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Bolivian police search for ex-drug lord who fled clinic
Miami Herald - 9 Dec 2018 03:30
Jorge Roca Suarez, one of South America's leading drug traffickers in the 1980s who served 28 years in prison in the United States before returning to Bolivia earlier this year, …
F.B.I. Agent Shot in the Shoulder in Brooklyn
The New York Times - 9 Dec 2018 02:44
The agent was listed in stable condition. The police said the F.B.I. was involved in an operation in Brooklyn at the time of the shooting.
Comey: Russia investigation initially looked at 4 Americans
ABC News - 9 Dec 2018 04:50
House committee releases transcript of its interview of former FBI director.
Trump Scorched Over Tweet Bashing Obama For Burning Through 'Chief Of Staffs'
The Huffington Post - 9 Dec 2018 05:57
That's why Obama couldn't get his agenda passed, Trump scolded..
Nearly 1,000 people arrested during violent protests in Paris
New York Post - 9 Dec 2018 05:56
France’s interior minister says the protest violence in Paris is “under control” despite scattered tensions but is calling it “totally unacceptable.” Interior Minister Christophe Castaner says 135 people were i...
Prosecutors' Narrative Is Clear: Trump Defrauded Voters. But What Does It Mean?
The New York Times - 9 Dec 2018 03:59
President Trump's lawyer minimized the importance of any potential campaign finance violations, but Democrats said they could potentially lead to impeachment.
California teacher forcibly cut student's hair while singing anthem
CNN - 9 Dec 2018 02:33
A California high school teacher has lost her job and is facing multiple criminal charges after cellphone video emerged showing her forcibly cutting a student's hair while belting out an incorrect rendition of the Nation...
Trump takes aim at Paris protests to comment on climate change agreement
New York Post - 9 Dec 2018 02:04
President Trump crowed over violent protests in Paris on Saturday, saying they prove he was right to withdraw the US from the global pact to fight climate change. "The Paris Agreement isn't working out so well for Paris,...
Pardoning Paul Manafort would be 'terrible mistake': Sen. Marco Rubio
ABC News - 9 Dec 2018 16:20
"I don't believe that any pardons should be used with relation to these particular cases, frankly," Sen. Marco Rubio told "This Week" Co-Anchor Martha Raddatz.
Italy: Rise of far right fueling anti-migrant attacks
Al Jazeera English - 9 Dec 2018 16:11
Racist politics blamed for an increase in violence against migrants and refugees in the country.
Migrant caravan causing Mexico businesses to suffer
Al Jazeera English - 9 Dec 2018 16:10
Popotla was a popular tourist destination, now it houses thousands of asylum seekers trying to cross into the US.
GOP senator doesn't know whether UN pick is up to the job
Boston - 9 Dec 2018 16:04
A leading Republican senator on foreign policy issues says he doesn't know whether President Donald Trump's pick to be U.N. ambassador has the expertise and background to capably handle the job
Cyprus police detain 40 Syrian migrants after boat arrival
Miami Herald - 9 Dec 2018 16:03
Cyprus police say they have detained 40 Syrian migrants after a boat dropped them off along the ethnically split island nation's northwestern coast. Police said Sunday authorities had initially located …
UK nerve agent survivor fears poison will soon kill him
Miami Herald - 9 Dec 2018 15:47
A British man who was exposed to the deadly nerve agent Novichok says he is struggling with his eyesight and mobility, and fears the poison will kill him within a …
Nobel peace winners demand action against sex abuse
Miami Herald - 9 Dec 2018 15:38
One of the winners of this year's Nobel Peace Prize says the attention the prize has drawn to sexual violence against women in war zones must be followed by action …
Qatar emir skips Saudi-hosted Gulf summit amid boycott
Miami Herald - 9 Dec 2018 15:38
Leaders of Gulf Arab countries, including those boycotting Qatar, met on Sunday in Saudi Arabia's capital for a regional summit, a gathering that Qatar's ruling emir choose not to attend …
Kushner reportedly advised the Saudi crown prince on how to respond to news of Khashoggi's murder
The Week - 9 Dec 2018 15:32
President Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner continued to privately advise Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) after the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, The New York Times reported Saturda...
Sudan government officials killed in helicopter crash
Al Jazeera English - 9 Dec 2018 15:30
Governor of al-Gadarif state and three security officials among the dead in the crash in an eastern Sudan region.
France: Generation Identity, the far right and racist violence
Al Jazeera English - 9 Dec 2018 15:06
Al Jazeera Investigations goes deep inside anti-immigrant far-right group Generation Identity.
Congo's Kabila doesn't rule out seeking presidency in future
Miami Herald - 9 Dec 2018 14:35
Congo's President Joseph Kabila is stepping down after this month's election but he doesn't rule out seeking the post again in the future. Kabila tells The Associated Press he hopes …
Peruvians to vote in referendum on fighting corruption
Al Jazeera English - 9 Dec 2018 13:35
Most of the proposed measures are expected to pass in a nation where trust in elected officials is low.
Anti-Santa protester arrested outside church
New York Post - 9 Dec 2018 13:23
A religious fanatic who stood in protest outside a North Texas church -- telling kids who arrived for a Christmas event that Jesus was real, but Santa was fake -- was arrested on Saturday. Aaron Urbanski, 31, was busted ...