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Ad Astra review: Brad Pitt reaches the stars in superb space-opera with serious daddy issues
The Guardian - 29 Aug 2019 22:00
The actor blasts off in search of long-lost pops Tommy Lee Jones in James Gray's intergalactically po-faced take on Apocalypse Now Brad Pitt is an intergalactic Captain Willard, taking a fraught mission up-river in James...
New Zealand Vowed to Listen to Muslims After Christchurch. It's Failing, They Say.
The New York Times - 29 Aug 2019 05:07
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said an inquiry into the massacre would make a priority of consulting with Muslims. But so far, they say they have been shut out.
Defense Department freaks out Twitter with cryptic tweet, 'Stranger Things' reference
New York Post - 29 Aug 2019 23:42
The defense department’s technology wing asked the Twitterverse for help in finding privately owned underground space for testing purposes — and then made a “Stranger Things” joke amid a flurry of replies from fr...
Bill de Blasio doesn't make cut for third round of Democratic presidential debates
New York Post - 29 Aug 2019 20:06
It's official — Mayor Bill de Blasio will be on the sidelines for the third round of the Democratic presidential primary debates. ABC — which is hosting the Sept. 12 affair in Houston — made the announcement on Thu...
Hurricane Dorian: Florida braces itself as major storm grows
New York Post - 29 Aug 2019 13:30
After leaving Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands largely unscathed in its wake, Hurricane Dorian has its eye set on Florida's east coast, where it is expected to arrive by Labor Day as a major Category 3 storm after bein...
Chinese Military Sends New Troops Into Hong Kong
The New York Times - 29 Aug 2019 05:30
The move was described as a regular rotation, but was closely watched because of months of protests in Hong Kong, some of them violent.
Beto O'Rourke campaign blasts Breitbart after ejecting reporter
New York Post - 29 Aug 2019 04:22
Beto O'Rourke staffers kicked out a Breitbart News reporter from a campaign event in South Carolina this week -- and on Wednesday defended their decision, saying the right-wing website walks a fine line between news and ...
US cyberattack brought down Iranian database used to target ships in Persian Gulf: reports
Fox News - 29 Aug 2019 16:23
Iran is still feeling the pain Thursday after U.S. cyber military forces in June brought down a database used by its Revolutionary Guard Corps to target ships in the Persian Gulf, hours after the Islamic Republic shot do...
Syrians pinned down by Assad's ruthless barrage beg U.S. for help
CBSNews - 29 Aug 2019 13:49
"We are getting killed every day," cried one woman in a decimated town in the Idlib region. "Mr. Trump, please, please stop this!"
EU parliament's leader criticises Boris Johnson for prorogation
The Guardian - 29 Aug 2019 11:16
David Sassoli echoes MEPs' concerns as Brussels insiders weigh up risk of no-deal Brexit Follow all the day's political developments - live The leader of the European parliament has criticised Boris Johnson's suspension ...
'Day democracy died': what the papers say about proroguing parliament
The Guardian - 29 Aug 2019 05:01
Front pages in the UK and beyond are full of Brexit drama as invective flies over Boris Johnson's 'constitutional outrage' There is plenty of constitutional outcry on the front pages of the British papers today, which al...
Cops still searching for answers in crazed naked teen's alleged triple homicide
New York Post - 29 Aug 2019 04:55
This is the moment a crazed Virginia teen went darting through his small town, completely naked, after slaughtering his mother, sister and baby nephew, cops said. Matthew Bernard, 19, allegedly murdered his family member...
Chinese troop movement into Hong Kong prompts unease
The Guardian - 29 Aug 2019 04:55
Movements, which have been portrayed as a scheduled troop rotation, come days ahead of anti-government protests Chinese military vehicles have been seen moving across the border into Hong Kong, in what the military said ...
Trump Trashed Puerto Rico On Twitter As Island Braced For Hurricane Dorian
The Huffington Post - 29 Aug 2019 03:42
While Puerto Ricans rushed to prepare for the oncoming storm, the president took time to tweet insults at them.
10,872 New Yorkers to See Their Marijuana Convictions Disappear
The New York Times - 29 Aug 2019 03:38
Under a new law, New York State will expunge the records of those convicted of low-level marijuana crimes.
Student had 'plan and timeline' to kill people at his college: cops
New York Post - 29 Aug 2019 03:19
A North Carolina college student was allegedly plotting to “shoot up” his school — with cops catching him with a pistol and shotgun on campus this week, officials said. Paul Arnold Steber, a 19-year-old freshman at...
Domestic violence victims exempt from phone, internet contract penalties
New York Post - 29 Aug 2019 03:02
ALBANY -- Domestic violence victims fleeing dangerous living situations will no longer be pegged with hefty phone and cable fines should they break contracts early, thanks to a new law signed Wednesday. Victims of domest...
Tales of The Handmaid's Tale
Slate - 29 Aug 2019 23:00
How The Handmaid's Tale keeps going, with Margaret Atwood, Ann Dowd, and novelists Louise Erdrich and Megan Hunter.
North Carolina congressional do-over watched for clues to 2020
Reuters - 29 Aug 2019 22:21
President Donald Trump will travel to North Carolina next month to rally voters on the eve of a do-over of a 2018 congressional race that both parties expect to be close, with implications for Trump's re-election bid and...
Why the FEC can't probe Ilhan Omar's campaign finances anytime soon
New York Post - 29 Aug 2019 18:48
WASHINGTON — The federal agency charged with probing the campaign finance complaint against Rep. Ilhan Omar won't be able to act on it anytime soon. The Federal Election Commission will no longer have a quorum to condu...
US Meddling in Georgia-Russian Relations
OpEdNews - 29 Aug 2019 18:21
This is an OpEd on the recent protests in Tbilisi. I have used open sources to analyze what led up to the demonstrations and what is their nature. I also points out that Georgia lacks tools to deter other state meddling.
Trump: Taliban deal close, US troops to drop to 8,600
Boston - 29 Aug 2019 17:02
President Donald Trump says the U.S. plans to reduce the number of American troops in Afghanistan to 8,600 and then will determine further drawdowns from there