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Body of Utah mayor shot dead in Afghanistan returns to US
New York Post - 6 Nov 2018 15:43
DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Delaware -- The body of a Utah mayor and Army National Guard member who urged Americans to vote before he was killed in Afghanistan has been returned to U.S. soil. Military officials said 39-year-ol...
Amazon's HQ2? Make That Q for Queens
The New York Times - 6 Nov 2018 05:54
The tech giant is said to have settled on Long Island City in Queens as one of two locations to house some 50,000 employees. The other is in Virginia.
Trump's Ivanka intro at rally takes awkward turn
CNN - 6 Nov 2018 02:42
Citing political correctness, President Donald Trump lamented to a crowd in Ohio that he can't call his daughter Ivanka "beautiful."
Trump optimistic as polls predict 'blue wave' in midterm elections
New York Post - 6 Nov 2018 03:46
The blue wave is going to hit with a vengeance in Tuesday's midterm elections, according to pollsters who say Democrats should easily capture the 23 seats they need to regain control of the House. But an upbeat President...
Pipe Bomb Suspect Cesar Sayoc Will Appear Tuesday in a New York Federal Court
Time - 6 Nov 2018 04:17
He is accused of mailing more than a dozen explosive devices to Democrats and Trump critics
Separatist Forces in Cameroon Have Kidnapped at Least 79 Students
Time - 6 Nov 2018 03:48
They were abducted at a Presbyterian school in an English-speaking region
Exiled Uighurs call for action on China over crackdown
Al Jazeera English - 6 Nov 2018 11:10
Exiled ethnic Uighur shares accounts of harassment by Chinese authorities and expresses concern for missing family members caught up in sweeping security operations back home.
GOP Rep. Steve King says he hopes Supreme Court Justices Kagan and Sotomayor 'elope to Cuba'
The Week - 6 Nov 2018 05:12
Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) chose to spend his last day of campaigning before the midterms sharing with voters his fantasy about two Supreme Court justices. King has been known for making inflammatory remarks, but this year...
These Dems could become first Muslim-American women in Congress
New York Post - 6 Nov 2018 04:41
They'll have to rewrite the record books after Tuesday's elections. Michigan's Rashida Tlaib and Minnesota's Ilhan Omar -- both Democrats -- are likely to become the first Muslim-American women in Congress. Tlaib would b...
2 death row inmates found dead in apparent suicides
New York Post - 6 Nov 2018 03:38
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Two condemned multiple murderers, including a convicted serial killer, apparently committed suicide within hours of each other on the nation’s largest death row, according to California officials ...
Florida must restore voting rights to former felons: ex-state Supreme Court justice
USA Today - 6 Nov 2018 03:37Brett Kavanaugh Has Refused to Run Interference for Trump in Three Key Early Rulings. Why?
Slate - 6 Nov 2018 01:23
On Friday afternoon, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to halt a trial over the Trump administration's attempt to sabotage the 2020 census by adding a citizenship question. This decision did not sit well with the court's fa...
Man shoots brother during argument over 'Tupperware-style dish'
USA Today - 6 Nov 2018 16:54
A man in Arizona allegedly shot his brother over a “Tupperware-style dish.”
Who steals portable toilets? German court renders verdict
Miami Herald - 6 Nov 2018 16:52
The portable toilets kept on disappearing -- and now a German company knows why. Two men in Germany have been convicted of stealing more than 100 portable toilets. The dpa …
Six arrested over suspected plot to attack Emmanuel Macron
CNN - 6 Nov 2018 16:51
Six people have been arrested as part of a preliminary investigation into a suspected plan to attack French President Emmanuel Macron, a judicial source close to the investigation told CNN on Tuesday.
South Africa police confirm arrests of 2 Danish citizens
Miami Herald - 6 Nov 2018 16:48
South Africa's top police officer says officers arrested the adult son of a Danish woman suspected of a huge fraud at home, as he was about to leave the country …
People Who Can't Get Their Hands on 'I Voted' Stickers Are Utterly Disappointed
Time - 6 Nov 2018 16:48
Sometimes civic pride is not quite enough.
Some People Have Questions for the Guy Who Popped the Ultimate Question to a Runner During Her Marathon
Time - 6 Nov 2018 16:46
Halfway through the 2018 New York City Marathon, a runner scooped up an engagement ring. Runner Kaitlyn Curran, a nurse at St. Barnabas Hospital, was chipping away at the 26.2 miles of her marathon at mile 16 in New York...
Police charge white woman who berated black neighbor
New York Post - 6 Nov 2018 16:40
A white woman in North Carolina who was caught on camera berating her black neighbor in a racist rant is now facing charges over the ordeal, police said. Susan Westwood, 51, of Charlotte, was charged Saturday with misusi...
Egypt's leader faults media coverage of Khashoggi slaying
Miami Herald - 6 Nov 2018 16:36
Egypt's president says media coverage played a "negative role" in the case of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who was killed in the Saudi consulate in Turkey last month. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi …
'White piece of s-t': Burger King worker fired after racist rant caught on video
New York Post - 6 Nov 2018 03:01
Warning: Graphic language When having it “your way” goes wrong. A Burger King worker in Miami was caught on video berating customers in the drive-thru after they asked for a refund -- telling one of them, "Put it on ...
Women who are early risers have lower risk of breast cancer, says new study
CNN - 6 Nov 2018 17:22
Women who are naturally early risers were found to have lower risk of developing breast cancer than evening types in a new study. One in 100 women who considered themselves morning people developed breast cancer, compare...