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The Great Western Public Land Robbery
The New York Times - 16 Aug 2019 12:57
Trump's pick to be the steward of America's public lands doesn't believe in public lands.
Ross from 'Friends' lookalike jailed for theft
CNN - 16 Aug 2019 11:50
It hasn't been his day, his week, his month -- you get the picture.
IRS budgets cuts costing the feds billions of dollars
CBSNews - 16 Aug 2019 23:51
A sharp decline in funding for the tax agency has impaired its ability to audit big corporations and millionaires
Florida woman who pulled gator from yoga pants gets probation
New York Post - 16 Aug 2019 04:10
The woman, 25-year-old Ariel Machan-Le Quire, was arrested in May when she and 22-year-old Michael Clemons were pulled over by Charlotte County cops after Clemons ran a stop sign, according to police.
Autopsy finds Epstein death was suicide by hanging: medical examiner
Reuters - 16 Aug 2019 23:23
An autopsy has determined that financier Jeffrey Epstein, who was found dead in jail while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges, died of suicide by hanging, New York's Office of Chief Medical Examiner said on Friday...
Death row inmate eats cheesesteak, quotes Bible before being electrocuted
New York Post - 16 Aug 2019 05:27
A Tennessee inmate convicted of the 1986 murders of a mother and her 15-year-old daughter was executed on Thursday night — marking the third time the state has used the electric chair since November. Stephen Michael We...
A Tennessee Inmate Has Been Executed by Electric Chair, the State's Third Since November
Time - 16 Aug 2019 04:36
In Tennessee, condemned inmates whose crimes occurred before 1999 can opt for the electric chair
Jeffrey Epstein met with Bill Gates to discuss philanthropy after he was jailed for sex crimes: report
New York Post - 16 Aug 2019 16:34
Convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein met with Microsoft founder Bill Gates more than once after serving time in jail for soliciting an underage prostitute -- to discuss ways to increase philanthropic spending, according t...
Connor Betts had pocketful of mental health care receipts on him during Dayton massacre
New York Post - 16 Aug 2019 03:42
Dayton mass shooter Connor Betts had a pocketful of receipts on him during his massacre -- which were reportedly for mental health services that he had received. The receipts were for $50 payments that Betts, 24, alleged...
Iranian oil tanker is free, but may be going nowhere fast
CBSNews - 16 Aug 2019 17:08
Grace 1 is free to go after official release by Gibraltar, but without a willing captain the ship may stay put, and give U.S. room to maneuver
Federal Communications Commission moves forward with '988' line for suicide prevention
New York Post - 16 Aug 2019 16:58
It could soon be easier to talk yourself off the ledge. The Federal Communications Commission announced Thursday that it is green-lighting a three-digit emergency number for suicide prevention. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai’s ...
Greenland responds to reports Trump talked about buying the territory
ABC News - 16 Aug 2019 16:53
The Greenland Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded to reports that President Donald Trump discussed buying the territory.
Kashmir remains paralyzed by lockdown as resentment simmers
CNN - 16 Aug 2019 16:48
Eleven days after the Indian government suspended all communications in Indian-controlled Kashmir, the disputed region still has no contact with the outside world.
Greenland rebuffs Trump, saying it's "not for sale"
CBSNews - 16 Aug 2019 16:22
"This is a complete and total catastrophe," a former U.S. ambassador to Denmark said
Bernie Sanders To Israel: Ban Our Lawmakers? Then Don't Take Our Money
The Huffington Post - 16 Aug 2019 09:58
The Democratic presidential candidate said Israel's decision to ban Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib from entry is "clearly an outrage."
North Korea fires projectiles, rejects South Korea's 'senseless' dialogue pledge
Reuters - 16 Aug 2019 05:20
North Korea launched at least two projectiles into the sea on Friday, South Korea's military said, shortly after Pyongyang described South Korea's president as "impudent" and vowed that inter-Korean talks are over.
Jeffrey Epstein's alleged co-abuser Ghislaine Maxwell resurfaces at an In-N-Out in L.A.
The Week - 16 Aug 2019 05:05
The British socialite accused of being Jeffrey Epstein's madam has finally resurfaced. Ghislaine Maxwell, 57, was spotted with her dog eating a burger and fries outside of an In-N-Out in Los Angeles on Monday, The New Yo...
El Paso mayor says Trump called him 'RINO' aka 'Republican in Name Only'
New York Post - 16 Aug 2019 04:57
The mayor of El Paso claims that President Trump referred to him as a “RINO” — aka “Republican in Name Only” — during his visit to the grieving Texas city last week after the Walmart shooting. The condemnatio...
Israel blocks visit from Democratic Congresswomen who are Trump targets
CBSNews - 16 Aug 2019 04:53
President Trump's battle against the"Squad" Democrats reached the international stage on Thursday when Israeli leader, Benjamin Netanyahu, barred U.S. Reps. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan and Ilhan Omar of Minnesota from visi...
Tennessee executes a double murderer by electric chair
CNN - 16 Aug 2019 04:53
A double murderer who chose to die by electrocution was executed Thursday night, the Tennessee Department of Correction said.
Trump talked to colleagues about buying Greenland, reports say
USA Today - 16 Aug 2019 04:47
The U.S. reportedly proposed buying Greenland from Denmark in 1946 for $100 million.
Suicide Prevention Hotline Number Should Be 3 Digits, 988, Agency Says
The New York Times - 16 Aug 2019 04:44
The F.C.C. contends that shortening the number from its current 10 digits "would likely make it easier for Americans in crisis to access potentially lifesaving resources."