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Family of migrant girl who died in Border Patrol custody disputes agency’s account of death
USA Today - 16 Dec 2018 06:47
Lawyers for the family of a 7-year-old Guatemalan girl who died in U.S. Border Patrol custody say her father had provided her with water and food.
Putin rap: Kremlin should 'take charge' of music not shut it down, president says
The Guardian - 16 Dec 2018 05:42
Putin says drugs are one of pillars of rap and are 'the route to a nation's degradation' Russia's president, Vladimir Putin, has said the Kremlin should play a leading role in Russian rap music and youth culture, rather ...
Macron's ratings fall further after month of gilets jaunes protests
The Guardian - 16 Dec 2018 17:45
French president will be forced to change his style of governing, say analysts A month of gilets jaunes, or yellow vests, protests have taken a further toll on the popularity of President Emmanuel Macron, a new poll show...
Family of slain Green Beret furious that comrade Maj. Mathew Golsteyn faces charges
New York Post - 16 Dec 2018 07:49
The parents of a Marine slain by a terrorist bomb in Afghanistan in 2010 are dumbfounded that the decorated Green Beret who killed the suspect is now being tried on murder charges. "I think that's crazy," said David Klei...
Theresa May condemns Tony Blair's new Brexit vote call
BBC - 16 Dec 2018 07:36
The PM accuses her predecessor of "undermining" talks with the EU and "insulting the office he once held".
Ancient, never-looted tomb discovered in Egypt
New York Post - 16 Dec 2018 05:58
Egypt announced the discovery of an "exceptionally well preserved" ancient tomb--and the best part may be, it's never been looted. The 4,400-year-old grave in a pyramid complex outside Cairo belonged to a priest named Wa...
Trump aide who lied to FBI plans to run for office
New York Post - 16 Dec 2018 05:36
Fresh out of prison for lying to the FBI, ex-Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos is plotting his own run for office. "I will be running for Congress in 2020, and I will win," he tweeted. "Stay tuned." The Chicago ...
41 people injured in Japan restaurant explosion
Miami Herald - 16 Dec 2018 18:48
Japanese police say more than 40 people have been injured in an explosion at a restaurant in northern Japan. The explosion occurred in Sapporo, the capital city of Japan's northern …
Women surfers fight for gender pay equality in killer wave competition
USA Today - 16 Dec 2018 18:47
Many women surfers say they still battle for sponsorship and media exposure compared to men as they struggle to pay bills.
Police, anti-migration protesters clash at EU headquarters
Miami Herald - 16 Dec 2018 18:39
Police have used tear gas and water cannons on demonstrators who assembled around the European Union's headquarters in Brussels to protest the adoption of a United Nations migration pact. About …
Rudy Giuliani, Trump's lawyer, blasts Michael Cohen as "pathetic"
ABC News - 16 Dec 2018 18:31
"The man is pathetic. That's a lawyer you were interviewing," Rudy Giuliani told George Stephanopoulos after watching a clip of Cohen's exclusive interview with ABC News.
North Korea Observes Seventh Anniversary of the Death of Kim Jong II, Kim Jong Un's Father
Time - 16 Dec 2018 18:27
His death thrust the young and unknown Kim Jong Un into power in 2011
Kids at a Vatican charity give Pope Francis a birthday cake
Miami Herald - 16 Dec 2018 18:23
Children who frequent a Vatican pediatric dispensary have given Pope Francis a birthday cake, a day before he turns 82. Francis joked with them Sunday, saying he hoped "such a …
Mulvaney once called Trump a 'terrible human being'
New York Post - 16 Dec 2018 18:12
WASHINGTON — President Trump's incoming acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney had some harsh words for his future boss at a Congressional debate held days before the 2016 election. "Yes, I am supporting Donald Trump, but...
Turkey would consider working with Assad if he won a democratic Syrian election
Reuters - 16 Dec 2018 18:06
Turkey and other world powers would consider working with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad if he won a democratic election, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told a conference in Qatar on Sunday.
Moscow police arrest least 5 protesters near security office
Miami Herald - 16 Dec 2018 18:04
A human rights activist says Moscow police have arrested at least five protesters at an unsanctioned rally outside the headquarters of the Federal Security Service (FSB), the successor agency to …
Hondurans who fled political violence fear for lives if sent home
Reuters - 16 Dec 2018 17:56
The Pineda family trudged northward for more than a month with a caravan of Central American migrants who are now stuck at the U.S. border. But they were on the run in Honduras much longer than that due to fears of polit...
California Cannabis Company Caliva Is Poaching Über Drivers And Executives
Forbes - 16 Dec 2018 17:31
Need a new job for the new year? Caliva is hiring.
Family of migrant girl challenges official account of her death
The Week - 16 Dec 2018 17:11
The family of Jakelin Caal Maquin, the 7-year-old Guatemalan migrant who died in U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CPB) custody this month, have challenged the agency's account of her death. "She had not suffered from ...
Bomb kills 8 in Syrian town held by Turkey-backed forces
Miami Herald - 16 Dec 2018 16:47
A bomb blast in a northern Syrian town held by Turkish-backed opposition forces killed at least eight people Sunday, activists said, the latest in a series of attacks to hit …
2 killed in attack in Rwanda, near border with Burundi
Miami Herald - 16 Dec 2018 16:45
At least two Rwandan civilians were killed and eight injured when attackers set fire to three passenger vehicles in the southern Nyamagabe district, which borders Burundi, said a Rwandan army …
Blair and May clash as he warns PM not to 'steamroller' MPs
Sky News - 16 Dec 2018 16:45
Tony Blair has hit back at criticism by the prime minister warning her that it would be irresponsible to try and "steamroller" her Brexit agreement through.