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Mat Fraser: The loss that launched a legacy
CNN - 25 Jul 2019 12:37
Typically, when an athlete goes on to become a legend, their legacy can be traced back to a single breakthrough moment. A time in which they first tasted greatness, broke through and made a name for themselves and then, ...
DNA put him behind bars for a 1997 rape. Then a reporter showed his old girlfriend a photo that set him free
USA Today - 25 Jul 2019 17:08
James Clay had begun serving a 25 - 50 year prison sentence for rape based on DNA. He was released following a Free Press investigation into his case.
Madoff Asks Trump to Commute His 150-Year Sentence
The New York Times - 25 Jul 2019 04:28
Bernard L. Madoff, 81, pleaded guilty in 2009 to 11 counts of financial crimes after admitting to running a Ponzi scheme.
Canadian police launch manhunt for teens on 'suicide mission' wanted in 3 deaths
USA Today - 25 Jul 2019 16:58Alaska ferry workers go on strike for first time in 42 years: 'We have tried and tried to work with the state'
USA Today - 25 Jul 2019 04:31
Hundreds of Alaska ferry workers went on strike on Wednesday, likely halting the marine highway system that serves as a lifeline for rural areas.
President Trump vetoes bills that would have blocked Saudi weapons deal
USA Today - 25 Jul 2019 04:13
The measures would have stopped an imminent shipmentof 124,000 precision-guided missiles and the fuses to detonate them, among other items.
Automakers, Rejecting Trump Pollution Rule, Strike a Deal With California
The New York Times - 25 Jul 2019 17:06
Four of the world's largest automakers, including the Ford Motor, have struck a deal with California to reduce tailpipe pollution.
Paris sets new temperature record at 108 as Europe heat wave continues to sizzle
USA Today - 25 Jul 2019 17:08U.S. to Resume Executions of Death-Row Inmates
The New York Times - 25 Jul 2019 17:06
The federal government has not executed an inmate since 2003, a moratorium reversed by the attorney general.
Toddler injured after taking wild ride on airport conveyor belt
CBSNews - 25 Jul 2019 16:54
Video shows the boy climbing onto the bag belt before he was dragged away into a TSA bag room
Puerto Ricans will continue protests if governor's likely successor takes office
New York Post - 25 Jul 2019 16:53
Puerto Ricans on Thursday cheered scandal-ridden Gov. Ricardo Rosselló’s announcement that he will resign shortly - but many insisted that they will continue protesting if his tapped successor takes office. Justice Se...
Spain's Pedro Sanchez loses vote to be confirmed as PM
Al Jazeera English - 25 Jul 2019 16:53
Acting Socialist prime minister loses parliamentary vote, raising chances of fourth election in Spain in as many years.
Three Florida Prison Guards Face Charges After Leaked Video of Inmate Beating
Time - 25 Jul 2019 04:49
Footage of a prisoner being beaten was shot on a cellphone and shared on YouTube
Police identify 2 teenagers as suspects in Canada highway murders
CBSNews - 25 Jul 2019 04:28
There's a major new development in the investigation into the deaths of three people in Canada, including an American woman and her Australian boyfriend. Police say 19-year-old Kam McLeod and 18-year-old Bryer Schmegelsk...
Capital punishment to be resumed by federal government
ABC News - 25 Jul 2019 17:12
Attorney General William Barr announced that the federal government is resuming capital punishment.
Kenya Fails to Honor Human Rights Promises to UN
Human Rights Watch - 25 Jul 2019 17:04
Expand Policemen attempt to disperse supporters of Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga of the National Super Alliance (NASA) coalition along Likoni road as they are repulsed from accessing city Centre, in Nairobi, Keny...
Mystery surrounds drowning of woman who jumped off boat
New York Post - 25 Jul 2019 16:35
A young North Carolina woman's body was recovered days after she jumped off a boat and drowned in a South Carolina lake — and authorities say that many "unanswered questions" remain about the mysterious incident, accor...
Puerto Rico governor's likely successor may not soothe protester's ire
Reuters - 25 Jul 2019 06:39
Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rosselló's resignation Wednesday will draw cheers from protesters, politicians and financial stakeholders, but his tapped replacement - Justice Secretary Wanda Vazquez Garced - has not elici...
Mueller warns Russia is still meddling in U.S. elections
CBSNews - 25 Jul 2019 16:23
Former special counsel Robert Mueller says Russia is working to interfere in the 2020 U.S. election right now. He made the remark during his second hearing with the House Intelligence Committee. CBS News intelligence and...
Foodborne parasite sickens over 100 in Massachusetts; source unknown
New York Post - 25 Jul 2019 05:33
A foodborne parasite has been wreaking havoc on people in Massachusetts — with more than 100 cases being reported since May, according to health officials. The microscopic culprit, Cyclospora, had only caused an averag...
Bernie Madoff asks Donald Trump to reduce 150-year sentence
USA Today - 25 Jul 2019 05:06
During his time in office, Trump has rarely granted clemency to those who have applied through the Justice Department's formal process as Madoff has.
A Federal Judge Blocked the Trump Administration's New Restrictions on Asylum Seekers
Time - 25 Jul 2019 05:03
It is the latest example of courts dealing Trump a setback on immigration policy