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Search for escaped inmate Curtis Watson narrowed in Tennessee
USA Today - 11 Aug 2019 04:39
Law enforcement officials were searching for Curtis Watson in a wooded area Saturday night, not far from the West Tennessee State Penitentiary.
Internet floods with conspiracy theories after Jeffrey Epstein's death
New York Post - 11 Aug 2019 04:35
Suggestions that Epstein's death had something more nefarious behind it began popping up almost immediately after news of his death was reported.
Trump Shares Unfounded Fringe Theory About Epstein and Clintons
The New York Times - 11 Aug 2019 05:43
The president shared the unfounded claims even as his administration faced questions about why Mr. Epstein had not more closely monitored in a federal prison.
Iranian woman arrested in Australia pleads guilty to conspiracy in US
The Guardian - 11 Aug 2019 03:24
Plea agreement means Negar Ghodskani, whom Iran offered to swap for Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, faces five years' jail and $369,000 fine An Iranian mother at the centre of a legal and political tussle between Australia, B...
Meet Jeffrey Epstein's gang of accused slave 'recruiters'
New York Post - 11 Aug 2019 02:43
Jeffrey Epstein maintained his financial empire -- and his perverted sideline of preying on underage girls for sex -- with the aid of an army of alleged enablers.
Hong Kong Police Confront Protesters in Ninth Week of Demonstrations With No End in Sight
Time - 11 Aug 2019 16:13
Protesters hurled bricks at officers and ignored warnings to leave
UK woman, 71, unmasked as culprit behind anti-Brexit graffiti
Fox News - 11 Aug 2019 04:32
A 71-year old widow has been unmasked as the culprit behind anti-Brexit slogans written in chalk throughout a town in West Yorkshire, England.
A hermit nation ruled by an egomaniac: Is Turkmenistan on the brink of collapse?
CNN - 11 Aug 2019 03:17
Men in white fur caps proudly ride horses across the steppe, rows of modern machinery glisten, Barbie-pink flamingos strut before clear blue skies and a white yacht cuts through the turquoise waters of the Caspian Sea.
'Heads must roll': Outrage at how high-security jail could let Jeffrey Epstein die
New York Post - 11 Aug 2019 03:04
"Every single person in the Justice Department -- from your Main Justice headquarters staff all the way to the night-shift jailer -- knew that this man was a suicide risk, and that his dark secrets couldn't be allowed to...
Kellyanne Conway says concerns over gun reform measures are 'all reconcilable'
New York Post - 11 Aug 2019 17:23
Top White House adviser Kellyanne Conway said Republicans lawmakers’ concerns over what would be included in gun safety reform legislation after the mass shootings in Ohio and Texas are “all reconcilable.” Presiden...
Fears rise for missing mom Heather Gumina after abandoned car is found
New York Post - 11 Aug 2019 16:08
There are heightened fears for a California mom of three whose car was found abandoned almost a month after she went missing, according to authorities. Heather Gumina, 33, has not been seen since July 15 when she was rel...
Why attempts to unseat 'the squad' are likely to fail
Al Jazeera English - 11 Aug 2019 16:05
The Israel Lobby is getting weaker on the community level and it no longer commands the same electoral power it used to.
Cambridge sexual misconduct rule change 're-victimises' students
The Guardian - 11 Aug 2019 16:00
Woman affected speaks of feeling abandoned and being turned 'from survivor to victim' One of the women affected by Cambridge University's decision not to investigate some student complaints of sexual misconduct, includin...
FBI and DoJ launch investigations into Jeffrey Epstein's death
The Guardian - 11 Aug 2019 15:51
Investigations into Epstein's death to ask why he was taken off suicide watch as accusers express outrage Fallout from the death by apparent suicide of the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein in a New York City jail cell...
Passing new gun control measures requires 'presidential leadership': Cory Booker
ABC News - 11 Aug 2019 15:44
Presidential candidate Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., joins ABC's "This Week" to discuss his gun control policy plan and the rise of white supremacy in the United States.
Teen impaled by umbrella on Massachusetts beach
New York Post - 11 Aug 2019 15:30
A teenage boy was impaled by a flying umbrella on a Massachusetts beach, officials said. The 13-year-old boy was seriously injured on Good Harbor Beach in Gloucester, Mass., at 1:40 p.m. Saturday when an umbrella went ai...
Prominent Lawyer's Trial Will Test Crackdown on Unregistered Foreign Agents
The New York Times - 11 Aug 2019 15:28
The prosecution of Gregory B. Craig is seen as a litmus test for tougher Justice Department enforcement of law that requires disclosure of foreign lobbying.
Police fire tear gas as thousands once again rally in Hong Kong
Al Jazeera English - 11 Aug 2019 15:12
Demonstrators take over streets in two parts of the city, setting up another night of likely showdowns with police.
Fear the terrified 20%, definitely fear the terrified 20%
OpEdNews - 11 Aug 2019 14:57
Ignoring fanatics will not stop fanatics. Unfortunately preventing organized crime from using human weakness in a subset of our population to take control is a REAL threat, and a CONSTANT threat. Democracy is NOT a spect...
No 10 should not seek to divide 'the people' and their politicians
The Guardian - 11 Aug 2019 06:59
Manipulative and divisive language may succeed in the short term but poses a threat to democracy I was glad to see the new leader of the Commons, Jacob Rees-Mogg, get to grips with language issues early doors. Language m...
Saudi-led coalition moves against separatists who seized Aden in blow to alliance
Reuters - 11 Aug 2019 06:50
The Saudi-led coalition on Sunday intervened in Aden in support of the Yemeni government after southern separatists effectively took over the southern port city, fracturing the alliance that had been focused on battling ...
Protests, clashes and lack of trust: the new normal for Hong Kong
The Guardian - 11 Aug 2019 06:00
One of the world's busiest cities has grown unusually quiet as more and more people stay at home It was the third night in a row that Biyanca Chu's neighbourhood, Wong Tai Sin, a working-class residential district in Hon...