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House where Jayme Closs was kidnapped, parents murdered is torn down
New York Post - 7 Aug 2019 13:20
BARRON, Wis. -- The house where Jayme Closs was kidnapped and her parents were fatally shot has been torn down in northwestern Wisconsin. The bank that owns the house near Barron had it demolished Tuesday after consultin...
NRA-backed Ohio Republicans now calling for gun control after Dayton shooting
New York Post - 7 Aug 2019 18:04
A trio of Ohio Republicans have bucked their National Rifle Association backing to lobby for tighter gun control — including a ban on sales of assault rifles — in the wake of Sunday’s mass shooting in Dayton. Rep. ...
Cyntoia Brown, Sex Trafficked Teen Convicted of Murder, Is Released After 15 Years in Prison
Slate - 7 Aug 2019 16:09
Brown was 16 years old and living at a motel with a pimp who forced her into prostitution when she was picked up by a 43-year-old real estate broker.
House Dems seek Kavanaugh's records under George W. Bush
New York Post - 7 Aug 2019 04:19
WASHINGTON -- Two Democrats on the U.S. House Judiciary Committee, including the panel's chairman, asked the National Archives on Tuesday for records from Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh's service in the White Hous...
2 College Students Tried to Access Trump's Tax Returns, Feds Say
Time - 7 Aug 2019 03:49
Trump's refusal to provide his tax returns has been a point of contention
Trump and Melania to visit El Paso, Dayton Wednesday after mass shootings
New York Post - 7 Aug 2019 03:09
President Trump and first lady Melania will visit El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, on Wednesday in the wake of two mass shootings in the cities last weekend, the White House said Tuesday. Trump and Melania will touchdow...
Puerto Rico Supreme Court to decide fate of new governor
CBSNews - 7 Aug 2019 05:55
A sustained protest movement led to the resignation of the previous governor
ACLU Sues Over Trump's Fast-Tracked Deportations Policy
Time - 7 Aug 2019 04:04
The lawsuit says Trump's policy changes are 'dramatic' and 'illegal'
Israeli forces arrest Palestinian suspects in Jerusalem bomb plot
Fox News - 7 Aug 2019 03:58
The Israeli military said Tuesday that it had arrested a group of Palestinians suspected of involvement in a Hamas plot to carry out a bombing in Jerusalem.
House Democrats Take Don McGahn to Court Over Ignoring Their Subpoena to Testify
Time - 7 Aug 2019 22:56
Judiciary aides repeatedly deemed McGahn "Trump's John Dean"
Man charged with bribing AT&T workers to unlock phones
CBSNews - 7 Aug 2019 21:30
Muhammad Fahd, 34, allegedly paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to AT&T workers to insert malware and misuse credentials to gain access to mobile devices
Blondie singer Debbie Harry shares harrowing story of home-invasion rape in new memoir
USA Today - 7 Aug 2019 21:21US told Tesla it can't call the Model 3 the safest car ever tested. Tesla won't budge
CNN - 7 Aug 2019 20:02
A federal safety regulator demanded last fall that Tesla stop claiming the Model 3 is the safest car ever tested. But Tesla has stood by the claim.
Suspected Dayton shooter's family is 'shocked and devastated by' the shooting
ABC News - 7 Aug 2019 17:07
Connor Betts' put out a statement Tuesday night, which was read by the local police chief, saying that they are "shocked and devastated by the events of Sunday morning."
3 Countries Cut Rates as World Braces for More Trade War Turbulence
The New York Times - 7 Aug 2019 17:06
Central banks in India, Thailand and New Zealand cut interest rates in what one analyst called "defensive action" amid fears of worsening U.S.-China tensions.
Trump Attacks Critics as He Heads to Dayton and El Paso
The New York Times - 7 Aug 2019 17:02
The president is visiting two cities in mourning after horrific mass shootings in Ohio and Texas.
A New Woodstock Doc Offers a Hippie Nostalgia Trip. But It's Time to Think More Critically About the Festival
Time - 7 Aug 2019 16:59
As we spend the summer celebrating the festival on its 50th anniversary, it seems like the right time to reconsider it from a more detached perspective. Yet you won't find much reflection of that nature in the new PBS Am...
Dayton mayor urges Trump to go beyond "just talk" on gun control ahead of visit
CBSNews - 7 Aug 2019 16:57
President Trump is traveling to two cities devastated by mass shootings this past weekend, where people offended by his words are questioning his plans. Dayton's Democratic Mayor Nan Whaley will meet with Mr. Trump Wedne...
Watch Your Step: Tourists Sitting on Rome's Spanish Steps Now Face a $450 Fine
Time - 7 Aug 2019 16:57
Sitting, eating or drinking on the steps can result in fines up to 400 euros
Cyntoia Brown released from prison after killing man as teen prostitute
New York Post - 7 Aug 2019 16:55
A woman sentenced to life in prison for killing a man she said hired her for sex has been released on parole after serving 15 years, correction officials said. Cyntoia Denise Brown, 31, was released from the Tennessee Pr...
Turkey and US agree to set up Syria safe zone operation centre
Al Jazeera English - 7 Aug 2019 16:54
Announcement comes on the third day of discussions between the two NATO allies.
Motorcycle backfiring sparks "shooter" panic in New York's Times Square
CBSNews - 7 Aug 2019 16:52
Times Square was packed with thousands of people Tuesday night when a loud backfire from a motorcycle sent the crowd running in panic, believing they heard gunshots. WCBS-TV's Jenna DeAngelis reports.