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'I took action': High school football player kills student over her pregnancy, court documents say
USA Today - 11 Dec 2018 04:50
Aaron Trejo, 16, was charged Monday in adult court with murder and feticide in connection with Breana Rouhselang's death, prosecutors said.
Targets of U.S. Sanctions Hire Lobbyists With Trump Ties to Seek Relief
The New York Times - 11 Dec 2018 05:24
Representing clients who face penalties from Washington is a lucrative new niche, especially for lobbyists who have links to the president or his administration.
Police Have Vacated the New Hampshire Democratic Party Office Over a Suspicious Package
Time - 11 Dec 2018 05:22
Police say the New Hampshire Democratic Party Office has been evacuated because of a suspicious package
The Trump Administration Pitched Coal at a Climate Change Conference
Time - 11 Dec 2018 04:48
The United Nations climate change conference underway here in Poland could play a critical role in the fight to stem greenhouse gas emissions and keep temperatures from rising to unsafe levels. The Trump Administration s...
'Disturbing' video shows NYPD officers ripping baby from mother's arms
ABC News - 11 Dec 2018 04:22
A video surfaced showing New York police officers yanking a baby from his mother
'A Simple Private Transaction': Trump Lays Out a Defense in a Campaign-Finance Case
The New York Times - 11 Dec 2018 03:48
After prosecutors essentially named President Trump an unindicted co-conspirator with Michael D. Cohen, Mr. Trump insisted that payments to two women were not election-related spending.
After Ayers Turns Down Chief of Staff Job, Trump Is Left Without a Plan B
The New York Times - 11 Dec 2018 03:38
Finding a replacement for the White House chief of staff, John F. Kelly, is in many ways just the latest staffing snare in a White House that has struggled to fill even low-ranking jobs.
The Instagram of Sisyphus
The New Yorker - 11 Dec 2018 21:00
Hayley Phelan illustrates a humorous Instagram interaction between the Greek god Zeus and the highly motivated Sisyphus.
Jamal Khashoggi, journalists named TIME's2018 Person of the Year
USA Today - 11 Dec 2018 17:01
TIME's Person of the Yearrecognizesthe person or group of people who most influenced the news and the world – for better or worse – during the past year.
Reports: Accused Russian agent Maria Butina ready to plead guilty and cooperate with U.S. prosecutors
USA Today - 11 Dec 2018 16:48Rudy Giuliani's 'Truth isn't truth' is 2018's most notable quote
The Week - 11 Dec 2018 16:48
The most notable quote of 2018 -- the statement that is most emblematic of this chaotic, endless, maddening year -- is Rudy Giuliani's "Truth isn't truth." Such is the determination of Yale Law School librarian Fred Shap...
El Chapo's wife claims he's a normal, ordinary guy in rare interview
New York Post - 11 Dec 2018 16:46
Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman’s beauty queen wife is blaming prosecutors and the media for making her husband out to be a criminal mastermind — when he's actually just a "simple" and "humble" man, she claims in a new int...
Trump allies are making a lot of money from foreign entities looking to avoid U.S. sanctions
The Week - 11 Dec 2018 16:45
Allies of President Trump are making quite a bit of money from foreign governments and individuals looking to avoid further U.S. sanctions, The New York Times reported Monday. And Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani may soon be o...
Red or Death: A Basque Dream of Independence
Al Jazeera English - 11 Dec 2018 11:27
How young Basques use football to affirm their identity and politics by fighting with the fans of opposing teams.
Former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh blocked from entering US
Al Jazeera English - 11 Dec 2018 09:11
State department says Jammeh and members of his immediate family ineligible to enter the United States.
Mom stopped in tracks on graduation day
USA Today - 11 Dec 2018 07:03
The honor of receiving her degree already made the day special. But the people on the graduation stage stopped her in her tracks.
New Hampshire Democratic office vacated for suspect package
Boston - 11 Dec 2018 05:32
Police say the New Hampshire Democratic Party Office has been evacuated because of a suspicious package
Indiana High School Football Player Charged With Murdering Pregnant Classmate
The New York Times - 11 Dec 2018 05:23
Breana Rouhselang, 17, was six months pregnant when her body was found in a dumpster. The father of her child, Aaron Trejo, 16, confessed to killing her, the authorities said.
Court orders China sales ban on older Apple iPhones in Qualcomm case
Reuters - 11 Dec 2018 05:12
A Chinese court has ordered a ban on the sale of several older Apple Inc iPhone models in China for violating two patents of chipmaker Qualcomm Inc, although Apple said all of its phone models remained on sale in the mai...
US to return 3 bells seized from Philippines a century ago
Miami Herald - 11 Dec 2018 04:48
The United States is to return three church bells seized by U.S. troops as war trophies from the Philippines more than a century ago in a move long demanded by …
Top U.S.O.C. Officials Failed to Act on Nassar Allegations, Report Says
The New York Times - 11 Dec 2018 04:45
A 233-page independent investigation detailed a lack of action by two top United States Olympic Committee officials. One, Alan Ashley, was fired on Monday.
U.S. arrests religious leaders, activists at border protest
Reuters - 11 Dec 2018 04:39
Kneeling in front of riot police, 32 religious leaders and activists were arrested at the U.S. border fence in San Diego on Monday during a protest in support of the Central American migrant caravan.