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MacKenzie Bezos Is Legally Entitled to Half of the $140 Billion Amazon Fortune
Slate - 16 Jan 2019 23:58
When news broke last week that the founder and CEO of Amazon would be getting divorced, people across the country wondered: Is MacKenzie Bezos going to get half of her soon-to-be ex-husband Jeff Bezos' approximately $140...
Child still strapped to car seat falls from mother's car onto busy street
ABC News - 16 Jan 2019 00:10
A child was uninjured after falling from her mother's car still strapped to her car seat into traffic.
Florida official says Muslim congresswoman may "blow up" Capitol
CBSNews - 16 Jan 2019 17:55
A city commissioner in Florida signed petition to remove Tlaib, one of the first Muslim members of Congress, calling her a "danger"
'El Chapo' Guzman associate claims kingpin paid $100M bribe to former Mexican President
CNN - 16 Jan 2019 04:38
A former close personal aide to Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman testified Tuesday that the drug kingpin once paid a $100 million bribe to former Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto.
Kabul's air pollution kills more people than war
Al Jazeera English - 16 Jan 2019 11:48
The government says if air quality levels reach dangerous levels, there are other measures that can be implemented.
Democratic Senator Gillibrand to launch 2020 White House bid
Reuters - 16 Jan 2019 05:17
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand told CBS' "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert" that she would file paperwork on Tuesday night to explore a run for the Democratic presidential nomination in the 2020 election.
Florida commissioner: Rep. Rashida Tlaib might 'blow up' Capitol, has 'no place in government'
USA Today - 16 Jan 2019 05:11
A Florida city commissioneris under fire after calling Rep.Rashida Tlaib a "danger" who might "blow up" the U.S. Capitol.
Robert Mueller is getting his own action figure
New York Post - 16 Jan 2019 04:09
Robert Mueller has a new action figure, and its as tight lipped as the real-life special counsel. The six-inch figurine was produced by FCTRY, a Brooklyn-based manufacturer that also sells action figures of Barack Obama,...
Pelosi Asks Trump to Reschedule State of the Union Amid Shutdown
The New York Times - 16 Jan 2019 17:08
Speaker Nancy Pelosi cited security concerns from the government shutdown in her request to reschedule the speech or to have the president deliver it in writing.
Trump pick to replace Kavanaugh on appeals court under fire for college op-eds on 'hysteria over date rape'
USA Today - 16 Jan 2019 17:08The Latest: Military says service members killed in Syria
Miami Herald - 16 Jan 2019 17:07
The Latest on developments in Syria (all times local): 5:05 p.m. The U.S. military says American service members have been killed during an explosion while conducting a routine patrol in …
UN authorizes monitoring of Yemen cease-fire in key port
Miami Herald - 16 Jan 2019 17:06
The Security Council has voted unanimously to authorize a U.N. mission to monitor implementation of a cease-fire and the withdrawal of rival forces from Yemen's key port of Hodeida. The …
Watch: Kirsten Gillibrand tells Stephen Colbert she will run for president in 2020
Boston - 16 Jan 2019 17:04
"I'm going to run for president of the United States, because as a young mom, I'm going to fight for other people's kids as hard as I would fight for my own," the New York senator told Colbert on "The Late Show" Tuesday ...
Egypt says police forces kill 5 militants in northern Sinai
Miami Herald - 16 Jan 2019 16:52
Egypt says its police forces have killed five militants in a shootout in the city of el-Arish in the turbulent northern Sinai Peninsula. A statement Wednesday by the Interior Ministry …
ISIS-claimed bombing reportedly kills at least 16 in Syria, including 2 American troops
The Week - 16 Jan 2019 16:50
At least 16 people have reportedly been killed by a suicide bomber in Syria, and American service members are among them, Reuters reports via the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. ISIS has claimed responsibility for t...
American soldiers killed in ISIS-claimed suicide attack in Syria
New York Post - 16 Jan 2019 16:42
Four American soldiers were among 16 people killed and more than a dozen wounded when a suicide bomber attacked US-led coalition forces in the northern Syrian city of Manbij on Wednesday, according to a US official. An I...
White House criticizes both GOP Rep. Steve King and Democrats after King's racist comments
The Week - 16 Jan 2019 16:40
The White House isn't standing by Rep. Steve King's (R-Iowa) racist comments, either. White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Wednesday that King's recent statements were "abhorrent," NBC News' Peter Alex...
Deadly ISIS blast rocks US-patrolled city in Syria
CNN - 16 Jan 2019 16:40
ISIS has claimed responsibility for a deadly explosion that resulted in several reported casualties in a Syrian city where US soldiers are deployed in the area, a militia controlling the city and a UK-based monitoring gr...
California storm could bring mudslides, blizzard warning
New York Post - 16 Jan 2019 16:35
LOS ANGELES -- Another Pacific storm was set to hit California on Wednesday, bringing a threat of mudslides to the site of the deadliest wildfire in state history and a rare blizzard warning in the Sierra Nevada. An evac...
Pentagon report raises concerns over China attacking Taiwan
New York Post - 16 Jan 2019 16:27
WASHINGTON -- Amid increasing tensions with Beijing, the Pentagon has released a new report that lays out U.S. concerns about China’s growing military might, underscoring worries about a possible attack against Taiwan....
How Zimbabwe became world's most expensive place to fuel a car
CNN - 16 Jan 2019 13:47
In the Fall of 2017, Zimbabweans took to the streets in mass protests against a regime that was presiding over a broken economy and collapsing living standards.
The Khashoggi Torture and Execution and the New Attorney General
OpEdNews - 16 Jan 2019 05:26
Would the new attorney general prosecute the Saudi Prince who ordered the torture and execution of a Washington Post contributor?