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13 Arrested as Far-Right Rally Clashes With Counter-Demonstrators in Downtown Portland
Time - 18 Aug 2019 16:19
Portland's mayor said alt-right protests were not welcome in his city
Afghan wedding suicide blast kills 63, wounds 182: ministry
Reuters - 18 Aug 2019 05:59
A suicide bomber killed 63 people and wounded 182 in an attack on a wedding reception in the Afghan capital on Saturday night, the interior ministry said.
Police ordering demonstrators to leave Portland area where at least 13 people were arrested in dueling protests
CNN - 18 Aug 2019 05:36
Demonstrators were ordered Saturday afternoon to leave the downtown Portland area where left-wing anti-fascist protesters gathered to counterprotest a rally by far-right and extremist groups.
Sheriff: Florida man dumps dirt on girlfriend with tractor
ABC News - 18 Aug 2019 04:44
The man was charged with felony criminal mischief.
1 dead, 1 unaccounted for after plane crashes into house in New York
USA Today - 18 Aug 2019 03:10
According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the plane crashed into a house in Union Vale, near Poughkeepsie.
Kashmir crisis: Residents unable to afford food
Al Jazeera English - 18 Aug 2019 21:04
Traders estimate 25,000 people have been affected on both sides of Kashmir.
Leaked documents show no-deal Brexit could lead to food, medicine shortages
The Week - 18 Aug 2019 16:51
There's been a lot of talk of the United Kingdom's Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government orchestrating the country's departure from the European Union on Oct. 31 without a deal if the two sides can't come to terms on...
Suicides Among French Police Rise, With 64 So Far This Year
Time - 18 Aug 2019 16:38
Deaths by suicide for French police now outnumber deaths in the line of duty
Multiple dead after suicide bomber rips through crowded Afghan wedding hall
New York Post - 18 Aug 2019 04:27
An explosion detonated by a suicide bomber ripped through a crowded wedding hall in western Kabul on Saturday night, with witnesses reporting multiple casualties.
Dick Cheney to headline high-dollar fundraiser for Donald Trump
New York Post - 18 Aug 2019 03:22
Former vice president Dick Cheney is set to headline a high-dollar fundraiser for President Donald Trump's 2020 campaign and the Republican Party on Monday. Cheney, who served two terms as George W. Bush's veep, has repo...
Fugitive lived in isolated bunker for 3 years to evade arrest in Wisconsin
USA Today - 18 Aug 2019 02:49
Jeremiah Button was sleeping in a homemade bunker in the woods on the morning of Aug. 9 when his three-year run from the law came to an end.
Manchin emphasizes "good dialogue" with Trump on gun reform
CBSNews - 18 Aug 2019 17:31
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, joins Margaret Brennan to discuss trade with China and gun reform.
Saudi Arabian court takes child from US mother who is 'too Western'
New York Post - 18 Aug 2019 16:46
An American mother was desperately fighting for the custody of her daughter in Saudi Arabia on Sunday — after being ruled “too Western to raise the child” in the strict Islamic country, according to reports. Bethan...
Florida man arrested for dumping dirt on girlfriend with tractor
New York Post - 18 Aug 2019 16:40
This fight got dirty. A Florida man was busted for using a tractor to dump a mound of dirt on a car with his girlfriend inside, authorities there said. Hunter Mills, 20, was charged Thursday with criminal mischief for hi...
Trump accuses New York Times of going on a 'racism witch hunt'
New York Post - 18 Aug 2019 16:38
WASHINGTON — President Trump continued his assault on the “failing New York Times” early Sunday, claiming the Gray Lady is engaging in a “Racism Witch Hunt.” "The failing New York Times, in one of the most deva...
Iranian tanker expected to leave Gibraltar late Sunday: Iran's envoy to UK
Reuters - 18 Aug 2019 16:25
The Iranian tanker caught in a stand-off between Tehran and the West is expected to leave Gibraltar on Sunday night, Iran's ambassador to Britain said, hours after the British territory rejected a U.S. request to detain ...
Alaska wildfires sparked by high winds force mandatory evacuations
USA Today - 18 Aug 2019 10:37
Pilot cars began shepherding motorists through a previously-closed stretch of Alaska’s George Parks Highway for several hours Saturday after high winds and dry weather sparked six blazes.
Afghan wedding suicide blast kills 63, amid hopes for talks
Reuters - 18 Aug 2019 06:34
A suicide bomber killed 63 people and wounded 182 in an attack on a packed wedding reception in the Afghan capital on Saturday night, the interior ministry said, as violence shows no sign of easing despite hopes for a de...
Florida golden doodle's neon makeover causes injuries, infection
New York Post - 18 Aug 2019 06:17
A Florida woman who brought her golden doodle to a groomer was horrified when the dog inexplicably came back with neon pink ears and Day-Glo green eyebrows. Graziella Puleo of Lake Worth in Palm Beach County took Lola, h...
Beto O'Rourke visits gun show in Arkansas, NRA responds
CBSNews - 18 Aug 2019 05:31
NRA mocked the Texas Democrat's standing the polls, and O'Rourke responded with poll numbers about "70% of Americans support an assault weapons ban"
Mississippi ICE Raids Separate Mom From Her Breastfeeding Baby Girl
The Huffington Post - 18 Aug 2019 05:28
The mother "had this lost look," an immigrant rights advocate told The Clarion Ledger after a visit. "She doesn't know what tomorrow will bring."