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Netflix Can't Fix 13 Reasons Why's First Season by Cutting the Graphic Suicide Scene
Slate - 17 Jul 2019 16:57
If Netflix really wanted to fix the show's problems, they'd need to delete the entire first season, not a few minutes of footage.
Video captures moments before fatal Dallas plane crash
New York Post - 17 Jul 2019 04:32
Recently released video shows the final moments of the doomed plane that crashed in Dallas last month, killing all 10 people on board, including two teenagers and their parents. Closed-circuit cameras outside the Addison...
House Democrat introduces articles of impeachment against Trump
ABC News - 17 Jul 2019 04:19
The move was over the opposition of Democratic leaders.
Trucker fatally struck highway worker while watching porn on his phone: cops
New York Post - 17 Jul 2019 04:13
A Minnesota truck driver allegedly sped through a construction zone and fatally struck a highway worker -- with authorities claiming that he was distracted by his cellphone, which was playing videos from Pornhub. “It a...
Royal Caribbean cruise ship cancels Puerto Rico stop amid violent protests
New York Post - 17 Jul 2019 04:09
A Royal Caribbean International cruise ship reportedly skipped a scheduled stop in Puerto Rico Tuesday amid violent protests against the governor in the commonwealth’s capital. “In light of current unrest in San Juan...
Drug lord "El Chapo" sentenced to life plus 30 years
CBSNews - 17 Jul 2019 16:51
Convicted drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman spoke in court about corruption and injustice as he was sentenced today in federal court in New York. CBS News correspondent Jericka Duncan joins CBSN with the latest on t...
The House will reportedly vote today on whether to consider impeaching Trump
The Week - 17 Jul 2019 16:51
The House will vote Wednesday evening on whether to open impeachment proceedings against President Trump, Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) has told Politico. Following the House's Tuesday vote to condemn Trump's racist tweets aga...
Civil Liberties Groups Asks Judge To Block Trump Asylum Rule
Time - 17 Jul 2019 16:46
Immigration advocates say the Trump administration's action is illegal
Most Americans think Trump's 'racist' tweets are 'un-American': poll
New York Post - 17 Jul 2019 16:45
A majority – 59 percent – of Americans believe President Trump’s “go back” to where they came from comments about a quartet of minority Democrats is “un-American,” but Democrats and Republicans are deeply d...
China: Muslim-Majority States Whitewash Abuses
Human Rights Watch - 17 Jul 2019 12:00
Expand Secretary General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Yousef bin Ahmed al-Othaimeen (C), and Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Ibrahim Al-Assaf (R) talk before a photo during a meeting of Islamic and A...
House Democrats Plan Vote On $15 Minimum Wage
The Huffington Post - 17 Jul 2019 19:57
It's been more than a decade since Congress passed an increase to the federal wage floor.
States with more strict gun laws have fewer children dying from guns
ABC News - 17 Jul 2019 16:52
More than 10 children die from firearms every day.
Malta: Three charged for murder of investigative journalist
Al Jazeera English - 17 Jul 2019 04:59
Three men to face trial for their alleged involvement in the murder of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.
Retired U.S. Justice John Paul Stevens dies, leaving liberal legacy
Reuters - 17 Jul 2019 04:43
Former Justice John Paul Stevens, a Republican appointee to the U.S. Supreme Court who later became an outspoken leader of the liberal wing as the court moved to the right, died on Tuesday at age 99.
Attorney says Jeffrey Epstein abused his client while serving jail time in Florida
The Week - 17 Jul 2019 04:31
While he was serving his 13-month sentence in a Florida jail, financier Jeffrey Epstein continued to sexually abuse at least one of his victims, attorney Brad Edwards alleged during a press conference Tuesday. Epstein wa...
Trump declines to criticise Turkey's Russia missile purchase
Al Jazeera English - 17 Jul 2019 04:28
The US president takes a softer line against the deal, saying Ankara was forced into the move by his predecessor Obama.
Ex-Ecuadorian president confirms Assange meddled in US election from London embassy
CNN - 17 Jul 2019 04:26
Former Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa said Tuesday his country was aware that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was interfering in the 2016 US presidential election from the safety of Ecuador's embassy in London, wher...
Here Are the Republicans Who Voted to Condemn as Racist Trump's Remarks (and Other Things to Know)
The New York Times - 17 Jul 2019 04:12
Only four Republicans broke with their party to vote against President Trump. They were joined by Representative Justin Amash, who recently left the party to become an independent.
Trade, earnings worry drag on stocks; U.S. Treasury yields fall
Reuters - 17 Jul 2019 22:12
A gauge of global equities retreated for a second straight session and U.S. Treasury yields fell as simmering trade concerns gained steam and the pace of the U.S. corporate earnings season picked up.
Judge orders Michael Cohen documents to be unsealed
CBSNews - 17 Jul 2019 20:51
The government's investigation into campaign finance violations has concluded, a federal judge says
The House did something very rare
CNN - 17 Jul 2019 14:51
On Tuesday night, the Democratic-controlled House did something very rare: They voted to condemn President Donald Trump for his Sunday tweets in which he urged four Democratic congresswomen to return to the countries the...
Is 'The Big One' next? California was shaking again Tuesday, with four earthquakes of 3.5 or greater
USA Today - 17 Jul 2019 03:37
Multiple earthquakes rattled California on Tuesday, but theU.S. Geographical Survey quelled fears of "The Big One."