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'Watching our mates drop dead': New Zealand's synthetic cannabis crisis
The Guardian - 23 Oct 2018 02:54
Neighbourhoods being 'swallowed up' by the drug, with health officials calling for urgent action Daniel started using synthetic cannabis when it was legal. He remembers a mild to mid-range high that was short acting. "It...
The Guardian view on the Daily Mail and Brexit: a very public shift | Editorial
The Guardian - 23 Oct 2018 19:32
A new editor has abandoned the aggressive tone with which the Mail campaigned for Brexit. This reflects a change in the public mood As a rule, it is a mistake for the press to write about itself. Journalists will always ...
Rita Ora: 'I was obsessed with online comments'
BBC - 23 Oct 2018 20:16
Rita Ora says women are often bullied online for the way they look and she too has felt the effects.
'One stroke took my speech away - I think another brought it back'
BBC - 23 Oct 2018 05:51
Four years ago, Peter had a stroke and lost the ability to speak. This year, on the day he had a second stroke, it came back.
Murdered track star had 'previous relationship' with sex offender killer: cops
New York Post - 23 Oct 2018 16:49
A senior track star at the University of Utah was killed by a register sex offender with whom she had a previous relationship, police and university officials said. The university identified the student as Lauren McClusk...
WWE wrestler Roman Reigns stuns fans with leukemia diagnosis announcement
The Week - 23 Oct 2018 14:38
WWE's Raw became all too real Monday night. At the beginning of the weekly live wrestling show, star Roman Reigns came out to the ring and dropped his fictional persona to make a stunning announcement: He is battling leu...
Boston marathon bomber's handwritten hospital notes released
Boston - 23 Oct 2018 03:50
Notes written by convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to law enforcement agents who were interrogating him in the hospital have been made public by lawyers appealing his case
Why the Arab World Needs Democracy Now
The New York Times - 23 Oct 2018 01:32
In April Jamal Khashoggi gave this speech, saying the dangerous idea of the benevolent autocrat, the just dictator, is being revived in the Arab world.
Grandma's act of kindness to remember stillborn baby
BBC - 23 Oct 2018 22:34
The mum on the receiving end of Vanessa Philips' anonymous gift explains what it meant to her family.
CinemAbility Director Jenni Gold on What It Will Take for Hollywood to Start Caring About Disability Representation
Slate - 23 Oct 2018 18:45
Jenni Gold knows that her new film, CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion, sounds like homework. "The word documentary hurts us, and then the word disability in a documentary--forget about it," she said. "I probably wouldn'...
The rules
USA Today - 23 Oct 2018 14:36
Running from warrants and parents, Cody takes to the road. But not every girl is willing to play his game indefinitely.
President Trump stumps for former foe Sen. Cruz
USA Today - 23 Oct 2018 05:18
President Trump stumps for former foe Sen. Cruz in Texas, calls himself a nationalist as he ramps up immigration rhetoric (Oct. 22)
Supreme Court Blocks Wilbur Ross Deposition on Census Citizenship Question
The New York Times - 23 Oct 2018 05:13
States and advocacy groups challenging a change to the census form said Wilbur Ross's shifting rationales required his testimony.
Trump campaign pledges 10 more rallies before midterm election
USA Today - 23 Oct 2018 16:47Suspicious package targeting billionaire investor George Soros rendered safe
CNN - 23 Oct 2018 05:32
A suspicious package targeting billionaire investor and philanthropist George Soros was rendered safe in Bedford, New York Monday, a law enforcement source tells CNN.
World's longest sea-crossing bridge officially opened by China's Xi Jinping
CNN - 23 Oct 2018 04:51
Chinese President Xi Jinping officially opened the world's longest sea-crossing bridge Tuesday at a ceremony in the southern city of Zhuhai.
Has Trump Met the Burden of Proof for Ripping Up an Arms Deal With Russia?
Time - 23 Oct 2018 04:16
Citing classified intelligence information, President Donald Trump revealed the U.S. government’s intention to withdraw from a landmark arms control treaty with Russia that has kept mid-range nuclear-tipped missiles of...
The Papers: Defiant May and plastic 'polluting' people
BBC - 23 Oct 2018 01:31
The PM's Commons showdown on Brexit attracts headlines alongside a study into toxic microplastics.
Patriots reportedly are interested in acquiring cornerback Patrick Peterson
Boston - 23 Oct 2018 23:12
The seven-time Pro Bowl selection has indicated he wants to be traded from the Arizona Cardinals.
Japan: Man believed to be missing journalist in Syria freed
Miami Herald - 23 Oct 2018 17:13
Japan's government said Tuesday that a man believed to be a Japanese freelance journalist who went missing three years ago while in Syria has been released and is now in …
Saudi investment forum opens, clouded by writer's death
Miami Herald - 23 Oct 2018 17:12
A high-profile economic forum in Saudi Arabia began on Tuesday in Riyadh, with the crown prince making a brief public appearance at the kingdom's first major event since the killing …
Retired Supreme Court justice Sandra Day O'Connor has dementia
New York Post - 23 Oct 2018 17:07
Retired Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman to serve on the High Court, said she is in the beginning stages of dementia and “probably Alzheimer’s disease,” according to a report on Tuesday. O’Connor, 8...