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Teen violin prodigy dies of apparent drug overdose in London mansion
New York Post - 12 Jul 2019 04:54
A teenage violin prodigy was found dead of an apparent drug overdose in her family’s London mansion on Thursday, a report said. Katya Tsukanova, 17, a leading musician in the UK, died of an apparent overdose from a coc...
Trump blasts Bitcoin, Facebook's Libra, demands they face banking regulations
Reuters - 12 Jul 2019 04:54
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday criticized Bitcoin, Facebook's proposed Libra digital coin and other cryptocurrencies and demanded that companies seek a banking charter and make themselves subject to U.S. and glo...
The U.N. Human Rights Council Has Narrowly Agreed to Probe Killings in the Philippines
Time - 12 Jul 2019 04:44
The Philippines immediately rejected the resolution
Trump rails against 'bias' social media sites during summit
New York Post - 12 Jul 2019 04:31
President Trump lashed out at social media "censorship" and "bias" Thursday and threatened legislation if Silicon Valley doesn't change its ways. "I am directing my administration to explore all regulatory and legislatio...
Before the American Empire Collapses, It Could End Up Starting World War III
OpEdNews - 12 Jul 2019 01:07
"Stop being so greedy and so selfish. Realize there is more to the world than your big houses and fancy stores. People are starving and you worry about oil for your cars. Babies are dying of thirst and you search the fas...
Suboxone maker to pay $1.4 billion in largest opioid settlement in US history
ABC News - 12 Jul 2019 00:43
Suboxone maker Reckitt Benckiser Group will pay the U.S. government a record $1.4 billion to settle claims about its role in the country's opioid crisis.
Acosta Resigns, Calling Criticism of His Lenience in Epstein Case a Distraction to Administration
Slate - 12 Jul 2019 17:06
Acosta's resignation letter does not admit to any errors in judgment regarding his handling of underage sex-abuse allegations.
Robert Mueller's testimony may not happen next week after all
The Week - 12 Jul 2019 17:00
It looks like Special Counsel Robert Mueller's highly-anticipated congressional testimony may be getting a delay. Mueller was set to testify on his report into Russian interference in the 2016 election before the House J...
Wildfire on Hawaiian Island of Maui Forces Thousands to Evacuate
Time - 12 Jul 2019 16:59
A wildfire spreading through Hawaii’s Maui island forced thousands of residents and tourists to evacuate on Thursday, according to local officials. The 3,000-acre brush fire that covered Maui’s central valley remaine...
Democrats want new leadership but need someone tough enough to take on Trump: Seth Moulton
USA Today - 12 Jul 2019 05:15Kitten survives 30-mile trip trapped in frame of a car
New York Post - 12 Jul 2019 04:48
FRANKFORT, Ky. -- A 9-week-old kitten survived a 30-mile trip trapped in the frame of a car. Auto repair shop owner Scott Bourne says the driver heard a noise coming from under his car when he left Lexington on Wednesday...
Castro: ICE raids represent second "family separation" policy
CBSNews - 12 Jul 2019 04:38
On Sunday, immigration authorities are expected to begin a new wave of roundups targeting undocumented families in several major U.S. cities
A California school board has voted to paint over a mural of George Washington. Educators want to save it
USA Today - 12 Jul 2019 04:14Skydiving company behind deadly Hawaii plane crash lacked proper permits, documents show
USA Today - 12 Jul 2019 04:20Obama sends letter to prisoner he freed, who made the dean's list: 'I am so proud of you'
USA Today - 12 Jul 2019 04:13
President Obama granted clemency to Danielle Metz in 2016. After she made the dean's list in college, she wished she could thank him. Now, she has.
Monsoon floods sweep through world's biggest refugee camp
CNN - 12 Jul 2019 04:03
When the monsoon rains hit southeast Bangladesh this week, Hafiz Ullah and his family abandoned their flimsy bamboo-and-tarpaulin-home to take shelter in a nearby school.
Trump says cryptocurrencies are too volatile, based on 'thin air'
New York Post - 12 Jul 2019 03:50
President Trump slammed the cryptocurrency market on Thursday, claiming that the digital assets are “not money” and their value is “based on thin air.” “I am not a fan of Bitcoin and other Cryptocurrencies,” ...
Twitter Critics Won't Let Paul Ryan Play Hero After Report He Blasted Trump
The Huffington Post - 12 Jul 2019 03:49
"I'm on the House Floor looking under the seats for the spine of Paul Ryan. Haven't found it yet," tweeted California Democratic Rep. Ted Lieu.
Lawmakers torn over sexual assault allegations made against Trump nominee
New York Post - 12 Jul 2019 03:37
Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee are torn over the recent sexual assault allegations that were lobbied against President Trump’s nominee for vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. John Hyten. On...
Taiwan president in U.S. after warning of threat from 'overseas forces'
Reuters - 12 Jul 2019 02:21
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen arrived in the United States on Thursday on a trip that has angered Beijing, warning that democracy must be defended and that the island faced threats from "overseas forces," in a veiled ...
Hondurans Describe Nightmare of Life Under US-Backed Dictatorship
OpEdNews - 12 Jul 2019 20:38
In downtown Tegucigalpa, average Hondurans told The Grayzone's Max Blumenthal that the US-backed Juan Orlando Herna'ndez government is a "dictatorship" that is destroying their lives and forcing many to immigrate.Video b...
UN agencies call for resumption of EU naval rescue operations
Al Jazeera English - 12 Jul 2019 20:07
UN refugee agency and International Organization for Migration demand restart of rescues and a halt to returns to Libya.