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Sebastian Coe backs 'purple patch' Laura Muir to paint Tokyo gold in 2020
The Guardian - 4 Mar 2019 23:59
• Ability to change pace puts Muir among the greats, says Coe • Coe: there is 'no question' Muir can win Olympic gold Sebastian Coe believes there is "absolutely no question" Laura Muir can win Olympic gold at Tokyo ...
Jewish groups want Ilhan Omar dropped from Foreign Affairs Committee
New York Post - 4 Mar 2019 21:59
WASHINGTON -- Eleven Jewish groups, including the National Council for Young Israel, have called on House leadership to remove Rep. Ilhan Omar from the Foreign Affairs Committee for posting "ugly, anti-Semitic attacks on...
Tornado kills at least 23 in Alabama
Boston - 4 Mar 2019 16:36
"It looks like someone almost just took a giant knife and scraped the ground."
Family of Detained U.S.-Saudi Citizen Believes He Has Been Routinely Tortured
Time - 4 Mar 2019 04:31
Dr. Walid Fitaihi was detained during what the Saudi government called a mass crackdown on corruption in November 2017
U.S. Closes Jerusalem Consulate and Downgrades Its Diplomatic Mission to Palestine
Time - 4 Mar 2019 05:23
For decades, the consulate functioned as a de facto embassy to the Palestinians
U.S. Closes Jerusalem Consulate, Demoting Palestinian Mission
The Huffington Post - 4 Mar 2019 03:44
The downgrade is just the latest in a string of divisive decisions by the Trump administration that have backed Israel and alienated the Palestinians.
US deploys advanced anti-missile system in Israel
Miami Herald - 4 Mar 2019 17:00
The American and Israeli militaries say the U.S. has deployed a highly advanced anti-missile defense system in Israel for the first time. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed the deployment of …
UK royals to block internet trolls on social media sites
Miami Herald - 4 Mar 2019 16:58
Britain's royal family warned Monday that it will block internet trolls posting offensive messages on its social media channels -- and may report offenders to police. Buckingham Palace, Clarence House …
Fox News may have given the Trump campaign 2016 debate questions in advance
The Week - 4 Mar 2019 16:55
President Trump once raged against CNN when debate questions were shared with Hillary Clinton ahead of the 2016 primaries. But might his campaign have peeked at some questions, too? During the first Republican primary de...
Supreme Court refuses to hear church requests for historic preservation funds
USA Today - 4 Mar 2019 16:51
The Supreme Court refused to consider whether churches and other religious institutions can receive public taxpayer funds for historic preservation.
Bushfires rage after Australia's hottest summer on record
USA Today - 4 Mar 2019 16:51
Homes have gone up in flames as nearly 1,000 firefighters battle dozens of out-of-control blazes in southern Australia in the wake of the nation's warmest summer on record. A days-long heatwave sent temperatures soaring ...
Deadly tornadoes smash through Alabama, Southeast: What we know now
USA Today - 4 Mar 2019 16:50
First responders in Alabama were picking through the rubble Monday of a devastating tornado that killed at least 23 people. Here's what we know.
James Bulger's father loses Jon Venables identity challenge
BBC - 4 Mar 2019 16:47
A judge says an injunction for murderer Jon Venables is designed to protect him from "being put to death".
Alabama Tornado Updates: 23 Dead After Powerful Storms Strike
The New York Times - 4 Mar 2019 16:45
Search-and-rescue workers rushed on Monday to help communities that were pummeled by multiple tornadoes. At least one child was among the dead.
Solo saving: tips from a twentysomething on living within a budget
The Guardian - 4 Mar 2019 18:43
Berkshire-based Ruth Young bought her first property in 2018 in her mid-20s. Here, she shares how she stays on top of money, the mortgage and managing bills Ruth Young, 26, is a marketing manager in Newbury, Berkshire. S...
Supreme Court rejects Nebraska county appeal over $28M debt
Boston - 4 Mar 2019 16:59
The Supreme Court is rejecting an appeal from a Nebraska county that has to pay a $28 million court judgment to six people wrongfully convicted for a 1985 slaying
Man stuck in snowbound car for 5 days survives on taco sauce packets, authorities say
ABC News - 4 Mar 2019 16:57
An Oregon man whose car was stuck in the snow for five days survived on taco sauce packets until a snowmobile rider found him and his dog, authorities said.
Airlines waive fees as 2,300 flight cancellations pile up from winter storm
USA Today - 4 Mar 2019 16:55
Air travelers faced a rough start to the week aswintry weather snarled flights from the Great Lakes into the Northeast.
Why people are throwing their Vans shoes and sharing videos on social media
USA Today - 4 Mar 2019 16:44'I use cerebral palsy to get away with a lot': the shameless star of sitcom Jerk
The Guardian - 4 Mar 2019 16:42
Tim Renkow talks about the joys of making people feel awkward, how to spot a pity laugh - and why he had to give bad etiquette lessons to Sopranos shrink Lorraine Bracco It's hard to watch Jerk, Tim Renkow's new sitcom, ...
UK leader visits Salisbury a year after Novichok attack
Miami Herald - 4 Mar 2019 16:32
British Prime Minister Thresa May has praised the "spirit and resolve" of people in Salisbury, the English city hit by a nerve agent attack on a Russian ex-spy a year …
Search for survivors resumes in wake of deadly tornadoes
New York Post - 4 Mar 2019 16:29
The frantic search for survivors resumed in Alabama on Monday following a deadly cluster of tornadoes that ripped through the southeast, leaving at least 23 people dead. The victims are all from Beauregard in Lee County ...