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Lena Dunham and Jenni Konner Go 'Camping'
The New York Times - 10 Oct 2018 16:00
The creators of the new HBO series talk about battling snakes on set, the end of the their creative partnership and the pressure of following up "Girls."
Will Europe's Boot Point East or West?
The New York Times - 10 Oct 2018 01:33
Italy stands where the spheres of influence of Moscow and Brussels meet. Which will its governing euro-skeptics favor?
Nikki Haley's sudden exit leaves DC on edge
New York Post - 10 Oct 2018 03:41
United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley unexpectedly resigned Tuesday-- leaving both foreign diplomats and members of the Trump administration surprised by the sudden, mysterious move. Neither congressional Republicans nor...
Rare 'polio-like' disease reported in Minnesota and Colorado
New York Post - 10 Oct 2018 17:13
As many as 20 children in two states have been recently diagnosed with a rare "polio-like" disease that causes muscle weakness, health officials said. Six cases of acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) have been reported in Minne...
Myanmar arrests three journalists over article on Suu Kyi protege
Al Jazeera English - 10 Oct 2018 17:05
The arrests came after Eleven Media published an article about a scheme run by Suu Kyi confidant Phyo Min Thein.
White cop convicted of killing black teen moved to protective custody in new jail
New York Post - 10 Oct 2018 16:21
CHICAGO -- The white Chicago police officer convicted of murder in the 2014 shooting death of black teenager Laquan McDonald has been moved to a Western Illinois jail and will remain there while he awaits sentencing. Roc...
Trump Rally Crowd Chants 'Lock Her Up!' About Senator Dianne Feinstein
Time - 10 Oct 2018 04:51
Trump accuses Feinstein of leaking a letter written by California professor Christine Blasey Ford
Third-grade teacher turns Kavanaugh allegations into lessons on consent
New York Post - 10 Oct 2018 16:59
A California teacher turned the tumultuous nomination process of now-Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh into a teaching moment about consent — even for hugs — for her third-graders. "Everything about Kavanaugh in ...
Census citizenship-question case goes to Supreme Court
CNN - 10 Oct 2018 04:30
The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to block Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross from having to face a deposition on the decision to reinstate a citizenship question on the 2020 census.
Hurricane Michael: A Category 4 in the making?
USA Today - 10 Oct 2018 03:49
Storm surge and inland flooding pose deadlier risks than wind speed category, experts say.
Missouri judge blocks parts of state's voter photo ID law
Reuters - 10 Oct 2018 03:37
A Missouri state judge ordered on Tuesday that state election authorities could no longer tell voters that they are required to show a photo identification card in order to cast a ballot, blocking parts of Missouri's vot...
Trump jokes about his own impeachment, accuses Dems of trying to take down Kavanaugh
ABC News - 10 Oct 2018 03:20
"What the Dems did to Brett and his family is a national disgrace," Trump said.
Brett Kavanaugh's first day on the Supreme Court bench includes warm welcome – and some pinching
USA Today - 10 Oct 2018 03:00China's Media Crackdown Spreads to Hong Kong
The New York Times - 10 Oct 2018 02:45
Beijing expels Victor Mallet of The Financial Times in a move intended to freeze out independent voices.
Massive military base opens near Cancun after murder spike
New York Post - 10 Oct 2018 17:13
MEXICO CITY -- Mexico’s president inaugurated a 2,850-member military police base just north of Cancun Tuesday amid a rising wave of violence in the Caribbean coast resort. It is unclear whether MPs will be patrolling ...
Mitch McConnell is standing by Lisa Murkowski
The Week - 10 Oct 2018 17:11
President Trump may think Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) is doomed, but Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) still has her back. Last week, Murkowski broke with her party to oppose the now-confirmed Supreme Cou...
Emotional support squirrel gets woman kicked off flight, passengers cheer
New York Post - 10 Oct 2018 17:06
A passenger was booted from a Frontier Airlines plane in Orlando after she came aboard with a nutty companion — a squirrel she insisted was her emotional support animal. The woman noted in her reservation that she was ...
WATCH: 'Monstrous' Hurricane Michael strengthens as it nears Florida
ABC News - 10 Oct 2018 17:02
ABC News' David Muir reports from Panama City Beach, Florida, where residents are preparing supplies and evacuating as the storm closes in.
WATCH: Residents evacuate as Hurricane Michael strengthens
ABC News - 10 Oct 2018 17:02
Florida Gov. Rick Scott warned residents of northern Florida at a news conference, "We can rebuild your house, but we cannot rebuild your life."
Trump rallygoers now chant 'lock her up' about any woman they don't like
The Week - 10 Oct 2018 17:02
President Trump's supporters don't care which woman gets locked up, as long as one of them does. At a rally in Iowa on Tuesday night, attendees began chanting "lock her up" when Trump referenced Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-...
Humans Are Hardwired to Tell History in Stories. Neuroscience Tells Us Why We Get Them Wrong
Time - 10 Oct 2018 17:00
"If we really want historical knowledge we'll need to use the same tools scientists use -- models and theories we can quantify and test"
Too late to run: Hurricane Michael set to crash into Florida as historic, Category 4 storm
USA Today - 10 Oct 2018 16:58
Florida Gov. Rick Scott said it was too late for people in the immediate path of the storm to flee. 'The time for evacuating along the coast has come and gone,' Scott tweeted Wednesday.