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The hunting resort owned by Eric and Donald Trump Jr. was run by an undocumented Mexican immigrant
The Week - 7 Mar 2019 09:18
Starting in January, the Trump Organization started firing undocumented workers who had made beds and tended the grounds at five Trump golf courses for more than a decade, following reports that the Trumps had a practice...
FIFA makes headlines after proposing 2 new host countries for World Cup
CNN - 7 Mar 2019 06:08
According to reports, FIFA is considering a proposal to expand the 2022 World Cup tournament in Qatar from 32 to 48 teams, with some games potentially being played in Kuwait and Oman.
House Democrats accuse Pelosi of rushing resolution over Omar tweets
New York Post - 7 Mar 2019 05:01
House Democrats confronted Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other party leaders on Wednesday, accusing them in a closed-door meeting of rushing a resolution that would indirectly rebuke Rep. Ilhan Omar for her comments about Isr...
President Trump calls Apple CEO Tim Cook 'Tim Apple' and social media responds to the flub
USA Today - 7 Mar 2019 05:13Former Florida cop convicted in shooting death of black motorist
New York Post - 7 Mar 2019 17:02
A Florida jury on Thursday convicted a former police officer for manslaughter and attempted first-degree murder in the fatal 2015 shooting of a black motorist. Nouman Raja, 41, was charged in 2016 after a grand jury foun...
Movement at North Korea ICBM plant viewed as missile-related: South Korea
Reuters - 7 Mar 2019 05:20
New activities have been detected at a North Korean intercontinental ballistic missiles plant, South Korean media said on Thursday, as U.S. President Donald Trump said he would be very disappointed if Pyongyang rebuilt a...
NSA director ponders end of phone metadata program
CBSNews - 7 Mar 2019 04:29
At a cybersecurity conference in San Francisco, NSA Director Gen. Paul Nakasone acknowledged the agency is contemplating ending its phone bulk data collection program, first made public by former NSA contractor Edward Sn...
Feds drop charges against Aaron Schock for misusing taxpayer, campaign funds
New York Post - 7 Mar 2019 04:23
Federal prosecutors dropped all charges Wednesday against former Illinois Rep. Aaron Schock, who was indicted in 2016 for misusing government and campaign funds — including to decorate his office with a “Downton Abbe...
US officials tracked journalists who covered Central American caravan: report
New York Post - 7 Mar 2019 04:14
The US government created a secret database tracking journalists, activists and social media influencers tied to a caravan of Central American migrants, according to a report published Wednesday. Documents obtained by NB...
U.S., North Korea have closed gaps 'on a number of issues': State Dept official
Reuters - 7 Mar 2019 23:45
The United States has closed gaps with North Korea on a number of issues about denuclearization, but important areas remain to make progress on, a senior State Department official said on Thursday.
German man gets life for poisoning co-workers' sandwiches
Miami Herald - 7 Mar 2019 17:12
A judge in Germany has found a man guilty of poisoning his co-workers' sandwiches with mercury and other substances over several years and sentenced him to life in prison. German …
Hospitals blame moms when childbirth goes wrong. Secret data suggest it’s not that simple.
USA Today - 7 Mar 2019 17:08Justin Trudeau Cites 'Erosion of Trust' Over Case That Became Political Crisis
The New York Times - 7 Mar 2019 17:04
"I was not aware of that erosion of trust, and as prime minister and head of cabinet, I should have been," the Canadian prime minister said at a news conference.
Justin Trudeau Cites 'Erosion of Trust' Over Case That Became Political Crisis
The New York Times - 7 Mar 2019 16:47
"I was not aware of that erosion of trust, and as prime minister and head of cabinet, I should have been," the Canadian prime minister said at a news conference.
Ethiopia says $1.3 billion needed to assist displaced people
Miami Herald - 7 Mar 2019 16:46
Ethiopia is appealing for $1.3 billion from the international community to assist 8.3 million displaced due to ethnic conflict as well those vulnerable to climate shocks and disease. "As I …
Traffickers used Russia's World Cup to enslave us, say Nigerian women
Reuters - 7 Mar 2019 04:58
Blessing Obuson thought Russia's soccer World Cup would be an opportunity to find a job and flew into Moscow from Nigeria last June on a fan ID. Instead, she found herself forced to work as a prostitute.
Fired Florida officer found guilty in fatal shooting of black motorist
CBSNews - 7 Mar 2019 17:09
He is the first officer in the state to be convicted of an on-duty shooting in 30 years
This Daily Show clip has Ivanka Trump crying laughing over her father's 'Tim Apple' flub
The Week - 7 Mar 2019 17:08
When President Trump called Apple CEO Tim Cook "Tim Apple" on Wednesday, The Daily Show was quick to show it wasn't his first name flub. From assuming Lockheed Martin CEO Marillyn Hewson was named "Marillyn Lockheed" to ...
Taco Bell workers fired over video showing them assault customers
New York Post - 7 Mar 2019 16:41
This Philadelphia couple's "run for the border" turned into a real dash for their safety. Brian Reese, 38, said he and his girlfriend were assaulted by employees at a Taco Bell in Center City after he complained that he ...
Megaphones and more: Mueller details Russian U.S. election meddling
Reuters - 7 Mar 2019 15:45
From breaking into computers to paying for a megaphone, Russian efforts to undermine the U.S. political system have been spelled out in detail by Special Counsel Robert Mueller, who has described an elaborate campaign of...
ECB seen taking tentative step to prop up ailing euro zone
Reuters - 7 Mar 2019 15:33
The following are key quotes from ECB policymakers in the weeks preceding the March 7 policy meeting.
Persistent low U.S. jobless rate should help minority employment catch up: study
Reuters - 7 Mar 2019 07:14
Maintaining the U.S. unemployment rate at its current low level is likely to bring black and Hispanic jobless rates closer to that of whites, a team of researchers including San Francisco Federal Reserve president Mary D...