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Children's mental health services 'postcode lottery'
BBC - 10 Apr 2019 03:48
Spending on children's mental health services is up 17% but some areas have missed out on extra funds.
Uber driver dropped passengers off at the airport, then returned to rob the house, cops say
USA Today - 10 Apr 2019 04:48Democrats and Republicans unite to invoke the work of Martin Luther King, Jr.
USA Today - 10 Apr 2019 04:39
Democratic and Republican senators read Martin Luther King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail" as the civil rights icon's eldest son sat in the gallery.
Trump Talks to the Saudi Crown Prince Despite Uproar Over Jamal Khashoggi's Killing
Time - 10 Apr 2019 04:24
The call came a day after 16 Saudis were barred from the U.S. for the murder
Grandmother, killed a year and a half ago, is left in home while family cashes checks, cops say
USA Today - 10 Apr 2019 03:58
Police said 24-year-old Briar Aven and her mother, 46-year-old Tara Aven, admitted on Tuesday to killing 77-year-old Sandra Aven in late 2017.
Egypt's President el-Sisi visits White House, seeks to extend his term to 2034
CBSNews - 10 Apr 2019 03:45
President Trump hosted Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi at the White House Tuesday. The visit comes ahead of a controversial referendum to extend el-Sisi's term to 2034, and as his government is faces accusations ...
Brexit: Theresa May 'clear' she wants short delay
BBC - 10 Apr 2019 17:13
The PM will make her request for a delay until 30 June - but EU leaders are expected to offer a longer option.
WikiLeaks claims Julian Assange is being spied on and blackmailed
CNN - 10 Apr 2019 17:12
WikiLeaks' Editor-in-Chief said Wednesday the group has "uncovered an extensive spying operation against Julian Assange" in the Ecuadorian embassy in London where he has lived under asylum since 2012, likening it to the ...
May says she aims to secure delay for orderly Brexit
Reuters - 10 Apr 2019 17:11
Prime Minister Theresa May said on Wednesday she was asking EU leaders to delay the Brexit deadline to June 30 so she could get approval from parliament for her deal and ensure Britain leaves the European Union in an ord...
Russia likely to let U.S. businessman out of prison pending fraud trial
CBSNews - 10 Apr 2019 17:06
Michael Calvey has been jailed for almost 2 months on fraud charges, but is likely to be moved to house arrest in case that has rattled the business community
Mark Francois reading Tennyson, and other reasons to keep politicians away from poetry | Zoe Williams
The Guardian - 10 Apr 2019 17:05
There are no words to describe puffed up politicians reciting poetry, until someone invents a verb that is between cringing and retching Mark Francois reading all 70 lines of Tennyson's Ulysses to a bunch of pensioners a...
Russia, Turkey, Iran back Syrian territorial integrity
Miami Herald - 10 Apr 2019 17:05
Lawmakers from Russia, Iran and Turkey are calling for Syria's territorial integrity to be preserved as remarks from Israel and the United States have renewed long-standing land disputes. The legislators …
Barr says he won't redact Mueller report to protect Trump's reputation
The Week - 10 Apr 2019 17:00
Attorney General William Barr won't redact information from Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report because it would damage President Trump's reputation, he told Congress on Wednesday. Barr during his testimony before a ...
Trump says he won't deliver tax returns to Congress
ABC News - 10 Apr 2019 16:58
President Donald Trump is facing an imminent congressional deadline for his administration to provide his tax returns but he says he "won't do it" while he's under audit by the IRS.
Bill would allow Oregon schools to offer a gun safety class to first-graders
USA Today - 10 Apr 2019 16:57British nuclear submarine yard reopens after brief evacuation
Reuters - 10 Apr 2019 16:54
A shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness, northwest England, that builds Britain's new generation of nuclear submarines reopened on Wednesday after being briefly evacuated due to an incident, defense company BAE Systems said.
Texas Tech Medical School Will Stop Considering Race in Admissions Due to Trump Administration Pressure
Time - 10 Apr 2019 16:50
The move is part of an agreement with the U.S. Department of Education
Trump tweets 2020 video with "Dark Knight" score
CBSNews - 10 Apr 2019 04:48
"First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they call you racist," the video begins
Las Vegas Man Breaks Single-Day 'Jeopardy!' Record With $110,000 Win
Time - 10 Apr 2019 04:34
34-year-old James Holzhauer won the episode with a total of $110,914
Charges dropped against pet owner because law doesn't protect fish
New York Post - 10 Apr 2019 23:35
He’s off the fish hook! Charges were dropped against a North Carolina man accused of mistreating his pet by leaving it behind when he was evicted — because the law doesn’t apply to fish. The animal cruelty case was...
AG William Barr says 'spying did occur' on Trump campaign, is reviewing whether it was lawful
USA Today - 10 Apr 2019 17:07
Attorney General Barr told lawmakers he is examining the Justice Department's inquiry into Russian election meddling and the Trump campaign.
Germany, France back shorter Brexit delay ahead of EU summit: document
Reuters - 10 Apr 2019 17:05
Germany, France, Luxembourg and the EU's Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier favored a shorter delay to Britain's departure from the bloc in talks on the eve of a summit of EU leaders in Brussels, a document seen by Reuters...