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Stuff and Things: The Secret World of Amazon's Power Reviewers
The New York Times - 26 Jan 2019 13:00
A clandestine society receives an unending stream of products. They create Amazon's reality. Is there such a thing as too much free stuff?
British Paper Apologizes, Pays "Substantial Damages" to Melania Trump Over Article
Slate - 26 Jan 2019 21:11
The Telegraph newspaper has apologized to Melania Trump for an article that it published in its magazine supplement last week that included several inaccurate statements about the first lady. It marked at least the third...
Rescuers in Spain find body of 2-year-old boy who fell in well
CNN - 26 Jan 2019 06:23
The search for 2-year-old Julen came to an unfortunate end Saturday.
Kamala Harris to kick off campaign with Oakland rally
CBSNews - 26 Jan 2019 06:42
Sen. Kamala Harris of California is kicking off her presidential campaign with a rally in Oakland on Sunday. Politico reporter and co-author of the California Playbook Jeremy White joined CBSN to discuss what to expect.
U.S. pushes U.N. Security Council to back Venezuela's Guaido
Reuters - 26 Jan 2019 06:04
The United States is pushing for a United Nations Security Council statement expressing full support for Venezuela's National Assembly as the country's "only democratically elected institution," but Russia is expected to...
Trump signs bill ending longest government shutdown in history
New York Post - 26 Jan 2019 04:35
President Trump signed a congressional resolution on Friday night that ended the longest government shutdown in US history. The bill temporarily opens the government for three weeks without giving Trump his coveted fundi...
Measles outbreak grows near Portland, region dubbed anti-vaccination 'hot spot'
New York Post - 26 Jan 2019 15:36
VANCOUVER, Wash. -- The number of confirmed measles cases near Portland grew to 31 on Friday -- an outbreak boosted by lower-than-normal vaccination rates in what has been called an anti-vaccination U.S. "hot spot." Publ...
Dam collapse in Brazil leaves 7 dead, around 200 missing
New York Post - 26 Jan 2019 06:01
SAO PAULO -- A dam that held back mining waste collapsed Friday in Brazil, inundating a nearby community in reddish-brown sludge, killing at least seven people and leaving scores of others missing. Parts of the city of B...
What opens again now that the government shutdown is over?
CBSNews - 26 Jan 2019 16:02
Nine out of 15 federal departments were closed, as well as dozens of agencies and national parks
Trump's Shutdown Was a Cruel Joke
The New York Times - 26 Jan 2019 04:42
It revealed the folly of the president's approach to politics.
St. Louis cop charged in Russian Roulette shooting death of fellow officer, police say
USA Today - 26 Jan 2019 03:58
A St. Police officer was charged with manslaughter Friday for allegedly shooting a colleague as the two played Russian Roulette, authorities said.
Why women are so desperate to escape Saudi Arabia
New York Post - 26 Jan 2019 16:48
A few weeks after her 24th birthday, Dina Ali Lasloom tentatively approached a Canadian tourist at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila and pleaded to use her cellphone. Saudi citizen Lasloom had fled Kuwait,...
Teacher strikes: What's next in your state
USA Today - 26 Jan 2019 16:43In Trump ally Stone's case, Mueller finds crime in cover-up
Boston - 26 Jan 2019 16:38
Donald Trump confidant Roger Stone may be accused of lying and tampering with witnesses, but it's equally notable what he's not charged with: colluding with the Kremlin in a grand conspiracy to help Trump win the preside...
Russia fails to stop U.N. Security Council meeting on Venezuela
Reuters - 26 Jan 2019 16:36
Russia failed on Saturday to stop a U.N. Security Council meeting on Venezuela that was requested by the United States after Washington recognized opposition leader Juan Guaido as the South American nation's head of stat...
Protesters storm Turkish military camp in Iraq's Kurdish region
Al Jazeera English - 26 Jan 2019 16:36
One person killed and two injured after protesters, angry over recent air strikes, attacked a Turkish base near Mosul.
The Latest: European nations give Maduro 8 days' deadline
Miami Herald - 26 Jan 2019 15:39
The Latest on the political crisis in Venezuela (all times local): 8:35 a.m. Germany has joined France and Spain in saying it will recognize opposition leader Juan Guaido as the …
Backlog of untested rape kits is 'a public safety issue,' may let offenders slip away
ABC News - 26 Jan 2019 16:50
North Carolina has between 14,000 and 15,000 untested rape kits, and advocates say it's a "public safety issue."
Fact-check: Five things President Trump said while announcing the shutdown is over
USA Today - 26 Jan 2019 16:32
Here is a look at five things President Trump said during his Friday speech and the context needed to fully understand the issues he brought up.
9 dead, search for 300 missing after Brazil dam collapse
Boston - 26 Jan 2019 15:59
Authorities say nine bodies have been recovered and rescuers are searching for 300 missing after a dam that collected mine waste collapsed
British paper apologizes to Melania Trump, pays 'substantial damages' over article
USA Today - 26 Jan 2019 15:56French skier killed in Japan avalanche
Eyewitness News - 26 Jan 2019 09:21
Marc-Olivier Gariou-Pouillas was skiing off-piste on Mt Ogenashi in Myoko City on Friday afternoon when an avalanche occurred, according to police.