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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...
Cameras outside Jeffrey Epstein's jail cell sent to FBI crime lab for analysis
New York Post - 29 Aug 2019 05:28
Authorities have sent two cameras that malfunctioned outside of Jeffrey Epstein‘s Manhattan jail cell — where he supposedly hanged himself — to an FBI crime lab for examination, according to law enforcement sources...
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!"
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...
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...
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
Hurricane Dorian Is on a Course to Hit Florida
The New York Times - 29 Aug 2019 17:02
The storm is expected to swell to a Category 3 hurricane, and its powerful winds could begin bashing the Florida coast as early as Saturday night.
Colombian police find more than 650 pounds of marijuana hidden inside coffin
Fox News - 29 Aug 2019 17:00
They were expecting to see a corpse - but found more than 650 pounds of marijuana instead.
Trump EPA to roll back methane limits at oil and gas operations
Reuters - 29 Aug 2019 16:58
The Trump administration on Thursday will propose rolling back Obama-era limits on emissions of methane at oil and gas operations on Thursday, a government source said, relaxing standards on one of the main pollutants sc...
DOJ declines to prosecute Comey despite finding that he leaked memo
Reuters - 29 Aug 2019 16:55
The U.S. Justice Department has decided not to prosecute former FBI Director James Comey despite an internal investigation that found he improperly leaked information to the news media, the department's Office of Inspect...
Surgeon General warns of risks of marijuana use by pregnant women, young people
ABC News - 29 Aug 2019 16:54
U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams warned of the risks of marijuana use by pregnant women and young people -- citing studies about its effects on developing brains.