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Booksmart Is More Than Just a Queer, Gender-Flipped Superbad
Slate - 23 May 2019 20:35
Olivia Wilde's directorial debut brings a whole new energy to the teen sex romp.
Conway blasts Pelosi, says she dismissed her as if she were her maid
ABC News - 23 May 2019 20:59
White House Counselor Kellyanne Conway blasted House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday, saying she treated her as 'staff' at that failed Wednesday White House meeting.
Yemen's Houthi rebels attack Saudi's Najran airport - again
Al Jazeera English - 23 May 2019 19:51
Houthi fighters launch a new drone strike on an airport along the border with Saudi, as Riyadh says it shot it down.
10-year-old migrant girl died in US custody last September, report claims
New York Post - 23 May 2019 04:55
A 10-year-old migrant girl from El Salvador died while in custody of the US government after crossing the border, a report said on Wednesday. The young girl entered an Office of Refugee Resettlement facility in San Anton...
Trump Decides to Celebrate 100th Anniversary of Women's Suffrage by Keeping a Man on the $20 Bill
Slate - 23 May 2019 04:50
Andrew Jackson's abhorrent treatment of Native Americans included forcible relocation that resulted in widespread death and disease.
UK suffers major UN defeat over Chagos Islands decolonization
CNN - 23 May 2019 04:41
The United Nations General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to condemn the UK's continued occupation of the Chagos Islands -- a humiliating defeat for London on its continued colonial legacy.
Inside Obama's internal debate over who to endorse in 2020
The Week - 23 May 2019 17:03
Former President Barack Obama has the endorsement every 2020 Democrat wants. Unfortunately for them, Obama isn't handing out any hints about who he'll give it to -- or if he'll even endorse a primary candidate at all. In...
U.S., China exchange barbs over Huawei as trade tensions flare
Reuters - 23 May 2019 17:02
The United States and China had a heated exchange on Thursday, with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accusing the chief executive of Huawei Technologies of lying about his company's ties to the communist government an...
Ilhan Omar's abortion stance attacked by HUD Secretary Ben Carson after 'sleep' insult
USA Today - 23 May 2019 17:01EU citizens in the UK say they've been denied the right to vote
CNN - 23 May 2019 16:52
Hundreds of EU citizens living in Britain have been turned away at polling stations as they attempted to vote in the European elections on Thursday, campaigners say.
San Francisco Police Call Freelancer Possible 'Co-Conspirator' in Report Leak
The New York Times - 23 May 2019 05:03
After a judge ordered the return of the property police seized from Bryan Carmody during a raid, the department ratcheted up its attack.
Ohio State campus police officer honored by President Trump for response to knife attack
USA Today - 23 May 2019 04:53
Ohio State police officer Alan Horujko, who fatally shot a knife-wielding attacker on campus, received the Medal of Valor at the White House.
Four more women accuse Tony Robbins of sexual misconduct
New York Post - 23 May 2019 04:50
Four more women have come forward to accuse self-help guru Tony Robbins of sexual misconduct, according to a report published Wednesday. The new allegations come after the 59-year-old motivational speaker was accused of ...
Wreckage discovered of last known ship to bring slaves to America
CBSNews - 23 May 2019 05:00
The Clotilda sailed for less than half a year in 1860 but illegally transported 110 enslaved people from Benin, Africa to Mobile, Alabama
2 film productions quit Georgia over restrictive abortion law
USA Today - 23 May 2019 04:46
"Barb and Star Go To Vista Del Mar," starring Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo, and Amazon series "The Power" will relocate production out of Georgia.
Ground Zero homeless man moved away by cops
New York Post - 23 May 2019 04:40
The homeless man who set up camp in a cardboard shanty near Ground Zero was ordered to move Wednesday by police officers, who also gave him some cash “to get something nice to eat.” About eight cops evicted homeless ...
New Jersey pastor passing off bleach as 'miracle cure' in Uganda: report
New York Post - 23 May 2019 04:36
A New Jersey pastor has been doling out a “miracle cure” for various diseases to thousands of people in Uganda — but the holy elixir is just industrial bleach, according to a report. Robert Baldwin, the founder of ...
Trump Jr Gets Book Deal, Twitter Lights Up with Title Suggestions
OpEdNews - 23 May 2019 04:23
Twitter is alive with the sound of sarcasm under the hashtag #DonJrBookTitles
Trump's Mideast envoy slams UN over 'Band-Aid' solutions to Israel-Palestinian conflict
Fox News - 23 May 2019 04:21
The Trump administration's chief negotiator for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict delivered a blunt message to the United Nations Security Council Wednesday, asserting that it is time "to move past Band-Aid solutions" and...
Asia shares sink to four-month low, yen a safe harbor
Reuters - 23 May 2019 04:15
Asian shares carved out a four-month trough on Thursday amid worries the Sino-U.S. trade conflict was fast morphing into a technology cold war between the world's two largest economies.
U.S. lawmakers want to help rural telecoms replace Huawei, ZTE equipment
Reuters - 23 May 2019 04:07
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers introduced legislation on Wednesday to provide about $700 million in grants to help U.S. telecommunications providers with the cost of removing Huawei equipment from their networks.
The Wreckage of the Last Known Slave Ship From Africa Has Been Found Near Alabama
Time - 23 May 2019 03:57
Officials said they are working on a plan to preserve the site