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When the Levees Break Again
The New York Times - 1 Jun 2019 08:09
New Orleans, its flood protections verging on obsolete, lives on the edge of disaster.
The US sell "fear" to Europe
OpEdNews - 1 Jun 2019 19:58
The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) has considered several options for the outcome of the military conflict between Russia and Europe if the US withdraws from NATO.
Liverpool face Tottenham in all-English Champions League final
Al Jazeera English - 1 Jun 2019 09:53
Egyptian forward set to return from injury, as Liverpool attempts to lift sixth European club title against Tottenham.
Trump Appears Surprised By Meghan Markle's 'Nasty' Digs About Him
The Huffington Post - 1 Jun 2019 04:43
In an interview before his UK trip, he also says Theresa May bungled Brexit, he backs Boris Johnson and he'll tell Prince Charles the U.S. climate is "cleanest."
Virginia Beach gunman was public utilities engineer with security pass: Police
ABC News - 1 Jun 2019 16:50
The gunman was killed during a long-running gunfight.
New details emerge about alleged Virginia Beach shooter DeWayne Craddock
New York Post - 1 Jun 2019 16:44
The deranged gunman who allegedly massacred 12 people at a Virginia Beach government building was a longtime city employee who served at times as a public relations rep for its utilities department. DeWayne A. Craddock, ...
Frank Lucas, druglord portrayed in 'American Gangster,' dies
ABC News - 1 Jun 2019 06:43
The Harlem drug kingpin whose life became the basis for the 2007 movie "American Gangster" has died
Voicemail Trump lawyer left for Flynn lawyer asking for a 'heads up': Transcript
ABC News - 1 Jun 2019 06:18
The special counsel's office on Friday released a transcript of a voicemail a Trump lawyer left for Michael Flynn's lawyer asking for a "heads up" about his cooperation.
Disgruntled city worker kills 12 in Virginia beach resort; suspect also killed
Reuters - 1 Jun 2019 05:29
A disgruntled public utility employee opened fire with a handgun on co-workers at a municipal building in Virginia on Friday afternoon, killing 12 people and wounding at least four before he was fatally shot by police, a...
A Gun Killed My Son. So Why Do I Want to Own One?
The New York Times - 1 Jun 2019 16:53
While fighting for stricter gun laws, I was always told I didn't understand. Maybe now I do.
UK police arrest 34 at Hells Angels 50th anniversary event
Miami Herald - 1 Jun 2019 16:48
U.K. police have arrested 30 Hells Angels bikers during a three-day event marking the motorcycle club's 50th anniversary in Britain. Police in Surrey and Sussex say 34 people had been …
Trump turbulence lags momentum for North American trade deal
Boston - 1 Jun 2019 16:43
The momentum that supporters have tried to build for a new North American trade deal has run into some Trump turbulence
What we know about the suspect in the Virginia Beach shooting that killed 12
USA Today - 1 Jun 2019 16:42California's primary is way earlier in 2020. Is that good for Democrats?
USA Today - 1 Jun 2019 16:30South Korea Urges Restraint After Recent North Korea Missile Tests
Time - 1 Jun 2019 16:24
North Korea itself has defended the launches, saying it was exercising its right to self-defense
Greek ex-Socialist leader quits party ahead of July 7 vote
Miami Herald - 1 Jun 2019 16:33
Evangelos Venizelos, a former Greek Socialist party leader and deputy prime minister, has quit the party, accusing its leader of aiming to turn the party into an adjunct of ruling …
Mexican president expects good results from U.S. talks on tariffs
Reuters - 1 Jun 2019 16:21
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Saturday he was encouraged by U.S. willingness to have dialogue over a plan by President Donald Trump to impose tariffs on Mexican goods and said he expected good res...
Italy revokes lease for site of Bannon's right-wing academy
Reuters - 1 Jun 2019 15:05
Italy's culture ministry has said it will revoke the lease on a state-owned monastery where a right-wing Roman Catholic institute close to former Trump White House adviser Steve Bannon had planned to train political acti...
Navy SEAL charged with war crimes released pending trial
CBSNews - 1 Jun 2019 01:32
Attorney for a Navy SEAL accused off murdering an ISIS fighter in Iraq are asking all charges be dropped. They've already won Edward Gallagher's temporary release from military custody. Carter Evans reports.
Shooting at Virginia Beach municipal center leaves 12 dead, including suspect
Reuters - 1 Jun 2019 01:15
A disgruntled city employee opened fire at the municipal center in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on Friday afternoon, killing 11 people and wounding at least six others before he was killed himself, the city's police chief s...
The Lessons of Paris and the Violence of Hope
The New York Times - 1 Jun 2019 00:58
The French-American bond is bigger and stronger than Trump's hatefulness.
Chinese dissidents are being executed for their organs, former hospital worker says
New York Post - 1 Jun 2019 15:59
Zheng Qiaozhi -- we will call him George -- still has nightmares. He was interning at China's Shenyang Army General Hospital when he was drafted to be part of an organ-harvesting team. The prisoner was brought in, tied h...