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Officer and slashing victim struck by hit-and-run driver: cops
New York Post - 20 Apr 2019 16:48
A police officer and a slashing victim were struck by a hit-and-run driver Saturday morning on Long Island, cops said. Officers were responding to a 911 call at Mystique Hookah Lounge on Conklin Street in Farmingdale aro...
Mueller report reveals extent of Russian election interference
New York Post - 20 Apr 2019 04:11
Russian hackers and trolls stole data from the Illinois State Board of Elections, infected a Florida county with malware -- and paid New Yorkers to dress in Santa outfits and Trump masks, the Mueller report revealed. Ref...
Feds ask for 18-month sentence for Russian spy Maria Butina
New York Post - 20 Apr 2019 04:58
WASHINGTON -- U.S. prosecutors say a Russian gun-rights activist who admitted being a secret agent for the Kremlin should serve an 18-month prison sentence. The request came in a sentencing memo filed late Friday in Mari...
Hope Hicks Says Hope Hicks Was Great at Her Job. Should We Trust Her?
Slate - 20 Apr 2019 13:00
Assessing the breakout star of the Mueller report.
Catholic church uncovers 'Holy Stairs' in Rome for first time in 300 years
IBTimes - 20 Apr 2019 05:01
The Catholic Church has uncovered and opened the "Holy Stairs" in Rome to the public for the first time in nearly 300 years.
Another Trump Supporter Arrested After Death Threats Against 3 Democratic Lawmakers
The Huffington Post - 20 Apr 2019 03:57
The calls threatening Cory Booker, Eric Swalwell and Rashida Tlaib came days after Trump posted an attack tweet showing Rep. Ilhan Omar and 9/11 footage.
Woman accused of harassing man with 159,000 texts: 'I can't believe that I'm actually in jail over some text messages'
USA Today - 20 Apr 2019 03:45
An Arizona woman accused of sending a date over 159,000 text messages and breaking into his home has been found mentally incompetent.
Ex-Marine arrested in North Korea embassy attack in Madrid
ABC News - 20 Apr 2019 22:26
A man suspected of involvement in a mysterious dissident group's February raid on North Korea's Embassy in Madrid has been arrested in Los Angeles by U.S. authorities
A man was arrested for making threatening phone calls to Democratic lawmakers
The Week - 20 Apr 2019 16:56
A man was arrested on Friday after accusations that he made threatening phone calls to Democratic officials. John Kless, 49, of the Fort Lauderdale, Florida area, reportedly left vulgar messages rife with racist and anti...
Police halt migrant caravan in southern Mexico
Al Jazeera English - 20 Apr 2019 16:46
Witnesses say people are being forced onto police buses and taken to an immigration centre.
Vermont may abolish Columbus Day amid colonialism uproar
New York Post - 20 Apr 2019 16:45
Goodbye, Columbus. Vermont is on the brink of abolishing Columbus Day in a politically correct blow against colonialism. "You know, it’s just a day, and we’ll get through it,” said Vermont Gov. Phil Scott (R). He a...
CDC says this flu season is now the longest in a decade
CBSNews - 20 Apr 2019 16:40
One reason for the long flu season is that two types of flu viruses surfaced at different times
Egypt: Constitutional Amendments Entrench Repression
Human Rights Watch - 20 Apr 2019 06:00
Expand People walk past a banner supporting proposed amendments to the Egyptian constitution with a poster of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, April 16, 2019. © 2019 AP Images/Amr Nabil ...
UK police say total of environment activists arrested passes 700
Reuters - 20 Apr 2019 16:39
More than 700 climate change activists blocking roads at some of London's most famous landmarks have been arrested over the last six days, police said on Saturday, up from a total given on Friday of more than 682.
French Ambassador On Donald Trump: 'A Big Mouth' Who 'Reads Basically Nothing'
The Huffington Post - 20 Apr 2019 12:23
Gerard Araud also called former President Barack Obama the "ultimate bureaucrat" and "a bit aloof."
Thai navy boards cabin of fugitive 'seasteaders' facing death penalty
Reuters - 20 Apr 2019 11:06
The Thai navy on Saturday boarded the floating cabin of a fugitive U.S. bitcoin trader and his Thai girlfriend, both prominent members of the "seasteading" movement who possibly face the death sentence for setting up the...
Easter play in Brazil shantytown a voice against injustice
Miami Herald - 20 Apr 2019 05:44
The back streets of Brazil's biggest shantytown became the stage for an Easter Passion Play hat mirrored the realities faced by its residents. For the 27th year in a row, …
Jockey suspended for using whip on another rider in Arkansas
USA Today - 20 Apr 2019 04:40
A jockey has been suspended 60 days for misusing his whip _ not on a horse _ but on another rider in a race at an Arkansas track
US arrests ex-Marine in connection to North Korea embassy raid in Spain
New York Post - 20 Apr 2019 04:23
WASHINGTON -- U.S. authorities have arrested a former U.S. Marine who is a member of a group that allegedly raided the North Korean embassy in Madrid in February and stole electronics, two sources familiar with the arres...
Feds arrest man in connection with raid on the North Korean Embassy in Madrid
CNN - 20 Apr 2019 03:44
Federal authorities arrested a man in California Thursday in connection with a brazen February raid on the North Korean Embassy in Madrid.
Man Charged in Racist Threats Against Cory Booker and Rashida Tlaib
The New York Times - 20 Apr 2019 03:25
The man, John J. Kless, of Florida, made phone calls laced with slurs to the lawmakers, and to another member of Congress in California, on April 16, according to court records.
Amid a Cyclone's Floods and Destruction, Mozambique Finds Shards of Hope
The New York Times - 20 Apr 2019 19:50
Our correspondent found both sorrow and resilience in one of the poorest corners of the planet after a savage storm left tens of thousands homeless.