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Prosecutor who helped craft Jeffrey Epstein plea deal resigns from DOJ
New York Post - 9 Aug 2019 04:27
A prosecutor who is being probed for helping negotiate the secret plea deal that allowed billionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein to avoid federal charges in 2008 has resigned from the Justice Department, her lawyer said Th...
'Unreal scene': 2 dead in Houston freeway shooting after crash, police say
USA Today - 9 Aug 2019 04:24
Two people were killed in a shooting on Interstate 10 in Texas on Thursday evening, Houston Police said.
Latest Biden blunder: 'Poor kids' are just as bright as 'white kids'
New York Post - 9 Aug 2019 05:59
Gaffe-prone presidential hopeful Joe Biden put his foot in his mouth during an Iowa campaign stop on Thursday when he told a group of predominately Asian and Hispanic voters that “poor kids are just as bright, just as ...
A Syrian Leader Tells His Country's Story: An Interview with General Hassan Hassan
OpEdNews - 9 Aug 2019 16:48
Eva Bartlett interviewed the Syrian Arab Army's Head of Political Administration, General Hassan Hassan.
Chicago mayor to Ivanka Trump: Stop tweeting and call us
CNN - 9 Aug 2019 05:58
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot responded to Ivanka Trump's tweet, which she labeled 'misleading,' saying a call from the President's daughter would've been a more effective governing method.
Vietnam War airman's remains flown home by pilot son
New York Post - 9 Aug 2019 05:10
The remains of a Vietnam War airman were flown home to Dallas Love Field Airport on Thursday by his pilot son -- who had waved his father off to battle from that same airport 52 years ago. Air Force fighter pilot Col. Ro...
Mitch McConnell Won't Call Senators Back Early But Wants to Consider Gun Background Checks in the Fall
Time - 9 Aug 2019 04:39
The Republican leader won't be calling senators back to work early, as some are demanding
Police Say California Stabbing Suspect Who Killed Four Was Driven by 'Hate'
Time - 9 Aug 2019 03:56
Zachary Castaneda's long criminal record includes prison stints for possession of meth for sale and spousal abuse
El Paso gunman confessed to targeting Mexicans, police say
USA Today - 9 Aug 2019 23:04
The gunman accused of opening fire at an El Paso Walmart, killing 22 people, confessed to authorities that he had been targeting Mexicans, authorities say.
Mosquito-Borne West Nile Virus Soared in 2018, According to CDC Data
Time - 9 Aug 2019 16:32
But transmission appears low for 2019
Gold gains as trade concerns weigh on global markets
Reuters - 9 Aug 2019 16:27
Signs of further escalation of the trade war between the United States and China and weak economic data from the United Kingdom weighed on global markets Friday, capping a volatile week that has pushed gold up to its hig...
FBI kept using Steele dossier for FISA renewals despite 'extreme bias'
New York Post - 9 Aug 2019 16:11
The FBI formally documented the apparent anti-Trump bias of British ex-spy Christopher Steele shortly after the November 2016 presidential election — yet despite the red flags, continued to use his unverified dossier i...
Colonel Killed in Vietnam War Finally Came Home. His Son Flew the Plane.
The New York Times - 9 Aug 2019 16:06
Col. Roy A. Knight Jr. received full military honors after a Southwest Airlines flight carrying his remains landed at Love Field in Dallas.
Biden says 'poor kids' are just as bright as 'white kids'
The Week - 9 Aug 2019 13:52
Former Vice President Joe Biden while speaking before the Asian & Latino Coalition in Iowa on Thursday accidentally said that "poor kids" are just as bright as "white kids." Biden at this Des Moines event was discussing ...
Media should spend less time humanizing shooters with unnecessary details
USA Today - 9 Aug 2019 12:00Curfew in Kashmir's Main City to Be Relaxed for Friday Prayers
Time - 9 Aug 2019 09:45
The mostly-Muslim region has been under a security lockdown for five days
Egypt: Investigate Treatment of Detained American
Human Rights Watch - 9 Aug 2019 06:00
Expand Khaled Hassan, an Egyptian-American citizen, claimed authorities disappeared him on January 8 and severely abused him. © Private (Beirut, August 9, 2019) - Egyptian authorities should investigate the conditions o...
China issues 'red alert' as super typhoon approaches mainland
Reuters - 9 Aug 2019 05:59
China's weather bureau issued a red alert early on Friday as super typhoon Lekima approached Zhejiang province on the eastern coast, after forcing flight cancellations in Taiwan and shutting markets and businesses on the...
South Korea picks new envoy to US who called Trump 'treacherous'
Al Jazeera English - 9 Aug 2019 05:54
Career diplomat and MP Lee Soo-hyuck once served as Seoul's chief negotiator in the six-party talks with North Korea.
Scores from Mexico, Guatemala detained in Mississippi raids
Reuters - 9 Aug 2019 05:38
The governments of Guatemala and Mexico said on Thursday that between them, almost 300 of their citizens had been detained in the southern U.S. state of Mississippi as part of sweeping U.S. immigration operations.
Hong Kong airport on alert ahead of fresh wave of protests
Reuters - 9 Aug 2019 05:28
Hong Kong's Airport Authority said on Friday only departing passengers with travel documents will be allowed to enter the terminal as anti-government activists gear up for a three-day rally to raise awareness among touri...
Italy's Salvini sparks political crisis with call for snap polls
Al Jazeera English - 9 Aug 2019 05:13
Opinion polls suggest interior minister's far-right League Party could prevail in new elections and govern the country.