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A Penn Law Professor Wants to Make America White Again
The New Yorker - 23 Aug 2019 11:00
Isaac Chotiner talks to Amy Wax, a professor at University of Pennsylvania Law who promotes the idea that the U.S. should limit immigration because of the superiority of Western culture.
Let's Meet Again in Five Years
The New York Times - 23 Aug 2019 12:06
They thought college was too soon for lifelong love, so they scheduled their next date for a little later -- 60 months.
More Than $1 Million in Cocaine Was Found in Banana Shipments Bound for Grocery Stores
Time - 23 Aug 2019 05:16
The contraband was found stashed with ordinary produce at three Safeway grocery stores in Washington state
France opens Epstein rape investigation
CNN - 23 Aug 2019 16:19
The Paris prosecutor's office has opened an investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, it confirmed on Friday.
Three men arrested for threatening to shoot up Planned Parenthood this month
New York Post - 23 Aug 2019 05:07
A Tennessee man allegedly posted online that he was going to “shoot up” a Planned Parenthood — the third person arrested for threatening violence against the health care provider this month. Jacob Cooper, 20, wrote...
Japan PM reiterates that Tokyo wants South Korea to keep its promises, rebuild trust
Reuters - 23 Aug 2019 05:05
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Friday Japan still expects South Korea to keep its promises on the contentious issue of wartime forced labor and to work to rebuild trust.
President Trump Scraps Plan to Cut Foreign Aid Amid Bipartisan Pushback
Time - 23 Aug 2019 04:17
The plan had drawn criticism from both Republicans and Democrats
GOP groups fundraising with T-shirts showing Greenland as part of America
USA Today - 23 Aug 2019 04:06Cal State Fullerton suspect arrested for fatal stabbing of co-worker
New York Post - 23 Aug 2019 03:46
A Cal State Fullerton staffer was arrested in the fatal stabbing of his co-worker after spending two days on the run, police said Thursday. Chuyen Vo, 51, was cuffed at his home in Huntington Beach Wednesday at about 10:...
From Voodoo Economics to Evil-Eye Economics
The New York Times - 23 Aug 2019 01:56
Are Democrats hexing the Trump boom with bad thoughts?
The week's best photojournalism
The Week - 23 Aug 2019 22:47
Firefighters extinguish a fire in Saint Petersburg, Russia. | (REUTERS/Anton Vaganov) A Bangladeshi child dresses as the Hindu God Krishna during a Janmasthami celebration. | (Sultan Mahmud Mukut/SOPA Images/Sipa USA) A ...
Powell: U.S. in 'favorable' place, Fed will 'act as appropriate'
Reuters - 23 Aug 2019 16:36
The U.S. economy is in a "favorable place" and the Federal Reserve will "act as appropriate" to keep the current economic expansion on track, Fed chair Jerome Powell said on Friday in remarks that gave few clues about wh...
United Arab Emirates woman seeks divorce over husband's 'extreme love'
New York Post - 23 Aug 2019 16:34
A married United Arab Emirates woman reportedly is seeking a divorce — claiming her life is “hell” because she feels suffocated by her husband’s “extreme love,” according to reports. The unnamed woman told a ...
Russian launches 'floating Chernobyl' plant across Arctic
CNN - 23 Aug 2019 16:32
Russia on Friday launched a controversial floating nuclear reactor on a nearly 3,100-mile voyage across the Arctic Sea from the port of Murmansk.
North Korea calls Pompeo 'diehard toxin' for promoting sanctions
New York Post - 23 Aug 2019 16:26
Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho also warned that his country is "ready for both dialogue and standoff," according to a statement carried by the KCNA news agency.
Dutch PM Rutte: no easy alternative for Irish backstop
Reuters - 23 Aug 2019 16:21
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Friday said he would be willing to listen to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's alternative plans for the Irish backstop, but said there is no easy solution.
As Trump Calls for Cuts, Powell Stresses Limits of Fed Policy
The New York Times - 23 Aug 2019 16:19
Fed Chair Jerome H. Powell says the central bank will do what it can to sustain the expansion
Canadian Consulate suspends travel to China for Hong Kong staff
Reuters - 23 Aug 2019 05:14
The Canadian Consulate in Hong Kong said on Friday it has suspended travel to mainland China for local staff, just days after an employee of the city's British Consulate was confirmed to have been detained in China.
Pakistan Should Not Again Fail 'Honor Killing' Victim
Human Rights Watch - 23 Aug 2019 05:00
Expand Members of civil society protest against a recent "honor" killing in Islamabad, Pakistan on May 29, 2014. © 2014 Reuters In July 2016, 26-year-old Qandeel Baloch was strangled to death by her brother, who said he...
Missing chef found dead in NYC hostel
CBSNews - 23 Aug 2019 04:48
Andrea Zamperoni, who is in the U.S. on a work visa, didn't show up for his shift at the iconic New York City restaurant Monday
New York woman catches fish with 2 mouths
CBSNews - 23 Aug 2019 04:39
The catch was made in Lake Champlain, which is rumored to have its own Loch Ness-like sea monster
Florida scientists induce spawning of Atlantic coral in lab for first time
Reuters - 23 Aug 2019 04:26
Scientists in Florida have artificially induced reproductive spawning of an endangered Atlantic coral species for the first time in an aquarium setting, a breakthrough they say holds great promise in efforts to restore d...