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Dead ex-Miss Uruguay Fatimih Davila Sosa may have had ties to escort ring
New York Post - 3 May 2019 21:29
The former Uruguayan beauty queen whose body was found hanging in a Mexico City hotel might have had ties to a high-end escort ring, according to Spanish-language news outlets. The body of Fatimih Davila Sosa, 31, was fo...
Georgia executes man for killing 2 women in 1994
New York Post - 3 May 2019 04:18
Georgia has executed a man convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend and another woman nearly 25 years ago. The Georgia attorney general's office said in a statement that 52-year-old Scotty Garnell Morrow was pronounced dea...
Teen dies while hiking with Boy Scouts troop in Arizona park
New York Post - 3 May 2019 04:56
A teenager died while hiking with a Boy Scouts troop in an Arizona park, officials said on Thursday. The 16-year-old was hiking Picacho Peak in Pinal County, Arizona on Saturday when the group ran out of water, according...
Muslim discrimination results in $675k settlement
USA Today - 3 May 2019 04:55
A lawsuit against a Denver landlord who was recorded refusing to allow a Muslim father and son to sublease her property for a restaurant has ended in a $675,000 settlement. (May 3)
Federal loan forgiveness program has 99 percent rejection rate
CBSNews - 3 May 2019 04:44
In the final installment of the "Life & Debt," CBS News national correspondent Mark Strassmann joined CBSN's Elaine Quijano to disucss the federal student loan forgiveness program.
Mexico has it's own border crisis -- guns coming from the US
New York Post - 3 May 2019 04:41
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico -- Jorge Nava Lopez's personal border crisis has little to do with migrants or drug trafficking. For this crusading top cop, it has everything to do with the US-made guns that are killing his compat...
The NRA's ad agency says CEO Wayne LaPierre charged more than $240,000 in travel expenses
The Week - 3 May 2019 04:04
The National Rifle Association's longtime advertising agency says that NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre charged more than $240,000 in expenses while on several trips, but was unable to produce all of the receipts, people familiar ...
The Freedom of the Press Is Enshrined in the First Amendment--But What That Means Has Changed
Time - 3 May 2019 17:00
"It's hard to know what the framers thought, but if you take the sum of history of the U.S., you have to be really discouraged and deeply concerned about the way in which free speech and free press are being talked about...
'I'm too high. Something's wrong.' Teens caught vaping marijuana in scary new trend
USA Today - 3 May 2019 16:55
As more teens vape, schools have struggled to keep the practice in check. Now, some schools are seeing a worrisome twist — students vaping marijuana.
Russian teacher who told infant to kiss ground to be fired
Miami Herald - 3 May 2019 16:47
A Russian kindergarten teacher who forced a boy to his knees and ordered him to kiss the ground is to be fired. Video appeared on social media and news sites …
No prison for a man who admits to rape and another who admits to cruelty. This is America?
USA Today - 3 May 2019 16:40Utah woman allegedly tried to kill live-in boyfriend with Drano
New York Post - 3 May 2019 16:36
A Utah woman was busted for allegedly trying to kill her live-in boyfriend with Drano pipe cleaner — and told investigators she hoped “he would go into eternal sleep,” authorities said. Elle Weissman, 43, told Sout...
Alabama rep blasted for abortion stance calls Don Jr. 'retarded'
New York Post - 3 May 2019 05:15
The Alabama state lawmaker being blasted over his bizarre statements on abortion made disturbing comments about Donald Trump, Jr., on Thursday, calling the first son “retarded” and saying he should have been aborted....
A Sociologist of Religion on Protestants, Porn, and the "Purity Industrial Complex"
The New Yorker - 3 May 2019 17:00
Isaac Chotiner interviews Samuel L. Perry, whose book "Addicted to Lust: Pornography in the Lives of Conservative Protestants" explores shame about pornography in conservative Christian marriages.
Ashton Kutcher set to testify at trial of man accused of murdering his girlfriend in 2001
USA Today - 3 May 2019 16:51
Ashton Kutcher's then-girlfriend, Ashley Ellerin, was found dead in 2001 in her Hollywood Hills home. Michael Gargiulo stands accused of her murder.
Parents killed 5-year-old 'AJ' Freund for lying about soiled underwear: affidavit
New York Post - 3 May 2019 16:30
An Illinois couple charged with killing their 5-year-old son did so because he lied about soiling his underwear, newly released court records show. Search warrants previously sealed in McHenry County reveal that Andrew F...
Report: Democrats are talking to Mueller's team about testifying before Congress
The Week - 3 May 2019 04:54
Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee are talking directly with Special Counsel Robert Mueller's team about him testifying in front of the panel, ABC News and NBC News report. Nothing has been finalized yet, NBC New...
After hacking allegation in Mueller report, Florida officials call for briefings
ABC News - 3 May 2019 04:50
U.S. lawmakers from Florida are amplifying their calls for classified briefings on a potential cybersecurity breach during the 2016 election.
Trump 2020 national press secretary: "No doubt" Trump should attack Democratic challengers
CBSNews - 3 May 2019 04:48
Kayleigh McEnany, President Trump's 2020 campaign national press secretary, joins "Red and Blue" to discuss the Democratic field of challengers.
Florida Senate Approves Making Felons Pay Fees to Have Right to Vote Restored
Slate - 3 May 2019 04:36
A poll tax in reverse. A poll credit card of sorts.
Sinclair to buy Disney's sports networks in $10 billion deal: WSJ
Reuters - 3 May 2019 02:14
Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc, the largest U.S. broadcast station owner, has reached a deal valued at more than $10 billion to buy 21 regional sports networks from Walt Disney Co, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thurs...