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Elizabeth Warren reportedly planning trip to Puerto Rico
New York Post - 18 Jan 2019 04:42
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is planning a visit to Puerto Rico next week amid speculation that the Trump administration may divert hurricane relief funds to build a border wall, a report said. Warren, who announce...
Ex-mistress of 'El Chapo' says she was 'traumatized' by tunnel escape
Reuters - 18 Jan 2019 02:55
A former mistress of accused Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman told jurors in his U.S. trial on Thursday she was "traumatized" after a harrowing 2014 escape from one of his safehouses with Mexican marines in ho...
Myanmar army ordered to take offensive against Arakan Army
Miami Herald - 18 Jan 2019 16:32
Myanmar's military announced Friday that the Arakan Army, a Buddhist rebel group in Rakhine state, has been classified a terrorist organization after mounting a flurry of recent attacks. The state …
Mike Pence Defends His Wife's Job Teaching at a School That Can Bar Gays
Time - 18 Jan 2019 03:39
The Vice President says criticism of Christian education in America should stop
Donald Trump taunts Nancy Pelosi as shutdown enters 28th day
USA Today - 18 Jan 2019 17:06Snow: Flight cancellations begin as new storm strengthens
USA Today - 18 Jan 2019 16:58
Airlines are already canceling flights ahead of a new winter storm forecast to bring snow and ice from the Great Plains to the Midwest and Northeast.
Arctic blasts threaten weekend blizzards, heavy snow and paralyzing ice storms
USA Today - 18 Jan 2019 16:56House Democrats Will Investigate Report That President Trump Told Michael Cohen to Lie About Moscow Deal
Time - 18 Jan 2019 16:55
The story says Cohen told Mueller that Trump personally instructed him to lie
Trump staffing up to fend off potential primary challenge
Boston - 18 Jan 2019 16:54
President Donald Trump's re-election campaign is staffing up to fend off any potential primary challenger
Thai military chief urges loyalty ahead of expected election
Miami Herald - 18 Jan 2019 16:41
Thailand's military has held its annual Armed Forces Day parade as the country prepares for expected elections more than four years after soldiers overthrew an elected government. Army Commander in …
Teen girl attempted suicide to escape stalker ex-boyfriend: lawsuit
New York Post - 18 Jan 2019 16:31
A Michigan school district mishandled 10 complaints of stalking, bullying and sexual harassment filed by a 17-year-old high school student who attempted suicide due to the "extreme and ongoing" intimidation by her ex-boy...
At Los Angeles Teachers' Strike, a Rallying Cry: More Funding, Fewer Charters
The New York Times - 18 Jan 2019 04:50
The teachers' union is highlighting what it sees as the growing problem of charter schools, saying that they siphon off students and money from traditional public schools.
New caravan of Honduran migrants crosses into Mexico
Reuters - 18 Jan 2019 16:52
A group of Honduran migrants entered southern Mexico on Friday, joining more than 1,000 people who departed Central America in recent days headed to the United States and putting to the test Mexico's vows to guarantee th...
Unpaid federal workers relying on charity as shutdown continues
New York Post - 18 Jan 2019 04:38
Federal workers and contractors not getting paid have had to resort to seeking handouts as the record-breaking shutdown continues for a fourth week. In Washington, DC, the line for free meals stretched down Pennsylvania ...
Heavy machinery used in bid to reach toddler down 360-foot hole
CBSNews - 18 Jan 2019 16:18
Spanish boy Julen Rosello fell into the narrow waterhole five days ago and hasn't been heard, but there's still hope he's alive
1 dead, 1 wounded in shooting outside Texas church
CBSNews - 18 Jan 2019 04:36
Harris County Sheriff's department tweeted "no suspect in custody at this time"
How El Chapo Escaped in a Sewer, Naked With His Mistress
The New York Times - 18 Jan 2019 04:33
Joaquín Guzmán Loera often evaded capture. As his wife looked on, a former mistress told the court how he once escaped. A D.E.A. agent told how they finally got him.
Citing 'serious doubts', AU urges delay to final DRC vote results
Al Jazeera English - 18 Jan 2019 04:22
The African Union agrees to urgently send 'high-level delegation' to Kinshasa to find way out of DRC's political crisis.
Jesse Angelo Is Out as Publisher of The New York Post
The New York Times - 18 Jan 2019 04:12
He started as a stringer for Page Six and became a key executive under Rupert Murdoch.
Washington Memo: Washington as Unruly Sandbox: Squabbles, Antics and Tantrums
The New York Times - 18 Jan 2019 04:08
As the shutdown drags on, Trump-like behavior proliferates. The president "does generally force people to play down to his level,'' says a biographer.
How social media is increasingly influencing how politicians do their jobs
CBSNews - 18 Jan 2019 03:50
She may be the youngest member of the House, but Democrats are turning to Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to learn how to master social media. However, she's not the only politician with a knack for social media. ...
The Lost Children of the Trump Administration
The New York Times - 18 Jan 2019 03:47
Why can't the government account for how many children it separated from their parents at the border?