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When "rehab" means patients do unpaid work for big companies
CBSNews - 24 Apr 2019 22:44
Cenikor Foundation has sent tens of thousands of patients to work without pay at more than 300 for-profit companies
Sri Lankan politician calls for burka ban in wake of terror attacks
New York Post - 24 Apr 2019 16:59
A Sri Lankan Parliament member has submitted a motion to ban the burka in the country as a national security measure — days after the Easter Sunday attacks that claimed 359 lives, according to new reports. Ashu Marasin...
Court prepares to sentence Hong Kong protest organizers
Miami Herald - 24 Apr 2019 05:01
A court in Hong Kong is preparing Wednesday to sentence nine leaders of massive 2014 pro-democracy protests after they were convicted last month of public nuisance offenses. The sentences are …
Trump Hauls Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to the Oval Office, Wants to Know Why He Doesn't Have More Twitter Followers
Slate - 24 Apr 2019 04:22
The president suggests Twitter try using "flying water tankers" to help solve the problem. Or any problem really.
Death toll rises to 359 in Sri Lanka bombings, more arrested
Miami Herald - 24 Apr 2019 05:45
The death toll from the Easter suicide bombings in Sri Lanka rose to 359 and more suspects have been arrested, police said Wednesday. The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility …
Trump: White House considering asserting executive privilege to hinder congressional probes
USA Today - 24 Apr 2019 04:05
In Washington Post interview, Trump said Democratic-led investigations are unnecessary given results ofspecial counsel Robert Mueller's report.
Top Christie aide sentenced to 13 months for role in "Bridgegate"
CBSNews - 24 Apr 2019 23:16
Bridget Kelly, Christie's former deputy chief of staff, says that the former governor is to blame for the scandal
Workers smoked at Notre-Dame cathedral, admits contractor
Eyewitness News - 24 Apr 2019 17:46
Notre-Dame's now mostly-destroyed roof was made of wood and included some of the original beams erected in the 12th century.
Putin: we don't want to cause problems for new Ukraine president
Reuters - 24 Apr 2019 17:02
President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday it was unacceptable that residents of Ukraine's Donetsk and Luhansk regions had no rights, but he said Moscow did not want to create problems for the new Ukrainian leadership.
Japan apologizes to forcibly sterilized people, vows redress
Miami Herald - 24 Apr 2019 16:59
Japan's government apologized Wednesday to tens of thousands of people who were forcibly sterilized under a now-defunct Eugenics Protection Law which was designed to "prevent the birth of poor-quality descendants," …
Court to hear arguments in legal challenge to "Remain in Mexico"
CBSNews - 24 Apr 2019 16:48
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has blocked many of the administration's immigration polices, prompting the president's ire
Girl Born Without Hands Won National Handwriting Competition Because Nothing Can Stop Her
Time - 24 Apr 2019 16:47
Nothing slows 10-year old Sara Hinesley down.
Honduran brothers reunited six months after being separated at U.S. border
CBSNews - 24 Apr 2019 16:45
Two brothers, originally from Honduras, have been reunited six months after they were taken into custody and separated at the U.S. border. Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan says the Trump administration'...
President Trump says if Democrats try to impeach him, he'll take it to the Supreme Court
USA Today - 24 Apr 2019 16:42Ukrainians fear measles vaccination as infection rate rises
Al Jazeera English - 24 Apr 2019 16:40
Ukraine has most measles infections globally with its low vaccination rate and widespread scepticism over its efficacy.
Trump's Fed Pick Stephen Moore: Critics are "Pulling a Kavanaugh Against Me"
Slate - 24 Apr 2019 16:57
Moore has come under scrutiny for derogatory columns about women.
Beijing celebration of building binge overshadowed by debt
Miami Herald - 24 Apr 2019 05:43
Asian and African leaders plan to press Beijing at a conference this week to reduce the politically volatile debt burden left by its Belt and Road Initiative to build ports …
Feds detail ex-pharma CEO's shady 'drug deals'
New York Post - 24 Apr 2019 04:54
The former CEO of a major pharmaceutical distributor was hauled into court in handcuffs Tuesday -- and faces life behind bars -- on charges he illegally supplied shady pharmacies with deadly opioids. Laurence Doud III, 7...
In Latvia during military exercises shells fell 150 metres from private houses
OpEdNews - 24 Apr 2019 04:47
In Latvia, - da--i County, during military exercises anti-tank shells flying outside of the ground fell 150 metres from residential houses.
Kim looks to Russia as sanctions bite North Korea's economy
Fox News - 24 Apr 2019 04:42
Two months after he failed to win a badly needed easing of sanctions from President Donald Trump, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is traveling to Russia in a possible attempt to win its help as the U.S.-led trade sanctio...
65-year-old Hawaiian tourist attacked by a shark
CNN - 24 Apr 2019 04:28
A 65-year-old tourist from California was attacked by a shark Tuesday morning off the island of Hawaii, according to local authorities.
White House refuses to cooperate with Congress
CBSNews - 24 Apr 2019 04:24
The White House is refusing to cooperate with a number of requests from Congress, ranging from documents to testimony from former officials. Niall Stanage, a White House columnist for The Hill, joins CBSN to discuss the ...