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Why did the Airbus A380 fail?
BBC - 14 Feb 2019 07:54
It was billed as the future of air travel, but airlines increasingly saw the jet as too big and inefficient.
Another Pizza-Based Conspiracy Theory Is Catching Fire on YouTube
Slate - 14 Feb 2019 03:26
A pizza-based conspiracy theory gained traction this week after YouTube megastar Shane Dawson released a video suggesting Chuck E. Cheese's recycles slices. The basis for his video is a long-standing rumor that the child...
Alesha MacPhail murder trial hears of six-year-old's injuries
BBC - 14 Feb 2019 14:53
A pathologist tells the High Court in Glasgow that the six-year-old had 117 injuries.
One of FBI's Most Wanted gunned down by agents in hotel room
New York Post - 14 Feb 2019 05:29
One of the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted fugitives was shot dead in a hotel room by the FBI on Wednesday, officials said. Agents tracked Greg Alyn Carlson -- who was accused of multiple violent sex-crimes in Los Angeles -- to ...
House Judiciary chairman wants Whitaker to clarify his testimony
The Week - 14 Feb 2019 05:27
House Judiciary Chairman Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) sent a letter to acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker on Wednesday, notifying him that "members on both sides of the aisle" found his testimony last week "unsatisfa...
House passes bill limiting U.S. military aid in Saudi-led war in Yemen
CBSNews - 14 Feb 2019 05:30
The House has passed a bill that would limit U.S. military assistance to Saudi Arabia's war in Yemen. Natalie Andrews, who covers Congress for the Wall Street Journal, joins CBSN to discuss the latest developments and th...
Alex Jones ordered to sit for 5-hour deposition in Sandy Hook defamation case
New York Post - 14 Feb 2019 05:08
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones will have to answer questions during a five-hour deposition in connection to a defamation case brought by families of the Sandy Hook school massacre, a judge ruled Wednesday. The lawsuit al...
Colombia: Man jailed for sexual abuse of 276 children
BBC - 14 Feb 2019 04:38
Colombian Juan Carlos Sánchez, who used the alias Big Bad Wolf, receives a 60-year sentence.
Here's a thought: what if The X Factor had never existed?
The Guardian - 14 Feb 2019 19:33
A new film imagines a world where the Beatles were unknown. Let's take a moment to envision life without Simon Cowell's cash cow ... Let's take a trip to YouTube, where we find the newly released trailer for Richard Curt...
A 40-year-old murder mystery: the death of a US ambassador
CNN - 14 Feb 2019 05:06
Too often, we hear of another American death in Afghanistan. But little if any attention is given to the American who gave his life there just prior to the 1979 invasion by Soviet forces, which began the four-decade-long...
Prosecutors Are Moving to Indict R. Kelly, After the Discovery of Another Videotape
The New Yorker - 14 Feb 2019 19:53
Jim DeRogatis on reports that the R. & B. star R. Kelly might soon be indicted following the discovery of a videotape that shows him sexually assaulting an underage girl.
White House staffer's wife: Measles 'keep you healthy'
New York Post - 14 Feb 2019 16:57
The wife of White House communications head Bill Shine defended measles and other childhood diseases, saying they “keep you healthy & fight cancer.” Darla Shine, writing on her Twitter page that is titled ” Happy H...
Father of IS bride: Girls 'should be forgiven'
Sky News - 14 Feb 2019 16:52
The father of one of the three Bethnal Green schoolgirls who ran away to join Islamic State has said they should be allowed to return to Britain.
Report: Khashoggi's fiancee could also have been a victim
Miami Herald - 14 Feb 2019 16:46
Turkey's state-run news agency is quoting a police report suggesting that the Turkish fiancee of slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi may have escaped being a second victim of the killing. Citing …
Report: Khashoggi's fiancee could also have been a victim
Fox News - 14 Feb 2019 16:46
Turkey's state-run news agency is quoting a police report suggesting that the Turkish fiancee of slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi may have escaped being a second victim of the killing.
Northern Ireland police accused of concealing data on loyalist killings
The Guardian - 14 Feb 2019 16:45
Watchdog widens inquiry after PSNI 'failure to disclose' information on 1992 mass murder at Belfast betting shop The Police Service of Northern Ireland is facing a barrage of criticism and questions for failing to disclo...
Homeless woman arrested for fatal hammer attack says, 'God made me do it'
New York Post - 14 Feb 2019 16:42
A homeless woman in Arizona was arrested for murdering a 69-year-old woman with a ball peen hammer and a box cutter - and insisted: "God made me do it," court documents show. Roxanne Lararmart, 29, told a witness and pol...
Albanian lawmaker splatters prime minister with ink
New York Post - 14 Feb 2019 16:42
TIRANA, Albania -- Albania’s parliament on Thursday suspended a session on neighbor North Macedonia’s accession to NATO after an opposition lawmaker threw ink at the prime minister. Lawmakers were to vote to ratify N...
Mugger jailed for killing 100-year-old Nazi camp survivor
Sky News - 14 Feb 2019 14:13
A heroin addict has been jailed for 15 years for killing a 100-year-old Nazi prison camp survivor who was mugged and left bleeding in a road.
Dogs go speed dating before Valentine's Day to find their perfect match
CBSNews - 14 Feb 2019 07:31
Fifteen dogs met up in the dog-friendly New York City furniture store Burrow House to find their one true puppy love or perhaps a new best friend. In addition to speed dating, the event featured themed snacks for the dog...
Renewable energy will be world's main power source by 2040, says BP
The Guardian - 14 Feb 2019 16:50
Annual energy forecast predicts record surge in wind, solar and other renewables Renewable energy sources will be the world's main source of power within two decades and are establishing a foothold in the global energy s...
Bob Menendez threatens to call cops after question from right-wing reporter
New York Post - 14 Feb 2019 16:49
New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez threatened to call the cops on a reporter who asked him about the Green New Deal, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's signature climate proposal. Henry Rodgers, the Capitol Hill reporter for the ...