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What Ara Güler, "The Eye of Istanbul," Saw in His Homeland
The New Yorker - 27 Oct 2018 16:00
Eren Orby on the Turkish photographer Ara Güler, known as the Eye of Istanbul, who died this month at the age of ninety. His images interpreted Turkey for a Western audience.
Dustin Pedroia was stopped by security inside Dodger Stadium before Game 3
Boston - 27 Oct 2018 03:29
"I card everybody."
Twitter Users Slam Melania Trump For 'Tone Deaf' Timing Of Anti-Bullying Tweet
The Huffington Post - 27 Oct 2018 04:40
The first lady said to #ChooseKind after authorities detained suspected mail bomber Cesar Sayoc, who was allegedly inspired by the president's violent rhetoric.
After deadly protests, rockets fly and Israel strikes Gaza
Miami Herald - 27 Oct 2018 06:50
Israeli aircraft struck dozens of militant sites across the Gaza Strip early Saturday as militants fired some 30 rockets into Israel, in the heaviest exchange of fire between the bitter …
Obama takes aim at Trump during rally: 'Nobody in my administration got indicted'
New York Post - 27 Oct 2018 06:10
Former President Barack Obama took multiple swipes at his successor’s tenure in the White House during a series of fiery speeches Friday. At an evening rally in Detroit, MI., Obama mocked President Trump’s promise to...
Man charged with running over protester in Charlottesville assaulted in jail
New York Post - 27 Oct 2018 06:07
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- A man in custody at a Virginia jail assaulted fellow inmate James Alex Fields Jr., the man accused of driving a car into counterprotesters at a white nationalist rally, the facility’s superinten...
Suspected mail bomber 'found a father' in Trump: family lawyer
New York Post - 27 Oct 2018 05:13
The suspected Florida mail bomber is a lost and “sick individual’ who estranged himself from his family but eventually “found a father” in President Trump, his family’s lawyer said. Cesar Sayoc Jr. — who is a...
Trump administration invites Putin to Washington for 2019 visit
USA Today - 27 Oct 2018 04:37Jailed Reuters journalists: Families face life with no father
CNN - 27 Oct 2018 06:30
Eleven-week-old Thet Htar Angel still hasn't met her father.
Migrant caravan members reject offer to stay in Mexico
Miami Herald - 27 Oct 2018 06:07
Several thousand Central American migrants turned down a Mexican offer of benefits if they applied for refugee status and stayed in the country's two southernmost states, vowing to set out …
Family offers $7.6M reward for info on death of billionaire
New York Post - 27 Oct 2018 05:45
TORONTO -- A Canadian lawyer announced Friday a multimillion-dollar reward for information about the death of drug-company billionaire Barry Sherman and his wife, Honey. Lawyer Brian Greenspan said Toronto police haven�...
Photo of a Starving Girl in Yemen Prompts Facebook to Remove Posts of Article
The New York Times - 27 Oct 2018 04:59
Facebook later restored the posts, which showed a photo of an unclothed child. "We know this is an important image of global significance," a spokeswoman said.
Deaths rise to 11 in China mine disaster; 10 still trapped
Miami Herald - 27 Oct 2018 04:28
The death toll in an eastern China coal mine collapse has risen to 11, with 10 miners still trapped underground, state media reported. One week after the disaster, rescue crews …
For accused pipe bomber Cesar Sayoc, life was a stage where the truth was a bit player
USA Today - 27 Oct 2018 03:57Sri Lanka's President Suspends Parliament, Escalating Political Crisis
The New York Times - 27 Oct 2018 15:50
Having already sworn in a new prime minister, President Mathripala Sirisena is now trying to shore up support for the move. Some officials have denounced the change as illegal.
U.K. Takeout Owner and Worker Convicted of Manslaughter in Nut Allergy Death
The New York Times - 27 Oct 2018 15:18
A jury in Manchester found Mohammed Abdul Kuddus, 40, and Harun Rashid, 38, guilty of manslaughter by gross negligence in a teenager's death in 2017.
A 'No' on Kavanaugh Yields a Windfall for Heitkamp's Campaign Coffers
The New York Times - 27 Oct 2018 15:00
Facing an uphill battle for re-election, Senator Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota raised a staggering $12.5 million in 17 days.
Turkey seeks extradition of 18 Saudis for killing of Khashoggi
CNN - 27 Oct 2018 14:35
Eighteen Saudis are being investigated on the charge of "intentional homicide with premeditation" and torture over the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a senior Turkish official with knowledge of the investig...
Package bomb suspect 'found a father in Trump,' his family's lawyer says
The Week - 27 Oct 2018 14:25
Cesar Sayoc, the suspect arrested in connected to the package bombs mailed to prominent Democratic and media figures this past week, "was someone lost" who "found a father in [President] Trump," Sayoc's family's attorney...
What is Gab, the site used by Pittsburgh synagogue shooting suspect?
Reuters - 27 Oct 2018 23:40
Alleged Pittsburgh synagogue shooter Robert Bowers used the web site Gab.com to express anti-Semitic views. Here is some information about the site, which said it suspended his account and contacted the authorities after...
Ukraine vice PM: 'Crimea will one day come back home'
Al Jazeera English - 27 Oct 2018 14:13
Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze discusses Ukraine's defensive war with Russia and the state's support of neo-Nazi groups.
Control of U.S. Senate may hinge on possible Mississippi runoff
Reuters - 27 Oct 2018 12:05
A crowded U.S. Senate race in Republican stronghold Mississippi could set the stage for weeks of uncertainty over which party ends up controlling the upper chamber of Congress after the Nov. 6 elections.