policemen dead as vehicle hits bomb
Miami Herald - 6 Oct 2018 15:14
Burkina Faso authorities say at least six policemen are dead after their vehicle struck an explosive device in the country's north. Yatenga regional spokesman Emile Bayala says the police convoy …
Boy killed after 'tragic bounce pad incident' at pumpkin patch
New York Post - 6 Oct 2018 06:56
A 2-year-old boy in Nebraska died Thursday following a "tragic bounce pad incident" at a pumpkin patch, authorities said Friday. Caleb Acuna, 2, and his sister Aura, 5, on Wednesday were visiting the bounce pad at JK's P...
Britain expresses concern over Hong Kong speech rights
Miami Herald - 6 Oct 2018 06:04
Britain has expressed concern over freedom of speech in its former colony Hong Kong after authorities refused to renew the work visa of a senior editor of the Financial Times. …
Brazil business community rallying around rightist
Fox News - 6 Oct 2018 06:01
Business leaders and financial markets in Latin America's largest economy are shaking off their misgivings to coalesce around the candidacy of poll leader Jair Bolsonaro, a retired army captain who has repeatedly said he...
F.B.I. Review of Kavanaugh Was Limited From the Start
The New York Times - 6 Oct 2018 04:38
President Trump, reacting to critics, said the F.B.I. should have a free hand to investigate. But the White House counsel told him that was a bad idea.