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The Rise of the Haphazard Self
The New York Times - 14 May 2019 00:30
How working-class men detach from work, family and church.
White House Reviews Military Plans Against Iran, in Echoes of Iraq War
The New York Times - 14 May 2019 03:57
The plans call for up to 120,000 American troops but not a land invasion of Iran. They were updated at the request of John R. Bolton, the national security adviser.
Gaza singers protest Israel hosting Eurovision
Miami Herald - 14 May 2019 16:56
Palestinian singers are protesting Israel's hosting of the Eurovision song contest by performing on the rubble of a building destroyed in recent fighting in the Gaza Strip. Several dozen people …
Attorney General taps top Connecticut federal prosecutor for review of Trump-Russia inquiry
USA Today - 14 May 2019 04:39Rosenstein criticizes Comey: The former FBI director 'acting asa partisan pundit'
USA Today - 14 May 2019 04:20Amnesty International Was Denied a Lease by a Chinese-Owned Building in Manhattan
Time - 14 May 2019 04:08
The rights group has been critical of China's mass internment of Muslims
Trump Finally Switches Up His Lie That China Pays Tariffs To The U.S. Treasury
The Huffington Post - 14 May 2019 03:36
Instead, he falsely claimed that tariffs boost America's GDP.
UN leader visits New Zealand mosques where 51 were killed
Miami Herald - 14 May 2019 03:30
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has visited the two New Zealand mosques where 51 worshippers were killed by a gunman in March. Guterres told reporters outside the Al Noor mosque in …
Tijuana police: US man hits 5 people in border car chase
Miami Herald - 14 May 2019 17:03
Police in the Mexican city of Tijuana say an American man has been arrested after a chaotic chase to the San Isidro border crossing with San Diego in which several …
Disney strikes deal with Comcast, takes full control of Hulu
ABC News - 14 May 2019 17:00
Disney gets full operational control of Hulu immediately.
Attorney General Barr taps Connecticut prosecutor to investigate origins of Mueller probe
Reuters - 14 May 2019 16:51
U.S. Attorney General William Barr has appointed Connecticut's top federal prosecutor to review the steps the Justice Department took in launching an investigation into whether President Donald Trump's campaign colluded ...
Great white sharks have been spotted off the coasts of Georgia, Florida and the Carolinas
USA Today - 14 May 2019 16:51
A total of four great white sharks have been tracked off the coasts of the Carolinas, Georgia and Florida.
An abortion 'reversal'? The method is unproven, but Ohio lawmakers want women to consider it
USA Today - 14 May 2019 16:50
Republicans in Ohio want every women seeking a medical abortion to be informed of a method for abortion "reversal," which critics call unethical.
'This is not the Lindsey I know': Graham takes heat for advising Trump Jr. to ignore subpoena
USA Today - 14 May 2019 16:48Mike Pence is 'disappointed' in Buttigieg, Biden
USA Today - 14 May 2019 16:45On National Police Week, officers 'feel more scrutinized than ever'
USA Today - 14 May 2019 16:44Jury orders Monsanto to pay $2 billion in Roundup weed killer cancer case; appeal expected
USA Today - 14 May 2019 04:46
On Monday, a jury ordered Monsanto Co. to pay $2 billion to a California couple claiming that the company's weed killer caused their cancers.
Soda Taxes Are a 'No-Brainer' for Public Health, Says the Author of a New Study on Them
Time - 14 May 2019 17:00
They can drive down sales of sugary drinks
The Internet Is Overjoyed for Arthur Character Mr. Ratburn's Same-Sex Wedding
Time - 14 May 2019 16:59
In the show's 22nd season premiere
Facebook facing 20-year consent agreement after privacy lapses: source
Reuters - 14 May 2019 02:40
The social media giant Facebook Inc is headed toward an agreement with the U.S. government over its privacy policies and practices that would put it under 20 years of oversight, according to a source knowledgeable about ...
Body of Woman Missing for 6 Years Found in Discarded Florida Freezer
Time - 14 May 2019 17:50
Heather Anne Lacey's family lost contact with her in 2013