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Next attorney general could come from Trump's inner circle: Sources
ABC News - 9 Nov 2018 05:16
The replacement list is growing just one day after Sessions resigned.
James 'Whitey' Bulger laid to rest in private Mass
New York Post - 9 Nov 2018 04:43
Friends and relatives bade a quiet farewell Thursday to notorious mobster James "Whitey" Bulger at a funeral Mass held in the same South Boston neighborhood he once terrorized as the Winter Hill Gang boss. Among those wh...
'Protect Mueller' marches held across the U.S.
The Week - 9 Nov 2018 05:07
Tens of thousands of protesters marched in 900 cities across the United States on Thursday night, showing their support for Special Counsel Robert Mueller. In New York City, more than 6,000 people marched from Times Squa...
Sessions, in Last-Minute Act, Sharply Limits Use of Consent Decrees to Curb Police Abuses
The New York Times - 9 Nov 2018 05:00
Jeff Sessions, fired as attorney general, has expressed skepticism about Obama-era efforts to improve relations between the police and their communities, saying the pacts vilify law enforcement.
Stephen Hawking's Wheelchair and Thesis Fetch More Than $1 Million at Auction
The New York Times - 9 Nov 2018 04:30
Bids far exceeded expectations at the Christie's auction, which also included items that once belonged to Sir Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin and Albert Einstein.
Hundreds of Buildings Destroyed as a Fast-Moving Wildfire Rips Through Northern California
Time - 9 Nov 2018 04:29
The fast-moving fire forced the evacuation of an entire town and destroyed hundreds of structures
Hospital worker fired after wearing Confederate shirt with noose to polls
New York Post - 9 Nov 2018 04:17
A hospital worker from Mississippi went viral this week — and is now jobless — thanks to his outfit choice on Election Day. Clayton Hickey, of Olive Branch, thought it would be a good idea to wear a Confederate flag ...
Trump says he did not discuss Russia probe with acting attorney general
Reuters - 9 Nov 2018 17:07
President Donald Trump on Friday said he did not discuss the U.S. special counsel's ongoing Russia investigation with Matt Whitaker before appointing him as acting attorney general this week.
Mother of Thousand Oaks Victim: "I Don't Want Prayers. I Don't Want Thoughts. I Want Gun Control."
Slate - 9 Nov 2018 05:22
Heaping somehow additional heartache on the tragic murders at Borderline Bar & Grill in Thousand Oaks, California is the story of Susan Orfanos, a mother of one of the 12 killed in the attack on a college country music n...
Well After Election Day, Florida and Georgia Voters Still Wonder Who Won
The New York Times - 9 Nov 2018 04:22
Officials were still counting absentee, provisional and overseas ballots, and the partisan camps were disputing how to go about it.
Thousands pack Times Square in support of Mueller investigation
New York Post - 9 Nov 2018 04:12
Thousands of protesters packed Times Square on Thursday evening to demonstrate against President Trump firing Attorney General Jeff Sessions — a move they view as a threat to special counsel Robert Mueller's investigat...
Trump slams U.S. judge's decision to halt Keystone XL pipeline
Reuters - 9 Nov 2018 17:04
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday blasted a federal judge's decision to halt construction of the Keystone XL pipeline that would carry heavy crude oil from Canada to the United States, a project that has been in deve...
Trump limits asylum, says people must 'come in legally'
ABC News - 9 Nov 2018 17:01
Trump signs proclamation to deny asylum to migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border who enter the country illegally
Thousands flee three swift-moving California blazes
Reuters - 9 Nov 2018 16:48
Three fast-moving wildfires burned in California on Friday morning, including one that spurred the evacuation of 75,000 homes near a city that was still reeling from a mass shooting.
Mom confronts daughter's killer in court: 'I hope you burn in hell'
New York Post - 9 Nov 2018 16:47
The mother of a young woman who was strangled, shot and burned to death confronted her daughter's convicted killer in a Louisiana courtroom on Thursday, telling him: "I hope you burn in hell." Jolene Dufresne told Troy V...
Trump says will nominate new ambassador to U.N. by end of the year
Reuters - 9 Nov 2018 16:46
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he would make a decision on nominating a new U.S. ambassador to the United Nations by the end of the year.
Ian David Long's chilling final Facebook post before California bar shooting
New York Post - 9 Nov 2018 16:42
In a chilling final Facebook post, the war vet who massacred 12 people in a California bar ranted about mass shootings and the “hopes and prayers” commonly offered to victims after them, according to a report. “I h...
Yemeni forces, Saudi-led coalition launch 'vast' Hodeidah push
Al Jazeera English - 9 Nov 2018 16:34
Fierce battles taking place over strategically important, Houthi-held Red Sea port city, Yemeni government says.
Tanzanian officials order physical exams of 10 alleged gays
Miami Herald - 9 Nov 2018 16:33
Tanzanian authorities are carrying out physical examinations on 10 men suspected of homosexual activity in Zanzibar, according to police. A wave of arrests of gays in Tanzania is feared after …
President Trump's Pick to Replace Sessions Accused of Politically Motivated Prosecution Against Gay Iowa Democrat
Time - 9 Nov 2018 16:29
The case against McCoy fell apart in court amid allegations of political bias
Michelle Obama: I'll never forgive Trump for putting my family in danger
CNN - 9 Nov 2018 16:26
Former first lady Michelle Obama discusses her dislike of President Donald Trump -- as well as personal details of her life before and during her time in the White House -- in her highly anticipated memoir, "Becoming," T...