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College sophomore accused of raping female student in dorm
New York Post - 19 Feb 2019 18:18
A student at the University of Florida has been arrested after raping another student inside her campus apartment, police said. Ian Fitzgerald Deal, 19, of Ponte Vedra Beach, was arrested early Sunday after he was invite...
Roger Stone apologizes to judge for Instagram post about her
Boston - 19 Feb 2019 05:24
President Donald Trump's longtime confidant Roger Stone has apologized to the judge presiding over his criminal case for an Instagram photo of her with what appears to be the crosshairs of a gun
16 states sue Trump over national emergency declaration
The Week - 19 Feb 2019 04:30
A coalition of 16 states, including California, New York, Maryland, and Illinois, filed a federal lawsuit on Monday over President Trump's attempt to use emergency powers to build a wall along the souther border. In the ...
For the first time in 94 years, Beijing's Forbidden City to open at night
CNN - 19 Feb 2019 04:44
A rare opportunity for those who have long dreamed of watching illuminated lanterns dancing across night skies in the stunning historic setting of Beijing's Forbidden City.
Alabama newspaper editor calls for the Ku Klux Klan to 'clean out D.C.'
USA Today - 19 Feb 2019 04:26
Goodloe Sutton, the longtime editor of the Democrat-Reporter newspaper, called for lynchings.
Report: Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein expected to leave DOJ in March
The Week - 19 Feb 2019 05:00
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein is expected to leave the Department of Justice in mid-March, a department official told Reuters on Monday. It was anticipated that he would step down after a new attorney general wa...
Southern Baptists Announce Plans to Address Sexual Abuse
The New York Times - 19 Feb 2019 04:47
The largest evangelical denomination in the United States responded to a recent investigation showing that hundreds of leaders have been accused of sexual misconduct.
Deputy attorney general plans to leave Justice Department in mid-March: Official
ABC News - 19 Feb 2019 04:25
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein plans to leave Justice Department in mid-March, according to a Justice Department official familiar with the matter.
Israel Prepares to Launch Its Historic Private Mission to the Moon
Time - 19 Feb 2019 04:17
If successful, Israel will become the fourth country to make a lunar landing
Brazil to send aid to Venezuela together with U.S.: spokesman
Reuters - 19 Feb 2019 23:51
Brazil will deliver humanitarian aid to the Venezuelan border by Feb. 23 together with the United States at the request of Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaidó, presidential spokesman General Otavio Rego Barros sai...
Emails show coordination between offices of Mitch McConnell and his wife, Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao
The Week - 19 Feb 2019 17:08
A collection of about 800 emails shared with Politico by a watchdog organization called American Oversight shows coordination between the offices of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao and her husband, Senate Majority L...
Egypt Turns Back Veteran New York Times Reporter
The New York Times - 19 Feb 2019 17:04
David D. Kirkpatrick was detained at Cairo airport and sent back to London in an escalation of a news media crackdown under President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.
Americans Want a Less Aggressive Foreign Policy. It's Time Lawmakers Listened to Them
Time - 19 Feb 2019 17:00
A new study finds Americans of every stripe have a waning appetite for imperial adventurism overseas
Haitian police arrest five Americans who claimed they were on a 'government mission'
Miami Herald - 19 Feb 2019 01:37
Five Americans who claimed to be on "a government mission" are facing charges of possession of illegal arms and other crimes in Haiti after being arrested by Haitian police with …
Why Bernie Sanders' Supporters Say He's Still The Right Choice For 2020
The Huffington Post - 19 Feb 2019 22:36
No one else has the same credibility on progressive issues, say his diehard backers.
Amy Klobuchar: College tuition shouldn't be free
New York Post - 19 Feb 2019 19:31
Sen. Amy Klobuchar says she’s against proposals to make public college education free because of the cost -- distancing herself from the more progressive Democrats seeking their party's presidential nomination. "I am n...
Trump is reportedly adding to his nickname arsenal for 2020
The Week - 19 Feb 2019 17:07
Developing new policy platforms that might appeal to a larger swath of on-the-fence voters? That's not how President Trump campaigns. Trump has more or less been gearing up for re-election already, holding rallies to exc...
French Rally Against Anti-Semitism After Graves Vandalized
Time - 19 Feb 2019 16:58
Macron headed to a Jewish cemetery in a small Alsace town that was vandalized
Cops probe attack on gay man shown in shocking video as hate crime
New York Post - 19 Feb 2019 16:56
Salt Lake City police said they are probing an assault on a gay man that was captured on video and posted to Facebook as a possible hate crime. The victim, Sal Trejo, posted an 8-second clip of the 1:30 a.m. Sunday assau...
Ocasio-Cortez compares Trump's border wall to Berlin Wall
New York Post - 19 Feb 2019 16:55
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez compared President Trump’s border barrier with the Berlin Wall - a Cold War symbol of Communist oppression that stood in Germany for nearly three decades. "No matter how you feel about the...
Roadside bomb kills 6 civilians in eastern Afghanistan
Miami Herald - 19 Feb 2019 16:52
An Afghan official says at least six civilians were killed by a roadside bomb as their vehicle was traveling through the eastern province of Laghman. Asadullah Dawlatzai, the provincial governor's …
Ukraine president signs amendment on NATO, EU membership
Miami Herald - 19 Feb 2019 16:48
Ukraine's president has signed a constitutional amendment committing to join NATO and the European Union. Speaking in parliament Tuesday, President Petro Poroshenko said he sees securing Ukraine's membership in the …