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Torrential DC rainstorm floods White House basement
New York Post - 8 Jul 2019 17:38
Fierce rainstorms swamped the nation's capital Monday morning, causing massive road and rail delays, knocking out power for thousands -- and flooding the White House basement.
The Christian Science Plaza's reflecting pool could be refilled by the end of July
Boston - 8 Jul 2019 20:52
The project includes rehabilitating the reflecting pool, plus adding a "beach area," increasing green space, and adding signage.
Navy's choice to head Naval Operations to step down amid call for inspector general's investigation
USA Today - 8 Jul 2019 05:06Little girl from U.S. falls to death from cruise ship in Puerto Rico
CBSNews - 8 Jul 2019 12:30
Local official says toddler was being held up to an open ship window by her grandfather when he lost his grip
'Truly terrifying': 3 people treated for panic attacks after fireworks scare inside DC's Union Station
USA Today - 8 Jul 2019 04:39
D.C. Deputy Mayor Kevin Donahue said fireworks were set off at Union Station. The fireworks which led some to believe there was an active shooter.
Amnesty to UN: Probe Duterte's 'crimes against humanity'
Al Jazeera English - 8 Jul 2019 05:09
Rights group blasts Philippine police abuses as former top enforcer defends recent deadly raid saying 's**t happens'.
Toddler takes fatal plunge from cruise ship in Puerto Rico: reports
New York Post - 8 Jul 2019 04:57
A one-and-a-half year-old girl died Sunday after falling from a Royal Caribbean cruise ship docked in Puerto Rico, local reports said. The toddler was being held by her grandfather when she slipped out of his arms and pl...
Jeffrey Epstein Is Accused of Luring Girls to His Manhattan Mansion and Abusing Them
The New York Times - 8 Jul 2019 03:53
The billionaire financier is charged with running a sex-trafficking operation that brought dozens of girls as young as 14 to his opulent Upper East Side home.
Brazil Beats Peru to win its first Copa América title since 2007
Time - 8 Jul 2019 05:15
Brazil arrived as a heavy favorite but it was an even match from the start
Trump hits back at UK envoy who called White House 'inept'
Al Jazeera English - 8 Jul 2019 04:09
The US president says the envoy has 'not served the UK well' after leaked memos revealed the diplomat's harsh words.
Nursing mothers are selling, donating their milk on Facebook. Experts have mixed feelings.
USA Today - 8 Jul 2019 04:02
Some Facebook groups see offers up to $3 per ounce of milk.
Opinion: The World Cup might be over, but we aren't nearly done with USWNT's stars
USA Today - 8 Jul 2019 19:33Trump's connection to Jeffrey Epstein, explained
The Week - 8 Jul 2019 16:50
Multimillionaire Jeffrey Epstein was arrested again this weekend on sex trafficking and abuse charges. Epstein was arrested Saturday in New York after allegedly running a sex trafficking ring involving dozens of minors, ...
Epstein charged with abusing dozens of minors in massive sex trafficking case
New York Post - 8 Jul 2019 16:00
Convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein "sexually exploited and abused" dozens of underage girls as young as 14 at his homes in New York and Florida in the early 2000s, Manhattan federal prosecutors alleged in an indictment ...
The Extraordinary Power of Hong Kongers' Solidarity
The New York Times - 8 Jul 2019 05:05
The protesters aren't divided over their disagreements. They are united beyond them.
DOJ replaces legal team handling cases related to census
New York Post - 8 Jul 2019 04:54
The Justice Department has decided to shake things up for the 2020 census -- appointing a new team of Civil Division lawyers to handle all census-related cases, including President Trump’s push to have a citizenship qu...
Sen. Amy Klobuchar on 2020 campaign and Trump's foreign policy
CBSNews - 8 Jul 2019 04:52
Minnesota senator spoke exclusively with CBS News campaign reporter Nicole Sganga during a recent campaign stop in New Hampshire
Deutsche Bank to Slash 18,000 Jobs in a Sweeping Restructuring
Time - 8 Jul 2019 04:43
The restructuring follows the failure in April of merger talks with German rival Commerzbank
Bear crashes car into tree after 'butt-shifting' vehicle in neutral
New York Post - 8 Jul 2019 04:12
This could have had a grizzly ending. A bear in Colorado accidentally crashed a car into a tree on the Fourth of July after “butt-shifting” the vehicle into neutral, the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office said. The fu...
Quakes push Californians to prepare for the next big jolt
ABC News - 8 Jul 2019 03:52
The chances of a big jolt have dwindled, experts say.
What did Epstein's famous friends know and see?
Boston - 8 Jul 2019 23:17
Arrest of Jeffrey Epstein raises new questions about how much his high-powered associates knew about the hedge fund manager's interactions with underage girls
The Supreme Court Turned Down a Trump Administration Census Question. The Attorney General Wants to Try Again
Time - 8 Jul 2019 21:41
Barr said the Trump administration will take action in the coming days