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How alleged New Zealand mosque shooter went from world traveler to hatemonger
New York Post - 16 Mar 2019 04:44
He spent two years planning. He wrote a rambling, racist 16,500-word screed stuffed with memes, poems and video-game references. Then Brenton Tarrant allegedly stormed two New Zealand mosques and slaughtered worshippers ...
320-pound woman gets life sentence for sitting on, smothering girl
New York Post - 16 Mar 2019 06:14
PENSACOLA, Fla. -- A Florida woman has been sentenced to life in prison for killing her 9-year-old cousin sitting on her as a form of punishment. The Pensacola News Journal reports that 66-year-old Veronica Green Posey w...
'MAGA bomber' Cesar Sayoc expected to plead guilty next week
New York Post - 16 Mar 2019 04:46
The so-called "MAGA bomber" who is accused of sending pipe bombs to former President Barack Obama, other prominent Democrats and CNN in the weeks before the 2018 midterm elections, is expected to plead guilty to charges ...
Congressman Accuses Justice Department, FBI Of Stonewalling On Domestic Terrorism Threat
The Huffington Post - 16 Mar 2019 05:27
More right-wing extremists than militant Islamist sympathizers were arrested in the U.S. by FBI terrorism investigators since Trump became president, statistics show.
The Death Penalty Could Become a 2020 Issue. But Many Conservatives Disagree With Trump
Time - 16 Mar 2019 04:55
Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris said on Thursday she wants to stop executions at the federal level, drawing further attention to the issue of capital punishment the same week that California Gov. Gavin Ne...
New Zealand attacks expose how social media can be launchpad for terror
New York Post - 16 Mar 2019 04:28
The grainy footage looked like a violent video game -- a first-person view of bodies piled on the floor as a long-barreled gun sprays bullets across a room. Only this was real life. Brenton Tarrant strapped a GoPro camer...
No evidence to suggest there was more than one gunman in Christchurch shooting, police commissioner says
The Week - 16 Mar 2019 16:37
Although three people were initially taken into custody, New Zealand Commissioner of Police Mike Bush said that at this stage there is no evidence that suggests there was more than one person involved in shootings, RNZ N...
Man tried smuggling 3 Moroccan tortoises disguised as chocolates through Berlin airport
USA Today - 16 Mar 2019 16:35
A German man tried smuggling threeMoroccan tortoisesthroughSchnefeld Airport inBerlin by telling custom officers they were "chocolates."
'Yellow Vest' Protestors Set Fires in France on 18th Straight Weekend of Demonstrations
Time - 16 Mar 2019 16:17
The violence started when protesters threw smoke bombs at officers
Trump vetoes resolution blocking national emergency declaration
CBSNews - 16 Mar 2019 05:22
President Trump signed his first veto Friday, striking down a bipartisan resolution which would have blocked his national emergency declaration at the southern border. CBSN political contributors Lynda Tran and Michael G...
New Zealand shooting highlights problems of white extremism
CBSNews - 16 Mar 2019 05:22
The New Zealand Mosque Shootings have shed new light on the rising problem of white extremism. Jeff Pegues joins CBSN to discuss what might be causing the uptick and what the U.S. can be doing to address the dangers of r...
U.S. Navy Vet Held in Iran Gets 10 Years, Lawyer Says
The New York Times - 16 Mar 2019 04:16
The imprisonment of Michael R. White, 46, is another irritant in the increasingly tense relationship between Iran and the United States.
Alleged college scam mastermind even faked kids' ethnicities, docs reveal
New York Post - 16 Mar 2019 04:05
He wouldn't just fake your kids' water polo skills and pump up their SAT scores -- college admissions scammer William "Rick" Singer could also fake your kid's race. As part of his larger scheme to get low-performing rich...
Tropical Cyclone Kills Over 140 People in Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi
Time - 16 Mar 2019 16:01
The U.N. and government officials say Cyclone Idai has affected 1.5 million people
Massive fire at casket company prompts evacuations, subway closure
New York Post - 16 Mar 2019 05:56
BOSTON -- A powerful blaze at a casket company in Boston has forced the evacuation of residents and impacted subway service. Fire department officials say the fire at the New England Casket Company in the East Boston nei...
Crusaders Super Rugby match canceled in wake of mosque shootings
Reuters - 16 Mar 2019 04:28
The Super Rugby match between the Otago Highlanders and Canterbury Crusaders scheduled for later on Saturday has been canceled after a mass shooting at two mosques in Christchurch on Friday killed 49 people.
Lawyer: German journalist detained in Venezuela set free
Miami Herald - 16 Mar 2019 03:45
A human rights attorney says a German freelance journalist jailed in Venezuela since November as a suspected spy has been freed. Carlos Correa of Public Space told The Associated Press …
Trump urges General Motors to reopen Ohio plant in tweet
Reuters - 16 Mar 2019 23:48
U.S. President Donald Trump urged General Motors Co to reopen Ohio plant in a tweet on Saturday, ten days after the plant made its last Chevrolet Cruze.
Creepy Netflix Discovery Highlights What's Wrong with Social Media Today
OpEdNews - 16 Mar 2019 22:43
The artificial segmentation of the population is happening everywhere, across all social media platforms. Into how many different AI generated segments are we being corralled? To what extent is our narrowing worldview be...
Police in North Macedonia arrest man smuggling 5 migrants
Miami Herald - 16 Mar 2019 22:18
Police in North Macedonia say they have arrested a man suspected of smuggling five migrants from Greece, headed north toward Serbia. Police said Saturday that one Afghan citizen and four …
On Beacon Hill, talk again turns to transportation revenue
Boston - 16 Mar 2019 17:17
With another MBTA fare hike looming this summer, talk on Beacon Hill is again turning to additional ways to help pay for the state's aging transportation system
Pittsburgh Jewish Group Raises Money for New Zealand Muslim Community After Mosque Shootings
Time - 16 Mar 2019 16:56
"We are all too familiar with the devastating effect a mass shooting has"