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NZ mosque shootings toll rises to 50, authorities to begin releasing bodies
Reuters - 17 Mar 2019 05:38
The death toll in the New Zealand mosque shootings rose to 50 on Sunday after police found another victim at one of the mosques, and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said bodies of those killed would begin to be released to...
Flash floods, slides in eastern Indonesia kill at least 50
Miami Herald - 17 Mar 2019 07:26
A disaster official say days of torrential downpours have triggered flash floods and mudslides in mountainside villages in Indonesia's easternmost province, killing at least 50 people and injuring 59 others. …
Trump supports public release of the Mueller reprort
New York Post - 17 Mar 2019 07:23
President Trump gave House Republicans the green light to vote for the public release of special counsel Robert Mueller's report, he tweeted Saturday -- while dismissing the Democratic measure as a "game" that "doesn't m...
Meet glamorous brunette behind Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó
New York Post - 17 Mar 2019 03:57
Venezuela's first lady in waiting is a glamorous brunette and a social-media influencer, with more than half a million followers on Instagram. But Fabiana Rosales, 26, isn't selling beauty products or designer clothing. ...
Ethiopians Mourn 157 Plane Crash Victims in Mass Funeral
Time - 17 Mar 2019 15:46
The victims of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 came from 35 countries
4.5-magnitude quake strikes Greek island; no damage reported
Fox News - 17 Mar 2019 15:14
Greek geological experts say an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.5 has hit the western island of Zakynthos, but no damage has been reported.
Deadly Midwest floods breach levees, force evacuations
New York Post - 17 Mar 2019 14:56
OMAHA, Neb. -- Authorities were using boats and large vehicles on Saturday to rescue and evacuate residents in parts of the Midwest where a recent deluge of rainwater and snowmelt was sent pouring over frozen ground, ove...
Student pilot, takeaway owner, child among victims of NZ shootings
Reuters - 17 Mar 2019 07:23
An aircraft engineer, a takeaway store owner, a student pilot; details emerging of some of the 50 people gunned down at two New Zealand mosques paint a picture of dozens of ordinary lives suddenly and savagely ended.
The Latest: Pakistan says 9 nationals killed in NZ attack
Miami Herald - 17 Mar 2019 06:41
The Latest on shootings at mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand (all times local): 5:35 p.m. Pakistan's foreign ministry spokesman says three more Pakistanis have been identified among those killed in …
'His dream was to become a park ranger': Iowa student found dead at national park in Utah
USA Today - 17 Mar 2019 05:34
A 33-year-old University of Iowa student was found dead Friday after a days-long search of Canyonlands National Park in Utah.
Numbers drawn for nearly half a billion Powerball jackpot
ABC News - 17 Mar 2019 05:09
It's the biggest Powerball jackpot in 2019.
Two convicts blame each other for brutal Austin murders
CBSNews - 17 Mar 2019 04:10
In 2018, Shawn Gant-Benalcazar was convicted in the 2014 murder of Kathy Blair, and Timothy Parlin was convicted in the murders of Kathy Blair and Billie and Sidney Shelton. "48 Hours"' Maureen Maher sat down with each o...
After Mosque Massacre, New Zealand Has Its Gun-Debate Moment
The New York Times - 17 Mar 2019 03:55
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern had made clear that lawmakers will look at a range of options, from gun buybacks to restrictions on magazines for semiautomatic rifles.
Joe Biden cheered with verbal slip about running for president
CBSNews - 17 Mar 2019 03:27
Biden said he had he "most progressive record of anybody running," but quickly corrected himself and said "anybody who would run" and then added "I didn't mean it"
Historic floods hit Nebraska after 'bomb cyclone' storm
Reuters - 17 Mar 2019 03:26
Large parts of Nebraska and the U.S. Central Plains were underwater on Saturday after a late-winter "bomb cyclone" storm triggered historic flooding along the Missouri and Platte rivers, causing two deaths, tearing apart...
California psychiatrist found bludgeoned to death in trunk of car near Las Vegas
USA Today - 17 Mar 2019 03:18
Dr. Thomas Burchard, 71, died from blunt force injuryto theheadand his death was ruled a homicide.
'I'm incredibly embarrassed': Beto O'Rourke's campaign swing turns into apology tour
New York Post - 17 Mar 2019 00:35
Beto O'Rourke's first official campaign swing morphed into an apology tour less than 48 hours after he announced his plan to run for president. The former congressman from Texas apologized Friday for jokes he made about ...
This is What a Leader Looks like
OpEdNews - 17 Mar 2019 18:30
I saw this photo of New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Arden wearing a hijab. It gave me chills
Bayernhof, an eccentric millionaire's home-turned-museum
CBSNews - 17 Mar 2019 15:52
Charles Brown III left behind a mansion that was museum-worthy, from its secret passages to the more than 140 antique music-making machines that turn the 19,000-sq.-ft. Pennsylvania home into a veritable orchestra. Conor...
Germany's Deutsche Bank, Commerzbank to hold talks on merger
Miami Herald - 17 Mar 2019 14:58
Germany's biggest bank, Deutsche Bank, and domestic rival Commerzbank have decided to open talks on a possible merger. Sunday's announcement followed months of speculation about a combination of the lenders, …
US sanctions on Venezuela hurt vulnerable ordinary people
Al Jazeera English - 17 Mar 2019 14:30
In desperate need of treatment, how sanctions are hurting Venezuela's most vulnerable.
Iraqi art revival: Artists see surge in new activity
Al Jazeera English - 17 Mar 2019 14:14
In the shadow of cultural ruins, Iraqis seek to rebuild their country as a centre of arts in the Middle East.