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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. …
Christchurch attack: Ardern says 'manifesto' sent to office minutes before massacre
The Guardian - 17 Mar 2019 07:26
New Zealand prime minister says document did not contain location or details on the shootings The alleged Christchurch mosque shooter sent a "manifesto" to the office of New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern minutes ...
Deported veteran longs to return home to US
USA Today - 17 Mar 2019 04:19
Ivan Ocon is one of probably several thousand non-citizen veterans who have been deported for breaking the law.
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
Serbian president vows to restore order as protesters call for resignation
The Guardian - 17 Mar 2019 15:44
'If they break in here, I will wait for them' announces Aleksandar Vučić as crowds surround his office Serbia's president has pledged to defend the country's law and order a day after opposition supporters stormed the ...
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.
Trump's 2020 campaign: just like 2016 but now with more political data
The Guardian - 17 Mar 2019 07:00
Digital guru Brad Parscale will attempt to marry old and new - using word of mouth but also databases to turn attendees into volunteers Bernie Sanders is "the nutty professor"; Elizabeth Warren is "Pocahontas"; Beto O'Ro...
Protesters invade Serbian state TV amid demonstrations across Balkans
The Guardian - 17 Mar 2019 06:56
Thousands march in Belgrade and protests also take place in Albania and Montenegro Protesters broke into Serbia's state television building for the first time in almost 20 years and Albanian police used tear gas to dispe...
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...
Learning disability and autism care deaths 'a national scandal'
Sky News - 17 Mar 2019 04:02
The families of two people who died while waiting for appropriate treatment for a learning disability or autism say failings in the care system contributed to their deaths.
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.
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand Officially Joins the 2020 Presidential Race
Time - 17 Mar 2019 15:35
The Democrat says the national anthem poses this question: 'Will brave win?'
'Full force of the law' should apply to Fraser Anning after egging incident, Morrison says
The Guardian - 17 Mar 2019 03:50
Coalition and Labor to pass a bipartisan motion censuring the Queensland senator over his Christchurch comments The Australian prime minister has suggested the "full force of the law" should apply to Fraser Anning after ...
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...